Erik Cason's "CryptoSovereignty"

About this episode

Erik Cason discusses the intersection of Bitcoin and political philosophy, emphasizing the importance of sovereignty and the shift towards collaboration over competition.

Bitcoin is political philosophy. Freedom, manifest in code. Erik Cason's sharp observations plunge the sword of sovereignty deep in the heart of the monster. Without the ability to control money, the state cannot control the people. We should all rejoice. Aren't we all people? Is not control both a burden on the oppressed and the oppressor? The virtuous cycle has begun. We are no longer on opposite sides, competing for fleeting rewards soon lost to the scourge of inflation. We have entered a new age of collaboration. Citizen need no longer compete to ascend the hierarchy of domination within the state. The states will now compete to draw the most productive and useful citizens.

People in this episode

Hosts: Grant Reichert, Lucas Maddy

Guest: Erik Cason

Topics covered

• political philosophy
• sovereignty
• control of money
• collaboration
• inflation

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• sovereignty
• political philosophy
• control
• collaboration
• inflation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bitcoin, state, Citizen

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