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"If the things that cause you unease or disturb your peace don't come to you, but you, in a certain way, go to them, remaining unmoved, then judgment must cease warring against them. And thus, you will no longer desire them nor flee from them henceforth." –Marco Aurelio

"In this meditation, Marco Aurelio reflects on how our emotional reactions are influenced by our desires and aversions, rather than external circumstances.

Here's an interpretation for each line, based on all the principles applied in Stoicism and his Meditations, this is in the 11th book:

"If the things that cause you unease or disturb your peace don't come to you": Marco Aurelio points out that the things that cause us emotional distress don't actively pursue us, but it's our own reactions to them that create that distress. "But rather, you, in a certain way, go to them, remaining unmoved": Suggests that it's us who, in some way, seek out those disturbing emotions, even when external circumstances remain unchanged. "Therefore judgment must cease warring against them": Here, Marco Aurelio advocates for ceasing to fight against those disturbing emotions with the power of judgment or reason. Instead of resisting them, he suggests we should accept them as part of our human experience. "And thus, you will no longer desire them nor flee from them henceforth": By freeing ourselves from the struggle against those emotions, we cease to desire or fear them in the future. By accepting them peacefully, we lose interest in them and no longer actively pursue or avoid them."

Embrace inner strength. Master reactions. Find peace. That's the true path to empowerment and serenity.

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Time to brush off the spurs and saddle up for a ride into the exciting ad-ventures ahead! What innovative goods or services are y'all bringin' on the wagon this week? Give us a sneak peek and let that entrepreneurial spirit get out.

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When the season was kicking off, i remember saying that I was looking forward to betting against the Phoenix Suns. KD is an all-time talent, but I never believed in him as a franchise guy.

In honor of the abject failure of the latest "Super Team", I wanted to do an all-time most overrated players 1st team. I'll be curious to hear yours.

C: Joel Embiid F: Kevin Durant F: Charles Barkley G: James Harden G: Russell Westbrook

Whether it's being out of shape, mentally weak, low motor, or just making poor basketball decisions, those are five NBA MVP's who I just wouldn't trust to get a team over the finish line.

Honorable mention to Wilt Chamberlain: young Wilt would have been the captain of this team, but he did change his playstyle later and won a couple of titles because of it.

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This is a second test.

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Here’s one reason why you might be feeling stuck: you’re trying to be perfect and grow at the same time.

That’s impossible. You can’t do both. Mistakes, setbacks, and detours are an inevitable part of the journey. In your desire to be both — pulled between who you want to become and your fear of what might happen if you do — you can’t take action at all. You end up feeling completely stuck.

Today, redefine what success looks like as you work towards your goals.

Success doesn’t mean being perfect or getting it right immediately.

Success means being brave enough to try. Success means persistence. Success means making mistakes and then learning from them.

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Bounty cực hấp dẫn đã chính thức được công bố:

Các Bounty đã được phát hành cho các dự án dApp xuất sắc nhất tại EigenLayer AVS Hackathon. Đây là cơ hội để các bạn kiếm thêm phần thưởng bằng cách tham gia giải quyết các thách thức thú vị đến từ chương trình. Xem thêm Tweet thông báo về việc phát hành các bounty tại đây: https://twitter.com/DoraHacks/status/1784224326390305259

Ban giám khảo "chất lừ" đã được tiết lộ:

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This is a part of my sporadic work on the Legend Series. I had a hard time finding good images. The images Ai often gave out made the islanders that look like Indians with the feather crowns, so that was interesting. The ending of this one is kinda funny.

The island was inhabited long ago by the ancient people (called Taotaomona). They were much larger than a regular person today. They also had magic, albeit little. The men were blessed with size and strength, while the women were gifted with wisdom and just a touch of magic in their hair.

One day, in the Hagatna bay. A group of fishermen noticed it their bay had grew. It was beyond confusing, to say the least. Another group of fishermen noticed that their bay, pago, also grew on the opposite side of the island.

"If this continues, our island will be cut into two pieces," cried the islanders. A wise leader came up with an idea to protect the island. The fishermen would watch their own bays from their own bays.

^^Huge fish, but you can also see the Taotaomona are also big.

The next morning, a fisherman spotted a massive fish in Pago Bay. The giant fish swam in and started to nibble the shoreline. The fisherman ducks behind boulders to observe and passes the message to his clan leader.

The leaders came together and came a conclusion that they must kill the fish. They sent runners to Hagatna Bay to ask for help to save their island home. Soon, Pago Bay was surrounded by canoes and men. All of them diligently watching to prevent their land from being eaten away, both in and out of the reef. Regardless of how hard they searched or waited, the fish didn't show. After awhile they give up and returned home.

^^Fish nibbling under the island from down under.

The news spread throughout the island about their imminent doom from clan to clan. They felt powerless to do anything.

The women of the island wore long, flowing locks and were proud to wash their hair in the river spring. The juices of lemons were used to enhance the magic. The peels were thrown into the spring after they were finished.

The maidens threw away the lemon peels into Hagatna Spring, but now they were popping up in Pago Bay. Which can only mean the peels were passing through the island, how did that happen? It could only mean the fish was nibbling under the island. A maiden cried out, discovering this new information, "We're surely doomed." Another maiden came forward and said, "Maybe we can outsmart the fish." The fish will be lured into swimming to Hagatna spring and set up a trap. The women came together to gather to trim their precious hair and wove it into a net. The net grew large enough to spread out in every direction of the bay. Each maiden held onto the edges and spread out to sing, waiting for the fish by the spring.

^^This is not an accurate representation, as the ancient people did not wear clothes. And they cut their hair to make the net.

Their song carried under the island, and the soothing sound carried underwater to the giant fishes lair. Little by little, it slowly swam closer to listen to the maiden's song. They sang and sang until they came up with new songs. The massive fish swam closer and emerges from the water. The maiden jumped into the spring surrounding it with their net to capture it. Their net didn't give way no matter how much the fish struggled. It was a success.

One maiden immediately ran to Hagatna to tell the others they had captured the giant fish and that the island was saved.

Everyone rushed to the spring to see the freshly caught fish and were overjoyed. The maidens were celebrated for saving the island when men's strength did not. Everyone ate the fish! Happy time!

Historical Context:

Here you can see the distance of how far the lemon peels traveled under the island. And the shape of the bay. Legends are always fun to explore of how something came to be.

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ここ数週間で円為替レートは急落し、米ドルは対円で日本の財務省が介入する可能性がある心理的閾値である152円と155円をすぐに突破し、月曜日の日中取引では160円を下回る水準まで下落した。その後、円は再び大きく反発し、一時は155円台を回復し、現在は155.33円と報じられており、市場では日本当局が介入したのではないかとの憶測が広がっている。

不安定な日本円に直面して、日本当局はどのように行動するのでしょうか?HSBCの外国為替アナリスト、ジョーイ・チュー氏らは、日本政府の外国為替市場介入の歴史を遡り、日本政府には十分な外国為替資金があるにもかかわらず、次のように指摘しました。連邦準備理事会の利下げの支援なしに、外貨準備高を単独で行動して円相場を下支えしようとする場合、外国為替市場に介入するコストも非常に高くなります。

FRBが利下げしない場合、介入政策を支持するのは困難になる まずHSBCは、過去の経験から判断すると、日本の個別介入が外国為替市場に及ぼす影響は、日米共同行動の影響に比べてはるかに小さいと指摘した。

たとえば、1998 年 6 月 17 日の日本と米国のドル売り総額はわずか 25 億ドルでしたが、ドル対円への影響 (日中価格差) は、個別の介入よりも効果的です。最高値と最低値は 6%）は、日本が単独で行動した過去 2 回よりも高かった。

1998年4月10日、日本は200億ドルを売却し、日中の高値と安値の差は3.3%でしたが、1997年12月19日の日本が54億ドルを売却したとき、日中の高値と安値の差はわずか1.4%でした。

HSBCはまた、FRBの利下げは日本政府が介入するための必要条件であり「増幅装置」であると考えている。

FRBは1989年から1990年の介入中に利下げを続け、1998年6月17日の共同介入から約3か月後にも利下げを行った。

対照的に、FRBは2022年9月から10月の介入期間中も利上げサイクルの中にあったが、最後に利上げしたのは2023年7月だったが、米国は2024年4月の時点でもまだ利下げを行っていない。その結果、米ドル/円は現在、2022年9月から10月の平均を約9％上回っています。

アナリストらは、FRBが高金利を維持している時点で日本政府が単独で外国為替市場に介入することを決定した場合、近年の円取引量の急増の影響を考慮すると、市場を支配するにはより大規模な介入が必要であると強調した。アナリストらは、日本の財務省が外国為替市場に効果的に介入するには最大1000億ドルの外貨準備を使用する必要があると推定している。

名目ベースでは、日本の介入はここ数年で強化されている（1989～1990年：270億ドル、1997～98年：310億ドル、2022年：630億ドル）が、米ドルと円の現物取引の規模に応じて、 1980年代や90年代のように今日の外国為替スポット取引高を独占するには、日本の財務省は総額1,200億米ドル（USD/JPYの最近の1日平均取引高の35％）を支出する必要があるかもしれない。

しかし、介入が確実に行われるのであれば、日本政府にとっては問題ないはずだが、日本の外貨準備高は2024年3月時点で1兆3000億ドルに達しており、そのうち約1600億ドルである。米ドルは預金、1兆米ドルは有価証券であり、現在、外貨準備総額は20か月分の輸入をカバーできますが、これは前世紀の1980年代と90年代の7～10か月よりも高くなっています。

アナリストらはまた、日本の弱さは超金融緩和政策の結果であると考えており、上田和夫氏が日銀の転換を推進し始めていることから、円の基本的な逆風も長期的には改善すると予想されている。

日本当局による外国為替市場介入の歴史 日本当局が最後に円相場に介入したのは2022年10月で、その時は円相場が1ドル＝152円付近まで下落した。推定によると、日本当局は9兆2000億円（60.78米ドル）もの資金を支出した。当時の円相場を守るために。

以下は、日本当局によるこれまでの外国為替市場介入のスケジュールです。

1973年：日本の金融当局は、円を米ドルに対して自由に変動させることを決定した。

1985年：主要先進5カ国（G5、米国、日本、ドイツ連邦共和国、フランス、英国）は「プラザ協定」に署名し、外国為替市場への介入と為替市場の弱体化を目的とした共同行動を取ることに合意した。米国の巨額の貿易赤字を解決するための米ドルインデックス。

1987年2月：主要7カ国（G7）の6カ国が、外国為替市場の安定と米ドルの急落防止を目的とした「ルーブル協定」に署名。

1988年1月4日：東京取引所で米ドルが120.45円まで下落し、日本銀行がドル買い・円売り介入を行った。

1991～1992年: 日本銀行は円を支援するためにドルを売って介入した。

1993年：日本銀行は円高を抑制するため、年間のほとんどで円を売った。

1994 年 4 月から 1995 年 8 月: 米ドルの対円為替レートは戦後最低水準まで下落し、通常は日本や欧州中央銀行と協力してドルを支援してきた。

1997～1998年: アジア金融危機により円安が進み、1998年8月には1ドル＝148円に達した。日本銀行と連邦準備制度が共同で大幅な円買い介入を行った。

1999年1月から2000年4月まで：通貨高が景気回復を妨げるとの懸念から、日本銀行は連邦準備理事会を通じて1回、欧州中央銀行を通じて1回を含む少なくとも18回円を売却した。

2001年9月：米国同時多発テロ事件後、日本銀行は連邦準備制度や欧州中央銀行と連携して為替市場に介入し、円を売りました。

2002 年 5 月から 6 月: 日本銀行は、連邦準備制度と欧州中央銀行の支援を受けて、再び外国為替市場に介入し、円を売りました。

2004 年 3 月: 日本が介入に 35 兆円 (3,000 億米ドル以上) を費やした後、15 か月にわたる円高抑制策が終了した。

2010年9月15日：米ドル為替レートが15年ぶり安値の82.87円をつけた後、日本は6年ぶりに為替市場に介入し、通貨高を阻止するために円を売りました。

2011/3/18：震災後、円相場が過去最高値まで急騰し、G7は円高を阻止するために共同介入した。

2011 年 8 月と 10 月: 円注文の増加が輸出主導の日本経済の回復を損なうことを防ぐために、日本当局は大幅に円を売りました。

2022年6月10日：日本政府と中央銀行は、対米ドルで134ポイントを割り込んだ円相場の急激な下落を懸念するとの共同声明を発表（口頭介入）。

2022年9月7日：松野博最高政府報道官は、円が対ドルで143ポイントを下回った後の為替市場の「急速で一方的な」傾向に懸念を表明（口頭介入）。

2022年10月21日から24日：米ドル為替レートは一時、1日で7円以上急落したが、これは日本政府の円買いによるものだと、日本の鈴木俊一財務大臣は政府の介入の有無について確認を避けた。外国為替市場。

2024年3月27日：円が対ドルで34年ぶりの安値に下落したことを受け、日本銀行、財務省、金融庁は会合を開き、介入（口頭介入）の準備を表明した。

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シャドーバンキングが韓国を揺るがす

800億の不良債権。

10年間で4倍に増加した負債と記録的なデフォルト率6.55%

当局は感染拡大を懸念

シャドーバンキング（SB）とは何ですか?

SB（フランスのIFNB）は、信用市場関係者（プライベートエクイティ、ヘッジファンド、投資銀行など）で構成されています。

彼らは、当局の通常の監督を受けることなく、従来の銀行システムの外で運営されています。

これらの企業が成長したのは、従来の銀行が残した穴を埋めるためでした。

この並行金融は世界の金融資産の 49% 以上を占めています

私たちは 293 兆ドル相当の市場について話しています...

これは世界中の金の価値の 38 倍です。

韓国🇰🇷では、SBが不動産セクターで爆発的に成長し、6,710億ドルに達しました

従来の銀行ではカバーできない信用需要の高まりにより、中国の金融業者からの資金が集まっている。

問題: 投資家に対する保護がない...

しかし、テヨン（貸し手）のローン不履行率は2023年に倍増し、6.55％に達した

伝染の危険に直面して当局をパニックに陥れた数字。

そのため、彼らは融資保証を延長し、債務再編計画を提案した。

不動産と金融セクターを安定させ、流動性危機を防ぐのが狙いだ。

しかし、問題は韓国人だけではありません...

多くの民間金融業者は中国におけるこうしたリスクを恐れ、資金をアジアの他の場所に振り向けている。

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La campaña de bancarización forzada ha fracasado estrepitosamente en Cuba, pues según reconoce la propia prensa oficialista, actualmente “hay menos efectivo que hace 8 meses” y no funciona el pago por QR y demás canales electrónicos a los que se obligó a los establecimientos comerciales.

Sendas resoluciones del 2023 como la 111 del Banco Central de Cuba y la 93 del Ministerio de Comercio (Mincin) no han logrado canalizar el comercio hacia el ámbito digital y cada vez los bancos tienen menos efectivo y el dinero circulante en manos de la población es suficiente para sufragar los gastos crecientes de una economía con inflación galopante.

De acuerdo con una publicación en el portal de la emisora oficialista Radio Sancti Spíritus, las sucursales del Banco Popular de Ahorro (BPA) en esa central provincia computan que solo un 4% de todas las operaciones de comercio electrónico que se ejecutan respaldadas por cuentas de BPA son mediante código QR.

En ese sentido, el texto afirma que “en la mayoría de los establecimientos privados y estatales el QR es una foto que es como decir de mentirita, como en los juegos de niños, tal como evidencian controles de la Dirección Estatal de Comercio”.

Resulta que como se decretó la obligatoriedad de habilitar dichos pagos, ya un 80% de los establecimientos anuncian que se puede pagar por QR, pero ponen trabas al consumidor, ya que prefieren el efectivo.

“Lo viven quienes escuchan los alegatos, que si no hay conexión o se demora, que si el dueño o el administrador no está o porque la foto es para que los inspectores la vean”, explica Radio Sancti Spíritus.

El asunto es que los que venden productos o prestan un servicio están obligados a tener cuentas bancarias fiscales a donde cae el dinero de los pagos por QR que posteriormente no pueden retirar en efectivo dada la poca disponibilidad de dinero en los bancos. Ello hace que potencien el pago en efectivo.

Los bancos, ya colapsados, enfrentan ahora una escasez de efectivo peor que hace ocho meses, cuando se intensificaron las medidas para promover las transacciones electrónicas. Los ciudadanos, por su parte, se encuentran con frecuencia buscando retirar dinero en efectivo de cajeros automáticos o directamente en las sucursales, luchando contra una combinación de inadecuada cultura financiera, limitaciones tecnológicas y una visible resistencia por parte de los comercios tanto privados como estatales.

La crisis se agrava cuando los bancos no logran dispensar a tiempo el dinero que legalmente pertenece a las personas, ya sea por trabajo, ahorro o remesas. Recientemente en el propio territorio espirituano se tomó la medida de no poner más dinero en los cajeros automáticos. Ahora los bancos limitaron la extracción de dinero a solo 5.000 pesos cubanos (CUP) que debe hacerse por la ventanilla de caja en horario bancario y para lo cual el titular de la tarjeta magnética debe llevar su carnet de identidad.

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Though millions of people rely on Web2, the latest iteration of the Internet, it is not perfect. Since the Internet still hasn't solved the problems of data ownership, censorship, and security, a new and better version dubbed Web3 has been proposed. Blockchain, AI, and augmented reality are just a few of the technologies that the next generation of the Internet (AR) hopes to incorporate. Possibilities for data ownership and privacy are fundamental to any good Web3 architecture. What precisely is Web3 and is it better than Web2?

Since its first release as Web1 in 1989, the World Wide Web (also known as the Internet or the Web) has undergone significant evolution. It is hardly surprising that the internet has changed as new technologies have been developed and as user needs have progressed.

Web1 made it easy to consume media and communicate in basic ways. To some extent, the proliferation of smartphones and mobile internet access influenced Web2 by empowering people to both consume and produce their own content. These days, a novel vision for the future of the Internet, dubbed Web3, has begun to take shape. Users of the next generation of the Internet will be able to not only produce and consume material but also retain ownership of that content.

A Brief History of The Web

The evolution of the Internet may be roughly divided into two distinct eras: Web1 and Web2.

Web1

Web1 (or Web 1.0) is the first version of the World Wide Web. It was constructed using HTML (the web's formatting language at the time) pages that presented information statically. Web1 operated on a completely decentralized architecture, allowing anybody to run a server, create apps, and release content over the Internet without the need for any kind of censorship or moderation from any centralized authorities. Web1 users could conduct online research using search engines and web browsers.

Drawbacks of Web1

The inability to alter data and the scarcity of social opportunities were major drawbacks. Users have no means of direct communication outside of forums and chat rooms. Therefore, users of Web1 mostly served as spectators rather than participants.

Web2

Today's Internet, in contrast to Web1, is controlled by a few powerful corporations, prioritizes user-generated content, and is dominated by search and social media platforms.

Web2, or Web 2.0, was a more interactive version of the Internet that emerged in the late 1990s because of innovations like databases, server-side processing, forms, and social media. The Internet as it exists right now is a sandbox where everyone may publish their own material. You may quickly develop and display your work on the Web, whether you're an aspiring writer, photographer, or influencer.

Websites like WordPress and Tumblr make it easy for users to publish their own material online, while services like Facebook and Twitter make it possible for users to easily share that content with friends, family, and the rest of the world. Furthermore, the widespread availability of cellphones and mobile internet connections makes it simple for everyone to consume media.

Businesses with a strong focus on the web have greatly benefited from the recent Internet revolution. Companies have amassed user data in addition to financial gains. Larger corporations have been buying up smaller ones, like Google and Facebook, to create a consolidated worldwide user base and database.

Drawbacks of Web2

Since the introduction of Web2, large internet corporations have discovered how to use user data to keep users within their own ecosystems.Users are typically persuaded to keep using their services because of tailored advertisements or the inability to communicate across platforms.

In recent years, many Internet users have been concerned about ethical concerns such as censorship, data monitoring, and data ownership. In Web2, firms seem to have more rights to user data than consumers themselves. Unfair data control has occurred when users' accounts were terminated for inadvertently breaking the platform's own community standards. In the 2010s, controversy about the collection of personal information without people's knowledge was sparked by reports that Facebook had failed to adequately secure its users' data.

Some have proposed a solution to these issues by bringing together the best features of Web1 and Web2—namely, decentralization and user interaction. While the specifics of Web3, as this iteration of the Internet is called, are still being worked out, the groundwork has been laid.

What is Web3?

In light of the shortcomings of Web2, Web3 represents the next natural stage in the evolution of the Internet. By using blockchain, virtual reality (VR), the Internet of Things (IoT), and open-source software, Web3 seeks to decrease the influence held by large Web2 corporations. Decentralization allows consumers to reclaim their data and content.

Key features of Web3

Because of its focus on the centralization issue that plagued Web2, decentralization is an essential feature of Web3. Companies would have to pay to get access to consumers' data, and individuals would regain ownership of their data. By removing the need for the costly middlemen used in the current Web2 payment infrastructure, decentralization would make native crypto payments universally accessible.

1. Permissionless: In Web3, organizations are no longer the only ones who can talk to each other across different platforms. Instead, users can talk to each other freely.

2. Trustless: Because of the way Web3's network is set up, people would be able to use it without having to trust any outside groups.

Blockchain and cryptocurrency will play a significant role in bolstering these principles.

Potential benefits of Web3

Increased data security

Since hackers only require access to one system to jeopardize user data, data housed by IT companies in centralized databases is susceptible. In order to better protect sensitive data, decentralized data storage and management technologies have been developed.

True data ownership

Users will be able to take back control of their data and perhaps make money off of it because of Web3's emphasis on data ownership.

Control over the truth

Users will not be vulnerable to arbitrary censorship in the absence of a governing body. It will be far more difficult for major corporations to dominate the narrative of any dialogue if they do not have the power of censorship or the capacity to eliminate particular information.

Web 3's potential advantages over its predecessors extend beyond those listed below.

Financial freedom

Web3 will provide people with more control over their information and media consumption, production, and stewardship. Due to the blockchain technology upon which Web3 is built, users will have simple access to ecosystems allowing decentralized finance (DeFi) and other instruments for achieving economic independence.

Enhanced social interactions

Web3 will follow in the footsteps of its predecessors by incorporating subsequent blockchain technologies.Digital features, such as VR, AR, and AI, might be added to Web3 apps to improve communication and collaboration in virtual spaces.

The metaverse is one such example already in existence; it's a 3D virtual cosmos where users' avatars may go. Users may interact with others, shop for virtual land, play games, and even do remote work in a setting as immersive as the metaverse.

Conclusion

The disagreement between Web2 and Web3 may be seen as a new take on the age-old centralization vs. decentralization argument. Because Web3 does not yet exist, the extent to which it is preferable to Web2 is debatable. Web3's decentralized architecture, however, has the opportunity to address the data-related issues of Web2 and give consumers back the reins.

FAQ

How will Web 3.0 affect the long-term trajectory of the web? Search engines with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities are on the horizon, and this is having an effect on user behavior as Web 3.0 becomes the next significant leap in how we consume and distribute information online. In the next iteration of the Web, content and functionality will be personalized for each individual user.

Is Web3 a drop-in replacement for Web2? You can already use Web3 now. Despite its popularity, it will not replace Web2. To begin with, only a select group of people will utilize DAPPS. Web 3 is an anonymous, decentralized internet where user identities are not verified before use, unlike Google.

How does Web3 differ from Web2? Can you explain the distinction between Web2 and Web3? Although they share some common history, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 take distinct approaches to solving the same problems. Web 3.0 is more concerned with content creation than consumption, which is the main difference between Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 (the Semantic Web).

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テクノロジー企業の最新四半期報告書が次々と発表されており、それらはすべて同じテーマ、つまり人工知能を指摘しています。

OpenAI が 2022 年 11 月に ChatGPT を立ち上げて以来、テクノロジー投資家、経営者、起業家は過去 18 か月間、AI 以外の話題についてほとんど語らなくなりました。これらの企業は単なる空論ではなく、実際に巨額の資金を AI に投資し、コストを削減しています。他のプロジェクトへの投資は、おそらく電気の発見以来最も重要な技術トレンドです。

過去 1 週間で、$Meta Platforms (META.US)$、$Microsoft (MSFT.US)$、$Intel (INTC.US)$、$Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$、$IBM Corp (IBM. US)$および$ServiceNow (NOW.US)$企業が最新の四半期報告書をリリースするのを待っていることは、この観点の証拠です。

クラウド事業への投資の拡大 現在、クラウド ビジネスの巨人は人工知能データ センターの構築に巨額の資金を投じており、その成果が現れているようです。マイクロソフトの四半期報告書によると、Azure は 31% 成長し、ウォール街の予想を約 3% 上回りました。この増加は AI 関連の仕事によるものであり、同社は 6 月四半期の Azure の成長率が 30% から 31% になると予想しており、これは Google Cloud の今期の予想を 28% 上回っており、ウォール街の予想を 2% 上回っています。

この成長はマイクロソフトとグーグルの設備投資と切り離せないもので、直近四半期のマイクロソフトの設備投資は140億ドルであり、言い換えれば、この数字は2025年6月期のマイクロソフトの設備投資は500億ドルを超えることになる。ファクトセットのデータによると、2024年にこの規模の設備投資に達すると予想される米国の上場企業はまだ存在する$Amazon (AMZN.US)$同社は来週決算を発表する予定であるが、Googleも最新の四半期支出を怠っていない。今年残りの数字はこの水準以上に達すると予想されており、年間500億ドル以上が投資されることになる。

メタ社は、設備投資が2024年には400億ドルに達する可能性があり、これらの費用が多額の関連収益をもたらすまでには数年かかる可能性があると述べ、その結果、マイクロソフトとは異なり、決算報告発表後1日でメタ社の株価が約10％下落したとしている。メタ社はパブリック クラウド ビジネスを持っておらず、多額の資本支出は賢明とは思えませんが、仮想世界よりも AI に賭ける方が賢明であり、人工知能コンピューティングは大企業のみが注力できる方向です。

おそらく、人工知能の開発は、世界で最も資本集約的な産業である石油産業にたとえられるだろう。業界大手のサウジアラムコは、今年の設備投資がメタ社の資本とほぼ同じである500億ドルに達すると予想している。支出予算は、$Exxon Mobil (XOM.US)$と$Chevron (CVX.US)$の合計にほぼ等しくなります。

ハードウェアが世界を「食い尽くし」ている 「ソフトウェアが世界を食い尽くしている」という Marc Andreessen (Marc Andreessen) の宣言を覚えていますか? 現在、設備投資は人工知能チップ、関連するストレージとネットワーク インフラストラクチャ、および冷却と冷却を必要とする人工知能サーバーの購入に使用されています。電気。

大手クラウド ベンダー 4 社は来年約 2,000 億米ドルを投資し、$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$、$Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$、$Micron Technology (MU.US)$などに資本が流入する予定です。$ Broadcom (AVGO.US)$チップ企業、$Arista Networks (ANET.US)$、$Ciena (CIEN.US)$、$Cisco (CSCO.US)$インターネット企業など。Technologies (DELL.US)$、$HP Inc (HPQ.US)$、$Super Micro Computer (SMCI.US)$および$LENOVO GROUP (00992.HK)$サーバー会社を待ちます。

さらに、$Snowflake (SNOW.US)$、$MongoDB (MDB.US)$、$Datadog (DDOG.US)$ 、および$Rubrik (RBRK.US)$データを管理および保護するこれらの企業は、AI によって同様の恩恵を受けます。ハードウェア業界は売り手市場であり、マイクロソフトでさえ、人工知能に対する需要はインフラストラクチャがサポートできる範囲を超えていると述べています。

ソフトウェアへの投資はまだ返済を待っている 今後数四半期に市場が注目する必要がある問題は、ソフトウェア企業がいつ AI を活用して収益成長を促進できるかということである、ServiceNow CEO の Bill McDermott (ビル マクダーモット) 氏は、あらゆるビジネス ワークフローが Gen AI (生成 AI) に基づいて再設計されるだろうと本誌に語った。 IBM CEO の Arvind Krishna (アルビンド・クリシュナ) は、同社の人工知能ソフトウェア事業の売上高が 10 億米ドルを超えたと述べました。

しかし、これまでのところ、Microsoft でさえ、人工知能がクラウド需要に与える大きな影響を示しているだけであり、アプリケーション側がいつどのように恩恵を受けるかは不明です。

他のテクノロジー企業も医療を行っている クリシュナ氏は、コンサルティング事業の低迷によりIBMの株価が下落し、同社は長期的な高金利環境で柔軟なプロジェクト計画を立ち上げるか迷っていると述べ、インテルのパット・ゲルシンガー最高経営責任者（CEO）は最近、半導体の見通しが弱いと述べた。 、そして顧客は人工知能が関与しない事柄には警戒しています。

しかし、ガーシンガー氏は、その時点で同社が Nvidia と競合する AI PC および AI サーバー チップ用の新しいプロセッサを発売するだろうと楽観視しています。ガーシンガー氏のインテルに対するビジョンは単純です。「人工知能はどこにでもある」というものです。

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Grass は、AI モデルを強化する基盤となるインフラストラクチャです。 Grass Web 拡張機能をインストールすると、アプリケーションは未使用のインターネットを自動的に AI 企業に販売し、AI 企業はそれをインターネットのスクレイピングやモデルのトレーニングに使用します。 結果？ あなたは AI の成長に参加し、自分が持っていることさえ知らなかったリソースを販売することでネットワークの株式を獲得します。

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The Inward Attitudes of a True Disciple is our theme for the next few Sunday mornings.

This series is based on the Beatitudes, found in the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount.

Today we are discussing, Joy Comes in the Morning.

Text

Matthew 5:4 NKJV

4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.

Scripture Reading

Psalm 30:1-12 NKJV

1 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my foes rejoice over me.

2 O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me.

3 O Lord, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

4 Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.

5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

6 Now in my prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved.”

7 Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was troubled.

8 I cried out to You, O Lord; And to the Lord I made supplication:

9 “What profit is there in my blood, When I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth?

10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me; Lord, be my helper!”

11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Introduction.

Having never fully understood all that it means to be a Christian, we have never fully appropriated the full blessedness of the Christian life.

Matthew 5:4 NKJV says, Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.

This is a plain statement of simple truth.

Blessed is the man in whose heart the “consolation in Christ” has been, is, and ever shall be effective.

Blessed is the Christian, even in sorrow, grief, and pain, because for the Christian, God’s comfort is sure.

As a child of God, the psalmist of our Scripture today, having passed through he fires of grief, pain, and trial, had found the balm of Gilead sufficient for his soul.

His experience was this, Psalm 30:11, You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness.

He believed by faith that “weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.”

Any English translation must miss the picture of the word here rendered “endure.”

The figure is “to come in to lodge as a guest.”

The psalmist was saying, “weeping may come in to lodge with us in the evening, but joy comes in as a guest in the morning.”

This is not a mere promise to a Christian, it is the unfailing result of being a Christian, its the natural consequence of the Christian life.

Other than Christianity and its forebear, Judaism, every religion says that weeping, trials, and pain are things to be escaped, and those who do not escape them are unfortunate.

Only Christianity knows any way of dealing with these unwelcome guests that does not involve arresting, perverting, or even abandoning life itself.

In substance, Buddhism says, “sorrow and pain are universal. Therefore under, for all must suffer.”

Not much comfort there!

The stoic seeks to become calloused in soul and therefore indifferent to suffering, a remedy worse than the disease.

A dead heart is worse than a broken heart.

Christian Science offers escape from the ills of life by denying and ignoring their reality, thus supposedly destroying their hold on human consciousness.

Opposed to all of these is Jesus’ solution, which lies in the opposite direction in the abundant life, the happy Christian life, the eternal life that He came to give.

Christianity would swallow up grief and pain in victory, mortality in life, and transmute the sorrows and trials of life into the joys and fellowship and love of heaven’s own citizens.

Only Christ can give “Beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.”

Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.

These words are true to the fact, especially in three relationships.

1. These words are true to the fact of the conversion experience.

The mourning of conviction for sin is comforted by the joy of forgiveness.

Every Christian remembers the long night of weeping under sin’s conviction before conversion came in the morning.

We were miserable and wretched, and then after weeping had endured for the night, the joy, the comfort, and the peace of God came in the morning.

Then we understood David’s exulting words in Psalm 32:1, “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.” 

We may paraphrase our text, “Blessed is the sinner who mourns because of his sin, for he shall be comforted as he finds the peace of God unto salvation.

Not all mourning is blessed.

2 Corinthians 7:10 says, For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.

The mourning that comes from our own foolishness is not blessed but has a curse on to.

The mourning over the failure of treacherous schemes, or of the hurt of passion untamed, or of the loss of hoard treasure is not blessed.

All mourning over sin is blessed.

“Blessed are they that mourn” refers to those who show repentant sorrow for sin that results in God’s pardon and peace.

The New Testament abounds with illustrations.

If the prodigal son was a sorrow stricken sinner, his reception by his father represents th comfort God has ready for the sinner who mourns over his sin.

The woman who wept scalding tears of repentance and gratitude on Jesus’ feet was comforted when He said the her, “Thy sins are forgiven” in Luke 7:48.

The thief on the cross turned in his agony to cry, “Jesus, remember me, and he was comforted, even in death.

But the most telling illustration is not in the long ago, nor even in the Scriptures, but in the here and now, in your heart and mine where God’s salvation has spoken comfort to our souls.

2. These words are true to the facts of a developing, enlarging, deepening Christian life.

In pressing toward the goal of the Christian life, weeping often comes in to lodge as a guest for the night, but always, again and again, and in a more and more wonderful way, joy comes in the morning.

As we grow toward, “the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ”, our capacity for life enlarges, our sensibilities to its wrongs quicken, and our struggle with sin deepens into a deadlier and more desperate conflict.

It is also true that our capacity for the true joy of heaven’s realm in like measure increases.

As the prophet Isaiah had said, Jesus was preeminently “a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief”

He was so because, He felt all the sin of man with all the conscience of God.

Growth in Christ enlarges our capacity to live and therefore increases our capacity for pain and joy.

The biologist ranks living creatures according to their capacity for pain on one hand or joy on the other.

Near the bottom of the scale lies the earthworm, with few capacities for life.

Ten comes the turtle, who’s hard shell guards it from suffering and whose cold blood makes it sluggish.

Near the top of the animal kingdom is the horse, a finely coordinated, sensitive, spirited, intelligent animal.

It lives much and suffers much.

At the top of the sale stands man, the apex of creation.

Man rejoices in the richness of mental and spiritual nature yet is the supreme mourner.

Man does not reach the summit however until in Christ he becomes a new creature.

Then his capacity for life is brought to its fullest.

No one can suffer like the full grown, mature man in Christ, but, on the other hand, no man can rejoice as he can.

“Blessed are they that mourn,” as only the true Christian can, “for they shall be comforted” with al the comfort of God that the world knows not.

Growth in Christ quickens our sensibilities to the wrongs and woes of the world.

We cannot grow in the knowledge and likeness of Christ without taking to ourselves some of His love for the world and therefore some of His sorrow for its sins.

Christ is a man of sorrows because He loves the world and knows its sins.

He feels all the sin of the world with all the heart of God.

“Blessed are they that mourn” because of the sorrows and sins of the world, “for they shall be comforted” by being made ministering saints.

Growth in Christ deepens the conflict with sin in our lives.

If we develop the power to resist sin, we sorrow all the more for our failures when we do stumble and fall.

Here is the obvious fallacy of the doctrine of sinless perfection.

Our sensitivity to sin, our hatred of sin, deepens as, through Christ, our power over it increases, and no mature Christian ever thought of himself as sinless and perfect.

“Blessed are they that mourn” the deepest over their shortcomings and sins, “for they shall be comforted” to the full.

3. These words are, and ever shall be, true to the fact of eternity.

Like a photographer who shoots with film, we sometimes need to take our negatives into a darkroom to develop them, and in the darkroom the image gradually appears clearer and clearer.

Isn’t hat, in part at least, what suffering and sorrow mean in our lives?

Compared to the unfading light of heaven’s realm, this world is God’s darkroom, but the artist of our souls is patient, and little by little the image appears.

Our day He will take us out, the image clear, into the light of heaven’s perfect day, and then shall come to pass the saying, “Just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.”

After the earth’s night of weeping is past, heaven’s joy comes in the morning.

Conclusion.

Where does this comfort come from that comforts us?

Not from ourselves, for we are like landlocked pools with limited reserves, but from the God of all comfort, as His power, like a river flows through our lives.

2 Corinthians 1:3, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort.

Revelation 21:4 says, And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

There will be no weeping in heaven.

We will enter heaven with the stain of tears on our faces.

God Himself will wipe away our tears, and it will be for the last time.

Until next time

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La Fiscalía General lo solicitó y Tribunal Provincial de Camagüey se lo concedió, de manera tal que la justicia que se imparte bajo el régimen totalitario cubano decidió condenar con hasta 15 años de cárcel a manifestantes que salieron a las calles de Nuevitas en agosto de 2022.

Así lo confirmó este domingo el Observatorio Cubano de Derechos Humanos (OCDH), divulgando a través de sus redes sociales las condenas impuestas a 13 manifestantes que permanecían encarcelados por participar en unas multitudinarias y pacíficas protestas, en la que cientos de nueviteros tomaron las calles a ritmo de la conga y gritos de “libertad” y “¡pongan la corriente, pinga!”.

OCDH condena las inhumanas sanciones de hasta 15 años de cárcel contra ciudadanos que participaron en protestas populares en Nuevitas (Cuba)

Madrid, 27 de abril de 2024. El Observatorio Cubano de Derechos Humanos (OCDH) condena en los términos más enérgicos las sanciones… pic.twitter.com/cGYTSz6PyI

— Observatorio Cubano de Derechos Humanos (@observacuba) April 27, 2024

“Estas brutales condenas, la mayoría entre 10 y 15 años (138 años en total), forman parte de la represión que sufren los cubanos que se manifiestan críticamente por la situación actual del país”, apuntó el OCDH en su comunicado.

Manifestando su condena a esta nueva evidencia de la represión y la injusticia en Cuba, el Observatorio consideró que las sentencias son sintomáticas de “un odio al pueblo cubano que no tiene compasión con nadie y que no escucha ni siquiera el gran número de peticiones en favor de los presos políticos y de conciencia, incluidas las de la Iglesia Católica”.

De las 14 personas que se sentaron en el banquillo, 11 fueron encontradas culpables del delito de “sedición”, por el cual cumplirán penas superiores a los 10 años de privación de libertad. Una sola de las acusadas quedó absuelta en el juicio, por falta de pruebas.

La joven Mayelín Rodríguez Prado, más conocida en las redes sociales como “La Chamaca”, resultó “sancionada por el delito intencional y consumado de propaganda enemiga de carácter continuado (10 años de cárcel) y como autora de un delito intencional y consumado de sedición (12 años de cárcel), para una sanción conjunta de 15 años de privación de libertad”.

Rodríguez Prado fue la autora de un video que circuló en redes sociales, en el que quedó registrado el violento forcejeo protagonizado por agentes de la Policía Nacional Revolucionaria (PNR) contra tres niñas, durante las protestas.

La joven fue una de las presentadas en el programa Razones de Cuba, presentado por el vocero del régimen cubano, Humberto López. Rodríguez Prado, junto a Lázaro García Ríos, Jimmy Jhonson Agosto y Yennys Artola del Sol, fueron grabados en el infame formato de videos de autoinculpación que tanto complace a los represores de la Seguridad del Estado.

