
#607: Bitcoin Is Written In Our DNA with Jesse Myers
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Marty sits down with Jesse Myers to discuss the key behavioral mutation behind the dominance of our species over other early humans.
Jesse on Twitter: https://x.com/Croesus_BTC
One-in-a-Species: https://www.onceinaspecies.com/
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - How Jesse’s hypothesis differs from mainstream
8:19 - Szabo's shelling out and the fashion argument
15:36 - Fold & Coinkite
17:14- The hTKTL1 gene
27:03 - Overcoming Dunbar's Number
35:24 - Unchained Event
35:49 - Public record and barter
42:33 - Money allowed energy aggregation
51:27 - Developing more advanced money
55:35 - Bitcoin is the culmination of our species’ edge
1:01:39 - Fiat interregnum and bitcoin’s addressable market
1:10:33 - Digital age is an accelerant
1:16:34 - Final thoughts
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