Man on the tube next to me reading a textbook with a chapter titled "Respecting the law". I guess there must be something disrespect inducing elsewhere in the book that they needed to counter π€·ββοΈ
Gunson
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Low status fiat heretic. Often wrong. 2 + 2 = 4
The poor suit wearing souls who wear their sneakers while traveling to work, but then put their shiny black shoes on when they arrive, is such a fiat phenomenon.
Really silly when bitcoiners get accused of being "bag holders". Bitcoin is extremely liquid and any of us could relatively easily sell up for something else. We choose not to for very good reasons, but not because we're stuck with our holdings and are trying to flog them off.
Same is not true for a large VC holder of a shitcoin, of purveyors of ordinals or some other such illiquid thing.
"Donβt get me wrong; most of the socialists Iβve met seem like nice people. But they radiate incompetence. I doubt their families would trust them to plan a simple trip to Sea World. So what on Earth convinces these socialists that people like themselves should run not only the government, but the economy as well?"
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Socialists Without a Plan
Caplan and Candor
Show me the man, and I'll show you the crime. Make the effort to improve your privacy.
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Had a really refreshing moment at work yesterday.
We were discussing results of an overall company employee feedback survey, and one of the issues brought up was that a "left" leaning culture was pushed / too dominant. Also, that DEI metrics were too much about physical attributes and not perspectives or ways of thinking.
I didn't expect any of my colleagues to have this view, let alone speak up about it. I made sure that I openly agreed just to reinforce that this was a more widely held and acceptable position.
I think the DEI stuff is fundamentally flawed (unfixable) and useless/harmful, but good to see the seeds of dissent in a typically progressive group of people (London tech).
Funny how none of the questions suggested by the BBC relate to how the media amplified government messaging and suppressed/mocked rational dissent.
All of the suggested questions presume more government intervention and an even larger role for experts and bureaucrats.
Next pandemic response guaranteed to be far worse.


Covid inquiry: The questions we really want answers to
As a massive public inquiry in the UK opens to the public, we asked key people what questions they have.
Ah nice finally some non-meeting time to get real work done ...
Random executive: Not so fast, fill out this quarterly update (the 3rd one I've done this quarter so far π€)
Alden Snider debate was π
Lyn is an incredible rigorous thinker, and really showed the holes in Jeff Snider's reasoning.
One funny thing I noticed is when Snider said something about Bitcoiners working on the elasticity problem with "side pools". Really made me cringe and shows he has a bit more work to do before he can credible critique the potential for Bitcoin to serve as the world's main money.
Both deserve huge credit for how they handled themselves and let the other talk. Absolute pleasure to listen to.
What Bitcoin Did with Peter McCormack: WBD Live in Miami - The Money Printing Debate with Jeff Snider and Lyn Alden
Episode webpage: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/wbd-live-in-miami-the-money-printing-debate
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Truly bizarre BBC article. Woman is prosecuted for aborting her child at 32 weeks, and people are calling for the law to change in her favour.
32 weeks is about 4 weeks longer than the point that 99% of babies can survive with the right medical care.
This is an example of when you read something, and you can't help thinking that there's an agenda to shift the Overton Window.


Senior Tory MP seeks abortion law rethink after mother jailed
The Commons equalities committee chair says it is time to debate "outdated" abortion rules.
Peace money
This UFO/UAP stuff is such a psyop. Will be used to show lack of credibility in whistleblowers and "conspiracy theories". All the current story sources are linked to US intelligence agencies. Very sus.

Omfg, a recruiter for Ripple just sent me a message telling me they're valued at $15bn π€£ Linked to an article that says the valuation was based on their own stock buyback ... Jfc, pathological scammers.
Busy reading some Parker Lewis stuff. He makes the obvious, but deep, point that money is the most important good because it allows us to coordinate all other economic action. As the money breaks, so does our ability to do everything else.
Fix the money, fix the world.
#bitcoin
Things that use a lot of energy:
- growing food
- keeping warm
- building homes
- transport
- hospitals
- sound money (#bitcoin)
A thesis I've been working on:
Money is the most important good. Bitcoin is the best money.
Good morning. The government steals your money, and then misspends it.
robosats π€ is amazing. Main issue is liquidity, and probably anonymity set of ensuring patterns look more confusing to banks facilitating the fiat payments.
solution is for more people to use - should be a daily routine to buy and/or sell a small amount of sats. This is part of how we win.
bonus: you can currently sell sats at a premium
Potential #Bitcoin anthem: I Need Some Money by Chicco
It has everything:
- fun
- catchy
- wholesome
- about the importance of money
- meme-able
- known/popular in places where Bitcoin most important πΏπ¦π³π¬πΏπΌ
- multiple languages shows how Bitcoin is for everyone
- about being positive even when the man gets you down
- singer wants to buy something the elite hate (cigarettes) - his choice tho