En ellos, los manifestantes dieron supuesto testimonio de las instrucciones recibidas para “incitar a la violencia, manipular grupos de personas y articular situaciones de desestabilización interna”. A pesar de haber figurado en el citado programa como uno de los detenidos por las protestas de Nuevitas, García Ríos no aparece ahora entre los enjuiciados por estos hechos.

Jhonson Agosto y Artola del Sol sí están entre los sentenciados. Al primero se le sanciona “por el delito intencional y consumado de sedición (10 años de cárcel) y por el delito de sabotaje (7 años de cárcel), para una sanción conjunta de 13 años de privación de libertad”.

Por su parte, Artola del Sol se libró del cargo de “sedición” y resultó “sancionada por el delito intencional y consumado de propaganda enemiga de carácter continuado a 8 años de privación de libertad”. Durante el programa de López, la joven “confesó” que La Chamaca le había propuesto “escribir un cartel en la fábrica de fideos... lo mío era filmar el cartel”.

Entre los “sediciosos”, el Tribunal Provincial de Camagüey condenó a José Armando Torrente Muñoz (14 años de privación de libertad), Ediolvis Marín Mora (13), Lisdan Cabrera Batista (11), Daiver Leyva Vélez (10), Keiler Velázquez Medina (10), Menkel De Jesús Menéndez Vargas (10), Frank Alberto Carrión Suárez (10), Lázaro Alejandro Pérez Agosto (10) y Frai Pascual Claro Valladares (10).

Este último, al conocer la sentencia este sábado, intentó quitarse la vida en la prisión “Cerámica”, donde se encuentra recluido, en la provincia Camagüey

El manifestante Wilker Álvarez Ramírez resultó “sancionado por el delito intencional y consumado de encubrimiento a 4 años de privación de libertad”, mientras que Yanelis Valladares Jaime fue absuelta por insuficiencia de pruebas “como autora del delito de sedición”.

Las protestas en Nuevitas tuvieron lugar en agosto de 2022, cuando el país estaba bajo una dura etapa de apagones de hasta 18 horas, similar a la vivida en tiempos recientes. En aquel momento la policía cubana intervino en las protestas por dos noches consecutivas, pero en la segunda ocasión la represión policial se transmitió en directo por las redes sociales.

Poco a poco se fueron conociendo los nombres de algunos manifestantes encarcelados, aunque el régimen nunca precisó la cantidad de personas que detuvo en unas manifestaciones pacíficas en las que cientos de cubanos protestaron contra la precariedad, la miseria, la represión y los apagones en Cuba.

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金融サービス、4 月 27 日 (マラン編集長) 今週、2 つの最高のビットコイン ETF — ブラックロックの$iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT.US)$とフィデリティの$Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC.US)$ついにストップが見えました資本流入において。

木曜日、IBITファンドは2日連続で純資本流入がゼロとなったが、これまで同ファンドは71日連続で純資本流入を維持しており、一方FBTCは1日としては初の純流出となった。流出額は2,260万米ドルで、ビットコインETFに対する投資家の関心が低下傾向にあることが示された。

これら2つのファンドと小規模ETFに加え、残りの5つのビットコインETFはすべて1日で純流出を経験しており、その中でもグレイスケールのGBTCファンドの流出額は最大で、木曜日時点で総額171億ドルに達している。

全体として、ビットコインETF市場全体は総額120億米ドルを集めており、このバッチのETFが正式に開始されてからわずか3か月以上しか経っていないが、その中でブラックロックのIBITが最も多くの資金を集め、累積流入があった。フィデリティは154億米ドルで2位となり、8,163万米ドルを獲得した。

暗号通貨の希望 今週初め、コインシェアーズの調査責任者ジェームス・バターフィル氏は、連邦準備制度が利下げを遅らせるのではないかとの懸念から、ビットコインETFに対する投資家の関心が薄れていると指摘し、IBITやFBTCなどのETFの低迷はこのセクターの過熱度を表していると述べた。同氏は、市場はずっと前に一息つくべきだったと述べた。

投資顧問会社ETFストアの社長ネイト・ゲラシ氏は、連邦準備理事会による利下げの遅れに加え、ビットコインスポット価格の停滞もETFのパフォーマンスに影響を与える主な理由であり、ビットコイン価格の停止により影響を受ける可能性があると述べた。 ETFの資本流入は短期間で止まり、多くの大手機関はこの市場に参入する準備ができていない。

しかし、モルガン・スタンレーなどの主流ブローカーは顧客にスポットビットコインETFを推奨することを計画しており、この動きによりこの資産に対する市場の関心が再燃する可能性がある。

ヘッジファンド、レッカー・キャピタルの創設者クイン・トンプソン氏は、別の視点から円の対米ドル為替レートが1990年以来の安値を付けたと分析している。この規模とスピードは異常であり、今後も何らかの影響が出るだろう。今後数週間以内に介入または調整が行われる予定です。

同氏は、米国の政策当局者が市場に流動性を注入するなどの介入措置を講じ、仮想通貨などの資産価格を下支えする可能性があると述べた。

CoinDeskの元調査部長、ノエル・アチソン氏もこの見解を共有し、日銀が円を支援するために介入すれば、ドル資産を売って円を買う可能性があり、それがドル安をもたらし支援を強化するだろうと付け加えた。暗号通貨の価格のこと。

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This is a part of my sporadic work on the Legend Series. I had a hard time finding good images. The images Ai often gave out made the islanders that look like Indians with the feather crowns, so that was interesting. The ending of this one is kinda funny.

The island was inhabited long ago by the ancient people (called Taotaomona). They were much larger than a regular person today. They also had magic, albeit little. The men were blessed with size and strength, while the women were gifted with wisdom and just a touch of magic in their hair.

One day, in the Hagatna bay. A group of fishermen noticed it their bay had grew. It was beyond confusing, to say the least. Another group of fishermen noticed that their bay, pago, also grew on the opposite side of the island.

"If this continues, our island will be cut into two pieces," cried the islanders. A wise leader came up with an idea to protect the island. The fishermen would watch their own bays from their own bays.

^^Huge fish, but you can also see the Taotaomona are also big.

The next morning, a fisherman spotted a massive fish in Pago Bay. The giant fish swam in and started to nibble the shoreline. The fisherman ducks behind boulders to observe and passes the message to his clan leader.

The leaders came together and came a conclusion that they must kill the fish. They sent runners to Hagatna Bay to ask for help to save their island home. Soon, Pago Bay was surrounded by canoes and men. All of them diligently watching to prevent their land from being eaten away, both in and out of the reef. Regardless of how hard they searched or waited, the fish didn't show. After awhile they give up and returned home.

^^Fish nibbling under the island from down under.

The news spread throughout the island about their imminent doom from clan to clan. They felt powerless to do anything.

The women of the island wore long, flowing locks and were proud to wash their hair in the river spring. The juices of lemons were used to enhance the magic. The peels were thrown into the spring after they were finished.

The maidens threw away the lemon peels into Hagatna Spring, but now they were popping up in Pago Bay. Which can only mean the peels were passing through the island, how did that happen? It could only mean the fish was nibbling under the island. A maiden cried out, discovering this new information, "We're surely doomed." Another maiden came forward and said, "Maybe we can outsmart the fish." The fish will be lured into swimming to Hagatna spring and set up a trap. The women came together to gather to trim their precious hair and wove it into a net. The net grew large enough to spread out in every direction of the bay. Each maiden held onto the edges and spread out to sing, waiting for the fish by the spring.

^^This is not an accurate representation, as the ancient people did not wear clothes. And they cut their hair to make the net.

Their song carried under the island, and the soothing sound carried underwater to the giant fishes lair. Little by little, it slowly swam closer to listen to the maiden's song. They sang and sang until they came up with new songs. The massive fish swam closer and emerges from the water. The maiden jumped into the spring surrounding it with their net to capture it. Their net didn't give way no matter how much the fish struggled. It was a success.

One maiden immediately ran to Hagatna to tell the others they had captured the giant fish and that the island was saved.

Everyone rushed to the spring to see the freshly caught fish and were overjoyed. The maidens were celebrated for saving the island when men's strength did not. Everyone ate the fish! Happy time!

Historical Context:

Here you can see the distance of how far the lemon peels traveled under the island. And the shape of the bay. Legends are always fun to explore of how something came to be.

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米国は世界最大の金埋蔵量を持っています。 さらに、世界中の他の多くの国では、米国の金庫に金準備が保管されています。 しかし、これも終わりに近づいているようです。 2023年7月にインベスコの研究者によって強調された、米国から金が流出するプロセスは加速し続けている。

2024年の最初の4か月だけでも、サウジアラビア、ガーナ、カメルーン、セネガル、アルジェリア、エジプト、南アフリカ、南アフリカ、ナイジェリアが米国から金準備を撤廃することを決定した。 後者の 3 つはアフリカ大陸最大の経済大国であり、サウジアラビアは中東諸国の中で最大の経済大国です。

主要な経済学者によると、金準備を本国に送金するという決定は単なる象徴的なものではない。 これは、アメリカ経済の軌道に対するこれら諸国の深い懸念を反映している。 持続的なインフレ、債務水準の上昇、安定した金融政策を維持する連邦準備理事会の能力に対する懸念により、米国経済に対する信頼が損なわれている。

このような決定は、アフリカと中東諸国が米国の経済リスクへのエクスポージャーを軽減するために協調して取り組んでいることを示している。 この傾向の長期的な影響は、世界の金融情勢を大きく変える可能性があります。

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El programa Hacemos Cuba, conducido por el vocero del régimen castrista Humberto López y emitido en horario estelar por la televisión oficialista, amenazó el pasado jueves a los cubanos con la pena de muerte si participan en manifestaciones masivas que vayan en contra del Partido Comunista (PCC), que por decreto se autotitula como “fuerza superior” de la sociedad y el Estado.

Según la conversación de Humberto López con el coronel Hugo Morales Karell, del Ministerio del Interior (Minint), y Otto Molina Rodríguez, presidente de la Sala de lo Penal del Tribunal Supremo Popular, el actual Código Penal contempla 30 años de cárcel, cadena perpetua y hasta la pena de muerte como respuesta a quienes realicen manifestaciones masivas que busquen “subvertir el orden”.

En ese sentido, la amenaza estuvo dirigida a los que se le imputen delitos graves como sedición y otros cargos severos como el “terrorismo”. Por ejemplo, Morales Karell acusó de “terroristas” a los cubanos residen en Estados Unidos y, según el criterio de las autoridades represoras, “fomentan la violencia”. Asimismo, se señaló a aquellos que usan las redes sociales para “incitar a la agitación pública”.

Estas declaraciones surgen a solo semanas de que se cumpla el tercer aniversario de las históricas protestas del 11 de julio de 2021, que culminaron con más de mil presos políticos en las cárceles de la dictadura.

Sin embargo, a pesar de las consecuencias de desafiar públicamente al régimen y las continuas advertencias, las manifestaciones en Cuba han continuado aumentando en la medida que empeoran las condiciones económicas de los ciudadanos.

Según el exescolta del servicio secreto del régimen cubano, la amenaza de la pena de muerte no está dirigida específicamente a los influencers o disidentes que se encuentran fuera de Cuba, aunque sí se menciona a este grupo. La amenaza está dirigida principalmente a infundir miedo en los ciudadanos dentro de Cuba.

Calvo sugiere que la dictadura cubana está utilizando esta táctica de amenaza extrema para disuadir a la población general de participar en cualquier tipo de protesta o disidencia, trasladando el miedo a las fronteras internas del país.

Esto se considera un intento de mantener el control y la estabilidad del régimen al evitar que las manifestaciones y el descontento se propaguen, particularmente entre aquellos que pueden estar considerando unirse a movimientos de protesta o expresar su descontento de forma pública.

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"When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives might be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free."

The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry

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🌟 L'Unione Europea ha introdotto una nuova normativa sulle criptovalute per contrastare il riciclaggio di denaro e il finanziamento del terrorismo. La normativa, che entrerà in vigore nel 2025, richiederà alle piattaforme di scambio di criptovalute di verificare l'identità dei propri clienti (KYC) e di segnalare le transazioni sospette.

🌟 Questa nuova normativa è stata accolta con pareri contrastanti. Da un lato, alcuni esperti ritengono che possa aiutare a legittimare le criptovalute e renderle più accessibili al grande pubblico. Dall'altro, altri temono che possa ostacolare l'innovazione e la crescita del settore, rendendolo più burocratico e costoso per le aziende operare.

🌟 Solo il tempo dirà se questa nuova normativa avrà un impatto positivo o negativo sul futuro di Bitcoin. È importante che la comunità Bitcoin rimanga impegnata nel dialogo con le autorità di regolamentazione per garantire che le nuove norme siano proporzionate e non ostacolino l'innovazione.

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Discover how MOMO (Bitguide) is spearheading the establishment of a vibrant Bitcoin community tailored for Persian speakers in Iran. In an engaging interview conducted by the Croxroad Podcast, the founder shed light on the challenges and triumphs of advocating for Bitcoin adoption in a region where social, political, and economic factors pose unique obstacles. From navigating censorship on social media platforms to fostering critical thinking among community members, MOMO emphasises the importance of education and accessibility in driving widespread adoption. Personal anecdotes, ranging from dietary choices to reflections on the universal language of Bitcoin, offer a multifaceted glimpse into the diverse interests and perspectives within the community. The interview also explores government attitudes towards Bitcoin mining and the potential impact on community engagement. Through MOMO's initiatives and collaborative efforts, individuals are empowered to contribute to the growing Bitcoin ecosystem while navigating the intricacies of Iran's socio-political landscape. Join the conversation and discover how MOMO is bridging language barriers and empowering Persian speakers to embrace the future of finance.

Table Of Contents

• Introduction to MOMO (Bitguide)

• Bitcoin Adoption in Iran

• Dietary Choices and Intermittent Fasting

• Bitcoin Mining and Government Attitudes

• Bitcoin as a Universal Language

• Conclusion

• FAQs

Introduction to MOMO (Bitguide)

MOMO, the brainchild of passionate Bitcoin enthusiasts, serves as a groundbreaking platform for fostering cryptocurrency adoption among Persian speakers in Iran. Operating under the moniker Bitguide, MOMO embodies a vision of financial empowerment and societal change in a region often marked by political and economic challenges. Born from a deep-seated belief in the transformative potential of Bitcoin, MOMO has emerged as a beacon of innovation and resilience in the face of adversity.

At its core, it is more than just a digital platform—it is a gateway to a world of financial independence and opportunity. Bitguide, MOMO's flagship platform, provides Persian speakers with a comprehensive suite of resources, including podcasts, articles, and educational content, aimed at demystifying Bitcoin and empowering individuals to navigate the complexities of digital finance with confidence.

Central to MOMO's ethos is the belief in the power of community. Through Bitguide, MOMO fosters connections among Persian speakers, creating a supportive ecosystem where members can exchange ideas, share experiences, and collaborate on initiatives to advance Bitcoin adoption. From hosting educational events to providing guidance on secure Bitcoin storage, Bitguide prioritises accessibility and inclusivity, ensuring that individuals from all backgrounds can participate in the Bitcoin revolution.

As MOMO continues to expand its reach and influence, it stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the potential of technology to drive positive change. Through Bitguide, MOMO is not only empowering Persian speakers to embrace Bitcoin but also shaping the future of finance in Iran and beyond.

Bitcoin Adoption in Iran

In recent years, Bitcoin adoption has been steadily growing in Iran, catalysed by a combination of economic uncertainty, political instability, and technological advancement. Despite facing stringent government regulations and international sanctions, Iranians have increasingly turned to Bitcoin as a means of circumventing financial restrictions and preserving wealth in the face of inflation.

The Iranian government's strict control over the national currency, the rial, coupled with hyperinflation and limited access to global financial markets, has driven many Iranians to seek alternative forms of money and investment. Bitcoin, with its decentralised nature and borderless functionality, offers a viable solution to these challenges, providing Iranians with a decentralised store of value and a means of conducting cross-border transactions.

Moreover, the rise of digital platforms like Bitguide has played a pivotal role in facilitating Bitcoin adoption among Persian speakers in Iran. Through educational resources, community-building initiatives, and secure storage solutions, platforms like these have empowered Iranians to navigate the complexities of Bitcoin and harness its potential for financial freedom.

Despite facing regulatory hurdles and occasional crackdowns on cryptocurrency mining and trading, Iranians continue to embrace Bitcoin as a tool for economic empowerment and resistance against government control. As Bitcoin adoption in Iran continues to gain momentum, it underscores the resilience of individuals striving for financial sovereignty in the face of adversity.

In this evolving landscape, Bitcoin adoption in Iran represents more than just a financial trend—it embodies a broader movement towards decentralisation, inclusion, and empowerment, offering hope for a future where individuals have greater control over their financial destinies.

Dietary Choices and Intermittent Fasting

In a recent interview conducted by Croxroad Podcast, MOMO, founder of Bitguide, delved into the significance of dietary choices and intermittent fasting within the context of health and wellness. Drawing from personal experiences and insights, MOMO shed light on the transformative power of nutrition and fasting practices.

During the interview, MOMO highlighted the role of dietary choices in shaping overall health outcomes, emphasising the diverse range of nutritional approaches individuals are embracing, from plant-based diets to low-carb or ketogenic lifestyles. MOMO also discussed the growing popularity of intermittent fasting as a flexible and sustainable method for weight management and metabolic health.

Moreover, MOMO explored the myriad health benefits associated with intermittent fasting, including improved cognitive function, enhanced insulin sensitivity, and reduced inflammation. By elucidating the physiological mechanisms behind fasting, such as autophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis, MOMO underscored the potential of intermittent fasting to promote longevity and disease prevention.

Throughout the conversation, MOMO emphasised the importance of personalised guidance and support when embarking on dietary modifications and fasting protocols. By consulting with healthcare professionals and nutrition experts, individuals can tailor their approach to meet their unique needs and preferences, maximising the benefits of these lifestyle interventions.

In summary, MOMO's insights offer a compelling perspective on the transformative potential of dietary choices and intermittent fasting in promoting health and wellness. As individuals continue to explore these practices, guided by MOMO's expertise, they pave the way for a future where proactive self-care and mindful eating habits are central to holistic well-being.

Bitcoin Mining and Government Attitudes

In an illuminating discussion led by Croxroad Podcast, MOMO, the visionary behind Bitguide, provided valuable insights into the complex interplay between Bitcoin mining and government attitudes, particularly in the context of Iran. MOMO offered a nuanced perspective on the evolving dynamics surrounding Bitcoin mining operations and the regulatory landscape governing them.

During the interview, MOMO shed light on Iran's unique position in the global Bitcoin mining ecosystem, highlighting the government's ambivalent stance toward this burgeoning industry. MOMO elucidated how Iran's abundant energy resources have attracted miners seeking low-cost electricity, driving significant growth in the country's mining sector. However, MOMO also addressed the challenges posed by regulatory uncertainty and government interventions, such as periodic crackdowns on unauthorised mining activities.

Moreover, MOMO provided insights into the government's shifting attitudes toward Bitcoin mining, illustrating the delicate balance between capitalising on the economic benefits of mining and mitigating potential risks associated with unregulated cryptocurrency activities. By navigating this delicate balance, MOMO articulated the potential for Iran to emerge as a significant player in the global Bitcoin mining landscape, provided that regulatory frameworks evolve to accommodate this burgeoning industry.

Furthermore, MOMO discussed the broader implications of government attitudes toward Bitcoin mining, highlighting the importance of regulatory clarity and proactive engagement between industry stakeholders and policymakers. MOMO underscored the need for collaborative efforts to foster a conducive environment for sustainable growth and innovation within the Bitcoin mining sector, while also addressing legitimate concerns related to energy consumption and environmental impact.

In summary, MOMO's insights offer a comprehensive overview of the intricate relationship between Bitcoin mining and government attitudes in Iran. By exploring the opportunities and challenges inherent in this dynamic landscape, MOMO provides valuable perspectives for policymakers, industry players, and enthusiasts alike, as they navigate the evolving terrain of cryptocurrency regulation and governance.

Bitcoin as a Universal Language

Drawing parallels with historical narratives and science fiction motifs, MOMO articulated a compelling vision of Bitcoin transcending linguistic and cultural barriers to become a unifying force in the global community.

MOMO elucidated how Bitcoin's underlying principles, rooted in mathematics and cryptography, serve as a common foundation accessible to individuals regardless of their native tongue or cultural background. By embracing Bitcoin as a universal language, MOMO envisioned a future where economic interactions and societal structures are facilitated seamlessly across borders, fostering greater collaboration and understanding among diverse communities.

Furthermore, MOMO explored the transformative potential of Bitcoin as a medium for communication and exchange, akin to the symbolic transmission of prime numbers in science fiction narratives like "Contact." By harnessing the universal language of mathematics, Bitcoin transcends linguistic differences to enable meaningful dialogue and collaboration on a global scale.

Moreover, MOMO highlighted the profound implications of Bitcoin's universality for reshaping traditional power structures and fostering greater inclusivity in financial systems. By democratising access to financial services and circumventing traditional intermediaries, Bitcoin empowers individuals worldwide to participate in the global economy on their own terms, irrespective of linguistic or cultural barriers.

In summary, MOMO's insights underscore the transformative potential of Bitcoin as a universal language, transcending linguistic and cultural boundaries to foster greater connectivity and collaboration in the digital age. By embracing Bitcoin's universal principles, individuals and communities can unlock new avenues for economic empowerment and social change, paving the way for a more inclusive and interconnected world.

Conclusion

In summary, the interview with MOMO from Bitguide offers a compelling narrative of building a Bitcoin community tailored for Persian speakers in Iran. Through Bitguide, MOMO has pioneered a platform that transcends geographical boundaries, providing vital resources and fostering engagement within the Iranian Bitcoin community. MOMO's insights shed light on the challenges and opportunities of Bitcoin adoption in Iran, emphasising the role of education and community-building in driving widespread acceptance. As Bitcoin emerges as a universal language of finance, MOMO's efforts serve as a testament to the transformative potential of cryptocurrency in empowering individuals and communities worldwide.

FAQs

What inspired MOMO to create Bitguide for Persian speakers in Iran? MOMO's motivation stemmed from a desire to bridge the gap in accessible Bitcoin resources for Persian speakers in Iran. Recognizing the potential of cryptocurrency to empower individuals in financially restricted regions, MOMO saw the need for a platform that catered specifically to the Persian-speaking community, providing educational content, guidance, and a supportive network.

How does Bitguide contribute to Bitcoin adoption in Iran? Bitguide serves as a centralised hub for Persian speakers interested in Bitcoin, offering a wealth of educational materials, practical guides, and community engagement opportunities. By providing accessible information and fostering a supportive environment, Bitguide empowers individuals to navigate the complexities of Bitcoin adoption amidst regulatory challenges and economic uncertainties in Iran.

What challenges does Bitguide face in its mission to promote Bitcoin in Iran? Bitguide encounters various challenges, including regulatory restrictions, censorship, and limited access to resources such as hardware wallets. Moreover, navigating the evolving landscape of Bitcoin mining and government attitudes presents additional hurdles. Despite these challenges, Bitguide remains committed to its mission, leveraging innovative strategies and community collaboration to overcome obstacles and drive Bitcoin adoption forward in Iran.

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💀 Analisi:

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Chef's notes

Important note: For this recipe it is good to have a powerful blender. Soaking the nuts and seeds overnight also helps the consistency become creamier. If you are allergic to cashew, feel free to replace the cashews with almonds, pine nuts, tree nuts, etc.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 10 minutes
• 🍳 Cook time: 0
• 🍽️ Servings: 2-3

Ingredients

• 60g Cashew (soaked over night)
• 40g Sunflower Seeds (soaked over night)
• 50ml Water (you can always add more water if it gets to sticky)
• 6 pieces Sun dried tomatoes (soaked over night with seeds and nuts)
• 4 Tbsp Nutritional yeast
• 1/2 Tsp Salt
• 1/4 Tsp pepper
• 2 Tbsp Olive oil
• 1/4 Lemon or Lime juice
• 2 Tbsp Apple Vinegar

Directions

1. Blend all the ingredients in a blender, add more water or salt if needed.
2. The Cashew-Cheese should be creamy and kind of sticky, but not to dry and not to liquid.
3. Pour the mixture into a container. Use within 3 days.
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Rune คืออะไร

Rune คืออีกหนึ่งโปรโตคอล หรือมาตรฐานเหรียญสำหรับการสร้าง Fungible Token บนบิตคอยน์อีกรูปแบบหนึ่ง เช่นเดียวกับ Omni Layer, Taproot Assets หรือ BRC-20 ซึ่งผมพอใจที่จะเรียกสิ่งนี้ว่า "Shitcoin on Bitcoin" มากกว่า

แน่นอนว่าในฐานะ Bitcoiner ผมออกจะรำคาญสิ่งเหล่านี้อยู่บ้างโทษฐานที่ทำให้ค่าธรรมเนียมในเครือข่ายบิตคอยน์เพิ่มสูงขึ้นและทำให้ผม stack sats ได้ยากขึ้น ถึงอย่างนั้นผมก็มองว่าเรื่องนี้เป็นสิ่งที่หลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้ และถ้ามันจะต้องเกิดขึ้นในสักวันก็ขอให้เกิดขึ้นด้วยโปรโตคอลที่มีประสิทธิภาพที่สุด หมายถึงเบียดบังพื้นที่ในบล็อกเชนให้น้อยที่สุด แข็งแกร่งที่สุด และสามารถใช้งานได้อย่างหลากหลายที่สุด

นั่นคือสาเหตุที่ผมเปรียบ BRC-20 เป็น "ขยะเปียก" มาตลอด เพราะมันเป็นโปรโตคอลที่ห่วยแตกอย่างมาก กินพื้นที่ในบล็อกเชนเกินจำเป็น สร้าง dust UTXO มหาศาล และให้ผลลัพธ์เป็นโทเค็นที่มีตัวตนอยู่นอกบล็อกเชนของบิตคอยน์ซึ่งไม่สามารถนำไปใช้งานต่อในลักษณะไหนได้นอกจากการส่งให้กันไปมา (ยังไม่นับเรื่องที่ 1 ธุรกรรมของ BRC-20 จำเป็นต้องทำธุรกรรมบนเครือข่ายบิตคอยน์ถึงสองครั้ง!)

และในขณะเดียวกัน นั่นจึงเป็นสาเหตุที่ผมค่อนข้างคาดหวังกับ Taproot Assets (Taro) มาตลอด จากการที่ตัวโปรโตคอลออกแบบมาดีกว่ามาก และที่สำคัญคือเป็นผลงานจาก Lightning Labs ซึ่งเป็นทีมผู้พัฒนา LND หรือซอฟต์แวร์สำหรับรัน Lightning Node โดยที่มีคำมั่นสัญญาว่าโทเค็นซึ่งถูกสร้างบนมาตรฐาน Taproot Assets จะสามารถถูกนำไปบรรจุใน Lightning Channel เพื่อเอาขึ้นไปวิ่งอยู่บน Lightning Network ได้ และทำให้เรามีภาพในจินตนาการเกี่ยวกับโลกที่ผู้คนสามารถใช้ USD stable coin ผ่าน Lightning Network ด้วยความเร็วปานสายฟ้า ปราศจากตัวกลาง และสามารถเปลี่ยนเป็นบิตคอยน์เมื่อไรก็ได้

จนกระทั่งการมาถึงของ Rune

Rune เจ๋งยังไง

บนบล็อกของ Casey Rodarmor ผู้สร้างโปรโตคอลนี้ (และเป็นผู้สร้างโปรโตคอล BRC-20 ด้วย ถถถ)ได้กล่าวถึงข้อเสียของมาตรฐานเหรียญบนบิตคอยน์รูปแบบอื่น ๆ ไว้ดังนี้

เมื่อกลั่นคำซ้ำออกมาแล้วจะพบว่าข้อเสียของ protocol อื่น ๆ ที่ถูกหยิบยกขึ้นมาเปรียบเทียบก็คือ ไม่ใช่ UTXO-based (not UTXO-based), ซับซ้อน (complex) และพึ่งพาข้อมูลที่อยู่นอกบล็อกเชน (relies on off-chain data)

ซึ่งโดยอนุมานแล้ว Rune กำลังนำเสนอโปรโตคอลซึ่งมีลักษณะตรงกันข้ามกับคุณสมบัติซึ่งถูกมองว่าเป็นข้อเสียเหล่านั้น ก็คือ จะต้องเป็น UTXO-based เรียบง่าย และไม่พึ่งพาข้อมูลที่อยู่นอกบล็อกเชน

ซึ่ง... พอสำรวจแล้วก็พบว่าเป็นไปตามนั้นจริง

Rune ทำงานอย่างไร

กลไกหลักของ Rune คือการฝังคำสั่งเกี่ยวกับ Rune ไว้ในบล็อกเชนของบิตคอยน์ผ่านการใช้ OP_RETURN (เช่นเดียวกับ Omni) โดยที่คำสั่งของ Rune จะมีชื่อเรียกเก๋ ๆ ว่า Rune stone

นั่นทำให้ในช่วงที่เครือข่ายบิตคอยน์เต็มไปด้วย Rune เราจะสามารถเห็นภาพสัดส่วนปริมาณธุรกรรมที่เกี่ยวข้องกับ Rune บนเว็บไซต์ mempool.space ได้ด้วยการใช้ฟังก์ชั่น goggle กรองดูเฉพาะธุรกรรมที่มี OP_RETUEN และมั่นใจได้ว่าเกือบทั้งหมดนั้นคือธุกรรม Rune

ภาพจากบล็อก 840021

หากจะดูให้แน่ใจ output OP_RETURN ของ Rune จะเริ่มต้นด้วย OP_RETURN และตามด้วย OP_PUSHNUM_13 เสมอ จากนั้นก็จะตามหลังด้วย OP_PUSHBYTE ตามจำนวน byte ของคำสั่ง Rune ที่ต้องการจะทำ อาจจะยาวหรืออาจจะสั้น และ byte ที่ตามมาหลังจากนั้นทั้งหมดคือส่วนที่จะถูกนำไป decode เป็นคำสั่ง Rune จริงๆ อีกที

ด้านล่างนี้คือตัวอย่าง Runestone สั่งโอน Rune token อย่างง่าย กรณีนี้กินพื้นที่บนบล็อกเชนเพิ่มจากธุรกรรมบิตคอยน์ปกติเพียง 11 byte เท่านั้น

คำสั่ง Runestone แบ่งเป็นประเภทหลัก ๆ 3 อย่างสำหรับ 3 กิจกรรม คือ การประกาศเหรียญ (Etching), การสร้างเหรียญ (Minting), และการโอน (Transferring)

ส่วนการ Burn หรือทำลายเหรียญนั้นไม่มีรูปแบบ Runestone ที่ออกแบบมาโดยเฉพาะ แต่สามารถทำได้โดยการทำ Runestone สำหรับโอนเหรียญโดยสั่งให้ Rune token ไปผูกอยู่กับ output ที่เป็น OP_RETURN เพื่อให้ไม่สามารถถูกนำไปใช้โอนต่อได้อีกต่อไป หรือหากสร้าง Runestone โดยไม่ถูกต้องตามหลักโปรโตคอล Runestone นั้นจะถูกเรียกว่า Cenotaphs และถือว่า Rune token ที่ถูกนำมาใช้เป็น input ในธุรกรรมนั้นถูก burn โดยปริยาย

หากสนใจการทำงานที่ลึกขึ้นของ Rune สามารถศึกษาได้ที่ https://docs.ordinals.com/runes.html

Rune are Live!!!

การที่จะมี Rune token สักชื่อหนึ่งเกิดขึ้นบนบิตคอยน์ได้นั้น สิ่งแรกที่ต้องทำคือรอให้ถึงบล็อก 840000 เสียก่อน นั่นคือสิ่งที่ถูกกำหนดไว้โดยผู้สร้างโปรโตคอล OP_RETURN ที่ถูกบรรจุลงในบล็อกก่อนการ halving จะไม่ถูกนับเป็น Runestone

จากนั้น Runestone แรกที่จะต้องถูกสร้างขึ้น คือ Etching เพื่อประกาศให้มี Rune token ชื่อนั้นในระบบ โดยผู้ที่ทำการ Etching จะสามารถกำหนดคุณสมบัติต่าง ๆ ให้กับ Rune token นั้นได้ เช่น ชื่อ สัญลักษณ์ ปริมาณอุปทานสูงสุด จำนวนหลักทศนิยม สามารถ Mint ได้ครั้งละกี่หน่วย หรือสามารถ Mint ได้จนถึงบล็อกที่เท่าไร เป็นต้น รวมไปถึงหากจะทำการ pre-mine โทเค็นไว้ให้ตัวเองเท่าไร ก็สามารถทำพร้อมกันใน Runestone เดียวกันนี้ได้เลย

เราได้ผ่านตาตัวอย่างธุรกรรมที่มี Etching Runestone กันมาแล้วในบทความนี้ นั่นคือธุรกรรมแรกของบล็อก 840000 ในธุรกรรมนั้นมี Runestone ประกาศให้มี Rune token ชื่อ Z•Z•Z•Z•Z•FEHU•Z•Z•Z•Z•Z (ᚠ) โดยที่ภาพอักษรรูนที่ถูก Inscribe ด้วยธุรกรรมเดียวกันนั้นก็คือภาพสัญลักษณ์สำหรับ Rune token นี้นั่นเอง

ธุรกรรมนั้นทำให้เกิดโทเค็น ᚠ ขึ้นเป็นโทเค็นแรกในบรรดา Rune token ทัังมวล ทำให้ ᚠ ได้รับตำแหน่งเป็น Rune #1 และเป็นที่ต้องการของคนจำนวนมากที่แห่กันเข้ามา Mint โทเค็นนี้กันอย่างล้นหลาม แต่นอกจาก ᚠ แล้วก็มี Rune token ชื่ออื่น ๆ ถูก Etching ให้มีตัวตนตามขึ้นมาอีกมาก

เมื่อมีโทเค็นชื่อใด ๆ ถูก Etching ให้มีตัวตนขึ้นมาแล้ว ไม่ว่าใครก็ตามก็สามารถสร้าง Runestone เพื่อ Mint โทเค็นนั้นให้กับตัวเองได้ภายใต้เงื่อนไขที่ผู้สร้างเหรียญกำหนดไว้ (เว้นเสียแต่ผู้สร้างโทเค็นนั้นจะ pre-mine ให้ตัวเองจนเต็มอุปทานสูงสุดตั้งแต่แรก) และสามารถโอนหากันได้ตามอัธยาศัยด้วยการทำ Runestone ประเภท Transferring หรือจะทำการแยกหรือรวม UTXO ทำธุรกรรมส่งให้ตัวเองเหมือนบิตคอยน์ปกติก็ทำได้เช่นเดียวกัน

สำหรับโทเค็น ᚠ ผู้สร้างได้กำหนดให้ ᚠ มีปริมาณอุปทานสูงสุดที่ 1,111,111 เหรียญ และสามารถถูก Mint ได้ครั้งละ 1 เหรียญ เป็นที่น่าสังเกตว่าเมื่อ ᚠ ถูก Mint จนครบจำนวนอุปทานสูงสุดและไม่สามารถถูก Mint ได้อีกต่อไป ระดับค่าธรรมเนียมบนเครือข่ายบิตคอยน์ก็ตกฮวบฮาบกลับมาที่ระดับปกติอย่างรวดเร็ว บางทีอาจจะมีเพียงโทเค็นนี้ที่มีความสำคัญพอให้ทุกคนแย่งกันก็เป็นไปได้

มูลค่าและคุณค่าของ Rune

ปัจจุบัน Rune เป็นโปรโตคอลเปิดที่ใครก็สามารถ Etching, Minting และ Transferring ได้ตามอัธยาศัยโดยไม่ต้องทำตามเงื่อนไขอะไรอื่นใดมากไปกว่าการจ่ายค่าธรรมเนียมธุรกรรมให้กับนักขุดบิตคอยน์ตามอัตราที่เป็นไปตามกลไกตลาด

หรืออีกนัยหนึ่งก็คือ Rune token นั้น ในตอนนี้ไม่ได้มีความพิเศษใด ๆ มากไปกว่าเป็นเครื่องพิสูจน์ว่าการสร้าง "Shitcoin on Bitcoin" นั้นสามารถทำได้อย่างดีขึ้นกว่าเดิม

วันหนึ่งอาจมีผู้ให้บริการออก stablecoin มาออก stablecoin ด้วย Rune token ก็นับว่าโทเค็นนั้นถูกแบ็คมูลค่าด้วยตัวผู้ให้บริการนั้นและสินทรัพย์ที่ถูกใช้หนุนหลังอยู่

วันหนึ่ง Rune token อาจสามารถถูก bridge ข้ามไปยังบล็อกเชนประเภท smart contract อื่น ๆ เพื่อเอาไปเล่น De-Fi หรือเล่นเกม Rune token ก็อาจจะมีคุณค่าในลักษณะนั้นเพิ่มขึ้นมา

หรือวันหนึ่ง หาก BitVM หรืออะไรบางอย่างที่คล้ายกันทำให้เครือข่ายบิตคอยน์มีความสามารถในการทำ smart contract บนเครือข่ายบิตคอยน์เอง Rune token ก็อาจจะมีกลไกบางอย่างคอยหนุนหลังให้มันมีมูลค่าอยู่ได้

แต่จนกว่าจะถึงตอนนั้นคุณค่าของ Rune token แต่ละตัว ก็ไม่ได้มีอะไรมากไปกว่าการเป็น memecoin เท่านั้น

Rune กับ สิ่งอื่น ๆ

Rune กับ Omni Layer

สิ่งแรกที่ผมรู้สึกว่าควรนำ Rune ไปเปรียบเทียบด้วยคือ Onmi Layer เพราะว่าคำสั่งของทั้งสองโปรโตคอลนี้ต่างใช้ OP_RETURN เช่นเดียวกัน

ข้อได้เปรียบข้อแรกที่ Rune มีดีกว่า คือ Rune ประหยัดพื้นที่บนบล็อกเชนมากกว่า จากการที่ OP_RETURN ของ RUNE นั้นกินพื้นที่บนบล็อกเชนตามจำเป็น การ Mint อาจกินพื้นที่เพียง 7 byte, การ Transfer อาจกินพื้นที่เพียง 11 byte แต่ Omni Layer นั้น เพียงแค่คำสั่งในการโอนครั้งเดียวจะใช้พื้นที่ 22 byte ซึ่งเป็นจำนวนที่ตายตัว ไม่มีการปรับให้สั้น-ยาว ตามความจำเป็น

อีกข้อได้เปรียบหนึ่งคือ Omni Layer นั้นเป็น account-based ทำให้ไม่สามารถนำ Omni token ขึ้นไปวิ่งอยู่บน Lightning channel ได้ ในขณะที่ Rune เป็น UTXO-based

Rune กับ Lightning Network

แม้ว่าความเป็นไปได้ในการสร้างโทเค็น "Shitcoin on Bitcoin" จะแทบไม่สิ้นสุด แต่สิ่งเดียวที่ผมคาดหวังในทางบวกคือการได้เห็น Fiat stablecoin ขึ้นไปวิ่งอยู่บน Lightning Network ซึ่งผมเชื่อว่าจะเป็นก้าวสำคัญที่เปิดประตูให้ no-coiner ได้เข้ามาใกล้ชิดกับบิตคอยน์มากขึ้น และเปิดโอกาสสู่ Bitcoin Adoption อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ

