The bad reputation of conspiracy theories is perplexing. People conspire. And since people conspire, it cannot be wrong to believe that they do so, and therefore, not all conspiracy theories can be assumed to be false a priori…
In defence of conspiracy theories -> https://yakihonne.com/article/naddr1qq2423jlfedxum22fez4gvjzfv6kywz9f9g4wq3qgg6zywvkeej5juswvmwkh39m0mae7fwxp3ypd4aug7n9u8vqmvjqxpqqqp65w2r9vw8
🏴 Svart Ekonomi avsnitt 23 UTE NU!
Vi gör ett nyhetssvep:
- Skatteverket vill se alla transaktioner i realtid
- Riksbanken faller på eget grepp
- Janet Yellen vill gärna finansiera två krig
Finns ungefär överallt där poddar finns! Och förstås även via Fountain!
Svart Ekonomi avsnitt 22 UTE NU!
Vi gör ett nyhetssvep:
- En ännu smartare gnagare på finansdepartementet(!?)
- Sam-Bankman Fried och FTX
- Samt om det senate “Nobelpriset” i ekonomi #finansnostr
https://svartekonomi.se/posts/22-nyhetssvep/
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ASddOlw66Qdk4Tkuloz7c?si=ykLZWqXlRC6c0T9TE9M4Sw
🏴 Svart Ekonomi avsnitt 21 UTE NU!
Vi gör ett nyhetssvep:
- Lyxhotellet i Junsele
- Hexatronics analytikermassage
- NK kontantstopp - en dimridå?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/53OA7e7eSpbfiv2TTDS0YH?si=YYsmP9X0T4CA-tMAqoR_0Q
🏴 Svart Ekonomi avsnitt tjugo UTE NU!
Vi gör ett nyhetssvep:
- Brittiska Birminghams konkurs
- Debatten kring den svenska kronan och euron
- Stefan Ingves spartips i Skandiafinanserade *En påse pengar*
Globalism is the real pandemic (long-form, 5 minutes)
> Contrary to their stated goals, centralized solutions and globalism are poised to increase disaster risk, undermine knowledge production, impede economic growth, and hinder scientific progress. They should also be rejected on ethical grounds.
🏴 Svart Ekonomi avsnitt nitton UTE NU!
Vi gör ett nyhetssvep:
- Färre än någonsin på bidrag?
- C. Gardell om Wallenberg och kronan
- Feds möte för det monetära prästerskapet i Jackson Hole
!no i like ice cream
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On neo-feudalism: You will own nothing. And you will be unfree
The contemporary world is displaying an increasing resemblance to the less favorable aspects of feudal historical periods. Individuals are increasingly bound by obligations to adhere to specified 'terms of use' and 'core values', both of which undermine our freedoms.
Read the full piece at e.g. blogstack:
Trying out Nostr Blogging! Here's a piece looking at whether fiat currencies should really be called money.
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🇸🇪🏴 Svart Ekonomi avsnitt arton UTE NU!
Vi gör ett nyhetssvep:
- Finansdepartementets klipska råtta
- USA-inflationen & Lars Calmfors stagflation
- Norska byggarbetare misstänks för penningtvätt
https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/svart-ekonomi/id1662150584?i=1000624774783
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4w1R9w5fT2OocdAz7ENZQk?si=a38c5d8b64e14501
Nostr is neat! Just posted a slightly longer text on "Censorship lacks epistemic grounding"!
### On linguistic issues (and racism)
Elon Musk asserted earlier this year that the media is "racist against white people." This came after the creator of the Dilbert series Scott Adams was accused of "spewing racism," which resulted in his comic strip Dilbert being removed from the country's newspapers. Musk was quickly labeled as a racist as well.
But is it even possible for the media to be racist against white people? The answer depends on who you ask, and when you ask.
According to the definition provided by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), an organization that tracks racism and anti-Semitism, it was possible to be racist against white people until the summer of 2020.
