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Paul Sernine
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Donโ€™t trust, verify. Patience is a virtue. 2C9F 255D 6FE1 B572 9226 BE7D CCFB B6AF 3CF8 03EE #nostr since 775029

Hello & welcome to this Brave Nostr World! Enjoy the ride & have loads of fun along the way ๐Ÿซ‚๐Ÿ’œ

If youโ€˜re looking for some introductory overview, hereโ€˜s a nice page: https://uselessshit.co/resources/nostr/

#plebchain #introductions

Donโ€™t think so, but weโ€˜re early I guess ๐Ÿค” Let me know when youโ€˜ve found it ๐Ÿ––๐Ÿป

Replying to Avatar Cyph3rp9nk

Simple thesis on the state

The state mainly provides the following services:

- roads and public infrastructure (public buildings, monuments, parks)

- public health

- security (police, army and intelligence services, judicial system)

- public education

- social benefits (retirement, sick leave, disability).

It should be noted that these services may vary from country to country, but in particular I am talking about European countries where the state has a monopoly on these services. For example, although the state offers public health care, a citizen can opt for private health care, but in practice, given the little purchasing power left to the citizen after paying taxes, it is unlikely that the citizen has the economic capacity to access private services, which in practice gives the state a monopoly on this service as there is no demand for services offered by a third party, which leads to a lack of competitiveness.

On the other hand, there are services that the state directly has a monopoly on, such as security, since in Europe the state prevents you from defending yourself by not having the right to possess weapons, and legally self-defense is penalized. In Europe if a thief enters your house you can not shoot him or you go to prison, you can not hit and injure him because the thief could denounce you, therefore, in practice, you have to wait for the police to come, only they can exercise violence.

The rest of the services that people use are private, be it housing, vehicles, banks, clothes, food, leisure, investments, engineering, lawyers, and any service you can think of throughout your life. In addition, all services offered by the state are also offered by private companies, such as highways, education, security in the case of private security agencies, health care or pensions themselves.

Although the services offered by the state are ridiculous in number compared to the amount of private services that people use in their daily lives, the state makes us believe that the services that the state offers cannot be offered privately and more efficiently when with the exception of the judicial system the rest are also offered privately, even armies (Wagner, Blackwater), but the saddest thing is that in Europe the state takes more than 50% of the GDP, that is, the money that its citizens have earned in a year, in the payment of these services.

It is a discourse that is not logical in its formulation and from an economic point of view does not hold, it is simply a robbery.

Summary: The state steals more than 50% of your wealth by offering you shitty services.

Whilst I agree with you in general, it should be noted that there are contries in Europe where taxation levels are far below 50%. Doesnโ€™t mean that everythingโ€™s wonderful in those countries though ๐Ÿ˜‰

GM & PV ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿปโ˜•๏ธ๐ŸŒž Letโ€˜s ride those waves ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿ„

We did a quite a lot of work, so I didnโ€˜t even have time to be online ๐Ÿ˜ณ But it was good having it done โ€” and now we have a pause until we have to do it all over again ๐Ÿ˜‚ Good to hear you had a better cleaning/surfing balance! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

GM my fren! I feel you. Iโ€˜m trying out intermittend fasting, i.e., donโ€˜t eat anything between 6 pm and 10 am. And that includes no milk in coffeeโ€ฆ Since Iโ€˜m not so much a black coffee guy, thatโ€˜s quite a challenge! But an entire day without coffee ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿซจ Kudos for keeping it up!

Just came across a pretty cool metaverse project on #nostr by #[1]โ€‹ via the Nostrovia podcast hosted by #[2]โ€‹ (https://fountain.fm/show/EHr7oroKVhkIAWNTGGRn). The developer, #[3]โ€‹ , gave a wonderful description of reality: โ€žThe universe is permissionless & thermodynamic. You donโ€˜t need permission to do anything & the only way to stop someone is by opposing them by expending energy.โ€œ

#metaverse #cyberspace #grownostr #physics

GM & PV Nostriches โ˜•๏ธ๐ŸŒž A happy & relaxing weekend to everyone ๐Ÿซ‚๐Ÿ’œ #coffeechain #plebchain

GN fellow Nostriches! Time to recharge those batteries ๐Ÿชซ CU all tomorrow โœจ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿซ‚๐Ÿ’œ

Heโ€˜s even got it on a Ledger lanyard ๐Ÿ˜‚โœŒ๐Ÿป

You can also open it in image viewer & โ€žsave asโ€ฆโ€œ then choose a different format.

The great american outdoors are breathtaking, even more so when youโ€™re experiencing them live. Thx for sharing & inspiring us ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ Hope youโ€˜ll have a pleasant & relaxing time out in nature! ๐Ÿ’š

GN & sweet dreams ๐Ÿ’ซโœจ๐Ÿ’œ

GM & PV โ˜•๏ธ๐ŸŒžLFG ๐Ÿš€ Have a wonderful day full of positive vibes ๐Ÿซ‚๐Ÿ’œ

I wonder how many non-brits have a clue what BLT is ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ˜‚

๐Ÿค—๐Ÿฅฐ Oscillating vibes are the best! โœจ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’œ

GM & PV my fren! Rock it today โ˜•๏ธ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿซ‚โœŒ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ’œ