I disagree with nostr:nprofile1qqs0su5c53vjkxfutrt8jkpuhlxwv4n5xmkjgu85vmth6s82s0u9jkcpzfmhxue69uhkvmm89ejx2eredchxjmcppemhxue69uhkummnw3ezuct5ythzx2... He is a seemingly nice guy who has identified the same problem as bitcoiners, namely how the system (the monetary system, though he might say the financial system) is designed to steal value from the middle and lower classes to the benefit of the financial/capital classes.

He only really differs in that he hasn't gone far enough down the monetary rabbit hole as to realise how much of a problem our money is. So from his perspective, the system, or root cause, cannot be solved, so his solution treats the symptoms, not the problem itself (high wealth taxes to counteract the unjust effects of the system).

I know bitcoiners aren't the biggest fans of taxes, to say the least, but if you see what's happening without seeing the deeper cause, I think it is a logical solution (though one might argue authoritarian).

As to "bitcoin going to zero", I wouldn't spend too much time on it. He clearly hasn't understood it. And bitcoin does seem like a pyramid scheme before you realise it checks all the boxes to be a legitimate money.

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You could be right, I mean he does correctly identify the issue. I just find his style incredibly off-putting, and as you mentioned, his solutions nonsensical. The confidence he exudes on something he clearly knows far too little about (bitcoin) makes me call his other opinions into question. He’s like Peter Zeihan in that regard.

Definitely agree with the calling other opinions into question thing. I try to use that to check myself whenever I'm listening to someone I think initially has a lot of good points.

There are a couple of topics where it for me shines through if people on the right politically will actually reflect deeply to find the "correct" answer, or whether they're willing to regurgitate every talking point of the right.

Likewise when people on the left know all the genuinely good arguments, but also subscribe to every single point of craziness from the woke left.

I'm always disappointed when good speakers turn out not to be good thinkers...