Open Source Wins by Being Boring and Slow

Show Notes

Why does money change so slowly, and why is Bitcoin’s "boring" design actually its greatest competitive advantage? My guest and I break down the parallels between Bitcoin and other foundational tech to see how systems truly evolve. History shows that disruptive tech almost always starts as a centralized quick fix, but the most resilient layers follow a much different path. Listen to Chat_172 - Sovereign Devices in a Subscription World with Harald Schäfer on Bitcoin Audible, available on all major platforms: 🔗 Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/AHcY5J1X52NsP81eaApf *Guest Links* Harald on X (Link: https://twitter.com/___Harald___) comma on X (Link: https://twitter.com/comma_ai) comma's Website (Link: https://comma.ai/) *Affiliate Links* - Become sovereign, hold your keys, be censorship resistant with the Bitbox hardware wallet. Get 5% off everything in the store with code GUY (Link: https://bitbox.swiss/) - Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from The Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1) *Host Links* ⁠⁠Guy on Nostr ⁠(Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) ⁠Guy on X ⁠(Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy's Takes on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@GuysTake) Guy Swann on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) ⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) #bitcoin #economics #freedom