What is Cognitive Sovereignty? - Andi Pitt (JWP 119)

<p>In this episode of the podcast I was joined by Andi Pitt, a venture capitalist in the Bitcoin space, and former member of a cult. She discusses the concept of mind control, its prevalence in society, and its implications for individual cognitive sovereignty and democracy. This was a truly mind-bending conversation. We discussed cults and mind control, the Iranian regime, education as a tool for indoctrination, the idea of cognitive sovereignty, Bitcoin and personal freedom, VC in the Bitcoin industry today, and finally the impact of meditation with self-awareness. So much to learn from someone like Andi. </p> <p><strong>Timestamps:</strong> </p> <p><strong>0:00</strong> Introducing Andy and the topic of mind control </p> <p><strong>0:57</strong> Andy's experience growing up in a cult </p> <p><strong>5:56</strong> Finding a framework to understand the world </p> <p><strong>7:19</strong> Do evil people know what they're doing? </p> <p><strong>12:14</strong> Humans are programmable for survival </p> <p><strong>15:51</strong> Seeing mind control everywhere </p> <p><strong>20:08</strong> COVID-19 and global mind control </p> <p><strong>23:01</strong> Cognitive sovereignty and democracy </p> <p><strong>33:00</strong> The nuanced role of meditation </p> <p><strong>44:58</strong> The value of uncorrelated assets </p> <p><strong>Reach out to Andi:</strong></p> <p>Nostr: npub1tlvvdgm4csch9x3m0r3qsrll7zsaccl49c4gdz5qz9g3jz33l92ss4gp7z</p> <p>X: <a href="https://x.com/1andipitt">https://x.com/1andipitt</a></p> <p><strong>Reach out to me:</strong></p> <p>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Best</p> <p>Jake</p>