Niko 📚 Konsensus Network

Fiat is poof of work.

Everyone dreams of a bitcoin standard overnight. Reality: true change takes decades. The play: build products, solve problems, create businesses that generate real cash flow, using bitcoin as a tool for monetary sovereignty. Delayed gratification, generational impact.

You and your future self are always negotiating. Eat all your fish now or stash some to build a net? Every choice is a trade. Praxeology 101: Life is relentless barter, even when you’re alone.

Taxes aren't just numbers They're scheduled theft Every apple taken from the farmer is an apple tree that never grows Society loses what could have been The damage is invisible but massive and irreparable Research the broken window fallacy, and you will soon realize what the state really took from us. The future we never got to experience.

Market balance drives competitive individuals into cooperation. We call these "collectives" companies. Behind the “power of the masses” is always the individual's pursuit of self-interest. In collectivism, the driving force is stealing. Know the difference.

Capital is just time stored up for later. The more you save, the less you need to give up tomorrow. Lose capital by theft or tax, and see your dreams shrink fast. You can't build anything if someone's snatching your bricks.

Everyone talks about time preference, but nobody admits: it's never zero. We all want our reward sooner, not later. Delay is just a tradeoff. Kids want candy now. Adults, perhaps later, but never never. Sooner is always preferred; any delay of gratification is explained by the desire to attain even better outcomes by doing so.

Psychedelics are the least dangerous substance for individuals, but the most dangerous for governments. Think about it.