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I talk with Paul from Bitkiwi, who are organising New Zealand’s premiere Bitcoin meetup events.
We talk about focussing on Proof of Work in your personal life, unplugging from the utter distraction of legacy media, and really asking fundamental questions about the future state of government and society.
As the Ancient Greek Philosopher Heraclitus said: “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man. There is nothing permanent except change.”
What does this mean for us? How does Bitcoin play a role in this new world?
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Links:
Bitkiwi on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Bitkiwi1
Bitkiwi 7 Meetup Event Auckland: 28th October 2023, 2pm @ Brothers Beer Mt Eden
Bitkiwi 8 Meetup Event Queenstown: 17th February 2024, 1 - 5pm @ @onder
NZ Everyday Investor Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/nz-everyday-investor/id1405950854
The Race to Avoid the War by Cory Klippsten - https://www.swanbitcoin.com/the-race-to-avoid-the-war/
Bitcoin: Everything Divided by 21 Million - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60860908
Amendment: We talk about various NZ Herald Articles:
But refer to one that was actually a stuff.co.nz Opinion Piece:
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