2 years since I went to Bitcoin Amsterdam.
Amsterdam is one of my favourite places in the world to visit.
But this was the last ever Bitcoin conference I went to. And decided I'd never go to another. It was awful.
Knut is a legend though.
The factors that analysts, scholars, or policymakers consider when assessing national stability or vulnerability to destabilization are:
Political Factors
• Weak or illegitimate government institutions
• Corruption and lack of rule of law
• Political repression or lack of civil liberties
• Ethnic, religious, or tribal divisions
• Contested elections or succession crises
Economic Indicators
• High unemployment, especially among youth
• Extreme inequality and poverty
• Resource scarcity or economic shocks
• Inflation and currency instability
• Dependence on single commodities
Social Elements
• Deep social fragmentation
• Lack of national identity or cohesion
• Educational system failures
• Rapid demographic changes
• Mass migration or displacement
Security Concerns
• Weak military or security forces
• Armed insurgencies or militant groups
• Border conflicts
• Proliferation of weapons
• External interference
Infrastructure
• Failed public services (healthcare, water, electricity)
• Poor communication systems
• Degraded transportation networks
Radio 2's Jeremy Vine just acknowledged Trumps loss of the Nobel peace prize.
"Sometimes bad people do good things" was his comment on the issue after saying he will probably get it next year.
🤡 🌎
@hal Explain how much 858tb of data is to me like the UK is making all 69 million people have Digital IDs stored in a centralised database.
View quoted note →