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 Apparently one of the arguments Keynesians make for why Bitcoin's fair value is close to zero goe... 
 While Q is low, so is V. Therefore these two basically cancel each other out?  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

That's the way I read it. My feeling is this equation is basically just an equality statement. One can not derive intrinsic value from it. 
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 Unfortunately the entire MSM is lined up in support behind him in this new narrative that lower inflation = shrinking prices. 
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 Do you think there might also be non-insignificant group of Ukrainians that also want to line up to leave their signature for Zelenskyy to negotiate to end the war, or do you kid yourself that there is 100% agreement?

But if they line up to protest in Ukraine they will be thrown in jail for treason I think. 
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 I don't think inflation is related to climate change other than our self-imposed restrictions as a reaction to it. Carbon taxes, shutting down coal power plants, telling farmers to use less fertilizer, etc. Raise the price of energy, use less fertilizer and grow less food and surprise, the price of everything else follows. 
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 How does one get more moisture from higher temperatures over a desert? Seems obvious. But at the same time since 3/4 of the planet's surface is water, this seems like it would be mostly irrelevant.  
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 I honestly don't understand people's rage against vaccine doubters. If the vaccines work then take them and be protected! If you are vulnerable then protect yourself. It's unreasonable to demand 100% compliance of 'everyone else' to protect you (example person) and your special situation. I'm sorry you are immune compromised. Quarantine yourself then, not demand restricting the freedoms of the rest of the world around you.

I was a big believer in vaccines, but now, I'm not so sure. Like the biggest touted vaccine success was for smallpox, yet ... smallpox continued to occur in highly vaccinated populations for quite some time after vaccinations started.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/the-untold-stories-about-smallpox-vaccines-5538258

This is just an example and I don't want to get in a back and forth arguments or a specific example, because that's not actually my point. My point is that questioning should be allowed ... for anything and everything. Differences in belief should be allowed, even for things one side or the other considers 'absolute fact'.

You believe in vaccines, then take them. No one is stopping you. The great thing about vaccines is they don't require everyone else to take them. But don't demand 100% compliance in the belief and actions of everyone else around.

And why do you and others believe in vaccines so strongly? I mean how do you KNOW so ABSOLUTELY? Realistically you can not.  It's a belief. You are simply believing what you have been told by others because it makes sense to you. The story is compelling. But that doesn't mean that it is true. It might be, it might not be.