Chat_150 - Why We Argue with Chris Guida

"Bitcoiners have a spirit. I think the spirit is an
ancient spirit. It goes back to the American Revolution. It goes
back to the Magna Carta. It goes back to ancient Greece. It goes
back to Christianity in the early Middle
East.
This spirit of individual freedom, individual rights,
there's something inside of each of us that is divine, that kind
of thing.
And I think that is the cultural signal that resonates
with all of humanity. And I think that's Bitcoin's culture. And I
think that if we lose that, then we lose Bitcoin."
~ Chris Guida


In this episode, I sit down with developer and Bitcoiner Chris
Guida for a deep dive into why we argue - and why that’s a good
thing. We explore the culture of Bitcoin, how real debate can
sharpen ideas, and what it means to fight against centralization
both in code and in mindset. We go from the philosophy of
disagreement to the mechanics of Lightning, ARK, and merchant
adoption, to what makes Bitcoin’s culture so uniquely worth
defending. Chris and I trade takes on covenants, paper Bitcoin,
and the eternal battle between centralization and sovereignty.
Why does fiat make us irrational? How do we scale not just
Bitcoin’s tech, but its culture? And what does it really mean to
win - culturally, technologically, and philosophically? It’s one
of those classic long-form chats where we stretch from technical
nuance to deep principles - exactly the kind of conversation
Bitcoin demands.


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Guest Links


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Chris Guida on Github (Link: https://github.com/chrisguida)



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