Morality emerges out of iterative voluntary games. What we regard as moral is the principle that most aptly governs the longest game.It's an idea Peterson borrowed from Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist. Piaget focused on kids as ways to understand humanity at large. He believed that the act of voluntary play in kids is the precursor to ethical societies. The games are thus micro-cosmoses of society and as we grow up we are just extending the game into adulthood.

Morality emerges from play

If 2 groups are playing a game: one group playing the game voluntarily and another one forced to do so .... The voluntary group will always outperform the other. Fiat, ruling through power, is demonstrably a sub-optimal strategy compared to freedom. This idea has implications in:<ul><li>economy: a regulated economy will be outperformed by a free economy</li><li>management: unrestrained teams are doing better than micro-managed ones </li><li>etc ....</li></ul>

Voluntary Games vs Fiat

If you think life is not a game, then you are not playing it properly.

Alan Watts used to say life is a dance, not a journey. The eastern tradition has identified play as a the natural state for peace. Interesting how a psychological analysis can come up with similar findings. 

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson joins for me a special edition episode exploring the philosophic implications of Bitcoin as an incorruptible system of value. This episode was recorded in front a live studio audience on April 8th, 2022 during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami, FL. Be sure to check out Swan Private, your dedicated partner in developing and executing a Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/ GUEST Dr. Peterson's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson Dr. Peterson's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL_f53ZEJxp8TtlOkHwMV9Q Dr. Peterson's LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/DrJordanBPeterson PODCAST Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1 RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI Transcript: OUTLINE 00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro 00:00:08 Intro by John Vallis 00:04:38 Standup Comedy Opening by JP Sears 00:27:22 Show Intro by Robert Breedlove 00:31:52 Welcoming Jordan Peterson 00:32:39 The Concept of Fiat and the Ethical Optimality of Voluntary Games 00:43:57 Voluntary Games Optimize the Genuine Motivation of Positive Emotion 00:45:03 Fiat Currency as an Involuntary Game and its Psychological Implications 00:48:10 What Justification is there for Use of Force or Fiat? 00:52:32 “Whenever You’re Doing a Thing You Want, You’re Playing.” 00:55:50 Defining Truth (and its Antagonism to Fiat) 01:00:43 The Spirit of Truth, the Process of Inquiry, and Freedom of Speech 01:04:11 Free Speech is How Humans Contend with an Incomputable Future 01:07:11 How an Incorruptible Money Could Impact the Free Market Process 01:11:44 How The Free Market Enhances Our Relationship with Value 01:13:39 Inflation Penalizes Prudence and, In Doing So, Destroys Civilization 01:16:58 Giving Gratitude to our Sponsors 01:29:40 Controlling Speech and Money as Unerring Hallmarks of Totalitarianism 01:35:04 The Costliness of Signaling and the Sanity of Communication 01:39:18 “The Monetary Standard and Moral Standard are Inexorably Linked” 01:45:09 What are the Unexpected Consequences of Bitcoin? 01:49:00 Systemized Violations of Property and the Inducement of Irresponsibility 01:53:51 Bitcoin and The Philosopher’s Stone 02:00:15 Money is a Promise: A Contract with the Future 02:03:44 The Impact of Technological Innovation on Trust in Society 02:07:02 Christ and the Value of Absolute Truthfulness 02:10:56 The Personal Transformations Occurring in the Lives of Bitcoiners 02:13:05 Bitcoin as a Means of Detaching Exploitation From Economic Success 02:17:03 “What is Money?” Outro SOCIAL Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=en All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORK Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove Dollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528 The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSES Off the Chain Capital is the best performing value investment fund over the past 5 years: https://offthechain.capital/ Iris Energy is focused on building mining Bitcoin operations with sustainable energy: https://irisenergy.co/ Swan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/ Noah is the mobile money app of the future—the all-in-one money app for everyone, everywhere: https://noah.com/?referral=iseqvom&refSource=copy Okcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: okcoin.com/breedlove Join Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023 Looking Glass is a free, all-in-one educational platform built with the intention of empowering individuals to take control of their financial future: http://www.lookingglasseducaation.com/ Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) is a venture capital firm that launched the industry's first institutional venture fund series focused on Bitcoin startups: https://tvp.fund/

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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson joins for me a special edition episode exploring the philosophic implications of Bitcoin as an incorruptible system of value. This episode was recorded in front a live studio audience on April 8th, 2022 during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami, FL.

