Paul Marles

Building online systems for financial freedom, inependence and escaping the rat race.

[Rory Marles @rorymarles]

#1 mistake I see YouTubers make with their thumbnails:

They include too many elements.

You should have a maximum of three elements in your thumbnail. If there’s any more, the viewer will struggle to process it.

[Rory Marles @rorymarles]

My first video on YouTube got 149 views. That was 9 years ago.

My latest got 68k views in less than 48 hours.

11 year old me would be proud.

[Rory Marles @rorymarles]

I’m obsessed with creators who document their lives.

I love the way it feels like you can have a meaningful connection with someone you don’t even know.

@danieldalen is the perfect example (enjoy the first minute of his recent video).

[Stack Hodler @stackhodler]

One day you'll look back on today.

You won't remember it as the time that passed before that thing you're always waiting for...

But as the good ol' days themselves.

Future you would love another chance to relive today.

So give that person something fun to remember 🥂

[Saifedean Ammous @saifedean]

My new book, Principles of Economics, is now available in hardcover and Kindle format from Amazon!

RT and follow to win a free hardcover and a free ebook!

https://t.co/oPx5jMaw5w

[The Factor Report @PeterLBrandt]

Who cares what the inept Fed and its Chairman @federalreserve has to say?
The Fed was wrong at the bottom of rates
The Fed was wrong on inflation on the way up
The Fed will be wrong at the top end of rates
Pay attention to the 2-Yr yield -- it will tell you the truth $ZT_F $US2

[Daniel Batten @DSBatten]

Been posting on LinkedIn lately

Surprisingly, this post got some of the best engagement

Stuff we take for granted that most people still just don't know
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My first assessment of Bitcoin was "Speculative asset that does nothing useful but uses lots of energy."

Sound familiar?

What I learnt was that it was only my ignorance, arrogance and inability to imagine the lives of others living outside the West that had me believe this.

The reality is that Bitcoin is in the same pantheon as the smartphone and the Internet itself in terms of its utility. But unlike its predecessors, it helps people in the global South first - the West last.

That's probably why most people (like me) in the West initially fail to see its utility TO THEM, and therefore assume it has no utility TO ANYONE.

Bitcoin analyst Willy Woo estimates there are 100Million+ users of Bitcoin, rising exponentially. Here's a demographic snapshot of who they are and why they use it:

There are 1.2Billion people who are unbanked - 57% of them are women, 90% are people of color.

There are 4Billion people living under autocratic or semi-autocratic regimes, where the financial system can be used against them (eg: state freezing of bank accounts, censoring and surveillance of how you spend money)

There are 8.1M adult women in Afghanistan who are prohibited by law from opening a bank account, starting a business or receiving an income because of their gender

There are >300M people who's economies are experiencing hyperinflation (including Turkey, Lebanon, Argentina, Venezuela)

These are the people who see the utility of Bitcoin first. Not us in the West who take for granted our privilege, human rights, functioning banking system, 99%+ access to banking, and relatively low inflation.

You may be thinking "so what - how does Bitcoin help these people?"

It helps the unbanked, because you don't need a bank. A feature-phone plus some basic Bitcoin education is all you need to receive, save and pay. There's a financial revolution happening in Africa right now: the poorest in the world are leapfrogging the banking sector and going directly to Internet-native money (Bitcoin). This is why the continent of Africa is adopting Bitcoin faster than any other continent.

It helps people in autocratic regimes because they cannot be surveilled, censored, de-platformed or frozen by the State. This is why Nigeria is one of the biggest adopters of Bitcoin. It's driven by human rights activism.

It helps women in Afghanistan, because they can (and do) adopt bitcoin Lightening Wallets, which means state discrimination cannot deny them financial equity.

It helps those living with hyperinflation because it allows them to avoid 10 years of life saving being reduced to 1/2 its value inside a year.

That's why of the top 10 nations adopting Bitcoin+crypto

1. Top 2 nations are experiencing hyperinflation
2. 7 or the top 8 countries were colonised + have heavy IMF/World Bank loans
3. 8/10 are autocratic or semi-autocratic regimes
4. 7/10 from Africa, Latin America or SE Asia

To more than 1/2 the world, Bitcoin is the most useful technology in a generation.

[Walker⚡️ @WalkerAmerica]

“Forget the politicians.
They are irrelevant.
The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice.
You don’t.
You have no choice.
You have OWNERS.
They OWN YOU.
They own everything.”

[CARLA⚡️ @carlabitcoin]

Leave the Fiat Game 💵⛓️🔥

[Paul Marles @PaulMarles]

@thecryptoc0up1e You just made my favourite song even better. Pure genius.

[CARLA⚡️ @carlabitcoin]

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY 🤑

[izzy @izzyz]

Google Research dropped the code and paper for MetNet-2, a neural net that can predict rain up to 12 hours in advance. This beats current weather forecast models which are instead huge physics simulations run on supercomputers.

https://t.co/Kz6krhp7ed

https://t.co/u5L1vvi99N

[Ben Meer @SystemSunday]

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Try it here:
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[Hunter Weiss @Hunter_Weiss]

Subscribers do not matter the way that engagement + CTR (thumbnail + title seo) + view time/ % viewed

YouTube wants people staying on their platform & watching max time

Also higher CPM w/ better watch time & niche

[Thomas Frank @TomFrankly]

There is a HUGE demand for video editors who understand how to edit for YouTube and social media.

99% of video editors don't know how to do that.

If you can learn this skill, you're basically guaranteed clients who will pay tons of $$$.

Some tips:

[Nicolas Cole 🚢👻 @Nicolascole77]

Story Writing Template

• Start with a problem.
• Share what happened.
• Explain how it got worse.
• Call out the “aha!” moment.
• Name the reason things got better.
• Leave a takeaway. What was it all for?

[Paul Marles @PaulMarles]

Take time to enjoy your new environment. Sit outside in the silence and do nothing. Observe the wildlife. You’re part of the local ecosystem and the ducks are your new family.

[Paul Marles @PaulMarles]

Thinking about living on a houseboat?

For 2 years I lived on the river renovating a converted steel ferry.

Here are my 7 tips for life aboard:

[Paul Marles @PaulMarles]

Invest in good insulation. Not only will it keep you warmer in winter but will also cut down on condensation. I spent 6 months repairing a rusting roof and replacing water damaged insulation.