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Games and Game Theory in Crypto

The Levered Lads discuss Teej's article about the different "species" of crypto assets -- https://vulpine.substack.com/p/taxonomy-of-tokens

The lads take on Megapolitics, particularly the multi-disciplinary competition between China and the US. We welcome special guest Lucas Tcheyan, researcher at the Carnegie Tsinghua Institute who helps debunk misconceptions and refine our geopolitical mental models. We jam on Central Bank Digital Currencies, the divergence in Sino'/US' capacity to build public infrastructure, and the implications of nationalism.

We discuss Annie Duke's book "Thinking in Bets" and thinking in terms of probabilities.

We discuss the ideas of Annie Duke's book "Thinking in Bets" and how it is advantageous to apply probabilistic thinking in all areas of life.

Narratives exist everywhere and they are effective drivers of action. We discuss the role of narratives in politics, business, science, religion, art, and investments. We riff about science vs. religion.

We talk with Guru about evading the rat race, exuding freedom, and seizing the day as a contemporary hunter-gatherer.

Red Meat is the only "Super Food", here is why.

Metaverse: a virtual dimension of shared human consciousness. Coined by Neal Stephenson in Snow Crash. Theoretically will merge all “virtual worlds” and “games” into an open digital topography for all to interact with simultaneously. Nothing in this show should be construed as financial advice, these are merely financial opinions. Not financial advice.

Order without Design: the antithesis of top-down planning. Humans and entities cooperate organically, iterating towards the best solutions, much like in Darwinian evolution. Countries, cities, companies, and protocols would be remiss to ignore this lever: Plan less up front, create more on the back.

We discuss trying to be the healthiest you can be while spending the least (time, money, thought)

In this episode we dive into the world of NFTs. All the lads have been DEEP into crypto as of late, and the NFT craze brings up many discussion points. Links Hernando de soto - mystery of capital - https://amzn.to/3t9C4Nf Arweave (Storage Crypto) - https://www.arweave.org/ Storj (Storage Token) - https://www.storj.io/ Filecoin- https://filecoin.io/ Theta- https://www.thetatoken.org/ Decentraland (Metaverse)- https://decentraland.org/ This is not financial advise, as always DYOR

In this episode we discuss “Psychology of Money” by Morgan Housel and share some personal opinions/experience as they relate to saving, investing, spending, and consumerism. Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel - https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjlGQjM2WndVMGZjdzZGdk12UUczUkxVUTV3Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsaS1OVFBGaW11clRiUFhBMXNjX0p2ODNMb0w2dFpVc0ZZVm52c1REekY3djE3YkdWa3oyMkYwQXNoOWZHZjY2ajRHa0RHdmdqMVNfV1AxZGhJTF9yZnBQaHkteHN1aFJkU0RtcHR5THp0WEhLVzg4bw&q=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F39GM3ld (https://amzn.to/39GM3ld)​ Hedonic treadmill - https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGJFTWVLRU9mcnVVb2FnOVc5SjRiQ291cWtTUXxBQ3Jtc0trdXAtVXNsOHFVUlItZWFKT0tmaXJHeVprWDB6VUJvNU1OV3k0bFAwbnpmVld5QXNxWnBqNW9mdkNmaDByU2NWd2VDeDQxRFdXaHVic2ZPYWdPdGlIYzlPOTFmSFNwM2t6T1BtZEdhb3BwY1d5QjlqZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHedonic_treadmill (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic...)​ Keynesian Economics https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1U4SVpIaC1pSUxDLXBJNzdCcFlNMFFaWmhxQXxBQ3Jtc0trLTYxcTBIemhPamNiWDJuamlIVWx0dlRJQTJrTHNNOFlDTDdzclkwSWIzdGF3OVUxWDlEOXNBcDlFS3hXU1QyckpVYVBONkN2UnM1WFBpMU02aEROUnJ4NDRuUGhUeUZWeFdHNEo4d2pzdmJITkxSSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.investopedia.com%2Fterms%2Fk%2Fkeynesianeconomics.asp%23%3A%7E%3Atext%3DKeynesian%2520economics%2520is%2520a%2520macroeconomic%2Cto%2520understand%2520the%2520Great%2520Depression (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/k/...)​. Cantillon Effect https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUFYRXgtVnoxWWdvd1dhbzZLWF9WOEoyaXRfUXxBQ3Jtc0ttMnFpc28xQ2g2Z0FOZHRnOXJrRFZtRWFXWlVVaGp5OUFfYXlhSnFWa0h3ZTU4X3hVODFUZm90SFBTQUo1MkR0WGVud3BYa0RycDdoeHl4NmxEc3B2c2JyNGFvLXIzQjZNOE84VmJOOUJLM19FQ3Rwaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmattstoller.substack.com%2Fp%2Fthe-cantillon-effect-why-wall-street (https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/th...)​ Monte Carlo Simulation https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVo5XzZqbktBbEMzYWU3UFdsMnYzeHlNbkxrQXxBQ3Jtc0ttcTBIUldOZ2Y0WDBWNHA4LVN0ak1kbC1vQlVRb1d5bkpZS3NYemRaampjeEZQRWdsTWo2VDNKcURRUGlDU0NBZGJ3TjNrVWt0V2UwMmFwSGJBSEhMdGlKalVEaS1oaHlVOXlwWjNIVTJiN3RJY1R5Yw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.investopedia.com%2Fterms%2Fm%2Fmontecarlosimulation.asp%23%3A%7E%3Atext%3DA%2520Monte%2520Carlo%2520simulation%2520is%2Cin%2520prediction%2520and%2520forecasting%2520models (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/...)​. Alternating Current vs. Direct Current https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDBPakZyQ3Vwb2dHZ19YQ0hmRlI2S3A5ZlJ0QXxBQ3Jtc0tsdndBaEliMDhINW9aMy1NWmpmRk1UQ2stVGRkSGFSdWNTSVJSak5WNkhDbE9lQ3pJRXdiTjR6TGtmZ0dzS1VTT1BQcnBsTTc3ZENnQmxaSllNeVpHNS1pZGV3R3F1UzN5Q29pdjBhR0hhVC12Q1dNYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fcourses.lumenlearning.com%2Fphysics%2Fchapter%2F20-5-alternating-current-versus-direct-current%2F%23%3A%7E%3Atext%3DDirect%2520current%2520%28DC%29%2520is%2520the%2Ccharge%2520that%2520periodically%2520reverses%2520direction (https://courses.lumenlearning.com/phy...)​.

