Johnathan Bi, Founder of Opto Investments joins me for this detailed conversation on the book, "Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World" by René Girard.

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Transcript:

Outline
00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro Music
00:00:08 “What is Money?” Intro Message
00:00:54 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com
00:01:48 Do More with Your Digital Assets with Ledn
00:02:33 Introducing Johnathan Bi
00:04:55 Johnathan's Relationship with Girard
00:07:39 TLDR: Girard's Thesis
00:10:07 "The Desire to Be"
00:13:33 Defining "Mimetic"
00:17:55 Mirrored Neurons
00:20:04 Mimetic Desire, Social Inflammation, and the Forming of Organizations
00:26:26 The Line Between Living and Non-Living
00:28:07 Defining "Objects" and "Models"
00:31:58 Gaining an Openness to Mimesis
00:36:17 “You Become the Average of the Five People You Spend Most of Your Time With”
00:39:40 How Christs' Teachings Limit Mimetic Desires
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00:46:09 “Scapegoat Mechanism”
00:53:35 Is the Scape Goat Mechanism Natural or Artificial?
00:56:50 The Apocalyptic Paradox
00:59:27 The Revelation of Logical Inclusion
01:03:20 Revelations of Christ Protecting Victims
01:10:00 Corrupting Narratives Due to the Scapegoat Mechanism
01:14:00 "Competition Proceeds Scarcity"
01:17:32 Apocalypse and War
01:26:46 The Turning Point in Society
01:33:30 Innovations and Technological Revolutions
01:36:00 Girard's Account on the Origin of Money
01:42:18 Where to Find Johnathan's Work
01:43:30 "What is Money" Outro Music

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