#176 – Robert Breedlove: Philosophy of Bitcoin from First Principles Lex Fridman Podcast

Robert Breedlove is a decentralized finance entrepreneur, philosopher, and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(08:46) - Sovereignty

(15:50) - Territorial imperative

(20:28) - Property

(26:33) - Anarchism

(29:11) - Inflation is theft

(33:35) - Volatility is truth

(38:14) - Taleb and Bitcoin

(42:22) - Life is information propagating through flesh

(53:21) - Intelligence

(57:34) - Space and time

(1:04:16) - Pragmatic truth

(1:15:14) - Creative destruction

(1:19:03) - Capitalism vs Communism

(1:31:46) - Jordan Peterson on religion

(1:36:03) - Inflation

(1:39:54) - What is money?

(1:53:30) - What is Bitcoin?

(2:04:36) - Bitcoin vs other cryptocurrencies

(2:12:47) - Can governments ban Bitcoin?

(2:25:29) - Bitcoin toxicity is tough love

(2:38:47) - Crypto scammers

(2:47:58) - Eric Weinstein and Bitcoin

(2:54:21) - Satoshi Nakamoto

(2:58:51) - Money is energy

(3:06:05) - Proof of stake vs proof of work

(3:08:45) - Morality

(3:23:30) - Collapse of the Soviet Union

(3:27:00) - Jordan Peterson and Bitcoin

(3:39:28) - Book recommendations

(3:58:49) - Advice for young people

(4:02:20) - Love