Following the George Floyd protests, the meaning of the word racism changed to only encompass instances where white people oppress others. Suddenly it was not possible to be racist against white people. A couple of years later, after a controversy involving Whoopi Goldberg, ADL altered the definition once again, thus allowing for such racism (against white people) to be possible.
Whether someone states that it is possible to be racist against white people may therefore hinge on when they last read (and accepted) the definition on ADL's website.
Scott Adams' outburst seem to have been prompted by the fact that many individuals of color responded in a survey that it was not "okay to be white." That phrase itself can be interpreted as racist against white people. Here, it is noteworthy that Merriam-Webster dictionary revised the definition of whiteness in the summer of 2020 to also involve negating people of color (reminiscent of ADL's altered definition of racism). The concept of whiteness became racist. It is perhaps not surprising that several people responded that it was not "okay to be white." (One should also note that ADL claims the phrase can be tracked to white supremacists.)
Even so, someone's perception of whether whiteness is acceptable might also reflect when someone last updated their definitions from such dictionaries.
If different individuals do not have the time or inclination to update their definitions as quickly as others, it should not be surprising that people talk past each other, or that the climate of debate becomes more intense. There are indeed many words – pandemic, vaccine, woman, girl – whose definitions have been changed in recent years. In the UK, there is consideration to alter the definition of the word gender. Year after year, the linguistic minefields have been growing more numerous.
Questions about why definitions change, how, and by whom will likely yield different answers depending on whom you ask. Some might say the definitions must change as our needs or norms change, others might respond that the definitions might also change for economic, political or ideological reasons.
”If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things … propriety will not flourish.”
These are the words of Confucius some 2,500 years ago. When asked what he would do if he becane governor, he stated that he would "rectify the names" to better align them with reality.
This doesn't sound easy. Perhaps we can start by acknowledging that many of us are now using different definitions when we speak and write. If we were to admit this, maybe we would discover that we are not truly as polarized as we seem to be?
🇺🇸🤔 How might #Bitcoin undermine whole nations or the dollar - as Hillary Clinton reportedly fears?
One way to understand this is through the lenses of fiscal and monetary capacity:
- Fiscal capacity refers to a state’s administrative and political ability to tax its population.
- Monetary capacity refers to the degree to which the state can get its citizens (& others) to hold the currency.
But fiscal and monetary capacity go hand in hand!
1) with strong fiscal capacity, you get greater credibility with regards to inflation targeting (since the tax base is what in the end backs fiat monetary policy)
2) greater credibility bolsters monetary capacity as a greater number of corporations and individuals will want to hold a currency expected to maintain its real value
3) this leads to greater fiscal capacity, as liquid financial markets facilitate taxation and administration...
And on and on it goes in a benign cycle...
Until it doesn't.
Today, Bitcoin, crypto currencies, China's yuan (CNY), the potential or even likely end of the Petrodollar regime, etc, is what might reverse the benign cycle which the US may have been in since the end of World War II.
If this is what's currently materializing, we should expect:
1) lesser monetary capacity (fewer peeps wanting to hold dollars)
2) undermining fiscal capacity (harder to "get things done" via taxes, greater budget deficits, etc)
3) prompting higher inflation expectations/fears
And on and on...?
Meme snatched from #[0]
Mycket pågår kring dollarn och dess status som reservvaluta! Häromåret slutade Saudiarabien svara i telefon när Biden ringde, sen mäklade Kina fred mellan Saudi och Iran, och nu har Saudiarabien gått med i Shanghai Cooperation Council, och så mycket mer!
I 🏴 Svart Ekonomi avsnitt 8 talade vi om dollarn och dess framtid som reservvaluta. Generellt sett goda nyheter för Bitcoin och fysiskt guld...
https://svartekonomi.se/posts/8-dollar/
https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/svart-ekonomi/id1662150584?i=1000606636274
#Bitcoin $24216 +9.2%
(http://bitcoingalleriet.se will be opening soon for the season!)
Sometimes I wish the media could manage to show some small inkling of metacognitive capacity. Sometimes.
