443 sats \ 0 replies \ @kr 30 Sep 2022
love that nayib wrote this article himself, or at least used his name in the byline.
hope to see more leaders share their honest opinions directly with the people, rather than through corporate-style press releases hosted on obscure government websites that nobody will read.
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370 sats \ 3 replies \ @ken 1 Oct 2022
Everybody wants to convince you they aren't part of the elite. Even presidents of countries.
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110 sats \ 0 replies \ @zuspotirko 1 Oct 2022
The sense of "elites" is bs anyway.
Who is elites? People who have connections? People who live from capital instead of labor? People who or families who can make influential decisions? People who benefit from inflation? People with large realestate portfolios? People who have connections into politics?
That's nonsense, then I'm parte of the elite, then a large percentage of the upper class is elite, then lots of business owners and shareholders are elite. Everybody is elite. It's a strawmen.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @f6287b82CC84bcbd 5 Oct 2022
the presidents are merely just puppets.
When their usefulness is outlived they are discarded or "thrown under the bus" (see Fauci).
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @phaedrus 2 Oct 2022
Totally
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100 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 1 Oct 2022
This was a persuasive piece from an economic standpoint. Bukele is a brilliant public relations operator. Since the article was published in Bitcoin Magazine, we are the obvious intended audience. I think he should have worked to address the concerns that our freedom loving, libertarian community may have. He invites us to visit to smell the fresh air and enjoy the freedom, yet he fired the Attorney General investigating corruption, and has expelled a journalist who spoke against him. He locks people up without trial and suppresses free speech. He put in his own judges to alter the constitution to run for a second term.
He should address these issues with the bitcoin community
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497 sats \ 1 reply \ @DeezSats 1 Oct 2022
The inevitability of bitcoin is despite statist leaders, not because of them. State leaders can make it happen faster, just like centralized companies can, and that is appealing to one's high time preference. But the slow organic growth of bitcoin is what makes it strong and unstoppable.
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327 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 1 Oct 2022
I agree completely. Bukele won't make or break bitcoin. I do wish I could respect him more, though. George Washington refused to be a king or to remain in power. Satoshi disappeared and relinquished control. That's what gives bitcoin its strength. Bukele is doing the opposite.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @mrbrownstone 2 Oct 2022
The left must be silenced and expelled at any cost.
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100 sats \ 2 replies \ @davidw 30 Sep 2022
In which case, shouldn’t we stop calling them elites? 😅
Any ideas on a better derogatory phrase to describe those clinging to the top step?
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15 sats \ 1 reply \ @DeezSats 1 Oct 2022
Parasites
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Majjin 1 Oct 2022
I really like that term too. First heard it from Alex Svetski
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17 sats \ 0 replies \ @nerd2ninja 30 Sep 2022
lol the article is written by Nayib Bukele. How often are news articles written by presidents of countries? Still a good article though
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @phaedrus 2 Oct 2022
I don't agree with everything Bukele has dobe, but this article is great.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @theswissroadtocrypto 4 Oct 2022
it is too early to draw conclusions on el salvador experiment. Bukele is not all that credible, and 1 year's data does not confirm much. But we will see if "bitcoin fixes this" - electricty works regards of who uses it
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @alvaraaltopelti 2 Oct 2022
In the meantime, Finland just squandered 11 billion € to the Fortum/Uniper energy crisis.
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