WiM035 – Energy, Money, and Philosophy with Alex Epstein

Alex Epstein joins me for a deep conversation about fossil fuels, renewable energy, money, philosophy, history, and more. Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Alex's twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexEpstein Alex's Website: https://energytalkingpoints.com/ CHANNEL Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1 RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI Transcript: EPISODE 00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro 00:00:05 NYDIG 00:01:22 The First Principles of Energy 00:04:31 The Relationship Between Humans and Nature 00:07:25 Pursuing What is Best for Humans 00:11:54 The Intellectual Package Deal 00:21:43 The 20th Century Left’s Anti-Capitalist Propaganda 00:29:03 Philosophical Utilitarians vs. The Individual Rights Perspective 00:35:27 The Parallel Between Energy and Currency 00:39:10 The Socially Objective Value and The Role of Government in Economics 00:47:25 Bitcoin’s Natural Resistance to Violence 00:52:38 The Distortion of Money 00:56:19 The Unspoken Costs of Alternative Sources of Energy 01:05:57 Freedom of Competition 01:14:42 The Philosophical Foundations of Economics 01:18:42 The World Economic Forum Propaganda Against Property 01:25:05 The Dominance of Fossil Fuel 01:41:30 Sacrificing Humans to the Idea of an Impacted Climate 01:50:02 Defining Sacrifice as The Surrender of Value 01:58:50 The Disingenuousness of Human Motives 02:03:47 Catastrophe Predictions 02:05:21 Inflation and Taxation as Modern Forms of Servitude 02:10:20 Fiat Currency: Costless Money 02:14:27 The 100% Renewable Energy Fraud 02:19:50 Power Purchase Agreements and The Grid Accounting Fraud 02:24:02 The Climate Mastery Ability and Global Warming 02:27:03 Are We Causing a Rate of Change that is Overly Disruptive? 02:33:25 Capital Misallocation as an Anti-Human Viewpoint 02:35:46 The Human Flourishing Project SOCIAL Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=en All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22​ WRITTEN WORK Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ 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/RBreedlove Dollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528 The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true BITCOIN BUSINESSES 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 Stack Sats with Swan Bitcoin: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/ Worldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/