Bitcoin and the Power Projection Game | The Jason Lowery Series | Episode 1 (WiM124)

Jason Lowery from the US Space Force joins me for a multi-episode series exploring the first principles of physics, the ubiquity of organic power projection, and how Bitcoin changes the game. Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Jason's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonPLowery PODCAST 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: OUTLINE 00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro 00:00:08 First Principles of Physics 00:08:14 Constants in Reality: Is Bitcoin the First Constant in Economics? 00:12:14 Evolution: What Works is Kept 00:20:00 Evolutionary Power Projection and Cooperation 00:25:05 NYDIG 00:26:12 Force Across Distance = Work 00:28:40 What is Force? 00:33:01 Entrepreneurship in the Evolutionary Process 00:40:32 Life Succeeds Because it Hedges for “Tail Risks” 00:44:03 In Between Randomness and Structure is Life 00:49:11 Mammals, Opposable Thumbs, and Fire 00:53:50 Fire in Astronautical Engineering and Mammals Harnessing Fire 00:58:35 Humanoids Collaborating and Overcoming Dunbar’s Number 01:05:06 Ideas as the Ultimate Projection of Power 01:10:36 Forms of Power Through a Physics Lens 01:14:53 The Power Projection Game 01:20:24 Shared Abstractions & Establishing Pecking Order 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 RECOMMENDED BUSINESSES Worldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/ Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217 Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/ Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/ Home Delivered Organic Grass-Fed Beef (Spend $159+ for 4 lbs. free): https://truorganicbeef.com/discount/BREEDLOVE22 Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack