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 It’s probably worth noting all of excess in US government spending that needs to be cut, will c... 
 Seems ironic that the path to abundance is absolute scarcity. 
 Anyone who tells you that Red Meat is not part of a proper human diet is either ignorant, dishone... 
 Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Taoism, confusionism - that’s a lot of people on this planet. Perhaps “proper” is a bit righteous. Or click bait for selling something. 
 I’m not against eating meat.  But life expectancy gets shorter as you go back in time. Our species resilience over time has been its ability to utilize various sources of food rather than one source and animal domestication was much later on our evolution than an origin story. Life thrives in therapeutic ranges of nutrients.  They can optimized but pouring more energy dense food in than required creates more metabolic byproducts than benefits. Balance is more important than “more is better”. I’m all for not weaponizing  any one food group. 
 I agree with the economic incentives of our diets. And I also agree religion has served as a control on the populace in many instances since its inception.  My point of these groups is that they are examples of large populations that live long healthy lives without meat. Meat is a fantastic source of energy and nutrients. Properly raised, I support it as a part of one’s diet. 
 LESS THAN 200 YEARS AGO OVER 400K PEOPLE WALKED ACROSS AMERICA TO BUILD A BETTER LIFE BUT YOU THI... 
 I admire your conviction, dedication and high signal. Today, Listening to rabbit hole recap I believe you were mentioning using portable miners at Airbnb rentals for “free” energy.  That message didn’t jive. I’d love to hear your logic on that not being theft. 
 Just a matter of time before power is a separate charge on rentals. Fine print in the contracts will penalize for overuse. In Nicaragua the power is cost prohibitive so rentals charge extra. Otherwise people run the A/C and other power sucks full blast while they are out for the day and the owners eat  it. Harnessing Energy ain’t free and stealing it should be disincentivized. 
 Can I get some Marcellus Wallace like critique of the NPR inflation article quote, “While a 0% inflation rate may sound ideal in theory, economic growth requires some form of inflation.”?