Agree. These should be defined differently.

1. Smart phones = Multipurpose phones.

2. Artificial Intelligence = Probabilistic Computing.

Sorted.

Most obvious is the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines ceasing low cost gas supply from Russia, immediately shifting the cost of energy up for the next 5 to 10 years.

Under this scenario, corporations will reassess their competitiveness and given the timeframe, look to move operations to a lower cost environment such as US or Asia.

Productivity is therefore set to fall in Germany in the immediate term or rebalance downward.

This will be very painful but also relates to poor energy security planning. Germany by now should be 100% nuclear powered being a highly developed country.

Is it aggressiveness or seeing the opening or weakness in the given situation?

Men think about these things constantly, as well as a minority of women, being their natural state to protect the position, whatever that is.

Men will risk life and limb as part of this process, perhaps perceived as risk taking.

Interesting thought line. There are of course great men and women thinkers, so it is not about intelligence.

It is observed that laboring jobs men typically do better because of their muscular physiques and vice versa for nurturing related roles.

Perhaps this extends to roles that demand competitive strategy given men are natural protectors, therein roles such as those in military leadership or country leadership would sway toward males.

There are exceptions to any general rule, noting Margaret Thatcher for one.

Carrying this forward, there is a silent revolution taking place with the switch to Bitcoin (or gold) outside the sphere of influence of central banks.

This kind of dishonest behaviour is one reason why the general public believe academics are simply stupid, however, it may be more the case that they are corrupted by money and political motivations of people more stupid.

https://www.thefp.com/p/i-overhyped-climate-change-to-get-published

Example of the French government’s interference in the economy thinking it knows better than the people.

Isn’t it far more balanced than it was during the pandemic when it had certain censorship in place working hand in glove with the government?

Will continue to watch, perhaps needs closer attention.

Elon has done a lot for freedom of speech under tough conditions and is a great competitor. Wish him well and think X has a place in the ecosystem probably more deservedly than most.

A purest free speech platform is required and that is Nostr. Nevertheless X will keep it and every platform on their toes for usability and reach.

Property is important in sustaining life, a means to an end, to increase the likelihood of survival.

The man with a house is more attractive than the man that does not have a house. Put another way, the man with power is more attractive than the man with none.

A society that prevents the natural ability for a man to accumulate wealth is not worth living in. Hence long term all socialist societies therefore fail. Only a capitalist society has potential longevity as it supports individual property rights.

It will strengthen moral fortitude by clearly identifying value, diminishing economic distortions harboring evil.

Tight supply in uranium?

Why are Chinese tourists interested in military basis? Don’t they have enough of them in China?

The government looting begins.

Not supported by science. No need to wear it.

It is perhaps impossible to impose values on any people, a lesson learned most recently by the US, so one has to wonder why France wishes to stay.

Perhaps an ulterior motive such as securing something vital? Or are there strong factions that do ascribe to French values?

Politicians are administrators, but often overstep their capabilities into other domains.

Not a wise escalation against a nuclear power.

New Zealand 🇳🇿 Labour Party must go.

https://x.com/thezeitgeistnz/status/1698180269956899272?s=46

Comes down to the time value of money. Under fiat banks seek to add a component of interest to cover the inflation, the rest is the real interest rate that banks charge for the time value and risk of loss.

So banks will work under a Bitcoin system, simply not charging interest to cover inflation, comparably the interest rate would be lower all else equal.

No bank will lend someone who is not willing to repay or does not have the capacity to repay. So a blatant loan to say an unemployed individual for consumption is not going to happen. No one in their right mind would lend us Cb a person their hard earned Bitcoin.

Cannot find the article, suffice to say finance would continue so long as the person looking for capital has the willingness and capacity to repay it in the future and is will to pay the price - most likely an interest component at the ‘real’ interest rate / cost of debt capital.

Its capitalists that prefer Bitcoin, or Liberals that appreciate law and order protecting individual rights within society.

Liberals that join groups such as Antifa are socialists that at the end of the day, like authoritarian communist control.