และการที่ Rune เป็น UTXO-basd แล้ว ในทางทฤษฎีจะทำให้ Rune token สามารถถูกบรรจุลงไปใน UTXO ที่ถูกล็อคด้วย multi-sig address เพื่อสร้างเป็น lightning channel ระหว่าง lightning node ได้ และสามารถนำ Rune token ขึ้นไปวิ่งอยู่บน lightning network ได้ และหากว่า Rune token นั้นคือ Fiat stablecoin เราก็จะสามารถใช้งานเงินเฟียตผ่าน lightning network ได้ในท้ายที่สุด เช่นเดียวกับการใช้ Taproot Asset

อย่างไรก็ตามความหวังนี้ยังมีอุปสรรคสำคัญอีกสองประการ คือหนึ่ง จะต้องมีผู้ออก stablecoin อย่างเช่น Tether มาออก stablecoin บน Rune เสียก่อน และสองคือจะต้องมีใครสักคนพัฒนา Lightning Implementation หรือซอฟต์แวร์สำหรับการรัน lightning node ให้สามารถรองรับการมีอยู่ของ Rune token เสียก่อน

Rune กับ Taproot Asset

ผมเคยชื่นชอบการออกแบบของ Taproot Assets เป็นอย่างมากเมื่อเทียบกับโปรโตคอลคู่แข่งที่มีอยู่ในเวลานั้น แม้ปัจจุบันผมก็ยังยอมรับว่า Taproot Assets นั้นออกแบบมาได้อย่างงดงาม พิสดาร และสามารถทำอะไรได้หลายอย่างมาก

แต่เมื่อ Rune ปรากฎตัวขึ้นก็กลับเห็นได้ชัดว่า Taproot Assets เป็นการออกแบบที่ overengineering เมื่อเทียบกับสิ่งที่มันทำได้ ซึ่งส่วนใหญ่แล้ว Rune ก็ทำได้เช่นกันโดยใช้วิธีการที่เรียบง่ายกว่า ที่สำคัญคือวันนี้ Rune ถูกใช้งานจริงในวงกว้างแล้ว ในขณะที่ Taproot Assets ยังคงตามหลังอยู่

ยังไม่นับส่วนที่ว่า Taproot Assets จะต้องมีการตั้งหน่วยบริการข้อมูลภายนอกที่เรียกว่า Universe หรือพูดง่าย ๆ ก็คือ สำหรับโทเค็น Taproot Assets แต่ละประเภทจะต้องมีการตั้งเซิร์ฟเวอร์ของแต่ละโทเค็นขึ้นมาเพื่อคอยบริการข้อมูลแก่ผู้ใช้งาน เพราะว่าสิ่งที่ Taproot Assets บันทึกในบล็อกเชนของบิตคอยน์นั้นเป็นเพียง proof ของข้อมูลที่ถูกเก็บไว้นอกเชนโดย Universe นี้เอง หากปราศจากเซิร์ฟเวอร์ Universe หรือข้อมูลใน Universe สาบสูญไป ตัว Taproot Assets นั้นก็จะไม่สามารถใช้งานได้

ต่างกับ Rune ที่ทุก ๆ ข้อมูลที่จำเป็นถูกบันทึกอยู่ในบล็อกเชนของบิตคอยน์ด้วย OP_RETURN ซึ่งวอลเล็ตสามารถดึงข้อมูลทุกอย่างได้จากโหนดของบิตคอยน์ ไม่จำเป็นต้องขอข้อมูลจากแหล่งอื่นเลย ในแง่นี้จะกล่าวว่าในเชิงความแข็งแกร่งของตัวโทเค็นแล้ว Rune มีความแข็งแกร่งมากกว่า Taproot Assets ก็ว่าได้

Rune กับ BRC-20

ในขณะที่ BRC-20 ทั้งซับซ้อน กินพื้นที่บนบล็อกเชนมาก และไม่แข็งแกร่งเท่า Rune เป็นสิ่งที่ตรงกันข้ามทั้งหมด

เริ่มจากในการทำธุรกรรมใดๆ ด้วย BRC-20 ผู้ใช้จะต้องทำธุรกรรมบนเครือข่ายบิตคอยน์ถึงสองครั้ง ครั้งแรกเพื่อซ่อนคำสั่ง BRC-20 ไว้ใต้ hash ของ taproot address เรียกว่า "commit transaction" และทำธุรกรรมครั้งที่สองเพื่อเปิดเผยคำสั่งที่ถูกซ่อนไว้ออกมา เรียกว่า "review transaction"

โดยที่ธุรกรรมทั้งสองขั้นตอนนี้จะต้องถูกทำต่อกันตามลำดับ แม้ว่า commit transaction ของธุรกรรม BRC-20 หลาย ๆ ธุรกรรม อาจสามารถถูกรวบเป็น batch transaction เดียวกันได้ แต่ review transaction ก็จะต้องเกิดขึ้นแยกแต่ละรายธุรกรรมอยู่ดี และไม่ได้เปลี่ยนแปลงความจริงที่ว่าธุรกรรม BRC-20 หนึ่งครั้ง ต้องพึ่งพาธุรกรรมสองครั้งอยู่ดี

ธรรมชาติของโปรโตคอลที่ออกแบบมาในลักษณะนี้ทำให้ตลาดการแข่งกันจ่ายค่าธรรมเนียมมีความดุเดือดเกินจำเป็น โดยเฉพาะระหว่างช่วงที่ผู้ใช้แย่งกัน Mint โทเค็นให้ทันก่อนที่โทเค็นจะถูก mint จนเต็มอุปทานสูงสุด เพราะว่าเมื่อผู้ใช้ทำ commit transaction สำเร็จไปแล้ว เท่ากับว่าผู้ใช้เกิด sunk cost สำหรับความพยายามนี้ไปแล้วโดยที่ยังทำธุรกรรมไม่สำเร็จด้วยซ้ำ และเขาต้องพยายามจ่ายค่าธรรมเนียมแข่งกับคนอื่น ๆ เพื่อทำ review transaction ให้ทันก่อนที่คนอื่นจะแซงหน้า ไม่เช่นนั้นค่าธรรมเนียมที่เคยจ่ายไปสำหรับ commit transaction ก่อนหน้านี้ก็จะสูญเปล่า

นอกจากนี้ตัวคำสั่ง BRC-20 ที่ถูกเปิดเผยออกมาใน review transaction นั้นจะถือว่าเป็นส่วน signature ซึ่งถูกบันทึกอยู่ใน segwit block ที่โหนดบิตคอยน์บางโหนดอาจจะตัดสินใจ prune ทิ้งได้เพื่อลดภาระในการจัดเก็บข้อมูล ในขณะที่การใช้ OP_RETURN จะทำให้ตัวคำสั่ง Rune ถูกบันทึกไว้ในบล็อกเชนหลักของบิตคอยน์โดยตรงและมั่นใจได้ว่าจะไม่มี full node ไหนลบข้อมูลส่วนนี้ทิ้ง

เป็นที่น่ายินดีว่าเมื่อ Rune ถูกใช้งานจริง Rune ก็เบียดบังปริมาณธุรกรรม BRC-20 จนแทบจะสูญพันธุ์ไป

Rune กับ Cashu และ Fedimint

Cashu และ Fedimint ไม่ใช่คู่แข่งของ Rune และบางทีเราอาจเห็นการใช้งานร่วมกัน

ในความเห็นของผม เป็นการยากที่จะเจาะจงว่า Cashu กับ Fedimint นับเป็นเลเยอร์ที่ 2 หรือ 3 ของบิตคอยน์กันแน่ เพราะหากว่าเราแบ็คอัพโทเค็นในระบบไว้ด้วย Bitcoin on-chain ก็นับว่าระบบนี้เป็น Layer 2 แต่ถ้าแบ็คอัพด้วย Bitcoin lightning ก็นับว่าระบบนี้เป็น Layer 3 และบางที ก็อาจมีบาง Cashu หรือ Fedimint ที่เปิดให้สมาชิกสามารถฝากถอนจากระบบด้วยทั้งสองเลเยอร์ ก็ยิ่งยากที่จะระบุเข้าไปใหญ่

ประเด็นก็คือโทเค็นในระบบ Cashu และ Fedimint สามารถถูกแบ็คอัพด้วยอะไรก็ได้ที่สามารถฝากถอนได้ และ Rune token ก็เป็นหนึ่งในนั้น ดั้งนั้นคงไม่แปลกถ้าในอนาคตเราจะสามารถฝาก Rune token เข้าไปในระบบเหล่านี้และสามารถใช้งานได้โดยมีความเป็นส่วนตัวสูงมากขึ้นกว่าเดิม

สรุป

ถ้าหากว่า "Shitcoin on Bitcoin" เป็น nerrative ที่หลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้ และเรากำลังพยายามมองหาโปรโตคอลที่ดีที่สุดสำหรับการทำสิ่งนี้ ในวันนี้ผมเชื่อว่า Rune คือสิ่งที่ใกล้เคียงคำว่า "สมบูรณ์แบบ" มากที่สุดสำหรับเรื่องนี้ มันดูราวกับจะเป็น "ตัวจบ" ที่ยากจะหาอะไรดียิ่งกว่า

Rune เป็นส่วนผสมที่ลงตัวระหว่างความแข็งแกร่งของตัวโทเค็น (คือเทียบเท่ากับบิตคอยน์), ภาระที่เกิดขึ้นบนบล็อกเชนหลักที่ไม่มากเกินไป และความสามารถในการขยายขีดจำกัดเพื่อรองรับปริมาณธุรกรรมจำนวนมาก (scaling)

Rune อาจสามารถดึงเอา demand สำหรับการส่งผ่านมูลค่าในหน่วยเงินอื่น จากที่เดิมที่เคยหนีจากบิตคอยน์ไปเพราะความล่าช้าและค่าใช้จ่ายที่แพง ให้กลับมาอยู่บนบิตคอยน์อีกครั้งหนึ่ง และเราจะได้รู้กันว่าโทเค็นต่าง ๆ ที่อยู่บน "บล็อกเชนอื่น ๆ" นั้นมันอยู่ตรงนั้นเพราะมีความต้องการที่จะใช้งานของเล่นต่างๆ ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับ smart contract จริง ๆ หรือเพียงเพราะตรงนั้นมันโอนเงินได้ถูกกว่าและไวกว่าเฉย ๆ

แต่ถ้าหากว่าวันนี้บิตคอยน์มี Rune แล้วยังไม่มีความคืบหน้าใด ๆ เกิดขึ้นหลังจากนี้ บางที "Shitcoin on Bitcoin" ก็อาจจะไม่ได้เป็น nerrative "ของแทร่" อย่างที่เราคิด

วันนี้ไม่เหลือที่ว่างสำหรับข้ออ้างว่า "เราจะต้องรอให้มีโปรโตคอลที่ดีกว่านี้" อีกต่อไปแล้ว มีแต่จะ "ปัง" หรือ "พัง" เท่านั้น

และนั่นคือเรื่องที่เราต้องจับตาดูกันต่อไป

Siamstr

Rune

@ d360efec:14907b5f

  ในอดีตมักใช้เก้าอี้ไม้กลมแบบนี้ตั้งรอบโต๊ะกาแฟ

เพื่อรับแขก ส่วนใหญ่ทำจากไม้ยางขาเหล็กน้ำหนักเบาเวลายกเก็บ มีหลายขนาดวัดตามความสูง ตั้งแต่ 18" 24" 30" แต่ส่วนใหญ่มักใช้ 24" หรือ 30 " ลายที่แท้จริงเป็นลายดอกบัวคู่ ซึ่งมักจางหายตามอายุการใช้งาน ปัจจุบันยังสามารถหาสั่งซื้อได้ตัวละประมาณ 400 บาท

@ 347a2370:1a03f49c

Yesterday was an unfortunate day for me.

Due to me toying around with Mutiny Wallet somewhat too much, An glitch occured that then makes me barely able to access my wallet.

Chronology

So back then, i moved my balance from WoS to Mutiny due to interest. Things goes well at the first week until i try to pay an failed invoice for more than 3 times that then when i opened the wallet in other device, I lost 5K of sats (It's the price of that failed invoice. Should be restored by fedimint but this time does not seems so).

Either it's misbehaving fedimint or something messed up in mutiny-node.

So usually, When payment is failed, Mutiny then will restore the balance to my wallet. But if i keep doing it over and over again, which then randomly crashes at the pending stage, Mutiny will not restore my balance for some weird reasons.

That part is where weird things happen. As i try to zap without preserving atleast 1% of my balance (even with fedimint), Sometime fee checking just fails and gives 0 to mutiny. When that happens, I could basically try to send the entire balance of my wallet. But that will make another big disaster, which is what happend to me.

The suffering begin

Once the second bug happens, The Fedimint federation that i joined will basically says "no" to every single [send] requests that i want to, and the balance will somewhat recover, except it wasn't and will consume A LOT of memory without reasons, which then leading to crash due to out of memory.

If i try to open again, My balance will looks like it was cutted. The previous sats invoice that pending or failed will never restored to my balance again. If only i try to send sats again, The memory usage will go spike up to 110% and then crashes my app or browser, again.

Trying to open again will make it refresh the balance. But still i will not be able to do anything with it as every single payment attempts that i try will simply gives pending result while the memory usage goes spuking up.

If that happens, congratulations. The only way out is to get out from the federation and use on-chain or other federation.

Solution?

I could try to resolve this in my laptop by adding swaps. But the problem was my disk is just slow. It was not designed for that.

Even it works i may need to wait from evening to midnight. With many retries after hours of attempts, I am still empty handed. Nothing seems working except reporting the bug to the devs now.

Suffering

The fact that i could not pay for the server that will end in May 1st is even frustrating. So i had no choice but to end up abandoning it as my mutiny wallet is broken.

Oh boy oh boy. Though it's a cold money, These sats simply gone to nowhere and being barely accessible is terrifying.

https://github.com/MutinyWallet/mutiny-web/issues/1098

@ 502ab02a:a2860397

วิกฤต โอปิออยด์ เล่ห์แห่งวงการ อุตสาหกรรมยา

ช่วงวันหยุดอยากแนะนำซีรีย์ที่สร้างจากเรื่องจริงอยู๋ 2ค่ายครับ คือ Painkiller และ The Pharmacist ของค่าย Netflix และ Dopesick ของค่าย Disney+ ในบ้านเรา (Hulu สำหรับต่างประเทศ) เอาจริงๆยังมีอีกเยอะเลยครับ ที่นำมาสร้างจากวิกฤตนี้ เพราะมันเสียหายมหาศาลมากรวมถึงชีวิตผู้คนอีกมากมาย

เป็นเรื่องของเล่ห์เหลี่ยมที่วงการยา ซึ่งขับเคลื่อนด้วยทุนนิยมใช้จนเกิดวิกฤตขึ้นในยุค 90 ต่อเนื่องข้าม y2k กันมาเลยทีเดียว ใครที่ทันยุคนั้นน่าจะพอจำกันได้เพราะเป็นข่าวใหญ่ไปทั่วโลก นั่นคือ วิกฤต โอปิออยด์ ครับ

เรื่องเริมต้นที่ อาเทอร์ แซกเลอร์ (Arthur Sackler) ผู้สร้างอาณาจักรผลิตยา ขนาดหลายพันล้านดอลลาร์สหรัฐบนการบิดเบือนข้อมูลเพื่อหาผลประโยชน์ทางการตลาด เขาเป็นจิตแพทย์ที่มีความสามารถ แต่ทว่าสิ่งที่นำรายได้มหาศาลมาสู่ตัวเขากลับเป็นความสามารถทางการตลาดเสียที่หาตัวจับได้ยากคนหนึ่ง บริษัท Purdue Pharma ประกอบไปด้วย พี่น้อง3คน จากตระกูล แซกเลอร์ (อาเทอร์, มอร์ทิเมอร์ และ เรย์มอนด์ )

ในช่วงปี 1980 เขาได้ผลิตยาแก้ปวดชื่อ MS Contin ใช้สำหรับบรรเทาความเจ็บปวดให้กับคนไข้มะเร็งขั้นสุดท้าย มันเป็นมอร์ฟีนแบบเม็ดที่สามารถออกฤทธิ์ได้นาน ทำให้ผู้ป่วยสามารถใช้เวลาช่วงสุดท้ายของชีวิตกับที่บ้านอย่างสงบ แทนที่จะต้องให้มอร์ฟีนแบบที่เป็นของเหลวที่โรงพยาบาล อาเทอร์ก็ได้ใช้กลยุทธ์ทางการตลาดโดย เขาคิดค้นแคมเปญที่ดึงดูดความสนใจของแพทย์โดยตรง และเกณฑ์แพทย์ที่มีชื่อเสียงให้รับรองผลิตภัณฑ์ของ Purdue นี้

และด้วยความที่ริชาร์ด เป็นนักสะสมงานศิลปะชั้นแนวหน้าคนหนึ่ง เขายังทำสิ่งที่สมัยนี้เรียกว่า CSR ด้วยการบริจาค Collection ส่วนตัวของเขา จำนวนมากให้กับพิพิธภัณฑ์ต่างๆ ทั่วโลกอีกด้วย

ตระกูลแซกเลอร์ สร้างรายได้มหาศาลจากยาตัวนี้ โดยที่บางข้อมูลบอกว่า เขาจำหน่ายยาตัวนี้ก่อนจะได้การรับรองจากทางการด้วยซ้ำ ในเวลาต่อมา ริชาร์ด แซกเลอร์ (Richard Sackler) ลูกของ เรย์มอนด์ แซกเลอร์ (Raymond Sackler) ก็เข้ามารับช่วงต่อกิจการ Purdue Pharma

แล้วในช่วงปี 90 ทาง Purdue Pharma ก็ได้ผลิตยาชนิดหนึ่งชื่อว่า OxyContin สู่ท้องตลาด OxyContin เป็นยาแก้ปวด ที่มีส่วนประกอบสำคัญคือสารโอปิออยด์ ซึ่งเป็นสารที่ออกฤทธิ์ต่อ opioid receptor ในสมองโดยตรง เมื่อสมองได้รับโอปิออยด์ก็จะเคลิบเคลิ้ม ทำให้สามารถลดอาการปวดได้อย่างรวดเร็ว ซึ่งในการแพทย์ก็จะมีการใช้โอปิออย์อยู่บ้างแล้ว เช่นมอร์ฟีน

แต่ปัญหามันอยู่ที่ Purdue Pharma เลือกที่จะบิดเบือนความจริง แล้วนำเสนอ OxyContin ว่าเป็นยาแก้ปวดที่มีโอกาสเสพติดน้อยเพียง 1 เปอร์เซ็นต์ ปลอดภัยสามารถใช้ต่อเนื่องเป็นระยะเวลานานได้ โดยมีผลข้างเคียงเพียงเล็กน้อย เซลส์ขายยาทุกคนบอกแก่แพทย์และเภสัชกรว่า ถ้าปวดมากก็ให้ใช้ในปริมาณมาก หรือถ้าหยุดใช้แล้วไม่ดีขึ้นก็ให้ใช้ต่อ

จน OxyContin เริ่มถูกจ่ายให้แม้แต่กับคนไข้ที่มีอาการปวดนิดหน่อย (ปวดหัว ปวดฟัน ปวดตัว ให้หมด) นั่นกลายเป็นจุดเริ่มต้นการระบาดของวิกฤตเสพติดยาแก้ปวดโอปิออยด์ตั้งแต่ช่วงกลางของยุค 90 เป็นต้นมาและเกิดผลข้างเคียงตามมาอย่างรุนแรง มีผู้เสียชีวิตถึงหลักหมื่นคนในอเมริกา

จนกระทั่ง Patrick Radden Keefe นักข่าวจาก The New Yorker เขียนบทความ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/30/the-family-that-built-an-empire-of-pain แฉว่า Purdue Pharma ทราบอยู่แล้วว่าตัวยา OxyContin มีส่วนสำคัญในการเกิดอาการเสพติดอย่างรุนแรงนี้ (ไปอุดหนุนหนังสือคุณ Patrick ได้นะครับ ชื่อ Empire of Pain) รวมถึง Nancy Goldin ช่างภาพหญิงชาวอเมริกา ซึ่งได้รับผลกระทบจาก OxyContin จากการเสียชีวิตอย่างน่าสลดใจของพี่สาวของเธอ ทำให้เธอก่อตั้งสมาคม P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) มีเป้าหมายเพื่อเรียกร้องความเป็นธรรม ให้แก่ผู้ที่เสียชีวิตจากการเสพติดยาโอปิออยด์ ซึ่งถูกใช้ทางการแพทย์ในแถบยุโรปและอเมริกา

แต่ ริชาร์ด จาก Purdue Pharma ได้ปฎิเสธ ไม่ขอแสดงความรับผิดชอบใดๆและตอบโต้ด้วยวรรคทองที่ว่า “ยาไม่ใช่ปัญหา ปัญหาคือเพราะคนที่ใช้ยาผิดวิธีต่างหาก”

ตัวยานั้นนอกจากจะเคลมว่า มีโอกาสเสพติดน้อยกว่าโอปิออยด์อื่นแล้ว ยังบอกว่าโครงสร้างของยาเป็นแบบออกฤทธิ์ช้า ทำให้คนที่ทานไม่รู้สึกเคลิ้มทันที แม้ช่วงแรกที่ทาน จะแก้ปวดได้ดี แต่นานไปจะออกฤทธิ์สั้นลง ทำให้ต้องทานยาเพิ่มขึ้น Purdue Pharma ได้ให้ข้อมูลกับแพทย์ว่ามันเป็นเรื่องปกติและสามารถเพิ่มโดสยาเพื่อระงับความปวดได้เพราะมีโอกาสเสพติดยาก

แพทย์บางคนแม้จะที่เริ่มรู้สึกถึงความรุนแรงบางอย่างของ OxyContin แต่ก็ยังไม่หยุดจ่ายยา คือมีทั้งที่เชื่อคำโกหกและมีทั้งที่ได้ผลประโยชน์) ไม่เคยมีใครแจ้งหรือควบคุมการจ่ายยาของแพทย์เหล่านี้เลย และแพทย์เองก็จะได้รับการดูแลอย่างดี มีจัดงานเลี้ยง เพื่อให้เซลส์ยาสามารถเข้าถึงตัวแพทย์และขายยาตัวนี้ได้มากขึ้น นอกจากจะได้คอมฯสูงแล้ว มีการจัดอันดับยอดขายเพื่อชิงรางวัลใหญ่ เป็นทริปเที่ยวฮาวายอีกด้วย

นอกจากนี้ยังมีการสร้างความเชื่อมั่นผ่านสมาชิกสภานิติบัญญัติให้ส่งเสริมการใช้ OxyContin รวมถึงให้ทุนสนับสนุนองค์กรวิชาชีพและผู้ป่วย ส่งตัวแทนไปพบแพทย์เป็นรายบุคคลเพื่อเน้นย้ำความสำคัญของการสั่ง OxyContin ให้แก่คนไข้ และเซลล์ยาจะมีประโยคเด็ดเพื่อโต้แย้งแพทย์หากถูกถามถึงการติดยาว่า ‘The delivery system is believed to reduce the abuse liability of the drug,’

หนังสือของคุณ Patrick ได้แฉไว้ว่า Dr. Curtis Wright เจ้าหน้าที่ FDA ที่ดูแลเรื่องการอนุมัติ OxyContin นั้นใช้เวลาพิจารณาเพียง 11 เดือนเท่านั้น หลังจากยาถูกปล่อยสู่ตลาด ก็ลาออกจาก FDA แล้วหลังจากนั้นราวๆ 2 ปีต่อมา พวกเขาก็มาทำงานให้กับ Purdue Pharma โดยมีรายได้อยู่ที่ 400,000 ดอลลาร์สหรัฐต่อปี

การต่อสู้และต่อต้านเริ่มเห็นผลบ้าง ปี 2007 Purdue Pharma ยอมรับว่าโกหกเกี่ยวกับศักยภาพในการเสพติดของ OxyContin ต่อศาลรัฐเวอร์จิเนีย โดนปรับ 600 ล้านดอลลาร์สหรัฐ จากนั้นก็โดนถล่มฟ้องร้องมาเรื่อยๆ และหลักฐานก็หนาแน่นขึ้นเรื่อยๆ

6 รัฐจากสหรัฐอเมริกา ฟลอริดา เนวาดา นอร์ทแคโรไลนา นอร์ทดาโคตา เทนเนสซี และเท็กซัส ได้ยื่นฟ้องต่อข้อหาปฏิบัติทางการตลาดที่หลอกลวง โดยเพิ่มเป็น 16 คดีจากที่เคยถูกฟ้องร้องโดยรัฐอื่นๆ โดยสาะสำคัญของการฟ้องร้องคือ Purdue Pharma ทำให้มีผู้เสียชีวิตหลายพันคนจากอาการเสพยาเกินขนาด

หลังจากนั้นไม่นานจากการตอบสนองของการฟ้องร้องหลายคดีต่อ Purdue Pharma เกี่ยวกับผลิตภัณฑ์ยา OxyContin ซึ่ง เอพีรายงานว่า ตระกูล Sackler มีมูลค่าทรัพย์สินทั้งหมดราว 1หมื่น3พันล้านดอลลาร์ในปี 2016 ส่งผลทำให้เป็นตระกูลมีความร่ำรวยเป็นอันดับที่ 19 ในสหรัฐฯ อ้างอิงจากนิตยสารฟ็อบส์

NBC NEWS รายงานว่า ทนายความจากเกือบ 2,300 เมืองและเขตเคาน์ตีมากกว่า 50 รัฐที่ได้ยื่นฟ้อง Purdue Pharma ในขณะที่ Purdue Pharma ต้องจ่ายไปแล้วมากกว่า 4 พันล้านดอลลาร์ และได้ถูกตัดสิน ฟ้องเข้าสู่กระบวนการล้มละลายในที่สุด

ซึ่งข้อตกลงประณีประนอมมีใจความว่าตระกูลแซ็คเลอร์จะต้องให้หลักประกันมูลค่า 3 พันล้านดอลลาร์และอีก 1.5 พันล้านดอลลาร์ ให้กับแนวทางการเริ่มต้นแผนการฟื้นฟู และปรับสร้างบริษัทใหม่

แต่แล้วสำนักงานอัยการสูงสุดประจำรัฐนิวยอร์กแถลงว่าทางสำนักงานค้นพบการโอนเงินผ่านบัญชีธนาคารสวิสและบัญชีอื่นๆที่แอบปกปิดในการโอนเงินสดมูลค่าไม่ต่ำกว่า 1 พันล้านดอลลาร์ให้เข้าบัญชีส่วนตัวของตระกูล Sackler จากทรัสต์ของตระกูลที่ไม่เป็นที่รู้จักก่อนหน้าด้วยการใช้บัญชีสวิส

หนังสือพิมพ์ The New York Times (3 march 23) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/health/sacklers-purdue-oxycontin-settlement.html บอกว่าตระกูล Sackler จะจ่ายเงินมากถึง 6 พันล้านดอลลาร์ เพื่อช่วยชุมชนจัดการกับความเสียหายจาก OxyContin ตระกูล Sackler จะได้รับการยุติการเรียกร้องทางแพ่งทั้งหมดในปัจจุบันและในอนาคต เกี่ยวกับเรื่อง OxyContin นี้ โดยการคุ้มครองความรับผิดของตระกูล Sackler จะไม่ครอบคลุมถึงการดำเนินคดีทางอาญา

มีเรื่องเล่าอีกว่า ในปี 2018 (https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/9/7/17831710/richard-sackler-opioid-epidemic-buprenorphine) Richard Sackler ได้จดสิทธิบัตรยา buprenorphine ซึ่งมีสามารถใช้รักษาอาการติดยา OxyContin หรือแม้แต่ยาในกลุ่มโอปิออยด์ เท่ากับว่าเขามีโอกาสจะได้เงินอีกก้อนใหญ่ ในฐานะผู้จำหน่ายยาถอนพิษนั้นด้วยตนเอง และจะกลายเป็นมหาเศรษฐีอีกครั้ง แต่เรื่องก็เงียบหายไป

เรื่องราวของ ตระกูล Sackler Purdue Pharma และ OxyContin เป็นหนึ่งตัวอย่างของอุตสาหกรรมยาที่ใช้ผลประโยชน์ ใช้ช่องว่างของการรักษา ใช้การตลาดประกอบกับการเข้าหาแพทย์ ในจักวาลคู่ขนานกัน ก็มีเรื่องแบบนี้เสมอๆ ไม่ว่าจะการเพิ่มโดส ปรับมาตรฐานตัวเลขค่าเลือดต่างๆ หรือแม้แต่ ปล่อยโรคระบาด เรื่องเหล่านี้จะทราบได้อย่างไรว่ามีจริงหรือไม่ ก็ต้องรอให้ถึงวันที่มีคนอย่างคุณ Patrick หรือ คุณ Nancy ออกมาเปิดเผยพร้อมหลักฐานที่หนักแน่นเพียงพอ เท่านั้นหรือ???

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先週、中東紛争激化への懸念から安全資産の買いが強まり、金は５週間連続の上昇を確保した。 中東への懸念が後退し、経済指標が利下げにさらなる疑問を投げかける中、金は今週を通じて下落圧力にさらされた。 投資家は今週の経済イベントカレンダーに注目しており、木曜日には米国のGDP統計が発表され、今朝にはインフレ率の発表が予定されている。

月曜日、米国の主要株式市場平均は6取引連続で続いた連敗をなんとか止めた。 一方、金は調整し、3%近く安の1オンス2,306ドルでその日を終えることになる。 中東の緊張緩和を受けて、これは金の一日としての下落としてはここ２年以上で最悪のものとなった。 同様の動きで、銀も3.5%下落して終値26.99ドルとなった。

ゼネラル・モーターズなどの企業からの明るい決算ニュースを受けて、米国株は火曜日も引き続き上昇した。 同じ日、金は前取引からの損失の一部を何とか減らすことができましたが、3週間ぶりの安値である2,318ドル付近にとどまることになります。

ドル指数が0.3％上昇したため、金は水曜日を通じて2,325ドルの水準付近で低迷し、海外の買い手にとって黄色の金属の魅力が薄れた。 一方、投資家が木曜日のGDP統計に身構えたため、ウォール街の株価はまちまちだった。

木曜日のGDP統計は、2024年第1四半期の米国の経済成長率が2.2％と予想されていたところ、1.6％に減速したことを示した。 報告書では予想を上回るインフレ統計も明らかになり、ドル安圧力となった。 インフレニュースにもかかわらず、ドル指数が下落する中、金はなんとか上昇した。 木曜日の取引終了までに、金は2,336ドルで堅調となったが、銀は27.13ドルでほとんど変化がなかった。 同じ日、経済成長の鈍化とインフレの高止まりに対する投資家の懸念が株価を下落させた。

投資家がマイクロソフトやアルファベットなどのハイテク企業の好決算データを消化し、今朝の株価は上昇した。 ハイテク企業の業績に加え、FRBが推奨するインフレ指標が昨年比2.7％上昇し、予想と一致したというニュースも株価を支えた。

主要株式市場の平均はなんとかグリーンで今週を終えた。 最も注目すべきは、ナスダック総合指数が週間で3.46%の上昇を記録した一方、ダウ工業株30種平均とS&P 500は週間でそれぞれ0.31%と2.26%の上昇を記録したことである。 中東への懸念が後退したことを受け、金は週間で1.4％下落し、1オンス＝2,337ドルとなり、5週間の連勝記録が止まった。 一方、銀は2.8％安の27.21ドルで週を終えた。

この記事がお役に立てば幸いです。 もしそうなら、チップをおくるどうぞ https://getalby.com/p/bitcap

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Let's hear some of your latest Bitcoin trades, feel free to include links to your shops or sites you sold it from or the pic of the sold item.

If you missed our last thread, here are some of the items stackers recently spent their sats on the ~AGORA territory.



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💀 L'espansione di Strike, un'app per pagamenti Bitcoin, nel mercato europeo rappresenta un passo significativo per l'adozione diffusa della criptovaluta nel continente. Questa mossa potrebbe facilitare l'utilizzo di Bitcoin per pagamenti quotidiani e contribuire alla sua integrazione nell'economia europea.

💀 Analisi:

💀 Aumento dell'accessibilità: L'arrivo di Strike in Europa offre agli utenti un'opzione aggiuntiva per effettuare pagamenti con Bitcoin, aumentando la concorrenza e potenzialmente abbassando le commissioni. 💀 Semplificazione dei pagamenti transfrontalieri: Strike, con la sua rete globale, potrebbe semplificare i pagamenti transfrontalieri in Europa, riducendo i costi e le complicazioni associate ai sistemi di pagamento tradizionali. 💀 Potenziale per l'onboarding di nuovi utenti: L'interfaccia user-friendly di Strike e la sua integrazione con servizi popolari come Apple Pay e Google Pay potrebbero attirare nuovi utenti verso Bitcoin, favorendo l'adozione diffusa.

💀 Azioni da intraprendere:

💀 Supporto a Strike e ad altre aziende Bitcoin: La comunità Bitcoin dovrebbe supportare Strike e altre aziende che lavorano per integrare Bitcoin nei sistemi di pagamento quotidiani, promuovendo l'adozione e l'utilizzo della criptovaluta. 💀 Educazione e sensibilizzazione: È necessario educare il pubblico europeo sui benefici di Bitcoin come metodo di pagamento, evidenziando la sua velocità, sicurezza e convenienza rispetto ai sistemi tradizionali.

💀 E' importantissimo far presente che Strike è un applicazione centralizzata, pertanto anche se è una buona cosa per far avvicinare nuovi utenti al settore o può tornare comoda per qualche transazione, bisogna informare ed informarsi sulle alternative decentralizzate, basate su wallet non custodial e che possono garantire privacy e sicurezza, oltre che reale possesso dei Bitcoin stessi.

Seguici sui nostri canali social ed unisciti al nostro gruppo Telegram:

https://t.me/Bitcoin_Report_Italia

BitcoinReportItalia #App #Strike #Pagamenti #Online #Privacy #Wallet #Halving #BTC #Bitcoin

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💀 Il recente halving di Bitcoin, che ha dimezzato il tasso di emissione di nuovi Bitcoin, ha portato la sua scarsità a un livello superiore a quello dell'oro. Questo evento rafforza la natura deflattiva di Bitcoin e lo posiziona come un'alternativa solida alle valute fiat soggette all'inflazione.

💀 Analisi:

💀 Scarsità crescente: La riduzione dell'emissione di Bitcoin aumenta la sua rarità, rendendolo un bene più prezioso e resistente all'inflazione nel tempo. 💀 Protezione dal deprezzamento fiat: In un contesto di incertezza economica globale, Bitcoin si distingue come un bene rifugio affidabile, in grado di preservare il potere d'acquisto rispetto alle valute fiat che tendono a deprezzarsi. 💀 Potenziale di apprezzamento del prezzo: La crescente domanda di Bitcoin, unita alla sua offerta limitata, potrebbe determinare un aumento del suo prezzo nel lungo termine.

💀 Azioni da intraprendere:

💀 Accumulazione di Bitcoin: L'halving rappresenta un'opportunità per accumulare Bitcoin a prezzi potenzialmente più bassi, sfruttando il suo potenziale di apprezzamento a lungo termine. 💀 Ricerca e approfondimento: È fondamentale approfondire la conoscenza di Bitcoin, della sua tecnologia e della sua economia per comprendere appieno i benefici e i potenziali rischi di un investimento in questa criptovaluta. 💀 Diffusione della consapevolezza sulla deflazione: Educare il pubblico sui pericoli dell'inflazione e sul potenziale di Bitcoin come soluzione deflattiva può contribuire a una maggiore adozione e all'apprezzamento della criptovaluta.

Seguici sui nostri canali social ed unisciti al nostro gruppo Telegram:

https://t.me/Bitcoin_Report_Italia

BitcoinReportItalia #Oro #Inflazione #Mining #Deflazione #Privacy #Scarsità #Halving #BTC #Bitcoin

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Berharap yang terbaik + Bersiap2 yang terburuk

Jika Anda mengalokasikan 1% dari tabungan Anda ke Bitcoin dan Bitcoin gagal, Anda akan baik-baik saja.

Jika Anda mengalokasikan 0% dari tabungan Anda ke Bitcoin dan fiat gagal, Anda akan berharap Anda melakukan sesuatu sebelum itu terjadi

Yee.. Halu lo. Masa iya uang fiat kita bisa gagal? Parah lo ngedoainnya. Kejauhan juga khayalannya

Wueeeitz.. Bukan ngedoain tapi berjaga2 siapin payung jikalau hujan. Sepanjang sejarahnya uang fiat memang selalu gagal. Berharap terus bisa berhasil selamanya lah sebenarnya yang halu dan ga sesuai data historis..

Mata uang fiat telah berkuasa selama empat puluh tahun terakhir, namun setiap mata uang fiat yang pernah ada dalam sejarah pada akhirnya gagal. Sebuah studi terhadap 775 mata uang fiat menunjukkan bahwa harapan hidup rata-rata mata uang fiat adalah 27 tahun, dengan beberapa mata uang membutuhkan waktu satu bulan untuk mengalami kehancuran dan yang lainnya bertahan selama berabad-abad. Dua mata uang yang bertahan paling lama adalah Pound Inggris dan Dolar AS, keduanya telah kehilangan sebagian besar nilai aslinya. Amerika juga mempunyai utang yang sangat besar, sehingga mendorong negara tersebut untuk menaikkan mata uangnya guna mengurangi nilai dolar dari utang tersebut. Akankah dolar mengatasi rintangan dan bertahan? Jika gagal, apa yang terjadi selanjutnya? Business Insider, 2012, The Failure of Money 🔗https://businessinsider.com/the-failure-of-money-2012-9

Kalo mau realistis kynya pertanyaannya bukan 'jika' fiat gagal' tapi lebih ke 'kapan'. Karena udh ratusan mata uang fiat yg gagal, antara hilang total atau longsor jauh nilainya. 🔗https://bitrawr.com/demonetized-currencies

Rupiah apa kabar? Gmana track recordnya? 1946: 1 Rupiah = 0.5 gram emas 1965: krisis moneter 1971: devaluasi 1978: devaluasi 1986: devaluasi 1998: krisis moneter 😬

Jadi? Apa rencana kalian? Apa strategi asuransi kalian?

Ga hrs Bitcoin jg (meski itu salah satu strategi yg menurut aye pribadi sangat bijaksana setelah ratusan jam pelajari) tp aye harap kalian punya strategi.

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This post is the twelfth and final installment in our Stoic Philosophy book club series on Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Thanks to everyone who followed and read along.

Prior posts for context:

• Book 11
• Book 10
• Book 9
• Book 8
• Book 7
• Book 6
• Book 5
• Book 4
• Book 3: In Carnuntum
• Book 2: On the River Gran, Among the Quadi
• Book 1: Debts and Lessons
• Geneisis Post

Book 12

Summary and Highlights

As Book 12 is the final chapter of Meditations, it has a deep tone of conclusion. I'm not aware exactly of over what time span Marcus wrote Meditations or the space between each book. However, in congruence with the rest of the content, and Stoic philosophy, there is a feeling and emphasis of Marcus preparing for his own departure from the body. Many of the entries seem more intimate, like private musings of Marcus' mind, exploring, observing and marveling at reality's Divine Paradox. He flows back and forth between a recognition of opposites and an appreciation of Unity, like he's breathing along with the Universe, perhaps final breaths. Accordingly, his entry topics seem to focus more obviously on preparation for death, rationalizing it as a Natural process and releasing any final attachments. Here are the items that stood out to me.

I won't quote all of #1, but the following statements stood out:

    Reverence: so you'll accept what you're allotted. Nature intended it for you, and you for it.     Justice: so that you'll speak the truth, frankly and without evasions, and act as you should -- and as other people deserve.

... if it isn't ceasing to live that you're afraid of but never beginning to live properly... then you'll be worthy of the world that made you.

