Taxation is one of those special monopolies the state has like the monopoly on justice and force. And therefore, any changes to ghzf that should ideally happen only through the Congress.
Allowing a single person, the president, to make changes to these fundamental monopolies is too great a power.
There's a book you might like, The Curmudgeon's Guide to Getting Ahead. Written by a self identified curmudgeon.
But there is a difference. The whole purpose of nursing is for the well being of the patient, there isn't nursing without the patients needs at the center of it.
But software can be like art. It can be made purely for the creators pleasure and it can still exist as good software whether other people use it or not. There definitely was a point in history when the Linux kernel was used by just one person only for himself.
And sometimes, rarely, the creator knows better. The whole faster horses idea.
I think the role of the creator is important in many industries where good taste is a major factor. Like, UI for instance, many people won't be able to put into words what would be a good UI for them, but a designer might have a better idea than the users themselves.
True on both counts. We are at that point where we know none of the big name ideologies work out generally, also, we have had enough history to know being kind is pretty important regardless of ideology
* the problem is compounded
And the compounded when sometimes people in one circle slowly becomes part of another, like an acquaintance becoming a best friend of a break up.
So it can't be a web we manually maintain, that just falls apart pretty quickly
I completely agree. There's so much bitcoin stuff and I'm not as sold on it as most people on nostr. I'm here because I like the idea behind the tech and I'd love to engage on something other than bitcoin!
Can't endorse the act but people probably see it as Musk's car rather than the owner's
Poly phasic sleep can improve cognition in conditions of sleep deprivation, but doesn't have benefits in normal conditions
https://www.supermemo.com/en/blog/polyphasic-sleep-facts-and-myths
I must be the only one here who isn't crazy about bitcoin but likes the idea behind the nostr network.
It's an amazing book. Changed the way I looked at money. Greaber has another book the dawn of everything which is equally amazing.