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Ep 20: Bitcoin & Biology. Brandon Quittem, Gigi, Svetski. Wake Up Podcast

Ep 20: Bitcoin & Biology. Brandon Quittem, Gigi, Svetski. Wake Up Podcast

FromSvetski Wake Up Podcast


Ep 20: Bitcoin & Biology. Brandon Quittem, Gigi, Svetski. Wake Up Podcast

FromSvetski Wake Up Podcast

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Length:
142 minutes
Released:
Dec 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Episode 20 of the Wake Up Podcast is one of the most mind-blowing yet.
Brandon Quittem, the Mycelium master & the always deep & eloquent Gigi join me.

There we so many breakthroughs during this conversation.
The framing of Bitcoin as a Living Organism is likely the most profound there is.

We discussed life as a concept: "That which continues".
Life is:
- Adaptability
- Survivability
- Continuation

How markets function like a biological system, or biological systems function like markets.

Emergence as a concept
Life being emergent, complex and bottom up, not top down.
Contrary to how religionists think (in general) ?

We looked at Bitcoin through the lens of the Sovereign individual thesis:
Fragmentation as something that WILL happen, whether or not we do it consciously.

We the tied this into the idea of Bitcoin & the great filter (article by Svetski coming soon, and Brandon making mention of it here:

https://medium.com/@BrandonQuittem/bitcoin-is-the-antivirus-mushroom-medicine-part-3-4-fd1e6606a3f8


We then took some time to compare Evolution VS utilitarianism, alongside the religionists mis-interpretation of darwinism.
- God or nature ?
- Creator or creating?


As a life form, we established that Bitcoin is absorbing all these ideas and reading a larger, complete, complex system.
Like how larger cells absorbed the mitochondria.

Life & fragmentation.
The story of humanity: Pockets of centralisation in broader networks.
Tribes, cities, even countries or continents.


This was SUCH a great discussion.

Lastly, I want to make a special Shout out to Guy Swann.


Check out Brandon’s Mycellium series:

https://medium.com/@BrandonQuittem/bitcoin-is-a-decentralized-organism-mycelium-part-1-3-6ec58cdcfaa6?

Check out Gigi's Life Series:

https://medium.com/@dergigi/proof-of-life-fa28fdc002fe


Check out their work:

https://www.brandonquittem.com
https://dergigi.com


Follow the guys on Twitter:
@DerGigi
@Bquittem


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More coming soon!
Released:
Dec 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The world is largely asleep. We're living in a time where our freedoms are slowly being encroached upon, but because we're addicted to mediocre bullshit, we ignore it. Our money no longer represents our work, time or effort, the freedom to speak out is obstructed under the guise of "diversity, inclusion and safety", privacy is no longer respected and surveillance has become mainstream "for our protection". Wake up is dedicated to helping ensure V for Vendetta and 1984 remain works of fiction. Topics will include Bitcoin, Money, Freedom, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, Ethics & more