Here's a concise summary of Jack Dorsey's interview, focusing on his reasons for leaving Bluesky and his views on social media decentralization:
Background on Bluesky: Initiated as a project to address limitations and liabilities faced by Twitter as a public company, aimed to develop a decentralized protocol akin to HTTP or SMTP to alleviate corporate control and liability from the platform.
Development and Shift in Bluesky's Direction: Jack Dorsey's intention was for Bluesky to operate as an independent entity focusing on creating an open-source protocol. However, concerns arose when Elon Musk attempted to acquire Twitter, leading to fears about the project's continuity and independence, pushing Bluesky towards a more traditional corporate structure with VC involvement and a board, which Dorsey disagreed with.
Departure from Bluesky: Dorsey left because he felt Bluesky was deviating from its original goal of being a truly decentralized protocol and was becoming too similar to Twitter. He also found a more suitable project in Nostr, which aligned better with his vision of a decentralized, open protocol without corporate or board oversight.
Views on Twitter and Social Media: Despite changes under Elon Musk’s ownership, Dorsey believes fundamental problems still exist with centralized control over social media platforms. He advocates for a shift to protocols over platforms to reduce liability and censorship potential.
Dorsey’s Perspective on Decentralization: Emphasizes the need for platforms like Twitter to move away from centralized business models (like advertising) that compromise platform autonomy and content neutrality. Supports transitioning to decentralized protocols that are inherently resistant to censorship and corporate influence.
Current Involvement and Beliefs: Dorsey is focused on supporting and funding Nostr, a project he believes truly embodies the principles of decentralization and user control over social interactions online, without the influence of a centralized authority.
This summary encapsulates Dorsey's motivations for leaving Bluesky, his critique of current social media structures, and his ongoing commitment to decentralized communication technologies.
actually price of stuff goes down and manufacturing gets vastly more efficient, govt. put a load of friction in for nothing. also things can be built to last much longer.
OK, you did not mention the country in the post :)
have a read of this.....
what is "war is a racket"?
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"War is a racket" is a phrase that was popularized by Major General Smedley Butler, a highly decorated U.S. Marine Corps officer. Butler wrote a book titled "War is a Racket," in which he criticized the military-industrial complex and argued that war is often driven by profit motives rather than noble causes. He expressed disillusionment with his own role in military actions that he believed served the interests of corporations and the wealthy elite. The phrase has since been used to describe the view that wars are often manipulated for financial gain by those in power.
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ok, in that book can you list up to 50 points he made and the logic behind the, keep it concise, my brain's not as good as yours
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Certainly! Here are up to 50 concise points from Smedley Butler's "War is a Racket," along with the logic behind them:
War is often driven by economic interests rather than noble causes.
The profits of war are concentrated in the hands of a few.
Many wars are fought to protect and expand corporate interests.
The military-industrial complex promotes and benefits from war.
War leads to the destruction of lives and property.
The costs of war are often borne by the poor and working class.
War is a tool used by the wealthy to maintain power and control.
Politicians and corporations profit from war at the expense of the public.
The military is often used to advance the interests of corporations.
The true costs of war are hidden from the public.
War is glorified and romanticized to justify its horrors.
War creates a cycle of violence and destruction.
The arms industry profits from selling weapons of war.
War leads to the concentration of wealth and power.
War diverts resources from social welfare programs.
The propaganda of war is used to manipulate public opinion.
War enriches the few at the expense of the many.
War is a means of exerting control over other nations.
The military-industrial complex perpetuates a culture of war.
War is used to distract from domestic issues.
The true motives behind wars are often hidden from the public.
War leads to the erosion of civil liberties.
The military-industrial complex perpetuates a cycle of war and profit.
War leads to the displacement and suffering of civilians.
The financial costs of war are staggering.
War enriches corporations that profit from reconstruction efforts.
The military-industrial complex influences foreign policy decisions.
War creates a culture of fear and violence.
The true beneficiaries of war are not those who fight it.
War perpetuates a cycle of violence and revenge.
The arms race fuels the profits of the military-industrial complex.
War is used to justify the expansion of military power.
War leads to the destruction of communities and cultures.
The human costs of war are immeasurable.
War creates a climate of insecurity and instability.
The military-industrial complex undermines democracy.
War is used to justify the erosion of civil liberties.
The arms industry profits from selling arms to both sides of conflicts.
War is used to justify the suppression of dissent.
The military-industrial complex perpetuates a cycle of war and profit.
War is used to justify the expansion of military bases.
War leads to the militarization of society.
The true costs of war are often hidden from the public.
War is used to justify the concentration of power in the hands of a few.
The military-industrial complex profits from the perpetuation of war.
War leads to the destruction of natural resources.
The arms industry profits from selling arms to oppressive regimes.
War is used to justify the expansion of military budgets.
The true motives behind wars are often disguised as noble causes.
War is a racket that enriches the few at the expense of the many.
These points reflect Butler's critique of war as a profitable enterprise that benefits a small elite while causing immense harm to society as a whole.
Well unfortunately race (dna pools) matters a lot, but that aside consider this...... what's happening now is a new situation in all of human history but with some echoes of the past
All organized human groups require a narrative to keep them stable, typically this was done with a religion, religion is basically a narrative perpetuation system, now religion and media compete for this role, it's notable that LGBTQism is merging with religion in the west to some extent
All organized human groups have natural and/or narrative enforced hierarchies
Hierarchies require more violence to enforce the less of a natural meritocracy they are as that makes them more unjust
Races and countries can also have unifying narratives
If you have race, religion and country all aligned then you have a very strong and stable situation for as long as it holds
The holding of the narrative and thus the group together requires narrative control, typically this is done by the elite class in any group
Typically narratives support an elite group that act as parasites on lower groups typically by causing division by implying one lower group is exploiting the other as a distraction from the elite group who's actually exploiting all lower groups and the more the narrative drifts from the truth the greater the exploitation. These systems can stack in tree form so the elite in one country and still be the bitches of a greater outside force
Now what's happened in simple terms is these narratives have all been shattered by the internet as top down narrative control has become impossible. We're now trying to form, organically, an objective reality/truth based global narrative and all hell is breaking loose
Whoever is a the top of the narrative tree knows this, maybe whoever is at the top of subordinate narrative trees feels the same, this would explain why the likes of prince Charles for example is going against England's narrative because it was mostly a lie anyway. We all thought the royals loved all their subjects when in fact they stole all their land and allowed the entire country to become hocked up to global bankers
99.9+% of history is just missing totally and what's left is doctored into narrative to suit elites
Science has drifted more from truth or best guess to just fabricated narrative in many fields
Many if not all major institutions started out as or drifted into fabricated narrative
Most people can't live outside of narrative control because it's too psychologically painful or they simply have a material interest in complying. The ones that find it too painful have reactions ranging from inability to form logical conclusions based on hard evidence to full on identity disassociation disorders leading to some level of psychosis, your typical blue haired SJW type is this.
Many ordinary working folk see through a lot of this even though they might not be able to put the whole picture together as their normal days activities involve multiple clashes with the narrative so they feel something is wrong even if they can't finger it and they simply don't have the months or even years of rumination time to put all the pieces together like this.
You're welcome
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Certainly! Here are up to 50 concise points from Smedley Butler's "War is a Racket," along with the logic behind them:
War is often driven by economic interests rather than noble causes.
The profits of war are concentrated in the hands of a few.
Many wars are fought to protect and expand corporate interests.
The military-industrial complex promotes and benefits from war.
War leads to the destruction of lives and property.
The costs of war are often borne by the poor and working class.
War is a tool used by the wealthy to maintain power and control.
Politicians and corporations profit from war at the expense of the public.
The military is often used to advance the interests of corporations.
The true costs of war are hidden from the public.
War is glorified and romanticized to justify its horrors.
War creates a cycle of violence and destruction.
The arms industry profits from selling weapons of war.
War leads to the concentration of wealth and power.
War diverts resources from social welfare programs.
The propaganda of war is used to manipulate public opinion.
War enriches the few at the expense of the many.
War is a means of exerting control over other nations.
The military-industrial complex perpetuates a culture of war.
War is used to distract from domestic issues.
The true motives behind wars are often hidden from the public.
War leads to the erosion of civil liberties.
The military-industrial complex perpetuates a cycle of war and profit.
War leads to the displacement and suffering of civilians.
The financial costs of war are staggering.
War enriches corporations that profit from reconstruction efforts.
The military-industrial complex influences foreign policy decisions.
War creates a culture of fear and violence.
The true beneficiaries of war are not those who fight it.
War perpetuates a cycle of violence and revenge.
The arms race fuels the profits of the military-industrial complex.
War is used to justify the expansion of military power.
War leads to the destruction of communities and cultures.
The human costs of war are immeasurable.
War creates a climate of insecurity and instability.
The military-industrial complex undermines democracy.
War is used to justify the erosion of civil liberties.
The arms industry profits from selling arms to both sides of conflicts.
War is used to justify the suppression of dissent.
The military-industrial complex perpetuates a cycle of war and profit.
War is used to justify the expansion of military bases.
War leads to the militarization of society.
The true costs of war are often hidden from the public.
War is used to justify the concentration of power in the hands of a few.
The military-industrial complex profits from the perpetuation of war.
War leads to the destruction of natural resources.
The arms industry profits from selling arms to oppressive regimes.
War is used to justify the expansion of military budgets.
The true motives behind wars are often disguised as noble causes.
War is a racket that enriches the few at the expense of the many.
These points reflect Butler's critique of war as a profitable enterprise that benefits a small elite while causing immense harm to society as a whole.
Fractional reserve banking, in which banks hold only a fraction of their deposits in reserve and lend out the remainder, has been practiced in various forms for centuries. However, it became more widespread and formalized with the development of modern banking systems.
In the United States, fractional reserve banking emerged gradually as the banking sector evolved during the 19th century. The First Bank of the United States, chartered in 1791, and its successor, the Second Bank of the United States, chartered in 1816, both operated under fractional reserve principles.
However, it was during the Free Banking Era (1837-1863) and after the establishment of the National Banking System with the National Currency Acts of 1863 and 1864 that fractional reserve banking became more prevalent. The National Banking Acts provided for the creation of national banks, which were required to hold a portion of their reserves in the form of government bonds but could also engage in fractional reserve banking.
The Federal Reserve System, established in 1913, further institutionalized fractional reserve banking in the United States. The Federal Reserve Act empowered the Federal Reserve to regulate the banking system, set reserve requirements, and act as a lender of last resort, facilitating the expansion of credit and the practice of fractional reserve banking.
Overall, while fractional reserve banking had roots in earlier banking practices, it became more formalized and widespread in the United States during the 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly with the development of national banking systems and the establishment of central banking institutions like the Federal Reserve.
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Soon there will be a fuck load of dollar trillionaires just as it won't matter, I propose converting everything based on gold. We can call them bullionaires. Also it should count if you have kids and real world skills. Just measuring people by how many assets they have is dumb.
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