The Aaron Olson Podcast

The Aaron Olson Podcast

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The Aaron Olson Podcast episodes

  • Daniel Krawisz on Bitcoin Entrepreneurship, and Economics Part 3

    00:00:00.000 Daniel Krawisz https://twitter.com/DanielKrawisz

    00:00:51.000 The Night Fox https://twitter.com/lenuitrenard

    00:01:52.000 Daniel's favorite BSV token?

    00:02:05.000 When will BoostPow be back? https://boostpow.com/

    00:03:55.000 Solana https://solana.com/

    00:05:00.000 Proof of stake system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_of_stake

    00:05:35.000 Austrian Economics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_School

    00:10:20.000 Litecoin https://litecoin.org/

    00:10:50.000 Altcoins

    00:11:32.000 Speculative bubble in crypto

    00:12:45.000 Synergistic energy in bitcoin

    00:13:30.000 Philosophy vs Economics

    00:14:11.000 Economics tells us where we are going

    00:14:40.000 Daniels Videos https://streamanity.com/[email protected]

    00:16:10.000 Skin in the game: Austrian Economics and Bitcoin

    00:19:00.000 Bitcoin is the most important thing going on the world right now

    00:20:00.000 Craig Wright https://craigwright.net/

    00:20:38.000 Craig Wright, Whale Pool https://youtu.be/kp5bOOwF8Yc

    00:21:40.000 Jeff Tucker on Altcoins

    00:22:28.000 Mises on profit and loss https://mises.org/library/profit-and-loss-0

    00:24:25.000 Mises on Socialism https://mises.org/library/socialism-economic-and-sociological-analysis

    00:26:42.000 Hans-Hermann Hoppe on the Austrian Method https://mises.org/library/economic-science-and-austrian-method

    00:29:28.000 Economics tells us if the market is working

    00:31:30.000 Barriers to bitcoin

    00:33:27.000 Lack of knowledge in bitcoin

    00:34:00.000 Peter Schiff on money

    00:35:25.000 Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread

    00:36:10.000 Would it be better if more economists joined BSV?

    00:38:02.000 Bitcoiners should look to each other

    00:39:56.000 Daniel's journey into bitcoin and entrepreneurship

    00:41:41.000 Daniel did not think bitcoin would work

    00:44:20.000 Matterpool https://matterpool.io/

    00:47:40.000 Economics is like a navigation system

    00:48:20.000 Consumers and bitcoin

    00:49:37.000 The need for entrepreneurs in bitcoin

    00:51:00.000 We need people who want to earn bitcoin

    00:51:25.000 What are the most exciting projects in bitcoin?

    00:52:29.000 We need a proof-of-work service

    00:53:20.000 Proof-of-work eliminates scammers

    00:56:47.000 We need more people who listen carefully

    00:58:50.000 What kind of collaborators do you need?

    00:59:15.000 We need open-source in bitcoin

    01:03:45.000 We need more people who can program

    01:05:00.000 How long does it take to learn bitcoin programming

    01:07:15.000 Programming is similar to literacy

    01:09:15.000 The biggest hurdle in programming is believing you can do it

    01:10:55.000 Religion

    01:11:44.000 Marginal utility and opportunity costs

    01:14:20.000 Marginal utility of money

    01:16:49.000 Diamonds vs water paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_value

    01:19:00.000 Thomas Sowell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sowell

    01:20:50.000 The world is insane

    01:21:30.000 Cathedral as proof-of-work

    01:22:45.000 Outro

    1 hr 25 min
  • Daniel Krawisz on Bitcoin and Austrian Economics Part 2

    00:00:00.000 Daniel Krawisz https://twitter.com/danielkrawisz

    00:00:51.045 People don't know the bottom line in bitcoin

    00:01:59.657 The nature of success in bitcoin

    00:02:38.457 Understanding economics is understanding success

    00:03:54.667 Theory vs practice of success

    00:04:34.721 Can we understand success by thinking about it?

    00:05:33.429 Tradeoffs

    00:07:59.852 Economics lets us look at trade-offs in an abstract way

    00:08:11.536 Virtue ethics and economics https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-virtue/

    00:09:24.508 Courage and bitcoin

    00:10:36.808 Austrian economics professors lack courage

    00:13:14.829 Peter Schiff doesn't understand money https://twitter.com/peterschiff

    00:13:22.680 Austrians only think of money as gold

    00:14:03.690 What does success mean in bitcoin?

    00:14:58.492 How does an entrepreneur join the bitcoin economy

    00:16:43.746 Price versus value https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2018/01/04/the-important-differences-between-price-and-value/amp/

    00:19:42.183 Value is what ultimately happens

    00:25:58.918 When you invest in Bitcoin you get access to future entrepreneurs

    00:26:39.453 Marginal utility https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marginal_utility

    00:28:17.484 Diamonds versus water paradox https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_value

    00:30:57.532 Unique insights about marginal utility and Austrian economics

    00:33:24.543 Readability of the Austrian school of economics

    00:33:37.982 Mises https://youtu.be/QwqnRYPcrl0

    00:33:39.507 Hayek https://youtu.be/GTQnarzmTOc

    00:33:54.910 Is economics a science?

    00:34:46.057 Karl popper https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Popper

    00:35:28.934 People make choices that maximize their own benefit

    00:39:25.162 Maximize benefit versus achieve girls

    00:41:15.368 Thomas Szasz https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Szasz

    00:45:27.511 BTC price vs value

    00:49:22.548 Subjectivity of various coins

    00:50:07.547 Subjective enjoyment of BTC

    00:51:24.213 Consumer good versus higher-order good

    00:55:59.926 Does the Austrian school use circular reasoning?

    00:59:28.595 Form next time: profits and the entrepreneur

    00:59:40.327 Socialist calculation problem

    1 hr
  • 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

    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. 

    16 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

    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
    48 min
  • Train less for Ultras with Andy Magness

    I talk with Andy Magness about his book "UltraMental: An unconventional approach to training for endurance events on a few hours a week (or less)". Buy Andy's book here http://amzn.to/1PivoCa (paid link).


    00:00:33 What is Ultramental?

    00:03:32 Treadmill training? 

    00:08:15 5 minute workouts? 

    00:14:00 Why Ultras? 

    00:18:08 Practical Advice 

    00:30:14 Writing Ultramental 

    00:33:34 Writing Tools http://multimarkdown.com/

    00:36:50 Follow Andy http://ultramentalbook.com/


    38 min

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