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even the byzantine empire fell

or fundamentally the business (as run today) does not work because in reality it can be run by 50 engineers one manager and one ceo and does not need a bloated head count and massive stock based compensation

uber could be a small business operation with a highly optimized tech stack

if you ever hear a tech entrepreneur or VC praised for their early investment in uber and lyft feel free to roll your eyes.

this is what growth at all costs looks like:

Uber Revenues (Billions)...

2022: $31.9

2021: $17.5

2020: $11.1

2019: $13.0

2018: $10.4

2017: $7.9

2016: $3.8

Uber Net Income (Billions)...

2022: -$9.1

2021: -$0.5

2020: -$6.8

2019: -$8.5

2018: +$1.0

2017: -$4.0

2016: -$0.4

Lyft Revenues (Billions)...

2022: $4.10

2021: $3.21

2020: $2.37

2019: $3.62

2018: $2.16

2017: $1.06

2016: $0.34

Lyft Net Income (Billions)...

2022: -$1.58

2021: -$1.01

2020: -$1.75

2019: -$2.60

2018: -$0.91

2017: -$0.69

2016: -$0.68

children are the life teachers of adults.

many adults choose not to listen but a child will teach an adult patience, love, selflessness, and long term thinking

on nostr you are not the product.

the app and the relays are the product.

ask anyone on the street if they want to go to war and the answer will be "no"

ask a small group of people if they personally will go to war and they will all say "no"

delegate authority over a large group to another small group and ask the small group to send the large group to war and they will say yes

it is always easier to outsource violence than to do it yourself.

i'm no lawyer but it seems like a sensible agency would give continued guidance for. we technology and financial products rather than educating through enforcement.

however if the goal is to "look tough" and gain political credits it is better to win cases.

"show me the incentive and i will show you the outcome"

"Swiss President and the Minister of Health are under investigation, indictment, and prosecution by the Attorney General for Covid Crimes involving lying about the vaccine effectiveness and safety. Thailand convening war crime tribunals to nullify Pfizer Contracts"

https://mobile.twitter.com/SpartaJustice/status/1623050775952859149

staked eth is not able to be swapped

what i imagine they are doing is keeping the staked eth in a staking validator and giving "different" eth to the customer when they ask for withdrawal.

since they own all of the staked eth as an exchange they continue earning yield but the customer does not

if they are allowing withdrawals then they are somehow hedging their customer liability with an Staked-eth derivative

risk cannot be destroyed it can only be transferred

don't celebrate this enforcement from the sec. it is an embarrassment to regulators and hester peirce describes here in a dissenting opinion https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/peirce-statement-kraken-020923

https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirst.org/industry/financial%20services

Tracker of largest money launderers and financial crime offenders

say what you will about N.N. Taleb but his writings on the concept of "skin in the game" was an eye opener.

there is a lack of personal responsibility because so few experience direct consequences for their actions.

most have "no skin in the game"