I wrote a response to a pro-cryptocurrency post earlier today, and here it is:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

After watching Joe Bryan's video, I wrote my own response. Liquidity when needed (the "Big Red Button") is a necessity, and banks are part of the reason. Do you want life without banks? Maybe. But they've been around for millennia. They exist for a reason.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Bottom of the European corruption rankings (amongst all countries): (green column: Dec 2024, white Dec 2023). Hungary is going *down* as is Belarus and Russia.

I really like this part:

Can Musk even be considered a longtermist now?
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Why Elon Musk thinks he is a "longtermist", but really isn't.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Some thoughts on Musk's idea of longtermism.