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Economics, Inflation, Interest Rates, & Natural Competition | The Saylor Series | Episode 9 (WiM009)

Robert Breedlove
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91K views 4 years ago The "What is Money?" Show
Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin. 00:00:00 - Episode Trailer 00:01:06 - Swan Bitcoin 00:03:22 - Robert’s Intro Economics 00:06:46 Science of Infectious Disease, Sterilization, & Antibiotics 00:08:33 Economics with Dirty Money Defective Money is Toxic 00:09:33 Meditations on Toxicity as a threat to life 00:11:33 Inflation Myths & Misconceptions 00:12:33 Jedi Mind Tricks in Economics –“No Inflation Here” 00:13:33 Early Retirement in your Consumer Basket 00:15:06 Questioning Basic Premises of Economics 00:15:23 “We can’t tell people what to think, but we can tell them what to think about” 00:15:33 30 year Bond calc – Mistake Inflation & Interest Rates 00:17:09 Inflation Coefficients & Drivers 00:18:49 Scarcity in Real Estate & Goods 00:19:59 Agreement on bleeding George Wa …...more
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Episode Trailer

0:00

Swan Bitcoin

1:06

Robert’s Intro

3:22

Science of Infectious Disease, Sterilization, & Antibiotics

6:46

Economics with Dirty Money

8:33

Meditations on Toxicity as a threat to life

9:33

Inflation Myths & Misconceptions

11:33

Jedi Mind Tricks in Economics –“No Inflation Here”

12:33

Early Retirement in your Consumer Basket

13:33

Questioning Basic Premises of Economics

15:06

“We can’t tell people what to think, but we can tell them what to think about”

15:23

30 year Bond calc – Mistake

15:33

Inflation Coefficients & Drivers

17:09

Scarcity in Real Estate & Goods

18:49

Agreement on bleeding George Washington to death

19:59

Energy content in products, services, & assets

20:33

Cherry Picking the Inflation Bucket for CPI

23:33

Obscene Asset Inflation

25:02

Scarce= High Energy Value

26:33

Inflation is Theft, but most don’t realize this

27:07

Inflation is Freezing to Death

28:26

Real Yields vs. Asset Inflation Rates

31:00

Storing Value in Equity & Debt

31:52

Why do Stocks always go up?

34:47

Big Tech vs. the entire Equity market

37:27

Darwinian Competition

38:14

Humility & Stoicism

40:04

Challenges of Competing & Commercializing Acquisitions

41:54

The Law of Decimation & Murphy’s Law

43:52

Underestimating the cost of maintenance on assets

45:14

Dangers of Youthful Ambition & Empire Building

45:47

10% tithe as a continuing theme

47:33

Words don’t matter – Actions matter

49:11

Paradox of Marcus Aurelius & Imperial Virtue

49:31

Marcus Aurelius & the Crypto Keys to Empire

52:03

There is always time to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

53:53

Darwinian Vitality & Antifragilty

54:50

Terrifying Natural Beauty

55:29

Everything is at its finest when tomorrow is uncertain.

56:11

Ants at War on a Sunny Day

56:23

Lions & Antelope on Television

57:52

Dynamic Equilibrium & Ecosystem Health

59:18

Paradox of the Engineer vs. Zookeeper

1:00:53

Easter Island Ecosystem Collapse

1:01:30

Free Market is Economic Expression of Darwinian Equilibrium

1:02:10

Robert's Outro

1:03:33

End

1:42:27
Economics, Inflation, Interest Rates, & Natural Competition | The Saylor Series | Episode 9 (WiM009)
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2021Jan 16
Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin. 00:00:00 - Episode Trailer 00:01:06 - Swan Bitcoin 00:03:22 - Robert’s Intro Economics 00:06:46 Science of Infectious Disease, Sterilization, & Antibiotics 00:08:33 Economics with Dirty Money Defective Money is Toxic 00:09:33 Meditations on Toxicity as a threat to life 00:11:33 Inflation Myths & Misconceptions 00:12:33 Jedi Mind Tricks in Economics –“No Inflation Here” 00:13:33 Early Retirement in your Consumer Basket 00:15:06 Questioning Basic Premises of Economics 00:15:23 “We can’t tell people what to think, but we can tell them what to think about” 00:15:33 30 year Bond calc – Mistake Inflation & Interest Rates 00:17:09 Inflation Coefficients & Drivers 00:18:49 Scarcity in Real Estate & Goods 00:19:59 Agreement on bleeding George Washington to death 00:20:33 Energy content in products, services, & assets 00:23:33 Cherry Picking the Inflation Bucket for CPI 00:25:02 Obscene Asset Inflation 00:26:33 Scarce= High Energy Value 00:27:07 Inflation is Theft, but most don’t realize this 00:28:26 Inflation is Freezing to Death 00:31:00 Real Yields vs. Asset Inflation Rates 00:31:52 Storing Value in Equity & Debt 00:34:47 Why do Stocks always go up? 00:37:27 Big Tech vs. the entire Equity market 00:38:14 Darwinian Competition 00:40:04 Humility & Stoicism 00:41:54 Challenges of Competing & Commercializing Acquisitions 00:43:52 The Law of Decimation & Murphy’s Law 00:45:14 Underestimating the cost of maintenance on assets 00:45:47 Dangers of Youthful Ambition & Empire Building 00:47:33 10% tithe as a continuing theme 00:49:11 Words don’t matter – Actions matter 00:49:31 Paradox of Marcus Aurelius & Imperial Virtue 00:52:03 Marcus Aurelius & the Crypto Keys to Empire 00:53:53 There is always time to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory Natural Competition 00:54:50 Darwinian Vitality & Antifragilty 00:55:29 Terrifying Natural Beauty 00:56:11 Everything is at its finest when tomorrow is uncertain. 00:56:23 Ants at War on a Sunny Day 00:57:52 Lions & Antelope on Television 00:59:18 Dynamic Equilibrium & Ecosystem Health 01:00:53 Paradox of the Engineer vs. Zookeeper 01:01:30 Easter Island Ecosystem Collapse 01:02:10 Free Market is Economic Expression of Darwinian Equilibrium 01:03:33 - Robert's Outro 01:42:27 - End SOCIAL Breedlove Twitter:   / breedlove22   WiM? Twitter:   / whatismoneyshow   LinkedIn:   / breedlove22   Instagram:   / breedlove_22   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?l... All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22​ WRITTEN WORK Medium:   / breedlove22   Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBree... Dollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=178435... The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=328431... BUSINESSES I LIKE: Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/ Use Discount Code "Breedlove" for Bitcoin Custody w/ Casa: https://keys.casa/#plans Buy Bitcoin in a Retirement Account w/ DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/to/oU5OHXMZ Worldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/
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