I don't usually bang on about Nostr, but this does make me grateful for it
Not a big fan of Collectivism
Agreed. Some people don't actual want freedom. It's unfortunate, but it's their choice.
Recycling is a racket, just try and use less
Maybe you can, I for sure can't. If I " loved" someone and they killed my dog I would no longer love them.....I would think of them as monstrous.
There is a target difficulty you are looking for in order to produce a valid block. It's a number with a T at the end(in Bitaxe at least). The "best difficulty should just be called best guess. It's the closest your miner has been to the target.
Freedom or Autonomy.
Which way?
In my personal journey away from freedom maximalism, I came to realize that freedom is not the right thing to prioritize or aspire to.
Like happiness, it’s a state we all value, but it’s not a purposeful end in itself. Freedom, much like happiness, is a byproduct—you don’t achieve it by chasing it directly. And just as happiness is more meaningful when earned, so too is freedom (and idea that likely already resonate with many of you).
What you may not have considered, however, is that freedom, like happiness, is a value not a vitrue. Values differ from virtues in that the former are passive while the latter are active.
The former are things you experience when you act in accordance with the latter. You experience happiness through making progress, just as you experience freedom through making choices (whether that choice is to take ownership and responsibility, or to let go and surrender).
This understanding led me to a deeper realization: freedom itself is almost a passive state, while agency and responsibility are active forces. You may value freedom, but attaining it requires deliberate action—action that demands responsibility and ownership.
This is where autonomy comes into the picture. Autonomy is conceptually a blend of freedom and responsibility. It is the ability (and freedom) to choose, combined with the courage (and responsibility) to own the consequences of those choices.
Full essay (short 3min read) here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/remnantchronicles/p/freedom-or-autonomy-which-way-sovereign?
(Would post on Nostr but highlighter won’t work 🙁)
I guess in ones own life you should maximize for Autonomy, but at a societal level I don't see any problem with advocating for Freedom. At a societal level it is "freedom to" not "freedom from"
I guess I don't really care whether or not NPC's choose to be productive or not. I will be and I just don't want them stopping me.
*Dean Potter
He was a far more prolific and inspiring rock climber than he was a Base Jumper
And where does every human live.....in modern societies.
Perhaps, but I think the mose successful humans will be those who are able to control their animal instincts and not run with a herd of morons.
IT’S BEEN A GOOD WEEK BOILING THE nostr:npub1qtvl2em0llpnnllffhat8zltugwwz97x79gfmxfz4qk52n6zpk3qq87dze 🌊
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Another example where the mantra "Don't just do something, stand there!" Should be adopted
We are no longer animals surviving day to day. Those who can see past their basic animal instincts will be leading the next wave of evolution.
Why would Saylor and Black Rock put up any fight at all? They will still be guaranteed power and wealth in some way.
The banks could have told the gov to GFY when they did the original 6102......but did they?.....no,