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Aaron
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One thing was made painfully clear tonight while nostr:npub1hqaz3dlyuhfqhktqchawke39l92jj9nt30dsgh2zvd9z7dv3j3gqpkt56s, nostr:npub1v67clmf4jrezn8hsz28434nc0y5fu65e5esws04djnl2kasxl5tskjmjjk and I tried to split a restaurant check: Lightning wallets are not even close to being ready for adoption in the physical world.

Why not?

We start thinking about how quickly we reach $100T.

Another lightning node opened a channel to my node.

Just had a massive inbound channel open to me. Unexpected but appreciated. 🤙🏻⚡️

I tried to throw a 🤙🏻 on this, nostr:npub1vp8fdcyejd4pqjyrjk9sgz68vuhq7pyvnzk8j0ehlljvwgp8n6eqsrnpsw but LinkedIn wouldn’t let me.

Ok, today’s POW will have to be my step count as I didn’t formally log any activities on the Garmin.

#31days

If you're willing to do the dirty work in the 2020s & 2030s, you might just get PAID.🫰💸

Here's why.👇

We're starting to see more manual labor, manufacturing, & industrial jobs get BIG pay bumps. The most popular example right now is UPS drivers making $170k. Some work-from-home computer warriors may be upset, but prepare for this trend to potentially continue.🤷

Over the past few decades, the incentives in the U.S. have led to an increasing percentage of talent & human capital moving toward software, healthcare & the financial sector. When we zoom out, this is (at least in part) due to American manufacturing & industry becoming less profitable as a result of a perpetually (and artificially) strong $USD — the downstream consequence of a fiat monetary system & USD hegemony (but I digress).

Couple this with the fact that people seem to be startlingly & increasingly lazy. Society was soft before COVID, and the pandemic added even more down feathers to the workforce pillow🪶. Seems like everyone & their cousin's mother wants to sit at home in front of a computer...drinking smoothies, petting their Aussiedoodle, and doing yoga throughout the work day. Nobody wants to get their hands dirty.🛠️

"The MBA graduate from a mid tier school that's making excel spreadsheets that get read by 2 people and don't do anything....they aren't necessarily providing value."

—@jimmysong

To use firefighting as a labor example, 10 years ago our department had literally 10x as many applicants as are interested today🤯

There is a shortage of real labor, especially skilled labor, and with US industry & manufacturing desperately trying to reshore & catch up as the world starts to de-globalize, those willing to step up are going to get compensated for it.

Demand for labor is high.

Supply of labor is low.

In today's environment, those who get off their ass may be increasingly rewarded. And in our view, there's a real chance that amidst this low labor supply, unions may actually strengthen considerably. Although computer warriors might b*tch & moan about it...this jealousy from the confines of home offices is likely to continue until the work force improves.

The $170k is often misconstrued or not evaluated in context. That $170k includes healthcare, employer taxes and other fringe benefits. They’re not getting gross payroll checks of $170k.

Nonetheless, I agree with your point.

Again, you’re not making your case; your deflection tactics are juvenile.

You’re letting your frustration, caused by your inability to make a defensible case, drive you to a point where nobody will engage with you, let alone activate these BIPs.

Gradually, then suddenly.

Economies don’t need to be managed.

“Why not now” isn’t a good enough argument.

Also, the age of the research doesn’t tell me why now. It just says you’ve been thinking about it for some time.

It feels like the answer to the “why now” question is because your commercial success is dependent upon it.

Healthy skepticism receiving 🤡 emojis shows how you perceive others, and will not make the case for your BIPs.

Pretty awesome to see the hometown team clinch a playoff spot.

What is going on with all these channel force closes? 🧐