Your are probably right, bit Bitcoin is agnostic...
He himself probably doesn't buy into it, but people around him do and he sees a tactical benefit for embracing it.
Game theory in play, he will be suck into it, one way or the other.
First they came for the Squirrels, but no one came the help...
Then they came for the Cats, but no one came the help...
Then they came for the Dogs, but no one came the help...
Then they came for Us, but there was no one letf to help
(Adapted, but still close to the truth)
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Is also worth reading.
All species have population adjustmente mechanisms that enable them to optimize depending on the environmental conditions of their ecosystems.
Sometimes we forget we are just another species...
HBO Documentary is very interesting and will reach millions.
However very irresponsible to jeopardize Peter Todd's safety based on dubious assumptions.
Hal was humble enough to accept and endorse someone else idea.
Probably the first of many of Bitcoin's "game theory" consequences.
What wss good for Satoshi, was good for Hal, and everyone else...
Why almost..... is there more ahead....
Your almost sounds like hitting the wall at K30 on a marathon....
Come on, keep going, one step at a time...breath in, breath out...
Super interesting concept. Clear value proposition for content creators and influencers that will enable them to protect their communities. Private relay implementation can hel on this and each one can estblish their own fees.
Would be fantastic if there wouldnbe a private relay, with paid to acces option that one can plug and play. This can facilitate the creation of multiple communities.
The Hamster on the Wheel: A Modern Human Dilemma
In today's fast-paced world, many people find themselves working harder each day, chasing goals that often seem elusive or unsatisfying. This endless struggle for survival and self-maintenance has often been likened to hamsters running on a wheel—constantly in motion, yet never reaching a true destination. The metaphor captures the sense of futility that many feel in modern life, where hard work seems to yield diminishing returns.
One of the root causes of this exhaustion stems from the dilution of the value of human labor. Governments and financial systems manipulate money through inflation, debt, and economic policies that undermine the purchasing power of individuals. As money loses its value, people are forced to work longer hours to maintain their standard of living. What once sufficed to sustain a family now feels like a drop in an ever-deepening well of needs and obligations. In this system, work becomes less about creativity, purpose, or contribution, and more about simply keeping pace with a system that moves faster every day.
In contrast, nature operates on a very different principle, one grounded in energy efficiency and balance. In the wild, animals and plants exist within ecosystems where energy transfers dictate survival. Every action is measured and purposeful, ensuring that time and energy are not wasted. Lions, for instance, do not spend their days endlessly hunting. They exert energy when necessary, hunting only to meet their immediate needs. The rest of their time is spent resting, observing, and enjoying their environment. They live within the rhythm of nature, where survival does not demand constant activity.
Trees offer another profound example of nature's balance. They grow only as high as necessary to reach the sunlight they need. There is no competitive race to outgrow other trees for the sake of dominance; rather, trees adapt to their surroundings, growing in harmony with their environment. They allocate their energy wisely, growing just enough to ensure their survival and stability. These examples from nature highlight the wisdom of efficient energy use, which contrasts sharply with the human pursuit of perpetual growth and productivity.
This raises ethical, environmental, and moral concerns about the human condition. Ethically, we must question a system that forces people to work to exhaustion without providing them the ability to meet their basic needs with dignity. The manipulation of money, the concentration of wealth, and the devaluation of labor all contribute to a world where people are trapped in a cycle of work with little to show for it. The relentless push for more—more money, more productivity, more consumption—comes at a great human cost.
From an environmental perspective, this endless cycle of production and consumption wreaks havoc on the planet. In contrast to nature’s sustainable energy transfers, humanity’s desire for endless growth leads to deforestation, resource depletion, and climate change. While lions and trees exist within their ecological limits, humans often overextend, pushing the boundaries of what the planet can sustain. The modern economy, which demands constant expansion, directly contradicts the natural world's balance and equilibrium.
Morally, the hamster wheel metaphor invites reflection on the purpose of life. Is it enough to merely work, consume, and survive? Or should life, like that of the lion or the tree, involve contemplation, enjoyment, and harmony with the world around us? If the value of human work continues to be undermined and individuals are left with little energy for rest, family, or personal growth, what does that say about the society we are creating? The ethical and moral dimensions of this dilemma point to the need for a more humane and balanced approach to work and life.
In conclusion, while modern humans may find themselves running endlessly on a wheel, nature offers profound lessons in balance and sustainability. Lions do not hunt all day, and trees grow only as tall as necessary. Both exist within systems of energy efficiency, where resources are used wisely and waste is minimized. If humans are to escape the hamster wheel, there must be a re-evaluation of the value of work, an ethical commitment to equity and fairness, and a moral consideration of what it means to live a fulfilling life. As we look to nature for guidance, we may find that the answers lie not in working harder but in working smarter and living in harmony with the world around us.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.
