Why Central Banking Incentivizes Corruption (And Bitcoin Doesn’t) w/ Robin Seyr
The "What is Money?" Show
Violence, Coercion and Economic Incentives
Robert and Robin analyze how Bitcoin lowers profitability of coercion and increases incentives for cooperation.
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0:00 – WiM Episode Trailer
1:24 – Why Bitcoin Still Matters in 2026
4:15 – Price Validation & Market Confirmation
7:14 – Incentives, Violence & Cooperation
11:12 – Heuristics from the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole
15:23 – Lowering the Profitability of Coercion
18:23 – Natural Selection & Bitcoin Adoption
22:08 – Conviction Through Community
25:12 – Early Adopters vs Mainstream Bitcoin
29:17 – Learning Through Monetary Pain
31:30 – Language, Meaning & Money
34:11 – Writing the Next Book
37:01 – The State, ETFs & Self-Custody Risks
41:25 – Be the Change: Culture Through Imitation
45:17 – Acting on Highest Passion
47:28 – Why You Can’t Lose If You Learn
49:46 – Responsibility & The Ability to Respond
51:45 – Dystopian Worlds & Cultural Imagination
53:15 – Outro
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