Bitcoin Physics, Philosophy, and Fundamentals with Michael Dunworth - Freedom Footprint Show 44

This episode is an immersive deep-dive with Michael Dunworth, famous for his timelocking experiment and for taking the whole bottle of orange pills! 

Our conversation ventures beyond the surface level as we grapple with complex ideas surrounding Bitcoin. We explore its intense energy consumption, its purposeful nature and the intricacies involved in Bitcoin denominations and time locking. Michael offers rich insights into the philosophical nuances of intersubjective time, the Bitcoin Z-axis, and how these concepts alter our perception of value. 

Towards the end, we venture into discussions about AI's role in our economy, censorship on social media, and the implications of cryptography and Bitcoin on identity. The episode concludes with a reflection on Bitcoin Infinity Day, emphasizing its significance. Join us on this exploratory journey, as Michael Dunworth shares his captivating insights on these various subjects.

Connect with Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelDunwort1

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:34 - Welcoming Michael Dunworth to the Freedom Footprint Show
00:04:21 - The Connection Between Bitcoin and Oppenheimer
00:12:14 - Bitcoin Calculations
00:26:12 - Bitcoin Mining and Incentive to Mine
00:30:52 - The Ultimate Bitcoin Timelock
00:41:07 - Sats/Bits Debate and Bitcoin Adoption
00:56:06 - Bitcoin and Intersubjective Time
01:03:28 - Incentives and Impacts on Distributed Systems
01:13:32 - Machines' Role in Economy and AI Limitations
01:28:31 - Kennedy and Bitcoin
01:31:38 - Bitcoin as an Antidote
01:40:03 - Cryptography Needs Bitcoin
01:51:49 - Bitcoin and Content Creation
01:55:29 - Bitcoin Infinity Day and Wrapping Up

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The Freedom Footprint Show is a Bitcoin podcast hosted by Knut Svanholm and Luke de Wolf.

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