This one is tricky for me. I feel the tension between the physical impulse to preserve my own life with the desire to be the one that violence ends with. Not that I will end all violence, but that I will not respond to violence with violence, even if it costs me my life.
I tend to lean toward individual sovereignty as the ideal. In my view, evil occurs when I force another to comply to my will, as I have set myself up as their god, judging that they should live by my ideals.
Two areas I can think of where this gets tricky are with young children who depend on others to keep them safe, and in matters of self defense. In matters between adults who are respectful of each others’ bodily autonomy I struggle to find a case where violence is justified.
I welcome your thoughts on the matter.
To be clear, I believe justice is necessary. It clearly doesn’t work to roll over and let abusive humans perpetuate violence on defenseless humans.
I think our current systems equate justice with violence. I don’t think they are the same.
So we need a new paradigm for dispensing justice without perpetuating violence. Systems that more accurately reflect value (BTC) seem like a good place to start.
I’ve got lots of questions and very few answers. Thanks for being willing to thoughtfully engage.
A logical position that many hold. I think we can do better, even if we haven’t been successful at it yet.
I’d like to see them eradicated by reformation rather than obliteration. Not sure the current level of human consciousness is ready to allow that as a possibility.
This happened to me and they never reinstated my ability to withdraw. Ended up selling it and buying on another exchange a bit at a time, withdrawing as I went. Caveat emptor.
What opportunities are you seeing?
I’ve been contemplating a homestead system that turns biomass into heat, biochar, and electricity.
I think about this almost every day right now.
Three years ago I was burned out. I let go of pretty much everything but my family. Over time I’m discovering that much of what seemed indispensable was a distraction from what I really wanted. May you find your path to peace and joy.
This is the way.
I think it’s a matter of time before you can buy a bitcoin powered water heater at Lowes.
There is tremendous opportunity for decentralizing hashrate through miner heat reuse in all kinds of applications, both domestic and commercial. People are already using miners to heat their homes and water, amongst other uses. In places where heat was already provided by electricity, the bitcoin earned from mining is essentially a rebate on the energy cost.
It seems likely that large miners who rely on cheap power to stay profitable will continue to struggle with each halving, while those who are clever about leveraging miners to provide low grade heat will successfully stack sats without worry.
This is a decentralizing trend that I don’t see discussed much in mainstream circles yet.
I’m a fan of the versatility of rv fridges. Ours runs on both ac and propane. Not sure how they compare on efficiency with the sundanzer. I like them as well.
Any resources you could point me to for alternative refrigeration?
I just started some logs with shiitake, lions mane, olive oysterling, and chestnut. I’m hoping they will produce tastiness for a few years.
I’m a newb myself, but I’ve found fieldforest.net to be a helpful resource.
I see your point, but look at it this way.
- You're going short fiat by making your family go long...
That’s how I’ve seen it in the past, and from a purely financial perspective that makes sense. Lately I’ve been paying a lot more attention to where my energy goes and I’ve begun to wonder if I want to give my energy to the system in that way.
There are pitfalls to borrowing from friends and family. I’ve also experienced and seen it done in ways that were far more meaningful and beautiful than anything I’ve experienced with a bank loan.
I would much rather borrow money from people I know than participate in the very system I am attempting to escape.