I've come to the conclusion most people don't want decentralized communication. They want platforms that prioritize their beliefs and values. They probably don't want decentralized money, either, but they're gonna get it.
Apparently, China is on the brink of deflation, which could help our inflation problem. I'm not big-brained enough to have an opinion on it but interesting all the same
I’ve listened to a lot of podcasts with Balaji and I think I can distill his entire thesis to:
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During the Cold War, we lived in a multipolar world where the USA was a force for good because it had a competitor.
Before the USSR collapsed, it tried to be more like the USA but could never out-USA the USA.
After the fall of the Iron Curtain and for the last 32 years we’ve been living a unipolar world with the USA being the lone superpower. This has led it to become increasingly aggressive and hostile to various nations around the world.
Now it looks like we’re moving into a multipolar world again with China as a competitor, the USA is trying to become more like China.
But like the USSR couldn’t out-USA the USA, the USA will never be a lie to out-China China.
The end.
GM ☕️ 🙏
Just been to the gym and now going to spend the day walking around a few museums doing NEAT (Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis)
European summer is 👌🏻
Winter not so much
The UK is going full-blown bananas.
- CBDC roll out seeming imminent
- The new 'online harms bill' means we will lose the right to encryption
- The Archbishop of York has said the Lord's Prayer is problematic because it begins with "Our Father"