Had the cool opportunity to see Congressman Massie while wearing my own copy of the debt badge. Pretty funny moment ... Thought I'd share ...

End the FED. End the ED.

I have always respected those who take action over those who yell at clouds. I'm guilty of doing too much of the latter and too little of the former. Today, though, I visited our Country Clerk to introduce her to the case study SimpleProof and Immutable Democracy. Thank you, Carlos @Simple Proof ,for leading the way in Guatemala. It's late in this election cycle to make changes but it's fulfilling to start the process. We have follow ups post-election. We all do. Carlos has been a bunch of different podcasts so I know I'm missing some people but tagging those I recall quickly @preston @TFTC @Guy Swann @Daniel Prince @ODELL @Tali | Orange Hatter @Bitcoin Veterans Apologies to anyone I missed ... Cheers!

We (Free Market Kids) have played the low-time-preference collector's version of HODL UP at Bit Block Boom and many other Bitcoin events. It really has a casino feel to it.

Homeschoolers speak your language ...

In free markets (i.e., no zombies), companies evaluate how well they invest capital by measuring profitability.  The military measures readiness, i.e., how capable the people, equipment, tactics, etc. are of executing the mission. Fiat education measures grades, test scores and, above all else, spending. If we applied first-principled thinking to education, what should we be measuring?

Grade inflation in our education system reminds me of CPI manipulation. The metric itself is prone to manipulation and it really doesn't mean anything any way since grades are not indicative of future success. Putting those factors aside for the moment, the timing of the grade inflation is also funny. This chart from a website called gradeinflation.com should really go on the WTFhappenedin1971 website.

Continue the image journal ... Here's the second image ...

Playing with AI while I'm working on a new article. This almost becomes an image journal documenting my writer's journey Here's what I got today:

Put on your game theory hat.  If someone benefits from an uneducated citizenry in terms of power, prestige or wealth, what actions would they take with the educational system?  Who benefits from dumber voters and what are their incentives? Today’s education system is yielding the exact results it was designed for.  In the words of John Taylor Gatto, it is designed to dumb us down. Self-custody education = #homeschool

I'm working on a new project related to education. Somehow the greatest country on earth, with all types of advantages, opportunities and resources is getting worse.  Not just a little worse, horrifically worse.  Talking with Bitcoiners about this is easy. They understand self-custody education = homeschooling before I even finish saying the words out loud. They also understand the role fiat money continues to play in the undermining of our school systems. This new project is focused on those who are not yet maxis. In fact, they may not even be Bitcoiners yet. One part of my framework is vectors which are more than just a coordinates. They have direction and magnitude.  The framework is valuable, even for non-engineering types.  For example, when someone reports that inflation is x%, this is a position.  It does not communicate the whole story.  Monetary inflation is not static.  It is more helpful to understand which direction it is heading.  It is increasing.  In fact, it is accelerating.    The vector of homeschooling is increasing over the last several decades and not just because of COVID, which exposing the truth of the sad state of education spectacularly. However, while this trend may feel new, it is more like a pendulum swinging through its cycle.  Zoom out 100 years or 200 years and we see homeschooling was once our dominant method.  Fears from administrators that homeschooling undermines children, the country, or some political agenda are baseless.  The United States excelled in terms of human prosperity when schooling was decentralized.  Our decline in education as we have become more centralized is alarming.

My thoughts going into this event were unfounded. Amplify 2024 was absolutely bitcoin-centered. The event had about 120+ people and was hosted by the Ohio Blockchain Council. The focus was energy and mining. Shout out to Andrew Burchwell who organized it. If you can travel to the midwest next year, I recommend attending. We plan to be there.

Looking forward to spending time at Amplify 2024 today. This is not my comfort zone, pure-maxi, bitcoin-only event, e.g., BBB, TABConf, Unconferences. The event is focused on mining and energy but not all attendees are bitcoin-maxis. There's something about talking with people with challenging questions versus those are already in our bitcoin-maxi-bubble. IMHO, tough questions make you think which is like feedback for better learning which makes you stronger. For example, how do you orange pill someone who loves crypto? Throwing HFSP memes isn't effective.

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One game has an infinite amount of "money". Another game has a pre-determined hard cap of 21,000,000. It's time to Hodl Up!!!

Also while in Virginia we had an opportunity to talk with perhaps the only elected politician at the federal level who has the courage to stand up against clown world ideas. We are so grateful for all that Congressman Massie has done and continues to do.

We visit Virginia periodically for family. While in town we reach out to Bitcoiners in the area. Last night at Compass Coffee we had a blast. We started with a book club discussion and wrapped up with Hodl Up. Getting beat at your game is humbling. An awesome group!!!! We're definitely visiting again! ☕️☕️

Greetings, nostriches. Friday thoughts ... Same thoughts everyday actually ... Since learning Bitcoin, days of the week just don't seem to matter as much. TGIF anyway. Self-custody money = #bitcoin Self-custody speech = #nostr Self-custody education = #homeschool Cheers!

Hi, nostriches. Friday thoughts ... Same thoughts everyday actually ... Since learning Bitcoin, days of the week just don't seem to matter as much. TGIF anyway. Self-custody money = #bitcoin Self-custody speech = #nostr Self-custody education = #homeschool Cheers!

Hi, nostriches. Friday thoughts ... Same thoughts everyday actually ... Since learning Bitcoin, days of the week just don't seem to matter as much. TGIF anyway. Self-custody money = #bitcoin Self-custody speech = #nostr Self-custody education = #homeschool Cheers!