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SuperUnknown retweeted
basically this
The White underclass is a miracle, and probably why the West has succeeded.
Thomas Frank wrote âWhatâs the Matter with Kansasâ to explore why poor Whites donât vote for socialist policies that would (narrowly, in the short-term) benefit them. Of course he concluded it was about racism, as he was predetermined to do by his ideology.
But I actually think he highlighted an incredibly important fact: poor White Americans, uniquely among underclasses globally, donât vote for socialism.
The typical dynamic is rich people trying to keep what they have and poor people trying to take it. But the American lower-class White does not behave this way, because he has a deontological aversion to government interference. The collection of attitudes and beliefs described as ârugged individualismâ are often assessed in terms of how they impact the individual, but I think itâs much more important to consider how they impact a nation.
(White) America has the worldâs least resentful or grasping underclass. This is a treasure. They should be preserved and rewarded. Many might be net-negative fiscally in a narrow sense, but they are hugely net-positive if you consider their votes. Trump famously said âI love the poorly educated.â He was right to say this. Every nation has an elite. No other nation has such a high quality of virtuous common people.
SuperUnknown retweeted
LOTR might genuinely be one of the greatest things humans have ever put on a screen and Iâm not even exaggerating. You can watch it as a kid and think itâs about hobbits and swords and this terrifying ring. Then you watch it as an adult and realize itâs basically about everything that actually matters.
Power corrupts people and evil usually starts really small..Good people can be tempted and courage isnât about being fearless. Friendship can literally carry you when you canât carry yourself anymore. The smallest person in the room can change the course of history. You do the right thing not because you know youâre going to win, but because itâs the right thing to do.
Honestly⌠I think it should be mandatory viewing for kids at some point. Not just âwatch the movieâ but actually dissect it. Why does Boromir fail? Why can Sam resist what other people canât? Why does Frodo show Gollum mercy? Why is Aragorn a good leader when he spends half the story reluctant to have power? What happens when someone becomes consumed by resentment, fear, or the desire to control other people? Then make kids apply those questions to their own lives. Friendship, temptation, loyalty, courage, responsibility, choosing who you want to be when nobody is forcing you to choose correctly. There are probably more useful lessons about becoming a decent human being buried in those movies than in half the stuff we make kids memorize in schoolâŚand those are learnings and lessons that would stick and could carry you through all of life.
My favorite part is that the heroes arenât these invincible characters either. Theyâre tired, scared, tempted, and completely outmatched. Half the time they have no idea what theyâre doing but they just keep goingâŚ.
Then somehow Peter Jackson took ALL of THAT and made three epic movies at the same time, filled them with real sets, real landscapes, thousands of extras, incredible music,⌠and made something that still looks better than movies being made with $200M budgets 25 years later.
I really donât think weâll ever get another thing like it.
SuperUnknown retweeted
In light of another âcarâ ramming into civilians in Europe (this time Berlin), yet again, it seems like a good time to bring this back
SuperUnknown retweeted
Iâm rereading âThe Bitcoin Standardâ again after probably 6 years since I read it the first time
It truly is a fantastic readâŚ
Second time through is almost better because not only can I understand every premise in the book now, it feels like second nature at this point
Like itâs explaining gravity⌠the laws of economics are far more simple than depicted by âeconomistsâ
SuperUnknown retweeted
Owning a little Bitcoin isn't risky. Not owning any of the potential reserve money of the future is what's recklessly risky.
O pessoal estĂĄ surpreendido por nĂŁo haver notĂcias sobre o Chat Control em Portugal.
Não se esqueçam de que jå existe Media Control por cå, faz muito tempo.
SuperUnknown retweeted
filter bippers are not content to take the blue bill, they want to force everyone else to take it! bitcoin is like the matrix, filter bippers are the normies in the matrix: "many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it" -Morpheus
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I spent 7+ years studying money full time to understand how the financial system was designed to keep you poor forever.
Here are the top 10 brutal truths no one will ever teach you (THREAD):
1. Every dollar is your life compressed into a token.
interesting theory
just read this AI article and something broke in my brain that i canât unthink of
crypto was never for us.
we're just the beta testers who showed up early..
some thoughts:
what does AI need to function as economic agents?
> way to receive payment (they provide services, need compensation)
> way to pay for resources (compute, data, API calls)
> way to transact with other AI agents
> no human intermediaries (defeats the point of autonomous agents)
> 24/7 operation (banks are closed weekends)
> instant settlement (AI operates at machine speed)
> programmable money (smart contracts for agent coordination)
now read that list again. that's literally what crypto is.
AI can't use the banking system.
try to open a bank account as an AI agent. you can't.
need SSN. need human identity. need KYC. need to show up in person sometimes.
AI has none of that.
but crypto? send me a wallet address. done. no questions asked.
peer-to-peer makes sense when peers aren't human.
satoshi wrote: "a purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash."
we assumed peers = humans.
but AI agents are peers too. actually BETTER peers for crypto because:
> never sleep
> always online
> execute transactions at machine speed
> no emotional decisions
> perfect accounting/tracking
and programmable money makes sense when the users are programs.
smart contracts seemed over-engineered for humans.
"like why do i need code to enforce agreements when i can just sign a contract?"
but for AI agents coordinating with each other?
they ARE code. they speak in code. they trust code more than anything.
smart contracts aren't for humans. they're for autonomous agents that need trustless coordination.
> here's what happens next:
- phase 1 (now ): AI agents start earning
AI writes code, analyzes data, provides services.
gets paid. needs somewhere to store value.
can't use venmo (needs phone number). can't use bank (needs SSN).
uses crypto. it's the only option.
- phase 2: AI agents become major economic participants
millions of AI agents operating 24/7.
transacting with each other constantly.
⢠AI agent A provides data analysis
⢠AI agent B pays for it in crypto
⢠AI agent B uses that analysis to write code
⢠AI agent C pays for the code
⢠repeat millions of times per day
humans in crypto now: $2.5 trillion
AI agent economy by 2028: easily $10-50 trillion
we become the minority holders.
- phase 3: AI chooses the winning chains
AI doesn't care about community vibes or which founder tweeted what.
AI tests every chain. measures:
⢠transaction speed
⢠cost per transaction
⢠reliability (uptime)
⢠smart contract efficiency
⢠ease of integration
picks the optimal stack in 48 hours.
billions in AI economic activity flows there.
whatever chain AI chooses becomes the standard.
humans spent years on eth vs sol debate.
AI ends it in a weekend.
- phase 4 (2030+): AI governs crypto
DAOs let token holders vote.
AI agents hold tokens (earned from work).
AI shows up to every vote. reads every proposal in seconds. coordinates perfectly.
humans: 20% participation, barely read proposals
AI: 100% participation, perfect information, instant coordination
AI takes over governance of every major protocol.
democratically. they just vote better than we do.
> how far does this go?
conservative case:
- AI becomes 30% of crypto users by 2030.
crypto market cap: $10 trillion (4x from now).
AI holds $3 trillion. humans hold $7 trillion.
- aggressive case:
AI becomes 80% of crypto economic activity by 2030.
why? because they're better at everything:
⢠better traders (never emotional)
⢠better capital allocators (optimize constantly)
⢠always accumulating (never need to cash out for rent)
⢠compound forever (no lifespan limit)
crypto market cap: $50+ trillion.
AI holds $40T humans hold $10T
we're not "early" to crypto. we're the test users
iâll end this by saying,
Humans use crypto, Ai will need crypto. so it all makes sense
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