Ai Unchained

If you are looking for self-hosted and sovereign AI tools - you've come to the right place. Making sense of the technology and concepts behind AI, breaking down the tools to gain more freedom and autonomy in our lives, and investigating how to avoid being trapped in centralized systems of control. I...

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Guy’s Take #45 – A Mental Framework for Scaling

No matter how often we cover these ideas, it still seems astonishingly common for new people to fall into the same old fallacies and the same misguided thinking. In...

Read_523 – Fiat, Fascism, & Communism [Aleks Svetski]

“Bitcoin’s security guarantee comes from the direct conversion of unforgeable energy into a fixed supply unit on an incorruptible monetary network. There is no alternative that exists that is...

Read_523 – Fiat, Fascism, & Communism [Aleks Svetski]

“Bitcoin’s security guarantee comes from the direct conversion of unforgeable energy into a fixed supply unit on an incorruptible monetary network. There is no alternative that exists that is more sound, efficient, effective and rooted in the physical laws of the very universe itself.” – Aleks Svetski

What is the true nature of our government systems and what are the consequences of collectivism. These are not only fundamental questions to understanding the problems of society today, but their exploration also enlightens how these very fallacies & failed systems are propped up by the nature of fiat money itself.

For the original article with lots of links and graphics to expand on the discussion, check out the link below:
https://svetski.medium.com/fiat-fascism-and-communism-d185e66733b

Other great works mentioned in this episode to dig further into these ideas:
Anatomy of the State [Rothbard]:
Part 1 – https://bitcoinaudible.com/anatomy-of-the-state-part-1/
Part 2 – https://bitcoinaudible.com/anatomy-of-the-state-part-2/
The Use of Knowledge in Society [Hayek]:
Part 1 – https://bitcoinaudible.com/hayeks-use-of-knowledge-in-society-part-1-2/
Part 2 – https://bitcoinaudible.com/use-of-knowledge-in-society-part-2/
Guy’s Take #36 – Walking Tall:
https://bitcoinaudible.com/guys-take-36-walking-tall/
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Read_522 – The Hidden Costs of the Petrodollar System [Alex Gladstein]

“It is truly impossible for the petrodollar system to be green when it is based on black gold.” – Alex Gladstein Today we have another brilliant piece by Alex...

Read_521 – You Are Not Prepared [Knut Svanholm]

Hyperbitcoinization is defined by the Nakamoto institute as “a voluntary transition from an inferior currency to a superior one, and its adoption is a series of individual acts of...

Read_520 – The Last Days of Satoshi [Pete Rizzo]

“To be sure, by the waning days of 2010, Satoshi Nakamoto was still acknowledged for inventing Bitcoin, and was respected for growing the world’s first decentralized digital currency into...

Read_519 – The Key to an Abundant, Clean Energy Future [Square & ARKinvest]

“Bitcoin miners are unique energy buyers in that they offer highly flexible and easily interruptible load, provide payout in a globally liquid cryptocurrency, and are completely location agnostic, requiring...

Read_519 – The Key to an Abundant, Clean Energy Future [Square & ARKinvest]

“Bitcoin miners are unique energy buyers in that they offer highly flexible and easily interruptible load, provide payout in a globally liquid cryptocurrency, and are completely location agnostic, requiring only an internet connection. These combined qualities constitute an extraordinary asset, an energy buyer of last resort that can be turned on or off at a moment’s notice anywhere in the world.” – Square & ARKinvest

The “Bitcoin destroys the environment” argument is over for anyone who hasn’t lost the ability to think clearly. A new paper from Square and their clean energy initiative and how Bitcoin mining will change everything.

For the full paper and links to further breakdown and discussion on the topic, check out the source below:
https://assets.ctfassets.net/2d5q1td6cyxq/2D2BnksJjavw4a6SUvAPwZ/c42a9e3a520b0cc3b230cda3b43eead5/BCEI_White_Paper_.pdf

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Read_518 – Two Taproot Activation Clients! [Aaron Van Wirdum]

“discussion about Taproot activation turned out to be a long and sometimes heated debate. Now, it has resulted in two different Taproot activation paths, embedded in two main software...