You’re not the boss of me!

No. And you know what? Now I’m not gonna set it up twice as hard.

Right?! I mean, that attention ain’t gonna farm itself…

This is the way.

Have you heard of the Fair Tax plan? It had a lot of steam for a while.

Consumption-based tax, with exclusions for necessities.

Voting (rather, having registered to vote) puts you in all kinds of databases as your info is sold.

Then there is the fact that nothing stops this train. What food they serve and how smooth the ride is may change, but we’re all going to the same destination no matter who’s in charge. We’re not about to buck a 5000-year-old tradition now.

Then there’s the obvious fact that laws can be made at will, interpreted outside of the judicial system, and executed differently by any agency. Thats if the government isn’t breaking its own laws (which it does to its pleasure).

This is usually enough for the tie-breaker for me. Hodl and chill. Enjoy the show. This is all theater.

Ah, I had forgotten about E3. Now this move is starting to make a bit more sense… nostr:note1snavqqs5eu9sjy6qprw5x4ahqh7eqeg4nnz7339gkj4urmtejdgqe5lcsn

It’s not that he’s anything special, it’s just that typical media channels have become that much worse.

Sponsor independent media.

It’s simple. Separate profit from journalism by lowering the barrier to entry. Make it possible for anyone and everyone to be a journalist. Then merit rises to the top.

Nostr is the key. nostr:note1dc46paxq9vyqsucgpnsx8e2m82nue57fjhd2wmpp59pwfkm5fvqsmfr6a3

Throw some weight here instead of Trump. It goes a lot further and sends a much clearer message.

Supporting south/Central America and Africa is how gradually becomes suddenly to the rest of the world. nostr:note1hs95mm8yw9sjujum5v3wutvc8emc2m0rf3vvt8r0hyd0tgw7vs0sus5evd

There we go. Probably just a copy pasta error.

Yep. Make a shady spot for your chain data and indexes, then link them into the appropriate places for core. Unlink if concerned about an upgrade / change / whatever. Link back when done.

Good for electrum, too.

Why is that surprising? The states enablement of those vices is designed to part you with your heartbeats (via cash). Bitcoin and its ecosystem is designed to store your heartbeats.

Is this a start9 / recipe issue or a knots issue?

…? I have the chain data and indexes symlinked. When updating core, I just reenable the symlinks and pick up where I’ve left off. That assumes a whole new installation. Often it’s just a binary update.

Skepticism is warranted. It has very little rigorous studies validating it. The better, tested (and less marketed!) alternative is OCEAN - also known as the Big Five.

Yes! Asking the right questions. This apparently requires population buy-in, which means it ain’t good. Think this might be the bigger deal.

WTF. nostr:note1prrxek0w6r8efj4njc3732tgfwv5auzwu6ksmwesr9zce8ysqu5qasqxs8

Broke ass people are already broke. The only people hodlers impoverish is rich fiat bag holders.

He’s a counter to the narrative that orgs like BRICS will lead to the death of the dollar:

The Cantillon Effect is pretty clear about the advantages of proximity to money printing. This means the US will continue to be a dominant consumer in the global economy, if not THE dominant consumer. And we have dollars. This creates a degree of demand in and of itself.

This means other countries have less purchasing power, and thus the costs of their debts are therefore higher. This, alone, creates demand for the dollar and treasuries. This offsets a percentage of the dollar’s debasement - as it’s all about supply vs demand.

The petrodollar agreement and the the later Eurodollar agreements (plaza and louvre accord) helped kickstart this feedback loop.

As things like global recessions, global debt unwinds (like the yen carry trade or Chinese real estate investment), this exacerbates the issue. The dollar may be impacted, but it’s impacted less than other countries. Other countries have much thinner margins - room for error - before they have to seek a more stable currency like the dollar.

And so demand continues to build.

Again, the Cantillon Effect is clear. Those furthest away from the money printer suffer the most - driving them to struggle to get closer to the printer (and get dollars).

Demand for the dollar is only going to strengthen. This enables the shitheads in the treasury department to continue to print. So long as their printing doesn’t outpace demand, this will continue until we reach the inflection point for hyperinflation.

It’s OTHER countries that need to adopt bitcoin in order to preserve their purchasing power - El Salvador style.

The US will be the last to adopt bitcoin.