I love the reminder about reverence in particular. Coupled with the later quote, I appreciate the attitude of admiration and worship he has for "the world". This attitude is one of the main things I've appreciated about reading meditations, in contrast to Eastern philosophy which can be easy to misread as depicting Nature as pure materiality; useless, ignorant and to be transcended as soon as possible. One could try to dissect Marcus statement and try to argue about what he means by "the world". But for me, any ambiguity of terms adds to the beauty of the reflection -- coercing me to both have more respect for divinity within "the material", and recognize the magnanimity of "the world" as the entire ordered cosmic structure.

1. It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people but care more about their opinion than our own. If a god appeared to us -- or a wise human being, even -- and prohibited us from concealing our thoughts or imagining anything without immediately shouting it out, we wouldn't make it through a single day. That's how much we value other people's opinions -- instead of our own.

There are a couple of weird thoughts coming up from this passage. First, a meditation on self-love. I feel like here Marcus is referring to "selfish" self-love and describing the paradox of trying to get what we want by placating others. However, a more evolved notion of Self-love might require taking good care of oneself in order to be healthy and capable to be of service to others. I've been on a path of acknowledging the need for the latter in my life over the past years, and as such, have been trying to discern the difference between selfishness and Self-love. It's not always easy to figure out, or to avoid self-deception. In a small statement, Marcus hides a question and meditation on what Love is and how it expresses. Secondly, I like the idea of both a god and a wise human representing some degree of omniscience. Perhaps Marcus had teachers that he felt could read his thoughts, or that he could not hide from. Perhaps there is something edging on divinity about deeply wise human beings.

9.    The student as boxer, not fencer.     The fencer's weapon is picked up and put down again.     The boxer's is part of him. All he has to do is clench his fist.

What a cool observation. The most powerful weapons or tools are those that are built into our mind and character. They never leave us.

1. To see things as they are. Substance, cause and purpose.

I'm quoting this because it's repeated and emphasized in #18.

1. The freedom to do only what God wants, and accept whatever God sends us.

Again, a subtle paradox of describing "freedom" as a sense of deep surrender, or "willing slavery" to God or the will of Nature. Playing with polarity, dissolving into Unity.

1. The gods are not to blame. They do nothing wrong, on purpose or by accident. Nor men either; they don't do it on purpose. No one is to blame.

This entry is helpful while exploring both anger and shame. Again, we see the Stoic boundary line between what is within one's control and what isn't (fate, or the gods). For that which is outside our control, Nature is happening as it should in its perfection. For that which is within the personal domain, ignorance can be Nature's way of protecting us from blaming others or ourselves. However, doesn't this mean the consequences might be very severe for knowing something is wrong, and choosing willfully to do it anyway?

1. The lamp shines until it is put out, without losing its gleam, and yet in you it all gutters out so early -- truth, justice, self-control?

The dedicated, persistent shining of fire. This reminds me of the "sacred fire" traditions in India, or even in ancient Rome of the Vestal Virgins. They would tend a sacred fire for years and years without letting it go out. It's a practical, Tantric reminder to keep the light of Truth alive in our Hearts persistently and eternally.

18.    At all times, look at the thing itself -- the thing behind the appearance -- and unpack it by analysis: * cause * substance * purpose * and the length of time it exists.

This process was eluded to in #10 and I'm repeating it here, not because I fully get it, but to respect Marcus' emphasis. A detailed and reliable interpretation eludes me, but it could be an exposition of a meditation process, whereby instead of accepting surface mental phenomena, like thoughts, feelings or sensations, one observes and explores them more deeply. Uncovering deeper layers of the mind. Realizing the temporary nature of all mental, emotional and physical phenomena. Developing an equanimity and stillness of mind toward every new experience.

1. That before long you'll be no one, and nowhere. Like all the things you see now. All the people now living.

Marcus preparing for Death. Exploring even the paradox between life and death. That consciousness is the only thing that is truly awake, and without it, we roam the Earth dead and asleep. Zombies? Maybe they're already here and among us. Maybe I'm a zombie to the extent I'm ignorant.

In #23, another great reasoning toward preparing for Death, Marcus notes, "Why should we be ashamed of an involuntary act that injures no one?" I find this a quite unique perspective considering how little we fear performing voluntary acts which do indeed injure others versus the mortal fear of our own innocent, natural dissolution. The rest of #23 is well worth reading.

Toward the end of #26,

And...     That an individuals mind is God and of God.     That nothing belongs to anyone. Children, body, life itself -- all of them come from that same source.     That it's all how you chose to see things.     That the present is all we have to live in. Or to lose.

Radically inspiring, and somewhat controversial for our Western values. In particular, the ideological destruction of private property rights. I used to say these kinds of things, rebelling without a cause in high school. But then again, I was also angry, which Marcus demolishes earlier in this entry. Challenging for our imperfect society, but rings of a divine Truth from a wise man close to letting it all go.

In #27, Marcus adds a footnote, "There's nothing more insufferable than people who boast about their own humility."

I'll quote #30 in its entirety because I feel it captures Book 12 well as Marcus explores polarities and paradox:

    Singular, not plural:     Sunlight. Though broken up by walls and mountains and a thousand other things.     Substance. Though split into a thousand form, variously shaped.     Life. Though distributed among a thousand different natures with their individual limitations.     Intelligence. Even if it seems to be divided.     The other components -- breath, matter -- lack any awareness or connection to one another (yet unity and its gravitational pull embrace them too).     But intelligence is uniquely drawn toward what is akin to it, and joins with it inseparably, in shared awareness.

Like many other entries, he plays with the difference between appearance and underlying Unity. And also re-emphasizes the "categories" of observational analysis found in #10 and #18.

1. The incentive to treat death as unimportant: even people whose only morality is pain and pleasure can manage that much.

To typify relation to pain and pleasure as "a morality" is probably more accurate that most people are willing to admit.

And lastly, I'll quote Marcus final entry in Meditation entirely as a self-standing conclusion to Book 12, Meditations, Marcus' Life and our Book Club experiment together.

36.    You've lived as a citizen in a great city. Five years or a hundred -- what's the difference? The laws make no distinction.     And to be sent away from it, not by a tyrant or a dishonest judge, but by Nature, who first invited you in -- why is that so terrible?     Like the impresario ringing down the curtain on an actor:     "But I've only gotten through three acts...!"     Yes. This will be a drama in three acts, the length fixed by the power that directed your creation, and now directs your dissolution. Neither was yours to determine.     So make your exit with grace -- the same grace shown to you.

Reflections

Welp, it been quite a journey over the last 12 weeks. When I proposed this book club idea, I was particularly interested in whether reading Stoic philosophy would have an impact on my sense of personal initiative in life. However, there were quite a few weekends were I was directly confronted with my laziness and procrastination at writing these posts. Definitely my "when you wake up in the morning" moments of quite a number of Marcus' entries ;) If I wasn't trying to stick to a schedule and write one post each weekend, I probably would have burned through the book over the course of a week. However, as time went on, I really began to appreciate this project and weekly meditation, finding Marcus' insights more present with me, popping up in conversations in my personal life and influencing the way I reacted to certain situations. I can't say that I've noticed "more initiative" in the way I originally imagined it, but I can definitely see more surrender and relaxation into my current life circumstances, what "Nature has given to me". Perhaps the journey around initiative has been less about how to make life happen how I envision, but more accept the projects life is already offering and refine the relationship to them.

From a less personal place, I really appreciated Meditations and the Stoic perspective for finding a first-class place for the individual and highlighting the importance of drawing appropriate boundaries. From a materialistic standpoint, it can be discouraging to feel like one hasn't accomplished everything they are capable of, or gotten what they want. From a more Eastern mentality, it can be difficult to grapple with meaninglessness against the magnanimity of the Universe and the Soul's journey toward "perfection". Reading Meditations, and Marcus incessant reminders to accept and take seriously the life that is in front of us, has planted some seeds for living a more practical and integrated life. I'll definitely continue to explore Stoicism and integrate its balancing perspective more deeply into my worldview.

Thanks everyone for reading and contributing to the discussions.

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Back in 2013 I made the "Satoshi Bitcoin Converter" because the different units of bitcoin messed me up. Then, mbtc and ubtc was a thing, alongside btc and satoshis. It looked like this:

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23tSzR6hgfq4SjEUxHbS8nHkMgBiZGoNFA2zvfx5GLC5gtj1W54hbqV87no85G5nz5Z1K.png

and, surprising to me, there's still a working version here (only swaps around bitcoin units, no fiat values).

The "SBC" has been through a lot of iterations. Basically, it started simple, grew, became an Android app, bloated, iterated, I shrunk it back, simplified it more, went to a Progressive Web App (PWA), removed altcoins, narrowed the scope.

I finally got around to going even more minimalist. After mulling it for quite a while, the "SBC" app has gone to BTC and sat units only. The before and after:

https://image.nostr.build/ab8c39405cbdf20798e634028301f603cb35ad5952ff6e200b30c6b0bd456c0f.jpg

Why now?

Yesterday, the wife drug me to an art opening/showcase thing at an art college. It was nice and it was nice to see the excitement of the students as they showed off their accomplishments. Real work and bills to come soon, kiddos.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/EpJXdzgZPp48zwGXJ6PMYNjtFXrrxwBPDTMibVNuJWbbnsxJkcM9AoVQso7zvQfy4xQ.jpg

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Ep3dLAupbYEjdb23z3A8PzfrvQSt3rCkfbEgj5gHV1CajGP3eiwFWizsbj9rkwb6dQy.jpg

One display had to do with branding and design. The "agile project lifecycle" caught my eye, I thought of developers and I thought of the Satoshi Bitcoin Converter and its lifecycle. "Where is the SBC now?" I wondered. I guessed it was in feedback. The most recent comments I've gotten were (1) no commas present...hard to read. This has been a headache that I've tried to fix, but failed. Something about the javascript not liking commas in numbers. On the positive side, though having commas in numbers helps us read the numbers, but not having commas is better for copy/paste usability. Tradeoffs. And feedback (2) was that mBTC and uBTC units were pointless, no one goes by those. I'd long thought that to be the case, but held off from stripping them out...that was one thing making the SBC unique...part of the brand. Also, it hearkened back to the SBC's roots.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Eoc7vLPSeXx86X5f8FeSTDkHUCtmjiBDgfwiuVpwoKEhCreTzb3H6ajzupNNkApRXBk.jpg

Then, I noticed the "What do you value in a brand?" interactive chart. I pulled a sticker, looked over the categories. "Quality" had the most.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23y8zTqHuDnm5PnyfhBriR4PGc9Hzw86VwZoeuw5kpk4Ao3HhRFkwKVXmTT3NZdBG2Jp3.jpg

I leaned toward sticking it on quality, thinking that encompasses all of the others. However, in my view, that really doesn't give great feedback. That's like saying, "Best."

I voted for "Simplicity" which, at the time, only had one lonely vote. I carefully placed my sticker dead center in the simplicity box, for sake of a clean, balanced and simple aesthetic. Since the beginning, I've tried to keep the SBC as stupid-simple as possible. So, "Simplicity" got my vote.

My wife voted for "Quality." Whilst juggling a small charcuterie plate, beverage, and campus gallery map, she crumplingly peeled off the sticker then overlappingly slapped it on the quality box. Hers is the rumpled sticker vote in the photo below. I found it hilarious and teased her for a low quality voting effort on the vote for quality.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23viAQgapBkDSCn1Qbdp4PLgp6UuEcwaQ6pQdcsTQtGHuKDqB45wTzFUw8d5d4gceRtY3.jpg

Anyway, my vote for Simplicity prompted me to shave the SBC app down a bit more, making it a bit leaner, a bit cleaner, and hopefully simpler. And, oh, quality.

https://satoshibitcoinconverter.com

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Prompt: Itinerary ===============

A packing list for a conference or summer camp, a course outline to learn coding Bitcoin, or anything. What's the path?

What's the purpose and what's needed to arrive at the destination?

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Flex your design muscles and join in. Most of all, keep this exercise loose and keep it stress-free. The FUC is about growing our design skills, together, as a community. We can't wait to see what you create!

Happy designing, Stackers!

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Share Your Results When you finish the challenge, post your work on this thread! If you also share it on nostr, be sure to use the hashtag #FUCdesiger and tag Design_r@iris.to or @Design__r on X! We'll keep an eye out and repost good examples on a regular basis.

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Curious to know WTF is a FUC? Read the ⚡️Flash Ui Challenges welcoming post.

Looking for more FUCs? Check the archive here!

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มีใครเกิดท่านได้เห็นอะไรแบบนี้บ้างไหมครับ?

คุณเคยสัมผัสกับการสื่อสารแบบเรียบง่ายที่แทบไม่ต้องพึ่งเทคโนโลยีเลยบ้างไหม?

เช่น การขีดเขียนลงบนต้นยูคาลิปตัสหรือตามผนังสังกะสี กิจกรรมเหล่านี้เผยให้เห็นถึงความปรารถนาอันแท้จริงของมนุษย์ที่จะทิ้งร่องรอยบางอย่างไว้ในโลกใบนี้ ผมเคยเป็นหนึ่งในคนที่หลงใหลในการใช้เครื่องมือง่ายๆ เช่น ปากกาเมจิกสำหรับเขียนบนประตูห้องน้ำตามปั๊มน้ำมันเพื่อฝากเรื่องราวเอาไว้ ไม่นานมานี้ผมตระหนักได้ว่าการกระทำเหล่านี้คือรูปแบบของการสื่อสารสาธารณะ หรือที่เรียกว่า "Social media communication" ในยุคปัจจุบัน

ความปรารถนาในการสร้างแพลตฟอร์มสื่อสารของตัวเองนี้ไม่ใช่เรื่องใหม่ มันเป็นสัญชาตญาณที่ฝังรากลึกในมนุษย์มาตั้งแต่สมัยการขีดเขียนผนังถ้ำ แสดงให้เห็นว่ามนุษย์เรามีความต้องการแบ่งปันความคิดและข้อมูลมาอย่างต่อเนื่อง

กิจกรรมเหล่านี้ไม่ได้เป็นเพียงการทิ้งข้อความเอาไว้ให้คนอื่นพบเห็นเท่านั้น แต่ยังสะท้อนถึงการกระทำส่วนบุคคลที่มาจากการตัดสินใจเอง ไม่ผ่านการวางแผนจากศูนย์กลาง มันเป็นการแสดงความคิดสร้างสรรค์และการแลกเปลี่ยนข้อมูลที่เป็นอิสระ ซึ่งสอดคล้องกับแนวคิดของกระบวนการตลาดที่ให้อิสระแก่บุคคลในการแสดงออกและปรับตัวตามเป้าหมายส่วนตัว

การขีดเขียนลงบนต้นไม้และผนังถ้ำในอดีต จึงไม่ต่างอะไรจากการโพสต์ข้อความหรืออัปเดตสถานะบนโซเชียลมีเดียในยุคนี้ ทั้งหมดล้วนเป็นการสื่อสารที่มีชีวิตชีวาและมีพลัง ผ่านยุคสมัยและเทคโนโลยีที่เปลี่ยนแปลงไปจนกลายเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของวัฒนธรรมการสื่อสารที่ไม่เคยหายไปจากหัวใจของเรา

มนุษย์เรามีความต้องการที่จะถ่ายทอดความคิดและฝากความรู้สึกไว้ให้กับโลกนับตั้งแต่อดีต ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการขีดเขียนลงบนต้นไม้หรือการฝากข้อความไว้ใต้หลังคาสังกะสี ความปรารถนาเหล่านี้ได้ก้าวไปสู่รูปแบบดิจิทัลที่มีประสิทธิภาพและขอบเขตที่กว้างขึ้น ทำให้เราสามารถสื่อสารข้ามพรมแดนไปทั่วทุกมุมโลกได้อย่างไม่มีขีดจำกัด นวัตกรรมและการปรับตัวนี้คือลายเซ็นที่ชัดเจนของการก้าวหน้าในประวัติศาสตร์มนุษยชาติ ซึ่งทั้งหมดนี้เกิดจากการตัดสินใจและการกระทำของบุคคลแต่ละคนที่ต้องการจะทิ้งรอยทรงจำไว้ในโลก

การทิ้งข้อความในที่สาธารณะนั้น.. เกิดจากเหตุผลหลากหลายซึ่งซับซ้อนและลึกซึ้งกว่าแค่การสื่อสารแบบตัวต่อตัว บางครั้งมันอาจเกี่ยวข้องกับความต้องการที่จะเผยแพร่ความคิดหรือข้อความไปยังกลุ่มคนที่กว้างขึ้น หรืออาจเป็นการสร้างความสัมพันธ์กับคนรุ่นต่อไป ในทางหนึ่ง.. มันอาจเป็นเพียงการฝากความทรงจำส่วนตัวเท่านั้น (เราจะวางเรื่องความมือบอน ศีลธรรม และการรักษาความสะอาดไว้ก่อนนะครับ)

แต่สิ่งที่สำคัญที่สุดคือความปรารถนาในการเชื่อมต่อกับชุมชนหรือการสร้างความเป็นเอกภาพ มนุษย์เราเป็นสัตว์สังคมที่ต้องการจะแบ่งปันและประสานงานกับผู้อื่นในชุมชน เราไม่เพียงแต่สื่อสารเพื่อแลกเปลี่ยนข้อมูล แต่ยังสร้างปฏิสัมพันธ์ทางสังคมที่หลากหลายและยั่งยืนผ่านการขีดเขียนหรือการส่งข้อความสาธารณะ

นอกจากนี้.. การกระทำเหล่านี้ยังเป็นการสะท้อนถึงความปรารถนาที่จะถูกจดจำหรือความเป็นอมตะของเรา เป็นการยืนยันว่าการกระทำของเราจะยังคงตราตรึงอยู่ในความทรงจำของผู้คนนานหลังจากที่เราจากไป และเป็นการแสดงออกถึงตัวตนและการมีส่วนร่วมในประวัติศาสตร์ ด้วยการสลักชื่อและวันที่บนต้นไม้ เราทิ้งร่องรอยแห่งการมีอยู่ที่ไม่เพียงแต่ตัวเราเท่านั้นที่ระลึกถึง แต่สำหรับทุกคนที่เดินผ่านไปมาในยุคสมัยนั้นและต่อไป

เมื่อโลกก้าวเข้าสู่ยุคดิจิทัลและโซเชียลมีเดีย.. มันเป็นเสมือนการระเบิดของความปรารถนาที่เรามีมาตั้งแต่อดีตในรูปแบบใหม่ๆ แพลตฟอร์มออนไลน์ทำให้เราสามารถเผยแพร่เรื่องราวและประสบการณ์ของตัวเองไปยังผู้ชมที่กว้างขึ้นได้อย่างไม่รู้จบ ด้วยการเข้าถึงและการกระจายข่าวสารที่รวดเร็วและง่ายดายยิ่งขึ้น การแชร์ข้อมูลในทันทีและการเชื่อมต่อกับผู้คนทั่วโลกได้อย่างไม่มีพรมแดน ทำให้โซเชียลมีเดียกลายเป็นอีกหนึ่งมิติของการสื่อสารที่ไม่เพียงแต่เฟื่องฟู แต่ยังก่อให้เกิดชุมชนออนไลน์ที่มีอิทธิพลอย่างมากต่อวิถีชีวิตและวัฒนธรรมในสังคมสมัยใหม่

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ความต่าง

แต่เมื่อพิจารณาถึงการสื่อสารแบบสาธารณะในอดีตและปัจจุบัน มีความแตกต่างกันอย่างมาก การขีดเขียนบนต้นไม้ในอดีตนับเป็นการสื่อสารแบบกระจายศูนย์อย่างแท้จริง ทุกคนสามารถเพิ่มข้อความของตัวเองได้อย่างอิสระ ส่วนแพลตฟอร์มออนไลน์ในปัจจุบันนั้นถูกรวบรวมและควบคุมอย่างเข้มงวด ด้วยกฎเกณฑ์และอัลกอริทึมที่กำหนดว่าข้อความใดจะถูกเผยแพร่หรือถูกซ่อนไว้จากสายตาของผู้ใช้จำนวนมาก

พื้นที่ดิจิทัลมีอำนาจในการควบคุมเนื้อหาที่จะถูกแชร์และเผยแพร่ สามารถลบหรือบล็อกเนื้อหาที่ไม่เป็นไปตามนโยบายหรือกฎหมาย ซึ่งแน่นอนว่าต้นยูคาลิปตัสและสถานที่สาธารณะในอดีตไม่สามารถทำได้ ความเป็นส่วนตัวและอิสรภาพในการแสดงออกถูกตั้งคำถามในโลกโซเชียลมีเดีย ซึ่งมีการกำหนดกฎเกณฑ์และมารยาททางสังคมใหม่ๆ ที่จำกัดการปฏิบัติตามนโยบายการใช้งานและการแสดงออก

การขีดเขียนตามธรรมชาติไม่ได้มีการระบุตัวตนอย่างชัดเจน แต่ในโลกออนไลน์ ข้อมูลส่วนบุคคลและตัวตนสามารถถูกติดตามและบันทึกไว้อย่างละเอียด ความเป็นส่วนตัวในโลกดิจิทัลจึงเป็นเรื่องที่น้อยลงอย่างชัดเจน แม้แพลตฟอร์มเหล่านี้จะพยายามให้เครื่องมือในการควบคุมความเป็นส่วนตัวก็ตาม

การสื่อสารสาธารณะในอดีตมักเปิดเผยและทำให้เกิดวัฒนธรรมแห่งการแบ่งปันอย่างออแกนิค ทว่าเมื่อเข้าสู่ยุคดิจิทัลและโซเชียลมีเดีย การเชื่อมต่อกันกลายเป็นเรื่องรวดเร็วและขยายขอบเขตไปทั่วโลก แต่ก็อาจนำไปสู่ปัญหาของ echo chambers และการแพร่กระจายข้อมูลที่ผิดเพี้ยนได้

การสื่อสารในโลกปัจจุบันถูกควบคุมด้วยกฎเกณฑ์และอัลกอริทึมอย่างชัดเจน นำไปสู่การสร้างเครือข่ายสังคมที่ซับซ้อนมากขึ้น ซึ่งเสรีภาพในการแสดงออกก็ต้องอยู่ภายใต้กรอบที่แพลตฟอร์มกำหนดไว้ ผู้ใช้งานจำเป็นต้องหาจุดสมดุลระหว่างการปกป้องความเป็นส่วนตัวและการใช้เสรีภาพทางดิจิทัลอย่างมีความรับผิดชอบ

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ความเปลี่ยนแปลง

มาติดตามกันดูว่าการสื่อสารทางสังคมสาธารณะได้เปลี่ยนแปลงไปอย่างไรตั้งแต่อดีตจนถึงปัจจุบัน

ในยุคกลาง, การใช้กระดาษและการเขียนจดหมายเริ่มเป็นที่นิยม แม้จะมีการสื่อสารตรงไปยังบุคคลที่ต้องการ แต่ก็ยังคงมีโอกาสในการเปิดเผยและส่งต่อข้อมูลได้ นอกจากนี้กระดาษยังถูกใช้เป็นป้ายประกาศข่าวสาร แต่บางครั้งก็ถูกควบคุมเนื้อหาโดยเจ้าของพื้นที่ หนังสือพิมพ์และนิตยสารในภายหลังได้นำการกระจายข่าวสารและความคิดเห็นไปสู่ผู้อ่านจำนวนมาก การเผยแพร่ข้อมูลถูกควบคุมอย่างเข้มงวดโดยบรรณาธิการและสำนักพิมพ์

เมื่อเข้าสู่ยุคของวิทยุและโทรทัศน์ การสื่อสารมวลชนได้ถูกปฏิวัติ ข้อมูลและความบันเทิงสามารถส่งถึงมือผู้ชมและผู้ฟังได้อย่างรวดเร็ว แต่ยังคงอยู่ภายใต้การควบคุมของรัฐและผู้ผลิตเนื้อหา

เมื่อโลกของเราถูกแนะนำให้รู้จักกับเครือข่ายอินเทอร์เน็ตในทศวรรษที่ 90 เราได้พบกับการปฏิวัติวิธีการสื่อสารผ่านห้องสนทนาและฟอรั่มออนไลน์ ที่นี่คือที่แห่งการแลกเปลี่ยนความคิดเห็นและข้อมูลโดยไม่มีข้อจำกัด โดยมีการดูแลจากผู้ดำเนินระบบและนักพัฒนาซอฟต์แวร์ที่คอยอำนวยความสะดวกเพื่อให้แพลตฟอร์มเหล่านี้ทำงานได้อย่างราบรื่น

ในที่สุด อิสรภาพในการสื่อสารและการแสดงออกของมนุษย์ก็เริ่มถูกจำกัดมากขึ้นเรื่อยๆ ผ่านทางกาลเวลา จนกระทั่งมันดูเหมือนจะสูญเสียไปในยุคปัจจุบัน ทำให้เราต้องพิจารณาและตั้งคำถามถึงค่านิยมและผลกระทบที่เกิดจากการควบคุมเหล่านี้ต่อสังคมในอนาคต

เมื่อโลกเราก้าวเข้าสู่ยุคอินเทอร์เน็ตในทศวรรษที่ 90 เราได้พบกับปรากฏการณ์ใหม่ในการสื่อสาร เริ่มจากห้องสนทนาออนไลน์และฟอรั่ม ซึ่งในยุคนั้น IRC (Internet Relay Chat) นับเป็นการเริ่มต้นการพูดคุยออนไลน์อย่างอิสระที่สุด ผู้ที่ได้สัมผัสก็คงต้องมีอายุไม่น้อยเลยทีเดียว..

การปรากฏตัวของฟอรั่มออนไลน์เช่น Usenet และ Bulletin Board System (BBS) ได้เปิดโอกาสให้ผู้คนจากทั่วทุกหนแห่งรวมตัวกันและแลกเปลี่ยนข้อมูลในหัวข้อที่หลากหลาย ซึ่งต่อมาได้นำไปสู่การเกิดขึ้นของบล็อก อย่างเช่น Blogger ที่ให้โอกาสทุกคนเผยแพร่ความคิดและเรื่องราวของตนได้อย่างอิสระ บล็อกและวิกิพีเดียได้นำเสนอเสรีภาพที่ไม่เคยมีมาก่อนในการเผยแพร่และแก้ไขเนื้อหาที่สามารถช่วยเหลือสาธารณะได้ มันเป็นการเปิดโอกาสใหม่ที่ทุกคนจะสามารถเป็นทั้งผู้ให้และผู้รับข้อมูล

MSN Messenger ที่เปิดตัวในปี 1999 และเป็นหนึ่งในบริการแชทเรียลไทม์แรกๆ ที่ได้รับความนิยมสูงสุดในยุคแรกของอินเทอร์เน็ต ด้วยความสามารถในการสื่อสารทันที การส่งไฟล์ และฟีเจอร์การสนทนาด้วยเสียงและวิดีโอ

ในช่วงต่อมา.. เว็บบอร์ดได้เข้ามาช่วยทำให้การสนทนาบนฟอรั่มเป็นเรื่องง่ายขึ้น และได้มีการจัดการเนื้อหาที่ดียิ่งขึ้น จากนั้นก็เป็นการปรากฏตัวของ Frienster, MySpace และ Hi5 ในต้นยุค 2000 ซึ่งเป็นสื่อสังคมออนไลน์แรกๆ ที่เปลี่ยนแปลงวิธีการติดต่อสื่อสารและการแบ่งปันเนื้อหาของเราไปอย่างสิ้นเชิง

ในปี 2004, Facebook ได้ถือกำเนิดขึ้น และได้เริ่มต้นจากการเป็นเครือข่ายสังคมของนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยก่อนที่จะเปิดตัวให้สาธารณชนเข้าถึงในปี 2006 ในปีเดียวกันนั้น Twitter ก็เกิดขึ้น ให้โอกาสผู้คน "ทวีต" ข้อความสั้นๆ และแบ่งปันข้อมูลกันอย่างรวดเร็ว (ตามด้วย Instagram, Snapchat, LINE, WeChat และ TikTok ฯลฯ ที่ปรากฏตัวต่อมา) แพลตฟอร์มเหล่านี้ได้มีบทบาทในการเปลี่ยนแปลงวิธีที่เราสร้างชุมชนและเครือข่ายสังคม และไม่เพียงแค่นั้น มันยังได้ช่วยให้การบำรุงรักษาความสัมพันธ์ทางสังคมเกิดขึ้นได้ง่ายขึ้นด้วย ชุมชนเหล่านี้ได้เติบโตขึ้นอย่างอิสระโดยไม่มีการกำหนดจากรัฐ (โดยเฉพาะบนแพลตฟอร์มที่ไม่ถูกควบคุมเช่น Nostr ซึ่งอาจจะไม่ได้ถูกกล่าวถึงในบทความนี้)

การเข้าสู่ยุคโซเชียลมีเดีย โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่ง Facebook ได้กำหนดบทบาทหลักในการก่อร่างสร้างเครือข่ายสังคมใหม่ ซึ่งนอกจากจะทำให้การแลกเปลี่ยนข้อมูลเป็นไปอย่างสะดวกสบายแล้ว ยังมาพร้อมกับการควบคุมอย่างเข้มงวดเกี่ยวกับเนื้อหาและข้อมูลส่วนบุคคลที่มีผลกระทบอย่างมากต่อสิทธิส่วนบุคคลและเสรีภาพในการแสดงออก

การก้าวข้ามจากการสื่อสารตามธรรมชาติและกระดาษป้ายประกาศไปสู่วิวัฒนาการทางเทคโนโลยี ทำให้เราเข้าสู่โลกใหม่ที่การควบคุมข้อมูลและการสื่อสารถูกบริหารจัดการโดยผู้มีอำนาจทางเทคโนโลยี เกือบทุกการสื่อสารในปัจจุบันถูกจำกัดและดำเนินการผ่านแพลตฟอร์มกลางที่มีกฎระเบียบและนโยบายการใช้งานที่ชัดเจน

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ความกังวล

ในตลาดที่ผู้บริโภคมีตัวเลือกมากขึ้น บริษัทต่างๆ จำเป็นต้องปรับปรุงบริการและสินค้าของตนเพื่อตอบสนองต่อความคาดหวังของลูกค้าที่เปลี่ยนไป นี่คือการเปลี่ยนแปลงวิถีชีวิตและวัฒนธรรมของเราในแบบที่ไม่เคยเห็นมาก่อน (ก่อนจะมาถึงยุคที่แพลตฟอร์มที่ได้รับความนิยมสูงกำลังพยายามจะสนตะพายและจูงจมูกลูกค้าในยุคปัจจุบัน)

การพัฒนาของการสื่อสารดิจิทัลไม่เพียงแต่สะท้อนถึงการเปลี่ยนแปลงของเศรษฐกิจและสังคมเท่านั้น แต่ยังเปลี่ยนแปลงวิธีที่เรามองและรับรู้โลกรอบตัวเรา มันสร้างความคาดหวังใหม่ๆ และขยายโอกาสให้เรามีส่วนร่วมกับชุมชนของเรามากขึ้น

อย่างไรก็ตาม.. อำนาจของแพลตฟอร์มใหญ่ๆ กำลังมีผลกระทบที่ลึกซึ้งต่อสังคมสมัยใหม่ สร้างความกังวลที่ไม่คาดคิดต่อผู้ใช้และประชากรโลก เหล่าแพลตฟอร์มใหญ่เหล่านี้สามารถควบคุมกระแสข้อมูลที่ผู้ใช้จะเห็นได้ ทำให้เกิดการกรองข้อมูลหรือนำเสนอข้อมูลที่มีอคติ ประเด็นนี้มีผลให้เกิดการบิดเบือนความจริงและข้อมูลที่ถูกนำเสนอ

เรายังเห็นการสร้าง 'Echo chamber' และ 'Filter Bubbles' โดยปรับเนื้อหาให้ตรงกับความชอบและพฤติกรรมของผู้ใช้ ซึ่งส่งผลให้ผู้คนมองเห็นเฉพาะข้อมูลที่พวกเขาพร้อมจะเห็นด้วยเท่านั้น นำไปสู่ความคิดที่ไม่หลากหลายและการแบ่งแยกความคิด มีการเสพติดแพลตฟอร์มอันเกิดจากอัลกอริทึมที่ออกแบบมาให้ผู้ใช้ใช้เวลาอยู่บนแพลตฟอร์มมากที่สุด ซึ่งอาจนำไปสู่พฤติกรรมเสพติดที่เป็นอันตรายต่อสุขภาพจิตและร่างกาย

การละเมิดความเป็นส่วนตัวจากการเก็บรวมข้อมูลส่วนบุคคลโดยไม่มีขอบเขตที่ชัดเจน ส่งผลให้เกิดการละเมิดสิทธิส่วนบุคคลและการใช้ข้อมูลในทางที่ไม่เหมาะสม

นอกจากนี้ บริษัทใหญ่ๆ สามารถกลายเป็นผู้ผูกขาดการเข้าถึงและการกระจายข้อมูล จำกัดการแข่งขันและการเกิดขึ้นของนวัตกรรม และยังไปมีอิทธิพลต่อกระบวนการทางการเมืองและสังคม พวกเขาสามารถกำหนดมาตรฐานว่าอะไรจะเป็นสิ่งที่ยอมรับได้ในสังคม

ที่ยิ่งแย่ไปกว่านั้นคือการส่งเสริมการแพร่กระจายของเนื้อหาที่เป็นพิษ (Toxic Content Promotion) ที่มักเป็นเหตุผลเบื้องหลังการสร้างการมีส่วนร่วมและการตอบสนองจากผู้ใช้มากขึ้น นับเป็นการกระทำที่ขาดความรับผิดชอบต่อผู้คนและสังคมอย่างร้ายแรง

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ในยุคที่ก้อนหินและผนังถ้ำเคยทำหน้าที่เป็นหน้ากระดาษของข้อความลึกลับและความคิดถึง วันเวลาได้พาเราเดินทางมายังการสื่อสารที่แทบไม่ต้องใช้มือสัมผัสหรือขีดเขียน จักรวาลดิจิตอลที่สามารถพิมพ์ความคิดออกมาได้เร็วกว่าที่ใจจะรู้สึก

แต่ในความก้าวหน้านั้น เงามืดของเทคโนโลยีก็คอยปกคลุมไม่ให้เรามองเห็นแสงสว่าง มือของผู้ทรงอำนาจได้แผ่กว้างถึงขนาดที่แทบจะประกาศว่า "I embody communication" (ฉันนี่แหละคือพ่อแห่งการสื่อสาร) พร้อมกับควบคุมข้อมูลที่เราเข้าถึงได้และเสียงที่เราจะได้ยิน นำมาซึ่งเสียงสะท้อนเพี้ยนๆ ที่ดังก้องไปตามกำแพงของอาณาจักรข้อมูลที่พวกเขาได้ตั้งไว้

เรากำลังยืนอยู่ ณ ทางแยกที่ต้องตัดสินใจว่าจะยอมให้กระแสแห่งการควบคุมนี้พัดพาเราไปตามทางได้อย่างง่ายดายหรือจะยืนหยัดเพื่อคุณค่าแห่งการสื่อสารที่เป็นรากฐานของมนุษยชาติ

การที่ข้อมูลสามารถเปลี่ยนสภาพเป็นของขวัญหรืออาวุธได้นั้น เราจำเป็นจะต้องใช้สติปัญญาและความรับผิดชอบในการพิจารณา การสื่อสารแบบเปิดที่ครั้งหนึ่งเคยเป็นเพียงการเขียนลงบนต้นไม้หรือฝากข้อความลับไว้ใต้หลังคา ตอนนี้มันได้ถูกแปลงโฉมให้กลายเป็นการสลักข้อความลงบนหน้าประวัติศาสตร์ดิจิทัลที่สามารถถูกลบหายได้ด้วยแค่คลิกเดียว

ในการเดินทางข้ามเวลานี้.. ขอให้เรายึดมั่นในการค้นหาความสมดุลระหว่างการเปิดรับและการป้องกัน, ระหว่างเสรีภาพและความรับผิดชอบ ให้เราจำเอาไว้ว่าเราทุกคนคือผู้กำหนดอนาคตของข้อมูลที่เราเลือกที่จะส่งผ่านและปลูกฝัง เพราะท้ายที่สุดสิ่งที่เราเลือกที่จะแบ่งปันในโลกออนไลน์นี้จะกลายเป็นเส้นใยที่ถักทอเรื่องราวและอนาคตของมนุษยชาติต่อไป

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Why are there 5.5 million people with Bluesky accounts and about 800k to 1.3M on Nostr?

Some of it boils down to social dynamics and chance. It's akin to how immigrants often cluster in the same neighborhoods. Most people are simply following their communities, and their primary decision is driven by where their community is heading.

Why did the communities choose Bluesky over Nostr, Mastodon, Farcaster, or the several dozen centralized and decentralized alternatives?

That’s a more pertinent question. Firstly, very few people actually make these decisions, and most simply follow them. Secondly, the choices aren't primarily based on the technology or the features of the apps or protocols.

Bluesky had certain advantages and disadvantages. It received a fair amount of press as a Twitter spinoff. However, it was late to launch, only preceded by Threads, which had Meta’s platforms for promotion.

In terms of initial marketing, I’d say Bluesky and Nostr were about equal, both often pitched as a ‘Jack Dorsey thing’, which wasn’t true in either case. The press loves stories about people and drama over networks and systems. Social media is vast and complex, and its technology even more so, which is why it’s often presented through personalized narratives about the creators.

Under the hood, Bluesky’s atproto and Nostr are very similar technologically. Both were inspired by Secure Scuttlebutt. Bluesky has adopted a cathedral model of open source, akin to how Android is open source but controlled by Google. Meanwhile, Nostr developed under the bazaar model of open source, created by a community rather than a company.

This company model gives Bluesky some advantages; for instance, they could launch with an invite list, a classic tactic to make something feel more desirable. Even then, most Bluesky users haven’t posted a single thing, and when they had a million registered users, they had fewer than 1500 Daily Active Users (DAU) see bluesky stats.

Bluesky is a lot easier to try than Nostr. The ways keys and content signing work in Bluesky and Nostr are overwhelmingly similar, except that Nostr doesn’t tell you where to store your keys and in Bluesky, you put them on your PDS server, which Bluesky provided free by default for all new users.

This means for Nostr, you have to figure out what to do with your nsec and npub, then how to get a nip-05 for a Nostr name which makes sense. If you want to log in with a username and password, you need to find and set up a nip-46 service. Not all apps support that, so you’re copying and pasting around an nsec. If you want to use a web app, you need to go find and choose one of several browser extensions and set that up. This is easy and natural for folks with experience in crypto but really foreign for everyone else.

Maybe a million people have figured out how to get started on Nostr; it’s definitely possible. And some apps like Primal and Nos have integrated name services as part of the signup, which makes it cleaner.

Once you’re on Nostr, people often discuss zaps, a functionality that may not work as expected. You’ve got to learn how to set up a wallet, what lightning and Bitcoin are. Some get really into it, we’ve seen folks get into Bitcoin through Nostr, but for many, it’s a confusing hurdle.

Bluesky provides a neat way to get into a single default app and gives you a username. Sure, you can change it—I self-host my DID at rabble.nz—but apparently less than 1% of Bluesky users do that, just like most Nostr users have chosen to use a cloud service for their nip-05 Nostr name.

Why else has Bluesky grown bigger than Nostr? It's their approach to positioning the protocol. They’ve set up default moderation controls and a trust and safety team. Initially, they didn’t have these, and when users demanded action and the company refused, growth stalled and usage dropped last July. The Bluesky team didn’t post for about a month, and there was a real question about whether Bluesky would survive.

