TL; DR
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Joe Rogan just interviewed Sam Altman and asked him for his thoughts on Bitcoin’s place in society.
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Altman and Rogan said they were both “super against” CBDCs (i.e. the central bank digital currency that would likely be tied to a social credit score).
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They also discussed Worldcoin – the crypto project Altman founded (which has raised some serious eyebrows).
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Last week we discussed the Lex Fridman podcast interview with Mark Zuckerberg in the Metaverse (to look at if you haven’t already – it’s solid!).
Now we’re back to discuss another podcast released late last week with Joe Rogan and Sam Altman (the CEO of OpenAI).
As expected, most of the conversation focused on AI.
But Joe did ask for Sam’s opinion on Bitcoin’s place in society; whereupon he said:
“I think this idea that we have a global currency that is outside the control of any government is a super logical and important step in the technology boom.”
That makes sense, but what really stood out was Joe’s reaction:
“Agreed… The government should deal with all the pressing environmental, social, infrastructure issues, foreign policy issues, economic issues… the things that need to be governed to have a peaceful and prosperous society that is equal and just.”
Well said Joep.
Altman and Rogan said they were both “super against” CBDCs (i.e. the central bank digital currency that would likely be tied to a social credit score), while Rogan said: “That scares the hell out of me. The pressure to do so is not in the interest of society, but in the interest of control.”
Finally, they discussed Worldcoin – the crypto project Altman founded (which raised some serious eyebrows).
His view: The shift to a “tech-enabled world,” including Bitcoin, could seriously reduce corruption.
Look, we don’t agree with everything Altman has to say, but to the ideas we hear we say, “Amen.”