Another step forward in getting back into a regular ride schedule. After a string injuries and illness, I’m at about 70-80% of my peak fitness in 2024, I’d say.

So, I love @jack mallers Love his energy, have admired his innovation in Bitcoin, and I’m a daily user of @strike But this podcast was just terrible. Terrible in execution (several 3-5 min stretches of just rambling and struggling with his podcast tech) but worse than that is the ridiculous bend-the-knee take on Trump tariffs. To all bitcoiners - please STOP ascribing your beliefs/desires to everything Trump does. Jack’s idea that Trump’s tariffs are part of some kind of master plan to weaken the dollar and unwind the post WWII financial order is one of the most unmoored fantasy takes that I have ever heard. Trump has NO master plan. He has always demonstrated that he is a short term thinker that blows with the political winds. In fact, the second he saw the stock market crashing in reaction to his tariffs he looked for an exit and paused everything. He pretended to extract concessions from Canada and Mexico on border issues (announcing things they were already doing as if they were new) in order to back away from his tariffs. Very often I feel like bitcoiners are too caught up in bitcoin ideology and completely miss what’s actually driving global events. View quoted note →

Eye-opening anecdotes about Bitcoin security and wrench attacks. Listen for your own benefit. Great episode. @Jameson Lopp is a real one. View quoted note →

Have been down with a cold. Back in action today.

Marc Andreessen argues with a straight face that no one but god can determine what the truth is but Elon Musk is an incorruptible human being because he “only says things that are true”.

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#458 – Marc Andreessen: Trump, Power, Tech, AI, Immigration & Future of America

Podcast Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 01/26/2025 · 3h 57m

@jack calling out @ODELL for the GM posts that dominate the trending feeds was chefs kiss of this episode. But what I’m also interested in is the stuff that you don’t really hear elsewhere. Like Jack pointing out that Meta is a company that blows with the wind and has no core values. Zuck’s apology tour for censoring people rings hollow. Why? He blames the Biden admin for censorship but Jack says the administrations (both Trump’s and Biden’s) would log protests over content but couldn’t actually do anything about it. Jack says his hand was never forced by politicians but rather it was advertisers that had the real sway. By threatening to pull their budgets they could force Twitter to cancel accounts. Still, many people will listen to this and only hear “Government Censorship!” I appreciate how Jack doesn’t fine tune his POV to fit all of the preexisting narratives and instead offers nuance. And for the @jack haters, the guy has done more for bitcoin and Nostr than you have, most likely. View quoted note →

Easy ride this morning. Level 57. #zwift #proofofwork

@Danny Knowles is my favorite bitcoin podcaster. Miss Pete a little bit too, but so glad Danny brought WBD back to life. He asks good questions and then stays out of the way to let people answer. @Lyn Alden always brings a level headed rational analysis even when insane things like $TRUMP coin are going on. View quoted note →

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