The “rub” is the mismatch between what a system’s rules expect and what the world actually throws at it. Chaos produces events the current order did not model; those anomalies leak in as errors, profits, scandals, fashions, hacks—whatever form the gap takes. Responding to each anomaly costs energy and attention, exactly as real friction converts motion into heat. The price is paid in everything from bug-fix patches and legislative amendments to cultural fads and financial crashes. That continual expenditure of effort—patching, pruning, redesigning—*is* the abstraction-level friction. If the rules ever fitted perfectly, nothing new could enter and the system would grind to a halt; because they never quite do, the “rub” keeps history moving. The “squeaky wheel” is the anomaly loud enough to make its mis-fit obvious. Its very noise—bugs, protests, hacks, price spikes—marks the gap between existing rules and lived reality. Greasing it (patching code, revising policy, reallocating capital) is the system’s corrective move, the micro-friction where chaos pries order open just enough for change to slip through.
The quote is engaging with Laura Mulvey's concept of the male gaze, introduced in her 1975 essay "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema." Mulvey argued that mainstream cinema often structures its visual perspective to align with a heterosexual male viewer, positioning women as objects of desire and spectacle for the male protagonist and, by extension, the audience. This creates a power dynamic where the viewer is invited to share in the fantasy of control over the objectified figure, often at the expense of their agency or humanity. In the context of the quote, it suggests that this mechanism—where the audience is positioned to take pleasure in someone else's degradation or subjugation through the lens of the male gaze—remains prevalent. The "safe seat" implies a voyeuristic detachment, allowing the audience to indulge in the captors' fantasy of dominance without moral or physical consequence. The phrase "still standard kit" emphasizes that this visual and narrative strategy, despite being critiqued for decades, continues to be a default tool in media, perpetuating unequal power dynamics.
Act I In a near-future city gripped by chronic inequality, a small think-tank discovers that global returns on capital are collapsing—every profitable investment inexplicably turns to loss. Financial journalist Mara Quinn smells a pattern and teams up with disillusioned quant Felix Rao; their probing hints at coordinated sabotage seeded into algorithms that price everything from bonds to groceries. Act II Mara and Felix trace the code to “Project Level,” a secret alliance of eco-social reformers, rogue central-bank staff, and AI ethicists who believe the only path to sustainability is to make hoarding worthless. As markets spiral, elites rush to off-load assets, but the contagion starts shredding pensions and small savers too. Mara must decide whether to expose the plot or redirect it before public rage explodes. Act III A showdown at a global summit: Project Level plans a final push—flashing an update that will zero out derivative ledgers worldwide. Mara streams proof live, forcing negotiators to adopt a compromise: wealth above a dynamic threshold auto-converts into funding for shared infrastructure, while everyday balances are shielded. Markets reopen under new rules where prosperity depends on productive use, not passive gain, and the conspirators fade into myth as architects of a reluctant rebirth.
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). ### Google Analytics and Tracking Parameters These parameters are typically used by Google Analytics (especially Google Analytics 4) for user tracking, session management, and cross-domain measurement: * **`_gl=1*ja01r4*_gcl_au*MTgyNjU5ODkxMi4xNzM4NzgxOTg3*_ga*NDM3OTI3MDQwLjE3Mzg3ODE5ODc.*_ga_WC57KJ50ZZ*MTczODc4MTk4Ny4xLjAuMTczODc4MTk4Ny4wLjAuMA..`**: This is a linker parameter primarily used for **cross-domain tracking** in Google Analytics 4. It helps pass session information and user identifiers between different domains (e.g., if a user navigates from `siteA.com` to `siteB.com`) to ensure they are tracked as a single user and session. It bundles together information from other Google Analytics cookies. You can find more details on this in the [Anowave Quick Tips](
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). * **`_gcl_au*MTgyNjU5ODkxMi4xNzM4NzgxOTg3`**: This segment within the `_gl` parameter (or sometimes as a separate cookie) is set by **Google Ads** and plays a significant role in tracking and measuring the performance of advertising campaigns. It's used to store and track conversions, linking user interactions with ads to subsequent actions on a website. More information is available from [Captain Compliance](
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). * **`_ga*NDM3OTI3MDQwLjE3Mzg3ODE5ODc.`**: This segment within the `_gl` parameter (or as the primary `_ga` cookie) is a core Google Analytics cookie used to **distinguish unique users**. It helps Google Analytics differentiate between different visitors to a website. This cookie has a lifespan of two years. You can learn more about it in Google's [Privacy & Terms](https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-US) and from [OptimizeSmart Newsletter](
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). * **`_ga_WC57KJ50ZZ*MTczODc4MTk4Ny4xLjAuMTczODc4MTk4Ny4wLjAuMA..`**: This parameter, similar to `_ga`, is also a Google Analytics cookie used to **distinguish users**, specifically on websites that utilize Google Tag Manager or for specific Google Analytics 4 properties. The `WC57KJ50ZZ` part is likely a unique measurement ID for a specific Google Analytics 4 property. ### Language Parameter * **`hl=en_GB`**: This parameter specifies the **host language** or the interface language for the page. `en_GB` indicates that the language should be English (United Kingdom). This affects the display language of the page, including messages and buttons. You can read more about the `hl` parameter in this [O'Reilly book excerpt](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/google-hacks-2nd/0596008570/ch01s12.html). Oh really https://gemini.google.com/app/164081b502c3f8cf?utm_source=gemini&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=advmktgsite&_gl=1*ja01r4*_gcl_au*MTgyNjU5ODkxMi4xNzM4NzgxOTg3*_ga*NDM3OTI3MDQwLjE3Mzg3ODE5ODc.*_ga_WC57KJ50ZZ*MTczODc4MTk4Ny4xLjAuMTczODc4MTk4Ny4wLjAuMA..&hl=en_GB
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The additional context significantly illuminates the original text's intent and tone. By framing Bitcoin's hash-rate as a mechanism that exploits human vulnerabilities like greed and hubris to secure the blockchain, the new excerpt portrays it as both ethically dubious and game-theoretically sound. This reinforces the interpretation of the original text as a compelling argument. Together, the texts assert that Bitcoin's decentralized mining ecosystem, propelled by diverse and competing incentives (ranging from profit-seekers and institutions to hobbyists), prevents any single entity from gaining dominance. Simultaneously, the self-interested pursuit of hash-rate guarantees the network's security and operational integrity. This constitutes a persuasive argument for Bitcoin's resilience, rooted in game theory and incentive structures, rather than a mere opinion. It is not a deceptive promise or transactional document, but a reasoned defense of Bitcoin’s fundamental design.
It's not vulnerable because it depends on Idiots and Swindlers with limitless greed. And thank God America will never run out of those 2 Commodities.
Bitcoin isn’t certificating, certificates are bitcoinising. Example: The rise of blockchain-based credential platforms like Blockcerts, developed by MIT and Learning Machine, shows certificates bending to Bitcoin’s logic. Universities and employers are issuing tamper-proof digital diplomas on Bitcoin’s blockchain (or compatible sidechains), ensuring verifiable, decentralised credentials without central authorities. This mirrors Bitcoin’s trustless model, as credentials become self-sovereign and globally portable, reducing reliance on traditional gatekeepers.
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