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304 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 16 Nov 2023 freebie \ parent \ on: Stacker Saloon
I started Part 3 now and chapter 9 about "Printing Money for War" really resonated with me.
I think when I started my journey down the bitcoin rabbit hole, this was one of the hardest pills to swallow. It sounded way to conspirational. I also think I was never fully convinced about these mechanics I read about (wars are financed by inflation, tax or war bonds) or I was still in denial mode: "Fiat can't be that bad, right? Right?"
But with this chapter, I feel a lot more convinced and prepared for future discussions about this with nocoiners.
I wonder why this point isn't argued about more. War or potential for war (see Taiwan crisis, Ukraine and now what's happening with Israel) is one of the biggest problems humanity faces, why don't we look more at how we can solve it or make them at least less probable or severe?
It's so sad trying to talk to people about this but they don't listen.
Or even saying, they believe there will be more wars on a bitcoin standard without proper arguments or talking about the current system first.
Maybe I should put this into your discussion about Part 3! Maybe you even mentioned similar things, need to check out later.
I really love your book club initiative!
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I would love it so much if those "neighborhoods" of discussion could anchor later discussions, e.g., when a relevant topic comes up in three months, and there's a thread in one of those book club posts where you (or someone) has really drilled into topic, and now there's some deep context with pretty thoughtful discussion -- that would be a great resource. It would be a way for knowledge to accrue, and be both static (capturing the thinking of the past) and dynamic (reflecting new thinking, reactions, etc.)
So please do put it over there!
And thanks for the kind words, too :)
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