#21 Jeff Booth: Bitcoin, AI, and the End of the Zero-Sum Game
From The Initiation by Sebastian Dienst
June 19, 2026 · 1h 0m · Season 2 · Episode 21
About this episode
Jeff Booth discusses Bitcoin, AI, and the implications for society and the economy.
In this episode, I’m joined by Jeff Booth — entrepreneur, investor, author, and co-founder of Ego Death Capital — for a wide-ranging conversation on Bitcoin, money, AI, and the civilizational threshold we find ourselves in. Jeff argues that Bitcoin is not merely an asset, but a protocol for a fundamentally different kind of world: one beyond the zero-sum logic of manipulated money, extraction, and centralized control. In his view, Bitcoin opens the possibility of a true free market — one where technological progress, AI, and productivity gains can flow back to people through falling prices, rather than being captured by states, banks, or technocratic monopolies. We explore why Jeff sees Bitcoin as essential to the transition into a post-labor economy, how broken money distorts reality and fuels fear, why most of crypto misses the point, and what it means to reclaim agency in a time of accelerating breakdown and breakthrough. We discuss: – Bitcoin as a civilizational phase shift– Why the natural state of a free market is deflation– AI, robotics, and the future of labor– Why broken money concentrates power– The spiritual and psychological dimension of Bitcoin– Ego Death Capital and…
People in this episode
Host: Sebastian Dienst
Guest: Jeff Booth
Topics covered
- Bitcoin
- AI
- free market
- post-labor economy
- decentralization
- civilizational shift
Keywords
- Bitcoin
- AI
- free market
- decentralization
- Ego Death Capital
- post-labor economy
- MicroStrategy
- ETFs
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ego Death Capital, MicroStrategy, ETFs
Products: Bitcoin, AI
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