I'm currently making my way through the Martyr Made podcast by Darryl Cooper. In episode #3, about 1 hour and 11 minutes in, he  twice repeats his money line about how essential the state monopoly on power is for laying the foundation for peaceful society:

"The state is the network of institutions that mediate and standardize relationships and exchchanges between individuals."

I get where he's coming from that some kind of absolute power is necessary to be the final arbiter of peace, otherwise conflict defaults to physical violence. But this, I would argue, is precisely the beauty of Bitcoin. In fact, it seems like we are watching Bitcoin become a network that mediates and standardizes contracts and exchanges between individuals.

Bitcoin is the discovery of a new kind of power that fuels cooperation.

What a time to be alive.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5wQw92doCidAQsKIX2msMs?si=B5WGGMSdQY62oy9EQHbT2w