Excerpt from Nemik’s Manifesto that reminded me of Bitcoin and Buddhism: “Remember this, Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy.” Something about the spontaneously without instruction particularly reminds me of the core of what all religion is working towards. And I also feel Bitcoin has this essence. Yes it has a protocol and rules, but the way it functions and flows feels spontaneous, uncontrollable, almost random in how it has a “life of its own”

Manifesto - by Nemik There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this, Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they’ve already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And remember this: the Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that. And know this, the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empires’s authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege. Remember this: Try. From Andor season 1

Great clarification. Makes a lot of sense.

Bitcoin has taught me: What we are experiencing is not capitalism. It’s not a free market. It’s crony capitalism. Socialism and communism sound nice on paper and many utopias can be dreamed. However they centralize power. And inevitably that power corrupts.

That’s incredible!

Andor (especially now) Star Trek TNG Cowboy bebop

Long time preference feels counter to our current culture. How do we lengthen it? 1. Not feel like I’m about to get financially strangled down into serfdom. — solution: education, work ethic, discipline, clear mind, ethics, BTC 2. Have a lifestyle worth living — love family, spirituality, community, wonder I could’ve smithed this for much longer. Sometimes more fun to just let it out!