The biggest growing metaphysical problem today: it’s hard to tell what is real and what is generated. Those alive today remember a world before AI. Implicitly, we rely on that when evaluating the verity of information. New generations will not be so lucky. To them, any human history could conceivably have been invented. They won’t be able to believe events of the past let alone current events of their present. I believe this will lead to social detachment and disassociation. It also presents a greater opportunity for authoritarian regimes to reinvent history.
Some system of digital proof of history needs to established. Perhaps the only way is democratic - where individuals can attest whether a certain event truly happened, and inscribe that vote into the bitcoin blockchain. The issue is how to do this without bots rigging the vote. How can a voting system be established where:
1. Each voter is verifiably human
2. Each voter gets only one vote
3. Voters are incentivized to vote in good faith
4. The voting system is decentralized. No gov ID/ biometrics are captured for each voter
Appreciate the heads up, I’ll stay away. Starting to wonder if I can really recommend nostr to normies if it *may* subject them to shocking content. I stopped following any hashtags (except cautiously the “introductions” one) because any/all do contain adult porn, and I’m worried about what else. Regardless it’s real problem. I’m too scared to browse anything but my home feed. I do not want to see something terrible
glad to have you here
Welcome! Your song sounds good!
There are 12 major chords and 12 minor chords consisting of triads (three notes). Learn how to play all of them using one hand on the piano. That way, when you look up a chord chart for a favorite song, you can pretty quickly play the chords. Practice moving between chords with your eyes closed too! Just get pretty comfortable switching between chords, like you do on guitar
For ear training, I wouldn’t even worry about being able to call out the pitch of a note by hearing it. This skill is cool but most musicians don’t have it, though it can be developed (relative pitch). What is far more useful: being able to heard a chord, and recognize “oh that’s a major chord”. And then find it on the piano after a few tries. If you can do that, you’ll be able to figure out the chords of songs just by listening to them.
I’m finally reading “The Creature from Jekyll Island”. Main takeaways:
1. Central banking is a conspiracy between governments and bankers to enrich themselves and stay in power.
2. The roots of fiat and central banking reach much past the depleted topsoil of the last 100 years. Bitcoiners would do well to understand that the Fed is a modern version of other central banks.
3. Central banking relies on usury, where bankers are able to charge interest on money they conjured out of nothing, simply by the permission of the state.
4. Central banking causes inflation, the greatest hidden tax on the populations of the world.
5. Central banking is the major component of a 120 year old plan to gradually redistribute the world’s wealth, create a world socialist government, and a world central currency backed by nothing. All for the benefit of the financial, ruling class.
6. Central bankers have no allegiance to states, and often finance both sides of wars.
7. Central banks bail out commercial banks and corporations, and pass on the cost of those bailouts to the population through inflation.
8. The populations of the world are largely completely unaware that their governments are stealing their earnings through inflation. They simply have no understanding of how central banking works.
Finally, opinions: after reading some few hundred pages, I don’t think Bitcoiners are aware enough of just how terrible central banking is, and how it’s a global practice through the IMF that has caused horrible value destruction and bloodshed.
Further, it seems Bitcoiners really think that world governments will make violent efforts to make transacting illegal within their jurisdictions. I believe that they will, as soon as Bitcoin presents enough of a threat to their system of money creation and world domination. In this event, civil disobedience cannot suffice unless a large enough percentage of a country’s population is already using bitcoin as a med of exchange. There will simply not be enough outcry from the already ignorant populations.
I think that world governments are more interested in castrating bitcoin before trying to quell its use as a currency. This is already in process through KYC laws and cap gains reporting requirements. I believe that there will be more efforts, that if successful will lawfully require citizens to identify themselves and the recipient(s) of a transaction. Too many will comply, and it will be very difficult not to, if one’s UTXOs are already KYC.
Lastly, I’m apprehensive of the new world order described by this book. Someday, our fiat currency will fail. Indeed, it’s designed to fail. The entire system is designed to fail eventually, and meanwhile enrich the ruling class. The difference is that this time, tools of mass surveillance may be sufficient in quelling dissent. And without enough ability to organize dissent, populations will not be able to overthrow their corrupt governments.
I recommend that every bitcoiner read “The Creature from Jekyll Island”. I wish that every single citizen of the world would read it as well. Unfortunately, the people are completely asleep, and the corrupt practices of central banking rumble along, toward the destruction of capital and human lives.
Since you’ve been spitting hot takes here’s one of mine: dog couples are boring as fuck. Not sorry
Learn some chords (major and minor) and then use them to play some of your favorite songs. That’s a great way get started and have fun. For music theory, start by learning what chords make up the major and minor keys. And learn some intervals. I used YouTube when I started, but it’s full of slop/click content now. I’d suggest getting a few lessons in person. Anyway, lmk how it goes - tag me if you have any questions. I’ll help you out for free. I’m a musician and songwriter. And oh yeah last point, you gotta start to develop your musical ear. Greatest strength as a musician imo
How many regular podcast hours does one paper bitcoin podcast hour represent? Many people are asking if they can chew through their 40HPW using leverage
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The leverage should be tied to the mNAV of the paper bitcoin company being discussed. For example if mNAV = 2 then 1 hr of listening counts for 2 of your #40HPW. More paper bitcoin means more free time for Paper Bitcoin Summer nostr:nprofile1qqs2dg3dtrdkwz0gr3t3wenahm3dmwkzy3y9whdtlyh5kvxxacgjnugprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumr4d45kucfwwfhkx6mnqy08wumn8ghj7mn0wd68yttsw43zuam9d3kx7unyv4ezumn9wshs2vytlp
Yeah I can’t view it either on @primal
Link works for me using primal
I either upload the file to a cloud provider (Dropbox) or email the file to myself
Something like this comes to mind for solving the “send file to myself across devices” issue I face. Is that the intent of a clipboard or are we talking just text here?