I’ve seen a lot of anti #Bitcoin takes over the years, but this one is new

Been a while since my last review for #bookstr, but I’m back with a good one. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life is a 1912 book by French sociologist, Emile Durkheim. It’s considered a foundational text in sociology as essentially the first book to parse religion as a social phenomenon which allows for extended group harmony by means of shared practices, morals, and behaviours. Durkheim makes his case by studying Australian Aboriginal totemic societies in a manner which fans of #Austrian economics would appreciate, as he strips religion back to its most basic form, and builds his suppositions from there. I could write entire reviews through different lenses - as a someone who grew up in Christian White #Australia, as a well-travelled Westerner, as a #Bitcoiner and member of the maxi cult, as someone now living in Buddhist/Confuscian/Socialist #Vietnam. Part of what you’ll gather from this text is how all religions have similar ideas and concepts. They are pervasive, intractable, and inescapable; because they are the external framework which allows people to NOT constantly be at war with one another. They’d all be very different but Durkheim manages to distill the essence of religion as a social glue in a way that had never really been articulated before him, and one we basically take for granted today. Just read the Conclusion if you want his ideas, the actual exploration of Aboriginal totemism is dull. Having been exposed to their practices, you don’t actually need to know about how they cover sticks in feathers and then dance around it for hours; they actually do this shit and the people who think we ought protect their ancient wisdom are truly morons. They were and are so primitive we can’t learn more than what this book tells us; we need to explore higher religions in detail beyond this. Top 5 book for me this year. I gained a lot from this. A lot of hard to articulate things distilled to their essence for you to put different lenses on. But do not read this if you think the Australian Aborigines are some sacred people whose practices need to be protected; that myth is going to be quickly dispelled as you dig into this and understand just how primitive they are.

Why is Michael Krechmer famous? Why is this Jew the Overton Window limit for right-wing anarchism when he’s the softest, most milquetoast variety of “anarchist” imaginable. Anyone got clips of Michael encouraging people to opt out of fiat and use #Bitcoin? No? Didn’t think so.. It’s almost as if, every single Jew is in on it..

More than any other group, #Bitcoiners will understand this sentiment. Thank you Satoshi 🙏

Another border run to Laos 🇱🇦 , filmed from the #Vietnam 🇻🇳 side this time. View quoted note →

These Core v30 proponents can’t even work out what a woman is and expect us to go along with, and enable their mentally ill delusions - otherwise we are hateful. No Bitcoiner would let Andrew Chow babysit their kids. They wouldn’t elect him sheriff of their town. So why would we play along with his subversive leftist trans delusion and have him 1/5 maintainers of the #Bitcoin Core repo? The software meant to protect #Bitcoiners wealth? View quoted note →

Nobody who has studied #EliteTheory is in disbelief. View quoted note →

Nick Szabo says he “strongly recommends not upgrading to Core v30” and to instead run #Knots He reached his conclusion through the same lens I did in the post below - #Bitcoin the protocol is extralegal; what you store and run on your hardware in a given State’s jurisdiction, is not. Nick has a law degree so understands the nuance better than most. Core v30 is unnecessarily opening an attack vector for the State to impose upon noderunners. IMO all 5 maintainers have to go. Their actions have proved they’re not capable of stewarding this software in the interests of noderunners. Bitcoin will survive this, Core will not. View quoted note →

20% of the #Bitcoin network won’t run Core again unless all 5 maintainers are removed. They’ve proven unworthy and forgotten that noderunners decide what software runs on the network.

I’m one of the biggest proponents of #BBTG - but maybe I’m wrong? So someone explain to me why we shouldn’t take Queen Ursula’s head? She wants to let plebs eat cake, so long as that cake is distributed by the EU and paid for by Euro CBDC verified by Euro Digital ID. Why exactly should this woman keep a head on her shoulders?

@gladstein so far is silent on #Core V30 vs #Knots. Where do you stand on this Alex? Do you agree with Mossad agent Udi? Or are you backing the Knots side? You oversee a shitload of #Bitcoin for the HRF so I’m sure your opinion will be notable. View quoted note →

Where do the Jewish “Bitcoiners” align on the question of Core v30 v Knots? #Bitcoin Zionist Mossad agent Udi was predictable. How about @gladstein?