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2024-10-05 20:34:43

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If that’s the case, doesn’t the rural side win in a landslide? Food and energy all come from rural areas. NYC/LA/Chicago produce no food, no oil, no gas, no manufacturing.

2024-10-05 19:57:59

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Interesting thought. How would a civil war even be fought today? The divide doesn’t appear to be south vs. north or east vs west. Looks more like rural vs urban.

2024-10-04 23:51:50

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Discourses - Epictetus

2024-10-04 15:13:43

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Discourses - Epictetus

2024-09-29 17:59:51

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Each year, there should be an award for the person who changes their mind, admitting their faults and attempts to undo their past actions. The doctors like you. The financiers that realize they were wrong about BTC. The intelligence agency whistleblowers.
Admitting you were wrong is one of the hardest things to do, but also the most freeing. We need to honor those people.

2024-09-29 17:53:17

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I brought this up to someone a few weeks ago and they basically responded with “oh yeah? Where are the peer review studies bro?”. I, of course, didn’t have any because I figured it was common knowledge that the Amish aren’t typically the ones who are chronically obese or having heroin overdoses in public playgrounds. That being said, could you refer me to a resource that confirms this?

2024-09-28 21:17:34

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Reminds me of Taleb’s analogy of the turkey. 364 days of the year, the turkey is well fed and safe. On Thanksgiving, he is not. The turkey fails to understand the universe because he only sees the high-probability, low volatility days. If you fail to account for the high impact tail events, you will be the turkey.

2024-09-25 13:58:38

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As someone who woke up only a little over four years ago, I felt like this one was recorded for me. Thanks Jack!

2024-09-24 23:39:38

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I have heard this argument before that human lifespan used to actually be quite long. Any resources you’d recommend to learn more?

2024-09-24 14:03:47

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Totally. In an inflationary environment, saving is punished and debt is rewarded. But under a bitcoin standard, it’s the converse.

2024-09-23 19:14:22

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I’ve been using umbrel for the last year, but I’m switching to Start9 in the near future. Umbrel has been inconsistent in my experience.

2024-09-22 16:38:26

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I’ve read Deep Work and listened to Slow Productivity on audio. Both good books. His major podcast appearances are also worth a listen.
He’s not a bitcoiner or anything, but i think his ideas actually align well with the beliefs of bitcoiners. His thesis is essentially that success emerges from deep, distraction-free focus. The fiat world tells us that we just need to work longer hours to find success. But according to Newport, the most productive of us don’t actually work as many “hours” as we might imagine. Rather, they take a lot of time off to let their mind wander. When they do work, their mind is distraction-free. And they take breaks.

2024-09-22 16:24:31

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I constantly hear bitcoiners say that bitcoin will reduce the size of government, effectively making them competing service providers rather than the territorial monopolies on violence. But the thing is, if that’s true, don’t these institutions then cease to be government?

2024-09-22 13:46:59

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Cal Newport’s work on this is also phenomenal

2024-09-22 02:46:56

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Even prior to COVID, many chronic diseases that plague the rest of us are basically absent in the Amish. They’re doing something right!

2024-09-22 01:50:44

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The only one of these I haven’t looked into is sunscreen. Any resources anyone recommends?

2024-09-21 22:59:10

If you ever feel torn, pick the low time preference option. #note1usx…g8pr

2024-09-21 21:02:37

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As someone in a STEM PhD program, I can confirm that within academia, you are not allowed to criticize the COVID regime, even to this day. All that you’re allowed to say about it is “COVID was a scary/crazy time” or something along the lines. Then everyone nods their head in agreement and changes to the subject to the weather or last night’s game.
As far as I can tell, there has been little to no reflection from the scientific community about what went wrong. At the time, we weren’t allowed to ask questions because we were in the middle of an emergency. Now, we’re not allowed to ask questions because we’re on to new and more pressing things.

2024-09-19 17:12:25

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The lesson: tech adoption that makes you more dependent is not progress.

2024-09-19 17:10:06

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Perhaps you already have, but you should check out Mikkel Thorup. Really well-read and knowledgeable in second passport/flag theory space. Plus, he’s a bitcoiner. https://expatmoneyshow.com/

2024-09-18 23:33:25

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It seems to me that the higher frequency (and lower amplitude) cycles you’re talking about are primarily redistribution of the resources and power, but the lower frequency (higher amplitude) cycles represent a redefinition of resources and power. We’re probably seeing both right now, but the latter is of greater importance. Fascinating times we live in.

2024-09-16 22:20:46

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The climate hysteria has clearly been a scam all along, but I always assumed that intention was just to give the State more regulatory power.
But the chem trails seem to indicate that either a) they genuinely believe that the weather is the biggest threat to mankind and anything is warranted in order to stop it or b) they are purposely destroying the environment. In other words, are they incompetent or malicious?

2024-09-12 14:09:00

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How did we get to a point where “science” only consists of pubmed articles funded by Big Food? If people make a change and their lives improve in a repeatable, predictable manner, that’s science. Gatekeeping science has been one of the biggest scams of the 20th century in my opinion. Until we relearn that science refers to a process accessible to all, not a stack of fiat academic credentials, we will remain in the dark.

2024-09-10 16:57:32

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Glad to have you Dr. Berry! You’re one of the few people who caused me to completely reimagine human health. Can’t thank you enough.

2024-09-05 17:19:58

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I wonder how many more “cycles” we even have left. Do you think that, at a certain point, as adoption becomes widespread, the bull/bear markets will be more mild?

2024-08-31 18:00:09

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I’ve come to believe that the root of it is fear of responsibility

2024-08-29 00:27:12

Probably only a matter of time before we get Dave Smith, Russell Brand etc as well #note1qzh…0r77

2024-08-27 17:13:13

Anyone use @getumbrel for functions other than running a node? Looking to get away from the apple App Store in as many ways as humanly possible

2024-08-25 20:32:54

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I agree that after four or five bitcoin books, you get diminishing returns. The Market for Liberty by the Tannehills is great

2024-08-24 17:03:22

Bragging about money is always pathetic, but bragging specifically about your income exposes your high time-preference. If you’re going to commit the sin of flaunting money, at least do it with regards to your savings (what matters) not your income (what doesn’t).

2024-08-24 13:10:59

Even more laughable when you denominate in BTC #note1xkn…cvzz

2024-08-15 13:25:28

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That’s an awfully long “temporary”!

2024-08-12 11:53:02

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Haven’t explored this one yet, any suggestions of where to start?