I think the inner city urban environment usually is best in younger life. A certain amount of minimalism and hedonistic lifestyle are why most people choose to live in major cities. Otherwise you have a very established family with a long reputation and the city feels like a permanent part of your life.
As well, it’s important to keep the context of the city. Why someone comes to New York is very different than why someone comes to say, Singapore, Or somewhere like Amsterdam. Your ambition and cultural identity plays into how you relate with people and belong to a city.
I agree though there is a life outside this that offers something special as well. Island life has always made me feel very alive and enriched. The capitalist nature of my life is a challenge to this because there is usually almost no economic activity in islands, But everything anyone would want to feel happy.
I lived in Berlin, And Copenhagen, An both places added a cultural aspect to my life I could not find anywhere else. London is a major city I would love to spend time in because of its relevance to my family history, But I see my financial progress really taking a hit in this antiquated center of the world. We York just feels like a very expensive part of who I have always been. Interesting but nothing new to me.
Asian cities feel like places trying to copy the west. With exception to big cultural sites, The forbidden city, The castles of Japan, The temples of Southeast Asia, The main activities are shopping. It is pretty much impossible for a western person to come to Asia and earn lots of money.
I am excited about Madeira and the future there. As bitcoin gains value life in Madeira becomes more and more attainable.
Put loads of people in prison. What if we all slowly stop being liable to pay those bills and invest our money in alternative assets? Only the people dependent on banks and the government will struggle. Like they already do.
Classic! The Royal family is the origin of fascism! The international drug trade is in place to hold up the Catholic Church. The war on drugs is to manage public perception of the state, Meanwhile most wars are funded with drug money! When the FBI starts seizing tether used in money laundering by the Chinese triads and Mexican cartels, The government will be directly funded with drug money. It’s a fucked up world and I just live in it!
If you thought America had a stranglehold on politics, Wait until you visit Russia. After several failed governments we have decided that the president is a buffer between the oligarchs who looted the country and everyone else who hates them naturally. You know, Democracy. Believe me Russia and the illusion of freedom is far worse. In America you can be relatively stupid and still survive. In Russia you can be relatively stupid and get killed by the mafia on general principle.
You can still sell a Roman Aureus gold coin. I think the challenge of the future will be penetrating centralized controlled financial systems and governments to educate people how to transact permissionless. The economies that just started their decline in 2018 and were previously in decline tend to be the ones people have the hardest time learning how to stop participating in. New and emerging economies will have these advantages instinctively, But the society they live in will still need centralized development. I think this issue comes to a personal education perspective. A centralized government can educate its employees how to deter free thought towards this pristine asset much easier than an unorganized decentralized mass of people.
AUKUS, first announced in September 2021, is a trilateral U.S.-UK-Australia defense partnership composed of two pillars: Pillar 1 provides support to Australia in acquiring conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines; and Pillar 2 focuses on expediting cooperation in critical technologies. To date, Pillar 1 has grabbed most of the headlines. However, Pillar 2 is increasingly seen as a vehicle to increase near-term capability acquisition and presents an opportunity for land power to accelerate technological integration between AUKUS countries. Last year, the Australian, British, and U.S. army chiefs signed a statement of intent identifying capabilities of priority for cooperation. This effort is intended to contribute to the broader work under AUKUS Pillar 2. In this panel discussion moderated by Dr. Charles Edel, U.S. General Randy A. George, UK General Sir Patrick Sanders, and Australian Lieutenant General Simon Stuart will discuss AUKUS Pillar 2 from a land domain perspective and how the three armies can work together to enhance collaborative efforts in capability developments.
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