
Aleksandar Svetski rejoins me to talk about his newest book, The Bushido of Bitcoin. We get into a discussion about:
- Anti-egalitarianism
- Virtues
- Why Bitcoiners should ‘stop being plebs’
- The ascend & descend of civilisations
- Imbibing warrior culture in Bitcoin
- The masses and the remnant
Timestamps:
(00:00) – Intro
(00:41) – Who is ‘The Bushido of Bitcoin’ for?
(11:13) – The role of legitimate hierarchy
(18:14) – The cyclical nature of civilisations
(22:21) – Sponsors
(25:20) – Choosing to opt out of a nation
(30:29) – The pleb culture of Bitcoin
(39:00) – Upholding virtues on a Bitcoin standard
(42:53) – Sponsors
(45:05) – Shaming as a morality check
(49:17) – Retaining customs & norms in a new world on Bitcoin
(53:17) – The masses and the remnant
(59:35) – Natural elites in a free market
(1:03:00) – Satlantis – travel & community social network
(1:05:54) – Outro
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- CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
- Mempool.space
- Nomadcapitalist.com/apply
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