The original intent of mass schooling in the 18th century was as a means of socialization and creating a sense of national unity. Literacy and numeracy skills were a secondary consideration, but for the purposes of creating a more capable workforce.
People talk about teaching kids how to think etc, but not clear to me that's the case at all or that anything has changed in the last 200+ years.
Tbh, I don't really think the home schooling option is right for our family either, but thankfully my Bitcoin savings means we'll be able to afford private schools - still not ideal, but in the UK the difference is stark. When I toured one of the "outstanding" local state schools the halls were full of propaganda about climate change, islamophobia and LGBTQ+ rights. The academic results were not even that great, but that's not the most important assessment criteria for state school ratings.
At least with private schools there is more choice, and kids and parents are better selected for not wanting the state to educate their children.
There will only ever be 2.1 quadrillion bitcoin
Lol, can't believe I watched 5 seasons of Yellowstone. What a load of shit 😅 Nice scenery though
This coiling feels bullish, so should probably be bearish 😅
Think I'm just a very boring middle class tech worker who likes to read William Boyd novels, but also likes Bitcoin and hates the government.
Tbh, would be great if I didn't have to be the second half of that sentence, but that's reality!
Lol wtf, need to use some Bitcoin for a deposit on a house in the UK and solicitors refuse to do business with me "because crypto"
It's so fucking weird how a significant % of people I know IRL are trying to be influencers on LinkedIn
If Israel had no guarantee of US military support (made possible by the money printer), I wonder if they maybe would have tried harder to just be cool and friendly to their neighbours
Kind of interesting that UK headlines today are "MI6 appoints new chief" when it's actually the (sort of) democratically elected Foreign Secretary who appoints them, subject to confirmation by the Prime Minister. A government department shouldn't be able to name its own leader.
Almost makes you wonder whether the headlines' phrasing is partially true ...
Right leaning "common sense" commentators need to up their game. Both Tom Woods, and now Konstantin Kisin have demonstrated a very uncritical approach to their interviews lately - ranging from South Africa to parenting.
They just agree with whatever the guest is saying so long as it vaguely fits the pattern of "mainstream is wrong" or "elites have an ulterior motive".
Part of the problem is preparation. They don't do any major research beforehand, but just want to churn out many low quality conversations. For ads maybe? More men's vitamins etc.
When you're typing in a long password and then someone asks you a question 😑
Remember that time WW3 started and Bitcoin dipped to $104K?
Many AI "experts" don't even know how a linear regression works
The worst thing about Bitcoin is whenever it has to interact with fiat and regulated institutions
Seeing lots of Bitcoin price overconfidence
"Stock to flow says we're about to hit $400k!"
"There will be no more winters!"
"Banana zone something something about to rip!"
It doesn't matter how many variables you have, you can't improve the modelling of a quadratic function with more than 3. You also don't improve your model with more data points past some amount.
This analogy describes some of my skepticism of the claim that we will create super intelligence by merely adding more data, more parameters, and more compute to LLMs.
Yes we will continue to see improvements in the ability to model human knowledge and reasoning, and yes it will be amplified by machine speed, but I don't think we somehow unlock a higher level of intelligence. We will plateau at some point and then the focus will shift more to applications of this still impressive but sub-human intelligence.
Why isn't Bitcoin $0?
Need to do more fiat shaming
New global warming propaganda: Glaciers falling on tiny Swiss villages
