The news cycle says crisis; history says pattern. We sit down with political philosopher and lecturer Gerhard Wolmarans to test whether our moment is truly exceptional or simply another liminal passage where the old order fades and the new hasn’t yet taken shape. From Rome to Mali, the Glorious to the French Revolution, Gerhard traces how change arrives—sometimes as a flood, sometimes as a slow thaw—and why the health of politics often decides whether societies reform or fracture. We dig int...
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The news cycle says crisis; history says pattern. We sit down with political philosopher and lecturer Gerhard Wolmarans to test whether our moment is truly exceptional or simply another liminal passage where the old order fades and the new hasn’t yet taken shape. From Rome to Mali, the Glorious to the French Revolution, Gerhard traces how change arrives—sometimes as a flood, sometimes as a slow thaw—and why the health of politics often decides whether societies reform or fracture. We dig int...
Bitcoin Ekasi - From Surfboards to Satoshis: How Hermann Vivier Built a Bitcoin Economy in South Africa
Straight, No Chaser
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2 months ago
Bitcoin Ekasi - From Surfboards to Satoshis: How Hermann Vivier Built a Bitcoin Economy in South Africa
The secret to true Bitcoin adoption isn't what you think. Meet Hermann Vivier, whose remarkable journey shows how Bitcoin transforms communities when used as actual money. Hermann's story begins with Surfer Kids, a decade-long project teaching township children to surf in Mossel Bay, South Africa. When COVID threatened to destroy everything, Bitcoin became not just their lifeline but the foundation for something revolutionary. "The appearance that Bitcoin Ekasi popped out of the ground like...
Straight, No Chaser
The news cycle says crisis; history says pattern. We sit down with political philosopher and lecturer Gerhard Wolmarans to test whether our moment is truly exceptional or simply another liminal passage where the old order fades and the new hasn’t yet taken shape. From Rome to Mali, the Glorious to the French Revolution, Gerhard traces how change arrives—sometimes as a flood, sometimes as a slow thaw—and why the health of politics often decides whether societies reform or fracture. We dig int...
