“The closer the collapse of the Empire, the crazier its laws are.”

― Marcus Tullius Cicero

Predictions by economists that failed spectacularly:

Telephones:

In 1876 Western Union, the largest American telegraph company, refused to buy Graham Bell's patent for one hundred thousand dollars, arguing that people are not savy enough to handle a phone: "Bell expects that the public will use his instrument without the aid of trained operators. Any telegraph engineer will at once see the fallacy of this plan. The public simply cannot be trusted to handle technical communications equipment. A group of British experts thought somewhat differently: The telephone may be appropriate for our American cousins, but not here, because we have an adequate supply of messenger boys."

Lightbulbs:

A few years later, a committee of the British Parliament evaluated Thomas Edison's lightbulb and concluded that it would be "good enough for our trans-Atlantic friends … but unworthy of the attention of practical or scientific men."

Trains:

Rail travel at high speed is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia [suffocation]." Dr. Dionysius Lardner (1793-1859), professor at University College London, and author of a book on the steam engine, was one of several doctors who prophesized that the rapid movement of trains would cause death or brain trouble among travelers and vertigo among onlookers.

Cars:

Car pioneer Gottieb Daimler (1834-1900) believed that there would never be more than one million cars worldwide because of the lack of available drivers. Daimler based this prediction on the false assumption that cars would have to be operated by chauffeurs.

Computers:

Howard Aiken, who constructed the Mark I computer for IBM in 1943, reminisced: "Originally one thought that if there were a half dozen large computers in this country, hidden away in research laborato-ries, this would take care of all requirements we had throughout the country. This prediction was based on the false assumption that computers would solve scientific problems on.

How many ‘experts’ called #Bitcoin  a scam and called it dead?

Did you know that if you put 100 black ants and 100 red ants in a jar, nothing will happen? But I you shake the jar hard, the ants start killing each other. The red ants consider the black ants their enemies. The true enemy is the one shaking the jar. The same thing happens in human society. So, before we attack each other, we should think about who is shaking the jar!

Credit: Kurt Vonnegut

'A man who was friendly with everyone was an enemy to himself.'

Mike Tyson

#wisdom #philosophy #psychology #spirituality #poetry

Things you can control:

Your Beliefs

Your attitude

Your thoughts

Your perspective

How honest you are

Who your friends are

What books you read

How often you exercise

The type of food you eat

How many risks you take

How you interpret the situation

How kind you are to others

How kind you are to yourself

How often you say “I love you.”

How often you say “thank you.”

How you express your feelings

Whether or not you ask for help

How often you practice gratitude

How many times you smile today

The amount of effort you put forth

How you spend / invest your money

How much time you spend worrying

How often you think about your past

Whether or not you judge other people

Whether or not you try again after a setback

How much you appreciate the things you have

— Caleb LP Gunner

Good morning 🩵💚

🌊 Like water, Bitcoin is decentralized and can flow freely across borders and boundaries. It is not controlled by any single entity or government, and its supply is limited, which gives it value.

I always feel like a gangster when I use cash

You could write software to read anything and build a profile on anyone. Hashtags would be enough.

i am patient since 2011

Hello, I am trying to understand this application. A complete newbie, any help will be appreciated.

thanks

Good morning.

If you slept the prescribed 8 hours last night, the US government borrowed $1.94B in that time. And its Council of Economic Advisors has no idea what that means.

Have a great day.

How will nostr feel when megacorps start monetizing your free and open data and profile metadata (across all clients you use)?

I give the guy a hard time for his Twitter shit but he keeps delivering the goods.

Hoping I live long enough to observe their financial failure. The fireworks.

Thrive in chaos.

please share when you learn more. you definitely not alone.

are you including cashu and fedi in this?

the more steps we put between us and them, the faster their system implodes

GM 🙃

I suddenly find myself much more interested in coinjoin protocols. funny how being attacked tends to do that. fucking with bitcoiners is not going to work out well for them.

👋🏼 Hello; World!

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