The Orange Pill We’ve Been Missing (w/ Michael Sullivan)

Most Bitcoin conversations are about price or tech. This one’s different.
In this episode, I sit down with Michael Sullivan, author of Blood of the Bourgeoisie, a fascinating thriller and Bitcoin-orange-pill trojan horse of a novel. We get into how Bitcoin changes lives and why he wanted to give back to the community by attempting to write one of the first great works of Bitcoin fiction.
We talk about hope, time preference, the problems with fiat, and how art can spread ideas in ways no tweet or chart ever could. If you believe Bitcoin is about more than just money, this conversation is for you.

Follow Michael:
https://x.com/SullyMichaelvan
Get Blood of the Bourgeoisie: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS285DYC

Value 4 Value: If you enjoyed this content feel free to zap me some sats via the lightning network: [email protected] or https://coinos.io/thesatstacker

NYKNYC. Buy Bitcoin and withdraw to self custody with Bitcoin Well. Use my referral link for a chance to win free sats:
https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/mftab

Follow:
https://x.com/thesatstack
primal.net/thesatstacker
https://www.tiktok.com/@thesatstack
https://open.spotify.com/show/4b58uoQo9Xl7RsbsbbAqAh
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-favorite-thing-about-bitcoin/id1788973938
http://fountain.fm/show/YqXJoHuG6qYRBmDW1k37

00:00 – Intro: How Fiction Could Orange-Pill the World
01:24 – Why Michael Wrote a Bitcoin Novel Instead of a Manifesto
08:32 – Trojan-Horse Orange-Pilling
11:57 – Bitcoin as a Personal Awakening
15:33 – The Certainty Bitcoin Provides
18:40 – Time Preference and the Peaceful Revolution
26:14 – Is This the First Great Work of Bitcoin Fiction?
31:00 – Why the Fiat System Is Unethical
36:10 – Making Bitcoin Accessible
40:22 – Hope, Optimism, and the Need for Stories
45:45 – Orange-Pilling Through Art, Not Argument
55:10 – Why This Story Is for More Than Bitcoiners
59:40 – Final Reflections: The Real Power of Bitcoin