The Orange Pill We’ve Been Missing (w/ Michael Sullivan)

Most Bitcoin conversations are about price or tech. This one’s different.In this episode, I sit down with Michael Sullivan, author of Blood of the Bourgeoisie, a fascinating thriller and Bitcoin-orange-pill trojan horse of a novel. We get into how Bitcoin changes lives and why he wanted to give back to the community by attempting to write one of the first great works of Bitcoin fiction.We talk about hope, time preference, the problems with fiat, and how art can spread ideas in ways no tweet or chart ever could. If you believe Bitcoin is about more than just money, this conversation is for you.Follow Michael:https://x.com/SullyMichaelvanGet Blood of the Bourgeoisie: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS285DYCValue 4 Value: If you enjoyed this content feel free to zap me some sats via the lightning network: [email protected] or https://coinos.io/thesatstackerNYKNYC. Buy Bitcoin and withdraw to self custody with Bitcoin Well. Use my referral link for a chance to win free sats: https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/mftabFollow:https://x.com/thesatstackprimal.net/thesatstackerhttps://www.tiktok.com/@thesatstackhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4b58uoQo9Xl7RsbsbbAqAhhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-favorite-thing-about-bitcoin/id1788973938http://fountain.fm/show/YqXJoHuG6qYRBmDW1k3700:00 – Intro: How Fiction Could Orange-Pill the World01:24 – Why Michael Wrote a Bitcoin Novel Instead of a Manifesto08:32 – Trojan-Horse Orange-Pilling11:57 – Bitcoin as a Personal Awakening15:33 – The Certainty Bitcoin Provides18:40 – Time Preference and the Peaceful Revolution26:14 – Is This the First Great Work of Bitcoin Fiction?31:00 – Why the Fiat System Is Unethical36:10 – Making Bitcoin Accessible40:22 – Hope, Optimism, and the Need for Stories45:45 – Orange-Pilling Through Art, Not Argument55:10 – Why This Story Is for More Than Bitcoiners59:40 – Final Reflections: The Real Power of Bitcoin