Exactly, absolutely! The phrase “the culture war is actually a monetary war” shows that many of the debates we see around values, ideology, and identity ultimately relate to economic interests, financial incentives, and control over resources. Whether it’s media companies, tech platforms, or political organizations, the narratives being pushed are often in favor of those who hold the capital and money, not just abstract ideals.

Thoughts that sprang forth reading the above…(to be clear, I heard there’s been some stuff up recently nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s but as I’ve barely been on here I have no idea what it was all about, so this is only in direct response to your note here)

Yes to being authentic. At the same time there’s always room to grow and it can’t happen if only surrounded by those that align. In my experience I’ve grown more listening/pondering/learning from those who at first did *not* align.

Most everything we think and believe is a story we were told, usually before we were cognizant, and to grow we need to make room for the stories to evolve and sometimes to change completely.

All that said, things have changed. We used to grow mostly from books, direct experiences and the people around us. Social media is a new beast and it can be brutal. It is important that we are conscious of what we feed (literally) ourselves through this medium, dialing it up and down as needed for our mental and emotional health. Only we know where we are hiding, where it’s too much, where we are ready for the discomfort that might propel our growth.

Once we have a family, our first responsibility is to them, and we gotta do what it takes to be solid and strong before submitting oneself to the wild rollercoaster of the online world.

If anyone read this far I’d be curious to hear your thoughts.

Peace.

I have often considered and been asked about what hyperbitcoinization would mean for the average hand-to-mouth wage earner (of which there are many).

Initially I worried that it might make their lives even worse, but eventually realized that if their paycheck suddenly switches to a BTC denomination their life will gradually become easier over time as each paycheck goes a little farther.

When you finally discover the correct lyrics after saying the wrong thing for 20 years