Author of “Modern Chains.” Catholic. Husband. Father of two. Former Army Officer, AH-64 Pilot. BS in Art, Literature and Philosophy from the US Military Academy. MA in Philosophy from Holy Apostles College and Seminary.
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Last Notes npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic yeah, i share your minority “opinion” 😂 but you do have the principle there, and that’s why it’s not wrong. the question is always “to what end?” there is no natural right for the government to pay for your netflix, health care, or food we can make laws that say so, sure. but as long as we have laws that grind against real natural rights, I have zero concern for any of those other issues. we are focused on the fraud in MN, but why was there even money to be defrauded in the first place? I think all “entitlement” spending is just acting as the justification to conceal the need to print money from nothing to keep the charade going npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic What I was getting at, is, hypothetically, if we passed a law that said only married bitcoiners with 3 or more children get to vote, and run for office, I think that world would be better than the world we have now. I wouldn’t be allowed to vote, i only have 2 children, but i would sacrifice my legal “right to vote” which i currently have, because in that hypothetical world, they would end the fed and stop enslaving me through debasement. printing money is contrary to natural law. and i until we get the horse infront of the cart with our focus and priorities, we are going to have a hard time getting anywhere as a society npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic For an example “life” is a natural right as described in the declaration of independence as an “inalienable right.” It articulates an inherent relation/duty/responsibilty one rational human being has to another. It’s not wrong to randomly murder another person on a tuesday because congresses passed a law. It’s wrong because the act is contrary to the actors rational nature as a human being. human nature does not change. Compared to “voting” which is a legal right. the right to vote is not found inherently within a human being, it’s created by law and can change. If they change a the voting laws, they aren’t changing human nature, just the legal code. women not voting, only land owners voting, having photo id: these voting laws have changed and every time they do it has nothing to do with human nature. Hopefully that helps with the distinction. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic “It’s not broken.” music to my ears npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Pain might be the best teacher. “Never fucking again.” Seems like you got the right answer o. the test! 🫡 npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic the most powerful aspect of adopting a bitcoin standard is you subsume all volatility. you benefit no matter what npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic sad part.. that’s might be the least of it :( npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic because it’s more than being gay 👀 npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic lol npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic 🫡 npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic love me some ETHICS!!!! npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic “nearly zero” 👀 even if there was no political will, on principle it’s the right thing to do. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic https://blossom.primal.net/04025152de2e89018c3daa0298627f99b41ed6899662df6d2a92a9cb37babfb7.png npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic “They are to serve the sovereign, which are the citizenry. That means us.” exactly, to enforce the laws enacted by the people and ensure 30-50 million people who broke the law and are exploiting the people are removed. Not “That means that they are to take our complaints seriously. Which means that they are to act respectfully, with humility, and with proactive transparency and formality. That is currently missing.” One is a principle. One is a feeling. That’s the litmus test. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic I’m with you on the absurdity of Trump’s blatherings on the 2nd amendment. I would go so far as to argue it’s a civic duty to arm yourself if capable for the protection of others. Trump is a carnival barker, and he has many flaws. I’m just not going to pretend both sides aren’t using this issue as a political football. all sentiment aside, there are 30-50 million people here illegally. this was never going to be clean. The empathy and sympathy goes to the american families exploited, not the party crashers. Many states openly defy federal immigration law, the federal government has a duty to step up. We cannot afford the emotionality. We cannot afford the delusion. This is real life, not some fiat fantasy where ideals are manifested because people wish there were nice clean ways to fix problems. I have hope. Although, I am begining to warm up to the accelerationist line of thinking. maybe it’s only causing greatse pain and suffering by holding on to the idea america is salvageable. Maybe it’s already dead.. The sooner society burns down, the sooner we can rebuild. Whatever is going to happen, I’m going to do everything in my power to ensure it’s done before it becomes my girl’s problem. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic “purposefully creating nasty scenes and upsetting the entire neighborhood” yes, the paid agitators. MN is a about 2% of all ICE activity, yet all almost all the news. They are creating a shit storm to distract from the fraud uncovered in MN. They are leveraging your emotions against u for their own gain. if they can sue to come back, they are getting their chance to be heard. is it unfortunate some mistakes will be made, of course. we are human. again, if you feel as such, that’s fine, those are real feels, but that cart has no businesses infront of the horse. The West in the trouble we are because we reversed the exact polarity of masculine and feminine: Catholic social teaching, head and heart. both are needed in proper relation for civilization. That’s why I take the time to speak up. That’s why I write. If even you fall into their trap, we are in trouble npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic I say this out of love and with the utmost respect for you: that doesn’t make any sense. The do have due process. They aren’t not just grabbing random people and throwing them into exile. They have to detain them, there is no “asking nicely” And an extenuating circumstance as to why they are here illegally, what? Enforcing the law cannot be “scandalous” that stretches the term beyond the point of breaking. Is it uncomfortable and unfortunate, yes, and much more. But these are the lines of civilization, and it’s just the messy part of our finitude. If you want to say you don’t like how they are doing this or that, how it looks or makes people feel, that’s just rhetorical signalling, and has nothing to do with the principles in play. It’s better to have the men in positions of authority exercise their power in an attempt to preserve the lines and rule of law than to abondon the hope of civilized society altogether. They are the ones in the arena, and I don’t envy them. I’ve fought in wars, i know what it’s like to patrol the streets of baghdad. At least then the environment was less complicated. This chaos is insane. But we are going to have to slog though. