January 7th:

SEVEN CLEAR FUNCTIONS OF THE MIND

"The proper work of the mind is the exercise of choice, refusal, yearning, repulsion, preparation, purpose, and assent. What then can pollute and clog the mind’s proper functioning? Nothing but its own corrupt decisions.”

—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 4.11.6–7

Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The Mental Model of a Cypherpunk

The sovereign mind has a clear set of functions. It is not a passive receptacle for media narratives. It is an active agent.

• Choice: To run your own node.

• Refusal: To store your wealth on a third-party platform.

• Yearning: For a world with stronger privacy guarantees.

• Repulsion: Of censorship and financial surveillance.

• Preparation: To secure your seed phrase as if your life depends on it.

• Purpose: To achieve and maintain self-sovereignty.

• Assent:To the mathematical certainty of the protocol.

What corrupts this? The decision to take a shortcut. The choice to trust, not verify. The lazy acceptance of convenience over security. Protect your mind from its own corrupt decisions.

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