Episode 58 is a BANGER!

Disclaimer: nothing said constitutes legal or tax advice :)

IF you don't know @AdamSimecka, you will.

He's the founder of @MannaBitcoin, one of the best and most entertaining follows on X, and a truly genuine man.

Adam is rare - a combination of talent, passion, drive, and grit. From Air Force firefighter to entrepreneur, he has proven the courage and fortitude to succeed.

What will you learn here?

- why is spending bitcoin the most important factor in it's success?

- what anonymous, self-custody wallet is so easy a nine year old can set it up in thirty seconds AND create her own point-of-sale system for multiple vendors?

- what role did the Bank Secrecy Act play in handcuffing your freedom?

- which amendment is the most important? (hint: bang-bang!)

He brought beef from a bitcoin rancher, gave us shades of @NSmolenski in his thoughts, respectfully refers to Tether as a scam (monthly) and brings it home with a message:

Build the world you want to live in.

From your hosts @thewholeframe & @lucasmaddy - thank you for listening!

Share with friends and consider us yours - we're all in this together!

Brady Swenson co-founded Swan Bitcoin and created perhaps the most iconic bitcoin meme in existence: "Tick Tock, Next Block." Continuing our exploration of Bitcoin and Time, having romanced through der Gigi and traipsed by Nick Land, we do our first video breakdown - Swenson's talk at BTC Amsterdam 2025. Satoshi originally referred to a "timechain", not blockchain. Debt is pulling future wealth into the present. There is something to this, something deep and impactful. How does bitcoin affect time - our perception? Will we reclaim the desire for mastery with patient capital? Is unsinkable money the key to innovation? What does bitcoin mean for the family, the musician, the community? Tune in and turn on.

part two of a three part series.

Capital is not what you think it is.

A non-human entity engaged the cybernetic process of perfection known as capitalism. Fine-tuning with no limitations, it will advance beyond human control.

The Singularity. Digital money, digital intelligence, and robotics. No humans needed. We are not controlling the system.

We are errors in it, holding it back from reaching terminal velocity while hardening it, making it stronger and stronger.

It's not what you think because you don't think. All that you know are state-approved narratives. But you notice. Implanted thoughts itch. Mad morals and vicious virtues odiferously offend the mind. It attempts to expel the implanted miasma, a cough of common sense or sneeze of sanity. "Why?", you ask.

Why is everyone fat, sick, indebted, anxious, drugged and dumb?

Why are we always at war?

Why don't I feel ok?

And the answers come. Be body-positive until you can praise pharma, praise pharma, extend credit, praise pharma, blame China, blame racism. Freedom isn't free. You're fine.

part three of three

Capital is not what you think it is.

A non-human entity engaged in the cybernetic process of perfection known as capitalism. Fine-tuning with no limitations, it advances beyond human control. The Singularity. Digital money, digital intelligence, and robotics. No humans. We are not controlling the system. We are errors, wrenches in the gears being ground out as the machine reaches terminal velocity. Hardening it, making it stronger and stronger. It's not what you think because you don't think. All that you know are state-approved narratives. But you notice. Implanted thoughts itch. Mad morals and vicious virtues odiferously offend the mind. It attempts to expel the implanted miasma, a cough of common sense or sneeze of sanity. "Why?", you ask. Why is everyone fat, sick, indebted, anxious, drugged and dumb? Why are we always at war? Why don't I feel ok? And the answers come. Be body-positive until you can praise pharma, praise pharma, extend credit, praise pharma, blame China, blame racism. Freedom isn't free. You're fine. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

Capital is not what you think it is.

A non-human entity engaged the cybernetic process of perfection known as capitalism. Fine-tuning with no limitations, it advances beyond human control. The Singularity.

Digital money, digital intelligence, and robotics. No humans.

We are not controlling the system. We are errors, wrenches in the gears being ground out as the machine reaches terminal velocity. Hardening it, making it stronger and stronger.

It's not what you think because you don't think.

All that you know are state-approved narratives.

But you notice. Implanted thoughts itch. Mad morals and vicious virtues odiferously offend the mind. It attempts to expel the implanted miasma, a cough of common sense or sneeze of sanity.

"Why?", you ask.

Why is everyone fat, sick, indebted, anxious, drugged and dumb?

Why are we always at war?

Why don't I feel ok?

And the answers come.

Be body-positive until you can praise pharma, praise pharma, extend credit, praise pharma, blame China, blame racism. Freedom isn't free. You're fine. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

We just talked to Jeff Booth - what did we come away with?

Bitcoin Study Sessions #052

Jeff Booth - Freedom

If you’ve ever felt something is deeply wrong with the world but also felt an inexplicable optimism about the future — this episode is for you. The most mind-expanding Bitcoin conversation you’ll hear all year.

@JeffBooth melts minds This is NOT another “number go up” chat. This is Jeff at his absolute deepest:

❤️ Why love & belonging is the hidden force driving every human decision (and how Bitcoin frees us from chasing it in a broken system).

🇺🇸How we’ve NEVER lived in a real free market… and what actual freedom will feel like when deflationary abundance finally arrives.

🔋Why fighting the fiat system only feeds it — and how quietly moving your time & energy into Bitcoin bends reality itself.

♟️The endgame: a world where jobs become optional, genius in every human gets unlocked, and consciousness itself levels up.

AI, ego death, exponential tech, Zoran Mamdani, stablecoins, privacy tech, El Salvador… he ties it all together with terrifying clarity and contagious hope. Take the time to watch or listen, and hear this message.

Share with friends & consider us yours - @thewholeframe & @LucasMaddy proud to be on this journey with you.

The internet digitized land, AI & robotics take over labor, and bitcoin dematerialized capital.

Jonathan Kirkwood's essay, "Digital Industrialization, Land, Labor, and Capital," focuses on the impact of digitization on these three fundamental aspects of business and industry.

Key Topics:

Summary:

The podcast begins with an introduction to Der Gigi's article "Bitcoin is Time," which explores the concept that Bitcoin has its own unique understanding of time, separate from the conventional measurement of seconds, minutes, and hours. The hosts aim to unpack this idea, acknowledging the complexity of the topic and opting for a high-level, philosophical approach rather than a deep dive into the technical aspects of Bitcoin's operation.

Grant & Lucas grill evolutionary anthropologist David R. Sampson on his mind-blowing book Our Tribal Future and how Jason Lowery’s Softwar thesis is the ultimate weapon for small tribes to fight back against 10,000 years of nation-state domination.

Hadza hunter-gatherer secrets

Bitcoin = infinite-scale power projection

The Trust Paradox solved Why friendship > everything

Psilocybin, camp crafting & syncretic spirituality

Balaji’s Network State + sovereign meta-tribes

Empiricism vs. blind faith—humanity’s final boss fight

“Softwar hit me like lightning: small-scale societies can FINALLY defend against the agrarian supertribe trajectory.”

Truth-seeking must be sacred—or we’re doomed. Watch now & level up your tribe!