“If you are a libertarian, and you are not into Bitcoin, you are wasting your time because, this is it, this is the shot, this is the best shot, I would say it’s the only shot that we have at this; a peaceful global revolution.”
— Knut Svanholm

Location: Zoom
Date: Thursday 2nd July
Role: Author

Libertarianism is something I have been wrestling with since I discovered Bitcoin. Hard money leads you down many rabbit holes, and questioning the role of the state is one of the deepest.

At face value, libertarianism sounds perfect; more freedom, less intervention and limited or no state. However, I have struggled to understand how this would play out and if the idea of an anarchist society being civil and moral is just an ideological fallacy rather than a practical reality.

Many libertarians see hyperbitcoinisation as the most likely manifestation of an anarchist society, in that it allows individuals to be self-sovereign, take control of their wealth and remove power from the government.

In this interview, I talk to Knut Svanholm, author of Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics and Bitcoin: Independence Reimagined. We discuss libertarianism, collectivism v individualism and how Bitcoin is the only path to a libertarian society.

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WBD241 Show Notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoins-peaceful-revolution-with-knut-svanholm

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