This is a good writeup! I notice towards the end the recommendation of Austrian economics texts. For those who have taken an interest in economics through their interest in bitcoin, here are some good economics resources to dive into to find an educated alternative to the strictly Austrian perspective:
Thanks! The Cato debate you linked is particularly good, I think.
I think a lot of bitcoiners who go down the rabbit hole beyond just buying some sats on Coinbase come away thinking there's two kinds of economics, econ for shithead scammers, and Austrian econ, and that a new era of enlightenment will be revealed once the former is discarded in favor of the latter. The sources you posted add a lot of nuance.
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