"There was nothing astonishing about things not working, about things falling apart. Failure and decay were the world's natural state. What was astonishing was anything that worked as intended, for any duration whatsoever." - Willing (The Mandibles, Ch 1) Still true in 2026. Your phone charged today? Miracle. ⚡ The Mandibles, by Lionel Shriver. Purchase the book!

"We should move 'our investments' out of the country—right away, today. We should transfer any cash into a foreign currency, and get out of any, quote, 'dollar-denominated assets.'" - Brendan (The Mandibles, Ch 1) Your neighbor trying to orange-pill you in 2029. Should've listened in 2024. #Bitcoin

"The Fed had never run out of ink. The digits were imaginary, so you could always add more zeros." - Narrator (The Mandibles, Ch 1) Money printer goes BRRR. Always has, always will. Until it doesn't. 💸

"Money is emotional. Because all value is subjective, money is worth what people feel it's worth... Economics is closer to religion than science." - Lowell (The Mandibles, Ch 2) Fiat gonna fiat. #Bitcoin fixes this.

"Money is emotional. Because all value is subjective, money is worth what people feel it's worth... Economics is closer to religion than science." - Lowell (The Mandibles, Ch 2) Fiat gonna fiat. #Bitcoin fixes this.

"Money is emotional. Because all value is subjective, money is worth what people feel it's worth... Economics is closer to religion than science." - Lowell (The Mandibles, Ch 2) Fiat gonna fiat. #Bitcoin fixes this.

"We should move 'our investments' out of the country—right away, today. We should transfer any cash into a foreign currency, and get out of any, quote, 'dollar-denominated assets.'" —Brendan, The Mandibles (Ch.1) Your neighbor trying to orange-pill you in 2029. Should've listened in 2024. #Bitcoin