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Patient Yard
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Is it possible, does it make any sense to, create a humorous or poignant timeline of the emotional or mental state of the U.S. central authorities and their catallons over time, say from like year 1492 to the present?

Like, maybe, they didn't or couldn't intend or plan out this fiat journey and U.S. dollar hegemony through the centuries.

Like, but somewhere along the timeline, Bretton Woods?, they realized, maybe, wow, we can subjugate whole continents if we play this card right.

...

Then, like, currently, they must know, crap, they are in an impossible impotent squeeze, but cannot and must not say or hint or leak that in any way, else the whole system, their game, their livelihoods, collapses immediately.

Something like that.

Thanks for all you do, Lyn! Big fan.

Hopefully I'm worth more alive than any swaps that may have been put (pulled? taken?) on me...

Beamin' Beamon!

Is Wikipedia on here? I can send them my new sats.

(Left the low altitude in my crop intentionally...)

I'll take the sats because I'm a nostr noob trying to figure it all out. I'll pay them forward somewhere worthy.

just curious, why do they call it a "swap"? Isn't it just an insurance policy?

(I always have to draw the cash flow map in my head.

I pay cash to a risky somebody on credit, hoping I make some interest. I also pay for an insurance policy (a hedge?) for if the debtor defaults. If my debtor defaults, my insurance policy pays me the cash instead. Something like that.

Is life insurance a swap? Like, if I die, my family swaps me for some cash?)

Replying to Avatar nym

Alright folks, let's talk about lithium mining in Nevada and Arizona. Yes, the glamorous topic of the day. I mean, forget about politics or celebrity gossip, let's dive into the fascinating world of mining.

Now, some people might think lithium mining sounds like a pretty niche topic, but let me tell you, it's a big deal. We need lithium for all sorts of things, from smartphones to electric cars. So, if you're one of those people who likes to tweet about how we need to save the planet, well, you better be grateful for the people digging up that lithium.

But let's be real, mining isn't exactly a glamorous job. I mean, when was the last time you saw a Hollywood movie where the hero was a miner? Never. They're always spies, or superheroes, or detectives. No one ever wants to be the miner.

And then you add in the fact that it's in the middle of the desert. I mean, I love a good road trip as much as the next guy, but driving through the desert in the middle of summer? No thank you.

I actually knew a guy who worked in a mine in Arizona. He said the only way he could survive the heat was by drinking gallons of water and wearing one of those cooling vests. And even then, he was still sweating buckets.

But you know what they say, no pain no gain. And in this case, the gain is not just a paycheck, but a piece of a sustainable future. So, let's give a round of applause to all the miners out there, sweating their butts off to make the world a better place. And if you ever come across a miner, don't forget to thank them for their service.

"when was the last time you saw a Hollywood movie where the hero was a miner? Never."

Naked miners in Chernobyl 😉