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Diogenes

@harryhendrix27

stand a little out of my sun
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Diogenes @harryhendrix27
Crypto, and specifically crypto assets, have always been a new form of alchemy

Where arbitrary things become valuable via hyperstition, which is to say earnest belief

That can’t work if you cynically simulate this process in a PvP game of musical chairs
Diogenes @harryhendrix27
Something I’ve been thinking about is how AI and the general automation of warfare changes the nature of who owns and operates force at scale

This obviously has very related political consequences that could result in the nation state as an institution being threatened
Diogenes @harryhendrix27
I think when you compare the effectiveness of say marches / protests / riots, any form of political dissent that is 20th century (or earlier) coded to the effectiveness of say, Bitcoin, it is so obvious which has been more effective
Diogenes @harryhendrix27 Oct 9
“Whatever the next political movement comes from looks like hitting buttons on a phone. It does not look like marches, it does not look like 20th century anything”

@balajis is absolutely correct on this specific point. Take it seriously and try to imagine what it looks like
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Diogenes @harryhendrix27
“Whatever the next political movement comes from looks like hitting buttons on a phone. It does not look like marches, it does not look like 20th century anything”

@balajis is absolutely correct on this specific point. Take it seriously and try to imagine what it looks like