Ep. 60: Jimmy Song - Will You Choose The Moral High Ground?

My guest today is Jimmy Song, a prominent Bitcoin developer, author, and advocate for freedom and moral responsibility through Bitcoin. Jimmy has spent over a decade contributing to the Bitcoin ecosystem, authoring books such as “Thank God for Bitcoin”, “Fiat Ruins Everything”, and many more.

In this conversation, we explore his journey as a developer and educator, including his work teaching Bitcoin programming in El Salvador. Jimmy shares his observations on Bitcoin's transformative power, the moral corruption of fiat money, and the role of virtue in sustaining a Bitcoin-centric life. We also discuss the challenges of societal change, personal agency, and psychological conditioning of nations which impacts the state of affairs in the Middle East and globally, in the near future.
This conversation will inspire you to embrace responsibility and build a future rooted in freedom and sovereignty.

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Jimmy’s Twitter: https://x.com/jimmysong
Jimmy’s Substack: https://substack.com/@jimmysong
Jimmy’s Latest Book “Fiat Ruins Everything”: https://bit.ly/4gUuRJi
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-- CHAPTERS --

(00:00) Coming Up…
(00:52) Intro and Background of Jimmy
(04:25) Jimmy’s Experience Teaching & Progress in El Salvador
(06:21) The Moral Case of Bitcoin
(11:21) Bitcoin Requires Spiritual Inner Work
(16:30) The Message Behind Jimmy’s Book “Fiat Ruins Everything”
(20:30) The Future Trajectory of Bitcoin
(22:13) How Will the Mainstream Understand Bitcoin?
(25:34) Speculations on the Middle East Conflict
(30:03) Psychological Conditioning in Israel The Soviet Union & More
(34:51) The Psychology of Winning, Hope, and Agency