Read_637 - What is Money Anyway? Part 2 [Lyn Alden]

July 18, 2022 01:06:43
Read_637 - What is Money Anyway? Part 2 [Lyn Alden]
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Read_637 - What is Money Anyway? Part 2 [Lyn Alden]

Jul 18 2022 | 01:06:43

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Guy Swann

Show Notes

"To put it into perspective, this international monetary system based around centrally-managed fiat currency is only 16 years older than me. My father was 36 when the US went off the gold standard. When I grew up, after a period of financial hardship, I began collecting gold and silver coins as a kid; my father gave me silver coins as savings each year. The Swiss dropped their gold standard when I was twelve years old, which was six years after Amazon was founded, and three years before Tesla was founded. The fiat/petrodollar standard is only four times older than bitcoin, and only two times older than the first internet browser. That’s pretty recent when you think about it like that." - Lyn Alden Today we hit part 2 of the excellent write up by Lyn Alden breaking down the fundamental nature of money, and how we have found ourselves in this contradictory fiat currency world. This section is amazing and we will be having a follow up to tear into the pages of notes I took while going through this one. Subscribe so you don't miss it! Link to Lyn Alden's piece and the incredible other work she has on her blog: https://www.lynalden.com/what-is-money/ Other great works to explore: Nick Szabo - Shelling Out: https://bitcoinaudible.com/reboot-shelling-out-the-origins-of-money-nick-szabo/ Wittgenstein's Money: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1eVvYlfTRG7zGjkZW8klIE?si=02d4eaa72fe642c4 Check out our amazing sponsors and the products that Guy uses most in the space: • The best place to onboard a true Bitcoiner - Stack sats automatically, withdraw automatically, and learn or get help from the best team of Bitcoiners out there with Swan Bitcoin. (swanbitcoin.com/guy) • Gets sats back every time you dump fiat at a store, to pay your bills, everything in your fiat life pays you sats with the Fold Debit Card and FoldApp. 20% OFF with code BITCOINAUDIBLE (guyswann.com/fold) • Dive into the Bitcoin only wallet, the cypherpunk calculator, and a company that has built secure Bitcoin products for nearly a decade. Coinkite.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

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