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OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (07:53) - Money (20:58) - Gold standard (34:09) - Collective hallucination (39:59) - Austrian vs Keynesian economics (1:12:20) - Free market (1:28:49) - Monarchy (1:34:23) - Fiat money (2:21:13) - SWIFT system (2:34:03) - Bitcoin (2:40:20) - Satoshi Nakamoto (2:48:04) - Criticisms of Bitcoin (3:03:16) - Football/soccer (3:06:58) - Criticisms of Bitcoin continued (3:17:17) - Bitcoin Maximalism (3:29:40) - Proof of stake (3:46:46) - Central bank digital currency (3:57:59) - Michael Malice (4:00:12) - Advice for young people (4:06:21) - Palestine (4:18:00) - Mortality https://lexfridman.com/saifedean-ammous/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saifedean-ammous
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