Stupid or Evil?

Probably evil. Stupid is far more dangerous and lasting. Evil is rare. Stupidity is common. The stupid will even amplify the evil. Even evil has its limits, whilst stupidity does not.

Maybe the mistake I’ve always made when talking about Bitcoin was saying that the system was broken, like economists were stupid or something.

But it’s not broken. It works perfectly.

It took me a while to realize this.

We live in an era where we can cure once-incurable diseases, send people to Mars, and build AI that simulates human thought. And yet, we can’t ensure that two working adults can afford a stable life?

No, it’s not incompetence. They're not stupid. It’s not bad luck. It’s by design.

The economy isn’t in crisis. It’s just that we’re not at the center of it. It’s engineered to transfer wealth and power upward. The Cantillon Effect isn’t a side effect = it’s the engine of the system.

Money is the source code of power. And as long as it’s arbitrarily created by those who decide who gets it first, every effort within this system is doomed to be extracted.

Bitcoin doesn’t exist to fix anything. It exists to build an alternative outside this rigged game. A system where value isn’t distorted at its creation.

Realizing that the system works perfectly, just not for us, is the first step to opting out.

I opt out.

Maybe the mistake I’ve always made when talking about Bitcoin was saying that the system was broken, like economists were stupid or something.

But it’s not broken. It works perfectly.

It took me a while to realize this.

We live in an era where we can cure once-incurable diseases, send people to Mars, and build AI that simulates human thought. And yet, we can’t ensure that two working adults can afford a stable life?

No, it’s not incompetence. They're not stupid. It’s not bad luck. It’s by design.

The economy isn’t in crisis. It’s just that we’re not at the center of it. It’s engineered to transfer wealth and power upward. The Cantillon Effect isn’t a side effect = it’s the engine of the system.

Money is the source code of power. And as long as it’s arbitrarily created by those who decide who gets it first, every effort within this system is doomed to be extracted.

Bitcoin doesn’t exist to fix anything. It exists to build an alternative outside this rigged game. A system where value isn’t distorted at its creation.

Realizing that the system works perfectly, just not for us, is the first step to opting out.

I opt out.

Stop taking your phone to the bathroom.

Our brains didn't evolve for this level of stimulation.

1. Stop using your phone when you're eating.

2. Stop checking it during every moment of downtime.

3. Experiment with allowing yourself to experience #boredom.

It's #important to get #bored and let the #magic happen.

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my health hack is to go shopping at Walmart twice a week to build antibodies & immunity to the world

Bhutan has a third of ES GDP yet they have twice the bitcoin.

Why is everyone cheerleading for ES and not Bhutan??

Collecting taxes should be hard.

Drop me your a life quote everyone should know and instantly get 21 sats

I 🧡 learning from #Nostr!

Mine 👇

"The more relaxed you are, the better you are at everything: the better you are with your loved ones, the better you are with your enemies, the better you are at your job, the better you are with yourself."

- Bill Murray

How would governments pay for weapons and soldiers if the only money people accepted was #bitcoin?

#GM #nostr #bitcoin #sats

I have an existential doubt: I've been working in a steel mill for 12 years and honestly it's a shitty job and I'd like to change my job and my life. I've been accumulating bitcoins for 5 years and probably in 5 years I could use those bitcoins to change my life. But at the same time I would like those bitcoins to pass to my daughter one day when I'm no longer there. Which time preference should I use? Improve my life using the bitcoins I've accumulated over time or live a shitty life but allow my daughter to enjoy the bitcoins when I'm gone? 🤔

I'm Nick - the founder of West Major. I'm on this earth to make the highest quality, western wear for men, in America. Western wear was born in the U.S.A., and most of it isn't made here anymore, and I want to change that.

I hear nostr is the place to be, so we're going to give it a shot. If you love high quality shirts and western wear, I'm your guy. #introductions