I agree but we also have to admit we are currently default dead

OMFG I just found my old private key?

What do I do now?

Should I stick to #[0], or go back to this account?!?!?

So very conflicted

“Prove it, Prove it” 😉😋

It's a problem for markets also because the small population of strong young folk with low skills is very small, and the middle age group 35-50 is small and the 50+ is growing.

This means that those old people can't retire, and that also makes it harder for the young to get into work, and the burden on families taking care of their sick old relatives is set to increase, and decrease their capacity to divert resources to entrepreneurship.

it's going to be a slow motion trainwreck.

# Addressing the Decline in Birth Rates

Global birth rates are in decline, a trend that governments find alarming. A dwindling population could lead to a host of economic and social issues, but the policy responses have been largely ineffective. Financial incentives for families, like direct payments, tax breaks, and subsidized child care, have been deployed, but with little impact. This reveals a deeper, fundamental issue.

To understand the decline, it's crucial to figure out why couples are having fewer children. The common responses are either a lack of interest or financial constraints. While we should respect the choice not to have children, it's the financial concern that needs addressing.

Having children has become an expensive undertaking. From medical costs related to childbirth to time off work, government-mandated expenses like car seats, and the added costs of larger living spaces and education, families are stretched thin financially. Even households with two earners often struggle to make ends meet, making it harder to consider expanding the family.

The decline of single-earner households, where one parent could stay home to raise children, can be traced back to the massive expansion of rent seeking. The bureaucratic state has increased massively in all sorts of industries, and the inflation that has funded their expansion has driven up all kinds of costs, including essential resources like health care, education and housing. Both parents often need to work just to maintain a moderate standard of living.

A significant reason for these inflated costs is the fiat monetary system. Inflation has eroded the savings and earning power of average families, compelling both parents to enter the workforce. Moreover, real estate prices have soared, making it challenging for families to afford larger homes that could accommodate more children.

In essence, the decline in birth rates is not a consequence of individual choice or even culture but a byproduct of a kleptocratic monetary system that has made child-rearing unaffordable. Unless structural changes are made to restore the financial viability of having larger families, any superficial policy incentives are unlikely to reverse the declining birth rates. These economic incentives are giving back to families just a tiny portion of what's being stolen through the fiat monetary system. Stopping this inflationary theft would empower families to have more children, but such a move would require political will that is currently lacking.

What we need is a new monetary system and the path is not through political reform, but through the adoption of a new money. Bitcoin really is the fix for low birth rates.

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Once it’s a little bit more stable, we will start integrating it with NostrNet.work. I am very excited, tbh! nostr:note1mcwxfq28knc8d5mz7yq4sv96mqc8nd60l0a0z47rnpq30ulyqpps3efg0w

I'm having issues with Iris since yesterday. I get a black screen and don't see any relevant errors in the js console. I think it is something in the local storage. When I wipe all the data I can reload the app and login. But if I refresh the page again, the same error happens. I also see in the js console a lot of wss://us.rbr.bio connection errors, which isn't in my relays. I just wonder about it. Any ideas?

Or users explicitly subscribing to ban lists, or a collection of ban lists maybe

If you think send Zaps is significantly growing a Bitcoin circular economy here on Nostr, just wait until clients launch built-in marketplaces. We'll be buying and selling products and services from other Nostriches. No more Ebay. Not more Facebook Marketplace. This is the "Other Stuff" that I'm really looking forward to seeing come to fruition. 🚀 ⚡