Be sure to check out Swan Private, your dedicated partner in developing and executing a Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/

GUEST
Dr. Peterson's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson
Dr. Peterson's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL_f53ZEJxp8TtlOkHwMV9Q
Dr. Peterson's LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/DrJordanBPeterson

PODCAST 
Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ 
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1
RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI 
Transcript: 

OUTLINE 
00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
00:00:08 Intro by John Vallis
00:04:38 Standup Comedy Opening by JP Sears
00:27:22 Show Intro by Robert Breedlove
00:31:52 Welcoming Jordan Peterson
00:32:39 The Concept of Fiat and the Ethical Optimality of Voluntary Games
00:43:57 Voluntary Games Optimize the Genuine Motivation of Positive Emotion
00:45:03 Fiat Currency as an Involuntary Game and its Psychological Implications
00:48:10 What Justification is there for Use of Force or Fiat?
00:52:32 “Whenever You’re Doing a Thing You Want, You’re Playing.”
00:55:50 Defining Truth (and its Antagonism to Fiat)
01:00:43 The Spirit of Truth, the Process of Inquiry, and Freedom of Speech
01:04:11 Free Speech is How Humans Contend with an Incomputable Future
01:07:11 How an Incorruptible Money Could Impact the Free Market Process
01:11:44 How The Free Market Enhances Our Relationship with Value
01:13:39 Inflation Penalizes Prudence and, In Doing So, Destroys Civilization
01:16:58 Giving Gratitude to our Sponsors
01:29:40 Controlling Speech and Money as Unerring Hallmarks of Totalitarianism
01:35:04 The Costliness of Signaling and the Sanity of Communication
01:39:18 “The Monetary Standard and Moral Standard are Inexorably Linked”
01:45:09 What are the Unexpected Consequences of Bitcoin?
01:49:00 Systemized Violations of Property and the Inducement of Irresponsibility
01:53:51 Bitcoin and The Philosopher’s Stone
02:00:15 Money is a Promise: A Contract with the Future
02:03:44 The Impact of Technological Innovation on Trust in Society
02:07:02 Christ and the Value of Absolute Truthfulness
02:10:56 The Personal Transformations Occurring in the Lives of Bitcoiners
02:13:05 Bitcoin as a Means of Detaching Exploitation From Economic Success
02:17:03 “What is Money?” Outro


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WRITTEN WORK 
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Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ 

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RECOMMENDED BUSINESSES 
Off the Chain Capital is the best performing value investment fund over the past 5 years: https://offthechain.capital/
Iris Energy is focused on building mining Bitcoin operations with sustainable energy: https://irisenergy.co/
Swan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/
Noah is the mobile money app of the future—the all-in-one money app for everyone, everywhere: https://noah.com/?referral=iseqvom&refSource=copy
Okcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: okcoin.com/breedlove
Join Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023 
Looking Glass is a free, all-in-one educational platform built with the intention of empowering individuals to take control of their financial future: http://www.lookingglasseducaation.com/
Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) is a venture capital firm that launched the industry's first institutional venture fund series focused on Bitcoin startups: https://tvp.fund/

Asking yourself that all-important question "What is Money?" is the rabbit which will lead you down the proverbial rabbit hole of new inquiries, perspectives on socioeconomic reality, and worldview-shattering revelations. Undoubtedly, it is the single most significant question we can ask ourselves in a world drowning in deception. By engaging in deep conversations with a diversity of deep thinkers from all walks of life, we will doggedly pursue this "rabbit" in our relentless hunt for truth.

Robert Breedlove is a freedom maximalist, ex-hedge fund manager, and philosopher in the Bitcoin space. To him, Bitcoin is fundamentally a humanitarian movement exposing the greatest con in human history: central banking. By learning about the connection between honest money, entrepreneurship, and civilization, we are renewing hope for the future of humanity. To this end, Robert's mission is to restore freedom, truth, and virtue in our world by tenaciously asking the question: "What is Money?"
