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Cryptozoic
Cryptozoic
11 years ago

Have you considered getting on as guests Karen Hood and Dave Canterbury? You know who they are. They would be good guests and a valuable contribution to your program.

Dan Hunter
Dan Hunter
11 years ago
Reply to  Cryptozoic

Go to the area at the top of the page were it says search type in those names and every episode will come there is several.

Ben Steltenkamp
Ben Steltenkamp
11 years ago

Such a great show Jack. I wish we had more shows like Sovereign Living on TV instead of that crap Doomsday Preppers. Look forward to more episodes.

Cryptozoic
Cryptozoic
11 years ago

Suggestion:
I recommend your program to many people, but they’re newbies and didn’t hear your early shows. I suggest some “back to basics” programs for the grasshoppers who want to become ants. But this time, not from the car yelling at the assclowns 😉

beewhispererwyosurvival
beewhispererwyosurvival
11 years ago

I like there little farm.
If they would put bees on the farm they would increase food production by 30% threw mass pollination, have honey, wax, and other products to sale.

The New Mike
11 years ago

This was just a great episode. Actually sent it to my parents. Who knows maybe they’ll listen to it. They’ve decided to get all “political” lately, and failing to realize where its going to lead you (nowhere positive).

joe
joe
11 years ago

Great episode. John and Kat are good people.

Here’s a video by Stefan Molyneux where he goes deep in to the value proposition for BTC and covers many of the benefits John was mentioning. It truly is revolutionary…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs6F91dFYCs&feature=youtube_gdata_player

NotoriousAPP
NotoriousAPP
11 years ago

Great interview, I really like John’s perspective.

John: you still living around Austin?

The New Mike
11 years ago

There are some sligggght inaccuracies I’m hearing regarding bitcoin. Regarding the election thing, John stated it would be anonymous. In general calling anything in bitcoin anonymous is a tad topsy turvey. It can’t be both completely auditable, traceable, and be anonymous at the same time. The problem with taking any income publicly via bitcoin is precisely because its NOT anonymous. In order to receive bitcoin as a form of payment (say the blog posts) you would have to post the public address for the bitcoin. Ok all is well there, however, its now been established that you have ownership and possession of that address. (It’s one thing if you post it “anonomously” on a forum like reddit, its another when its a blog with your name on it, which you’re likely paying for). The moment those bitcoin leave your hands the trail of where they go, is locked into the network.

You say it often jack about just doing things and not necessarily being concerned so much with the “what if” (therefore paralyzing you), of which I can appreciate. (What if people find out I’m storing food, etc, etc). But publicly posting the contents of your wallet online, and then allowing people to view where that money goes, in my opinion is begging for trouble.

Totally different story though if you’re doing a non-profit or something similar like a cause, where you’re wanting that PUBLIC accountability of where the money goes. “Hey I said I would use this money to purchase X,Y, and Z so here is the receipt for that”.

The New Mike
11 years ago
Reply to  The New Mike

Forgot to post this.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-01-08/bitcoin-sexiest-non-solution-all-time
There are some technical inaccuracies particularly on the vulnerability of the network (I don’t think its as vulnerable as he claims) however there are some other more important points in it, particularly at the end regarding building local sustainable communities and solving these over globalism problems with localism. Not, an internet driven global open currency.

Terry
11 years ago
Reply to  The New Mike

You should check out other crypto coins that are piggybacking the blockchain of Bitcoin and coming up with new features every day.

Zerocoin is just one example of how anonymity can be added to transactions.
http://zerocoin.org/

I wouldn’t underestimate the long tail of features & industry that will come out of the Bitcoin Network paradigm.

joe
joe
11 years ago

BTC can be anonymous or completely public. It’s up to the individual to determine which he prefers at the time. Additionally, public btc can be “reanonomized” via a tumbler which launders btc for a fee.

joe
joe
11 years ago

“they think it is money and therefore do not understand money”

There’s no shortage of people confused about what money is.

Brent Eamer
Brent Eamer
11 years ago

From my understanding, currency is the intermediary between money and the true goods you want.

So, my understanding is that Gold and Silver is money and that chickens is the currency to get the grain you desire.. as an example.

