This is a very nice makeover show that goes to different countries and showcases their community and cultures - there's a lot of things learnt for example how artistic Slovenia is - on how they covered a bombed buildings with broken plate art and graffiti, and the existence of orange wine - another on Finland, did not know there's only 5.5 million people in Finland and 3 million public spas! I think even their prison has spas? I even read a debate on whether there's more spas then cars lol. There's a few more - Hawaii and the importance of taro, their tattoo and art culture, and family and Caribbean and aftermath of hurricane maria. I really love exploring various communities and culture, so much of the world yet to be seen
glad to see more open and transparent conversations around lightning, ecash, liquid. Each has its pros and cons - there is no such thing as a perfect technology. If you claim that your technology is perfect, then you are likely the government, experts at covering up.
Its good to talk about the cons just as much as highlighting the pros - you never know what opportunities you can find in the midst of all these problems or understand where each strength lies. If there is a decent interconnectivity between lightning, ecash, liquid, then it might give a wider chance for bitcoin global adoption because diff parts of the world may require different solutions in using bitcoin.
For all we know, as we expand on global adoption, we would have way bigger problems, opportunities and tech growth than what we have right now or can possibly imagine - we would only really know what's in store as bitcoin adoption picks up - and what would make a diff is to keep building as we grow. This is a long journey
lol, the irony
and maybe one that doesn't give token holders the ability to rug pull their users...
You are spot on. Climate change is real, but drastic change of anything often leads to questioning the money trail.
Also, there is no "scientific consensusâ on climate change. A simple online search for research papers on âclimate change fallacyâ will point to the other side of the coin.
Typically literature reviews tend to have confirmation bias and I think this seems to be more apparent in climate change research. Circular reasoning is also common due to bias and activism (and there is a paper on this), where researchers' prior beliefs shape their methodology. There will always be 2 sides of the coin when it comes to research. Even the discovery of atoms went through multiple definitions over time, based on new evidence, knowledge and insights.
If people are really concerned about climate change, they would reduce coal production - is it still at 80% usage ? And maybe push for nuclear clean energies. The solutions proposed often seem very selective and suspicious.
Interesting piece on the turnaround of minimalist culture. Though I think the minimalist influence might be slightly earlier from Japan's wabi sabi culture - that was derived from ancient Chinese philosophies Taoism and Zen Buddhism in the 1400s. The idea of this culture is to embrace simplicity, authenticity, and the beauty found in imperfections.
History has it that Zen priest Murata Shuko introduced this simplicity concept to Japanese culture in the 15th century by using simple wooden and clay tools for the tea ceremony (which is a big event) instead of fancy gold and jade. In the 16th century, Sen no Rikyu extended this ethos by creating a really low tea house door that even an emperor has to bow before entering, pushing this idea of humility across Japan (ironically Machiavelli wrote The Prince in 1513 - would have been interesting if these guys had internet back in the days and can chat with each other on their thoughts)
love this explanation, Anita. One of the simplest, non-wanky ones I have seen. Being open about pros and cons is important, not just for end users, but also for devs to continually improve on it.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is such a good movie
Perhaps it's his Judo strategy - this martial art uses the opponent's strength and movements against them. This was Japanâs strategy post WW2, esp in the 70âs / 80âs
Thereâs something very sexy and irresistibly appealing in having resilience, getting creative in building forward, showing maturity, being kind, and having a good sense of humor while at it. Whatâs your version of sexy? What vibes with your charm? What is your law of attraction? Love to see more positive energies here
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Alex Soros controls $25 billion and 50% of his vocabulary is the word âum.â
The other 50% is empty platitudes about âdemocracyâ. https://v.nostr.build/eMnX.mp4
This conundrum of govâts labeling themselves democratic, take a pisser on communism, yet enact policies that allow massive control over the economy, paradoxically resembling communism. But now that they refer to themselves as democracy, they are branded as the âgood peopleâ and get away with many crimes. It's a good blueprint for crime escape strategies - hence he doesn't need to have much substance except to repeat the word democracy a few times.
unrefined shea butter ftw