I took a look at your profile and I think you are from Nigeria? Your English was so good in your original post I assumed you were a native speaker and from the U.S. I have some dear friends/neighbors that are Nigerian immigrants to the U.S. The corruption you speak of in your country has been explained to me in detail with various examples.

Creating equity for the people in your life is an example of well developed personal ethics. However, when it is mandated by a bloated bureaucracy of a government like we have here it’s just a way for government officials and civil servants to grift the taxpayers by laundering money to political donors. We have the same, if not worse corruption in our government. However, here laws have been passed to give the appearance of legality.

Believe me when I tell you that the answer is not more laws or bigger government, but rather an adoption of the Non-aggression principle, passing along good values to our children and being a strong member of your community.

A story I enjoy telling is how I became friends with the neighbors mentioned above. The wife was living on her own while her husband was in Nigeria. We live in dense, urban condominiums and we had seen each other several times, said good morning to each other as we passed on the sidewalk, but no meaningful conversations. One day, she knocked at my door with her new baby in one arm, and a bag of groceries in the other. She said. “ Can you please watch my baby for 10 minutes. I just need to bring groceries in and put them away. I’ve seen you with your kids and I think you might be a good person.” I was happy to oblige. I’m a white man in the United States, and I helped a black immigrant. But that’s not why I helped. The color of her skin, or her immigration status didn’t matter. I helped because a member of my community needed assistance. Also, I love babies. As a father of four I miss having babies around. I recommend reading Adam Smith’s “the wealth of nations. “ Which postulates that most human actions are derived from self interest. In this example, I had the opportunity to strengthen my community and spend time doing something I enjoy. Actions taken purely out of self interest, but with the side effect of equity and equality.

I think my point is, don’t depend on government to enforce rules that mandate equity. That only results in legalized corruption. But, rather live your life, with your own self interest in mind, in being a good moral person, equity and equality will naturally happen.

Don’t get me wrong. It a beautiful idea. However, in the real world application all that ends up happening is violent theft from the achievers and amplification of the worst traits of the underachievers. I consider myself a refugee from an equity system. I escaped California because I was tired of paying 30% to the state. 30% of a substantial income I worked my fingers to the bone for 25 years to develop and I couldn’t go the the beach because it was packed with aggressive panhandlers.

A statistic that quickly got buried was a study done a couple years ago which discovered 80% of the homeless in Southern California were intentionally homeless! The attitude was “The government takes care of my basic needs. Food stamps, medical, etc. Why would I go to work when I can sit on the beach and be high all day.”

IDK, maybe someday humanity will evolve to a point where the practical application of an equity system will work. But human nature can not be legislated. It’s kind of like communism. Communism is a beautiful idea. Communism works well in small applications such as a kibbutz or an intentional community. I know because I lived in an intentional community and remember it fondly. But when communism is applied to a nation state the greedy and power hungry rise to the top and the lazy leach off the working class.

I used to think like you. I donated my time working with homeless veterans. I voted to raise my own taxes so the homeless could be housed and the poor could have medical care. It’s partially my fault California is in its sad condition. When I admitted my mistakes on this matter I was shouted down and called the most vile names.

At the end of the day, after all of my experiences I have come to the conclusion that freedom is the only way. Freedom in the form of the smallest possible government and lowest possible taxes. There are many ways one can support a community without being directed to by government. After all, isn’t the desire to control others actions unethical?

BTW, thank you for the intelligent debate. Its refreshing to disagree with someone and not have it devolve into an argument or name calling.

Don’t get me wrong. It a beautiful idea. However, in the real world application all that ends up happening is violent theft from the achievers and amplification of the worst traits of the underachievers. I consider myself a refugee from an equity system. I escaped California because I was tired of paying 30% to the state. 30% of a substantial income I worked my fingers to the bone for 25 years to develop and I couldn’t go the the beach because it was packed with aggressive panhandlers.

A statistic that quickly got buried was a study done a couple years ago which discovered 80% of the homeless in Southern California were intentionally homeless! The attitude was “The government takes care of my basic needs. Food stamps, medical, etc. Why would I go to work when I can sit on the beach and be high all day.”

