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A normies default state is high trust maximum convenience. This unfortunately leads them down very bad paths during their journey to learn.

The funny thing also is that trust is given to corporations and anonymous influencers but is reduced when talking with a person face to face.

This is not malicious intent, but rather a habit born from society. It's no wonder that Bitcoiners jump to the opposite extreme, and even after they normalise, they must promote the extreme security model for newbies to be help improve the outcome of their journey.

Mike Brock 2y ago

I just don't think there's going to be a great awakening, here, where everyone's priority becomes to be as self-sovereign as possible. Back in my AnCap days, I convinced myself that people would all reach this conclusion once the contradictions of the system played out. I no longer think that. I think the modern state can exist in a state of contradictions, adapting to shocks and cultural changes, in perpetuity. It doesn't ever have to reconcile down to a self-consistent model. It just has to maintain an ability to adapt.

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Modus 2y ago

I think "maintaining the ability to adapt" has limits. The shocks that hit the system COULD all be small enough to stay within those adaptation limits. Or not.