Thanks, let me know how it can be made better!

curious as to what you thought was fabricated in the the bitcoin standard?

hola 🙂 As I started to read the book, I thought it was super informative and interesting. Then, the middle part started to feel very subjective—I felt something felt off so I read some different reviews on the book and was kind of shocked by this one:

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‘The Bitcoin Standard’: A review

Online reviews, social media posts, and Twitter bios echo similar sentiments: the book is apparently revelatory and life-changing, putting people o...

…. it led me to more ideas to think about and to sleuth out other books and info to continue to learn more and to remember that even the best recommendations need to be taken with a grain of salt Or, as my dad says, “don’t eat all of that herbert, some of it’s horse 💩”

I gotta say, stoked someone else had this take! That whole section of the “Fiat ruins everything” parts (that Jimmy Song then stole, errr, open sourced for his little book” was just an irresistible hypothesis he should have left on the cutting room floor. I couldn’t recommend the book to anyone I respect because he blew his credibility as a serious writer with that shit. He had one great short book and he’s gravy trained that to everything else he’s written IMHO. But that one bit was GREAT!