WiM003 - The Saylor Series | Episode 3 | Technology Themes through History – Harder, Smarter, Faster, Stronger

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 00:01:05 - Swan Bitcoin 00:03:22 - Robert's Intro 00:06:56 - The Warburgs & the importance of having control of your own capital 00:08:18 - George RR Martin SuperHero Theory from “Wild Cards” 00:09:19 - Indestructible trumps deadly 00:10:45 - Antifragile is superior – absorb your enemies capabilities 00:12:14 - Success of the U.S. in the 20th century wars 00:13:13 - Importance of fighting wars on foreign soil 00:14:22 - Impact of Geography on Geopolitics & Power 00:15:53 - Someone that can kill you that you can’t kill… 00:16:30 - Importance of Security to the Bitcoin network Be the indestructible, immortal blockchain 00:17:43 - Features can be attached to Bitcoin by 3rd Parties 00:20:26 - Humans triumph by channeling energy 00:20:35 - Control of the seas via naval power to deliver force stronger, faster, harder 00:21:35 - Control of the skies via air power – nations must control their own airspace 00:22:35 - Don’t want to be at the bottom of the gravity well 00:23:09 - Control of nuclear power 00:23:25 - Control of space power – satellites 00:24:05 - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress / TANSTAFL 00:25:26 - Tossing rocks down the gravity well 00:26:15 - The story of channeling (gravitational) energy to be harder, stronger, faster, smarter. 00:26:56 - ‘The Sovereign Individual’ 00:29:02 - The Digital “High Seas” 00:30:16 - Technology Empowers Individual Sovereignty 00:32:08 - The Structure of Scientific Revolutions 00:32:55 - Investing in S Curves 00:33:32 - Technology Fails Until it Succeeds 00:34:14 - Paradigm shifts often come at unexpected times in unexpected ways 00:35:08 - John Harrison & Discovering Longitude 00:37:12 - Establishment rejects new paradigms absent war or generational change 00:37:59 - “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” 00:39:19 - Robert's Outro 01:16:29 - The End Contribute Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Stack sats: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 See All my Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22