Do you derive conviction from your ideas? Or do you have conviction which inspires ideas?

I resigned from my job last Friday (strategy manager in a telecoms company) and now looking to be and do more - me Wish me luck!

I elaborated on my political ideas:

my political ideas

what would I do if elected?

do more or want less

I'm the only one in this meeting without an open laptop in front of me; pen and notebook, phone obviously. Am I missing something?

Hey @Sabina @Tando.me is fantastic. As a happy user who thinks there's more happiness possible, I put together some thoughts:

gachichio on Notion

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free advice for Tando

1 Kenyan shilling converts to ~7.19 sats. The Central Bank of Kenya can print more shillings but there is and shall only ever be a fixed amount of sats (2.1 x 10^15 sats to be exact). Buy the one that is inherently deflationary: stack sats.

East Africa is in political upheaval. Individual freedoms are under attack across the Horn of Africa. Censorship resistant tech and sound money is no longer "edgy" but necessary. #nostr #bitcoin

Incurring a debt is making a bet that future 'you' will be more productive than current or past 'you'. Shifting resources from the future to the present or past via debt inherently means that you believe today that you can create a better future than you currently forecast you will have if you don't incur the debt today. It is, in a sense, an oxymoron. Why is current or past 'you' more capable than future 'you' on your current or past trajectory?

My dad is 62 years old. When he was my current age, mobile phones cost 1000x and were available to the top 0.1% in Kenyan society. You could buy a 1/2 acre plot of land in Runda for KES 1M. When I'm his age, what will be those things that I will wish I had invested more in at my current age?

In the last 12 months I have become orange pilled and my politics more libertarian 🤔

It is nigh impossible for Kenyan startups to raise money, see example:

X (formerly Twitter)

Bayomi | I’m hosting Baraza Lagos (@SemudaraAbayomi) on X

The @HurupayApp founders did the unthinkable, they sent one of their cofounders to SF because they couldn’t raise in Africa for over one year….

Context: Kenya/Africa/third world countries are not high trust economies - makes it harder to raise capital Idea: a decentralized fundraising platform; build + raise + govern + grow onchain/DAO Will build a prototype and see where this goes. Happy to work with other builders ⚡

In the clouds

less information, more action

Most business problems are either design problems or expectations problems.

how most people think and perceive things:

Every human wants to be in a comparatively superior position. In such a scenario, we love that it is possible to be and do better than others. No human wants to be in a comparatively inferior position. In such a scenario, we hate that others can be and do better.

Strong feelings/emotions about something untrue does not make it true, and/or does not falsify truth. Assistance/support/facilitation is better than none. True. Yes, you can hate the person assisting you or the assistance they gave; perhaps they could have even done more. True.

The Anthology of Balaji: A Guide to Technology, Truth and Building the Future By Eric Jorgenson @balajis is a scientist, academic, author (check out "The Network State"), entrepreneur and investor. He is a technologist thinker, tinkerer and builder at the cutting edge. Think mad scientist - but before they become evil. Eric Jorgenson compiled notes on Balaji from various sources such as tweets, articles, interviews, and the forward was by Balaji himself. This is a book about Balaji. Balaji is about technology, freedom and sovereignty. Progress. Human advancement. I learnt that technological advancement is the real driver of human progress both in the aggregate society sort of way ("better stuff") as well as in the individual ("better person"). Higher productivity through better technology is the path to better society through freer, more sovereign individuals. Balaji provides a framework for thinking about and building better technology - and so, a better world. Read it here:

The Anthology of Balaji

The Anthology of Balaji

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