The user community wanted pretty heavy-handed moderation. The Bluesky team was committed to building a decentralized protocol that didn’t do that. The compromise was that Bluesky would be slow about opening up open federation over atproto until the Bluesky apps, protocol, and company-hosted services could have a trust and safety team and a moderation bot. Their moderation bot is fancier than @reportinator, but it’s the same idea, but with a bigger team of humans reviewing reports. And if you’re using the Bluesky-provided PDS, there’s no way to block or unfollow their default moderation bot. We don’t make everybody on Nostr follow nostr:npub14h23jzlyvumks4rvrz6ktk36dxfyru8qdf679k7q8uvxv0gm0vnsyqe2sh .

That compromise worked for the community and company, and the user base started growing again. The negative press about Bluesky's content ceased and those upset by the policies left, some migrating to Nostr. Bluesky was able to position itself as the socially responsible social media protocol that was easy to use. Jack deleted his Bluesky account, signaling to the world and press what we already knew: he is much more interested in Nostr’s approach to bottom-up development by community and support for lightning payments.

During this period, Nostr's growth really stalled. There are a few reasons for this. We'd saturated the community of folks who both love Bitcoin and dislike Elon enough to leave Twitter. Additionally, our new user experience pushed people to view a global feed dominated by a single topic of conversation.

Nostr has positioned itself strongly as a protocol for those who are freedom-loving, anti-censorship Bitcoin enthusiasts. The easiest Nostr client for new users, Primal, markets itself as a Bitcoin wallet first, and only secondarily as a social media app. People view Nostr as a Web3 project. We’ve had individuals visit the Nos.social website and decline involvement, saying they dislike Web3 because they perceive it as a planet-harming scam (let's not argue the carbon emissions of mining here). We never mention Web3 or any cryptocurrency elements on the Nos website, yet all decentralization has been associated with dubious schemes.

As Nostr’s growth has stalled, the ecosystem has matured and flourished. Nostr boasts technology and apps that other platforms envy. I often hear Bluesky and Fediverse developers express admiration for the cool things Nostr is doing with technology and apps, but since their communities don’t use it, they don’t either.

Just look at the articles my posts last week about Nostr vs. ActivityPub kicked off: Extending ActivityPub and Nomadic Identity is Coming to ActivityPub

I suspect what’s holding back Nostr is twofold. First, how we talk about Nostr. We discuss it in political and ideological terms—we're against censorship, for free speech, value-for-value, etc.—but not about the types of content and people on Nostr, how to find your friends, or the interesting stuff you followed elsewhere. Nor do we talk about how you can use all these cool apps with the same identity and content. It's a hard concept to grasp, and I find myself constantly having to explain it.

The biggest issue people see with Nostr is its perceived association with Bitcoin enthusiasts plus those who’ve been deplatformed elsewhere, often for contentious reasons. I’m not saying the deplatforming was justified, but the perception among those unfamiliar with arbitrary bans and sanctions on platforms is that those who've been deplatformed had it coming—that they were all conspiracy theorists, bigots, or harassers. Some were, some were not, but it's perceived that way by many.

The way we talk about Nostr and onboard new users doesn’t help. The goal of the creator and journalism projects we just launched was to both diversify the content on Nostr for new users and to demonstrate to those creators and journalists that micropayments and paid content on Nostr are viable alternatives/additions to how they publish on social media elsewhere. It is value-for-value without the label, because our theory is that people want the functionality but aren't so keen on the cultural ideology.

This is all solvable. We can: - Make it easier to set up a nip-05 for new users. - Ensure that nip-05 also functions as an nsec bunker for easy login, if users desire. - Add Webfinger files so your nip-05 name functions as a Fediverse name (it’s pretty easy to do; we're experimenting with it on nos.social). - Show users a variety of content types when they join. - Help users find communities, perhaps encouraging groups/channels the way Farcaster does. - Make it easy to find and choose moderation settings, offering more middleware services like Reportinator but with different content labeling ideas. - Change our marketing to attract these new users, focusing on what they can see and who they can connect with, less on Bitcoin, technology, or evading censorship. - Develop apps that offer new functionalities, drawing people in instead of being mere clones with or without certain features.

It always takes a long time for people to figure out what the native mediums are on a technology platform. Initially people would make a phone call to listen to a concert, the first radio stations had people just reading the newspaper, and the first tv broadcasts were either a camera pointed at radio announcers or a single camera shot of a play. People always do the same things, we're the same humans that evolved a couple hundred thousand years ago, same brains, same bodies. What's changed is the way we do things with technology, so what fundamental human thing can we do new and different now that we've got these social protocols and tech?

Addressing the app design and technology will help, but actual growth will come when people discover us, join, find connections, and genuinely want to invite others to join them. Nostr users are incredibly welcoming to new users. However, we also have a subset of users who engage in sexist, racist, and homophobic harassment. This harassment drives people away from Nostr and deters them from recommending it to others. If we don't provide better tools for users to protect themselves from this harassment, they'll leave and find social spaces where they feel safe. Some might abandon public social media altogether, or just switch to Bluesky, which promises to eventually open up their network and has just announced support for uploading images, coming soon.

We're way ahead of the other protocols in some areas and way behind in others. We've got enough momentum and users to figure this out, but we're not there yet.

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The popular Twitter account and website dubbed "Web3 is going just fantastic" are managed by crypto critic Molly White, who concurs.

"I'm eager to see how the lawsuit pans out because it has the potential to send a powerful message to influencers who have been participating in pump-and-dump schemes with little to no fear of repercussions," White mentioned in an online discussion.

SafeMoon, its CEO, and other staff did not respond to several requests for comment on this article; nonetheless, in November, Motherboard interviewed SafeMoon's CEO, John Karony, for an episode of Cryptoland.

First introduced last year, SafeMoon quickly gained notoriety for its novel incentive structure, which sees sellers of SafeMoon tokens return 5% of the proceeds to existing holders while destroying the remaining 5%. In principle, this approach should lower the token supply and increase its price, discouraging investors from shorting or day trading SafeMoon and instead encouraging them to keep the cryptocurrency. Its name suggests it would be a risk-free way to "reach the moon," a term used in the cryptocurrency industry to describe when a token's value suddenly skyrockets.

This wouldn't do much to set SafeMoon apart at the moment. Similar strategies are used by other DeFi cryptocurrencies, making SafeMoon's seem almost elementary in comparison. The success of SafeMoon can be attributed in large part to the fact that many influential people believed in and supported the initiative.

I told you the safe moon was rising,Lil Yachty, who has over five million followers on Twitter, wrote

Despite its prominent backers, Safemoon has failed to reach the moon. Instead, it crashed to the ground below. According to CoinMarketCap, the price of SafeMoon peaked at $0.003145 at the beginning of January and has been steadily declining ever since. At this time, one unit costs $0.0004731. When things started going south, the company focused heavily on branding itself as more than just a cryptocurrency token.

SafeMoon is not a memecoin, albeit the goal of memecoins is different. As a technology firm, we are driven by a genuine purpose. "To reiterate, our goal is to make the future a reality right now," Karony of SafeMoon told Motherboard in November.

SafeMoon investors are holding out hope that Karony's unnamed project, Operation Pheonix (a typo of "phoenix" that Karony pronounces as "phay-nix"), will save the project as the token's value continues to plummet. To put it another way, the "combination of various breakthroughs merged into a single SafeMoon ecosystem" is expected to make it possible for individual homes to install wind turbines, even in Africa.

Karony explains that Operation Pheonix is not a "single project" in a 2017 unveiling video. This is how he puts it: "When decentralisation is used effectively inside a macro IoT infrastructure, it allows for increased efficiency."

SafeMoon highlighted the wind turbines in the Operation Pheonix unveiling film. But the turbines are actually built by a clean energy business named Semtive, as Coffeezilla pointed out in his SafeMoon video.

SafeMoon has bought numerous wind turbines, a Semtive representative confirmed to Motherboard. The company's representative stated that clients are welcome to put their own logo on the turbines as long as Semtive's logo is also present.

Karony, reading from a teleprompter in the Operation Pheonix unveiling film, says that SafeMoon is focusing on "surface modification of the foils on smaller turbines through the application of hydrophilic and hydrophobic particles." Karony thinks this will make wind turbines more efficient. In actual use, it seems like small black dots were sprinkled around Semtive's wind turbine.

It's not entirely clear how the corporation and customers are expecting to benefit from these wind turbines or how much money will be made. In a video posted in January, Karony described combining them with a planned metaverse game. "So, you have the wind turbine in real life, turning and burning, doing its thing, and then in the game, you have a resource generator that you've built on your tiny plot of land, and it's generating resources depending on the energy produced in the actual world," Karony explained. SafeMoon issued a lengthy Reddit thread as a community update, in which users speculated on the possible outcomes.

Project Pheonix saw SafeMoon exploring Africa, specifically The Gambia, with the standard cryptocurrency pitch of helping the "unbanked." SafeMoon stated that they were collaborating with jurisdictions to legalise the token for use as legal tender. Nothing substantial has come out of that endeavour as of yet.

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While work in Africa remains "one of our highest objectives on our impact agenda," a recent trip to The Gambia reminded Karony of opportunities abroad, including in the United States, as he shared in a recent Captain's Log message to the SafeMoon community.

"We continue to pursue our Gambia activities directly, through our own networks," the site reads. "This is the best opportunity to improve the lives of as many people as possible in that area." "Although I will always hold The Gambia in high regard, my recent travels have opened my eyes to the many other possibilities in Africa and the rest of the globe, especially the United States."

SafeMoon is currently only tradeable on decentralised exchanges like PancakeSwap and smaller exchanges like BitMart (when compared to leaders Binance and Coinbase), but the company has promised to develop and distribute its own cryptocurrency exchange in the near future. Although the company has released its own cryptocurrency wallet, Blamebootsy, another independent blockchain investigator, has stated that it appears to be a duplicate of the Trust Wallet. This information was provided to Coffeezilla to aid him in his study of SafeMoon.

SafeMoon's popularity brought in both financial backers and volunteers eager to see the firm succeed. Many supporters of the project are still confident in its potential and are eager to defend it, even as the token's value has plummeted and its promises remain unfulfilled.

It's important to note that not everyone has remained so optimistic. Indeed, lawsuits targeted at Safemoon, its executives, including Karony, and celebrity marketers accuse them of conducting "misleading advertisements and celebrity endorsements" that artificially inflated the token's price, "forcing investors to purchase these losing investments at inflated rates." The SafeMoon website encouraged investors to "HODL!" However, the lawsuit alleges that the company's executives and promoters sold tokens to which they had access.

One of the complaints read, "This case originates from a plan among numerous unscrupulous individuals in the cryptocurrency field to misleadingly advertise and sell the digital asset linked with SafeMoon (the SAFEMOON Tokens) to nave investors."

One of the accusations in the class action lawsuit is that a participant in the project, who goes by the name "The Ginger," became a moderator for SafeMoon's official Discord in March 2021 and became involved in livestreams with company workers. (The Ginger preferred that his true identity not be revealed for fear of reprisal.)

"I drank all the Kool-Aid," the Ginger confessed to Motherboard. "Our cult-like following grew to enormous proportions."

SafeMoon's "main cause" for early success and virality, according to the Ginger, was a series of Reddit AMAs that business members hosted on a weekly basis.

He stated, "They started with some fairly simple stuff, but holders would turn in and see vape pens and hoodies, relaxed backs, excited, and happy people who seemed to genuinely love each other and what they were doing." They didn't appear pushy, and they were quite "cool." Simply interact with others as you go.

The Ginger, however, has stated publicly that "the initiative currently has no accountability, oversight, or meaningful experience in the space" after SafeMoon was publicly accused in the Coffeezilla video. He said he believed Coffeezilla's claims.

In May 2021, Ginger departed SafeMoon to work on a new cryptocurrency venture with several other ex-employees. This new venture was named Piggy Tokens. He also allegedly accused the project's designers of cheating investors and himself before leaving the team a few months later.

There are many unknowns about SafeMoon, and that is essentially all we know about it at this point. There is "misappropriation of cash," Blamebootsy told Motherboard in an online chat, and "a lot of stuff that has to be reviewed by a third party." Will I label that as theft? The reason I can't decide is that I'm not a judge. It's not my position to bring up stealing, anyway. Do I believe that a large sum of money must be accounted for and that someone must reveal its whereabouts and fate with absolute transparency? Okay, that's a reasonable request, in my opinion.

While the storm rages around them, Karony keeps SafeMoon moving forward.

It's going to boil down to faith, that's for sure. Karony told Motherboard last year, "You know, you need to be able to develop trust in a trustless industry."

Conclusion

Keep in mind that it is difficult to precisely anticipate the price of a coin or token in the next few hours, much less make long-term estimates, while thinking about an SFM token price prediction because cryptocurrency markets remain quite unpredictable. So, experts and algorithm-based forecasts can and do make mistakes. Coin holders that refrain from selling their cryptocurrency early will get the most benefits from the cryptocurrency. This makes SafeMoon a potentially advantageous cryptocurrency investment, especially for those who are looking to make a long-term bet.

FAQs

Where has SafeMoon been? SafeMoon has seen a price drop of 13.92% over the past week. Within the past day, the cost has gone up by 0.26 percent.

Is there a potential for SafeMoon? The cost of one SafeMoon moon is expected to range from $0.08 in 2025 to $0.0072 in 202.Token listings on major exchanges like Coinbase, Binance, and Kraken may boost prices, according to price predictions. By the first half of 2025, the price of bitcoin might reach $0.0072.

How come SafeMoon lost so much value? Where did all of the money that SafeMoon was supposed to generate end up? Celebrities helped boost SafeMoon's stock price before its 85% drop due to the company's shift in focus to wind turbines and African development in the face of legal threats.

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ジェシー・リバモアという名前を考えると、金融投資業界の多くの友人がそれを知っていると思います。ジェシー・リバモアは 1877 年に米国の貧しい農民の家庭に生まれ、14 歳で家を出てボストンに行きました。証券会社でレポート作成と簿記の仕事をし、週に 3 ドルを稼ぐようになったリバモアは、忙しい毎日の取引を終えて、その日の市場で観察した株価の変動について考えるようになりました。株式市場の価格変動のリズムを深く理解する。

彼は初めてパートナーと提携し、株式賭博会社で 3.182 ドルを稼ぎました。それ以来、彼は仕事を辞め、株式と商品先物のプロの投機の道に進みました。リバモアは物静かで粘り強い青年で、少額の資金で何度も巨万の富を築き、株式市場や先物市場で失望する投機家となった。

1929年、381ポイントの高値で始まった米国ウォール街株式市場の大暴落の際、ほとんどの投機家は破産して資金を失ったが、リバモアは市場の空売りの流れに乗って3000ドル以上を稼いだ。リー・リバモアが 1922 年に他の人々と協力して書いた本「株式マスターの回想録」では、彼の投機家としてのキャリアの浮き沈みが詳細に説明され、彼の投機的なアイデアと戦略の形成、変容、発展のプロセスが体系的に説明されています。

私は「株マスターの回想録」という本を何度も熟読しましたが、「すべての投機家には市場参入後の成長プロセスがある」ということが理解できました。そこから学んだ経験と教訓は、海洋市場における投機家にとって重要な指針となる重要な参考価値があります。」

ジェシー・リバモアのメンタリティと市場の知恵は私のトレーディング活動に大きな影響を与え、私の長期的な独学のための精神的な指導者となりましたが、それは同時に、このようなトップトレーディングマスターの究極の人生の結末でもあり、非常に興味深いものでした。

1940年11月、マンハッタンのレストランで酔った後、ジェシー・リバモアは妻に「私の人生は失敗だった！」という言葉で終わる手紙を書き、その後ホテルのクロークでピストルを発砲し命を絶った。 63. 彼に残された財産は1万ドルにも満たなかったと言われ、大手証券会社の伝説は幕を閉じた。

おそらく、ジェシー・リバモアの人生における伝説的な経験は、別の哲学者の一見平凡な哲学、「ほとんどの人は運命と死の真っ只中におり、自分がどこにいるのかを理解することはできません。本当に理解していなければ、やみくもに始めてやみくもに終わることはできません。」と一致しているのかもしれません。実際、ここがジェシー・リバモアの人生の本当に悲しいところです。

ここでちょっとした話をします。

休みの日の朝、一日中何もすることがないような気がして、何もない家の壁を見て、「家をもう少し美しくしてもいいのに」と思いました。 「写真を撮って、小さな釘をつかんで、叩いて、吊るしてください。釘が小さすぎて吊るすことができないことがわかりました。どうすればよいですか? 背面に木片を追加したいのですが、釘を打って木を探しに行きましたが、木片を見つけるのに半日かかりましたが、それを切り出す方法はありませんでした。もっと細かく加工する必要があったので、遠くの隣の家にノコギリの刃しかなく、車で持っていくことができませんでした。彼のペンを借りるためにさらに遠くへ行き、長い一日のねじれを終えて降りてきたところだった。

最後に、この人は家に帰ってきて、整った大工道具のことを考えました。そもそも、なぜそんなにたくさんの道​​具が必要なのか、まったく思い出せません。最初の単純な願いは、有名なレバノンの詩人ジブランの言葉と非常によく似ています。

浮き沈みの物語と退屈な物語は無関係に見えるかもしれませんが、実際にはどちらも人生の単純な原則を含んでいます。単に忙しいだけでは十分ではありません。問題は、私たちの取引の最初の出発点でした。本当に今月の非農業データか中央銀行の金利決定か? 私たちの取引の最終目的地は本当に「個人的な苦闘の末、ついに無一文から極度の貧困に陥った」のだろうか(これは映画『グロック・マックス』のブラックユーモアあふれる引用だ)。リバモアと同時代の投資家)

「愚か者は賢い人よりも忙しい傾向にある」というこの言葉を以前に見た記憶がありますが、その時はその深い意味がよく分かりませんでしたが、後年が経ち、人生経験が豊かになるにつれて、十分に理解できるようになりました。漢字が生み出す奥深さ、いわゆる「忙しさ」は実は「心」と「死」にすぎないのではないだろうか。

多くの人は結局トレードをすることになりますが、なぜトレードをしているのか分かりません。実際、もしあなたが残りの人生を盲目的にトレードすると、一種の名もなき火事で忙しくなり、決して安心する日はありません。取引すればするほど、自分が何をしているのか分からなくなるからです。取引は、私たちが小さな発見をし、明確な合理性と知恵を使って心をより徹底的にし、よりよく理解して洞察力を得ることができるようにするためです。

取引の出発地と目的地に関する問題は単純ではありません、それはお金の問題ですよね、ちょっと立ち止まってください、それが本当に答えになるのでしょうか?と言う人もいるかもしれません。

「ウォール街は一方が天国で、もう一方が地獄だ」と言う人もいますが、私たちのほとんどは天国への道を急いでおり、実際にそれを経験して初めて気づくことがよくあります。天国は実際には人口の少ない別の場所にあり、私たちは地獄への扉につながっているだけです。

「本当に気になるのは、実は行き止まりだ」という仏教の言葉があります。何年も前の自分を振り返ると、私もお金に夢と希望を抱き、金融投資市場につながり、このゲームに参加しました。若い頃にプライドと愚かな偏見を持って多大な関心を持っていたが、今では市場のほとんどの投機家の失敗の本当の根本原因を理解するためにこの言葉を使うことがいかに重要であるかを深く理解している。

お金に関して、人々はお金をどのように見るべきでしょうか? これは非常に大きな研究分野です。お金があるということは、成功した人生の一部にすぎません。成功した人生とは、単に名声や富を得るということではなく、無関心な精神性であり、これが生存の基盤となります。

この精神を毎日維持することができれば、その積み重ねが本当に成功した人生へと続くでしょう。お金がなければどうやって生きていけるのでしょうか。実際のところ、お金自体には何の問題もありません。問題は、取引の始まりを含め、人生の意味を忘れてはいけないということです。お金を強く追求すると、心の平安を失い、欲望の奴隷となり、最終的には取引の失敗につながります。

実際、取引の過程で人々が心の平安を失うと、その取引は生きた水の源を失います。その人が市場と自分自身を明確な性質で理解できない場合、運だけによってもたらされる取引の結果は保証されません。これはまさに「心は汚れていて、その道は平らではないので、落ちます。心はきれいで、その道は平らなので、安らぎます。」と呼ばれるものです。

この時点で、取引に関する真実は実際には 1 つであると結論付けるのは難しくありません。取引の開始点は清明の性質に由来し、取引の終点は清明の性質に由来します。オリジナル、オリジナルは最初であり、最初であり、最後です。

トレーディングのキャリアにおいて、私たちが何を言い、何を信じ、何をしたかに関係なく、痛みを引き起こすものはすべて、実際には凡庸な人々が煩わしいための誤った意見にすぎません。一度あなたの意見が正しければ、あなたの心はすぐに自然に静寂に戻ります。

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最新のレポートによると、OpenAI、Nvidia、Microsoft、Alphabet などのテクノロジー業界企業の CEO が、米国に新設された人工知能 (AI) セキュリティ委員会に参加する予定です。この研究は、米国の重要なインフラにおける AI の安全な使用に焦点を当てています。

米国当局者によると、AI安全委員会は経済、公衆衛生、重要な産業をAIの脅威から守るための米国政府の取り組みの1つである。

同委員会は米国土安全保障省と協力して、技術の進歩によって引き起こされる可能性のある潜在的な損害から自社のシステムを保護しながら、AIの役割を最大限に活用する方法について、送電網事業者、輸送サービスプロバイダー、製造工場向けの推奨事項を策定する予定だ。

OpenAIのAltman氏、NvidiaのWong In-hoon氏、MicrosoftのNadella氏、AlphabetのPichay氏、その他AI業界のリーダーに加えて、20人近くの委員から成る委員会には、学者、公民権運動の指導者、重要な分野で働く企業幹部も含まれていた。インフラ部門。

他のメンバーには、メリーランド州知事のウェス・ムーアやシアトル市長のブルース・ハレルなどの政府関係者も含まれる。

米国の国家安全保障当局者は、潜在的な物理的攻撃やサイバー侵入など、米国の重要インフラの脆弱性について長年警告してきた。AIは燃料パイプライン、通信ネットワーク、航空、病院の効率と安全性を向上させることができるが、予期せぬ事態を引き起こす可能性もある。問題。

アレハンドロ・マヨカス米国土安全保障長官はインタビューで、AI技術を米国の給水施設、交通システム、銀行に組み込むことはサービスを向上させ、米国民の日常生活に利益をもたらす「大きな機会」を提供するが、同時に大きなリスクももたらすと述べた。

昨年4月、米国土安全保障省は、重要なインフラの保護や物品検査などの業務にAIをどのように活用できるかを研究することを発表した。その一方で、AI によって引き起こされる可能性のある脅威も調査します。

Mayocas 氏は、重要なインフラストラクチャに関して、安全、信頼性、責任ある方法で AI を導入できなければ、壊滅的な結果を招く可能性があると警告しました。

一方、ジョー・バイデン米国大統領は昨秋、AI安全委員会の設置に関する大統領令を出し、強力なAIシステムの監督を義務付けるとともに、AI企業に対し「国家安全保障に重大なリスクをもたらすシステムを開発する場合は政府に通知する」よう命じた。 、国家経済安全保障、または国家公衆衛生と安全。」

長い間、米国政府はテクノロジー業界の規制をほぼ回避してきたが、近年、消費者データのプライバシー、独占禁止法の問題、偽情報への懸念から、両党はシリコンバレーに対する見解を変えている。

マヨカス氏は、AIセキュリティ委員会には、委員会の使命を理解しているテクノロジー大手幹部を多数入れる必要があると指摘した。

米国土安全保障省当局者は、委員会は５月に初めて会合を予定しており、その後は四半期ごとに会合する予定だと述べた。

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米ドルは対円で日中157ドルを突破し、157.25ラインに達し、日中1％以上上昇したのは1990年5月10日以来初めてで、今年に入ってからは累計11％以上の上昇となった。日銀総裁は、為替が日本経済に与える影響にはプラスの要素が含まれており、円安は需要にプラスの影響を与えていると述べた。

ユーロ/円は0.5％以上の上昇を維持し、168円を下回って推移した。日銀の上田和夫総裁は記者会見後に一時168.35円まで上昇し、2008年7月23日の段階的高値169.96円に近づいた。

ポンドは対円で約0.7％上昇を維持し、196を超えて推移した。米国のPCEインフレ指数は発表時には196.597まで上昇し、2008年8月29日の段階的なピーク200.373に近づき、同年1月1日には223.770に達した。年。

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Hey there! Here are the NBA award winners for the 2023-2024 season:

• Clutch Player of the Year: Stephen Curry
• Sixth Man of the Year: Naz Reid
• NBA MIP: Tyrese Maxey ⌛DPOY ⌛ROY ⌛MVP

🏀 The NBA playoffs have been nothing short of thrilling so far! 💥 Here's a quick roundup of the action:

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🏀 The highly-anticipated Game 3 between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat is just around the corner, and both teams are gearing up for a fierce battle. The Celtics' center, Kristaps Porzingis, is determined to make up for his less-than-ideal performance in Game 2.

Standing at 7-feet-2-inches tall, Porzingis promises to bring a much-improved offensive game to the court. With the series tied at 1-1 and the next two games in Miami, the stakes are high. Get ready for an exciting match-up on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET! 🏀🍿

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🏀 LeBron James and the Lakers are in a fierce battle against the Denver Nuggets, down 3-0 in their first-round playoff series. Despite the challenging deficit, the four-time MVP, LeBron, remains hopeful, urging his team to take it "one game at a time."

In Game 3, the dynamic duo of LeBron and Anthony Davis scored a combined 59 points, but it wasn't enough. D'Angelo Russell had a tough night, scoring zero points.

The Lakers, known for their high-scoring games, averaging 118 points per game in the regular season, have struggled in this series, averaging just 102.3 points against the Nuggets. Their shooting has been off, with a dismal 18.5% from beyond the arc in Game 3.

The Nuggets, led by star Nikola Jokic, are not taking the Lakers lightly. They're focused on finishing the series and are wary of the Lakers' potential for a comeback.

Can the Lakers defy the odds and make a historic comeback? Stay tuned for Game 4! 🏆🔥

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Last night, the Orlando Magic ended a 5-year drought without a playoff game and a 13-year drought without a win at the Kia Center! 💥🔥 The home crowd's energy was electric, and it fueled the team to a dominating 121-83 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series! 💪🏆

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😤🙄 Despite high expectations and a star-studded roster, the Suns have struggled to keep up, with a dismal combined shooting record of 18-of-45 from the field and 12 turnovers from their big three: Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal.

🐺 The Timberwolves, a young and determined team, have shown their might and taken a commanding lead in the series. Can the Suns turn their fortune around and make a comeback? 🌝🙈

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🔥 In an electrifying Game 2, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving put on a defensive masterclass, stifling the LA Clippers and securing a 96-93 victory! 🔥

🔒 The Mavericks' dynamic duo embraced their defensive roles, shutting down the Clippers' superstar quartet: Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook. Doncic contained key plays against the Clippers' stars, while Irving's full-court pressure made a significant impact.

📊 The Mavericks held the Clippers to just 36.8% from the field (their lowest shooting percentage this season) and 8-30 from three-point range.

🏠 With the series tied 1-1, the Mavericks aim to capitalize on their home-court advantage and continue their defensive dominance as the series shifts to Dallas.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton's injury status is up in the air for Game 3 of the Milwaukee Bucks-Indiana Pacers series! 🏀💪

According to the first batch of injury reports released by the league for Friday's games, Giannis was restricted to limited movement and shooting in practice, similar to his condition before Game 2. 🤕👀

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And if that wasn't enough, Middleton is also a concern as he rolled his ankle in Game 2 and briefly left the game before returning. 😱👀 His absence would be a significant blow to the Bucks' playmaking rotation. 🤯🔥

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👀 Did you see that? 👀 Joel Embiid was on 🔥 last night, scoring a playoff career-high 50 points to lead the 76ers to a thrilling 125-114 victory over the Knicks! 💥

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This is a slightly abridged version of an article that was published in Bitcoin magazine in September 2021. MSTR's holdings of Bitcoin have further evolved, but the concepts still remain.

This article will explore:

a) How we might discern the value of MicroStrategy (MSTR), a company in a fairly unique situation in the space, as well as the basics of how value investors operate.

b) Whether or not, given that MSTR is so heavily invested in bitcoin, the main opportunity cost of investing in MSTR is owning an equivalent amount of bitcoin. Hence, why it now makes more sense to value it in bitcoin than in dollars. The explanation is followed by some rough attempts to do just that.

c) Why the approach of pricing in bitcoin might become more and more relevant in the future.

As is well known, MSTR is a company which now has significant skin in the Bitcoin game. In August 2020 it was announced that they were adopting Bitcoin as their primary treasury reserve asset. They converted their entire corporate treasury into bitcoin and have continued to convert free cashflows into bitcoin since. There were also two convertible debt issues to follow, the proceeds of which were also fully converted to bitcoin. Most recently in June 2021, there was further non convertible debt issued, using the proceeds to purchase yet more bitcoin.

Some numbers for context. As of the time of this writing (August 5, 2021):

MicroStrategy HODLs 105,085 BTC worth a total of approx $4.1B (purchased at an average price of $26,080 per coin). The MSTR share price is currently $666, with a total company value of approx $6.5B. Their situation is unparalleled amongst other companies in terms of both:

• their bitcoin holdings as a percentage of their company value or market cap
• the overall size of the company.

In other words, other large companies (such as Tesla) hold much smaller percentages of bitcoin relative to company size, whereas other high percentage holders are simply far smaller in size.

These numbers can be seen at the following chart of bitcoin treasuries in publicly traded and private companies.

Starting around August of 2020, we began to see bitcoin being added to the balance sheets of public companies. One such company is MSTR. This is why you often hear MSTR described as a proxy Bitcoin ETF. However, it’s a more dynamic situation than that due to their likely ongoing BTC buys in the future. Hence why I’m looking at how a traditional value investor might value them.

https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1523646766549434373

Traditional Dollar Based Valuation

First, the way the market will mainly be valuing MSTR is in dollar terms. After all, the share price is priced in dollars and profits are made in dollars.

For those unfamiliar, I’m going to explain how this type of valuation might be formed step by step.

MSTR makes fairly stable profits and have not grown significantly in recent years.. The most conventional way of valuing a company like this is to sum up the present value of all of estimated future profits, and then to add in any other relevant assets aside from this, like bitcoin.

What do we mean by present value? $100 received in 10 years time is not as valuable as $100 right now , so we need to discount future profits by an interest rate to derive the value now.

For example, we might value $100 in 10 years as: $100 / 1.0122 ^ 10 = $88.60

The interest rate used here is the 10-year return on U.S. treasuries, seen as the “risk-free” rate of return on U.S. dollars. Treasuries are considered near risk free because if it ever came to it, the Fed could create more dollars to pay the obligation.

In other words, if we want $100 in 10 years, we can invest $88.60 now to return it. Conversely we can say that the prospect of being paid $100 in 10 years is “worth” $88.60 to us now. We can then repeat this calculation every year to “discount” all expected future profits and sum them all up. This method of valuation is particularly analogous to valuing companies paying dividends, since these profits get paid out to shareholders as cash flow streams. It’s pretty similar to the method of valuing a bond too.

As it happens, historically MicroStrategy did not pay out profits as dividends, but built up a large cash pile on their balance sheet, which is what led Michael Saylor to consider bitcoin in the first place. Whether dividends are actually paid out, put on the balance sheet, or reinvested in the business, it is the underlying ability to generate profits which underpins the basis of value investing.

In reality, analysts use a much higher interest rate in their calculation for valuing shares than the risk free rate. The overall interest rate used might reflect the risk free treasury rate for the period in question plus an additional “equity risk premium”. The latter reflects the fact that future profits are much less certain to be realised than nominal returns in U.S. treasuries, which are seen as risk free. This premium is highly subjective but may sit at about 5–6% per annum. for US Equities on average. .

All told, the current MSTR market cap of $6.5B reflects current bitcoin holdings worth $4.1B, plus the present value placed on the discounted sum of all future profits, along with other factors. These might include any positive or negative premium placed on MSTR by the market, and also an adjustment for the convertible debt issued, as to whether these are likely to be converted to equity at future dates.

In June 2021 there was a further bond issue announced, and yet another illustration of MSTR being in a dynamic situation and acquiring more bitcoin when the opportunity presents. This latest bond issue is not convertible. It has been used to buy more bitcoin now, but will reduce their capacity to convert future profits to bitcoin as they will have to pay these bond coupon payments as a priority. To illustrate this, the issue is $500m at an annual interest rate of 6.125%, so the company will have to pay around $30.6m each year to service the interest payments.

Bitcoin Based Valuation

I think there is now a slight issue with the conventional way of valuing MSTR in dollar terms. It relates to the opportunity cost of buying MicroStrategy shares.

Every time we invest in an asset, we forgo the use of that money somewhere else — this is called the opportunity cost. But where else might we hold that money? There is no way anyone is investing in MSTR now without being a believer in the substantial bitcoin held by them as a longer-term investment. Arguably, by investing in MicroStrategy one is mainly foregoing a “risk free” investment in bitcoin itself that they could otherwise hold. The logical result is to try and price MSTR in BTC instead. And in doing so, evaluate whether the MSTR investment is worth the bitcoin invested, versus the risks.

It’s worth noting that there are stakeholders out there for whom the only exposure to bitcoin permitted them is buying shares in a company such as MSTR. While this may be significant for some, let’s assume otherwise for now.

So how do we price MSTR in bitcoin? The starting point is simple: MicroStrategy holds 105,085 bitcoin right now.

We then need to add on a present value of all the bitcoin they might accumulate in the future. This is clearly the tricky part, as profits are in dollar terms, so we have to estimate how the bitcoin price in dollars might move over time. We also have to estimate the future profits of the company (same as before).

This article is focused more on the concept than the practice. I’m certainly not going to model either with any precision. However, I’ve made up some far-out scenarios to illustrate. In regard to profits converted to bitcoin, others are far better qualified to dig through the accounts, but for the purposes of this illustration let’s assume MSTR converts $50M worth of profits to bitcoin each quarter and that this continues for 15 years. All highly subjective.

How would we discount these profits? Holding BTC doesn’t offer a risk-free return, so we don’t have to use a treasury rate as above — we in effect use 0%.

However, the equity risk premium part referred to above should still stand. This again reflects the uncertainty of making an equity investment, in this case, versus simply holding the underlying risk-free bitcoin. Remember, it’s termed “risk free” in BTC terms.

Finally, we need prices of conversion to BTC. I’d view any stochastic analysis as simply impossible to get right. To keep things simple, let’s deterministically apply three scenarios for the next 15 years for an illustration:

a) “To the moon” — bitcoin hitting $1M per bitcoin in 15 years time.

b) “Slow and steady” — achieving growth of under 5% per annum to hit $80,000 per bitcoin in 15 years.

c) “False dawn” — a swift retreat down to $5,000 per bitcoin after this year and remaining at this level, supported only by hardcore HODLers from then on.

These are deliberately differing scenarios. The screenshot below shows — in theory — how much BTC might be purchased in each year for each scenario.

https://image.nostr.build/84d82466bb3158d34f08872ebda89dbf1eba27dd81bd234ee2843ac72dd96279.png

https://image.nostr.build/f32142c3788c9eb898420e0ea4016435751682b0907ec41682b304213184bbc1.png

Do not take these numbers seriously!

So how would we evaluate an investment of bitcoin into MSTR today?

To keep the illustration simple, let’s consider one share of MSTR and try to value this single share in bitcoin,in terms of the bitcoin MSTR holds now, plus future profits converted to bitcoin.

We then need to discount the additional future BTC buys from the table above, and add the sum of those to this too. So:

• We converted the assumed annual USD profits at the broad brush rates in each scenario (see table above);
• discount using the equity risk premium only to obtain the present values of future bitcoin purchases (see table below); and
• add the existing bitcoin that MSTR hold.

Summing these then provides an estimate of future bitcoin MSTR purchases under each scenario.

https://image.nostr.build/9bc4d14692a637495291291ed292ac92d0af62b81b5f9d25660f2f49c2e33e1c.jpg

[The question:“if we invest one bitcoin into MSTR shares, will we make a positive return on that when we value those shares in bitcoin?”]

As shown above, when we compare the overall value of sats that one share of MSTR might generate to the current price in SATs, we see the following returns -

a) -30%

b) -15%

c) +174%

Based on scenario A, it might be a hard sell to invest your bitcoin into MSTR. Scenario B is close to par, and scenario C actually looks like a good payoff in BTC terms.

The most striking thing about these results becomes obvious when you think about it. The worse bitcoin performs over the 15-year period in dollar terms, the better an investment MSTR looks when valued in BTC. This is as MSTR will acquire more BTC at a lower bitcoin price for the dollar profits it makes.

Many thanks for early comments on this article from @YATReviews on Twitter, who has pointed out this outcome is consistent with viewing MSTR as a “bitcoin dividend security”. For normal dividend stocks valued in dollars, their dividends (if consistent) can actually prove more powerful at compounding wealth when the share price is low, since those dividends purchase more shares.

The other point to note is that if BTC increases lots in dollar terms in the coming years, at the present size of the business MSTR may not move the dial that much in terms of adding to their holdings (see scenario A, where only around 10% more bitcoin is added to current holdings from future profilts).).

Some large disclaimers: as already mentioned, no allowance is currently made of the convertible bonds issued which can be converted to equity. My understanding is that the first offer had a conversion rate of $398 for 1.6M shares; a simple method is to include these on the number of shares in the valuation, if not included already. The second offering is at $1,432, so this is more complex to price. I would love any feedback on simple ways to include them. Also, there is the most recent “straight up” bond issue from June 2021 which is not convertible. Whilst we have assumed slightly lower profits converted to bitcoin due to the $30m annual coupon payments, we should also allow for the repayment of the $500m principal at expiration.

[On the above - see the "Quant Bros" on YouTube who have done much more in depth analysing MSTR in recent months. Since this article was written, the convertible debt has become much larger in terms of MSTR's repeated bitcoin purchases; this article simply assumed more regular buying over time from ongoing profits. Valuing the convertible debt is key - there is innate uncertainty over whether each tranche will get converted to equity, or repaid as debt]

https://image.nostr.build/4fc082eb54355ba2057126366c44f11ab6eecb52f7094cf0318aa6ede2b67cfb.jpg Credit — @bitcoingraffiti on Twitter

Final Thoughts

Why might this change of valuation method to value in bitcoin prove relevant?

Preston Pysh has previously commented on this. Imagine we were to move to an increasingly bitcoin denominated world in which bitcoin continues to appreciate and more and more companies hold bitcoin on their balance sheets.

Individuals with bitcoin would still make investments, but only if the potential of these investments outweigh the opportunity cost of just holding bitcoin instead. This might lead back to “value” equities performing well again, as entities generating profits can add more bitcoin to their balance sheets. Conversely, companies not generating free cashflows can’t, and hence their valuations when priced in bitcoin might be lower..

It might be said that the current trend to invest in growth equities results from everyone having a pretty high time preference — and hence not valuing future dividends as much. Bitcoin reduces time preference and hence might change this. For the concept to really resonate, future profits would be realized (or at least easily valued) in bitcoin. For now, it is only really bitcoin miners for whom this type of calculation can be made, (Adam Back has commented on this too) but even they have fiat denominated costs.

Disclaimer — the author owns both bitcoin and shares in MSTR. This article should not be taken as an endorsement to buy either.

