“If we succeed in explaining how some people came to dominate other people, may this not seem to justify the domi-nation? Doesn't it seem to say that the outcome was inevitable, and that it would therefore be futile to try to change the outcome today? This objection rests on a common tendency to confuse an explanation of causes with a justification or acceptance of results. What use one makes of a historical explanation is a question separate from the explanation itself. Understanding is more often used to try to alter an outcome than to repeat or perpetuate it. That's why psychologists try to understand the minds of murderers and rap-ists, why social historians try to understand genocide, and why physicians try to understand the causes of human disease. Those investigators do not seek to justify murder, rape, genocide, and illness. Instead, they seek to use their understanding of a chain of causes to interrupt the chain.” ~ Gun, Germs and Steel Has anyone read this book? #bookstr

GM 🧡 Hercules and The Wagoner A Wagoner was driving a heavy load along a muddy road. He came to a part of the road where the wheels sank half-way into the mire, and the more the horses pulled, the deeper sank the wheels. So the Wagoner threw down his whip, knelt down and prayed to Hercules the Strong. “O Hercules, help me in this my hour of distress.” But Hercules appeared to him, and said: “Tut, man, don’t sprawl there. Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel.” Moral: Heaven helps those who help themselves. ~ AESOP FABLES

The Dublin Bitcoin meetup is on Thursday October 2nd at 7pm upstairs at The Palace Bar. It’s an open, friendly environment for any new people who want to start learning about Bitcoin. It’s on the top floor so if you’re not sure where to go just keep going up the stairs and you’ll find us… See you there! :) @Jordi Llonch Esteve

All the narratives are being played out on our feeds And we’re all only actually feeding into one The only solution the government will implement is CBDCs and digital IDs. You can’t control a population as angry as you have now, on both sides The worst thing is, he didn’t even fly that close to the sun, and now he’s dead