In the 1960s/70s the mantra surrounding psychedelics was “tune in and drop out”. Now laboratories & clinical trials are exploring the use of psychedelics for people to be better able to lean into everyday life. There are risks but also exciting data. https://t.co/NFWzAwmZHt
@NavalismHQ@rahul_balwan@naval We each experience life from our own unique perspective and will ultimately face our own mortality, but we are also deeply connected to the world around us.
Opinions are a dime a dozen and nearly everyone will share theirs with you. Many will state them as if they are facts. Don't mistake opinions for facts. #principleoftheday
@LynAldenContact Austerity measures that harm asset prices may be effective in reducing deficits in the short term, but may also create long-term economic and social pressures
The fact that Satoshi:
1) published the Bitcoin white paper before he launched it,
2) kept it on track for 2 years with upgrades,
3) disappeared without ever spending his own coins for profit, and
4) had such skill that people can't prove his identity,
is... remarkable.
“It’s possible in the traditional finance world to sell something you don’t have. With #Bitcoin it’s much harder to do. You can’t sell Bitcoin if you don’t have it.” - Adam Back
One of the things that seems normal today but that I think will be looked at as being weird by later generations, is that there is are 160 different currencies.
As the world gets more interconnected, that setup seems hard to maintain, starting with the long tail of weak ones.
It's really frightening how much I sometimes end up changing in an essay after the point where I decide it's almost finished. You'd think by now I'd be able to judge this, but time after time I'm fooled.