Bitcoin Tech Talk #343
Interesting Stuff
Weak vs. Strong Link - Very interesting and useful categorization of different problems as weak or strong link. The main idea is that you will either want to make sure that the weak links are shored up in certain types of problems and you will want to make sure that the strong links are strengthened in other types. Security is a weak link problem, for example. What I’m finding is that when viewed in the light of individual liberty, most things are strong link problems.
Three City Problem - The article is a way of viewing life from the perspective of three forces. Traditionally, there were two, reason and religion, represented by Athens and Jerusalem. The author here adds Silicon Valley as representing something completely different, that of utility. It’s an interesting paradigm to think about, though I completely disagree with the author. Utility has a motivation, and sadly, Silicon Valley today is completely infected by fiat, which really means that there’s a status game at play which mucks our pursuit of truth and meaning.
En-shittification - The article has a provocative headline and it’s hard to disagree with the analysis. So much of what gets sold in ads is over-priced because the marketing dollars spent have to be made up somewhere. Everything is getting suckier and the reason is that these companies need to squeeze more money out of you is the main message of the article. Sadly, this is the reality of fiat money where marketing and deceptive business practices have to make up for the inflation that producers continuously have to outrun.
What I'm up to
BlockMedia Part 2 - The second part of my interview with BlockMedia is now up. I spoke about the IMF, the Dollar Hegemony, why people are starting turn to Bitcoin Maximalism and how this is going to change the current system. If ever there was a country that needs to hear this, it’s Korea, as its future is hanging in the balance with its obscenely low birth rate and the malaise among young people.
Book update - My manuscript is with the editors and it looks like the release will be sometime late August. I have some plans for this book, including a video book trailer, a crowd-fund using Bitcoin and special items that you won’t be able to get elsewhere. There’s also some possibility of foreign translations fairly quickly. Stay tuned to find out more!
Tokyo Meetup - The actual meetup isn’t finalized yet, but it’ll be Friday this week. If you’re in Tokyo and want to hang out with me and some other Bitcoiners, please reply to this newsletter!
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