Read_866 - Island Economics: Why Exploitation & Perpetual Wars are Rational Under FIAT

January 29, 2025 00:58:24
Read_866 - Island Economics: Why Exploitation & Perpetual Wars are Rational Under FIAT
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Read_866 - Island Economics: Why Exploitation & Perpetual Wars are Rational Under FIAT

Jan 29 2025 | 00:58:24

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Show Notes

What if exploitation and war weren't merely anomalies of human society, but there was something inherent to the incentives of the fiat system, that made them inevitable?

In today's Read we dive into Petter Englund's, "Island Economics: Why Perpetual War is Rational Under Fiat", and expand on its core ideas. Is a world free from the zero-sum game of fiat possible? Can Bitcoin get us there?

Check out the original article Island Economics: Why Exploitation & Perpetual Wars are Rational Under FIAT
by Petter Englund. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/musnh9zk)

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