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Apr 2025
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Should We Care More About Beauty? & Huma...

Arman Assadi, Stephen Cesaro, Nick Urbani, and Eric Johanson
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Let's dive into episode 237! Are Trump's tariffs a genius masterstroke or economic chaos? 🤔 We're unpacking the wild ride for markets (especially #Bitcoin! 📈), #crypto's shifting narrative, and whether "Trump coin" actually has... fundamentals?! 😂 (Spoiler: Dinner with Trump for the top holders? Yes, the market reacted 🤯).We're also tackling the future of #AI and the eternal question: form vs. function. It's your weekly dose of unfiltered commentary on finance, tech, culture, and politics – served with our signature edge and a little chaos.

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Timestamps:

🎙️ 00:00 - Welcome to Ep. 237

🕯️ 02:10 - The Candle Debate & Energy Clearing Rituals (Palo Santo, Copal, and S-Fan discussion)

🍸 06:00 - What Are We Drinking? Old Fashioned & Bar Memories ("Messing up neat is the only way.")

📉 14:30 - Market Madness: Tariffs, Trump Tweets & Crypto Surge

🧠 18:30 - Crypto & Trump: Was It Really a Net Positive? ("Bitcoin and crypto are two different things... no, they’re the same.")

💬 21:45 - Bitcoin’s Path: Risk Asset or Digital Gold? ("Is this time different or not?")

🤝 25:30 - Liquidity, Leverage & The Future of Markets—Bitcoin Included

🚀 29:30 - Crypto Focus: Bitcoin & Fartcoin Dominance ("80% of my trading activity now is Bitcoin and Fartcoin.")

🚧 32:30 - Crypto Innovation & Regulation: The Promise vs. Reality

💰 39:30 - Trump Coin Madness: Fundamentals in Meme Coins ("Price of Trump coin +65% today. Absolute moon mission.")

⚔️ 44:30 - Crypto’s Reputation, Crime & The ‘No Such Thing As Bad Press’ Theory

🧩 46:00 - Libertarianism, Drugs & Externalities — Challenging Perspectives

🏛️ 53:30 - Voting Rights vs. Personal Freedom Debates

🤖 58:15 - AI: The Threat or the Tool? Coordination, Will & Human Intelligence vs. Artificial Superintelligence

🌐 01:15:30 - Recursive Self-Improvement & The Future Landscape of AI Intelligence

🎨 01:30:30 - Form vs Function: Beauty in Society, Architecture & Technology ("Why don’t we build things beautifully anymore?")

🏡 01:55:30 - Personal Aesthetic Choices & The Role of Environment in Well-Being

🛋️ 02:00:00 - Closing Thoughts & Community Sign-Off ("Please like, subscribe, share the episode with a friend.")


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