first post this is the first one. can people not in the community read it?

thinking a lot about optionality. it's a classic topic of bitcoiners, and with good reason. Taleb has spilled much ink on the subject, and in a productive way. it's a shame he acquired an allergic reaction to bitcoin. bitcoin is the classic asymmetric, huge upside, little downside, option of them all. but what else is out there? I would assert that owning and training in the use of firearms is a hugely beneficial asymmetric option. that's the whole "better to have it and not need it, than to need it an not have it" thing. what else is out there that belongs in this category of asymmetric options?

the information bandwidth of human action is estimated to be 10 bits / s the information bandwidth of human senses is estimated to be 10^9 bits / s

arXiv.org

The Unbearable Slowness of Being: Why do we live at 10 bits/s?

This article is about the neural conundrum behind the slowness of human behavior. The information throughput of a human being is about 10 bits/s. I...

the difference between the two is fascinating to think about. lots of input, small, highly refined output. it's the context provided by the brain that allows 10 bits to encode seemingly simple concepts like "that's a dog". similarly, having shared first person experiences with other people builds that context and allows one to leverage more into fewer bits.

the Massie citadel

> Those who don't build must burn. It's as old as history and juvenille delinquents From Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451"

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