006. John Vallis - Bitcoin is a Profound Sense of Truth

The Dumbest Guy in the Room

Recorded 6/2/21

Bitcoin price at the time ~$37,500

John Vallis is the host of Bitcoin Rapid-Fire and a notoriously deep thinker in the Bitcoin community. We dive into many topics including how Bitcoin affects people, the implications of Bitcoin on society and humanity, the impending Bitcoin Renaissance, and more.

Where to find John Vallis:

@JohnKVallis (https://twitter.com/johnkvallis)

Bitcoin Rapid-Fire (https://anchor.fm/john-vallis)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC81F0TEZLgVkGc7Sdt7MWRQ?view_as=subscriber

2:45 - John’s background

6:20 - Why Bitcoin stood out and what the implications are for the future

11:00 - How and why Bitcoin transforms people

26:45 - Realizing the paradigm shift Bitcoin will inspire

31:00 - Bitcoin and psychedelics

37:45 - Get curious and do the work

43:30 - Why Bitcoin is the incorruptible substance that will transform humanity

1:01:30 - What a Bitcoin renaissance looks like

1:12:00 - The next year in Bitcoin

Resources mentioned:

Bitcoin white paper (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf)

Swan Bitcoin (swanbitcoin.com/e3)

Cash App (https://cash.app/app/KWJSDQR)

Strike (https://invite.strike.me/21XVVW)

Hope.com

The Bitcoin Standard - Saifedean Ammous (https://tinyurl.com/m4whmjr4)

Bitcoin is the Mycelium of Money - Brandon Quittem (https://www.brandonquittem.com/bitcoin-is-the-mycelium-of-money/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTgDQ56Su38)

Saylor Series - Robert Breedlove and Michael Saylor (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400?i=1000499631495)

Maps of Meaning - Jordan Peterson (https://www.amazon.com/Maps-Meaning-Architecture-Jordan-Peterson/dp/0415922224/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1622781579&sr=8-1)

Thank God for Bitcoin (https://www.amazon.com/Thank-God-Bitcoin-Corruption-Redemption/dp/1641991216)