Jason Lowery from the US Space Force, joins me for a conversation about Ethereum’s Merge, how proof of stake disconnects Ethereum from reality, and why proof of work is the technological breakthrough necessary for changing the power structures in our evolutionary process.

Guest Jason Lowery's Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/JasonPLowery

Outline

00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro 00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com 00:01:37 Vitalik’s Comments: “Proof of Stake... Has Its Own Laws of Physics” 00:08:52 The Lack of Reality in Proof of Stake 00:19:59 The Neocortex of the Brain: Thinking Abstractly and the Ability to Plan For Your Future Self 00:44:19 Technological Breakthroughs Lead to a Step Function Change Within Our Evolutionary Process 00:48:55 Prisoners of Symbolism 01:00:54 Power Projection Leads to a Natural Hierarchy System 01:09:50 Imaginary Symbolic Structures: The Human Ability to Transpose Reality Through Storytelling and the Imagination 01:25:18 Watch “Hard Money with Natalie Brunell” From Swan Studios 01:25:59 Take Control of Your Healthcare with Crowd Health 01:26:58 “Predator Detection Matrix” 01:39:51 Virtual Reality, Cyberspace and the Collective Imagination 01:53:02 “God Kings” - How Abstract Forms of Power Hierarchy Lead to Corruption and Warfare 02:08:05 “Power Is The Proof” 02:16:07 Post Merge Ethereum: How Proof of Stake Disconnects Ethereum from Reality 02:24:30 Energy Usage and Power Projection Leads to Better Security and Human Flourishing 02:38:57 “What is Money” Outro