My latest piece for the Mises Institute -- shitting on _The Economist_, praising anarchy, and quoting nostr:npub1jt97tpsul3fp8hvf7zn0vzzysmu9umcrel4hpgflg4vnsytyxwuqt8la9y.
Yea, it's that kind of day:
"In his slam-dunk _Bitcoin: Everything Divided by 21 Million_, Swedish author Knut Svanholm hits on exactly that very Austrian point: 'Economics only applies to scarce goods. Things in abundance are free because their supply greatly exceeds the demand. The air you breathe is an example of such goods.'
https://mises.org/mises-wire/anarchy-uk
#plebchain #nostr #econstr #austrianeconomics #freedom #anarchy #ruleswithoutrulers
Oren Cass is usually not that interesting.
This read, in the New York Times, is an exception.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/06/opinion/populism-power-elites-politics.html
#nostrnews #politics #plebchain #trumpstr
"Measured in flat-screen televisions owned, health-care treatments received and calories consumed, Americans have been on an upward trajectory.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/06/opinion/populism-power-elites-politics.html
A little TMI, but... have a gf whose desire for sex exceeds even your own?
Oren Cass is usually not that interesting.
This read, in the New York Times, is an exception.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/06/opinion/populism-power-elites-politics.html
#nostrnews #politics #plebchain #trumpstr
Sunday's #proofofwalk fucking dope.
https://primal.net/e/note1nxwmpwzgm6s6yufpp3ffqk9xmfc8ytl7tfnzuyl7pz3sr6aknzvqrkuaq0
Today, I shook my farmer's hand, and got some life fuel.
#GN #nostr fam
#mountains #nature #meat #carnivore #freedom #bluesky #villagelife #summer #iceland
lost count somewhere in the middle (and somehow did 110??), and definitely too many breaks in-between. But we did it.
we fucking did it! #100aday #100pushups #fitness #plebchain #nostr #consistency #100adayuntil100k
heard on the street:
"I need to go to the mechanic, car needs and update. I'm driving a goddamn computer!"
nostr:note1v86r2dc7w5upaesd095xygfmtmee0uqc0fdnzzkxqjadslupmt2q3n85e6
literally THIS w girl the other day
#nostr #plebchain #plebs
nostr:note19e0dnmu5fcs8mqv09f26grwvy2u7gclcjyvphtkp6kq3f5wqqr7spwyam4
"Every day, more and more people are waking up to the fact that there is only one human right - the right to be left alone." nostr:npub1jt97tpsul3fp8hvf7zn0vzzysmu9umcrel4hpgflg4vnsytyxwuqt8la9y
GN #nostr
https://www.citadel21.com/are-you-tired-of-clown-world
#plebchain #wisdom #humanrights #gtfo #progress
GM, freaking awesome my guy
Happy Sunday, #nostr fam.
#nature #iceland #summer #hike #snow #sunshine #bluesky #mountains #villagelife
this.
all incentives pointing that way. Goodbye, legacy world
nostr:note1f2hagpeudn4q2z5704j060xd63sf9s9rlmwqcmlh7ku8qgp03zyqm3pvvj
#fintech #revolution #money #econstr #monstr #future #plebchain
It's been a long goddamn journey here: ups and downs, milestones and shortcomings.
After watching and enjoying (online) chess for 2+ years, I finally started playing maybe a year ago. Studied some openings, watched some instructional videos, did a lot of chess puzzles. Little by little.
Now and again I would play and for the last six months I have averaged maybe 10-15 games a day.
Life on the 64 squares is so astonishing, so reminiscent of the real world out there, so connected to the ethereal ideas of #bitcoin (shout-out, nostr:npub1cn4t4cd78nm900qc2hhqte5aa8c9njm6qkfzw95tszufwcwtcnsq7g3vle) and #spirituality. Your play echoes your state of mind, where your focus is, what's troubling you in life:
- If I'm worried or upset, my attention is worse and I make more mistakes.
- If I'm tired or hungry or antsy from not having moved the body enough or slept properly, I play worse and make more mistakes.
- If something is distracting me, like a person or a movie or the household chores, I miss things and make more mistakes.
A lot of lessons there about splitting attention and the importance of deep work.
The anger that's unleashed when I mess up (note: _not_ when I get outplayed, that's mostly just beautiful) or overlook obvious moves that I could have/should have seen is unlike anything else I've ever experienced. I don't really get mad, but fucking up my chess games makes me bang the table, uncontrollably stamp the floor and throw things across the room.
Again, I believe it echoes life in the guttural frustration you might feel when you stray from a path you know is good for you, when you know deep down that you CAN do better.
Chess doesn't bullshit you, and doesn't care about your rationalizations, excuses or fancy explanations. The information is right there, on the board, objectively displayed for everyone to see (and your opponent to take advantage of). It resembles truth in some cosmic sense, again not unlike Bitcoin.
What's so fascinating about this is that across various time periods (30 days, 90 days, 1 year), I win about 50% of my games and lose about 45% (5% drawn). Small, small improvements/alpha/efforts -- imperceptible in the short run -- when repeated day in and day out eventually show amazing results.
Keep at it. If you're straying from the path -- regroup, refocus, and do it again. The sun will rise and we will try again. Consistency beats anything else.
Gradually, then suddenly. In bitcoin, in life, in fitness and health -- and also, in chess.
psst, nostr:npub1ky9s6hjl46wxcj9gcalhuk4ag2nea9yqufdyp9q9r496fns5g44sw0alex nostr:npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5 nostr:npub1nz4y6dxnt0kzvgyhyvwnqklpennhv20dgly4c5gnpx4aa6ns08vqr8kkgx nostr:npub1spdnfacgsd7lk0nlqkq443tkq4jx9z6c6ksvaquuewmw7d3qltpslcq6j7 nostr:npub1r8l06leee9kjlam0slmky7h8j9zme9ca32erypgqtyu6t2gnhshs3jx5dk -- thanks for being part of my journey.
Peace.
#chess #chesstr #nostr #plebchain #coffeechain #serenity #milestones #diligence #keepatit #achievements #chesschain #64squares
