111 sats \ 0 replies \ @libertad2cero 11 Jan \ on: Taking the ETF temperature on Hacker News bitcoin
All the views I offer are personal and may well be partial. They have simply seemed timely to me. In any case, I believe aesthetic beauty is beyond all debate 😊
I may find agreement on certain matters, and on others, I am also susceptible to error. Once again, I do not hold the Church to be without flaw, for nothing earthly is; particularly in these times—and with the current Pontiff.
Despite all the imperfections of the Catholic Church, it has often served as a very healthy counterbalance. The distinction between "authority" (moral or spiritual authority) and "power" (temporal or political power) is a concept that has deeply influenced the development of Western political thought. Bartolomé de las Casas is a prime example of how authority can act as a critical counterweight to power. In his advocacy for the indigenous peoples of the Americas, de las Casas wielded his moral authority to challenge and resist the abuses of the temporal power held by the Spanish crown and its colonists. In contrast to de las Casas and the Spanish scholastic tradition, which maintained a degree of independence between spiritual authority and political power, in the territories colonized by Protestant powers like England, the union of church and state—the Anglican Church under the monarch’s authority, for instance—often resulted in a blending of authority and power. This merger significantly led to a diminished capacity for internal critique against colonial policies, including slavery and the treatment of indigenous populations.The outcomes are evident today. Latin America is mestizo, with numerous indigenous communities, while in North America the indigenous peoples were systematically exterminated.
The prevailing perception that wealth was centralized in the Catholic Church is an oversimplification, especially when analyzed through the prism of the separation of powers into spiritual authority (authoritas) and temporal power (potestas). This dichotomy reflects a division of governance rather than a consolidation. Luther, while initially seeming to challenge the Church's structure, inadvertently facilitated the amalgamation of these separated powers. The diffusion of his ideas, propelled by Gutenberg's printing innovation, contributed to the empowerment of secular rulers, thus laying the groundwork for the rise of absolutist monarchies which, in turn, served as the precursors to the modern State. Luther's legacy, therefore, is paradoxically linked to the unintended unification of power under the nascent State rather than its division.
Sir, I'm surprised by your arrogance. A true Bitcoiner never discloses the amount they hold, but I can tell you that I'm a MtGox OG class. Anyway, don't listen to me, listen to OGs like @DarthCoin or Mircea Popescu. There's no shortage of innovation in Bitcoin, and it should ossify as soon as possible.
If you don't understand what I mean by philosophy, you should read more. I recommend starting with 'The Philosophy of Bitcoin' or '21 Lessons.' For monetary matters, you can begin with authors from the Austrian school like Mises or even Hayek.
Bitcoin achieves a perfect balance across the three primary disciplines governing money: a philosophical aspect, a technical aspect, and, lastly, a monetary aspect. Without delving into the technical aspect, which most developers tend to obsess over, there is no doubt about the superiority of Bitcoin in its philosophical and monetary aspects. Bitcoin is multidisciplinary, and this uniqueness often leads many to fail to grasp its full significance, as they focus solely on one discipline.
Yes, it's another shitcoin.
#52182
Make it look just as it is.
A one-of-a-kind form of decentralized currency that's got nothing to do with what some folks call crypto, and it happens to be the best money the world has ever seen.
"Recently, the Financial Times dealt with the self-confessed anarcho-capitalist in a column, in which the author insinuated that the libertarian Milei would follow the strategy of right-wing populism designed by Murray Rothbard in 1992. This gives rise to the question if that claim is true and what exactly is this right-wing populism?
According to the paleo-libertarian Rothbard, the program of right-wing populism includes 8 main points:
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Radical tax cuts
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Radical reduction of the welfare state
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Abolition of privileges for "protected" minorities
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Crushing criminals
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Getting rid of bums
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Abolition of the Federal Reserve
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A program of America First (anti-globalist and isolationist)
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Defending traditional family values"
Due to the massive African immigration, at least in Europe, the demand for security personnel is growing exponentially. So, private security staff will be increasingly sought after.