
Guy’s Take_052 – Follow up to Read 615 – The State vs Bitcoin
This episode is because the previous read by Steve Barbour deserved a Guy’s Take. Before we change topics to privacy in the episode coming later

This episode is because the previous read by Steve Barbour deserved a Guy’s Take. Before we change topics to privacy in the episode coming later

“As with freedom and oppression, Bitcoin and State money may exist in a perpetual tug of war between ideals. Where State money relies on compulsory

“Much more to say. This is just a starting point, but I’m interested in Bitcoin for its potential to reorient civilization to an existence rooted

“…This purpose flounders, however, if their own evangelists and the community at large fails to lay the groundwork and impetus to push ever deeper.

“On a medium-term basis, it is time to back up the John Deere excavator and scoop up as much gold and Bitcoin as you can

“Thus, given enough time and popularity, every movie, every song, and every document will be available to the general public for free. The nature of

“In sum, the U.S. government has shown that — through the GFC, repo spike crisis in 2019 and pandemic crisis in 2020 — it is

“As detailed in Saifedean Ammous’s “The Fiat Standard,” in November 1914 the British government “issued the first war bond, aiming to raise 350 million pounds

“Aspiring Republican politicians and conservative opinionators love talking in darkened tones about the malevolence of elites. And yet, for all the fingers wagged and pixels

“If having 12 words in your head is illegal, something is terribly wrong with the law. If the police storm your building because you are

“Only liquid, flowing capital generates a return. Unlike a bank account, capital on Lightning is productive when it is mobile, not at rest. That’s why

“People tend to favor proposals that would benefit themselves and reject proposals that, at their own expense, would benefit others. If you were wealthy, you’d
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