Power Markets, Pirates, and Energy Backed Money with Andrew Myers (Co-founder, Satoshi Energy)

Andrew and I sit down for a fun conversation while overlooking the San Francisco Bay. There are a few sound/wind issues with my mic (mostly towards the end), but hopefully nothing too disruptive. We focus a lot on energy, but touch on a number of interesting ideas from the edge, including:* The declining cost of solar and batteries* The commodification of solar and Bitcoin miners * The interconnection process in ERCOT * Opening new markets as the cost of solar continues to decline * Bitcoin Mining vs. AI compute markets (price and uptime are two major factors) * Reforming legacy power markets vs building new ones with microgrids (micromarkets enable microgrids)* What a power market does - 1) match supply and demand to create price at each node and 2) serves as clearing house* Nostr as the communication protocol for decentralized energy markets?* Pirates once ruled the world because they were free to experience different modes of life. Do they still?* Andrew’s vagabond/pirate ethos and lifestyle experiments* Andrew’s other business idea: a tech enabled private military as an insurance company* How does humanity evolve into the hivemind?* Patience as the ultimate virtue Learn more about Satoshi EnergyLeave a review on Apple PodcastsListen on FountainFollow Max on TwitterFollow Max on NostrFollow Max on Stacker NewsRead Max's Writings hereLearn more about Hivemind Ventures This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hivemindvc.substack.com