
About this episode
Nic Carter is one of our favorite writers in crypto. He's shaped our thoughts on many subjects over the years. He's definitely a Bitcoiner, but is he also an Etherean? What makes Nic tick?
Get to know the person behind the persona in this week's episode of Layer Zero.
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Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro
4:00 Nic Carter & Geography
8:51 What’s Your Deal? Ethereum??
12:39 Shared Ancestry
20:09 Cypherpunk Values
23:28 Working for Bitcoin
25:54 Countering FUD
28:24 Individualism & Value Supremacy
35:00 Conservative & Faith-Based
42:53 Money God
46:35 Affiliation & Identity
52:48 Mountaineering & Fun
56:55 Memory & External Storage
58:40 What’s Nic Doing? What Now?
1:05:22 Kanye & Closing
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Resources:
Nic on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/nic__carter?s=20
Castle Island:
https://www.castleisland.vc/
Nic's Podcast, On the Brink:
https://onthebrink-podcast.com/
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