Just like Bitcoin is not real?

My hang up is that since something exists, someone or something had to create it (even if we're in a simulation).

I also do this. Sometimes I'm surprised I'm still employed because of it! 😂

Zap me!

This is amazing. I hope we meet IRL some day! 😆

A bonfire, summer adult beverages, kids running around having a blast... a nice Friday night!

Pura vida! 🤙

The only correct answer is zero. Oysters are the filters of the ocean... filled with some really nasty stuff! 🤢 🤮

I literally sent her a screenshot of it! Lololol

My wife just asked me if I think about the Roman empire often... I answered yes, of course, but with wifi and memes.

She said, "Of course YOU do, do you think other men do?" 😂

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Burn down clown world.

Evil.

Bitcoin's greatest strength is that it's not physical! It makes it impossible (or very difficult) to steal except for the $5 wrench attack (probably up to $20 due to inflation 😂).

I agree that strong community is a huge part of the solution. But trust is earned and a system that is easily corrupted is not to be trusted (ever).

I think liberalism failed because the US Constitution and other documents designed to restrain government power have no teeth. At some point, the system has become overly abusive and the people in charge have no consequences for becoming tyrannical. I think public hanging of any politician or bureaucrat who proposes a law or edict that violates the clear limitations on the government is one such solution. The threat of violence by THE PEOPLE should be clearly articulated by the founding documents! This is how the US was founded... self-defense against tyranny.

It's definitely a competition of ideas. But Bitcoin removes government's ability to extract wealth at will from the people living there. And if the people can exit because of poor treatment, the actions of the government has direct consequences. Human action is what changes the world. Ideas are what motivates this action, but ideas without action are worthless.

I think we're saying basically the same thing. But government power is very likely to be reduced/limited by the existence and especially by the mass adoption (human action) of it by the populace.

BTW - This is a great video by Larkin Rose... https://youtu.be/hw01fB3hqBM?si=EU5s4DsGTUQta-Ft

It's the idea that if an idea is good, force and coercion are not required. It's a clearer reframing of libertarianism in that liberty is the default human condition, controlling others is what's abnormal and unnatural. In almost every area of your life, your interactions with others are based on voluntary and mutual consent. But not with government (or their appointed monopolies).

If government services are valuable then force, coercion, and violence are not necessary to serve customers, right?

Government gives itself a monopoly on violence in a geographic region. This violence exists to protect the rights and property of others... by violating their rights. It's all such a downward and destructive spiral. Especially as the state grows in power and continues to extort more from its citizens.

Anyway, #bitcoin fixes this by making governments ask nicely for tax money (inflation / devaluing the currency is no longer an option with a fixed 21 million supply) and respect their citizens. If they don't, Bitcoin allows them to leave with their wealth stored in their head as they travel to greener (more free) pastures.

I'm sure there's more to add, but this might help provide a decent answer to the question.

Pura vida! ✌️🤙 #liberty #libertarian #asknostr

Thanks! Will definitely read or listen to this one... but I don't think the audio version has been released yet. I'm trying to use some Audible credits...!

Great read! That was the book that pushed me quicker down the path toward libertarianism (I was questioning and kind of on my way). I'm grateful to the friend that recommended it to me about 14 years ago!

I need #bitcoin audiobook recommendations. #bookstr

I've read these already... The Bitcoin Standard, The Fiat Standard, The Price of Tomorrow, Thank God for Bitcoin, Inventing Bitcoin, The Mandibles, The 7th Property, and The Sovereign Individual.

What should I read next?

#WhatShouldIReadNext

How does a beaver take down a tree? One bite at a time!

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Soon, you'll learn about #libertarianism and #voluntaryism ! 🔥 😁

#liberty #SeparationOfMoneyAndState #Bitcoin

Get preppin.

Gotcha... still sounds painful!