156 – Mayhem by Design with Richard Greaser

About this episode

The episode explores the intersection of game theory, Bitcoin participation, and cultural dynamics through a conversation with Richard Greaser.

Plebchain Radio Ep. 156 is part sermon, part game-theory lab, part cultural weather report. Avi opens with “The Price of a Voice,” using Primal’s new zap polls to explore a bigger idea: when voting has a real cost, consensus stops being cheap theater and starts becoming an economy of conviction. In the context of Maxi Madness, that means last-minute snipes, whale zaps, coalition strategy, and a genuinely new social dynamic where intensity beats duplication and every move leaves a receipt. Richard Greaser of The Bitcoin Bugle joins to unpack how the tournament has evolved from a fun bracket into a live experiment in Bitcoin-native participation. He talks through why they kept the wide zap range, how unpredictability is part of the magic, and why Nostr’s version feels more wholesome and sportsmanlike than the more politically charged version on Twitter. The bigger theme is that having fun is not a distraction from the mission, it’s part of how movements stay alive. Mid-episode, the conversation shifts into music and culture-building. Richard explains how the new “Maxi Madness” song, written by him and performed by Noa Grumman, came together, and why collaborations like that matter…

People in this episode

Host: Avi Burra

Guest: Richard Greaser

Topics covered

• game theory
• Bitcoin participation
• music and culture
• social dynamics
• creative ecosystems

Keywords

• zap polls
• Maxi Madness
• coalition strategy
• music ecosystems
• Bitcoin-native
• Revolution Rocks
• cultural weather report

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Bitcoin Bugle

Books & works: Maxi Madness

Places: Belgrade

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