Most Libertarians are Libertarians because A) They just want to be left alone, and B) They cannot fathom a just government existing.

If this describes you, I urge you to study history. There have indeed been benevolent governments in the past, and it is possible for them to arise again.

If you opt out of the game of governance altogether, don’t be surprised when the quality of governance continues to degrade.

And if you cannot find any historic examples of stateless utopias, consider that it is a fantasy to believe they will magically come into existence now without any collective action being taken.

This is why Curtis Yarvin refers to Libertarians as LOLbritatians. nostr:note1drvt0wn8ghslqw837kax62yvnt89yavl69jn6e5etacwn23szctsk6v3qr

shhh... don't ruin the current narrative... it's just "digital capital"

Exactly what the Dems wanted them to do. They're gonna get killed in the midterms. Saw a chart yesterday that March after election stocks was a strong predictor of midterms. Securing a generation of republican control was his mandate not cutting USAID or dropping the 10 year by 100 bps.

I really don't think most liberals even understand where eggs actually come from. 🤷

Fascinating from coin corner exchange

20% of transactions today were sells

70% of volume is sells, few people with lots of coins just dumping

Client in Paris sent me a sighting of a woke car out in the open. 😄 Apparently it was being charged with a diesel powered generator.

Bitcoin has never seen accumulation this aggressive in its entire history🚨

One of the interesting challenges and learning opportunities I’ve come across in dabbling with fiction is the process of merging narrator/author voice with character voice.

Both as a reader and writer, close third-person limited is my favorite point of view method (as opposed to first person or third person omniscient) for most stories. This means the narrator only knows what the point-of-view character knows, even though it’s written in third person.

But interestingly, when done closely, it also means the narration itself is colored by the character’s personality. Rather than just come across the page in dialog or in italicized literal thoughts, the rest of the narration is also basically an indirect extension of their thoughts.

And so for example if a character is cynical and curses a lot, then in addition to the dialogue reflecting that, the narration also reflects that. It comes across more cynical and will curse at times. “What a shit day. Bob pulled out of his driveway and…” In contrast, if a character is upbeat and polite, the narration will feel similar.

And there’s no right answer on how much to let character voice color the dialogue in third person limited, because an author can choose how close to get to the character. And readers have preferences for their favorite points of view. I like a bit of everything but like close third person limited the majority of the time.

Distant third person limited has a rather consistent and detached narrator voice, despite still being limited to what the character knows. Very close third person is almost like first person, meaning the narration is basically just like that character, except all the “I/me” words are replaced with “he/she” and so forth.

As a reader, a lot of this is often invisible. As a writer though, it’s interesting to 1) pick how close you want third person limited to be for your given book, and 2) be consistent with it so you don’t unintentionally zoom in or out at certain times.

So it’s kind of a mindfuck because there are multiple layers to be aware of. A really interesting process to tackle.

I’m still generally bearish over the coming months for US-based assets, and generally bullish for global (ex-US) assets.

If something is "budget-neutral" and "impose no incremental costs", I don’t understand how it can be considered a "buy". 🤔

“Important information: Warning strike at German airports” how great

Europe seems to be utterly screwed from every angle.

- Killed their energy sector

- Weak economy

- Infected with Communism

- Killing free speech

- Regulatory hellscape

- Abysmal immigration policy

- Pushing for WWIII

Markets are calling bullshit.

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