
#509: Sustaining Bitcoin For Generations with Michael Goldstein
About this episode
Marty sits down with Michael Goldstein to discuss the Nakamoto Institute, timeless ideas, and bitcoin rhetoric.
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0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Nakamoto Institute origins
5:42 - Timeless ideas
12:08 - River & Unchained
13:24 - Popularity drivers for Austrian econ
22:26 - Distractions from bitcoin as money
27:39 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
29:16 - Framing fiat’s weakness
36:28 - Art of Bitcoin Rhetoric
43:11 - Don’t let haters dictate terms
50:08 - “Trust in human institutions”
1:01:29 - The power of effective messaging
1:19:40 - Highlighting solutions
1:25:19 - Advertisements and algorithms
1:33:35 - Nakamoto Institute revitalization
2:00:06 - Ossification discourse
2:08:40 - Telethon brainstorm and plugs
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