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Elon & AI Will Destroy The Middle Class | Why Bitcoin Will Save You

Elon Musk says AI will bring universal basic income and that money may stop being relevant. What does that mean for your job and for Bitcoin? Dante covers Tesla's driverless Semi and Cybercab, Block's workforce cuts, warnings from the Abundance conference and Sam Altman, and Elon's view that energy is the true currency. Hear why Dante thinks proof of work makes Bitcoin the one asset AI cannot fake, and why the middle class needs a plan now.

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