#579: Bitcoin 101, Chinese AI and Poisonous Modern Life with Matt McCusker
Marty sits down to orange pill Matt McCusker.
Matt on Twitter: https://x.com/mattwritesbooks
Matt's website: https://mattmccusker.com/
0:00 - Intro 0:36- First steps to understanding bitcoin 12:33 - Fix the money, fix the world 21:13 - Fold & Bitkey 23:08 - Mining and quantum computers 30:10 - AI and China 35:31 - Unchained 36:32 - What bitcoin does to finance 41:46 - Blockchain scams and warped reality 47:10 - V4V 51:05 - Gambling and free will 56:36 - How comedy helps a messed up world 1:03:19 - Modern media and phones 1:07:19 - School, nicotine and writing 1:12:47 - The book Marty would write 1:18:25 - Fiat food, raw milk and MAHA 1:31:36 - Poison everywhere, p*rn is the worst 1:44:21 - Wrap up
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