skells @skells@social.cleverlibre.org

@georgia We. Have. Magic.

>magic: The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them

I am typing this on a slab of glass that glows, buzzes, sings, and sees because we taught a sand golem how to think. A collective of thousands of mages, warlocks, witches, and all sorts of sorcerers contributed to the tomes upon tomes of knowledge and intricate spells that keep this pocket golem alive. I use it to write minor enchantments of my own.

If you think fantasy magic would look any different from what we have discovered and invented today, you are ignoring human nature. The same structures and processes you see with our technology are the exact same that would have developed with bona fide fantasy magic. Microsoft and Apple would exist, and they would build magic mirrors for businesses, and little nice-looking enchanted slabs for rich people. They would curse you if you tried to discover their workings, as that's Microsoft or Apple's intellectual property. Google would exist, and it would offer you a free crystal ball that shows you ads half of the time, all while Google's own golems looked back through it to record what you like. @chj0 would be summoning deprecated types of imps just to try and get them to do some weird trick. I would have studied the creation and maintenance of the magical channels that connect our various charms and trinkets. Opal would constantly be mad at how clunky the existing spells and rituals are, and vowing to write her own from scratch. Textbooks and papers would be written to fill the asinine magical theory circlejerk that modern math and science have become, and academic publishers would keep them locked up just like they do now. Most people would still be ignorant of the inner workings of the tools they use. A butcher doesn't care if he rings up your pound of ham on a magic record book or a cash register, so long as he can see how much he sold, and he doesn't need to figure out the taxes in his head.

You flip a light switch. The light comes on. There is no functional difference between some ethereal force powering it, and electricity.

I'll never lose it guys, be jealous now

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW9cCWm53H4

The Dimensions Of Money.

"The purpose of money is to facilitate trade which allows groups to specialize and organize with greater complexity."

Written by @ericyakes.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-dimensions-of-money

the best pieces of advice i have ever received is not to increase my standard of living proportionate to my increase in income

Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän or Danube steamship company captain for short.

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If you think parasitic bureaucrats and authoritarians dislike Bitcoin now, just wait until they understand it.

why is causing a pandemic not enough to create political capital to do something with? why is it only fucking Rand Paul out there trying to point the finger at these people who caused it. why is it Tony Blair and Bill Gates are the only ones who can capitalise on this to push everyone into the digital certificate panopticon. the narrative is just waiting there to be picked up by any capable political operator

cpi preview aparantly u just eat orange juice and treasury bonds
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@Cleisthenes I'm a little bit more pessimistic.

I think China will never go decentralized. They want to be the next big empire, and they can't (because China sucks), so they'll cling to every bit of power they have to impose their vision to the world.

Brazil is too much in debt to disobey overlords' orders.

Russia? It's too conservative for such a bold move, I think.

I am looking forward to Africa adopting cryptos officially. They have nothing to lose, the elites shit on them every day, they have plenty of resources and too much corruption, a problem that bitcoin solves elegantly.

Maybe Vietnam or S. Korea could follow, idk.

I am assuming most of Central and South America will follow El Salvador's lead regarding Bitcoin. I feel like the risk is relatively low for them and they are probably thinking its protection against USD inflation.

If Mexico and Brazil make the move then I'd think Russia and China would be weighing it as well. If they do then you'll see war to keep PetroDollar on top.

China may be reticent to do it though since we owe them so much which could be why US wants to stay in debt to China so it is also a partner in propping up USD. At least until USGov secures enough coin.

Just spitballin'

bitcoiners be like 'how do i safely store my seed' bro in your wife

Butrón Castle, Gatika, Spain
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