053 - Aleks Svetski: Bushido of Bitcoin, Feudalism & Artificial Intelligence

Bushido, Bitcoin, Warrior Culture, Chivalry, Feudalism, Collectivism, Artificial Intelligence, Transhumanism, Warfare. Timothy Allen talks with Aleks Svetski. Todays guest will be well known to the Bitcoiners amongst you. Aleks is an entrepreneur and the co-author of the 'Uncommunist Manifesto' with Mark Moss, also, well known for the “Wake Up Podcast’. I caught up with him at BTC Prague and we talked about a number of relatively unusual things. I’ll list a few of them here…. The Bushido of Bitcoin, chivalry, collectivism, A.I., transhumanism, stochastic parrots, augmented Samaurais.. and I'll let you decide whether or not you agree with Aleks’s sentiment that “Feudalism was peak civilisation”. Enjoy the conversation. LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE ⁠⁠⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS: 0:30 - Introduction. 4:02 - Bitcoin, entrepreneurship, and cultural philosophy. 6:47 - Warrior cultures and their virtues in the context of Bitcoin. 13:09 - Honor codes, leadership, and class structure in various cultures. 18:21 - Bitcoin's impact on culture and personal growth. 24:25 - The use of "pleb" and "elite" in Bitcoin culture. 29:27 - Collectivism, decentralization, and the future of society. 34:23 - A.I. regulation and its potential impact on free speech. 38:36 - A.I. language models and their limitations. 43:18 - Consciousness, A.I. and the human brain. 49:51 - The potential consequences of advanced technology and cultural evolution. 53:06 - Future warfare and cultural evolution. 57:40 - Projected power and preparing for a future society. TWITTER: Aleks Svetski: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AleksSvetski⁠ Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OTHER LINKS: Wake Up Podcast: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6POdgh4pgd7G63CnCYwDBm Uncommunist Manifesto: https://www.uncommunist.com/ Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