Oddbean new post about login | logout List of people Bitcoiners have to read to become more politically and economically literate: •Rajaji •Rothbard •Hayek •Mises •Sowell •Bastiat Podcasts and summaries aren't enough. Reading is absolutely necessary.
I need to build a reading list clearly. nostr:nevent1qqsfsm9dq4v7effdzn9zghv6uqu6q4lujcft4vkr0shdcwj8p4rx0zspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzqd8342ntz5yduzat8uyxcj74h0tm2ru9n9z3cmng4j24ljpku0xkqvzqqqqqqyvr7u7q
I would start with Bastiat. "The Law" can be consumed in very short order and is easy to comprehend. It makes a great first introduction into the good and evil uses of government and law. How theft is theft, even if it has the force of law. That just because an action has the government's backing doesn't make it moral. nostr:nevent1qqsfsm9dq4v7effdzn9zghv6uqu6q4lujcft4vkr0shdcwj8p4rx0zspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzqd8342ntz5yduzat8uyxcj74h0tm2ru9n9z3cmng4j24ljpku0xkqvzqqqqqqyvr7u7q
Fuck podcasts. nostr:nevent1qqsfsm9dq4v7effdzn9zghv6uqu6q4lujcft4vkr0shdcwj8p4rx0zspzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsygp57x42dv2s3hst4vlssmzt6kaa0dg0skv528rwdzkf2h7gxm3u6cpsgqqqqqqs3hm4t4
What if the podcast is literally reading Hayek, Rothbard, Sowell and many other authors *to you*? Huh, what about that? https://media1.giphy.com/media/26tOZbfDjoZc4I5KE/giphy.gif?cid=2154d3d7m7bg1j4n4hhikaqyde1zeoz0lgmine8pdqgfcb9w&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g
Audio books biggest shortcoming is that they aren't on podcasting platforms. The format is much better UX, and bigger reach. Innovate, or perish. If you add some up to date discussion and bitcoiner's pow commentary, that's a great added value. But most of the time, re-reading out loud the content could be eliminated if they come up with better distribution models.
Agree, podcasts can give you intros to certain topics, but it’s good to get the full low down from the source.
This is a very good compression of a lot of these topics: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25712075-a-spontaneous-order Good intro to then get into deeper dives nostr:nevent1qqsfsm9dq4v7effdzn9zghv6uqu6q4lujcft4vkr0shdcwj8p4rx0zspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzqd8342ntz5yduzat8uyxcj74h0tm2ru9n9z3cmng4j24ljpku0xkqvzqqqqqqyvr7u7q
Solid take, but I still think podcasts and summaries are enough for the average Bitcoiner throughout their first epoch, assuming they weren’t avid readers before their bitcoin adoption. Books are seen as barriers to some folks. People haven’t read it so long and probably the last time they read out loud in school they were likely terrified to make a mistake in front of their classmates and be potentially made fun of. Stay humble, read books. 🫂📚
Expanded the list of people I think Bitcoiners have to read to become more politically and economically literate (Based on recommendations, mentions and citations from classical liberal and libertarian content, media and literature) F. A. Hayek Ludwig Von Mises Murray Rothbard Thomas Sowell Adam Smith Bastiat John Locke Israel Kirzner Carl Menger Hans-Hermann Hoppe Hernando De Soto C. Rajagopalachari B. R. Shenoy Nani Palkhivala nostr:nevent1qqsfsm9dq4v7effdzn9zghv6uqu6q4lujcft4vkr0shdcwj8p4rx0zspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtczyq60r24xk9ggmc96k0cgd39atw7hk58ctx29r3hx3ty4tlyrdc7dvqcyqqqqqqgrtymx9
