nicodemus

Class of 2025, welcome to your first exam!

1000% this. Felt this way for decades. nostr:note1ffp4njm2sqlxgc23guupwc7qg6cf4xma27qhmch4prq2k5h0tuqs7gf54e

And the grift continues. nostr:note1pvxw64m7qt5qwaxlh6sx235yss9mzdh77328p0ey64g0u9a2jkfq9sq622

Heads up! Squarely in the “and then they fight you” stage. nostr:note12rl6pm2sxu52nztkwrwnn80zs8nealnyjttf306uf9t57umaeelq7wjvad

People need to be reminded: BRICS, the rise of gold, CBDCs, authoritarianism… this isn’t pointing to GREATER cooperation between the nation states. It’s pointing to LESS. It’s pointing to the unraveling of globalization. The world is going to continue to destabilize. Trust is eroding faster and faster. We are rapidly descending to a world where no one at any level - from the individual to the nation state - can trust anything. Which means that everything will be accepted/plausible and equally controlled/regulated. Bitcoin is the hardest money the world has ever seen. It’s going to be the only thing left standing, precisely *because* it requires *no trust*. It was meant to thrive in the shit-show environment we are heading toward. The circular economies will emerge as a result of the increased authoritarianism and lack of trust. Why the hell would anyone use it when things are easy? We are racing to a societal bottom. That’s when bitcoin will shine. Its promise realized. And only then will things start getting better. And if we don’t get there? Then maybe we didn’t need bitcoin quite as badly. That means life will be easier. Bitcoin is one small measure of hope for the dark times. I hope we don’t end up needing it.

See? L-jr is no saint, himself. Quit picking a narrative. Instead just pick the software that does what you want it to. Or make it do what you want it to. Narratives are control mechanisms. nostr:note1mk2nf6n0n4c5vmmcwuwux86fk2jww6y8mkjjss0qmmj4tm8yn40sugnpm9