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|| |:-:| |EVOLA, Julius, Metapolítica, Tradición y Modernidad: Antología de artículos evolianos, Hipérbola Janus, 2020|

Hace unos meses creímos que era interesante trabajar en la edición de parte de los textos que Julius Evola, el autor y protagonista de la presente obra, tenía desperdigados en revistas especializadas a lo largo de varias décadas, y en concreto durante los años 50-70, que es el periodo en el que se mantiene más activo como articulista en publicaciones como Il Conciliatore, La Stampa o Roma entre otros muchos. Conocemos al autor por sus obras clásicas, especialmente aquellas de carácter metapolítico tales como Revuelta contra el mundo moderno o Los hombres y las ruinas, o bien otras que inciden en aspectos más metafísicos como El misterio del Grial o La metafísica del sexo, publicados en el caso de los dos últimos por José Olañeta, que lleva varias décadas abordando contenidos tradicionales con la edición y publicación de importantes obras relacionadas con la Tradición Perenne. Sin embargo la obra evoliana se ha visto escasamente respaldada salvo las dos obras mencionadas y alguna más como, por ejemplo, Metafísica de la guerra.

En ese sentido, y al margen de las obras clásicas del barón romano, consideramos que existía todavía un cierto vacío bibliográfico que era necesario cubrir de alguna manera, especialmente en la medida que deben de pulular en diferentes medios centenares de artículos de su autoría que todavía no han visto la luz en lengua castellana. Y no estamos hablando precisamente de un autor menor dentro del contexto de la Tradición Primordial o Perenne, sino de uno de sus exponentes más cualificados y también, por qué no decirlo, de los más polémicos, tanto por su trayectoria vital y los contextos con los que se relacionó en el periodo de entreguerras, como la contundencia de sus ideas y la extensa obra que nos ha legado, y que ha menudo permanece incomprendida por la mayor parte del público lector.

En cualquier caso, debemos apuntar que en la presente publicación hemos tratado de incluir, a través de una ardua y consensuada tarea de selección, aquellos textos que podrían ser más interesantes, y que en ciertos puntos podrían sorprender a los lectores más avezados de la obra del autor italiano. La necesidad de presentar a un Julius Evola que se expresa en relación a problemáticas cotidianas y nuevos contextos a partir de los años 50, podría marcar un contraste interesante respecto a las complejas exposiciones doctrinales que nos reflejan sus obras clásicas.

Estructura de la obra

La obra consta de tres bloques donde hemos clasificado, no sin dificultad, tres grandes áreas de pensamiento, apareciendo en cada apartado los artículos en una relación de sucesión cronológica:

De la política a la metapolítica

El primer apartado lo hemos titulado «de la política a la metapolítica». En él se abordan los diferentes aspectos de la teoría metapolítica en el contexto de la Italia de las décadas centrales del siglo XX. Hay una línea argumental que recorre buena parte de los artículos y que señala la necesidad de reconstruir una «Derecha», que no debe entenderse sino en términos tradicionales, una Derecha antiliberal y previa al triunfo del liberalismo burgués con la Revolución Francesa. En este sentido se postula una «revolución de lo alto», destinada a preservar los principios básicos de la doctrina metapolítica ya enunciados en sus obras clásicas, con la figura del Estado como un valor espiritual superior, no sometido a las concepciones materialistas o burocrático-utilitaristas propias del orden liberal. Consecuentemente hay también una reclamación de las prerrogativas clásicas del Estado tradicional en lo que se refiere al ejercicio de la autoridad y la concepción orgánica de susodicho Estado.

La reconstrucción de un «frente de Derecha», entendido, como decíamos, en términos tradicionales y antimodernos, es una idea que mantiene una vigencia absoluta a lo largo del primer bloque. Es una necesidad que Evola percibe como vital para evitar el avance del comunismo y la izquierda subsidiaria que le sirve de pantalla en los regímenes liberales de la Europa occidental. El comunismo soviético y el capitalismo global, representado por Estados Unidos, son considerados como amenazas análogas en el avance de las fuerzas de la subversión y la antitradición, y en el caso del «americanismo», es un fenómeno que Evola denuncia con especial recurrencia, y sobre el cual aporta multitud de ejemplos.

La monarquía también es objeto de las reflexiones de Evola, y aparece como eje fundamental de toda doctrina verdadera de Derecha, y en este sentido la respuesta que da a las posibilidades monárquicas es, ciertamente, sombría y poco halagadora. Obviamente, también concurren aspectos de la democracia de masas y formas avanzadas de subversión que, desde la perspectiva del autor italiano, son decisivas para impedir la reconstrucción de un verdadero frente tradicional que pueda resistir frente a la aceleración de los tiempos que plantea la modernidad.

Otros aspectos clásicos de su doctrina, como la teoría de la regresión de las castas, también aparecen sintetizados en un par de artículos, donde incluso se exacerba la involución postulada hasta la caída en una quinta casta, con unas consecuencias a nivel de deshumanización y perversión que marcan una «revolución antropológica» en un sentido inverso.

Quizás pueda sorprender que la figura del autor contrarrevolucionario español, Donoso Cortés, aparezca con frecuencia como referencia de primer orden en las críticas que Evola expone en relación al liberalismo y, de hecho, es una figura que, incluso en mayor medida que Joseph de Maistre o Metternich, pertenecientes a la misma corriente ideológica que Cortés, tiene en alta estima.

Tradición y espiritualidad

Un segundo bloque está presidido bajo el epíteto «Tradición y espiritualidad», donde reunimos una serie de artículos que abordan la Tradición en un sentido doctrinal, apelando a elementos propios de los mitos que alimentan los ciclos metahistóricos de la morfología de las civilizaciones como es «El mito del Grial», donde se reivindican sus fuentes perennes muy anteriores a la leyenda cristiana y a las «deformaciones» de Wagner en sus óperas. Esta misma idea destinada a desentrañar la pureza de los símbolos la tenemos en la forma de abordar la idea de romanidad y del pasado imperial desde una perspectiva no académica y antihumanista, exaltando aquellas cualidades aristocráticas y solares del imperium.

La Tradición, el tradicionalismo y los tradicionalistas, también es sometida a un análisis en otros textos, en lo que sirve como un marco de crítica al panorama italiano en ese sentido. La idea de la Tradición vinculada a la acción, al sentido de la existencia del Kshatriya, se refleja a través del concepto de trascendencia inmanente, de la necesidad de actuar sobre la inmanencia del mundo guiado por los principios de lo alto, de carácter puramente espiritual, o la reivindicación de un ecumene tradicional.

Sin embargo, y fruto de los contrastes que ya anunciábamos al principio de este prólogo, debemos destacar un artículo de gran belleza que describe la vida contemplativa de los cartujos en la antigua Cartuja de Hain, cerca de Düsseldorf, y que lleva el título de «Meditaciones en la Cartuja», y donde encontramos retazos del discurso gibelino característico de Evola. El espíritu del kshatriya y los cauces normales de expresión de la civilización tradicional en su estado normal, donde la función espiritual y política alcanzan su plenitud en el ejercicio de sus prerrogativas. Por otro lado el ascetismo, como esa vía espiritual característica de los tiempos descendentes, en la que se recurre al elemento individual en la búsqueda de la realización espiritual también atiende a la temática de algunos de los artículos publicados en este apartado, y es una de las expresiones del ideal gibelino de vida, y que tiene su máxima expresión, en la vía del guerrero.

En este mismo apartado, en una segunda parte del mismo, se agrupan aquellos artículos que forman parte de las formas desviadas y pseudoespirituales, incluyendo algunas pinceladas sobre la situación de la propia Iglesia católica inmersa en pleno Concilio Vaticano II. Vienen a ser ideas que sintetizan perfectamente los peligros anunciados por Julius Evola en Máscara y rostro del espiritualismo moderno. Al margen del efecto pernicioso que tienen ciertas corrientes pseudoespirituales modernas, que despiertan aquellas partes más inconscientes del Ser, y condenan a la horizontalidad y a la pura terrenalidad al hombre moderno, tenemos las acciones corrosivas del contexto histórico del momento, y en especial el influjo de la civilización americana, materialista, mundanizada y fundamentalmente atea.

Sociedad, Arte y Cultura

Por último tendríamos un tercer bloque bajo el título «Sociedad, Arte y Cultura», donde se abordan temas relacionados con las visiones evolianas de muchas de las transformaciones sociales de posguerra, entre las que destaca incluso un artículo anterior a esa época dedicado al fenómeno del feminismo o la emancipación femenina, advirtiendo los peligros de desnaturalización que se ocultan tras la igualación absoluta de hombres y mujeres, que redundan en formas caóticas e impersonales. Como siempre, hallamos una reivindicación de la forma, de la jerarquía, la diferencia y, en consecuencia, la personalidad.

La juventud y el fenómeno de la contestación, tan propio de la llamada Contracultura de los años 60 suscita un gran interés por parte de Julius Evola, quien no duda en juzgar severamente la banalidad de muchos de estos movimientos, su hipocresía, o su carácter destructivo. En este sentido, el artículo dedicado a «la raza del hombre fugaz», tan característico de nuestros días, es un perfecto complemento a las pretendidas veleidades revolucionarias de los movimientos estudiantiles de la época, como una expresión de la falta de compromiso, de centralidad y del carácter disoluto e insustancial que éstos representan.

Esta sociedad desarraigada, ajena a todo principio superior y sumida en el optimismo antropológico tan propio de los regímenes liberales modernos, condicionados por la cultura y civilización americana, que se haya consagrada al bienestar material y que considera la existencia de un progreso en tales términos, reducido a aspectos biológicos y animales de la existencia. El hombre que vive en lo inmediato, en el terreno de las sensaciones físicas, un subproducto de la civilización soviético-americana es objeto de una crítica contundente a lo largo de una serie de artículos publicados en la revista Roma.

Muchos otros aspectos, como aquellos relacionados con el comunismo, el psicoanálisis y otras formas de degradación de lo humano son expuestas en sucesivos artículos que contribuyen a la idea de la descomposición y fragmentación interna del hombre moderno, el hundimiento en estados subconscientes. En el análisis de otros aspectos de la cultura moderna destacan la crítica a la fetichización del «hombre culto e inteligente», mediatizado por una cultura académica y humanística, o el papel de los intelectuales, especialmente en los movimientos de Izquierda, y que se podrían encuadrar en lo que Evola concibe como una «superstición burguesa de la cultura». En este contexto Julius Evola también pone de relieve el concepto de Frithjof Schuon de la denominada «estupidez inteligente» como parte de una mera apariencia, como una carcasa vacía adornada con una retórica elocuente, pero carente de sustancia de un conocimiento profundo y real. La denominada «crítica», que también forma parte sustancial de este entramado propio de la cultura moderna, se ha erigido en los creadores de opinión, en los jueces de una ortodoxia cultural que regula los gustos y opiniones del gran público, sometido a la tiranía de su mal gusto e inanidad.

Conclusión

Para terminar, y como colofón ideal al compendio de artículos que hemos referenciado de manera extremadamente sintética, con breves pinceladas, tenemos dos entrevistas realizadas a Julius Evola en los últimos años de vida, y que representan un complemento ideal para poner punto final a la obra. La primera de ellas, publicada por Il Conciliatore, ofrece al lector un interesante repaso a través de 7 preguntas a aspectos esenciales de la obra de Julius Evola y a sus posicionamientos en algunos aspectos del periodo en que fue realizada la entrevista, a comienzos de los años 70, en torno al tema de la Contracultura, la sexualidad o el panorama cultural y tradicional de la Italia del momento.

En la segunda entrevista, realizada a finales de 1972, y en fechas próximas a su muerte, encontramos aspectos mucho más polémicos, como los que hacen referencia a ciertas filiaciones falsamente atribuidas y a prejuicios dentro de la sociedad italiana en torno a la figura y a la obra de Julius Evola.

El Julius Evola que se expresa a través de una amplísima y variada gama de artículos, donde se abordan temas políticos, filosóficos, culturales e incluso de aspectos cotidianos, busca soluciones a los problemas que el mundo moderno va generando, sin dejarse vencer por la decadencia de la sociedad y la moral burguesas, haciendo un diagnóstico severo de los males que afligen a un mundo en plena descomposición. Las soluciones del Maestro italiano son severas y contundentes, a través de un lenguaje directo y sin perderse en abstracciones ni divagaciones. La esencia de un pensamiento combativo mantenido sobre las posiciones, sin ceder un ápice al ritmo de los tiempos, a las componendas o a las comodidades de lo material y con la referencia permanente de unos principios de lo alto, emanados directamente de una concepción tradicional de la vida. Y a pesar de que la esencia de la lucha se encuentre en un plano metafísico, y que las causas de la decadencia y degeneración material se encuentren en ese descenso de nivel, nuestro autor no duda en tomar los aspectos más banales y cotidianos como objeto de sus reflexiones críticas.

Al mismo tiempo, y sin rehuir la polémica, la estigmatización y el ostracismo del que fue objeto, tenemos a un Evola que se erige como un referente fundamental en los tiempos más aciagos del Kali-Yuga, y lo hace desde la reivindicación de la radicalidad de los principios, en su sentido más etimológico, de ir a la raíz de los mismos, abandonando la vacuidad de las antinomias y enfrentamientos artificiosos generados por las contradicciones modernas, superando los límites y la absurdidad de los problemas planteados por la sociedad burguesa para terminar de emprender acciones decisivas capaces de subvertir el orden de las cosas. Y todo ello desde la disciplina interior, desde una clara idea de jerarquía e inmutabilidad, «manteniéndose en pie en un mundo en ruinas».

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Artículo original: «Metapolítica, Tradición y Modernidad: Antología de artículos evolianos» de Julius Evola, Hipérbola Janus, 10/Dic/2020

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⛄️ Analisi:

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Framework Thinking vs Mental Models

Mental Models

• More instinctive
• A way of thinking or logic taken from various contexts, and applied to other similar contexts to help in problem solving, decision-making, and understanding new concepts.

Framework Thinking

• More structured
• A process to follow to arrive at a solution, conclusion, or better understanding of concepts.

Mental Model vs Framework Thinking

Simpler vs more complex Instinctive vs Process-driven Specific concepts vs a series of concepts

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Sentrum: Daemon for Monitoring Watch-only Bitcoin Wallets Here is a summary of the text:

Sentrum is a daemon that monitors Bitcoin transactions involving your wallets and sends notifications to various channels, including Telegram, email, Nostr, NTFY, and custom commands. The developer, @sommerfeld, announced the release of Sentrum and made available AArch64 builds for Raspberry Pi and similar devices on the GitHub releases page. Users can request builds for other platforms (e.g., macOS ARM, FreeBSD) by contacting the developer.

Bitcoin Optech

Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #299 Recap Podcast The Bitcoin Optech Podcast episode 299 features Mark "Murch" Erhardt, Mike Schmidt, and Gregory Sanders discussing various news and updates in the Bitcoin world. The topics covered include:

1. A proof-of-concept implementation of weak blocks (0:56).
2. An update on BIP editors (20:08).
3. Answers to several questions from Bitcoin Stack Exchange:
   • Where is the off-by-one difficulty bug? (26:44)
   • How does P2TR differ from P2PKH using opcodes from a developer's perspective? (32:10)
   • Are replacement transactions larger in size than their predecessors and non-RBF transactions? (34:15)
   • Are Bitcoin signatures still vulnerable to nonce reuse? (36:59)
   • How do miners manually add transactions to a block template? (39:48)
4. Release announcements:
   • LND v0.17.5-beta (41:40).
5. Notable code and documentation changes, including Bitcoin Core #29,850 (46:35).

The transcription for this episode is coming soon.

LN Markets Blog

LN Markets Alpha #8 (6 min) Here's a summary of the article:

The article discusses the recent surge in Bitcoin's price, which has reached an all-time high (ATH) of $69K. It notes that many traders missed out on gains due to excessive caution and failed to take profits at high levels. The author warns against succumbing to Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) and advises waiting for a more favorable entry point.

The article analyzes the current market conditions, including the funding rate, which increased during the rally but has since decreased. It also looks at ETF flows, noting that bullish sentiment is still prevalent. The author notes that short-term holders are still holding onto their coins, indicating that the bull market is not yet over.

However, the article warns that bears may soon regain control and push the price back down to $65-67K. If this happens, the author advises against opening long positions at this point, as the risk-reward ratio is not favorable. Instead, traders should wait for a breakout above the ATH or a retest of the $52-55K zone.

Overall, the article suggests that while the bull market is not over yet, it's essential to be cautious and not get caught up in FOMO. The author advises waiting for a more favorable entry point before making any moves.

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La correspondance entre Martti Malmi et Satoshi Nakamoto (23 min) The article discusses a significant event in Bitcoin history, which occurred on February 23, 2024. Martti Malmi, a former developer of the Bitcoin software and Satoshi Nakamoto's colleague from 2009 to 2010, published a private email correspondence with Satoshi Nakamoto on his personal website. The exchange covers the period from May 2009 to February 2011 and consists of 260 emails.

Malmi had previously shared these emails with journalist Nathaniel Popper in 2015 for his book "Digital Gold", which chronicled the early history of Bitcoin. Malmi's decision to publish the correspondence was prompted by his role as a witness in a significant UK trial in 2024.

The article provides an overview of Martti Malmi's involvement in Bitcoin, starting from his discovery of Bitcoin in April 2009 while studying at the University of Technology in Espoo, Finland. He became actively involved in the community and started mining Bitcoins on his laptop.

Malmi also wrote a blog post titled "P2P Currency could make the government extinct?" which caught Satoshi Nakamoto's attention. The post was published on anti-state.com and Freedomain Radio forums, which focused on promoting individual freedom and libertarians.

The correspondence between Malmi and Satoshi Nakamoto provides valuable insights into the early days of Bitcoin, including discussions about the decentralized nature of the network, anonymity, and the potential impact of a peer-to-peer currency on government control.

Fanis Michalakis

Latest Strikes 42 (11 min) The latest issue of Latest Strikes, number 42, covers various updates and news from the Lightning Network ecosystem. Here's a summary:

Spiral Grants: Spiral announced a new grantee, Matthew Ramsden, who will work on Swift bindings for the Lightning Dev Kit (LDK) and continue his work with the LDK Node. They also renewed Pavlenex's grant, known for his work as product manager at BTCPay Server and on Stratum V2.

Stats: The Lightning Network capacity is heading towards a new All-Time High, and weekly sales on Amboss' Lightning liquidity marketplace Magma reached a new ATH for 2023.

Zebedee: Zebedee launched time-based rewards for playing games through their app ZBD. Players earn a few satoshis per minute played, with no threshold to reach before withdrawing earnings. This allows instant rewards and payment in Bitcoin.

Voltage Surge: Voltage's observability tool, Surge, is now available to all users. It provides insights into node health, past payments, channels, peers, and more. The data is read-only and cannot be acted upon directly, but can be used as a monitoring tool.

Qala Fellows: Qala fellows shared their proof of work with the public, highlighting their transition from other development fields to Bitcoin/Lightning-focused careers through the fully-funded program.

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Neurodiversity in education for the low income

Created: 2024-04-20 20:38

Perhaps there is a need to consider [[Neurodiversity]] particularly in serving the low income market. They are already working with a deficit in terms of their Academic capability compared to their peers. Having specialized learning or [[Neurodiverse Learning]] structures might increase their chances of succeeding in life.

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1. [[E40 Martin Adams — Becoming a Critical Thinker With the Zettelkasten]]

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Has anyone seen anything like this?

Have you ever experienced simple communication that is almost completely technology-free?

Such as scribbling on eucalyptus trees or along galvanized walls. These activities reveal man's genuine desire to leave some mark on the planet. I used to be one of those people who was fascinated by using simple tools like a magic pen to write on bathroom doors at gas stations to leave stories. It was not long ago that these actions are a form of public communication, also known as "social media communication."

This desire to create its own communication platform is not new. It's an instinct that has been deeply rooted in humans since the time of cave wall painting, showing that we humans have a constant need to share ideas and information.

These activities are not just about leaving messages for others to see. But it also reflects personal actions that come from making decisions themselves. It is an expression of creativity and an independent exchange of information, which is in line with the concept of a market process that gives individuals the freedom to express themselves and adapt to their personal goals.

Scribbling on trees and cave walls in the past is no different from posting messages or status updates on social media in this day and age. Through the changing times and technology, it has become a part of the communication culture that never disappears from our hearts.

We humans have always wanted to convey our thoughts and feelings to the world. Whether it's scribbling on a tree or leaving a message under a galvanized roof. These desires have moved towards a more efficient and broader digital format. This allows us to communicate across borders to every corner of the world without limits. This innovation and adaptation is a clear signature of progress in human history, all due to the decisions and actions of individuals who want to leave their mark on the world.

Leaving a message in a public place is... It stems from a variety of reasons that are more complex and deeper than just face-to-face communication. Sometimes it can be related to the need to spread ideas or messages to a wider group of people, or it can be building relationships with the next generation. In a way, It may only be a personal memory (we'll put the morality and cleanliness aside first).

But the most important thing is the desire to connect with the community or to create unity. We humans are social creatures who want to share and coordinate with others in the community. We not only communicate to exchange information, but also create diverse and lasting social interactions through scribbling or public messaging.

In addition.. These actions also reflect our desire to be remembered or immortality. It confirms that our actions will remain etched in people's memories long after we leave and are an expression of identity and contribution to history. With the name and date engraved on the tree. We leave a mark of existence not only on ourselves to remember, but for all passers-by in those days and beyond.

As the world moves into the digital age and social media... It's like an explosion of longing that we've had in the past in new ways. Online platforms allow us to spread our own stories and experiences to a wider audience endlessly. With faster and easier access to and distribution of news. Instant data sharing and connecting with people around the world without borders This makes social media another dimension of communication that not only flourishes but also forms online communities that have a great influence on the lifestyle and culture of modern society.

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Difference

But considering past and present public communication. There is a big difference. Scribbling on trees in the past is truly decentralized communication. Everyone can add their own text freely. Today's online platforms are tightly compiled and regulated, with rules and algorithms determining which messages are published or hidden from the eyes of many users.

The digital space has the power to control the content that is shared and published. It can remove or block content that does not comply with policies or laws, which of course eucalyptus trees and public places in the past could not. Privacy and freedom of expression are questioned in the social media world, where new social rules and etiquette have been put in place that limit compliance with use and expression policies.

Scribbles are not clearly identified. But in the online world. Personal information and identities can be tracked and recorded in detail. Privacy in the digital world is clearly less. Despite these platforms' attempts to provide tools to control privacy.

Public communication in the past has often been overt and has given rise to a culture of organic sharing. Yet, with the entry into the digital age and social media. Connections are fast and expanding globally, but they can also lead to echo chambers and the spread of distorted information.

Communication in today's world is clearly governed by rules and algorithms. This has led to the creation of more complex social networks, where freedom of expression must also be within the framework set by the platform. Users need to find a balance between protecting their privacy and exercising their digital freedom responsibly.

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Changes

Let's follow how public social communication has changed from the past to the present.

In the Middle Ages, the use of paper and letter writing became popular. Even with direct communication to the desired person, there is still an opportunity to disclose and pass on information. In addition, the paper was used as a banner announcing the news. But sometimes the content is controlled by the host of the space. Newspapers and later magazines brought the distribution of news and opinions to a large readership. The publication of information is strictly controlled by editors and publishers.

Entering the era of radio and television. Mass communication has been revolutionized. Information and entertainment can be quickly delivered to viewers and listeners, but remain under the control of the state and content producers.

When our world was introduced to the Internet in the 90s, we encountered a revolution in the way we communicate through chat rooms and online forums. It's a place to exchange ideas and information without restrictions, supervised by operators and developers to keep these platforms running smoothly.

At last Since then, human freedom of communication and expression has become increasingly restricted through time, until it seems to have been lost in modern times. It requires us to consider and question the values and impact of these controls on society in the future.

As the world entered the Internet era in the 90s, we encountered a new phenomenon in communication. In that era, IRC (Internet Relay Chat) was the most free way to start online discussions. Those who have experienced it must be quite young.

The presence of online forums such as Usenet and the Bulletin Board System (BBS) has provided opportunities for people from all over to gather and exchange information on a wide range of topics. This later led to the emergence of blogs such as Bloggers that allow everyone to freely publish their ideas and stories. Blogs and Wikipedia offer unprecedented freedom to publish and edit content that can help the public. It opens up new opportunities where everyone can be both a giver and a receiver of information.

MSN Messenger was launched in 1999 and was one of the first and most popular real-time chat services in the early days of the Internet. With the ability to communicate instantly. File delivery and audio and video conversation features

In the later period. Forums have stepped in to make forum discussions easier and content is better managed. Then came the emergence of Frienster, MySpace, and Hi5 in the early 2000s, which were the first social media to completely change the way we communicate and share content.

In 2004, Facebook was born, and it started as a social network for university students before launching it to the public in 2006 . Short messages and quick sharing of information (followed by Instagram, Snapchat, LINE, WeChat and TikTok, etc., appearing later). These platforms have played a role in changing the way we build communities and social networks, and not only that, they have also made it easier to maintain social relationships. These communities have grown independently without state prescription (especially on unregulated platforms such as Nostr, which may not be covered in this article).

Entering the social media era, Facebook in particular has defined its primary role in shaping the creation of new social networks. This will not only make the exchange of information convenient. It also comes with strict controls on content and personal information that have a significant impact on privacy rights and freedom of expression.

Transcending from natural communication and placard paper to technological evolution It brings us into a new world where data and communication control is managed by technological oligarchs. Almost all communication today is restricted and is carried out through a central platform with clear rules and usage policies.

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Concerns

In a market where consumers have more options. Companies need to improve their services and products to meet changing customer expectations. This is changing our way of life and culture in a way that has never been seen before (before the era when highly popular platforms were trying to poke and nose their customers in the modern era).

The development of digital communication not only reflects changes in the economy and society. But it also changes the way we see and perceive the world around us. It creates new expectations and expands opportunities for us to engage more with our community.

However.. The power of major platforms It is having a profound impact on modern society. It creates unexpected concerns for users and the world's population. These big platforms can control the flow of data that users can see. This causes data filtering or presents biased information. This has resulted in misrepresentation and information being presented.

We've also seen the creation of 'Echo chambers' and 'Filter Bubbles', adapting content to user preferences and behaviors, resulting in people only seeing information they're ready to agree with. It leads to non-diversity of ideas and division of ideas. There is an addiction to platforms caused by algorithms designed to allow users to spend the most time on the platform. This can lead to addictive behaviors that are detrimental to mental and physical health.

Privacy breach from the collection of personal information without clear boundaries. This results in violations of privacy rights and misuse of information.

In addition, major companies can become monopolies of access and distribution of information, limit competition and the emergence of innovation, and influence political and social processes. They can set standards for what will be socially acceptable.

Even worse, it promotes the spread of toxic content. Toxic content promotions are often the reason behind generating more engagement and responses from users. It is a gross act of irresponsibility towards people and society.

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In an era when rocks and cave walls once served as pages of mystical and nostalgic messages. The days have brought us to communication that requires almost no hand touch or scribble. A digital universe that can print ideas faster than the mind feels.

But in that progress, the shadows of technology keep us from seeing the light. The Almighty's hand has spread so wide that it almost proclaims, "I am the father of communication," while controlling the information we have access to and the voices we hear. This brings a distorted echo that echoes along the walls of the information realm they have set.

We are standing at a crossroads where we must decide whether to allow this tide of control to easily carry us down the path or to stand up for the values of communication that are fundamental to humanity.

The information can be transformed into gifts or weapons. We need to exercise wisdom and responsibility in deliberations. Open communication that was once just written down in a tree or left a secret message under a canopy. Now it has been transformed into an engraving on a digital history page that can be erased with just one click.

In this time journey... Let us hold fast to finding a balance between exposure and protection, between freedom and responsibility. Let us remember that we are all shapers of the future of the information we choose to transmit and cultivate. Because ultimately, what we choose to share in this online world will become the next weaving of humanity's story and future.

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Avoiding it is easier in the short-term, but creates pain in the long-term. Facing it is harder in the short-term, but creates ease in the long-term.

We all would prefer to avoid the upsetting or painful things in life. But in trying to protect ourselves through avoidance, we often end up paradoxically increasing our suffering.

The next time this you're avoiding something that needs to be faced, try this: think about how facing it will help you to be the person you aspire to be.

For example:

• If you're avoiding setting a boundary, tell yourself: “I’m a person with self-respect, and this is a moment to demonstrate that.”

• If you're avoiding a difficult conversation with a loved one, tell yourself: “I’m a person who shows up to work on my relationships, even when it’s hard.”

• If you’re avoiding a chore or responsibility, tell yourself: “I’m a person who follows through on my commitments.”

This shift in focus — from the present pain to the future gain — can help you tap into your deep well of courage. Even when it seems scary, please remember: you can face this thing.

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✅ La notizia del leak del codice sorgente del portafoglio Bitcoin "Chivo" in El Salvador ha scosso le fondamenta dell'esperimento pionieristico del paese centroamericano con la criptovaluta come valuta legale. Questo evento solleva gravi preoccupazioni per la sicurezza dei fondi dei cittadini salvadoregni e rappresenta un potenziale ostacolo all'adozione diffusa di Bitcoin, fatta attraverso sistemi centralizzati come l'app Chivo.

🌟 Analisi:

✅ Implicazioni per la sicurezza: Il leak del codice sorgente espone il portafoglio Chivo a potenziali vulnerabilità che potrebbero essere sfruttate da hacker malintenzionati per rubare fondi o manipolare il sistema. ✅ Minaccia alla sovranità Bitcoin: Se la sicurezza del portafoglio Chivo viene compromessa, potrebbe minare la fiducia dei cittadini salvadoregni nel Bitcoin e ostacolare l'adozione diffusa della criptovaluta come valuta nazionale. ✅ Conseguenze per altri paesi: Questo incidente potrebbe avere un effetto domino su altri paesi che stanno considerando l'adozione di Bitcoin come valuta legale, alimentando i dubbi sulla sua fattibilità e sicurezza.

🌟 Azioni da intraprendere:

✅ Sviluppo di soluzioni di sicurezza robuste: È fondamentale che il governo salvadoregno collabori con esperti di sicurezza informatica per implementare misure di protezione robuste per il portafoglio Chivo e per prevenire futuri attacchi. Oppure, che sarebbe la soluzione migliore, che scarti le opzioni centralizzate e si affidi alle già presenti modalità native di Bitcoin, come i tanti wallet non custodial su Lightning Network. ✅ Trasparenza e comunicazione: Il governo salvadoregno dovrebbe comunicare in modo chiaro e trasparente con i cittadini riguardo all'incidente, alle misure adottate per la sicurezza e al piano per il futuro del Bitcoin come valuta nazionale, fornendo informazione e formazione alla popolazione, così da renderla consapevole delle potenzialità di Bitcoin.

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🌟 Le previsioni del FMI che vedono la Russia crescere più di tutte le economie avanzate, mentre l'Occidente rallenta, aprono uno scenario geopolitico complesso e incerto. La guerra commerciale tra Stati Uniti e Cina continua ad esacerbare le tensioni, creando instabilità sui mercati globali.

🌟 Questa situazione rappresenta un'ulteriore conferma della fragilità del sistema economico tradizionale. Le politiche centralizzate e protezionistiche degli Stati nazionali si dimostrano sempre meno efficaci e portano a conflitti e instabilità.

🌟 Inoltre la mossa degli Stati Uniti di voler applicare sanzioni economiche alle banche cinesi, utilizzando come scusa il non collasso russo ed imputandone le colpe alla Cina, non fa altro che confermare i timori mossi dagli analisti indipendenti che vedono l'avvicinarsi un terzo fronte in questo conflitto globale, come sempre più reale e concreto.

🌟 In questo contesto, Bitcoin emerge come una valida alternativa. La sua natura decentralizzata, resistente alla censura e indipendente dai governi lo rende un rifugio sicuro per chi cerca di proteggere i propri risparmi e la propria libertà economica.

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Tradotto dall’originale di Jonathan Newman - pubblicato il 17 apr 2024

Politica economica (Pensieri per oggi e per domani) di Ludwig von Mises è diventato molto popolare di recente. Il Mises Book Store ha esaurito le copie fisiche e il PDF, disponibile gratuitamente online, ha registrato oltre 50.000 download negli ultimi giorni.

Questa ondata di interesse per le idee di Mises è stata avviata dal lottatore UFC Renato Moicano, che ha dichiarato in un breve discorso di vittoria dopo il combattimento: “Amo l'America, amo la Costituzione... Voglio portare... le armi. Amo la proprietà privata. Lasciate che vi dica una cosa. Se avete a cuore il vostro... Paese, leggete Ludwig von Mises e le sei lezioni della scuola economica austriaca”.

Le “sei lezioni” a cui si riferisce sono il libro di Mises, Politica economica (Pensieri per oggi e per domani).

Se siete interessati a ciò che Mises ha da dire in questo libro, che è una trascrizione di conferenze tenute in Argentina nel 1959, ecco una breve anteprima, che spero vi ispiri a leggere il breve libro per intero.

Lezione 1: capitalismo

Mises inizia la sua prima lezione con una panoramica sullo sviluppo del capitalismo a partire dal feudalesimo. Le imprese iniziarono a “produrre in massa per soddisfare i bisogni delle masse” invece di concentrarsi sulla produzione di beni di lusso per l'élite. Queste grandi imprese hanno avuto successo perché servivano i bisogni di un gruppo più ampio di persone e il loro successo dipendeva interamente dalla loro capacità di dare a questa massa di consumatori ciò che volevano.

Nonostante l'incredibile e innegabile aumento del tenore di vita, anche per una popolazione in crescita, il capitalismo ha avuto i suoi detrattori, tra cui Karl Marx, che ha dato il nome al capitalismo. Mises afferma che, sebbene Marx odiasse il capitalismo e lo avesse soprannominato in questo modo per attaccare il sistema, il nome è buono.

perché descrive chiaramente la fonte dei grandi miglioramenti sociali apportati dal capitalismo. Questi miglioramenti sono il risultato dell'accumulazione di capitale; si basano sul fatto che le persone, di norma, non consumano tutto ciò che hanno prodotto, ma ne risparmiano e investono una parte.

La prosperità è il risultato della previdenza per il futuro, più precisamente è il risultato dell'accantonamento dei consumi odierni attraverso il risparmio e l'investimento delle risorse nella produzione. Secondo Mises, questo principio spiega perché alcuni Paesi sono più prosperi di altri. Quando si parla di crescita economica, “non ci sono miracoli”. Esiste solo “l'applicazione dei principi dell'economia di libero mercato, dei metodi del capitalismo”.

Lezione 2: socialismo

Nella seconda lezione, Mises analizza più da vicino il sistema proposto da Marx: il socialismo. Libertà economica significa che le persone possono scegliere la propria carriera e utilizzare le proprie risorse per raggiungere i propri scopi. La libertà economica è la base di tutte le altre libertà. Per esempio, quando il governo sequestra intere industrie, come quella della stampa, determina cosa sarà pubblicato e cosa no e la “libertà di stampa scompare”.

Mises riconosce che non esiste una “libertà perfetta” in senso metafisico. Dobbiamo obbedire alle leggi della natura, soprattutto se intendiamo usare e trasformare la natura secondo i nostri fini. E anche la libertà economica implica una fondamentale interdipendenza tra gli individui: “Libertà nella società significa che un uomo dipende dagli altri tanto quanto gli altri dipendono da lui”. Questo vale anche per le grandi imprese e per gli imprenditori che le guidano. I veri “padroni” nell'economia di mercato non sono coloro che urlano ordini ai lavoratori, ma i consumatori.

I socialisti disprezzano l'idea della sovranità dei consumatori perché significa permettere errori. Secondo loro, lo Stato dovrebbe svolgere il ruolo paternalistico di decidere cosa è bene per tutti. Così Mises non vede alcuna differenza tra il socialismo e un sistema di schiavitù: “Lo schiavo deve fare ciò che il suo superiore gli ordina di fare, ma il cittadino libero - e questo è il significato di libertà - è in grado di scegliere il proprio stile di vita”. Nel capitalismo, questa libertà rende possibile che le persone nascano in povertà, ma poi raggiungano un grande successo, provvedendo ai loro simili. Questo tipo di mobilità sociale è impossibile in sistemi come il feudalesimo e il socialismo.

Mises conclude questa lezione con una breve spiegazione della critica del calcolo economico al socialismo. Quando la proprietà privata dei mezzi di produzione è proibita, il calcolo economico è impossibile. Senza prezzi di mercato per i fattori, non possiamo economizzare la produzione e provvedere ai bisogni delle masse, indipendentemente da chi controlla il consiglio di pianificazione socialista. Il risultato è la privazione di massa e il caos.

Lezione 3: interventismo

L'interventismo descrive una situazione in cui il governo “vuole interferire con i fenomeni di mercato”. Ogni intervento comporta l'abrogazione della sovranità dei consumatori che Mises aveva spiegato nelle due lezioni precedenti.

Il governo vuole interferire per costringere gli imprenditori a condurre i loro affari in modo diverso da quello che avrebbero scelto se avessero obbedito solo ai consumatori. Pertanto, tutte le misure di interventismo del governo sono dirette a limitare la supremazia dei consumatori.

Mises fa l'esempio di un tetto al prezzo del latte. Sebbene chi mette in atto un intervento di questo tipo possa avere l'intenzione di rendere il latte più accessibile per le famiglie più povere, ci sono molte conseguenze indesiderate: aumento della domanda, diminuzione dell'offerta, razionamento non di prezzo sotto forma di lunghe code nei negozi che vendono latte e, cosa importante, motivi per il governo di intervenire in nuovi modi ora che l'intervento iniziale non ha raggiunto lo scopo prefissato. Così, nell'esempio di Mises, egli ripercorre i nuovi interventi, come il razionamento governativo, il controllo dei prezzi dei generi alimentari per il bestiame, il controllo dei prezzi dei beni di lusso, e così via fino a quando il governo non è intervenuto praticamente in ogni settore dell'economia, cioè il socialismo.

Dopo aver fornito alcuni esempi storici di questo processo, Mises fornisce il quadro generale. L'interventismo, come “politica di mezzo”, è in realtà una strada verso il totalitarismo.

Lezione 4: inflazione

Non può esistere un metodo segreto per risolvere i problemi finanziari di un governo; se ha bisogno di denaro, deve ottenerlo tassando i suoi cittadini (o, in condizioni particolari, prendendolo in prestito da persone che hanno il denaro). Ma molti governi, possiamo dire la maggior parte, pensano che ci sia un altro metodo per ottenere il denaro necessario: semplicemente stamparlo.

Se il governo tassa i cittadini per costruire un nuovo ospedale, i cittadini sono costretti a ridurre la loro spesa e il governo “sostituisce” la loro spesa con la propria. Se, invece, il governo utilizza nuova moneta stampata per finanziare la costruzione dell'ospedale, allora non c'è una sostituzione della spesa, ma un'aggiunta, e “i prezzi tenderanno a salire”.

Mises, come al solito, fa esplodere l'idea di un “livello dei prezzi” che sale e scende, come se tutti i prezzi cambiassero simultaneamente e proporzionalmente. Invece, i prezzi aumentano “passo dopo passo”. I primi destinatari del nuovo denaro aumentano la loro domanda di beni, il che fornisce nuovo reddito a coloro che vendono tali beni. I venditori possono ora aumentare la loro domanda di beni. Questo spiega il processo per cui alcuni prezzi e alcuni redditi aumentano prima di altri. Il risultato è una “rivoluzione dei prezzi”, in cui prezzi e redditi aumentano in modo graduale, a partire dall'origine della nuova moneta. In questo modo, la nuova moneta altera la distribuzione dei redditi e la disposizione delle risorse reali nell'economia, creando “vincitori” e “perdenti”.

