Just started the book! I can see where this is leading...
Yesterday I did a long-form lecture in a class at Princeton about the history of money through the lens of technology.
The nice thing was that it helped me figure out what to include in my upcoming larger talk, discussion, Q&A, and book signing at Princeton about Broken Money. The talk portion of this event is shorter, so I need it to be as concise and impactful as possible, and I've been thinking about what to emphasize and I really have a good outline for that now.
If you're in the PA/NJ/NYC area, consider coming to the event on Feb 6th. It's open to the public but requires registration:
https://gceps.princeton.edu/booktalk-lynalden/
Discussion
Good summary is money has evolved in the past and continue to evolved to be better money.
Each evolution is to fix the flaw of previous money.
We went from barter > seashells etc > metallic coins> fiat backed by gold> now fiat only.
Key is understanding the flaws of gold back fiat money and fiat money. Because bitcoin is intended to solve/fix this flaws
Check out my short summary:
https://buybtcretireearly.substack.com/p/chapter-2-what-is-money
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