We are not a serious country.

The Hidden Cost of Money by Seb Bunney, The Inverse of Clown World by Knut Svanholm and Luke de Wolf (plus Knut's others), 21 Lessons by Gigi, Daylight Robbery by Dominic Frisby for something a bit different, The Goggins books, Breathe by Rickson Gracie and Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl for something very different.

It's remarkably similar to Bitcoin in that sense. Once you've gone down the rabbit hole on freedom money and freedom of speech, you don't climb your way back out.

I watched it all. I would always applaud you for engaging with both sides of an argument. It's the best way for us plebs to come to our own conclusion. For what it's worth, my gut reaction is that I've been more swayed by the arguments from people questioning the need for the update and the speed with which it's being pushed through despite pushback. I think his mentioning of Luke's security breach was pretty unnecessary. I think the only reason he would single him out for this is to bring his judgment into question. I do hope (and fully believe) you'll bring on another guest to discuss Knots and other concerns. I appreciate your work and don't let YouTube comments distract you from the audience that value what you do..

Do we really need Another Bitcoin Podcast?

Gotta find the fucker first.

While the Overton window has shifted in the US, the UK seems to be adding shutters to what's already bolted closed.

A few years ago, I was at a strange theme park in South Wales with my wife and young daughter. I say strange because it was vast, felt oddly non-claustrophobic and had some genuinely innovative rides. There was one for example, where my daughter and and I were strapped side by side in a velcro suit and offered up to the sky via a cherry picker. There was a line suspended between two giant steel supports and we were hanging from it 50m in the air. We were given a countdown from 10 via a bloke on the ground with a megaphone 📣 and I had to pull a rip chord to release us, leaving the two of us to swing in a violent arc between the two. I remember thinking to myself during the countdown 'Am I actually going to pull this thing? What if I just don't pull it?'. Anyway, I did and it turned out to be great fun. My daughter's a daredevil and has gradually brought me out of my cowardice for these things. Later on, we came across this guy with massive cuddly toys and a hanging bar. In the UK, there's a large travelling community. We used to call them gypsies but it's no longer politically correct, and they can put curses on you or something. But one of the business models of this community, aside from ludicrously expensive cash-in-hand hedge cutting, is mobile carnivals/theme parks. Now this guy was the epitome of the above. Buoyed by my earlier bravery, I thought 'i can do this'. 2 minutes to win a big cuddly toy. The bar was completely smooth and in my head, had been lightly greased as well. The timer was behind me so I couldn't see it. At about a minute, a small crowd had gathered to see if I was going to complete it. I remember my wife telling me I don't only had 10 seconds to go and feeling my hands slipping. I did what I could to tighten my grip, and used the joyous look on my daughter's face to get me through the discomfort. And then, inexplicably, I let go. Except I didn't, my grip completely failed. I didn't know it was going to happen. It was as much a surprise to me as it was to my new legion of fans. I crumpled in a heap on the floor and turned round to see my time. 1:59.4 That slimy fucker saw the disappointment on my daughter's face and, despite the protestations of the crowd, refused to hand over the toy. It still haunts me to this day. I've since done well over 2 minutes on my own bar at home, and regularly use it as a training aid. The moral of the story - train and always be ready to hang from a greasy bar in Wales lest you be haunted by the look of disappointment on the faces of your wife and child. GN.

Rather than teaching multiple people, could you choose just one person to mentor and pass this down to?