Jesse Meyers joins me to explore the origins of money as a once-in-a-species breakthrough in human coordination, how scarcity forms the basis of moral structure, and why money serves as the keystone of civilization. We discuss the evolution of money across history, the development of tools and natural language, how Bitcoin has perfected scarcity, why Bitcoin is a self-fulfilling prophecy, and the bright orange future ahead. Jesse Myers is the co-founder and COO of Onramp, a Bitcoin financial services company, built on Multi-Institution Custody.
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0:00 - WiM Episode Trailer
1:31 - Shelling Out: Once in a Species
7:50 - Economics: The Youngest Science
11:29 - Humanity’s Relationship with Art
15:25 - Money and Dunbar’s Number
24:19 - The Farm at Okefenokee
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27:16 - Money: The Keystone to Civilization
34:03 - Money and Moral Structure
48:14 - Scarcity as a Starting Point
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57:42 - Beauty vs Scarcity
1:05:23 - The Development of Natural Language and Tools
1:13:34 - Defining Scarcity
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1:23:17 - Has Bitcoin Perfected Scarcity?
1:32:51 - The Evolution of Money
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1:44:44 - The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Bitcoin
1:50:16 - The Bright Orange Future
2:00:17 - Bitcoin Defunds War
2:04:41 - The Timeline of Money
2:07:28 - Where to Find Jesse Meyers
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