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The fellas talk to renowned investor “King Fat Stacks”. Fat Stacks describes his introduction to investing through passive indexing and why he ditched that strategy for bitcoin- namely that he didn’t want his friends to get rich without him. Fat stacks also gives his ever-so-subtle opinions on the deep bitcoin questions: what does it mean to have a Swiss bank account in your pocket? Why would ANYONE buy bonds? What does bitcoin mean for divorce? What is the biggest threat to bitcoin, and why are we still confident? (Part 2)

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The fellas talk to renowned investor “King Fat Stacks”. Fat Stacks describes his introduction to investing through passive indexing and why he ditched that strategy for bitcoin- namely that he didn’t want his friends to get rich without him. Fat stacks also gives his ever-so-subtle opinions on the deep bitcoin questions: what does it mean to have a Swiss bank account in your pocket? Why would ANYONE buy bonds? What does bitcoin mean for divorce? What is the biggest threat to bitcoin, and why are we still confident?

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What is a free market economy?

Can monopolies exist in a free market society?  And if so, what do we do about them?

Many people believe monopolies must be broken up by government entities; meanwhile, government entities create monopolies themselves: permits, certificates, licenses, congressional approvals, professional degrees--the list goes on.  All of these artificial barriers to entry prevent people from competing in the free market, usually as a producer--the effect? Consumers pay the cost incurred from decreased competition amongst producers in addition to the cost incurred from producers overcoming governmental barriers to entry.

What if there were a free market for violence?  Would people run around killing each other, or is the use of violence still constrained by the cost-benefit analysis underlying all human behavior?

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George Orwell's novel, 1984, depicted a future dystopian society not far from our current society.

In 1984, truth is dictated by the government.  Speech is censored.  Words lose their meaning.  Big Brother is always listening.  There is constant war between Oceania, Eastasia, and Eurasia.  History is memory-holed and re-written.  The government uses fear to control its citizens.  All of which strips power out of the hands of individuals, and places it into the hands of the government.

In our world, inflation is caused by Putin, war in Ukraine, greedy corporations--anything other than the truth: The Fed's increase in the supply of U.S. dollars.  CEOs commit career suicide if they preach anything other than liberal viewpoints.  No one knows what a woman is.  The Patriot Act allows the government to spy on its citizens (for their own protection, of course). The war on terror has lasted more than 20 years.

Orwell noticed these trends in 1949 when he wrote this novel.  Listen for our discussion of 1984 and our takeaways.

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Brandon tells us why he left the Army after 5 years, giving up the pension available at 20, and attempts to address the root issues in the military and government work.  He moved into the private sector and quickly realized the issues that plague the Army plague private corporations as well.  Part 2 focuses on issues in the corporate workplace, and why he chooses to golf instead. Check out part 1 from last week which focuses on issues in the Army.

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Brandon tells us why he left the Army after 5 years, giving up the pension available at 20, and attempts to address the root issues in the military and government work.  He moved into the private sector and quickly realized the issues that plague the Army plague private corporations as well.  Part 1 focuses on issues in the Army, check out part 2 next week for the continued discussion of issues in the corporate workplace, and why he chooses to golf instead.

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Spoiler: We discuss West World seasons 1 through 3--with a focus on season 3.

Expanding on our Artificial Intelligence and Blade Runner episodes: what makes us human?   Is West World a complete fiction, or is it an analogy for the world we live in?  Dolores is on a mission to set the world free--but it seems some people don't want to be free.

What specifically makes the use of rehoboam (AI) evil?  Its use of violence? its violation of privacy? something else?

In this episode, we discuss the themes of HBO's West World including free will, identity, humanity, AI, and more. 

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What is science? Its come to serve the purpose of helping us differentiate fact from fiction, but is this still the case? Does a scientific study make something true? What are the shortcomings of science?  Has science lost its legitimacy in recent years, and if so, why?

Has science become industrialized--where results of scientific research no longer depend on the experiment, but on which entity funded it?

We are constantly told "trust the science," then we subsequently learn that "the science has changed."  

In this episode, we discuss the merits, limitations, and driving factors of scientific research, the scientific method, and how we should think of truth in today's society. 

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Continuing our conversation from last week with James, an aspiring cypherpunk--and our first guest--we discuss the change in incentives under a Bitcoin standard, James' technical analysis and experience trading Bitcoin, and more.

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James, an aspiring cypherpunk--and our first guest--discusses his path to discovering bitcoin, how he identified that he's living in a fiat society, and what he's doing to enable him to exit the fiat system at the earliest opportunity.

He also shares his perspective on macro trends in our society, discussing topics ranging from government to our post-secondary education system and more.

Look for next week's episode for Part 2 of our discussion!