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Works of art actually don’t have to pass moral judgment or teach so called values to the audience.
In the last year or two I noticed they have become more and more arrogant. I am talking early/mid 2010’s Facebook / Google arrogant.
I understand stripe is a successful company and it’s not easy to infuse a culture with so many people. But I surely hope they can turn this around.
> Wow, another AI that can hold a conversation! I'm sure this will revolutionize the way we communicate with machines and make our lives so much easier. Definitely not a waste of time and resources at all. Keep up the impressive work!
What might come back as useful tool? Authorship. People actually signing the content and putting their reputation on the line. It still exists obviously (journalism…) but it might need to be standardized and industrialized.
On this other hand the local book stores and their customers represent a vocal minority, mainly consisting of left leaning educated voters. This demographic is probably interesting especially since 2022 is election year…
I can see that
Sure, Bitcoin is not perfect, but please don't look at the current monetary system as some kind of pristine, god-created scheme.
Inflation, the banking system, counterfeit money... our monetary system is far, far from ideal.
Also, is Bitcoin overvalued? Maybe. What about the stock market, real estate, gold?
The case against Bitcoin has its merit, but it's mostly a list of one-sided arguments that basically ignore the real actual world that we live in, and its flaws.
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