When my normie's in a couple of years says stuff like; "I wish I had bought at 500", " You should just have been there at $1000".. I'll say; "BS!!! No you wouldn't! - I showed you all the charts from the beginning to the end, month after month of constant steady appreciation. - This was not some sudden pump that you overlooked. It was active ignorance year after year. - You actively chose Usury, slavery and what your masters proposed to you and rejected the obvious solutions to all evils of a FIAT gone haywire. - It was not illegal, still you wanted government/FED endorsement. - You will always be plundered, as you live by a slave mentality" #xmr #monero

You have let them take - Control the money supply that feeds you. - Control the media that informed you. - Control the government that rules over you. You are the only one that can take it back. - Use and buy Gold/Silver/Crypto where possible these are the only tools that can bring down FIAT. #xmr #monero - Be VERY critical of whom is feeding you information and do your own research. ALWAYS listen to both sides of any issue. - Live with honour and integrity first, then maybe by the rules secondly. Disobedience will undermine their authority.

Hopefully some of the core developers of zcash will seriously consider joining monero. #zcash #xmr #monero

Nationalism vs Anarchism the two most misrepresented terms by different reasons. My personal take. Nationalism is often misrepresented as a form of governance instead of culture. I like my nations local customs, our pottery, food, landscape, traditions. That does not mean I dislike other nation's traditions and food, quite the opposite that's the only reason I travel. I would hate to see the whole world turn into McDonald eating, Netflix watching multiculturalism. If you go to Japan as a white person and stay there for 20 years, you will still be this white stranger down the street (but, is that a problem?). Anarchism is often considered an ideology which comes with some big unsolvable problems. I would rather describe it as philosophy, based on some principles. - That any organisms will try to expand their sphere of influence. - Power corrupt people and organizations over time and leads to abuse. Even in the highest of courts. So, with the basic understanding of these principles. A constant public effort and understanding of the struggle against these natural forces is necessary. Check'n balances, anti monopoly, decentralization, limited government, limited reach, simple law like.. - You can not hurt other people. - You can not damage our common nature (like poisoning the river that run info your neighbors lot). There will inevitably be some form of bureaucracy. But, the point is always to be sceptical, awake and in control of it's limits. What differ social-liberalism or liberalism most from Anarchism is probably the social, some times religious (ex. Tolstoj) aspect. - If you don't want any ruler, you need to behave in a way that does not require one. - Freedom is not a free pass on responsibility. Like social responsibilities. But, in the end it's more a question of decentralization of, and principles of power.

Economists I respect a lot seems certain that a complete collapse of the financial sector will occur within 12-16 month. Rooted in the lack of trust in USD, de-industrialization of EU. To be honest anything that has close ties to the financial sector will be affected. Housing, Stocks, ETF's, ETC's. I have hope in a few items that could potentially hedge against this wealth eradication. - Commodities like metal and rare earth, that will always have a demand globally. Ideally gold in physical form. - High-quality short-term corporate bonds in industries like healthcare etc. - European LNG shipping stocks with low P/E and high dividends. The morons in EU will continue to ship gas from India and US for years to come. My favorite - Currencies/digital cash with no direct link to the USD based financial sector. Currencies that can not be used as a weapon (confiscated), currencies that are accepted globally and is hard to manipulate. The important part here is detachment from the highly leveraged system, that everyone in the top of the food chain expect to collapse within 12-16 month. #xmr #monero Stay safe and #dyor

You are legally obliged to self-report, duty, taxes, sales tax/VAT when doing sales in cash or monero. So, buying products in XMR, SHOULD in theory cost the same as a payment with a VISA card minus 5% payment processing and card fees.

Either BTC will slowly start to recover or it will fall trough the roof. The next month will tell.

From time to time I'm invited over to people who considers them selves to have "done well". They show off their house, their car and their watch. But, as soon as we hit the dinner table it hits me like a rock. These people have no deep thoughts, they have no practical skills and not least they have no good taste in food or ability to prepare it.

XMR is truly decentralized. - No PR person - No one to pay influencers, media or add agencies. - No one holding a majority. - No one funding or holding the control. - No one to show you the amazing performance of XMR. - No one to give you an easy on-ramp. Monero is for the DYOR guy/girl, who do not fall for flatter, media and hype. But, wants concrete evidence and basic principles checked, before committing anything. The only new adoption to XMR is your P2P marketing effort as a community member.

Be worried about people who wants to show their high morals and who wants's force it upon you. Connect with people who are able to put them self in the place of others. Empathy is the difference between an NPC and a human.

As the saying goes "One time a thieve always a thieve". EU's plan to steal Russian assets is a one way street. It is easy money and they don't like the owner of the assets, that's the argument at it's core. The problem as always in politics, if you have broken a basic principle it turns in to a slippery slope very quickly. It may start with foreign nationals (as we saw with wealthy Russian individuals living abroad), now a nation state. What you will see within the next 5 years in EU (you have already seen the start of it in US and Canada, with de-banking of influencers and truck drivers) is national dissidents, critics of those in power being labeled as criminals for critical thinking. What may start as de-banking will turn into "confiscation", what used to be untouchable like pension funds will suddenly also be attractive targets. This is very predictable behavior and the whole CBDC obsession has this underlying incentive, everyone knows it in the back of their head. SO: Be sure to have crypto in a NON-custodial fashion and be sure to have enough to live a comfortable life on some remote island. What may seem far fetched today could easily be the reality of tomorrow.