I'm at such a loss for why so many people choose to live there. I know some people have to for work, like you, but I know lots of people who intentional tried to get jobs there.

What ever happened with the idea of disbanding the DC city government?

I'm sure he's a better football player (apparently Waller retired because the Giants were making him block), but as a pure receiving threat Waller might still be really dangerous.

War by culinary exchange

I'd have to look into it more than I'm inclined to to say for sure, but "excess" only has to imply more than is required for some purpose. I could imagine coming up with definitions that aren't moral exactly, but are meant to gauge moral intuitions.

"Excessive poverty" seems like it would be fraught with smuggled in assumptions.

I've long wanted the Chicago MSA to become a city state, everything from Kenosha to Gary. It would make most of the midwest dramatically better and it's not like Chicago can be worse.

That southeastern most WI county is officially in the Chicago metropolitan statistical area.

10% seemed high to me, but apparently that is about right.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?id=MBCURRCIR,

Oh, why didn't you say you live in North Chicago? That sounds very warm.

Btw, I've been to the huge Ren Fair that must be fairly close to you.

The Dolphins also traded pick swaps with the Giants to be allowed to sign Darren Waller out of retirement. He might be washed, but if not they might even have an upgrade at TE.

Probably, but it doesn't mean there's a relationship between your correctness and theirs.

If you haven't yet, or haven't from all of your alt accounts, cast your votes for the quarterly ~econ award.

There's also proximity to Minnesota, often literally the coldest place on Earth.

That's part of it, for sure.

I'd say the same thing that makes me feel so at home would alienate most people: the prevailing SN worldview is not theirs and their operating assumptions will be challenged.

I should have kept track of everything that went into those back and forths.

I think some of it had to do with site navigation and some had to do with connecting wallets or nostr profiles.

It would be a good exercise to walk a smart non-bitcoiner through the setup process and note all the points of friction.

It's no problem. Like any good bitcoiner, my time preference is stupidly low.

I was going to write something up this weekend for you guys that outlines some of what I have in mind in terms of contributions. You and I have discussed most of it, but it might help Derek be on the same page with us.

Always happy to clarify some economic thinking and even happier to push Rothbard on someone.

I don't think that's how latitude works.

I think those are the two fundamental hurdles: very niche and not free.

I also consider those to be two of the main features.

I agree that this is technically correct, but do you think they would stick around? We're a pretty fringe bunch and I think normies would be turned off pretty fast.