Correct?

Insidious
Insidious
11 years ago

I haven’t read this entire thread (or listened to the episode yet) but I wanted to add..

The side of ‘money’ that people seem to ignore most often is that if there are no goods or services to purchase.. its worthless.

There is an assumption that if people want something a ‘market’ will magically appear to instantly meet that need.

The fallacy lies in the one factor no market can combat.. the time component of the need.

If people want pork, and you aren’t holding any ‘in reserve’, you have to birth, raise and slaughter pigs before the need can be met. After you’ve don this, you can have some bacon. But you aren’t getting any tomorrow, or next week, or next month. No matter how much ‘money’ you have.

This can be even more dramatic with longer processes. If you’ve cut down all of your hardwood trees, how many decades will it take before ‘the market’ can provide hardwoods? If you’ve destroyed your fisheries, how long before they can reliably provide fish again? If you’ve drained your aquifer, how long before it can refill? If you’ve washed all of your topsoil into the ocean, and salted the remaining hard soil, how long before you can grow crops again?

None of these processes can be hurried by ‘markets’ or ‘more money’.

I think the mistake comes in because we have been conditioned to believe that money is THE solution to our problems.

All you need is more money, and everything can be solved. (the ‘War on X’ is always about more MONEY to ‘solve’ a supposed problem).

All human problems are solved through human effort. There is no reason to give ‘money’ any of the credit.

Those who have brainwashed us into thinking otherwise.. are the ones running the printing presses.

AutumnDawn
AutumnDawn
11 years ago

I look forward to seeing the home-birthing episode that John talked about. I myself suffered at the hospital for my first 2 children and I have the c-sec and epi scars to prove it and neither were necessary. My 3rd child was born at home in 4 hours and no pain. I hope to see some of the stuff I learned talked about so expectant parents can make informed choices for themselves.

Tyronedeblanco
Tyronedeblanco
11 years ago

Hey Jack, what’s your thoughts on John’s anti fluorinated water beliefs? I’ve been back and forth on this. I cannot tell who is telling the truth on the health concerns of fluorinated water. I’m leaning towards its fear based driven and I would love to hear your perspective on it. Thanks!

Michael Jordan,beewhispererwyosurvival
Michael Jordan,beewhispererwyosurvival
11 years ago

How can I contcat John. Would do bees fir bit coin set up for my companies

Loch
Loch
11 years ago

Jack wrote

“Gold is worthless if you are in a situation where people are starving. ”

Thats probably true, but then, so would bitcoins.

Matthew N Gooseneck
Matthew N Gooseneck
11 years ago

Jack I like how you say we should be apathetic to the Federal government. But how much so. Let’s take guns for instance. When they try to bank guns or go for confiscation registration. Should we remain apathetic? Or does it even matter?

Matthew N Gooseneck
Matthew N Gooseneck
11 years ago

Thank you.

FoolishCop
FoolishCop
11 years ago

Every so often, Jack, you have on a guest that really grabs me with their message. John Bush is just such a guest. He’s articulate, informed, widely read, and offers up a great product with both Sovereign Living and the Center for Natural Living. I thought the first episode of John’s reality TV show was simply awesome and after viewing it I’m so stoked now about try to add a bit more sovereignty to my own life.

I also have to add that John almost made Bitcoin understandable to me. I still don’t get it yet, so I’m looking forward to that episode when you bring John back to explain it in greater detail. I think he’s articulate enough I may finally grasp it if he’s the one explaining it.

Rich

Zakolev
Zakolev
11 years ago

Jack! I’ve been catching up on far to many missed episodes. I almost skipped it thinking it was going to be some Liberty Movement thing. Don’t get me wrong, I am pretty much where I think you are (AnCap/Anarcho-Libertarian/whatever), but have been thoroughly disinterested after investigating and visiting the New Hampshire and the PorcFest event. In fact it’s your Walking to Freedom even that has brought me to western Montana. Now I’m rambling.

The guy you had on had me feeling decent to hear that there are other anarchists who aren’t douches and constantly browbeating and attacking decent people who just haven’t thought about it enough. Anyway, loved it.