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic sure, it’s not evil by itself. a “view” cannot be evil. actions are evil. but it is stupid npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic who is “they”? npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic no npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic The local and state authorities are the one’s defrauding the federal government to the tune of billions. That’s on the people, it was on our watch that we let the foxes into the the hen house. We put corrupt politicians into positions of power. so we don’t get to act surprised. On the practical matter, I’m not sure fiat penalties would produce the desired effect. On the matter of principle, neither your nor I would apply that principle to our house. Most of the immigration laws have been on the books since Clinton. No one can articulate a principled reason to oppose enforcing immigration law; that’s Catholic Social Teaching: the opposition is all virtue signally. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Federal government did regulate the states with immigration policy that MN choose to defy.. If anyone is to blame, its the MN local and state authorities. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic No. Only in his mind 🤣 npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Just. Next question lol Hit the moral philosopher with another but not an easy one npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Just. next question. lol Hit the moral philosopher with another easy one! npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Anarchism means so many things to so many people, it’s basically a meaningless word. If you want to abolish the state itself, that’s the line. Abolish corrupt states, etc etc, that’s valid and Im down. Authority is position and the legitimate source of power. power doesn’t grant authority. So as long as non-voluntary relations with asymetrical power dynamics exists as part of tbr human condition, which they do, look at every newborn, “the state” will be part of human nature. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic it’s a very useful strategy to keep charging forward in a chaotic battlefield with a peaceful mind npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic just speak truth npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic “much darker” nice way of putting it npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic signing up npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic I think that is the truth of the relation between man and AI. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic slop in, slop out. AI is just a tool. I don’t really care about “slop or not” I care about “is is true?” npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Yeah, amazing the things you produce when u put yourself back in the game of your life. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic 🙏 glad you think so. enjoy the ride! you did the work in the first half, so now you can enjoy the 🔥 in the 2nd half npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic I get what you are saying. I am with you that our material being and spiritual being must unify and complement each other to actualize our full humanity. That’s the hylomorphic/transjective answer and is the best answer we have so far as to articulating what reality is. I appreciate the deeper philosophical insight you provided. It’s hard for me to read “materialism” other than the ideological position that either A) the material world is all there is, or B) the material world is primary to all. But I understand how you are using the term. 🙏 npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic I agree that God can and will turn evil deeds into good fruit in time, I cannot accept “materialism is just a phase humanity needs” or “not consider materialism bad” because that logic destroys the category of “evil” “bad” and “wrong” altogether, and with it, the transformation. Put another way, wrong action is still wrong, even if God can save the day. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic You speak incoherently. Out both sides of your mouth. The load bearing joists of society aren’t something to “have rather fun with.” Stick to your lane. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic I understand why this is difficult for you: you don’t understand the difference between rhetoric and dialectic, passion and principle, thinking and feeling. Read Aristotle’s “Rhetoric” You will find it a most helpful first step to treat your state of ignorance. good news, it’s curable! npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic 😂 npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Think more, emote less. Until then, just 🤫 npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic I hope if you ever have to respond to an absolutely absurd situation, the standard you advocate holding him to is not applied to you. It’s an odd type of hypocrisy you are displaying. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic When the people in the peanut gallery get to insert their arbitrary standards and definitions into the arena, that’s bad for all people. Rules have to be written for the man in the arena, or else men just abandon the society all together and we go back to the law of the jungle. Just because one says their arbitrary standard is “common sense” doesn’t make it so. Logic is hard, and rigorous consistency is even harder, but that’s what it takes to have a society, and exactly why we are fragmenting. I say this with love and respect because i owe u the truth. the principles you are espousing in this thread are arbitrary. