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Location: Zoom
Date: Thursday 2nd July
Role: Author

Libertarianism is something I have been wrestling with since I discovered Bitcoin. Hard money leads you down many rabbit holes, and questioning the role of the state is one of the deepest.

At face value, libertarianism sounds perfect; more freedom, less intervention and limited or no state. However, I have struggled to understand how this would play out and if the idea of an anarchist society being civil and moral is just an ideological fallacy rather than a practical reality.

Many libertarians see hyperbitcoinisation as the most likely manifestation of an anarchist society, in that it allows individuals to be self-sovereign, take control of their wealth and remove power from the government. 

In this interview, I talk to Knut Svanholm, author of Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics and Bitcoin: Independence Reimagined. We discuss libertarianism, collectivism v individualism and how Bitcoin is the only path to a libertarian society.

00:05:06: Introductions
00:07:23: Inevitability of the state
00:10:34: Knut’s libertarian stance and morals
00:15:43: Collectivism
00:19:09: Dunbar’s number
00:24:37: Libertarian ideals in conversation
00:29:14: Politics and why collectivists prevail
00:36:59: Bloody revolution from Bitcoin
00:44:47: Optimising resources for individuals
00:52:37: Views on the EU
00:55:10: Coronavirus response
01:02:47: New Bitcoin using society
01:05:06: Nation state key management
01:09:15: Final comments

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• Mentioned in the interview: 

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  • What Individualism Is, and What It Is Not | Mises Wire 

  • Human Action 

  • Maslow's hierarchy of needs 

  • Hierarchy in the Forest: The Evolution of Egalitarian Behavior 

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  • Joe Rogan Experience #1494 - Bret Weinstein 

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  • The Tom Woods Show

  • Ep. 1671 Bitcoin: A Guide for the Perplexed 

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  • Money, Inflation, and Business Cycles: The Cantillon Effect and the Economy | Mark Thornton 

  • Attention Economy

  • Republic (Plato) 

  • Behaviorism 

  • Sweden Has Become the World's Cautionary Tale 

  • Bank of England blocking release of Venezuelan gold, court hears 

  • The Little Bitcoin Book: Why Bitcoin Matters for Your Freedom, Finances, and Future

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