Exactly 1 month from today, #Bitcoin ceases to exist. Enjoy it while it lasts!
This is my 20th year of being a libertarian. In the first 5-10 years, I believed Democrats were superior to Republicans (slightly worse on economy, much better on war and civil liberties).
However it's now abundantly clear Democrats are by far the biggest threat to liberty. They are significantly worse on almost every issue - the economy and civil liberties and typically worse on war (e.g., Ukraine). It's incredible how far and fast they've fallen. They could have chosen the path of anti-war and pro-civil liberties (at least compared to Republicans), but instead have turned into authoritarians on nearly every issue.
Republicans are still awful obviously, but they're in a different league than Democrats.
A must read. What the government is demanding of #Bitcoin miners (under the threat of violence) is the most egregious, totalitarian thing I’ve ever seen when it comes to demands of private businesses. The Biden administration must be stopped at all costs.
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#Bitcoin Ordinals may be dumb, but I don’t think can be classified as a “scam” (for most of them at least). People knowingly choosing to gamble isn’t fraud so long as they are not being lied to.
Scams involve defrauding someone - “the intentional use of deceit, a trick or some dishonest means to deprive another of his/her/its money, property or a legal right.” - Law.com
On the flip side, nothing wrong with being against them / calling them dumb. A free market doesn’t mean you need to be in favor of market activity and can’t call it out as dumb. There is a ton of activity in a free market that is worth calling out. In fact, speaking out against things is a critically important in a well functioning free market.
Calvin. He’s got a lot of money to blow apparently, and he’s clearly an evil sociopath so don’t think he cares about ROI.
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