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Look, only God know what was in that man’s head. he was dragged by another car earlier. everyone trying to treat this as a clear cut this or that case should be sitting at the kids table and not contributing to the discussion. She created a messy situation, and he responded to the messy situation. That’s what being in the arena is about. laws are written for the man in the arena. if he clearly walked up to her and blasted when she wasn’t spinning her tires out, then yes, it’s clear and cut. but it wasn’t . it’s a mess. i don’t like that it happened i would not like a world where we hold men in the messy arena to a sterile standard. in fact, if you try enforcing impossible standards, that just incentivizes people to abandon civilization and return to the law of the jungle npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Functionally fiat and bitcoin are the same as money. I don’t think you are making the point u think ur making npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic FOSS the protocol. can validate all issued tokens go person who filed taxes, or some other validation process. if we wanted, we could find out if anything is foul npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic you get your 1 vote coin, and you send it to your candidate’s address. we could if we wanted.. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic and potential. act AND potency reality limits what is possible. dreams are not constrained in such ways. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic great to hear 👌 npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic on the usury front, first have to determine if the label has real capital to risk. If yes, then whatever it is, it’s not usury. It can definately be a predatory evil scheme to trap young stupid artists into horrible terms, but that’s different than usury. not sure if that answers ur question npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic https://blossom.primal.net/45152507ceee4660bf6081d135dc66226e11184c91ba3e03e46b6c9b47023afb.jpg npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic thanks for the kind words. 🙏 glad it resonated. yes, the natural law argument would be just as compelling then as it is now. on the flip side, if we told them about fiat, i bet they would have a hard timing believeing such a system came to be. lol npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Headed to the mines to grind and grind. I’ll be off all socials until it’s done. 🫡 If for some reason you need to contact me, I can be reached via phone, email, or the contact form at the bottom of https://www.modernchains.com/ npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic What legal rights would you sacrifice in order to ensure all natural rights were honored? npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic @nprofile…jhpg is an amazing warrior for truth. Had a blast talking with him. He is my people. https://youtu.be/wBNJHqS1mPY npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic If you want to understand earthquakes, you need to understand tectonics. If you want to understand economcis. you need to understand ethics. How much do we talk ethics? 👀 #bitcoin #nostr npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic I think a lot of people live as though their lives aren’t real. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic I mean, at least as much as you have allodial title of your own life. They kill you, they can take ur gold. Not necessarily the case with bitcoin. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic "Academic vocabulary is not required to articulate the realism of your lived human experience. You already stand inside reality. You already participate in its order with every step you take. All we did was slow down enough to trace that order: step by step, unhurried, unforced, honest." 👀 Goosebumps baby. I love philosophy. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic I think it is better than fiat. It comes with other trade-offs which make it a non-starter imo. Like we have steel, why are we talking about building a skyscraper out of bamboo? npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic For me, the value proposition of bitcoin has almost nothing to do with the fiat price and almost everything to do with self custody. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Infinitely better than fiat, but it comes with a bunch of other limitations. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic “What the world does not afford, no subject can value.” 👀 npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Hip mobility is to your body what #bitcoin is to your money. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Being, all the way down, is relational. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic If anyone deserves to be in chains, I think Keynes definitely makes the list. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic If it’s not #bitcoin, it’s just trust all the way down. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic On ‘In God We Trust’ 👀 “This inscription is either a brazen deception or a chilling confession. If it exists merely to pacify the public, then it is an outright lie: a calculated illusion constructed to obscure the system’s true nature. But if taken at face value, it reveals something far more concerning: the system’s governors do not merely manage money; they fancy themselves gods, wielding control over wealth, prosperity, and the very lives of millions with divine impunity. And here lies the cruel irony of modern progress: even the ancient pagans knew they were not gods.” -Modern Chains npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic 🙏 npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic This is a good clip: https://x.com/thebitcoinway_/status/1997039191822078131 npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic @nprofile…tx2x @nprofile…xcxw Inflation/debasement is not theft. We have to look at the object of the crime to identify its category. They aren’t taking the dollars out of your wallet. No property is taken from you when they debase the money. They are coercively extracting your productive energy, the real value created and stored inside the monetary object. That’s formal slavery, instead of using physical domination they achieve the same end through monetary manipulation. The same way murder, unjust taking of life, is murder whether you stab someone with a sword or poison their coffee. Debasement isn’t like slavery. It is slavery. “theft” kind of works as vague rhetoric, a clumsy gesture at something evil, but it’s bad moral philosophy and really misses the point imo npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic A weak man can consume. A strong man can create. A weak woman dissolves. A strong woman generates. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Think how much value in the world today wouldn’t exist if not for your courageous action.. 🤯 npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic 😳 it was 50F yesterday and i was cold 🥶 🤣 npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic I’m at the point where I realize bitcoin doesn’t change anything about who you are, it just reveals the truth of your nature. It enables you to be all that you are. The most potent version of yourself. Yes, you act differently, look differently, but that potential was always inside. Your light was bright, it was just covered up by debasement. