Adam spotted in the crypto-sphere!
chatting with David Medley, host of Proof of Pod.
I recently sat down for an interview on Proof of Pod, a YouTube show hosted by David Medley, a fellow I used to play poker with, back in the day.
David is a software engineer who is interested in libertarianism and cryptocurrency (and he has a really fun acid test to see how much of a “Bitcoin maximalist” you are!)
In this fun and wide-ranging conversation, we talk about the news, epistemology, cryptocurrency, what money “is”, high vs low time preference, and why the filthy, wretched, government ought to release Ross Ulbricht from prison.
Enjoy!
Naturally,
Adam
You forgot "handsome."
Enjoyed the conversation! Money and economics are always interesting to me, as long as the emphasis isn't pro-government sophistry.
Especially like how you went through the three functions that money fulfill and noted that they can be reduced to one thing. I agree. Money is a proxy for goods and services. It's this proxy status that allows it to facilitate trade ("medium of exchange") and to be a "unit of account," and "store of value" is basically saying you expect it to remain a proxy for goods and services into the future.