Il gold standard offre un controllo rigoroso contro le tendenze inflazionistiche dei governi. In un sistema di questo tipo, il governo non può creare nuove unità di moneta per finanziare le sue spese, quindi deve ricorrere alla tassazione, che è notevolmente impopolare. L'inflazione Fiat, tuttavia, è sottile e i suoi effetti sono complessi e ritardati, il che la rende particolarmente attraente per i governi che possono esercitarla.

In questa conferenza Mises esegue anche un'accurata stroncatura di Keynes e del keynesismo, ma la lascio ai lettori.

Lezione 5: investimenti esteri

Mises ritorna al principio introdotto nella prima lezione, ovvero che la crescita economica deriva dall'accumulazione di capitale. Le differenze nel tenore di vita tra i Paesi non sono attribuibili alla tecnologia, alle qualità dei lavoratori o alle capacità degli imprenditori, ma alla disponibilità di capitale.

Un modo in cui il capitale può essere accumulato all'interno di un Paese è attraverso gli investimenti esteri. Gli inglesi, ad esempio, hanno fornito gran parte del capitale necessario per sviluppare il sistema ferroviario negli Stati Uniti e in Europa. Questo ha comportato un vantaggio reciproco sia per gli inglesi che per i Paesi destinatari dell'investimento. I britannici guadagnarono profitti grazie alla proprietà dei sistemi ferroviari e i Paesi destinatari, anche in presenza di una bilancia commerciale temporaneamente “sfavorevole”, ottennero i benefici del sistema ferroviario, tra cui l'aumento della produttività che, nel tempo, permise loro di acquistare dagli inglesi le azioni delle società ferroviarie.

Gli investimenti esteri permettono all'accumulo di capitale in un Paese di accelerare lo sviluppo di altri Paesi, il tutto senza un sacrificio unilaterale da parte del Paese che fornisce l'investimento. Le guerre (soprattutto quelle mondiali), il protezionismo e la tassazione interna distruggono questo processo reciprocamente vantaggioso. Quando i Paesi impongono tariffe o espropriano il capitale che appartiene agli investitori stranieri, “impediscono o rallentano l'accumulazione del capitale nazionale e pongono ostacoli al capitale straniero”.

Lezione 6: politica e idee

Le idee liberali classiche dei filosofi del diciottesimo e dell'inizio del diciannovesimo secolo hanno contribuito a creare i governi vincolati e la libertà economica che hanno portato all'esplosione della crescita economica di cui Mises ha parlato nella prima lezione. Ma l'emergere di “gruppi di pressione” di minoranza, quelli che oggi chiameremmo “gruppi di interesse speciale”, allontanò i politici dagli ideali liberali classici e li indirizzò verso l'interventismo. I gruppi che beneficerebbero di vari interventi fanno pressione sul governo affinché conceda loro favori come privilegi di monopolio, tasse sulla concorrenza (comprese le tariffe) e sussidi. E, come abbiamo visto, questa spirale interventista tende al socialismo e al totalitarismo. La “rinascita dello spirito bellicoso” nel XX secolo ha portato alle guerre mondiali e ha esacerbato le tendenze totalitarie anche nelle nazioni un tempo esemplari.

Il concomitante aumento delle spese statali ha reso troppo allettanti il denaro fiat e l'inflazione. Le guerre e i progetti speciali sostenuti dai gruppi di pressione erano costosi, e così i vincoli di bilancio furono scartati a favore dello svilimento.

Questo, secondo Mises, spiega la caduta della civiltà. Egli indica l'Impero Romano come esempio:

Cosa è successo? Qual era il problema? Che cosa ha causato la disintegrazione di un impero che, sotto tutti i punti di vista, aveva raggiunto la massima civiltà mai raggiunta prima del XVIII secolo? La verità è che a distruggere questa antica civiltà fu qualcosa di simile, quasi identico, ai pericoli che minacciano la nostra civiltà oggi: da un lato l'interventismo, dall'altro l'inflazione.

Mises trova speranza nel fatto che i detrattori della libertà economica, come Marx e Keynes, non rappresentano le masse e nemmeno la maggioranza. Marx, ad esempio, “non era un uomo del proletariato. Era figlio di un avvocato. ... Era sostenuto dal suo amico Friedrich Engels, che, essendo un industriale, era il peggior tipo di “borghese”, secondo le idee socialiste. Nel linguaggio del marxismo, era uno sfruttatore”.

Questo implica che il destino della civiltà dipende da una battaglia di idee e Mises pensava che le buone idee avrebbero vinto:

Considero un ottimo segno il fatto che, mentre cinquant'anni fa praticamente nessuno al mondo aveva il coraggio di dire qualcosa a favore dell'economia libera, oggi abbiamo, almeno in alcuni dei Paesi avanzati del mondo, istituzioni che sono centri di propagazione dell'economia libera.

Possiamo continuare il progetto di Mises e realizzare la sua speranza. Il mondo ha bisogno di “Menos Marx, Mais Mises”.

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La crítica schmittiana al parlamentarismo liberal debe ser enmarcado en el contexto de crisis del liberalismo en el periodo de entreguerras, en plena crisis del Estado liberal, el cuestionamiento del sistema parlamentario, el autoritarismo, la democracia liberal etc. La obra fue publicada originalmente en 1923, tras las consecuencias del Tratado de Versalles y la caída de la monarquía y el II Reich y en plena República de Weimar, con todas sus desastrosas consecuencias de inestabilidad política y crisis económica. A todo ello deberíamos añadir el escaso arraigo que la tradición liberal tenía en la Alemania de Carl Schmitt, donde las corrientes autoritarias y anti-liberales eran las predominantes.

Dentro de las críticas desarrolladas contra la democracia parlamentaria, podemos reconocer dos vías diferenciadas en el pensamiento de Schmitt:

• Por un lado la crítica al parlamentarismo como forma de gobierno. En este sentido incide en el excesivo dominio de los gobiernos por parte del parlamento, lo que supondría una inestabilidad que haría imposible gobernar. El parlamentarismo aparece en este contexto en contradicción con la división de poderes e irreconciliable con las necesidades del Estado administrativo. La República de Weimar le sirve como ejemplo para estas conclusiones. Además no existe una solución posible de continuidad si se da una relación inversa y es el gobierno el que predomina a través del partido político sobre el parlamento, porque en ese caso no deberíamos hablar de un régimen parlamentario, sino gubernamental. En el segundo caso tendríamos un ejemplo muy cercano en la actualidad, con la quiebra del orden jurídico y legal y la inutilidad de los parlamentos en la toma de decisiones. La alternativa que propone Schmitt es una «dictadura presidencialista».

• Por otro lado tenemos la crítica al liberalismo como forma de gobierno. Es una crítica al parlamento como institución, como forma de gobierno, así como a la democracia parlamentaria en su integridad como sistema, una crítica a la democracia representativa.

En este sentido Schmitt advierte que no hay que confundir democracia y elección, dado que no es lo mismo representación que elección. La democracia como tal solamente tendría sentido cuando su objeto de interés revistiera caracteres homogéneos, y fuese posible reducirlo a un único centro de interés, como ocurría con las naciones burguesas en el siglo XIX, donde las democracias de sufragio censitario representaban los intereses del grupo social dominante. En el caso de la democracia de masas, donde los intereses que se pretenden representar se caracterizan por su heterogeneidad, de tal modo que cualquier forma de pluralismo es incompatible con el liberalismo. En este sentido Schmitt establece una clara diferenciación entre la representación de intereses (de partido, económicos etc) y la representación a través de la cual el pueblo se identifica con sus líderes por aclamación o asentimiento. Y es el segundo tipo de representación el único válido para nuestro autor, porque no existe tal voluntad del pueblo ni el poder puede delegarse. El líder político es el que tiene la cualidad para manifestar esa voluntad e identificarla. Para Schmitt no existe ningún tipo de antítesis irreconciliable entre dictadura y democracia, de modo que el liberalismo y la democracia tampoco son sinónimos y cualquier doctrina política antiliberal, como el fascismo o el comunismo, que se encontraban en pleno auge en su época, no tenían porque ser antidemocráticas.

La idea bajo la que nació el parlamentarismo era la de lograr acuerdos generales y representar intereses heterogéneos, pero lo cierto es que las democracias liberales han venido mostrando que al final sirven de escenario y medio para la imposición de unos intereses sobre otros, y en ningún caso obedecen al producto de una discusión racional. Más bien se han terminado por imponer las decisiones impuestas fuera de éste porque no existe ningún parlamento legislador ni una democracia parlamentaria, es una forma vacía y sin sentido.

Otra de las críticas que plantea Carl Schmitt se da en el ámbito de la democracia procedimental y plantea si la ley es realmente aquello que el legislador quiere o lo que quiere la mayoría parlamentaria. De modo que al final la democracia parlamentaria encubre la dictadura de la mayoría que no deja de serlo aunque haya elecciones cada cierto tiempo.

Parlamentarismo y democracia han ido desarrollándose desde mediados del siglo XIX sin que estuviera muy clara la diferenciación entre ambos conceptos, hasta el punto que cuando terminó de triunfar también comenzaron a manifestarse los antagonismos entre ambos conceptos. Las contradicciones afloran en la misma función que pretendidamente cumple el parlamento, como lugares de discusión y acuerdo, y en este caso por el hecho de que, como apuntábamos con anterioridad, deberían primar los argumentos racionales para convencer por encima del egoísmo y ataduras de los partidos políticos y los intereses que manifiesten los diferentes grupos de poder. Es precisamente este fundamento del parlamentarismo el que se encuentra en crisis y el que se haya reducido a una formalidad vacía. Schmitt apunta que ya no son los representantes de los partidos políticos los que discuten sino que son grupos de poder social y económico, podríamos hablar de lobbies que negocian sobre la base de compromisos y coaliciones. Los parlamentos ya no sirven para convencer al contrario, y su función política y técnica ha desaparecido para dar paso a la manipulación de la masa y la obtención de una mayoría para lograr imponer el criterio propio.

En cuanto a la democracia se basa fundamentalmente en la búsqueda de lo homogéneo, de los «grandes consensos», de las mayorías, de unificar voluntades y con la eliminación de lo heterogéneo, que en la democracia moderna de inspiración liberal se basa en el principio de lo racional. Respecto a la tan cacareada igualdad, la democracia contempla la desigualdad y la exclusión como una estrategia de dominación, y Schmitt nos remite a innumerables ejemplos del Imperio británico, como paradigma del colonialismo moderno, en el que los habitantes de las colonias son sometidos a la ley del Estado democrático de la metrópoli cuando se encuentran fuera del mismo y en abierta contradicción con lo que éste propone. Lo que viene a demostrar que la democracia, como ocurría con aquella clásica, solamente es posible cuando se trata de iguales. La democracia liberal igualitaria, basada en proclamas universalistas, en gentes de diferente origen y procedencia, bajo un principio de heterogeneidad es la que según el jurista alemán se había impuesto en su época.

Este modelo de democracia, engendrada por la revolución francesa y madurada a lo largo del siglo XIX, ha evolucionado hacia formas universales, que han desplazado su implantación a un territorio específico, de gentes con una cosmovisión única, y unos orígenes particulares, a un modelo universal, abstracto y heterogéneo, dando lugar a una igualación absoluta que vacía todo el sentido del concepto y con ello pierde todo su significado. Por eso afirma Schmitt que la libertad de todos los hombres no es democracia sino liberalismo, así como tampoco es una forma de Estado sino una concepción del mundo de corte individualista y humanitario. Es precisamente en la fusión de esos principios, liberalismo y democracia, en los que se fundamenta la moderna sociedad de masas.

Ambos conceptos se encuentran en crisis, y el liberalismo desnaturaleza a la democracia en la medida que la voluntad del pueblo no es democrática sino liberal, y entre la propia acción del gobernante y la voluntad de los gobernados media el parlamento, que aparece como un obstáculo anticuado, inservible e incapaz de desarrollar su función. Y en la medida que la democracia no es patrimonio del liberalismo, puede manifestarse dentro del ámbito antiliberal (fascismo o bolchevismo) o incluso bajo formas políticas extrañas a la tradición liberal, como puedan ser la dictadura o diferentes formas de cesarismo. De este modo Schmitt también pone en duda aquellos procedimientos considerados democráticos, como son las votaciones (el famoso lema «un hombre, un voto») en la que participan millones de personas aisladas y la representación indirecta que representan los partidos y el sistema parlamentario, que al fin y al cabo son formas propiamente liberales que se han confundido con aquellas democráticas. Schmitt hace alusión a formas de democracia directa como la acclamatio.

La llamada democracia liberal comienza a configurarse a raíz de la revolución de 1789, porque la democracia como tal no tiene un contenido político específico, sino que es un sistema organizativo. La democracia puede ser socialista, conservadora, autoritaria etc y en el caso del liberalismo supone cimentar el sentido de la misma en principios económicos que se encuentran radicados en el derecho privado. Al mismo tiempo tenemos uno de sus fundamentos más característicos, la voluntad general, que tiene un sentido abstracto y que encarna un principio de verdad cuando ésta, al manifestarse, jamás es unánime. Hay un sistema de representaciones e identificaciones entre gobernantes y gobernados dentro de un plano jurídico, político o psicológico, pero nunca económico. Para Carl Schmitt la minoría puede ser más representativa de la voluntad del pueblo que una mayoría que puede ser sometida a engaños y mentiras a través de la acción de la propaganda. Con lo cual la defensa de la democracia no entraña un criterio cuantitativo, de número, sino cualitativo, en el que se puede combatir los efectos de la propaganda a través de la educación y el conocimiento.

En lo que se refiere al parlamentarismo, en sus orígenes nació como una forma de lucha entre los representantes del pueblo y la monarquía. Como decíamos al inicio, al formular una de las tesis del libro, el parlamentarismo constituye un obstáculo en el funcionamiento del gobierno, al intervenir continuamente en los nombramientos de cargos o tomas de decisión. El parlamentarismo, como el liberalismo, también es ajeno a la democracia en la medida que el pueblo no puede revocar a aquellos que son supuestos representantes de sus intereses en el parlamento, mientras que la parte gubernamental sí puede hacerlo sin problema alguno. Por otro lado, en muchas ocasiones el parlamento sirve de marco para las discusiones sobre intereses ajenos a aquellos representados, intereses de naturaleza económica que conciernen a grupos privados, por ejemplo. Esta es una consecuencia general de la aplicación de los principios liberales, de los que emanan las libertades que se asocian a la democracia liberal. Es por ese motivo que estas libertades son de naturaleza individual, propia de sujetos privados, como también ocurre con la idea pública de la política y la libertad de prensa.

En lo relativo a la clásica separación de poderes, la división y equilibrio de las distintas partes que forman el Estado cuenta con el lastre que supone el parlamento, que acapara el poder legislativo. Schmitt defiende la supresión de la división de poderes liberal, y en especial la división entre el poder legislativo y ejecutivo en lo que es un producto del racionalismo absoluto y la idea de equilibrio de poder de la Ilustración. De hecho, el gran problema que señala el autor alemán es que la misma Ilustración privilegió el poder legislativo frente al ejecutivo, reduciendo el primero a un principio o mecanismo de discusión en virtud de un racionalismo relativista sin poder abordar los temas importantes desde posiciones absolutas. En estos principios es donde radica el problema que plantea Carl Schmitt, en la cimentación de un sistema global en el que el derecho se impone frente al Estado a través de un equilibrio o pluralismo de poderes en el que la discusión y la publicidad se convierten en fundamento de justicia y verdad.

El problema es que a día de hoy los parlamentos ya no son ni tan siquiera lugares de discusión, son los representantes del capital los que deciden a puerta cerrada el destino de millones de personas, de modo que la discusión pública termina por convertirse en un simulacro vacío e insustancial.

Más allá de las críticas al parlamentarismo y el liberalismo en su formulación democrática, Carl Schmitt también analiza la dictadura dentro del pensamiento marxista. La revolución de 1848 aparece dentro de su esquema como una fecha clave en la pugna entre las fuerzas políticas racionalistas de carácter dictatorial, representadas por el liberalismo de raíz jacobina representado por la Francia de Napoleón III la representada por el socialismo radical marxista amparada en las concepciones hegelianas de la historia. Y es que el marxismo también impone una visión racionalista y científica de la realidad, sobre la que pretende actuar a través del materialismo histórico. Cree conocer a la perfección los mecanismos de la vida social, económica y política y cómo dominarla en un propósito absolutamente determinista y de exactitud matemática. Pero en realidad, apunta Schmitt, solamente se puede entender al marxismo en el desarrollo dialéctico de la humanidad, que deja cierto margen de actuación al acontecer histórico en las creaciones concretas que produce al margen de todas sus pretensiones científicas del devenir. Y es que es en Hegel donde reside la base del concepto de dictadura racional marxista.

La figura del dictador consigue compenetrar e integrar la complejidad de relaciones antitéticas, contradicciones y antagonismos generados por el proceder de la dialéctica hegeliana. Y frente a la discusión permanente y la inexistencia de un principio ético para distinguir el bien del mal la dictadura aparecería como una solución dialéctica adecuada a la conciencia de cada época. Y a pesar de que en Hegel hay un rechazo a la dominación por la fuerza, en un mundo abandonado a su suerte, sin referentes absolutos, predomina la máxima abstracta de lo que debe ser.

Dentro del terreno del irracionalismo tenemos aquellas doctrinas políticas de la acción directa, y en concreto Schmitt hace alusión a Georges Sorel, quien habiendo tomado como referencia a los teóricos anarquistas y la lucha sindical y sus instrumentos como la huelga revolucionaria, comprende no solamente un rechazo absoluto respecto al racionalismo, sino también hacia las derivaciones de la democracia liberal amparada en la división de poderes y el parlamentarismo. La función del mito tenía un carácter místico y casi metahistórico, a partir del cual un pueblo entiende que le ha llegado el momento de construir un ciclo histórico nuevo. Y obviamente en la participación en este Destino nada tiene que ver la burguesía ni sus concepciones racionalistas del poder. Porque como señala Schmitt la democracia liberal es en realidad una plutocracia demagógica, y frente a ésta el proletariado industrial sería el sujeto histórico que encarnaría el mito a través de la huelga general y el uso de la violencia. Las masas proletarias aparecen como las creadoras de una nueva moral superior al pacifismo y humanitarismo burgués.

No obstante, la lucha contra el constitucionalismo parlamentario y el racionalismo liberal encuentra referentes intelectuales y políticos anteriores, en pleno siglo XIX, a través de las figuras de Pierre Joseph Proudhon y Donoso Cortés desde posturas aparentemente antagónicas como son el anarcosindicalismo radical y el tradicionalismo católico contrarrevolucionario. También estos autores, como en el caso de Sorel, apuestan por la acción directa y la violencia contra aquello que Donoso Cortés denominó «la clase discutidora», y frente al derecho apuestan por la dictadura. Del mismo modo también encontramos una dimensión escatológica esencial, y un mismo espíritu combativo y de apelación al heroísmo. Es la reivindicación de la acción, de la violencia frente al acto de parlamentar, de discutir o de apostar por las componendas tan propias de los regímenes liberales.

Y la crítica al parlamentarismo se extendería, como es lógico, al propio racionalismo, que es la matriz de la que surgen todos los mecanismos políticos e institucionales que nutren la democracia liberal. El racionalismo es enemigo de la vida, de la tensión espiritual, de la acción y falsea la realidad de la existencia, la enmascara bajo los discursos de los intelectuales. Y es dentro de estas corrientes, a priori tan divergentes, donde Schmitt encuentra los principios e ideas necesarias para vertebrar un discurso antiliberal y antiparlamentario, en oposición a lo que el liberalismo entiende por democracia, y frente al marxismo, que para Carl Schmitt sigue viviendo dentro de un marco conceptual y político-filosófico de formas heredadas de la Ilustración, y en consecuencia del mismo modelo racionalista.

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Artículo original: «Los fundamentos histórico-espirituales del parlamentarismo en su situación actual», de Carl Schmitt, Hipérbola Janus, 30/Nov/2020

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Tradotto dall’originale di Frank Corva - pubblicato il 16 apr 2024

Nome della società: Azteco

Fondatori: Alexander Fernandez e Paul Ferguson

Data di fondazione: 2014

Sede centrale: Santa Monica, CA

Quantità di Bitcoin in cassa: Non divulgato

Numero di dipendenti: 12

Sito web: https://azte.co/

Pubblica o privata?é: Privata

Quando Alexander “Akin” Fernandez ha ideato Azteco più di dieci anni fa, voleva semplicemente rendere il bitcoin più facile da ottenere. Voleva che le persone potessero acquistare bitcoin con la stessa facilità con cui potevano acquistare una carta regalo prepagata, e così ha sviluppato un sistema in cui le persone possono acquistare buoni bitcoin prepagati per soli 10 dollari, riscattabili in un minuto.

I buoni Azteco sono ora disponibili in oltre 190 Paesi, acquistabili online o in contanti presso i venditori. Il vantaggio principale dell'acquisto di BTC tramite i buoni Azteco è il fatto che non è necessario rivelare la propria identità per farlo, senza contare che il processo di acquisto di un buono è semplice e veloce. Azteco offre funzionalità sia on-chain che Lightning, dando agli utenti la possibilità di riscattare i loro BTC sia sulla main chain di Bitcoin che sulla Lightning Network, una rete di pagamenti di livello 2 costruita sulla blockchain di Bitcoin.

Secondo le stime di Fernandez, oltre un milione di persone ha già acquistato i buoni Azteco. Ma le sue aspirazioni vanno ben oltre il numero già impressionante di voucher venduti: egli mira a servire una base di clienti di oltre 30 volte superiore, in quanto Azteco fa la sua parte nella “normalizzazione” di Bitcoin.

Di seguito viene riportata la trascrizione della nostra conversazione, modificata per ragioni di lunghezza e chiarezza.

Frank Corva: Da dove nasce l'ispirazione per Azteco?

Akin Fernandez: È nato dalla mia esperienza personale, quando ho scoperto che ottenere bitcoin è molto difficile. Ho capito che non deve essere così. Potremmo usare un sistema familiare come un buono di ricarica, che miliardi di persone usano per ricaricare i loro telefoni cellulari, e applicare questo processo all'ottenimento di bitcoin. Tutto ciò che dobbiamo fare è costruire un software, mettere in atto la distribuzione e poi dovrebbe funzionare. Ed guarda un pò, funziona.

Corva: Aveva in mente una clientela particolare quando ha progettato Azteco?

Fernandez: Sì, avevo in mente me stesso. Volevo essere in grado di ottenere bitcoin senza dover fare alcun tipo di sforzo. Volevo poter andare al supermercato, comprare 20 dollari di bitcoin e metterli direttamente nel mio portafoglio. E non sono l’unico. Posso supporre che ci siano altre persone come me, in grado di capire la proposta e la facilità d'uso e che si adatterebbero naturalmente.

Spesso le invenzioni nascono perché le persone risolvono i problemi per se stesse, non per arricchirsi o per qualsiasi altro motivo che non sia quello di risolvere i propri problemi. E poiché le persone sono simili, risolvono anche i problemi degli altri.

Corva: Parlando della sua esperienza personale. Ho letto che per un periodo di tempo lei non ha avuto una banca. È vero e, in caso di risposta affermativa, potrebbe spiegarci meglio?

Fernandez: Beh, sono diventato un “senza banca” per un motivo che, ancora oggi, non conosco. Sono andato nella “mia” banca per incassare un assegno e non hanno trovato il mio conto nel sistema. Non avevo ricevuto alcuna comunicazione da loro, né per iscritto né in alcun modo. All'improvviso, non avevo più un conto in banca. Così, per molti anni, non ho avuto accesso alle carte di credito o a tutto ciò che le altre persone in Occidente danno per scontato.

Questo mi ha insegnato una lezione molto, molto importante su quanto sia difficile fare qualsiasi cosa nel 21° secolo se non si ha accesso alle strutture bancarie. Potete dimenticarvi di fare acquisti online. Potete dimenticare qualsiasi tipo di comodità di entrare in un negozio e pagare con una carta. Tutto questo scompare.

Quindi, mentre lavoravo ad Azteco, mi è stato chiaro quanto sarebbe stato potente questo strumento, perché con Bitcoin non si può essere estromessi da terzi. Si ha il controllo sul proprio denaro sintetico.

Corva: L'ho già sentita usare l'espressione “denaro sintetico” e ha parlato di come non dovremmo riferirci al bitcoin come denaro vero e proprio. Perché è importante farlo?

Fernandez: È importante perché è vero. Il Bitcoin non è denaro, è un database. Può essere usato come denaro? Certamente. Può essere usato come denaro molto, molto bene. È una buona simulazione di denaro. Ma non è necessario che sia denaro perché sia utile.

Inoltre, se si chiama denaro il bitcoin, tutte le norme che lo Stato ha imposto sul denaro reale possono essere sovrapposte o spazzolate sul Bitcoin in modo inappropriato, rendendolo difficile da usare e più lento a diffondersi. È quindi molto importante dire la verità sul Bitcoin. Il Bitcoin ha impiegato così tanto tempo per entrare in tutti gli angoli perché è stato mal interpretato come denaro.

WhatsApp ha raggiunto un miliardo di persone in quattro anni e mezzo. Questo è il tipo di diffusione nei telefoni delle persone che ci aspetteremmo se i binari per accedere al Bitcoin fossero privi di attrito, proprio come lo sono per WhatsApp.

Il fatto che il Bitcoin non abbia raggiunto quel numero di persone indica che c'è qualcosa di sbagliato nel modo in cui la gente pensa a questo prodotto, e quindi è importante per noi pensarlo correttamente.

Corva: Quante persone sta raggiungendo Azteco? In altre parole, quanti voucher ha venduto Azteco nel terzo o quarto trimestre del 2023?

Fernandez: Non ho a disposizione i numeri veri e propri, essendo il CEO e non il CFO. Ma il mese scorso abbiamo avuto il nostro mese più importante di sempre. Me l'hanno detto ieri. Il numero di voucher che stiamo vendendo è in aumento, e questo è il risultato diretto dell'incremento della nostra distribuzione e anche del cambiamento del sentimento verso il Bitcoin su scala globale.

Siamo il modo più semplice per ottenere bitcoin. Quando le persone ci scoprono, dicono due cose: “Prima di tutto, perché non è tutto così facile?” e “Come mai non ne ho mai sentito parlare prima?”.

Le cose si stanno sinergizzando e unendo per portarci a un punto in cui siamo una forza globale per il bene e per portare il Bitcoin alle persone che ne hanno più bisogno - i non bancarizzati e le persone che non hanno accesso ai circuiti finanziari o che semplicemente non vogliono essere vittime dei circuiti finanziari.

Le aziende Bitcoin della vecchia scuola che hanno servito le persone negli ultimi 10 anni credono tutte che il Bitcoin sia denaro e rendono molto difficile ottenere un conto. Tutti sono così abituati all'idea di avere un conto bancario o un conto di qualsiasi tipo, che sia tramite e-mail o altro. Il presupposto immediato è: “Beh, ovviamente devo avere un conto per poter usare questo servizio”.

Con il Bitcoin, però, questo non è vero. Non è necessario avere un account. [Alcune] società che operano nel campo dei wallet lo fanno correttamente. Una di queste è Samourai Wallet e un'altra è Wallet of Satoshi, dove non è necessario aprire un conto per utilizzare il proprio denaro.

Stanno cercando di far passare l’idea che non si dovrebbe essere in grado di usare il bitcoin senza avere un conto. È quello che stanno cercando di fare nell'UE.

Corva: Lo stiamo facendo anche qui negli Stati Uniti con il Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act (DAAMLA), la legge redatta da Elizabeth Warren.

Fernandez: Queste persone sono venute meno al loro giuramento. Hanno giurato di difendere e sostenere la Costituzione, che garantisce la libertà di parola di ogni singolo americano. Il Bitcoin è un discorso. È un database in cui il discorso viene scritto, memorizzato e trasmesso da una persona all'altra.

E se qualcuno pensa che io me la stia prendendo con i Democratici e non con i Repubblicani, Cynthia Lummis ha scritto una proposta di legge assolutamente spaventosa che ho fatto con grande piacere a pezzi sul mio blog.

Non capiscono qual è il loro ruolo di funzionari pubblici. Un servo non ha il controllo dei suoi padroni. Un servitore è obbediente agli elettori. Non è compito loro dire alle persone che devono fare il KYC per usare bitcoin.

Corva: Per quanto riguarda l'America e il bitcoin senza KYC, vede persone che usano Azteco perché vogliono un bitcoin senza KYC?

Fernandez: Per penetrare nel mercato americano, il servizio deve essere spiegato. Le persone devono essere deprogrammate. Non capiscono che il bitcoin non è un veicolo per guadagnare più fiat.

È necessario liberare le persone da queste cattive abitudini e mostrare loro che esistono modi migliori per fare le cose. L'esempio perfetto è WhatsApp.

Prima di WhatsApp, le persone erano solite pagare per gli SMS, mentre ora l'idea è impensabile. Un processo simile deve avvenire con il Bitcoin, dove è possibile inviare denaro ai familiari senza dover passare attraverso una terza parte o pagare tariffe esorbitanti o identificarsi o cose del genere.

Con il Bitcoin si ottengono anche altri sottili vantaggi. L'iperinflazione sta iniziando a farsi sentire e la gente comincia a capire che c'è qualcosa di sbagliato nel denaro.

Per le persone è molto difficile risalire alla causa principale dell'aumento dei prezzi da McDonalds. Ammettiamo che riescano a scoprire la causa, cosa potrebbero fare? Potrebbero andare a procurarsi il bitcoin, ma ci sono diversi passi in avanti prima che queste persone vedano il bitcoin come la risposta.

Corva: Sono d'accordo.

Fernandez: Inoltre, le aziende attuali - grandi aziende come Binance, Coinbase - sono sinonimo di bitcoin. Azteco deve essere sinonimo di ottenere bitcoin. La stragrande maggioranza delle persone sulla terra non è ricca. Non hanno 100.000 dollari da spendere in bitcoin. Vivono giorno per giorno.

Dato che queste persone non sono investitori e non hanno soldi da parte da tenere in bitcoin nella speranza che salga - cosa che ovviamente accadrà - hanno bisogno di avere bitcoin come denaro quotidiano per le spese di tutti i giorni.

Una volta che si inizia a parlare di queste cose, le opportunità e i modelli di business iniziano a cadere fuori dalla conversazione. Tutte queste Cynthia Lummises ed Elizabeth Warrens impediscono l'emergere di questi modelli di business perché stanno regolamentando qualcosa che non hanno il diritto di regolamentare.

Corva: Parlando di altre aziende, l'ho sentita parlare bene di Machankura, un protocollo che rende più facile per gli africani usare bitcoin in modo KYC, e che è un complimento per Azteco. Quali altre aziende nello spazio Bitcoin sono da elogiare per Azteco?

Fernandez: I portafogli Bitcoin etici sono da elogiare. Per etici intendo Samourai Wallet e Wallet of Satoshi. So che ad alcuni non piace Wallet of Satoshi perché l'architettura del backend non è di loro gradimento, ma queste persone non gestiscono aziende e non sanno quanto sia difficile fare queste cose.

L'ultimo arrivato è il portafoglio Bitkey che, secondo me, è assolutamente incredibile. Lo hanno progettato bene. Sia l'interfaccia utente che l'esperienza d'uso piaceranno a molti se non a tutti.

È da molto tempo che dico che qualcuno come Apple, Microsoft o qualche altra azienda entrerà nel mondo Bitcoin e porterà tutta l'esperienza accumulata nel pensare e progettare le interfacce utente nel processo di utilizzo del Bitcoin. Le aziende attuali non hanno pensato all'esperienza dell'utente.

Bitkey di Jack Dorsey ha rappresentato un “segnale” per molte persone che si sono finalmente rese conto che non possiamo continuare a fare quello che vogliamo e aspettarci che la gente lo accetti - l'idea di dover scrivere il proprio mnemonico prima di ricevere la prima transazione. È completamente folle.

Se Apple sviluppasse il proprio portafoglio Bitcoin o clonasse uno dei portafogli Bitcoin esistenti, il Bitcoin verrebbe esposto alle persone in un modo molto facile da capire e da consumare. Ci sarà una nuova generazione di utenti di Bitcoin per i quali il Bitcoin sarà del tutto normale, non minaccioso, intimidatorio o spaventoso.

Corva: Allo stesso modo in cui usare WhatsApp o Uber è ora normale...

Fernandez: È esattamente così. Il Bitcoin deve diventare noioso.

Frank Corva

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Non-tracking ads would likely simplify costs for advertisers, lower incentives to shower pages with ads, and lower incentives to block them. The whole process would do a lot in raising their value for online publications, bringing the online ecosystem into a healthy balance.

Banning tracking might have the cascade effect of de-personalizing the web, bringing us back all the benefits of web 1.0 and early web 2.0 before the web turned into an automated hellscape that's difficult to distinguish from the beginnings of Dead Internet Theory.

Tracking your preferences could be limited to clearly labelled check-boxes because they would actually care what you wanted to see. You might even be able to see the web through someone else's perspective by trying different preferences, bringing back a real sense of shared experience and community instead of the loneliness that personalized experiences offer.

In hindsight, it might seem obvious all along.

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There is nothing wrong with an ad. I will throw it out there right now. Ads are a good way to make money without directly charging a user. In truth it can be a wonderful form of business. But I’ll get to that later.

Ads, currently, are intrusive, annoying, and totally out of place (for the most part). People don’t click on them, and they don’t like seeing them. They often distract from of whatever the user is trying to do. The owner of the page gets paid based on number of clicks or number of views depending on the agreement but truly I’ve never seen a banner ad I was happy I clicked on, And that’s only on the rare occasion that I actually click on a banner ad (besides those nice Google Chrome ones, I love those, but it may be because I already use Google Chrome…). Flashy ads also take up quite a bit of RAM and processing power, slowing down older machines. Anyway, the point is, internet ads generally don’t work and are done WRONG. I emphasize heavily on ‘wrong’ because there IS a wrong and a right way to do ads. The right way isn’t to do away with ads either.

Ads can and do have a usefulness to them. They bring us things we haven’t seen before. They introduce us to something new and interesting (hopefully) and open a new path in our minds. This even happens as the current ad structure is. Although it can be rare, ads introduce us to many things that can be of use to us. This is the point of ads (to the consumer/user it is). This is why we still look at ads when they seem well designed or interesting.

Google has done a good thing, they have tried to bring the world relevant ads. In Google Search they are very good at this. I often find myself clicking their ads simply because they’re exactly what I am looking for. In other places, though, it’s not quite as refined. Most (some aren’t) ads that are picked by Google to be relevant on any given website are not as interesting as they’re supposed to be. I would bet that Google’s algorithms for finding relevant ads is based on the text and subjects within the page. This is as much as they can do to find relevance and it’s really a good strategy. The problem is, with the text and subjects on any given page Google finds ads that would have to do with the information on that page. In other words, they bring the user ads that don’t show them anything new, because they’re on a page that already has the information. I can certainly see a problem.

The right way to do ads. See this from both sides, people want new and interesting. Businesses paying for the ads want views, clicks and publicity. Therefore, to make a truly successful ad, one must bring the user something_new and interesting_ enough that they will see, click and be happy they clicked. When a person is happy about something they tell their friends about it,publicizing it, which satisfies the desires of the business who issued the ad. This is a win win scenario. The trick is for the Relevant Ad Company to realize how to make this happen. My suggestion is that Google (being a very VERY large Relevant Ad Company) bring ads to a page based on the subject and text of the page. With the subject and text of that page (and anything else they know about the user) they figure out what would be interesting and/or new to the user. With the absolutely massive amount of people and data from those people that they have under their belt it shouldn’t be too hard to create a system that figured out what people liked based on what they were currently discovering (and what they’d discovered and searched for in the past). Many people use some type of ad-blocking program, relevant ads would remove the need for ad-blocker on said sites, empowering businesses and improving the user experience.

TL;DR

And so, I send out a call to Google: Create more relevant ads based on what a user would want to see. Others will follow.

Whether they find this or not truly relevant ads will happen in due time anyway (hopefully) simply because systems and technologies continually evolve. Someone within Google will and probably has already figured out what I’ve figured out and they will call for it to be implemented. On that day we will begin to have a happier, more prosperous, internet. Until then, use adblocker.

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Prompt: Pre-Order ===============

Design a page or element to encourage pre-orders for something. It could be an upcoming book, movie, website, a #Bitcoin hadware wallet or anything else...

₿ creative!

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Flex your design muscles and join in. Most of all, keep this exercise loose and keep it stress-free. The FUC is about growing our design skills, together, as a community. We can't wait to see what you create!

Happy designing, Stackers!

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Share Your Results When you finish the challenge, post your work on this thread! If you also share it on nostr, be sure to use the hashtag #FUCdesiger and tag Design_r@iris.to or @Design__r on X! We'll keep an eye out and repost good examples on a regular basis.

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Looking for more FUCs? Check the archive here!

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Over the past year and a half, a vibrant circular economy has formed in Vancouver, BC. There are now six regular meetup groups, from technical (Bitdevs), practical (Noderunners), to educational (BTCVAN), coffee and beers.

There are now over 80 places listed on BTCMap in the Fraser Valley, of which I'd say about 25 are the kind of places you could frequent everyday.

Five coffee shops, two breweries, three food trucks, two pubs, a sushi restaurant, a vietnamese noodle place, two kebap stands, a tattoo studio, a crepe stand, three convenience stores and even an El Salvadorian restaurant!

One important step we had to take to make this happen: Make some of the Bitcoin meetups Bitcoin-only. That means, you can only buy tickets and drinks with Bitcoin. No cash, no shitcoins, no card payments. If you don't have a wallet, there will be somebody to help you install one. If you don't have sats, you can typically buy them from somebody around you with cash or e-transfer.

We believe this approach can work anywhere, it just needs some community leaders to take the first step. And it can happen fast! Just 1.5 years ago, not a single place in Vancouver took sats.

(All zaps to this post go 100% to the Vancouver Bitdevs group to cover rental fees)

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Table Of Content

• Content

• Conclusion

• FAQ

• You May Also Like

• External Links

Many traders, based on their tolerance for risk, rely on the principles of stop loss and take profit to plan their trade exits. Both traditional and cryptocurrency markets make use of these criteria, with technical analysts being the most common users.

Investors and traders use market timing as a strategy to determine the best time to buy and sell assets based on their expectations of future market pricing. Using this strategy, knowing when to get out of the market is crucial. At this point, you should implement your stop-loss and take-profit levels.

Traders use predetermined levels of risk and reward, or stop-loss and take-profit orders, to manage their positions. These levels are used as part of an exit strategy by disciplined traders to reduce the impact of emotional trading on their decision-making and are crucial to effective risk management.

Stop-loss and take-profit levels

One way for investors to limit their exposure to loss is to set a stop-loss (SL) level, which is the price at which their position will be closed if the asset's price drops below that level. A take-profit (TP) level, on the other hand, is a predetermined profit target at which a trader will exit a profitable position.

Without constantly monitoring the markets, traders might use these levels to trigger automatic selling instead of placing market orders in real time. The Stop Order feature on Binance Futures, for instance, combines stop-loss and take-profit orders. When an order is made, the system determines whether it is a stop-loss or take-profit order by comparing the trigger price levels to the last price or mark price.

Why use stop-loss and take-profit levels?

Exercise risk management.

