OUTLINE

00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro 00:00:08 Introducing James Davidson’s Book “The Sovereign Individual” 00:03:30 Governance Structure Scale: Gunpowder and Violence 00:08:48 Rules Instead of Rulers Will Render Institutions Anachronistic 00:14:32 Being Sovereign Individuals in the Era of Decentralization 00:20:19 Market Forces Driven by Bitcoin Post-Industrial Capitalism 00:28:40 Will Encryption Lead Us to a More Peaceful World? 00:33:54 NYDIG 00:35:02 States and Crony Capitalists Fight For Relevance in the Digital Age 00:42:35 Modern Censorship and how “Cancel Culture" is Really Stupid 00:48:09 James’ Thoughts on the Accelerated Pace of Cryptocurrency Adoption 00:54:14 Predicting City States and Modern Healthcare 01:01:22 A Brief Discussion on James’ Writing and Past Market Predictions 01:07:04 “What is Money?” Outro