141 - Who Stole the Wealth? with Ben Hunt

✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-ben-hunt 

Joining us today for his second appearance on Bankless, the macro narrative gigabrain, Ben Hunt. Ben is an investor and creator of Epsilon Theory, a website, and community that examines markets through the lenses of game theory and history.

On today’s episode, Ben shares his rich insights on the U.S.’s current macro landscape by taking us through a brief history of the past, why our political coordination game is broken, and of course–who’s stealing the wealth.

------ 📣 Push | Try the Communication Protocol of Web3 https://bankless.cc/Push 

------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/  🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ 

------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:

⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 

👯 DESO | DECENTRALIZED SOCIAL BLOCKCHAIN https://bankless.cc/Deso 

🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET https://bankless.cc/Brave 

📡 TRUEFI | CRYPTO FINANCIAL HUB https://bankless.cc/TrueFi 

👾 SEQUENCE | ALL-IN-ONE PLATFORM https://bankless.cc/Sequence 

⚡️FUEL | THE MODULAR EXECUTION LAYER https://bankless.cc/fuel 

------ Timestamps:

0:00 Intro 7:43 Unique Time in History? 11:56 Repricing Money 18:48 What’s Different? 22:24 US Wealth Growth vs. US GDP Growth 30:55 Hollowness 42:06 Stealing the Future 50:09 Kicking the Can Down the Road 55:23 The Widening Gyre 1:00:48 Political Coordination Game 1:06:26 Constitutional Apportionment Amendment 1:12:27 Common Denominators 1:15:14 Bitcoin 1:25:12 Tornado Cash & Freedom Narrative 1:32:53 Do We Have Hope? 1:34:28 Closing & Disclaimers

------ Resources:

Ben Hunt https://twitter.com/EpsilonTheory 

Epsilon Theory https://www.epsilontheory.com/ 

Ben’s 1st Bankless Appearance https://youtu.be/JlMooJyaFBc 

Hollowed Out (“Hollow Men, Hollow Markets, Hollow World”) https://www.epsilontheory.com/hollow-men-hollow-markets-hollow-world-2/ 

The Widening Gyre https://www.epsilontheory.com/the-widening-gyre/ 

In Praise of Bitcoin https://www.epsilontheory.com/in-praise-of-bitcoin/ 

----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures