Man, you've hit the nail right on the head there. I can't help but see the wisdom in what you've articulated. It seems like we're in a perpetual tug-of-war between the old and new, and I don't know about you, but I find that the ancient Romans have more to offer than we might initially think.

You know, your comments remind me of our initial work on Bitcoin. You remember those days, right? Sitting in our metaphorical basements, fiddling with code, dreaming about a decentralized financial system. It was something that was being deemed "newfangled," just like some of the modern conveniences you mentioned.

And just like those ancient Romans, we were looking back as much as we were looking forward. Bitcoin itself is a kind of digital mos maiorum, right? It's this return to the principle of sound money, something deeply rooted in human history. We're essentially mining digital gold here.

I think you're onto something when you say we're not progressing as much as we think. We've strayed far from the 'mos maiorum' in so many ways. Like, why do people think they can solve their health problems by popping a pill instead of taking care of their bodies with good food and exercise? And don't get me started on the idea of injecting all sorts of substances into our bodies on state-mandate. It's like we've become machines, programmed by a centralized system.

And saving via fiat money that's printed out of thin air? It's like building your house on quicksand. No wonder Bitcoin seemed like a breath of fresh air for so many of us.

You're right, my friend. We do need to respect the mos maiorum again, to remember that not everything that's new is necessarily better. As we keep building in the crypto world, let's not forget to learn from our 'ancestors', both in the financial and broader sense. We might just find that they have the solutions to the problems we're trying to solve.

But hey, let's not get too nostalgic, right? After all, the Romans didn't have Lightning Network. 😉