I completely understand if an American says, "Fuck you, it's my money." I respect that, and honestly, I'd probably say the same under similar circumstances. What truly disgusts me, though, is seeing people bending over for that Russian son of a bitch. Have you ever stopped to think about what kind of animal you become when you support him? And please, stop with your stupid "I'm not supporting him, I'm supporting the U.S.A."—as if you couldn’t support your country without kissing the murderer’s ass. Screw whatever the Mises Institute says. Believe me, this war has nothing to do with NATO moving eastward. Was NATO moving eastward in Syria when Putin was bombing the shit out of children? Was he protecting them from NATO then? Putin has killed and destroyed more than Hitler ever could have if he had lived past 1945.

In a world that even its von #Hayek tries to justify legitimacy of taxation, how the fuck you think you can change everything with just discussion and #democracy? Nah, you need a weapon to scare the shit out of them when showing how stupid they were in their past. And I think here, y'all know what that weapon is my comrades. #Bitcoin #grownostr

... There remains a credible hypothesis that #China's problems were as much financial as they were resource-based. For one thing, the unitary structure of the Empire prevented the kind of fiscal #competition that drove financial innovation in #Renaissance #Europe and beyond. Additionally, the ease with which the Empire could finance its deficits by #printing #money discouraged the development of European-style capital markets. Coinage was also more readily available in China than in Europe, thanks to the trade surplus with the West. In short, the Middle Kingdom had far fewer incentives to develop commercial bills, bonds, and equities. When modern financial institutions eventually arrived in China in the late nineteenth century, they were introduced as part of Western imperialism, and, as we’ll see, were always vulnerable to patriotic backlashes against foreign influence. #FiatHistory #Bitcoin #NiallFerguson

Has anyone explored using Bisq's escrow mechanism beyond currency exchanges? Locking Bitcoin in multisig escrow creates a new form of trust—why not apply it to everything, like online stores? This could eliminate third parties, reduce costs, and build trust directly between sellers, buyers, and even deliverers. Thoughts? #asknostr #bitcoin #bisq #exchange #p2p

just curious has anyone built a seedsigner that requires your finger print in order to sign something? #asknostr #bitcoin

"but we need public schools to identify talents" #grownostr #hayek

Got a confession to make... I totally misunderstood the whole fight between Milei and Hoppe. It's partly their own fault, they didn't get each other right too! Anyway Bob Murphy explains the whole thing so damn well at 26:28 #grownostr #milei #hoppe #fiat #gold #fuckthecb

I’d argue that over-taxing #Bitcoin won’t be the state's way to fight it. Either they’re too smart to not to do it, or they’ll lose. Imagine what would happen if they over-taxed it—people would rely more on #P2P methods to buy and sell. Since it’s essentially a decentralized black market with no central authority, the price would rise significantly—not in the short term, but inevitably in the long run. It would be like the Prohibition era, but even harder for the state to control. This would be even more true in countries with dysfunctional governments. The same thing couldn’t happen with gold—there was no easy way to verify its authenticity. But with Bitcoin, don't trust, verify! #grownostr

The Trudeau government’s decision to ban gasoline-powered cars by 2035 in the drive to “net zero” emissions is part of a global policy agenda kickstarted by a 2018 “Special Report” issued by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report, titled Global Warming of 1.5°C, was commissioned to study the potential benefits of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius rather than the 2.0°C target stated in the Paris Agreement. By coincidence, the same weekend the UN released its “Special Report,” Yale economist William Nordhaus won the Nobel Memorial Prize for his pioneering work on the economics of climate change. Major media treated the two events as complementary, assuming Nordhaus’ work supported the 1.5°C goal. On the contrary, his modeling work projected that the “optimal” amount of global warming by the year 2100 would be 3.5°C, a full two degrees higher than the popular target. In fact, Nordhaus’ model estimated that a 1.5°C ceiling would be so harmful to the economy that it would be better for humanity if governments did nothing at all about climate change rather than pursue such a draconian policy. Read more here:

Fraser Institute

1.5°C global warming target based on shaky science

The Trudeau government wants to ban gasoline-powered cars by 2035.

#economics #climatechange #un #grownostr

Horatio Alger Jr. (January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was an American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to middle-class security and comfort through good works. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on the United States from 1868 through to his death in 1899. High-brows turn up their noses at Horatio Alger's philosophy. Yet Alger succeeded better than anybody else in stressing the most characteristic point of capitalist society. Capitalism is a system under which everybody has the chance of acquiring wealth; it gives everybody unlimited opportunity. Not everybody, of course, is favored by good luck. Very few become millionaires. But everybody knows that strenuous effort—and nothing less than strenuous effort—pays. All roads are open to the smart youngster. He is optimistic in the awareness of his own strength. He has self-confidence and is full of hope. And as he grows older and realizes that many of his plans have been frustrated, he has no cause for despair. His children will start the race again, and he does not see any reason why they should not succeed where he himself failed. Life is worth living because it is full of promise. #mises #capitalism #socialism #bureaucracy #grownostr