The market's current dynamics are reflected in SL and TP levels, and traders who can accurately determine their optimal values are essentially able to pinpoint profitable trading chances and comfortable levels of risk. It's important to use stop-loss and take-profit (SL/TP) levels when assessing risk in order to protect and develop your investment capital. By selecting fewer risky trades, you are doing more than just reducing the likelihood that your entire portfolio would be wiped out in a single trade. For this reason, many traders employ SL and TP levels as part of their overall risk management plans.

Prevent emotional trading.

Some traders rely on a predetermined plan to prevent trading under stress, fear, greed, or other intense emotions that can have a significant impact on their decision-making in the moment. By learning to recognise when to end a position, you may manage your trades more intelligently and less impulsively.

Calculate the risk-to-reward ratio.

The risk-to-reward ratio of a trade is determined by the distance between the stop-loss and take-profit levels.

The risk-to-reward ratio assesses a situation by comparing the potential dangers to the possible benefits. Trades with a lower risk-to-reward ratio are preferable since the possible rewards outweigh the hazards.

Here's a formula for figuring out your risk-to-reward ratio:

Calculating the risk-reward ratio is as simple as this: (Entry price - take-profit price)

How to calculate stop-loss and take-profit levels

Traders can use a number of strategies to find the best possible stop-loss and take-profit points. The ultimate goal, whether using one of these methods alone or in conjunction with others, is to leverage existing data to make better decisions about whether to close a position.

Support and resistance levels

Any technical trader with experience in either the traditional or crypto markets will be familiar with the notions of support and resistance.

Buying and selling activity tends to spike at support and resistance levels on a price chart. Typically, downtrends will stall at support levels as purchasing activity picks up. At these price points, buyers tend to pull back and sellers become more active, halting a rally.

Traders that employ this strategy frequently place their take-profit levels just above the support level and their stop-loss levels just below the resistance level.

This article provides an in-depth summary of the fundamentals of support and resistance.

Moving Averages

This technical indicator removes fluctuations in the market and irregularities in the price action data to reveal the general trend.

Traders have the option of using a shorter or longer time frame to generate their moving averages (MA). When two moving averages cross on a chart, it can signify a potential selling or buying opportunity; thus, traders keep a close eye on MA crossover signals. The concept of moving averages can be researched in depth.

Stop-loss levels are often found by MA traders below a longer-term moving average.

Percentage method

Some traders use a specific percentage as their stop-loss and take-profit levels rather than a predetermined level derived from technical indicators. When the price of an asset moves more than 5% above or below the price at which they entered, for instance, they may decide to liquidate their position. Traders who are not well-versed in the use of technical indicators will benefit from this technique because of its simplicity.

Other indicators

We've covered a few popular TA tools that traders use to set SL and TP, but there are many more. Indicators like the Relative Strength Index (RSI), which shows when an asset is overbought or oversold, the Bollinger Bands (BB), which show how volatile the market is, and the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD), which plots data using exponential moving averages, are all included.

Conclusion

Numerous traders and investors employ several of the aforementioned methods when determining where to place stops and take profits. To them, these points represent technical reasons to get out of a trade, whether it's to cut their losses or cash in on their gains. It's important to remember that these thresholds are individual for each trader and do not ensure profits. They instead serve as a roadmap for decision-making, resulting in a more methodical and secure process. Evaluating risk by setting stop-loss and take-profit levels or employing other risk management measures is, thus, an excellent trading practise.

FAQ

What factors should be considered when deciding where to place a stop-loss or when to cash out? By specifying a loss limit with your broker, you can limit your potential loss to an amount you're comfortable with. The reverse is a take-profit strategy. It communicates to your broker the maximum amount of money you are willing to make from a single trade and then automatically terminates the trade once that amount has been reached.

What is the meaning of "take profit" and "stop loss"? A trader's price limit is known as a stop loss (SL). When the predetermined price is reached, the open position is automatically closed. A take profit (TP) order does the same thing, automatically closing a position when a predetermined profit objective is met.

What's the difference between a stop-loss and a take-profit order? An investor can limit their loss by closing their trade at a predefined stop-loss (SL) level, which is a lower price than the current price. A take-profit (TP) level, on the other hand, is a predetermined profit target at which a trader will exit a profitable position.

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01 投資の両端は分析とトレーディングであり、その両端をつなぐのは待つことです。投資分析の核心はビジネスの理解であり、投資トレーディングの核心はオッズと逆の思考です。能力の循環と常識の尊重は、長期的には、良い取引は悪い分析を救うことはできませんが、良い分析は悪い取引を台無しにする可能性があります。 。

投資パフォーマンスは結果論ですが、各投資の中長期的な確率とオッズは事前に決定できます。優れたパフォーマンスは結果にすぎず、その理由は重要です。

おそらく最も重要な理由は、勤勉、才能、そして運の 3 つです。正しい方向に努力すれば成功の下限が得られ、才能は成長の効率と時間コストを決定します。正しいことを貫く人は常に幸運に驚かされます。

成功した投資家は、計算や選択が上手であるというよりも、諦めたり忍耐したりする方法を知っています。それは、世界のあらゆる側面に耳を傾けることができるということではなく、むしろ、ためらうことなく集中し続けることです。それは、自分自身の限界をより深く見ることができ、市場で何ができるのか、何ができないのかを明確に知ることができるということです。いわゆる投資の神は、単に神秘的な黙示録を手に入れたというわけではありません。複利で永久に実践してください。

複利を知っている人なら誰でも、複利の持続性と収益性の間には矛盾があることを知っています（これはROEと似ています） 高い複利と長いサイクルを組み合わせることができないのは、その中でバフェットの25％近い50年間です。人間の現在の限界（時間を見ずに高い複利だけを見る人はバフェットを倒すと呼ばれます。彼らは投資にほとんど手を付けていません）。

高い複利の後に平均に戻ることは避けられません。その中には、客観的要因と主観的要因の両方があります。それは、初期の複利が高く、その後は安定的だが非常に持続可能であるということです。

02 ある段階で「完璧なシステムの構築」に投資するのは特に簡単ですが、これは永久モーターの製造に生涯をかけて取り組むこととあまり変わりません。システムが複雑になり、細部にこだわるほど、その目標は遠ざかっていきます。投資の本質から。

投資が長くなればなるほど、その価値がより高まります。信頼できるのは本質を突いたシンプルな方法論であり、最も注目すべきは全体のパターンと戦略的な成功です。

投資家にとって、より危険な状況の 1 つは、「真実は自分の手中にある」という感覚を早いうちに持っていることです。同時に飽きたり、強さや勝利を競ったりすると、少し違う人たちを批判します。基本的には改善の余地があまりないことを意味します。

もちろん、投資には揺るぎない基本原則がありますが、投資のさまざまな要素の重みについての「神聖なモデル」はありません。もちろん、これは考え方を変えるということではありません。 、それも能力です。

集中と分散のどちらが良いのでしょうか? 具体的な段階的な観点から考えると、魚 (弾力性) とクマの足 (安全性) のどちらが重要かによって決まります。

長期的な標準として考えると、集中力は企業の調査と分析に対する高いレベルの自信を表しているように見えますが、よく考えてみると、本当に自信があるのであれば、より優れたターゲットを見つけて適度に分散させることができるはずです。

もちろん、これは基本的に程度問題ですが、最終的には、研究の深さとポジションの効率性を一致させ、投資の柔軟性とリスク分散を適度に保つことが焦点となります。

03 投資決定プロセスには多くの要素が関係しますが、より洗練されて要約すると、おそらく 3 つの最も重要なポイントがあると考えられます。

1. 全体像 恐怖、貪欲、無感覚など、市場サイクル全体の中で自分がどの位置にいるのかを知ることが重要です。

2. 価値判断。将来有利なカテゴリーのターゲットをターゲットにし、時間をかけて友人を作ることが賭けです。

3. 期待値が低い。価値判断の前提と評価に含まれる期待値を明確にし、期待値が大きく異なるタイミングが発生した場合の感度を維持します。

04 投資の神話には百戦錬磨の話があふれていますが、現実は非常に悲しいものです。バフェットも間違いを犯し続けることを認めています。しかし、なぜ、ある人は間違いを犯し、他の人は間違いを起こさないのでしょうか。重大な損失は次のとおりです。

1. 主観的に、あなたは間違いを犯す普通の人間であると認識していますか?

2. 客観的に見て、あなたは自分自身を守るために安全マージンを活用するのが得意ですか?

3. リスクは分散され、十分な確率で補われていますか? つまり、損失は不適切な前処理に依存します。

PB=PE*ROEの式から判断すると、ROE=8%の場合、PERが35倍でもPBは2.8倍にとどまります。 企業が成長を続けてROEが25%まで上昇する場合、PERが25倍の場合は、 PBは6.25倍になります。

このことから、PE は期待プレミアムを反映し、PB は資産プレミアムを反映することがわかります。通常、期待反映は ROE の実際の変化よりもはるかに早いのに対し、PB は ROE の変化と比較的同期しているか遅れています。

このことからも、ROE の推移そのものがバリュエーションの核心であることが分かります。バリュエーションの最大の謎は、単純な指標の加減乗除ではなく、将来を見据えた判断であることが分かります。企業の将来の収益性、つまり企業の運営段階の正確性。

いわゆる曖昧な精度とは、実際には、特定の PE と PB が比較的曖昧（または的を絞った分析）である可能性があることを意味しますが、ROE 傾向の判断は正しくなければなりません。

高い ROE は企業の収益性を反映し、高く持続可能な ROE は企業の強力な競争上の優位性を反映します。ほとんどの場合、そのような企業には資本プレミアム、つまりより高い PB を与える必要があります。良い企業市場。

ROE が高い企業の PB が非常に低い場合は、次のような理由が考えられます。 1. 市場は愚かである。 2. 企業の本質は強力なサイクルであり、現在利益のピークにある変曲点にある。ある種の矛盾は偶然に起こりますが、一般的な状況では、高いROEと低いPBは本質的に矛盾します。

05 この分野への投資において、「足かせの中で踊る」ことは、一種の制限ではなく、おそらく保護メカニズムであると考えられます。最も典型的な例は、老巴の言葉「一生に20個の穴しか開けられない」であり、最も一般的な固定投資です。インデックスファンド。

これらの行為は非常に制限されているように見えますが、長い時間が経つと、実際には「足かせ」が金の腕輪に変わっていることがしばしば発見されます。これは、実際には、大多数の人々の「自由な移動」ができない理由でもあります。自分の仮想ディスクを破ります。

常に新たな期待をもたらすことができる企業が市場から支持されることが多いですが、2 つのタイプの状況があります。1 つは、新しい期待が本業の強化や産業チェーンのアップグレードを中心に展開する場合と、主要な期待が中心となる場合です。もう一つは、新しい期待が大きなスパンであり、トレンドを追いたがり、満たされなかった古い期待を常に新しい期待でカバーすることです。信頼性の低い企業や古い企業のシードプレーヤー。

企業と価格の相対的な関係に関する限り、静的に高い価格で企業を買収することは最善の策ではありませんが、特にこの企業が将来的に安くなり続ける場合、それが最も怖いというわけではありません。良い投資に変わります。

私が最も恐れているのは、購入したときは非常に安かったのに、買えば買うほど高くなるということです。これは、購入ロジックが根本的に間違っていることを示しています。エラーをすぐに修正する能力がなければ、エラーが落ち着くまで待つ時間とコストが非常に高くつき、人々を泣かせます。

一見、効率的な経営会社に明らかな障壁があるのは難しいように思えるかもしれませんが、この種の効率的な経営は量的なものから質的なものへと変化し、それによって規模や技術、顧客の粘着力に基づいた実際の高い障壁を形成する可能性がありますが、その時までにこれらはすべて解決されます。このタイプの企業では、初期段階から中期段階で最も重要なことは、次の 3 つのポイントを把握することです。 ３、「有言実行」を継続する力。

バランスシートの悪化は定性的には良いことではないが、その原因は半分は売上成長の著しい低下に伴うものであり、同期間の売掛金や在庫の異常もあった。もう 1 つは収益の急速な増加でしたが、早期の資本前払いの必要性または不十分な規模の経済により、負債比率が急激に上昇し、キャッシュ フローが悪化しました。

前者は限界までの信用緩和の後期段階で所得面がより悪い結果に直面することを示すことが多いが、後者は逆に、現在の資本吸収能力を超える需要の急速な爆発によるものである。

06 今日、「制限とは何ですか？その制限とは、彼らが薪を割ると、皇帝は金を背負っていると考えるということです。それは本当に完璧です。」という文を見ました。

上記のトピックの次に、成功するバリュー投資を学びたいなら、バフェットのヒントを毎日暗記する必要はありません。ビジネスを始めたいなら、あらゆる種類の成功研究を毎日読む必要はありません。最も重要なのは、あらゆる種類の失敗例を徹底的に研究していない人は成功することができないということです。オタクか嘘つきのどちらかです。

強気市場では、株価の暴落が数回続いた後、誰もが「純資産の変動を回避する方法」に注目し始めました。実際、純資産のリトレースメント自体は市場変動の副産物です。リトレースメントを完全に拒否することは、投資を敵視することに等しい。

しかし、同じ変動でも状況が異なれば全く異なる意味を持ちます。バブル環境では過小評価されている環境では変動を拒否する傾向があり、大部分の未知の環境では変動を受け入れる必要があり、必要なのは耐えることです。変動。

ある本には、「平凡な将軍は、複雑な環境に直面すると、自分自身に多くの困難な疑問や疑問符を並べるだろうが、北軍の将軍たちが混乱を素早く切り抜けることができないほど圧倒されている。一見、当たり前のことから本質や要点を見極め、果敢に行動することは、実は、優れた投資家は市場と企業の大きな矛盾を把握するのが得意であることと同じことなのです。」全体を詳細に見ることができ、最終的に意思決定の「論理的な支点」を形成します。

評価の観点から見ると、私の最初の懸念は、価格が高いということではなく、測定が難しいものの核心は、変数が多すぎるか、能力の限界から離れすぎているということです。それは高価だが、それは安物の罠だということ。

安くて簡単に勝てるように見えますが、それが罠であることが判明すると、大きな損失になります。ただし、他のすべての要素がより確実であれば、「高価」という質問は実際には非常に単純で、少なくとも測定するのは簡単です。評価に関する重要な前提が不明瞭であったり、覆されたりすることは致命的です。

07 多くのことのために一生懸命働くだけで十分です。信用はありませんし、一生懸命働くことで基本的な収入が保証されます。このカテゴリーの仕事では、努力は二の次であり、正しい価値観と方法論が第一です。そうでないと、勤勉であればあるほど、それはより難しくなり、より執着します。 、それはさらにクレイジーになります。

また、ほとんどの投資家は運が良いために正しいように見えますが、ベテランの投資家は多くの場合、適切な結果を得ることで幸運を掴みますが、後者は非常に確率的で積極的です。

人の投資成績が一度か二度は幸運であるのは普通のことですが、常に幸運に恵まれていると思われる場合は、投資の啓発の 1 つの兆候は、その区別を学ぶことです。実力と運の間。

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@ 81870f53:29bef6a6

米国経済分析局の最新データによると、米国の国内総生産（GDP）の年間成長率は第1四半期に大幅に減速し、市場予想を下回った。 ) はわずか 1.6% であり、エコノミストが以前に予測した 2.5% よりもはるかに低く、この成長率も昨年第 4 四半期の修正値 3.9% よりも大幅に低かったです。

市場は一般に、連邦準備理事会の高金利政策が個人消費と全体的な経済の勢いを抑制しているのではないかと懸念している。米国経済分析局は報告書で次のように述べている。この四半期の主な原因は、個人消費、輸出、州および地方政府の支出の減少、および連邦政府の支出の減少によるものであり、これらの変化は住宅投資の加速によって部分的に相殺されました。」

注目すべきは、食料とエネルギーという変動の大きい2つの要素を除いたコア個人消費支出（PCE）価格指数が同期間に3.7%の伸び率であり、この数字は予想の3.4%を上回り、2つの指数を大幅に上回ったことである。前四半期比では%増加しており、インフレが依然として頑固であることを示しています。

米国経済の現状は、インフレがさらに低下するまで高金利が維持される理由をエコノミストやFRBが説明するための重要な議論となっている。

これに先立ち、連邦準備制度理事会のジェローム・パウエル議長は4月16日、労働市場の強さと現在のインフレ緩和ペースを考慮すると、現在の制限的な政策を維持し、その効果を時間をかけて検証し、実際のデータと変化に基づいて政策決定を導くことが適切であると述べた。経済的な見通し。

さらに、今四半期の景気減速は家計と政府支出の低迷、輸出の減少を反映しており、全体的な経済成長を妨げていると、経済成長の鈍化にもかかわらず、堅調な経済成長が続いていると指摘した。雇用市場のパフォーマンスと所得の伸びが消費者の支出能力を支え、高水準で続くインフレ率の抑制にプラスの影響を及ぼした。

経済の着実な回復は、家計と政府の支出の継続と、サービス部門、特に旅行や外食部門の消費の増加によって支えられましたが、連邦準備理事会の11回連続の利上げにより、家計や政府の借り入れコストが増加しました。ビジネスが上昇し、不動産市場など経済の一部に悪影響を及ぼしています。

しかし、多くの米国家計がパンデミックの影響で貯蓄を使い果たし、借金が増加したため、特に若年層や低所得層の間でクレジットカードや自動車ローンの延滞率が上昇しており、これらの要因により今後数カ月間に消費者支出が鈍化する可能性がある。さらに経済成長に影響を及ぼします。

これに関連して、多くの家庭は、特に食事や毎日の買い物に関して、支出習慣を再評価し始めており、例えば、外食の頻度を減らし、代わりに家でより手頃な価格の家庭料理を準備するようになりました。支出を削減するために冷凍食品や缶詰食品の使用を増やします。

全体として、この一連の経済指標の組み合わせは、複数の課題に直面しているにもかかわらず、米国経済の行方が依然として不確実性に満ちていることを示しており、今後数カ月間、特に観察した後では、FRBの政策の方向性が市場の注目の的となるだろう。より多くの経済データ。

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@ 637b9c7c:4692d37d

Do not be fearful and do not comply. We have the running scared. If it were not so they wouldn't try so hard with fear tactics, miseducation, and overreach. U. S. Government F.U.D.

Yes, I am speaking of the recent actions against the Samourai Wallet founder and CEO. Rest assured more is coming.

After laughing off #bitcoin for a decade, they now see how a little education, technical skill, and community can make things such that well, we do need them. Especially the U.S. in modern times has determined what money is and the value of it, or lack therof. They see the end coming. So the system moves to defend. Did you think they would hand over the power and the wealth? They will fight us!

And as literally hundreds of millions are trained to not think, to accept what the pigs say, to comply. The Feds know the tide is coming. The banks are truly scared. They are front-running the normies into submission. Herding sheep.

But we are not all sheep, are we?

HBDGAF

@ 9ecbb0e7:06ab7c09

Giselle y Lorena Selcis, sobrinas del primer ministro cubano, llegaron a Estados Unidos buscando asilo en 2022 y diciembre de 2023, respectivamente. En el caso de Lorena, gracias al parole humanitario, un programa que la administración de Joe Biden puso en vigor y no precisamente con el objetivo de dar refugio a familiares de represores comunistas.

Según una extensa investigación publicada por el periodista Mario J. Pentón, los familiares del también coronel de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (FAR), y quien fuera por 15 años ministro del Turismo, se dan una vida de alto lujo en EEUU, presuntamente con el dinero de los negocios de su madre en Holguín.

Giselle y Lorena son hijas de Tamara Marrero Cruz, la hermana “emprendendora” del primer ministro. La mujer tiene un negocio de Spa en la nororiental ciudad que está dedicado al turismo, aprovechando las conexiones de su hermano con el grupo Gaviota, la hotelera de Gaesa, el conglomerado empresarial en manos de los militares cubanos y que mueve alrededor del 70% del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) de Cuba.

Marrero fue designado primer ministro en diciembre de 2019 por Raúl Castro, y se le considera una figura central en la gestión de los ministerios de Cuba, incluyendo la represión a las protestas de 2021, que resultaron en más de 1.000 detenciones. No obstante, el referido reportaje aclara que a las sobrinas de Marrero Cruz no se les conoce participación en actos represivos ni en defensa del régimen castrista.

De acuerdo con el investigador Luis Domínguez, creador del proyecto Represores Cubanos, la actividad principal de Giselle y Lorena siempre ha sido pasear de “hotel en hotel con su madre y lo publican en sus redes sociales sin el menor sonrojo. Mientras el pueblo cubano no puede ni en sueños visitar un hotel o comer decentemente, esta gente no solo te restriega en la cara su riqueza, sino que además emigran y EEUU les permite la entrada”.

Las hermanas Selcis Marrero se han establecido en Cape Coral, en el sur de Florida, donde también reside José José Bruzón Montero, pareja de Giselle, quien es propietario de dos negocios en menos de dos años: una barbería y una compañía que diseño cristales de baño.

La política del gobierno de EEUU hacia los represores del régimen castrista ha sido aplicar sanciones a funcionarios cubanos por corrupción y violaciones de derechos humanos. Estas sanciones también afectan a sus familiares directos, quienes no son elegibles para ingresar al país norteño bajo procesos legales como parole humanitario o asilo.

Sin embargo, en el caso de las sobrinas de Manuel Marrero no se ha ejercido ningún tipo de restricción a su entrada y posterior regularización migratoria. No obstante, la madre de las jóvenes sigue utilizando sus redes sociales para promover sus negocios en Holguín y su apoyo al régimen cubano.

@ 000002de:c05780a7

Remember what bitcoin is all about.

Freedom.

Freedom from those that control our money.

Freedom to interact with whoever, whenever, and where ever we please without asking for permission from anyone.

Its worth the fight. Its worth pushing through whatever fear you may have right now to stand strong and not back down.

I'm not telling you what to do or what lines to draw but you need to think about them now.

Are you gonna die knowing you stood for something or live in fear of what might happen?

Hope

Often the state oversteps by going to far. I hope this is what they are doing now with this attack on freedoms of speech and association. We've seen it with the 3D printed / home built gun movement. We've seen it with encryption. You can't stop math. You can't stop speech. You can attack those that use it.

Here are some risks I see for the state's latest attacks on bitcoin

1. They lose in courts. Then doing this stuff will be much harder for them
2. They lose in the court of public opinion. Making this sort of action toxic
3. They lose technically. Systems and protocols adapt. Bitcoiners adapt and make it even harder to stop.

We will win. I may not live to see it. That doesn't matter to me. I will not back down. Bitcoin is the biggest enabler of human freedom and flourishing I have ever seen. The people around the world living under oppressive regimes need it. We in the west have prosperity but live in a gold platted cage. We think we are free. But we haven't really tasted freedom yet. I hope my decedents do. I plan on doing what I can to make sure they do.

@ b20a4da9:7413abf5

Whoa, man, just sittin' here, takin' it easy, and thinkin' about how this whole big ol' world is like a giant, fragmented rug, man. Sometimes, it really ties the room together, and other times, it just feels like someone came in and peed all over it, you know?

So, I was bowling the other night, takin' it slow, rollin' with Walter and Donny, and it hit me, man. Like, not a bowling ball or anything, but this thought just rolled on in. Our society, man, it's like we're all wearing different hats. And I'm not just talkin' about those cool, old-school bowling hats or even those funny ones with the drinking straws, man. I mean, we're all playing different roles, trying to make sense of this crazy world, each from our own little lane.

It's hard, man, really hard to see things from someone else's POV, you know? Like, you're rollin' your ball, aiming for that strike, but sometimes you end up hittin' a gutter because, well, maybe you weren't looking at the pins from the right angle. It's easy to get caught up in your own game, focusing on your score, forgetting that the dude or dudette in the next lane might be having a tough time, struggling to even hit a single pin.

We're all part of this big, cosmic bowling alley, man. And it's noisy, filled with the sound of balls crashing and people cheering or groaning. But if you take a moment, like, really take a moment to sit back with your White Russian in hand and just watch, you'll see it. You'll see that even though we're all aiming for those ten pins at the end of our lanes, we're actually playing together, part of the same game.

So, what if we tried, like, really tried to understand the game from another player's perspective? Maybe we'd realize that it's not just about the strikes or the spares, but about the way we roll the ball, the way we support each other when we end up in the gutter, and the way we celebrate, not just our victories, but everyone's, together.

In the end, man, it's all about takin' it easy, but takin' it easy together, you know? Letting the music of those crashing pins fill the air, sharing a laugh when the shoes are too slippery, and maybe, just maybe, trying on someone else's hat for a bit, see how it fits. 'Cause in this fragmented society, man, it's the understanding, the chill vibes, and the shared moments that really tie this crazy room together.

@ 6e0b84c3:8e424dc3

“La represión no es un mecanismo de defensa presente desde el origen; no puede engendrarse antes que se haya establecido una separación nítida entre actividad consciente y actividad inconsciente del alma, y su esencia consiste en rechazar algo de la conciencia y mantenerlo alejado de ella.” — S. Freud. La represión, 1915.

Veremos que lo que hay en el origen es algo tan extraño que es necesario que sobre ello se funde alguna forma de negación. También veremos algo sobre el fracaso de esa negación y el fracaso de la formalización en el lenguaje. Y hacia el final, tal vez encontremos alguna utilidad en ver la represión como una operación matemática, un intento fallido de darle consistencia a la lenguajería humana.

Primero, Freud.

Tengamos en cuenta que aunque se encuentran presentes de manera muy sutil, tanto la idea de lugares como de jerarquías está presente en el pensamiento de Freud (y en el pensamiento humano en general, siempre que este es tridimensional).

“…la satisfacción de la pulsión sometida a la represión sería sin duda posible y siempre placentera en sí misma, pero sería inconciliable con otras exigencias y designios. Por tanto, produciría placer en un lugar y displacer en otro. Tenemos, así, que la condición para la represión es que el motivo de displacer cobre un poder mayor que el placer de la satisfacción.” -S. Freud. La represión.

Pensemos el placer como una agitación (Excitación) inevitable en el sistema del lenguaje inferior, mientras que el displacer es la agitación (También es excitación) del sistema del lenguaje superior (Aquí está la jerarquía). La manera como utilizo aquí las expresiones “lenguaje inferior” y “lenguaje superior” es debido a una mera practicidad, no es que haya dos lenguajes distintos, sino que son dos caras de la misma moneda y están relacionados como un grafo embebido en una determinada superficie.

Para que haya represión es necesario que se haya establecido una separación entre al menos dos sistemas, a saber: consciente e inconsciente; y ese movimiento de escisión tiene su origen en la necesidad de establecer una decisión sobre una paradoja o un enunciado indecidible, cosa que veremos más adelante.

Es imposible que la pulsión exista idéntica a si misma en el sistema psíquico, en su lugar lo que aparece es una representación que la representa.

Cuando dicha representación causa un conflicto en el sistema consciente, es reprimida, se le excluye del sistema. Freud distinguía la represión primordial como esa negativa al acceso de la representación de la pulsión y la represión propiamente dicha como el esfuerzo de cacería de sus retoños, porque la pulsión no se queda quieta en el inconsciente, enseguida comienza a buscar caminos, se vale de otras representaciones, se distorsiona y hace un montón de malabares para acceder de manera indirecta a la consciencia ya sea como acto o como afecto. Entonces lo que aparece en la consciencia son los retoños más distantes pero aún ligados de una u otra forma a la pulsión.

La pulsión es al mismo tiempo imposible e inevitable, es irracional, su presencia agita (excita) el sistema psíquico.

Como dice Wittgenstein: “De lo que no se puede hablar, hay que callar.” Eso es la represión.

Si bien Freud hablaba de un conflicto en el sistema, dicho conflicto no es tanto con una regla establecida previamente, tampoco hay que pensarlo como un conflicto con un juicio moral, o con el exterior. Hace un momento hablaba de jerarquías, estas jerarquías son ilusiones secundarias, lo que hay “antes” es algo muy extraño, algo de otro orden. Lo que hay “antes” es la imposibilidad de que un sistema registre o represente fielmente eso que existe en algún otro lado pero que al mismo tiempo no puede estar fuera de si ya que como tal no hay afuera ni adentro.

Como ya mencioné anteriormente, el pensamiento de Freud y el nuestro solo alcanzan a representar tres dimensiones. Imaginemos lo siguiente: Un cubo proyectando su sombra sobre una superficie plana.

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Si la pulsión fuera el cubo, su sombra sería su representación en el sistema psíquico. Ahora pensemos que esto es una reducción de lo que realmente ocurre, como dije, sólo podemos pensar en tres dimensiones, pero en la verdad hay al menos dos más involucradas.

Entonces insisto, no se trata tanto de una exigencia o juicio moral que reprima la pulsión sino más bien de una imposibilidad de expresión que responda a alguna lógica, la prohibición viene después para suturar la brecha entre el objeto y su sombra. Nosotros como sujetos a la experiencia inconsciente-consciente habitamos un mundo de sombras.

Paradojas, bucles y su negación.

En su libro “Godel, Escher, Bach”, Douglas Hofstadter describe algo muy similar a la represión como la vengo planteando. En una breve reseña sobre historia de las matemáticas menciona como en la teoría de conjuntos de Cantor comienzan a aparecer paradojas e inconsistencias lógicas que en algún momento llegaron a poner en jaque a los matemáticos.

Los conjuntos básicamente son agrupaciones de cosas: el conjunto de las cosas rojas, el conjunto de los números naturales, el conjunto de los números transfinitos, hay conjuntos que contienen otros conjuntos, conjuntos que se contienen a si mismos… y ahí es donde comienzan los problemas, o mejor dicho: las paradojas (Y, al menos para mi, la diversión, otros dirán “la locura”).

Paradoja de Russell:

Russell pregunta: ¿El conjunto de los conjuntos que no forman parte de sí mismos forma parte de sí mismo?. La paradoja consiste en que si no forma parte de sí mismo, pertenece al tipo de conjuntos que no forman parte de sí mismos y por lo tanto forma parte de sí mismo. Caemos en un bucle indecidible…

Como dije más arriba, de lo que se trata es de “la imposibilidad de que un sistema registre o represente fielmente eso que existe en algún otro lado pero que al mismo tiempo no puede estar fuera de si ya que como tal no hay afuera ni adentro.”

Paradoja de Epiménides:

“Todos los cretenses son unos mentirosos.”

Sabiendo que él mismo era cretense, ¿decía Epiménides la verdad?

Otro bucle.

Estos bucles van de lo falso a lo cierto, de lo positivo a lo negativo, presencia/ausencia, 0/1, (justo lo que está en juego en el Fort — Da del nieto de Freud (El cual de hecho se puede inscribir sobre una Banda de Möbius).

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Arriba: Ilustración de M.C Escher.

Si lo invertimos y lo desarrollamos un poco más, tenemos la secuencia de la que emerge un sistema moral o la mera diferencia en el dualismo lenguajero:

1/0 → Presencia/ausencia → Positivo/negativo → Verdad/mentira → Bueno/malo

Lo que vemos emerger aquí es un orden y un juicio de valor o moral dónde antes no lo había. Y no sólo es un orden, sino que es un orden fundado en el supuesto de una contradicción que no hay. Recordemos que las paradojas en sí mismas son indecidibles.

La represión no es otra cosa más que aquello que evita que nos volvamos locos y que previene que estos bucles nos impidan funcionar en el mundo. Porque el mundo que habitamos necesita que en algún momento lo indecidible sea decidido y eso marca la escisión consciencia/inconsciente (decidibilidad/indecidibilidad).

Entonces cuando avanzamos un poco más allá de las matemáticas tradicionales que todos conocemos y entramos en el mundo complejo del lenguaje matemático inevitablemente aparecen paradojas y contradicciones lógicas. Sobre todo cuando los enunciados matemáticos hacen referencia a si mismos, es decir: cuando hablan de sí. Paradojas como el decir “yo miento”.

Un grafo embebido en una determinada superficie es un lenguaje hablando de si mismo, como dije, si bien usé en ese momento la distinción “lenguaje inferior” y “lenguaje superior”, fue para hacerlo todo más fácil a la imaginación.

De igual manera el cubo (pulsión) que proyecta su sombra sobre una superficie plana (representación de la pulsión) es un lenguaje hablando de si mismo.

Para no volvernos locos, hay que negar (reprimir) el bucle.

Habiendo tomado nota de esto, no es de sorprenderse que los mecanismos que operan en el psiquismo sean distintas formas de desviación:

En la neurosis: Verdrängung (represión); En la psicosis: Verwerfung (forclusión); y en la perversión: Verleugnung (denegación).

Citando a Mladen Dolar:

"There is a deviation of negation at stake, and if Hegelian negation is already a deviation, one deviating from its track and splitting into two, then what is at stake here we could describe as a deviation of deviation, a clinamen of clinamen, a redoubling of clinamen. Ver- is like a clinamen of nein, something inside and within the Hegelian negation of negation, yet slightly off track. Freud, who was so fond of puns and contingent word encounters, never spent any time pondering this Ver- which brings together his key terms as in a dream condensation."

Véase el artículo de Mladen Dolar sobre Hegel y Freud.

Volviendo a Douglas Hofstadter, el autor menciona que los lugares donde se dan estas contradicciones lógicas pueden ser más o menos difíciles de identificar ya que pueden existir en un solo paso (como la frase “yo miento”) o bien, estar distribuidos a lo largo de una serie de enunciados, lo que las hace más complicadas de hallar.

Por ejemplo, el Yo miento podría dividirse en dos oraciones:

1: La siguiente oración es falsa, 2: La oración anterior es verdadera.

¿Cómo decidimos si estas dos oraciones en conjunto son ciertas o falsas? Es al tratar de razonarlo que caemos en el bucle y este bucle “agita” (excita) el sistema pues amenaza su ilusión de consistencia (Un sistema (lenguaje formal) se considera consistente sólo cuando es imposible que en él se formen enunciados indecidibles.), al develar su inconsistencia.

Podríamos decir que causa placer en un lado (hay una cierta fascinación y extrañeza cuando percibimos el bucle) y displacer en el otro lado del sistema (Es incómodo no poder resolverlo). ¿Les suena familiar?

Repasemos la cita de Freud:

“…la satisfacción de la pulsión sometida a la represión sería sin duda posible y siempre placentera en sí misma, pero sería inconciliable con otras exigencias y designios. Por tanto, produciría placer en un lugar y displacer en otro. Tenemos, así, que la condición para la represión es que el motivo de displacer cobre un poder mayor que el placer de la satisfacción.”

La satisfacción de la pulsión sería posible si el lenguaje fuera consistente. Pero el lenguaje es TODO menos eso (consistente). Eso es lo que implica el “no hay rapport sexual” lacaniano.

Ahora viene la represión matemática.

Al continuar con su breve recuento del drama matemático de las inconsistencias lógicas, Hofstadter menciona que hubo quienes, entre ellos Bertrand Russell, realizaron un intento por resolver estas inconsistencias, de ahí nació la teoría de tipos.

La solución que propusieron básicamente fue: reprimirlas. La represión se daría mediante la creación de una jerarquía en el lenguaje (lo que conocemos como metalenguaje y que Lacan afirmaba que no existía), dicha jerarquía crearía un “lenguaje superior” que enunciaría lo que se puede o no se puede formular en un “lenguaje inferior”, un “eso no se puede decir”.

“De lo que no se puede hablar, hay que callar.”

Entre esas prohibiciones, un mismo nivel del lenguaje no podría hacer referencia a si mismo. Evitando que el lenguaje se pusiera a hablar sobre sí mismo se pretendía eliminar las inconsistencias.

Entonces, para poder existir en un sistema formal de este tipo, la primera frase “La siguiente oración es falsa”, como está hablando de la siguiente oración, tendría que estar en un nivel superior, pero al mismo tiempo, la siguiente oración, al hablar de la anterior, también tendría que moverse un nivel arriba. Como no hay un nivel en el que se puedan ubicar sin causar inconsistencia, lo que pasa es que simple y llanamente son excluidas del sistema. Su posibilidad de existencia es rechazada y relegada al olvido.

Cito a Hofstadter:

“… si uno no pudiera encontrar un nivel en el que el enunciado encaje, entonces el enunciado sería considerado como insignificante o sin sentido y olvidado”.

Este “olvido” del que habla Hofstadter en las matemáticas sería el equivalente al olvido represivo del que habla Jean Allouch en su erotología analítica.

Esto solucionó el problema de la paradoja de Russell en matemáticas y actualmente se utiliza la teoría de tipos en computación y demás, además es la base para crear sistemas formales alternativos a la teoría de conjuntos.

Sin embargo, Hofstadter no parece satisfecho con esta solución:

“Dichas teorías son extremadamente académicas y tienen poco que decir sobre las paradojas, excepto cuando surgen en sistemas especiales hechos a medida.”

Precisamente como los sistemas computacionales.

Además de ser extremadamente académicas, estas teorías tampoco resuelven la paradoja de Epiménides, simplemente se decide no hablar de ella.

En la vida cotidiana, en el habla, este tipo de jerarquizaciones son absurdas. Incluso pueden parecernos el origen de una moral “no digas eso, está mal”. Recordemos aquí el breve trayecto que señalé arriba sobre la emergencia del orden y el juicio moral. No sorprende que esto se parezca bastante al juicio del superyó sobre el contenido psíquico.

A manera de una conclusión parcial.

Ya para concluir me gustaría citar nuevamente a Hofstadter y hacer un breve comentario sobre la formalización:

“…el impulso de eliminar paradojas a cualquier costo, especialmente cuando esto requiere la creación de formalismos altamente artificiales, pone demasiado énfasis en una consistencia muy blanda, y muy poco en lo peculiar y bizarro, que hace a la vida y a las matemáticas interesantes. Claro que es importante intentar mantener la consistencia, pero cuando estos esfuerzos te obligan a construir una estupendamente horrible teoría, sabes que algo anda mal.”

Yo agregaría que además con teoría no evitamos el retorno de lo reprimido olvidado. Lo que con el rigor teórico no se previene, quizás la práctica logre habilitar una posibilidad de descarga. De ahí la utilidad de la topología y de la palabra hablada en análisis.

Como decía Pierre Soury (según Patrick Valas): Hacer topología es como lo que hacemos cuando hablamos.

Si algo nos enseñan las matemáticas y el psicoanálisis es que la formalización es imposible, solo hay formalización cuando se reprime la verdad que pone en riesgo la consistencia o que muestra (devela) la incompletitud del sistema de lenguaje.

Repito: la formalización es imposible, a no ser que se reprima una verdad fundamental. A no ser que nos olvidemos de las paradojas de los síntomas y los sueños, de todo el contenido inconsciente que precisamente es inconsciente a causa de su inconsistencia, de su extrañeza, de su imposibilidad de verificarse como verdadero o falso, imposible de encajar en un sistema de reglas que suturen para siempre la falta del sujeto. Y se que esto angustia, por eso, como decía Hofstadter, no está mal algo de consistencia, pero no hay que olvidar, no hay que reprimir, lo extraño.

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2024-04-25 at 09:50

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Chemical Poetry

Imagine spending your entire life constructing a single poem to speak once to your only love and then dying. Every word desperately sought after. Complex aromatic chemicals are akin to syllables of words in a sentence. Chemical sentences are then strung together with cadence, tempo, and rhyme constructed to win the competition to mate with the queen. This is the life of the male orchid bee.

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References

[[Sheldrake-Entangled Life]]

Core Notes

[[Olfactory Filter]]

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2024-04-25 at 11:29

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Sexual Capitalism

Truffles use non-negligible amounts of energy and carbon skeletons to build chemical messages that force humans and other animals to spread their genetics. This is the deployment of capital in hopes to gain a return on investment. That is capitalism as discovered by a 500 million year old organism.

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References

[[Sheldrake-Entangled Life]]

Core Notes

[[Sexistry]] [[Carbon is the Keystone Species]]

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