Michael Sullivan joins the show to explore humanity’s fragile relationship with nature, the consequences of technological overreach, and why attempts to “play God” often backfire. They discuss the illusion of control, the dangers of manipulating complex systems, and how modern civilization hides the true costs of interfering with natural order. Michael breaks down how incentives, power structures, and centralized decision-making distort our understanding of risk. They explore ecological imbalance, moral responsibility, and the sobering reality that human beings are not separate from the systems they manipulate — we are embedded within them. Michael Sullivan is Co-Founder and Director at Blockware Intelligence, focusing on energy systems, Bitcoin mining, and the long-term consequences of human intervention.
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0:00 – WiM Episode Trailer
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9:12 – The Illusion of Human Control
18:48 – When Civilization Works Against Nature
25:06 – Heart and Soil Supplements
26:06 – Mine Bitcoin with Blockware Solutions
27:17 – Why Humans Overestimate Their Competence
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48:35 – Centralization, Complexity & Human Hubris
57:44 – What Happens When Systems Break
1:04:23 – The Farm at Okefenokee
1:05:29 – Natural Order vs Human Intervention
1:16:12 – Why Nature Always Wins
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1:26:53 – The Myth of “Being in Control”
1:38:10 – Humility, Wisdom & the Limits of Knowledge
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