Derek
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Be hopeful 🇸🇻
Nice to find lots of good follows in global again
So many new non-bitcoin accounts coming to Nostr. Network effect go up
Intriguing (and entertaining) analysis of what lurks behind the banking crisis.
DeepThroatIPO
How to Wreck a "Big Old" GSIB Bank... - DeepThroatIPO
As you all know there’s much discussion, hand-wringing and consternation surrounding of all the complex goings-on at Silicon Valley Bank, Cre...
Some signal has gone out. Seeing shit like this everywhere.
(d) The stages of the rise and fall of great nations seem to be:
The Age of Pioneers (outburst) The Age of Conquests
The Age of Commerce
The Age of Affluence
The Age of Intellect
The Age of Decadence.
(e) Decadence is marked by:
Defensiveness
Pessimism
Materialism
Frivolity
An influx of foreigners
The Welfare State
A weakening of religion.
(f) Decadence is due to:
Too long a period of wealth and power Selfishness
Love of money
The loss of a sense of duty.
Seem familiar?
Written in 1978 and speaking for itself in 2023.
“Fate of Empires and Search for Survival” is a worthy read (26 pages).
http://people.uncw.edu/kozloffm/glubb.pdf
h/t:
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Alexander Macris (@archon) on X
Creator of ACKS and Ascendant. Amazon #1 bestselling author & DriveThruRPG #1 bestselling game designer. Founder and ex-publisher of The Escapist ...
Inflation events
https://twitter.com/AaronRDay/status/1638640012425064448
Another fantastic thread. When the media can’t refute something—they just ignore it.
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Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) on X
1.TWITTER FILES #19
The Great Covid-19 Lie Machine
Stanford, the Virality Project, and the Censorship of “True Stories”
#[0] Verifying My Public Key: "@palapa_head"
Nostr like “Nostradamus”
Bonus point for figuring out where the IOS client Damus got its name
Nostradamus - Wikipedia