I my former professional life I often got the remark my teams where so often not agreeing and that because of that decision taking / progress was hampered. So I explained I selected team members on that since only proper discussion and disagreement has the biggest chance of comming to the best possible conclusion/solution. I used to argue if 10 teammember fully agree without any discussion I have 9 to many on the payroll (no I wasn't working in a production environment..). The challenge for the manager is to keep the discussion constructive and not toxic, so yes I made my life 'harder' :0) Not the only view where I disagreed on the role of managers compared to most other managers 😇 It took me longer to realize the same goes for the people you gather around yourself in private life. Sure it makes things smoother if you align on most things. And basic alignment on norms and values is needed for a society. But to make progress, keep learning, improving you need critical minds, discussions and being able to disagree... The art seems to be the realization that a disagreement on something should not automatically mean there is an issue, hate, or less getting along together. Besides me being wrong on sufficient occasions, even doing something in a less optimal or preferred or even proven way can give valuable insights and new perspectives. You must know how to limit the risks, like if someone proposes to plant a new crop deep in the winter you could agree to allow a small test and keep most seeds for the proper planting season. But if the outcome is: using a foil to extend the season is working to get two crops each year instead of one....... In general other views should be welcomed and explored.

Going on the Bitcoin Standard is NEVER bad. But consider it more like starting to live and eat healthy. If too much damage is done by a whole life of bad food, no sport, etc. What Bitcoin can do is probably limited......

The process to become independent, selfish, arrogant and so on, is an easy one for most, as long as there is enough fiat comming in and goods readily available to buy. But we have build all that on a basis of fake money, build on debt. The reversing process will be a though one. Back to a supporting community, being humble, less selfish, perhaps even way less luxury... The stupid thing is efficiency improvements and technology developments could have given us a lot of what we have right now but in a way better sustainable way. Greed made us choose for a fast lane. That factually only propelled a few in obscene wealth. Most don't have it bad, but also mostly both parents have to work to roughly achieve what our parents did on one income. The problem is not really explained or understood. That debt..... Debt bears an interest, and mostly debt has to be paid back, one way or the other.. That collective debt has taken on such proportions most don't have a clue how it can be paid back. Still we just keep going, ever more debt.... It's hard to talk about this to most people. Some just don't want to see the problem, or think we can just call it a day and do some magic reset, set all debt to zero, or argue what the problem is with that ever growing number.... Back to sound money won't be easy due to the fact most creditors won't just agree with wipping away existing debt. But it would also would mean living within ones means. And that is perhaps the most confronting aspect for most. Giving up some wealth, back to a more humble stand, only being rewarded far actual material contribution not just the bullshit or attendance compensation... Interesting times !

Another message just came in... "At what price did Bitcoin fail ?" Well there is no price at which it failed (in my mind). It failed when there wouldn't be any new mined blocks for a sustained time ! To mention one sample, and that isn't impossible to happen btw... To go back to my previous post: fiat is debt. So we are crazy enough to trade debt notes, save debt... That would be equivalent to Bitcoin having a negative value 😇 You will never hear me saying this shit is easy.... Hmm basically it IS...🤯

Been reading some articles and watched some podcast to see what the sentiment is. One question kept coming back a lot "Where is the money going ?" And that is one of the main issues ! We live in a fiat world. Fiat is DEBT ! We all move around debt notes. A piece of paper, or its digital equivalent, that states "this represents a debt of x to someone". Most don't take the time to let it sink in, and I have to admit it IS absurd... It doesn't pinpoint a person, or entity for that matter, who or what ownes that debt.. It is explicitly not the central bank, or other creators of that debt, that prints these notes. If you doubt, check it yourself, the central bank isn't in any way obligated to give you gold or anything else than fiat in return for those notes !!!! If you finally come to peace with that fact you again are tested to your core.... Why are people saving....? Why do people want to gather as much debt as possible....? So back to, almost, the start....: If the stock markets increase in value it means more fiat is created, more debt is issued. Thus if the stock market goes down fiat is reduced, debt is reduced. That is the distorted world that the fiat system makes us live in. We all should realize how insane this plain fact is. That is even without going into the monopoly banks have to print fiat for free, and ask interest on it !, while others have to work for it !!!! It is so surreal, so insane, most just don't want to think about it or give up trying to understand it. One of the reason sound money doesn't get the attention it deserves (and obviously is suppressed and ridiculed by those gaining from that fiat system). Interesting times.

Humpty Trumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Trumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Trumpty together again.

So basically Zcash was/is telling every one: We don't know, nor can anyone know, how much there is in circulation, but trust us we just know it is the correct amount" I can remember some of my discussions about this matter and being ridiculed about my remarks.. Hope they are watching this too and remember those discussions. Why do so many need to feel real pain before understanding the difference between trust and verify ? Privacy and anonymity are important but not the most important properties.

England is quite a dangerous place these days. If you get stabbed by someone you are in grave danger the Police will come to your help. That help can be: Handcuff you, deny you any medical help, and just let you bleed out on the pavement. And this is deemed perfect fine: "Independent Office for Police Conduct has already investigated and cleared the officers of misconduct." If this is "serve and protect you" please keep your distance from me (several miles would be appreciated) !

The only reason Bitcoin goes "slow" is because it flows to the strongest hands and smartest minds. Apparently we have not only a limited supply of Bitcoin.....

Dear Bitcoin Core developer. Please take a step back and watch what is happening to Core. It is being taken over by the wrong people with the wrong intentions. We always knew this was a risk to pretty much a certainty. Stop connecting your name to further insane developments. Walk away from it.

Dear Bitcoin Core developers: Look what is happening, are you sure you want to be part of that ? It's mostly being documented, are you sure ? Just walk away, titles, money won't be worth it in a few years when it become widely clear what is being done.