Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin.

00:00:00 - Episode Trailer
00:01:08 - Robert's Intro
00:07:31 - Stone Age Technology
00:07:50 - The Digital Transformation of 2020: Currency & Covid Wars
00:12:40 - The rise of man against the brutality of nature
00:16:46 - Requirements for Survival in a Hostile Universe
00:18:30 - Significance of Fire: channeling chemical energy to evolve
00:20:40 - Foolishness of Heroics & Need to Channel Energy
00:22:55 - Modern arrogance & Paleolithic wisdom
00:24:50 - Energy efficient strategy critical for survival
00:25:40 - “Playing with Fire” is unique to humanity
00:26:08 - Spiritual significance of fire to civilization
00:27:45 - Significance of Missiles – channeling kinetic energy for survival
00:28:47 - Effectiveness of Slings & Arrows in the Ancient World
00:32:13 - Roman Slingers vs. Gaulic Tribes (Second Punic War)
00:33:01 - “Death from Above” :
00:35:32 - Survival Strategy with Missiles
00:37:12 - Dominant Technologies deliver force harder, faster, stronger, smarter
00:38:46 - Significance of Hydraulics- channeling gravitational energy via water
00:39:56 - MIT’s Mascot – The Beaver “Nature’s Engineer” channeling water
00:42:04 - Significance of Water to Humanity – Water is Wealth
00:42:40 - Challenges of Life in the Desert – Water is Elemental to Life
00:45:13 - Hunter/Gatherer Myths – a better survival strategy based on channeling water
00:47:36 - Water for food, drink, protection, farming lobsters
00:50:12 - “Nature tends to pursue the most energy efficient strategy”
00:50:45 - Building the pyramids by channeling gravitational energy
00:52:30 - Water for Sanitation – Critical to Civilization - Santorini Epiphany
00:54:58 - Limits of Animal Power – Design of Ancient Cities
00:56:11 - Significance of the Roman Equestrian Class – Ancient Clean Energy
00:57:07 - Mediterranean as the Cradle of Civilization, Ancient Empires
01:00:24 - Agriculture – Orchards & Ponds
01:01:32 - Human Adaptation to Natural Requirements to Survive
01:03:19 - “3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, 3 months without food”
01:05:07 - Roman Superiority in the Ancient World –“Most Organized Society in Ancient World”
01:05:24 - Roman Politics & Natural Life Cycle “The Ides of March”
01:08:36 - Roman Roles, Consensus Rules & Balance of Power, Antifragility
01:09:54 - Annual Patterns, Natural Life Cycles, Replenishment & Revitalization
01:10:50 - Virtues of Equity & Opportunity, Perils of Centralized Power, Corruption
01:12:20 - Benefits of Term Limits & Wisdom of Military Career System
01:14:21 - Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Management Wisdom
01:17:13 - “Everyone needs their turn” - inspiring hope and devotion
01:18:23 - Benefits of Decentralization & equal opportunity
01:20:13 - Roman Dignity, Pride, & Honor -Citizenship & Submission to Nature
01:20:45 - Romans suffered no Kings – Accountability
01:23:43 - Roman Army “There was never such thing as a fair fight”
01:26:28 - Roman Military Industrial Complex – Creation of the Roman Navy
01:28:33 - War has a way of quickening innovation & activity – Stealing good ideas
01:29:30 - Roman Roads & Standardized Logistics
01:33:00 - Darwinian & Competitive Advantages of Standardized Protocols
01:34:55 - Roman Aqueducts & Roman Engineering
01:36:45 - The Bridge at Alcantara “This bridge will stand for all time”
01:38:08 - Breakdown of the Political & Monetary Protocols & Decline of Rome
01:39:56 - The importance of weights, measures, & trutt
01:40:36 - Consequences of breaking the laws of nature
01:41:56 - Perils of growth in the political & legal apparatus
01:43:36 - The virtues of pain, dangers of attempting to suppress signal
01:44:12 - Robert's outro
02:15:29 - End

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