Free Thought

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  • Daniel Krawisz on Bitcoin and Austrian Economics Part 1

    00:00:00 Intro https://twitter.com/DanielKrawisz

    00:00:07 Daniel's Bitcoin Videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC43D9FHfQc4uj7HZAhX97Rg

    00:00:10 Interview with Daniel https://tpow.app/2f93054c

    00:00:30 What is money?

    00:01:01 Austrian School of Economics https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/09/austrian-school-of-economics.asp

    00:05:07 Money is cooperation

    00:10:18 BTC vs Bitcoin SV https://thatsbtcnotbitcoin.com/

    00:13:09 Socialist calculation problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_calculation_problem

    00:15:51 Domesticated animals

    00:17:12 Bitcoin opens the internet

    00:18:15 Central bankers

    00:20:02 Bitcoin vs Gold

    00:25:59 How vulnerable is BitcoinSV to attacks?

    00:27:38 Consensus mechanism in BSV

    00:28:46 Satoshi Nakamoto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto

    00:34:25 Proof of work can end mass scams

    00:38:26 Biological handicaps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handicap_principle

    00:47:05 Twetch https://twetch.app/

    00:49:14 Cheap talk on Twetch

    00:50:56 Energy is the fundamental cost of the universe

    00:51:38 Spending money is not provable waste

    00:52:19 Spent energy is the signal of a rational actor

    00:53:03 Christianity and proof of work

    00:54:36 Sacrifices as costly signals

    00:57:36 Bitcoin is a religion without the divine

    00:59:46 Proof of work ending mass scams

    01:08:41 Boostpow https://boostpow.com/

    01:11:16 What can entrepreneurs do to help bitcoin?

    01:17:10 Daniel's videos on Streamanity https://streamanity.com/[email protected]

    01:17:45 Bitcoin at scale video https://streamanity.com/video/3whTuRZ3oS2qUG

    01:18:36 Homo Bicoinus https://streamanity.com/video/3KN9cDyTN6eox6

    01:20:07 Narratives vs proof of work

    01:22:06 The obvious advantage of BSV

    01:26:56 Libertarians and bitcoin

    01:34:17 Peter Schiff and bitcoin

    01:34:36 Jeff Tucker and bitcoin https://www.aier.org/article/why-does-bitcoin-have-value/

    01:35:05 The calculation problem of socialism https://mises.org/library/economic-calculation-socialist-commonwealth

    01:38:40 Not enough people understand money

    01:46:41 Do entrepreneurs understand bitcoin?

    01:51:24 Think about how to serve others in bitcoin

    01:54:48 Less talk more doing

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    1 hr 57 min
  • 99 Quotes from Seneca

    These 99 quotes have been selected from Seneca's wisest sayings as meditations to live your life by. The philosopher Seneca the Younger (4 BC-AD 65), simply known as Seneca, was one of the wisest and wittiest philosophers of all time. He looks at the shortness of life and encourages us to live with vitality. He prompts us to examine our soul. He invites us to laugh at ourselves rather than cry. Listen or read these selected quotes to improve your life. Gain wisdom from a man who has helped many people live better throughout the ages. 

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    16 min
  • Seneca: Meditations for Life
    The philosopher Seneca the Younger (4 BC-AD 65), or simply know as Seneca, was one of the wisest and wittiest philosophers of all time. He looks at the shortness of life and encourages us to live with vitality. He prompts us to examine our soul. He invites us to laugh at ourselves rather than cry. Listen or read these selected quotes to improve your life. Gain wisdom from a man who has helped many people live better throughout the ages. These 99 quotes have been selected from Seneca's wisest sayings as meditations to live your life by.
    16 min
  • Thomas Szasz on Libertarian Principles and Psychiatric Practices
    Thomas Szasz presents his views on why libertarians should care more about psychiatric practices. Shows why psychiatric practices are a direct assault against the libertarian principle of non-aggression. Szasz argues that you have a civil right to believe crazy things. Towards the end of the video, he takes questions from the audience which help clarify his views.
    Originally posted at https://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/libertarian-principles-psychiatric-practices-are-they-compatible
    1 hr 18 min
  • Scott Perry on Stoicism and Creativity

    I talk with Scott Perry, author of The Stoic Creative. We talk about how to use Stoicism to create a rich life of tranquility, creativity, and satisfaction.

    Chapters: 

    00:00:00 Introduction  

    00:00:32 What is The Stoic Creative?  

    00:04:37 Stoicism and creativity  

    00:12:53 What is Stoicism?  

    00:19:09 How do you practice Stoicism?  

    00:25:25 Advice to practice Stoicism

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    29 min
  • Jeffrey Schaler on Thomas Szasz
    I talk with Jeffrey Schaler about his new book, Thomas Szasz: The Man and His Ideas (http://amzn.to/2wvEHyO). Thomas Szasz was an iconoclastic psychiatrist who did not believe in the concept of mental illness. He saw emotional distress as, "problems of living". We talk about Szasz and what he meant when he wrote that he did not believe in "mental illness".
    Chapters:
    00:00:00 Introduction http://www.schaler.net/
    00:05:22 Responsibility vs Freedom 
    00:12:16 Szasz's definition of mental illness 
    00:18:28 Non-coercive psychiatry 
    00:29:09 Freedom vs Unfreedom 
    00:38:17 Dealing with emotional difficulties 
    00:41:34 Favorite memory of Szasz
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    48 min
  • Thomas Szasz: The Man and His Ideas - Jeffery Schaler

    I talk with Jeffery Schaler about his new book, Thomas Szasz: The Man and His Ideas (http://amzn.to/2wvEHyO). Thomas Szasz was an iconoclastic psychiatrist who did not believe in the concept of mental illness. He saw emotional distress as, "problems of living". We talk about Szasz and what he meant when he wrote that he did not believe in "mental illness".

    48 min

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