jimmysong 10 months ago

If you have savings you can just do things. If you want debt, you have to get permission.

jimmysong 10 months ago

GM, virtue is its own reward.

jimmysong 10 months ago

GM, modern economics is a religion.

jimmysong 10 months ago

Legality does not determine morality because law is downstream of power. Ideally, the two align, but in a fiat society like ours, they do not.

jimmysong 10 months ago

GM, it's easiest to deal with social media if you have a policy of when to engage. Otherwise, your default policy will be some emotional threshold.

jimmysong 10 months ago

GM, instead of HODL, we should call it eating bitterness.

jimmysong 10 months ago

GM, I confess I'm a little too giddy watching ETH go down in flames.

jimmysong 10 months ago

Closing the trade deficit is a form of capital control. And you know what subverts capital controls? Bitcoin.

jimmysong 10 months ago

Free issue for the first Monday of the month! Moral Information, Replaceable Coders, Practical Virtue, Sierra Online, DEI End, Wallet Poisoning, Fidelity Bonds, Liquidity Freezing Attack, Jaded Bitcoin Confs, GME BTC plans and more! #Bitcoin Tech Talk #443

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jimmysong 10 months ago

Being set apart (holy) just means you're not addicted to the crap that other people are addicted to. #practicaltheology

jimmysong 10 months ago

GM, all discipline is cultivation of enjoyment.

jimmysong 10 months ago

GM, 50 years ago today, Satoshi was born... At least according to the BitcoinTalk forums.

jimmysong 10 months ago

GM, learning Latin using Grok is so much more fun than doing exercises in a book that you don't get feedback on.

jimmysong 10 months ago

GM, if you're worried about people getting mad at you, you're going to have a lot of anxiety posting.

jimmysong 10 months ago

GM, for the first time in years, de-Googling seems like a real possibility.

jimmysong 10 months ago

GM, I guess I have to figure out what this vibe coding this is all about.

jimmysong 10 months ago

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Bitcoin Tech Talk #442

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jimmysong 10 months ago

GM, metaphysical reality is more real than physical reality.

jimmysong 10 months ago

Go learn what this means. Rules without rulers.

jimmysong 10 months ago

Haircuts are a scam.