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\u201cBeware of what I call Pascal's scams: movements or belief systems that ask you to hope for or worry about very improbable outcomes that could have very large positive or negative consequences.\u201d - Nick Szabo\nAnother amazing piece from the Unenumerated blog by Nick Szabo that explains a class of doomsday and utopia predictions he refers to as \u201cPascal\u2019s Scams.\u201d How it can appear rational to worry or hope for extremely improbable outcomes. We read part 1 & 2 together and then talk about how this perspective could change our view of these crazy times. Don\u2019t miss it.\nHere are the original blog posts, in addition to the incredible body of work available on the Unenumerated Blog:\nPart 1: https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2012/07/pascals-scams.html\nPart 2: https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2012/07/pascals-scams-ii.html\n\nSome of the previous works by Szabo we have read on the show:\nShelling Out: The Origins of Money\n\u2022 https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/Reboot---Shelling-Out-The-Origins-of-Money-Nick-Szabo-e9omme\nMoney, Blockchains, & Social Scalability\n\u2022 https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_066---Money--Blockchains--and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj\nExit and Freedom\n\u2022 https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_233---Exit--Freedom-Nick-Szabo-e3nleo\nThe God Protocols\n\u2022 https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_261---The-God-Protocols-Nick-Szabo-e4cstb\nThe Dawn of Trustworthy Computing:\n\u2022 https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_113---The-Dawn-of-Trustworthy-Computing-Nick-Szabo-e2ndr3\n\nDrop the fiat money printer tokens and start saving in sound money? Start your Bitcoin Savings Plan today at SwanBitcoin.com. \nhttps://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=xngc0c\n\n--- \n\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message