I agree with Jeff's idea. It is in line with evolution. Everything evolves towards more efficiency, less friction and lower energy costs.
Bitcoin will eventually become the enabler for a fair society where each one is rewarded based on his contribution, as percieved by society.
Some way or the other, each individual will have to figure out a way.
Plato was a socilist extremist....
To appreciate the benefit of such an institution a man requires to be well educated; for he certainly will not make a fortune in our state, in which all illiberal occupations are forbidden to freemen. The law also provides that no private person shall have gold or silver, except a little coin for daily use, which will not pass current in other countries.
The state must also possess a currency, but this is only to be used in defraying the expenses of expeditions, or of embassies, or while a man is on foreign travels; but in the latter case he must deliver up what is over, when he comes back, to the treasury in return for an equal amount of local currency, on pain of losing the sum in question; and he who does not inform against an offender is to be mulcted in a like sum.
No money is to be given or taken as a dowry, or to be lent on interest. The law will not protect a man in recovering either interest or principal. All these regulations imply that the aim of the legislator is not to make the city as rich or as mighty as possible, but the best and happiest. Now men can hardly be at the same time very virtuous and very rich. And why? Because he who makes twice as much and saves twice as much as he ought, receiving where he ought not and not spending where he ought, will be at least twice as rich as he who makes money where he ought, and spends where he ought.
On the other hand, an utterly bad man is generally profligate and poor, while he who acquires honestly, and spends what he acquires on noble objects, can hardly be very rich. A very rich man is therefore not a good man, and therefore not a happy one. But the object of our laws is to make the citizens as friendly and happy as possible, which they cannot be if they are always at law and injuring each other in the pursuit of gain.
And therefore we say that there is to be no silver or gold in the state, nor usury, nor the rearing of the meaner kinds of live-stock, but only agriculture, and only so much of this as will not lead men to neglect that for the sake of which money is made, first the soul and afterwards the body; neither of which are good for much without music and gymnastic. Money is to be held in honour last or third; the highest interests being those of the soul, and in the second class are to be ranked those of the body. This is the true order of legislation, which would be inverted by placing health before temperance, and wealth before health.
Great week last week. Had a corporate meeting where bitcoin took time in the agenda. I was able to orange pill them and we have a task team that will look into Zaprite and if/how we can integrate it.
More coming as we progress...
Dobyou know if there is a plug and play way tobset up a relay?
Im not tech to program but have mu Umbrel and would like to have a nostr relay.
There is one but only backs up my data.
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What's going on @swan ?
It's been my favorite place in the ecosystem and been DCA for a long time.
This week I haven't been allowed to buy anymore.
I am from Argentina, but have my US bank account and the W8-Ben properly filed.
Although it takes effort.. from the consumer perspective, now you have to make a decision instead of passively listening or watching something, because of the sunken cost fallacy.
From the creators, you really need to provide something that is effectively recognized as valuable. How many will pass the bar?
Might I add another follow up thought? I also live in Argentina and agree 100% with your comment.
There is another think I want to raise. Once a bitcoin standard evolves. Everyone will be able to protect the efforts of their work and only trade when a benefit is percieved by doing so.
There is about a significant portion of the population that live off a walfare system, and it becomes even bigger if you count government employees that go to work on things that don't actualy add value to society.
So, if we evolve into an open border, no tariff system, those that add value can move around, but there will be a huge portion of the global population that will struggle to make ends meet.
They will have to find a way to provide value that hopefully is not just to withold the the threat of violence upon ourselves.
Indeed, the transition will be an issue, although it won't be managed or administered by a central authority.
It will be driven by feedback loops like happens in Nature. Those that don't adapt will suffer, those that do will be rewarded based on their contributions to society.
Elon does not realice una it yet, but NOSTR is a relief valve that will allow X to remain in existence.
Bitcoin as well will allow Starlink to break free from censorship.
True story here... My Dad is 86 and all in bitcoiner...
He had some savings and when he understood the pillars of Bitcoin went all in... now he even convert his pension as soon as he receives into Sats...
Side story, we live in Argentina, where government pillage through taxes and money printing has been the way for decades.. Once he got the orange pill he found the exit to the system that had him captive all his life...
He is good at math...
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Atveach price increase there are new sellers co3out of cold storage. This is when Bitcoin goes from SoV to Medium of exchange in a gradual process.
Eventually to reach a Bitcoin standard it will happen.
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