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Some say monetary debasement is like slavery. They make the same error my hypothetical friend Bob does saying, “This is like sitting on a pinecone.” No, Bob… you sat on a pinecone. There is no “like” here. Debasement is slavery. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Each of us is a rational moral agent. Even if we would rather pretend not. That’s empowering. And even more terrifying. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic fortunately, we don’t need to wait around passively, you can take action and escape the oppression npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic I can’t look away. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic The ethical corruption of economics kills civilizations. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Bitcoin is monetary yoga toes for civilization. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic It’s Thanksgiving, have a second helping. https://youtu.be/eWwesp5QgbA npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic the transition is a messy and tough process, but I think when we denominate our lives in bitcoin, it kind of defuses the anxiety bomb. If you are always converting your work and the value you create in the world into bitcoin, and spending bitcoin, you always benefit. Cheap sats or more purchase power. The circular economy is ideal, but even if we are working a fiat job, “spend and replace” still de-energizes the fiat world. we want all the energy from fiat world to flow into bitcoin. it will slosh back and forth in the transition, the daily volitility, but the long term straight 45 up and to the right growth line is being driven by one singular principle: moral money is more valuable than immoral money. Every little cut we put in the beast helps. We will take fiat and central banking down npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic That’s why I here fighting. To clean up this fiat mess so my girls don’t have to. Stacking sats shields you from debasement. Spending bitcoin attacks central banks. Sword and shield. No one ever won a battle with just a shield. Use your bitcoin as the ideal money is. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic which is why I do am on a crusade for bitcoiners to sacrifice the macro for the moral. the economics are simply not the right tool for the task at hand: orange pilling the masses. Hey @nprofile…5479 I think you would find the ethical case engaging and fresh. I probably put it out the most clearly and succinctly in this conversation. https://youtu.be/eWwesp5QgbA npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic got some corn npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Uncomfortable truth: Freedom is a means not an end. Where you go with it matters. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic 💯 The point is we HAVE the opportunity to right the wrongs of an extractive system. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic 🤷♂️ You’re right it’s a free market. I assume those advocating for bitcoin want to be effective, want to win, and help people understand bitcoin. If that is true, then we should arm ourselves with the best arguments, in order to be the most effective. The logic is valid or invalid. The argument true or false. If I’m wrong, which I could be, I want to know, so I can get right. If that’s not your game, my apologizes for misreading the room. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Sacrifice the macro for the moral. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic That money isn’t broken. Fiat is an instrument of extraction, and people are aggressing upon you when they print money. Broken is a morally neutral word which points to a mean’s inability to fulfill its end. The money is doing the only this it was designed to do, it’s working perfectly. It’s achieving an evil end. That. is the the ace of spades. Since it’s not true, it’s not sharp or effective rhetoric. Worst still, “broken” is a euphemism which in reality hurts bitcoin advocacy by surrendering the moral high ground. It lets central bankers and politicians off the ethical hook. And I think that’s why we have <1% adoption. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Everyday, you make a choice with your actions, to pass the buck or stop it. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic @nprofile…s0sc @nprofile…ndyn I know it seems right, but the “broken” rhetoric helps our enemies more than it helps us. I would really encourage you to check out the podcast and consider the argument. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs02uta6w6hdtwllp4anuax7nllfcuap6x95wm8gyd7h6kzuluj2pqx8wylz npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Moving through life not being afraid of being wrong, because u can simply learn 🤣 when presented with stronger arguments, is a super power. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic was going to zap you, but no wallet set up. haha, yeah, it’s funny how many people don’t seem to understand the contradiction npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic “made” 👀 what is made at the poker table? trading, shorts longs options etc, its all a redistributive game. Same end that the socialists and communists, just different means. played a redistributive game and came out ahead. it’s a win-lose game. his gains were another’s losses. I have no hate, but I’m tired of the euphemisms that hide the nature of our economic reality. In 1971 we completely severed the creation of value from the accumulation of money. As a result, people think the only way to get ahead is to win a trade, win the lotto, or win a law suit when u get hit by a semi. With bitcoin, we dont have to play that shitty game. We can now get ahead by creating value in the world by servicing others. win win, value for value games that create abundance and prosperity. We need people playing that game! That’s the entire point of bitcoin. not “speculatively invest” in bitcoin to take fiat profit in a win lose, but to play the win win. i’m actually grateful for this entire shit show we call modernity. If not for it, moral philosophers would be out of work! I would have nothing to write about and dedicate my life to 🤣 npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic yes npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic Syllogisms: 1) If something is broken, then it has stopped. 2) Nothing stops this train. 3) Therefore, Modus Tollens, the train is not broken. 1) The train is the monetary system. 2) The train is not broken. 3) Therefore, Modus Ponus, the monetary system is not broken. npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic I did, but it was a nightmare 🤣 I’m more of a hobbit, and it’s a terrifying prospect 🤣 npub18zsu6xlfpwdgnrfyzhwpq80ssu83tdew5g7dkzkl4tavsrgzl5yslzlyv6 hylomorphic The accumulation of value divorced from its creation is unnatural and contrary to natural law. 👀Traders, gamblers, money changers, but I repeat myself.👀