How Bitcoin Defeats Nihilism (w/ Erik Cason)

In preparation for his LIVE AT PUBKEY show downstairs, ⁠Erik Cason (author of Cryptosovereignty: The Encrypted Political Philosophy of Bitcoin) grabs a cold one with host ⁠Thomas Pacchia in the PubKey NYC Parlor, where they let loose for an UNFILTERED conversation about: How Bitcoin introduced a new form of political power that will reshape the structure of nation-states Why fiat’s century-long decay (from greenbacks to 1971 to the GFC) created today’s nihilism, instability, and rising extremism What Bitcoiners get WRONG about central bankers, Cantillon dynamics, and the moral psychology behind money printing The coming clash between custodial Bitcoin (ETFs, treasuries) and self-sovereign Bitcoin Why AI and proprietary language models are becoming the new battleground for human autonomy How generational resentment, collapsing institutions, and political polarization could push America toward a Weimar-style fork Why REAL self-sovereignty demands new hardware, new UX, and a cultural shift toward running your own stack Whether Bitcoiners must eventually organize politically to avoid both authoritarian capture and extremist backlash ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Welcome home. PubKey is a bar and cultural venue located in New York City and Washington D.C. (With more locations coming!) We host FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC events for the curious, the rebellious, and the orange-pilled. Visit PubKey: 🗽 PubKey NYC 🗽 85 Washington Place 🗽 New York, NY 10011 🇺🇸 PubKey D.C. 🇺🇸 410 7th St NW 🇺🇸 Washington, DC 20004 🧡 Register for FREE weekly meetups and events: https://luma.com/user/pubkey 🍔 Check out our food menu (yes, we discount 21% if you pay in BTC!): https://pubkey.bar/menu Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your nym. Est. 735075.