It’s hilarious (and a little pathetic) to me that none of the people commenting to this post are able to see the humor in Harari’s comment.
It’s so clearly tongue-in-cheek and none of these people get it. nostr:note1vcj6ga00cnyrs49rstvgz5mnv68cqr2ehu5qukkd2pk0pnkhx4tqqmxu33
CBDCs 🤝 Identity Verification for Twitter Accounts
Freedom tech fixes this.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1676686010598694913/pu/vid/1280x720/jGm_4p77R9K0Ik2e.mp4
He’s not confessing.
He’s bragging.
Right.
Even plank and its variations, properly done, are more than sufficient.
What do you mean?
It says CNBC in the lower right hand corner.
Sad but probably true
Raises hand.
Sounds like noise to me.
Oh, hi #[1]! 👋
I didn’t know you were here!
Consider this: 
So, the Fed raised rates again. It's hard to make money as a small bank when you supplied long-dated loans (i.e. 10 and 30 yr mortgages) at < 3% when your depositors are also asking for > 4% on their deposits. It's further harder to make new loans at 7% on fresh mortgages when that becomes too expensive for people on home prices that are already out of reach. Something has to give. There will be a housing crash (in some markets more than others) and, as commercial real estate investors can get 5% by just sitting in T-Bills, they will require higher cap rates which means Sellers are going to need to reduce their asking prices, further compressing profitability.
And this doesn't even take into account that many office landlords took out 5 yr loans prior to the pandemic and, now that workers are not returning to the office, tenants are breaking leases as those loans are about to reset at much higher rates.
There are many things that influence price. In a free market, the basic law of economics is a balance between supply and demand. The halving reduces the supply so, all externalities being equal, if demand remains the same, then price will rise. If the same number of buyers are chasing a limited product, there are market participants who will pay whatever premium desired by Sellers to obtain the product. This all makes sense and you probably know it, already. There are other externalities which affect price. In ₿itcoin, there are dozens of risks beyond general market dynamics including: regulatory, tax, jurisdictional, legal, political, Sybil attacks, BIP upgrade errors, user errors, Whale moves, miner capitulation/solvency, kWh rates in energy markets, interest rate changes, sovereign/institutional buying and selling etc. Several of these latter points are related to Liquidity, which is a different matter.
I don’t know what’s going to happen with #Bitcoin.
Nor did I know when I became curious about the technology ten years ago.
Nor did I during the Blocksize Wars.
Nor during the ‘18-‘19 winter. Nor now.
Stay humble.
Stack (a responsible allocation of) Sats.
Learn privacy tools, and use them.
Diversify elsewhere. (Broad-base, low-fee, tax-advantaged.)
Don’t make any bet that, upon losing, could blow up your portfolio.
Be patient and try not to worry.
Ignore the noise.
Row your own boat.
Do this, and you’re already exponentially better off than most.
Control fixed expenses in your lifestyle.
Create multiple income streams, if you can.
Find a spouse who loves you and shares your values.
Get comfortable spending time alone, quietly, without distraction.
Beyond this, it’s not up to you. Truly. The rest is up to chance.
May you:
Be happy.
Be healthy.
Be lucky.
This explanation from #[0] is tremendous.
https://dergigi.com/2023/04/12/bitcoins-are-not-mined-they-are-issued-over-time/