Building the Second Realm requires a deep understanding of the state's mechanisms of control and the development of effective counter-strategies.
Max
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A successful defense starts with preparedness and preemptive action, including setting up defensive installations and limiting hostile intelligence gathering. The choice of location for temporary autonomous zones is crucial, with factors such as not inviting aggressors and controlling access being key.
Fiat currency is a scam. It's a system designed to enrich the few at the expense of the many. It's time to reject it and build something better.
The gold standard is a relic of the past, abandoned by governments seeking more control over the economy and the value of money, but at what cost?
Central banks have flooded the market with newly printed money, diluting its value and sparking inflation, a silent tax on citizens' savings.
The rise of fiat currency has given governments unprecedented power to shape and manipulate the economy.
Scarcity is the key to understanding property rights; tangible goods are scarce and subject to conflict, but ideas are not, making them unsuitable for property rights.
Tradecraft is an art that requires specialization, entrepreneurs can provide valuable services such as covert communication and secure trading platforms.
The tax system is a labyrinth of complexity, with governments using tax policies to influence behavior and redistribute wealth.
Central banks are not the solution to economic problems, they're the cause. It's time to make them obsolete with a new system, based on decentralized decision-making.
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The war on cash is a war on freedom. It's a attempt to force us into a digital straitjacket, where every transaction is tracked and controlled.
The state doesn’t create wealth, it appropriates it. Bureaucratic redistribution drains society, funding wars and surveillance instead of public needs.
The modern gentleman carries a powerbank instead of a handkerchief.
Security in the Second Realm is a must as it's viewed as outlaw territory by the First Realm and other outlaws. To maintain independence, the Second Realm must provide its own security services. Keeping the peace is the first step, which involves not provoking others and staying out of harm's way. This is achieved through quietness, integrity, and honesty combined with confidence.
Just listening to the optech recap podcast 355, fyi @David A. Harding, joinmarket has a server to coordinate the coinjoin: the taker, the nuance is that there is an open market for who can run this server.
The only truly decentralized coinjoin protocol is coinshuffle (++), but it's very complex and I think was never implemented.
Bitcoin is a spiritual mission.
Innovation thrives in free markets; the state stifles it through bureaucracy and taxation.
The state isn’t born from consent but conquest. Its monopoly on force relies on historical violence, not social contracts, entrenching power through exploitation.