“Beware of what I call Pascal's scams: movements or belief systems that ask you to hope for or worry about very improbable outcomes that could have very large positive or negative consequences.” - Nick Szabo Another amazing piece from the Unenumerated blog by Nick Szabo that explains a class of doomsday and utopia predictions he refers to as “Pascal’s Scams.” How it can appear rational to worry or hope for extremely improbable outcomes. We read part 1 & 2 together and then talk about how this perspective could change our view of these crazy times. Don’t miss it. Here are the original blog posts, in addition to the incredible body of work available on the Unenumerated Blog: Part 1: https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2012/07/pascals-scams.html Part 2: https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2012/07/pascals-scams-ii.html Some of the previous works by Szabo we have read on the show: Shelling Out: The Origins of Money • https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/Reboot---Shelling-Out-The-Origins-of-Money-Nick-Szabo-e9omme Money, Blockchains, & Social Scalability • https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_066---Money--Blockchains--and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj Exit and Freedom • https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_233---Exit--Freedom-Nick-Szabo-e3nleo The God Protocols • https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_261---The-God-Protocols-Nick-Szabo-e4cstb The Dawn of Trustworthy Computing: • https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_113---The-Dawn-of-Trustworthy-Computing-Nick-Szabo-e2ndr3 Drop the fiat money printer tokens and start saving in sound money? Start your Bitcoin Savings Plan today at SwanBitcoin.com. https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=xngc0c --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"A distant digital descendent of zero, the invention of Bitcoin represents the discovery of absolute scarcity for money: an idea as equally unstoppable."  - Robert Breedlove A new piece by Breedlove exploring the discovery and impact of the concept of "zero," both as an abstraction of the nature of the universe, & a numerical tool for better defining and making sense of the world. And how the discovery of absolute scarcity in a monetary system, Bitcoin, will change our current view of the world. Not to be missed. Check out the original for tons of great links and graphics to help illustrate the underlying ideas: https://medium.com/@breedlove22/the-number-zero-and-bitcoin-4c193336db5b IF you haven't taken the time to solidify your Bitcoin Savings Plan over at SwanBitcoin.com, now is the time! The only way out of our current mess is with sound money, and financial responsibility, Swan Bitcoin is where you'll find both. https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=xngc0c --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message