"What are we actually about? It's to an extent an open question. It's not like the Cypherpunks knew at all. It's part of our job to continue to try and figure it out. In a way we've been given this Arthurian sword or something. This very powerful thing. And so it's like, what are we going to do with it? I think that's a big part of our homework."

~ Tuur Demeester

Tuur Demeester joins us to day as we dig into Bitcoin's past halvings and market cycles and how they compare to today. With 12 years of perspective, where are we in reference to the larger trends and what may lie ahead in the coming future? Tuur is deeply knowledgeable on the macro landscape and in seeing how the pieces of the puzzle fit together, explains the differences that allow us to know that Bitcoin's destiny will not end up like gold's, and a worthy note, he is also incredibly bullish. The world is changing, and Bitcoin is changing it. Don't miss this excellent conversation with Tuur Demeester

Links to check out:

• The Bitcoin Reformation - by Tuur Demeester (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yc6n8scc)
• CryptoQuikRead_243 - Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation (Link: https://tinyurl.com/avna4j89)
• How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3f2u2rev)
• Strong Towns Website by Charles Marohn (Link: https://www.strongtowns.org/)
• Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber (Link: https://t.ly/dejM2)
• The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry (Link: https://tinyurl.com/ymzrk7z8)
• The Capital Strip Mine by Allen Farrington (Link: https://tinyurl.com/m48ueuzk)

Guest Links

• Tuur Demeester on X (Link: https://tinyurl.com/5dk93w6m)

Host Links

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• Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)
• Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)
• Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)
• Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
• ⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)

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"I'm a Bitcoin skeptic. I'm not buying Bitcoin in 2024, even if it goes back to its recent all-time highs, or higher. Here's why."

~ Ben Gran

Ben breaks down his view of Bitcoin and why he cannot see or understand any reason it would go higher. Why he doesn't invest in things that don't produce anything, because this is antithetical to investment. Why he doesn't see how something that has no purpose could possibly continue increasing in value. And how something that people claim will be the most valuable asset in the world, will also be the dominant money, because (obviously) these two ideas are contradictory. It's important to refresh our understanding of the typical person's perspective of Bitcoin, in order to be able to relate to, and hopefully explain where their thinking is wrong. So that is what I hope to do in today's episode, reading "Why I'm Still Not Buying Bitcoin in 2024" from the Motley Fool...

Check out the original article at Why I'm (Still) Not Buying Bitcoin in 2024. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/5xnxbe5x)

Links to check out

• Book "When Money Dies" by Adam Ferguson for a historical perspective on economic collapses. (Link: https://a.co/d/8E8AVpZ)

Guest Links

• Ben Gran on X (Link: https://twitter.com/kcryptoinvest)
• Ben Gran Website (Link: https://www.asx.capital/)

Host Links

• Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)
• Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)
• Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)
• Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)
• Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
• ⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)

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“I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy — and when he talks about a nonscientific matter, he will sound as naive as anyone untrained in the matter.”

~ Richard Feynman