I had an old German professor in college who would every so often sternly look us in the eye and say:

“So ist das Leben, hart *aber* brutal”

“Such is life, hard *but* brutal”

Didn’t mean much at 19, but it’s grown on me since!!

Thank you!

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Post-note verb-noun ambiguity will be our Waterloo. Noted.

Great presentation! Can you share the Freeman Dyson quote?

😂

Holding gold is kinda like holding Blockbuster with full knowledge that Netflix is eating its lunch, but just wanting to make sure you capture the wave of increased viewership of stuff that’s coming. That, or nostalgia. Also, I suppose gold and Blockbuster cards have some novelty value in common.

nostr:npub1yfg0d955c2jrj2080ew7pa4xrtj7x7s7umt28wh0zurwmxgpyj9shwv6vg in the house!

Also, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a speaker get 3 questions sprayed at her by 3 audience members back to back to back and then synthesize a coherent response. Feels like we need to up the ante until your compiler breaks. 😂

It’s like you said, dollars are the only true speculative part of your portfolio if/when you hold them for any period of time.

Bravo! Thank you 🧡

Queen B

spotted a bitcoiner at the grocery store yesterday. someone I've followed, never met, but recognized instantly. felt like two ships passing in the night.

heading to superlubricity

spinal tap on tap here tonight

It’s immortalized on their 2001 live album https://open.spotify.com/track/30V7kc7a8R3ONCRG1ipEZc?si=bQmx0MlUQ9uWQ8SuotjqMQ

Grateful to have witnessed the live debut of like spinning plates. ☺️

Central bankers come to mind...

https://youtu.be/DQBDsNiCCNM?si=qO1uyEN1Q9j5ny8N

While you make pretty speeches

I'm being cut to shreds

You feed me to the lions

A delicate balance

And this just feels like spinning plates

I'm living in cloud cuckoo land

And this just feels like spinning plates

My body is floating down the muddy river

“Dudeism advocates and encourages the practice of "going with the flow", "being cool headed", and "taking it easy" in the face of life's difficulties, believing that this is the only way to live in harmony with our inner nature and the challenges of interacting with other people.”

Bitcoin, like the Dude, is ultimately true neutral.

Many have made reference to bitcoin's 2021 cycle peak as being a 'rounded top' or just not achieving the same level of euphoria as the 2017 cycle. Those that experienced both have instinctually commented that this was the case. One quantitative datapoint that supports that view is in comparing google search trends over the past decade. Indexed to 100, late 2017 was the clear top, with the 2021 peak only hitting about 50% of that level of search intensity. We're currently at just under half of where we peaked in 2021. Will be interesting to watch if bitcoin gathers steam over the next year or two and if if truly captures mainstream attention and public consciousness. Remember, the 100 index high is just a relative measure, not an absolute top. Strap in.

Reminder, there's a little over 24 hours left to have your comments submitted for the FinCEN CVC Proposal. Make good use of the hard work nostr:npub1s5yq6wadwrxde4lhfs56gn64hwzuhnfa6r9mj476r5s4hkunzgzqrs6q7z put in to distill key ideas below.

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Take action.

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TIL that a dude called Gary actually made millions selling Pet Rocks in 1975. However ridiculous, this was his real solution after listening to his friends complain about their living pets. Kind of like how Bitcoin is a real solution to broken money and complaining bankers.