"By definition"...
Capital - Any form of wealth employed or capable of being employed in the production of more wealth.
Capitalism - An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and development occurs through the accumulation and reinvestment of profits gained in a free market.
"If freedom requires gatekeepers asking for money its not freedom."
Not sure who the "gatekeeper" would be here but if you're saying that you're entitled the output of someone else's labor that's "by definition" slavery.
What do you think would be the easiest onboarding solution for android? I was thinking about introducing nostr/zaps to some of the local homeless folk in my neighborhood since some of them have cheap android phones. Might be interesting to see what they come up with.
Depends. If the goal is to consolidate power and wealth then I'd say it's been pretty successful π
I never use the same username or avatar for any of my accounts. Anyone else do the same?
Have we met before?
Mutiny wallet nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg is a T-shirt company disguised as a wallet business
Ten31 is a hat company disguised as an investment platform
Itβs the synergies between tshirts and hats why we invested in Mutiny
"People aren't wearing enough hats."
Looking forward to the movie version.
#catsrtr #catsofnostr
I tried this once. Gave up after the first couple stand/sits and just remained sitting. Guess i didnt try very hard. Nobody seemed to care.
I hope this is true. Definitely hoping for the best while preparing for the worst. I still want to try even if it does result in being demonized and persecuted.
The lack of privacy is concerning in my opinion. Not only would they have most financial transactions but with nostr they'd have conversations like this as well. Definitely things to keep in mind while building these decentralized technologies.
I wonder how much bifurcation/polarization can take place before things snap back to equilibrium though. Seems like that has to collapse under its own weight at some point.
No worries, I don't mind if you're not convinced. You are more than welcome to your opinion.
In the end laws obviously don't prevent fraud 100% just like free market isn't perfect either. Never claimed it was. I just prefer voluntary and decentralized solutions to coercive and centralized ones.
After all this is nostr. Innovative decentralized solutions are what make this conversation possible. Let's expand that spirit past social media and banking to solve other problems that were traditionally countered with coersion. π€
I can see what you put in your profile but can't zap you.
A buddy of mine is hiking/hitching/stealth camping his way from Maine to Tennessee. Check out his adventures on YouTube if you need a change of scenery.
To maintain power the state must maintain the illusion of its necessity at all costs. Unfortunately it has a whole army of people suffering from Stockholm syndrome that helps them achieve this. What can we do to help heal these people?
I didn't say I explained it, just that I gave it in my initial reply.
I gave examples of prevention.
As for punishment, putting the guy in a cage doesn't get the money back if he's already spent it.
There are disincentives for antisocial behavior that don't involve government. Some don't include force at all. Do you think that the only reason people act morally is fear of government? Most people do good because they're good people.
One major disincentive is reputation. The guy that steals from the old lady will find it difficult to do again if it spoils his reputation.
Anyway if you're actually interested in alternatives to government there are plenty of resources freely available online. You could also look into buildung alternatives yourself. But if you want to convince me that government is some necessary evil then your wasting your time.
How is that NOT free market? If we're defing a free market as one without government intervention then that scenario surely qualifies.
You inquired about the ancap position on this so I gave it. As for how it works there are already free market mitigations for this kind of thing. I'm no financial expert but insurance, auditors and ratings agencies come to mind. Crowd sourced info akin to yelp could help. Some level of transparency could be achieved with public legers or some other tech if there was enough market demand for it.
Fraud is already illegal yet it still exists. Preventative and voluntary measures are preferable to putting people in cages and all the centralized bureaucracy that entails IMO.
