In this episode , I chat with Brandon Quittem, Lawrence Lepard, Dave Collum, and American HODL in an all-star fourth turning roundtable. We dive deep into generational cycles, societal shifts, economic collapses, and what the peak of this fourth turning might look like.
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––– Chapters –––
02:11 – Fourth Turning Basics
04:50 – Reaction vs Trigger
06:12 – Start of the Current Fourth Turning
09:17 – Past Fourth Turnings: Civil War, Witches, More
10:52 – Peak Predictions: Collapse or Revolution?
12:56 – Monetary Breakdown & Inflationary Depression
14:51 – Controlled Demolition of the Economy
20:56 – Nuclear Risks and Cold War 2.0
24:51 – Mass Mobilization Catalysts
28:51 – Global Trade Divorce: U.S. vs China
32:08 – Reviving U.S. Manufacturing
35:14 – Dollar Weaponization & Trust Collapse
36:06 – Wealth Transfer: Fiat to Bitcoin
39:00 – Bitcoin as an Elite Revolution
42:51 – Fort Knox: Missing Gold?
44:51 – Bretton Woods 2.0 & Bitcoin Standard
54:51 – Bitcoin in a Post-Fiat World
01:00:51 – Energy, AI, and Decentralization
01:12:51 – BRICS and Global Power Shifts
01:20:51 – Innovation Amidst Collapse
01:24:51 – Bitcoin vs The State
01:30:51 – Preparing for Sovereignty
01:36:51 – Final Fourth Turning Reflections
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