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I remember thinking how dumb anyone would have to be to listen to the Oracle at Delphi, but after seeing the modern alternatives I have a new appreciation for their wisdom #dailymemo
It's increasingly apparent that many world leaders are not leaders at all but employees or middle managers. Anyone who has had a corporate job knows the work signaling type.
Bitcoin has been relatively boring lately, as long as you don't count the exiled US presidential candidate counseling his fellow Caribbean-bound mega-rich about the perilous "dark alley" of underaged women
This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's important to know it when you see it.
Eventually, the most successful at being popular are those who are trying to be popular.
We've seen this effect happen to Reddit, Twitter.
When this effect becomes too pronounced, it is a bad thing. See Facebook and Democracy.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's important to know it when you see it.
Eventually, the most successful at being popular are those who are trying to be popular.
Satoshi isn't a big twitter account for a reason #dailymemo
Notice how the most popular BTC twitter accounts today are trite and asinine? E.g. Jimmy Song and Jameson Lopp.
All popular movements become lowest common denominator.
You see the same in politics and pop music.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's important to know it when you see it.
Eventually, the most successful at being popular are those who are trying to be popular.
This phase of the bear market is uncannily like the great sideways of 2015, when bitcoin traded between $230 and $275 for months after a frightening plunge to end 2014 ($400s down to sub-$200)
Not sure where to start on this #dailymemo business? Follow this thread and post something clever. What are you doing today? What are you most grateful for? What are you eating for dinner? etc
We're seeing more and more problems -- like web censorship -- technically solved by bitcoin, yet persevering through political life support and general inertia.