Brandon Quittem is an entrepreneur, writer, speaker, and passionate Bitcoiner. His articles have been read by more than 2 million people online, like his article on the parallels between Bitcoin and mycelium. He loves taking complex information and turning it into simple, actionable, intelligence, I hope we achieved that in this episode!

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TIMESTAMPS 🕑

00:00 - Introduction and Background

02:13 - From Corporate Sales to Yoga Teacher Training

06:11 - Discovering Bitcoin and Changing Career Paths

09:39 - Joining Swann and Building Something Together

11:39 - The Turning Point: Realizing Bitcoin Cannot Be Stopped

13:31 - The Value of Bitcoin: Hard to Change and Preserving Trust

18:15 - The Psychological Shift in Bitcoin Adoption

22:44 - Bitcoin as a Source of Hope and Long-Term Thinking

25:30 - The Challenge of Evangelizing Bitcoin

31:28 - The Role of Psychedelics in Understanding Bitcoin

38:24 - Bitcoin as a New Type of Institution

43:06 - The Paradigm Shift of Bitcoin

50:28 - The Social Implications of Bitcoin

54:17 - The Fourth Turning and the Decay of Institutions

57:19 - The Tendency to Repeat History

59:23 - The Importance of Allowing Small Disruptions

01:05:59 - Bitcoin's Role as a New Institution

01:19:02 - The Global Game Theory of Bitcoin Adoption

01:23:36 - Respecting Biology: Harmony with Nature