Exchange starts with barter between small groups of people, money emerges to solve coincidence of wants. Money moves us from direct exchange, good for good, to indirect exchange, good for money for good. Which objective function does a good optimize to become money? Salability. Salability across scale (small and big transactions), space (across globe) and time (now and in the future) matter. What is the function of money? Unit of account Medium of exchange Store of value What qualities make for good money? Available Divisible Durable Fungible Portable Reliable Coincidence of wants https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUM4RGM0TUZfeFZFajBSRVFKVlB1M1B2a0Y0d3xBQ3Jtc0tsaWgxVkFiSzhoWEplT3ZwbnRNeGpSZlFpWnhMcjNTbS1NRFNQemd1dGhfTWU0anFTckRmWm9TdFhtMnltNS1CbHRlQnRVN0NGeG9pNXRqR2FQem1Ub1NrQlVsOVh5Nm1VeC1XSW9BMFR1bWdHbkNaUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCoincidence_of_wants (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coincid...)​ Hard currency https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazNTYjB3bFk5WFVqMk9fQzZSWmxNOVV3LVNSUXxBQ3Jtc0tsMFJOVGpmaVFaZENhUlBXMXVJUzF2NzhaWGhkLXg1S1owUDN5LVY2OXB6NGNMZHk1N0JaeUZ5UThHLVlvS2hxRjVhNTByOWc0LUtaMTZFM2oyalB3bnA5NWRCTVQyMDVVMjQxMUVsR3lfdERNWGRPOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHard_currency (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_cu...)​ Fungibility https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0w3TUxhd1pFSVVtSmRqeVk2bW5jUFRETjNHd3xBQ3Jtc0ttTGdJLW40V2tfUDZTa1RJd0FMVG4zQ2hLblVoOEw4bjdudXM2eGI1dHdHcXR4ZlliYmwwS1FvTEVBNHBVcVFrNU5qLTJneFJVT2RiUkk3T1dFV0FFR2dWckdtX3dTTmdGbUFtUC1zWjhvTmtzQ2lfbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFungibility (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungibi...)​ Zero stroke https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFltdXNCV3R5MzJRazlJcGQwcW5BTDFWWFFnd3xBQ3Jtc0tucFNNVGpJX2syRUZWLUVtYWR6S3lPMnU1MzE1Y1hyRnpMTFZkODdKVnA0eWpHOW96UE1FOGI2ZUw1cnJFZmE3UVFjYWJyMUNXdGFPaWp1aVJpUTM4WUV1eTc0R2hGLXhnalhxUzYxNlo4Zl9OMlVrNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FZero_stroke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_st...)

In this episode we discuss fasting as a lever. An environmental inevitability since human inception and long a spiritual and religious practice, fasting is a powerful form of leverage. Throughout the wandering episode, we hit on fasting modalities, how fasting is unfairly condemned in modern society, the critical signals such a practice sends to the body, and some of the obvious and more subtle beauties of abstinence from food and drink.

In this episode, the levered lads discuss how minimalism is one of the simplest and most instrumental levers that you can adopt. Through the exploration of our own travails and NYC's Broken Window Hypothesis, Japanese Minimalist architecture, James Clear, and Diderot, we try to nicely animate minimalist philosophy. Links for ideas we discussed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory#:~:text=The%20broken%20windows%20theory%20is,and%20disorder%2C%20including%20serious%20crimes. (Broken window Effect) https://joshkaufman.net/explore-exploit/ (Explore/ exploit ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diderot_effect (Diderot effect) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_pact (Ulysses Pact) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifragile (Antifragile) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebbian_theory (Neurons that fire together, wire together) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_distribution (Pareto Distribution)