The Psychological Tools of CIA Operatives with Andrew Bustamante (WiM328)

Andrew Bustamante joins me to discuss his life in the CIA, the current geopolitical issues, conspiracy theories, and how to become an everyday spy. Andrew Bustamante is a US Air Force Academy graduate, former covert CIA intelligence officer, decorated wartime military veteran, and successful Fortune 10 corporate advisor. // GUEST // Find your secret spy power: Learn more with Andy: Listen to the Everyday Espionage Podcast: // SPONSORS // In Wolf’s Clothing: Gold Investment Letter: iCoin Hardware Wallet (use discount code BITCOIN23): CrowdHealth: Wasabi Wallet: Casa (use discount code BREEDLOVE): Bitcoin Apparel (use discount code BREEDLOVE): Feel Free Tonics (use discount code BREEDLOVE): Carnivore Bar (use discount code BREEDLOVE): // OUTLINE // 00:00:00 - Coming up 00:00:49 - Intro 00:02:23 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf’s Clothing 00:03:08 - Introducing Andrew Bustamante 00:04:11 - The Career Background of Andrew Bustamante 00:08:31 - Money is an Opportunity 00:11:07 - Equal Opportunity is a Fiction 00:14:49 - Instead of Equality, We Need Fairness 00:18:21 - How Equality Can Lead to Unfairness 00:21:26 - The Question of Gender Fluidity 00:23:32 - Productivity Should Be the Ultimate Goal 00:26:41 - The Story of Everyday Spy 00:31:00 - Category of Spy Tools and Skills 00:33:04 - Skills Get Embedded into the Spies 00:35:26 - Good Business leads to Good Productivity 00:37:00 - Introduction to Everyday Espionage 00:38:44 - The Correlation between Everyday Spy and Everyday Espionage 00:41:52 - The Secret to Disguises 00:43:11 - China: The Next Global Superpower? 00:48:27 - The Geopolitical Situation of Taiwan 00:53:20 - How the U.S. is Responding to Technological War 00:55:54 - Digital War between the U.S. and China 01:00:09 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter 01:01:06 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 01:02:03 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 01:03:04 - Will the Semiconductor Business Lead to A Conflict? 01:05:21 - Decentralized Economy Deters Military Warfare 01:08:21 - How to Counter the Drawbacks of Decentralization 01:11:40 - Bitcoin is a Net Benefit for Humanity 01:14:34 - The Social Triangle: Increased Efficiency but Decreased Freedom 01:19:06 - Slavery is Imprinted in Human History 01:21:18 - Human Condition: A Battle between Thriving and Surviving 01:28:57 - How Bitcoin Shifts the Balance of Power 01:34:43 - The Actual Situation of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict 01:39:54 - Economic Motivations for Armed Conflict 01:43:52 - How Supply Chain Will Impact Future Conflicts 01:45:30 - How an Average Person Can Defy the Uncertain Future 01:49:38 - We Need to Invest in Unseizable Assets 01:51:30 - Government’s Broken Incentives and Incompetence 01:55:57 - The Recipe for Conspiracy and Self-Deception 01:58:42 - Debugging Some Conspiracy Theories 02:04:55 - The Economic Incentive behind the Moon Landing 02:06:58 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 02:07:50 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 02:08:38 - The Significance of Learning Thy Enemy 02:15:04 - We Bend the Truth to Justify our Action 02:18:47 - Human PSYOPS: The Constant Need for Acceptance 02:21:37 - Espionage is the Game of Secret Life 02:26:46 - Know Like Trust: The Process of Infiltrating or Protecting the Secret Life 02:30:38 - The Framework of Discussing the Secret Life 02:31:44 - The Core Motivators to Control Human Behaviors 02:38:06 - The Ideology of Money 02:40:50 - How the CIA Transformed Andrew Bustamante 02:45:28 - The Life after the CIA 02:48:09 - Unplugged Moments from the Matrix 02:49:01 - Future Life Goals of Andrew 02:52:51 - Where to Find Andrew on the Internet // PODCAST // Podcast Website: Apple Podcast: Spotify: ? RSS Feed: // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: Sats via : @Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: // WRITTEN WORK // Medium: Substack: // SOCIAL // Breedlove Twitter: WiM? Twitter: LinkedIn: Instagram: TikTok: @breedlove22 All My Current Work: