Episode 3 : Can crypto help us understand what it means to be human?
Channel: The R&M Podcast
Date: 03/06/2021

In this episode of the R&M podcast, Sgt. Bobby Shaftoe listens to Mensa Man and Roarschach talk about the driving philiosophy behind decentralisation, why it's so important and relevant to them and what it might mean for the future of humanity. 
All artifacts referenced in the conversation are linked below with gratitude to their respective creators: 
0:35 [Communist Capitalism vs Woke Captialism vs Crypto Capitalism](https://www.coindesk.com/balaji-srinivasan-communist-woke-crypto-capital)
2:38 [Descartes’ Epistemology](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-epistemology/#CogiErgoSum)
3:40 [FDR's 1941 State of the Union (Four Freedoms speech)](https://fdr.blogs.archives.gov/2016/01/06/four_freedoms/)
4:18 [The What is Money Show?](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400)
4:36 [Bitcoin Maximalism – A Closer Look at the “Only Bitcoin” Argument](https://www.coinbureau.com/tag/bitcoin-maximalist/)
6:36 [Elon u-turn on bitcoin and crypto crash]((https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bitcoin-crypto-prices-elon-musk/)
6:54 [China bans bitcoin](https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinese-financial-payment-bodies-barred-cryptocurrency-business-2021-05-18/)
8:10 [Why China cracked down on bitcoin](https://flipboard.com/article/why-china-cracked-down-on-bitcoin/f-bc12b99682%2Ffortune.com)
9:14 [Cathie Wood on energy and bitcoin](https://twitter.com/CathieDWood/status/1385082685111087104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1385082685111087104%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2F2021-04-22%2Fcathie-wood-s-ark-says-bitcoin-mining-is-good-for-the-planet)
10:05 [The Digital Yuan](https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-creates-its-own-digital-currency-a-first-for-major-economy-11617634118)
11:20 [Centralization vs decentralization](https://101blockchains.com/decentralized-vs-centralized/)
12:23 [Lee Kuan Yew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Kuan_Yew)
13:10 [Lenin vs Stalin](https://www.history.com/news/lenin-stalin-differences-soviet-union)
13:55 [JPMorgan private blockchain, Quorum](https://www.coindesk.com/consensys-acquires-jp-morgan-quorum-blockchain)
21:00 [The Blockchain series: Blockchain philosophy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAKacPE9jto)
23:15 [The Student-Teacher Relationship of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Alexander the Great](http://factmyth.com/factoids/socrates-taught-plato-who-taught-aristotle-who-taught-alexander-the-great/)
25:40 [A Study of the Character Emmaus and Whether He is the Right Man in the Odyssey](https://gradesfixer.com/free-essay-examples/eumaeus-the-odysseys-ideal-man/)
26:30 [Dunbar's number](https://sketchplanations.com/dunbars-number-150)


The conversation references opinions and is for information purposes only. It is not a reseearch report or intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.
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