CBDCs are a central banker's wet dream. They can control the supply of money very finely and control behavior in ways that are impossible right now. They can, for example, eliminate the black market.
This is why we need to resist.
Discussion
To what degree is the push for CBDCs about wealth/power preservation vs. ideological control of society? #knowThyEnemy
You’ll never get rid of the black market altogether. So long as bartering is possible, you will be able to transact “off the books”. But yeah, it’d make it more difficult.
Also, bear in mind all those friendly politicians want to keep getting their bit of kickback here and there.
Consider using the term elicit market rather than black market.
Im just hearing the racism in that term now
I have been in the farming and everything else under the sun when it comes to cannabis for 20 plus years and so, to help it make sense to the regulators that I courted day in and day out to push sensible regulations, I changed from using the terms weed and pot to cannabis.
Youve done more than my government has
I'm in Northern Ca. Where are you?
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Yes. I saw that in your profile. I followed you so here's to some good conversations to come :-)
Yes! Which method did you use to grow for decades
I build soil and use organic compost teas. Most years was outdoor and then I started to do light dep for the past 8 years and was able to get 3 harvest in.
Im growing a strain right now meant for outdoor thailand. 6 months start to finish.
I feed my 100gal pot tons of organic things, i prefer top dressing homemade compost though
Nice. It certainly sounds like you know just what to do. That being said, so do I but holy shit do I learn something new every season. Love it. Stay focused.
Whats your favourite organic addition to soil? And one i might not know of? Im always wanting to learn more
Green sand is great for soil building but what you add this season doesn’t do anything until the following season and it’s difficult to find these days. I always add dry kelp, oyster shells, worm castings, trace minerals, precipitated bone meal, and a handful of other dry ingredients about 8 weeks prior to any planting. Nematodes are a must to water in several times a season and off season too. We have compost areas that are constantly turning into great soil additions after it breaks down to mix in your garden areas. We add worms 2 times a year. We grow them and the earth worm castings are another favorite. My special sauce is in the compost teas that I brew. We sprout our own mycelium to add to the tea just before watering in. The secret to good compost teas besides the right ingredients in the tea bags is the proper aeration and bloom times in the barrels. We use multiple 50 gallon olive barrels.
I need to get on that knf mycelium ipm
I follow a little more vegan strategy. I stay away from animal products (bone and blood meal) (i use cold teas of tomato juice/berries weekly, and top dress other beneficial weeds for nutrients) and I stay away from sea products too (kelp, oyster)
Got my own compost going, no animal product (only exception is worms)
I water seed teas (sst, malted barley) and aloe vera 2-3x a day, and i got some gypsum and biochar in there.
All great stuff. I’m sure everything looks and tastes great. Now it’s just about control the pests fungus and mold.
True ive been trying with that. I added beneficial insects which helped a lot, not fully done the thrips battle, can only do my best for mold, thai landrace is pm resistant so
"I elicited an illicit offer"
- Every sting operation ever.
If we're going all Newspeak, I'd prefer "uncoerced market" to be the term of art..
Tide laundry detergent was a currency in poor urban parts California in the 1990s I believe :)
In colonial Australia it was rum.
Government doing silly things to fiat money is far from new! People adapt, and blockchain technology has reduced the cost of counterparty trust.
Black markets will never die, so long as people have free will separate from the will of their leadership.