Yeah - read it.... "But Lowery claims that Bitcoin creates a replacement for the kinetic power projection game and is a threat to the United States' "business model" of exporting property defense across that world. That's some massive hand-waving and I fail to see how the dots get connected between Bitcoin and everything else..." I think this author is looking for a simple connection - and it's deeper than that. #Bitcoin 'is' connected to everything else as a base layer of money/value/energy. This is the foundation of Jason's theory. I don't disagree with the author that Jason leaves a lot of gaps uncovered. I believe that's the idea of a thesis? In the second piece, after he reads the book, he makes some great points - again, Jason has not (and can't) close all the gaps. The macrochip concept - energy grid as a macro computer - he makes the case they are all independent. He is correct, in the literal sense. But on a more macro sense, 'energy' is a global connected force. Energy is the foundation for all of life, civilization, and required for humans to evolve. It's also the base layer of WAR - which connects everything (sadly). So I think this guy is deep in the details, but off the beaten path. I would liken it to arguing with a flat earther. They may say something like, "Look out at the horizon - it's flat you idot! Why are you so stupid?" Galileo Galilei proved the earth was not the center of the universe. But 'common knowledge' church goer at the time (the churches power actually) did NOT like his thesis - too many holes! And they threw him in prison - the average person believed for many decades the earth was the center of the universe! Galileo died confined! So the debate goes on - I read nothing that would make me discard Jason's thesis. My perspective is mostly from the energy side. I'm an Electrical Engineer by education and worked in the electric utility industry for 40 years.