I agree with you and I have faith also

I like to measure things to confirm that that faith is well placed

The power law is based on the idea that the network is doing what networks do which is creating a situation where everybody who joins the network makes everybody else's participation more valuable

So when I look at active wallets and other measures of network growth they seem kind of glacial including the graph above

Out of 8 billion people in the world how many people know what Bitcoin is?

How many know what the dollar is?

Guilty as charged I think

I bought houses with my winnings in the 2017-18 era off of Bitcoin

Of course now I wish I still had that Bitcoin and I'll never get back to those numbers ever unless I win the lottery or something

If you've lived through one of those 10x pumps you're always unimpressed with a mere doubling

I have a buy order at 69k and I hope it crashes like a little b****

BTC priced in ounces of gold

Bitcoin people frequently appear to assume that trump is good for Americans

Trump is not equal to America

You're talking about gategate

What if your bite people because your incisors are kind of like knives

Hey chat GPT please paint this car with Virginia tech colors

Interest as measured by number of searches for Bitcoin for two years

Note substantially higher lows over time

This supports the power trend idea since it shows expanding interest in the network

Sorted by % of vehicles assembled in the U.S. (high to low):

1. Tesla – 100% assembled in U.S. – Market share: (not listed)

2. Ford – 77% assembled in U.S. – Market share: 12.6%

3. Stellantis – 57% assembled in U.S. – Market share: 8%

4. Nissan – 52% assembled in U.S. – Market share: (not listed)

5. GM – 52% assembled in U.S. – Market share: 17.6%

6. Toyota – 48% assembled in U.S. – Market share: 14.4%

7. Hyundai-Kia – 33% assembled in U.S. – Market share: 11%

8. Volkswagen – 21% assembled in U.S. – Market share: (not listed)

9. Honda – (Data not available) – Market share: 7.3%

10. Subaru – (Data not available) – Market share: (not listed)

So the 25% tariffs that have just been suggested for all imported cars would really be bad for Volkswagen and wouldn't bother Tesla whatsoever

So Tesla stock should go up today

Sorted by percentage of vehicles assembled in the U.S. (high to low):

Most protected from tariffs: Tesla, Ford

Most vulnerable to tariffs: Volkswagen, Hyundai-Kia

Middle ground: GM, Toyota, Nissan, Stellantis

25% tariff on imported cars has been suggested

https://news.usni.org/2025/03/26/2025-annual-threat-assessment-of-the-u-s-intelligence-community

It is interesting to ask chatgpt to compare this report to reports from prior years like 2000, 2010, 2020 etc

The one in 2000 kind of predicted 911 in a way as well as predicting covid

Take a picture of cars on the side of the road or you're self holding three fingers and ask it how many fingers you're holding up or how many cars that sees

It's pretty terrible at counting things in a picture

That looks great

Both grock and ChadGPT claim they see seven trash cans in this image

Try it

Horrid repellent screaming punk rock music at 5am in the coffee shop

If they really want the customers to go away they should play baby shark

It's not the owner's fault that the car is a Nazi

Looks like I probably won't die today

Grok says "In the picture, you are holding up three fingers. Your thumb, index finger, and middle finger are extended, while your ring finger and pinky are folded down."

It's wrong