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Education should not be a thing you go to, it should be woven into every fabric of your life

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Do you do anything to improve our regularize your sleep? That seems like one of the things that could be pretty tough with nomading.

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I'm with you on this. I could honestly never drink anything carbonated again and not feel like I'm missing anything

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This seems like a pretty cool series!

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must watch https://youtu.be/a42key59cZQ?si=NZ33qFwZmJQysY6g

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I guess we might not be totally screwed if NP isn't hard https://www.quantamagazine.org/cryptographers-discover-a-new-foundation-for-quantum-secrecy-20240603/

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I've always appreciated your critical takes even if I don't fully agree with them. This space is often in a drought of sober thought.

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What do you think about reputation markets?

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Some additional food for thought: https://acoup.blog/2024/10/25/new-acquisitions-1933-and-the-definition-of-fascism/ https://youtu.be/cyjw2riat80

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If you consider yourself an anarchist of any sort, vehemently disagree with censorship, are repelled by mobs, or, like me, in 2016 you were kind of stoked about a viable protest vote (though, I literally can't vote in your elections. I understand being sick and tired of the establishment), please take a moment, maybe even five minutes, to thoughtfully reconsider your values and priorities. I'm not trying to tell you what to think, just asking that you take some dedicated time to think and consider evidence you may not have been exposed to.

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Those legacy systems are entering a failure mode now, and it's not good. An authoritarian esque cult of personality has won the popular vote in the United States. I'm not saying that the next American administration is guaranteed to descend into totalitarianism, but a realistic path into doing so has opened. The antithesis to the values that embody the technology of this space are being realized in the most powerful institutions on the planet. And a significant portion of the people here are in support.

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Those institutions are decaying further now. And a good chunk of people here are cheering it on. I understood in 2016 throwing out the most potent protest vote that you possibly could have, saying "fuck you!" to the systemic corruption. It didn't work, it kept chugging along like nothing happened. I understand wanting to burn it all to the ground to start fresh. What made me dig even deeper into this space was the option of building alternatives that can outcompete the established institutions, no burning necessary.

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Where did all the anarchists in crypto go? I came into this space when it was filled with people building tools and protocols that would sever reliance on state actors and ancient bloated institutions. People used to recoil when government or political parties were mentioned, because they could be captured by authoritarians or an adversarial mob. We were building a trustless base layer of last resort, it would literally be impossible to exclude anyone from using it. Those were the values and aspirations that pulled me into this space.

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When I was in elementary school and we were learning how to write essays I didn't understand why I couldn't just make a list of bullet points instead. In my mind it was easier to read, and easier to write, so why wouldn't that be the preferred format?

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1/n Today we’re opening preorders for Roc Camera (beta): A camera that can take verifiably real moments in the age of AI 🧵 A thread on https://roc.camera/ from @faust

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Is anybody here aware of anyone building reputation markets? I just finished listening to the latest win-win and I think the idea is super intriguing. https://youtu.be/xHQ--MYQOlI

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While I was watching it earlier I thought that this must be your namesake, there can't be another Euler Lagrange equation haha

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Thank you so much!

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I would love one if you aren't too overwhelmed by requests!

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