IDK, maybe someday humanity will evolve to a point where the practical application of an equity system will work. But human nature can not be legislated. It’s kind of like communism. Communism is a beautiful idea. Communism works well in small applications such as a kibbutz or an intentional community. I know because I lived in an intentional community and remember it fondly. But when communism is applied to a nation state the greedy and power hungry rise to the top and the lazy leach off the working class.

I used to think like you. I donated my time working with homeless veterans. I voted to raise my own taxes so the homeless could be housed and the poor could have medical care. It’s partially my fault California is in its sad condition. When I admitted my mistakes on this matter I was shouted down and called the most vile names.

At the end of the day, after all of my experiences I have come to the conclusion that freedom is the only way. Freedom in the form of the smallest possible government and lowest possible taxes. There are many ways one can support a community without being directed to by government. After all, isn’t the desire to control others actions unethical?

BTW, thank you for the intelligent debate. Its refreshing to disagree with someone and not have it devolve into an argument or name calling.

Equity can never be given. Equity must be acquired through proof of work. People given equity do not and could not value it as much as one that earns it by the sweat of their own brow.

I did something stupid 😂

I quit my job 👀 No idea what im going to do but fuck that slave wage. Anyway, I will figure something out, most likely going to work for McDonald's or something like that 😂

For being real mayby i will find some random work and study at same time. Thats doable.

Wife did not like my supprise, but she understand that i cant take it more and thinking every single day that if i fell in stairs i dont have to work.

Im littlebit scared but im happy that finally did that. Im not going to yell and hope that labor union will fight for better paycheck for me. Instead im going to just🖕

Anyway, this is right decission.

Don’t know if I’ve ever done an #introductions post 🤔 may as well share again if I did.

“Karnage” is just a stupid temporary name I carried over from a mobile game I used to play. People followed me so it didn’t make sense to change. Will be awkward to use in person at Nostrasia, this fall 😆 😬

I came with the initial “Jack Wave” back in December I think? Maybe late November of last year. What got me intrigued is the inter-operability of this protocol and the network effects potential. I think it is unmatched in what it offers and there’s a HUGE opportunity to work in this space. I fully expect Nostr to win (just a matter of time)

In my late 30’s, wife, 2 kids, live in Japan.🇺🇸 (expat from US) but I don’t have a handle on the language. I joke that I may just live here forever without learning 😂

I don’t care for rules. Kind of stubborn and opinionated. Most times my opinions suck. I don’t know anything.

Broad background in all the nerdy fields nobody likes (SEO, marketing, ecommerce, digital products, affiliate marketing, startups). I’ve started a few things but not really successful. My day gig is freelance design work. Before that it was … get ready for it, it’s a mouthful …. “Conversion optimization” consulting. Basically teaching startups how to get you to pay up.

I like designing the most. Can do it all day. Already do it all day. Mac user. Windows user. iOS user, past android user. Reject all labels. No left, no right, no attachment to any nation or identity. I’m human first, purple cat second. Passionate about fairness and openness. Intrigued about most things. Embrace chaos, reject status quo, question everything, be kind to others.

Wanted to see some clients looking nicer, so I started helping Snort without being asked. Somehow the awesome devs didn’t mind the intrusion. 🙏

I love bitcoin but I think life is so much more than that. It’s only to make something your obsession but consider why you’re obsessing over it in the first place - big picture stuff.

Biggest topics of interest: startups, AI, tech, Nostr (obviously).

Will follow anyone as long as you don’t spam, or talk exclusively about bitcoin / share quotes only — all the boring things that are probably fine with people who are new to these concepts, but I’ve seen way too much of it. Everyone is welcome here, a start of something beautiful 😻

Thanks for reading 🙏 Look forward to your intro!

GM 'n PV frens 🌅☕🫂 Hope everyday has a fantastic day today 💜 #coffeechain

I really wish more artists, devs, and people in general had their own website that I could follow (bookmark). Currently with everyone splitting into different platforms, it's very hard to keep track of were everyone is going. With a dedicated website you could just advertise which platforms you are on and it's always the source of truth. Secondly you could incorporate any of the technologies into your website (like Nostr). It's even harder when these new platforms are private (such as BlueSky). A feeling of lost ways :S

When following just a few Japanese accounts, this is how your feed looks! 🐶🐾🤣😂🫂💜

Good morning 🌞

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Can’t figure out how to get my Twitter family here and follow them