Gold is money. Everything else is credit.
Money needs to be stable. In order to be stable, it needs to meet these 7 characteristics.
(1) It must be durable, which is why we don’t use wheat or corn, or rice.
(2) It must be divisible, which is why we don’t use artwork.
(3) It must be convenient, which is why we don’t use lead or copper.
(4) It must be consistent, which is why we don’t use real estate.
(5) It must possess value in itself, which is why we don’t use paper.
(6) It must be limited in the quantity that is available, which is why we don’t use aluminum or iron.
(7) It should have a long history of acceptance, which is why we don’t use molybdenum or rhodium.
Only GOLD and SILVER fit all seven characteristics.
EVERYTHING else is inferior which makes them credit. They are essentially Gold substitutes.
If you had a race to see who was the fastest man in the world there can only be one winner and ONLY ONE person can hold the label of the fastest man in the world. It doesn't mean that the rest are slow, it just means that they are not the fastest.
Value is ultimately determined by the person holding the money. "He who has the Gold makes the rules."
Cool.
We'll fight you for it.
The Winter Soldier I'll give you.
Even if you can't stand Marvel movies, Captain America: The Winter Soldier should be required viewing.
It may become particuarly relevant soon...
"I am not the king of the world. I am the king of Wakanda."
The movie is far from great. It's also over-hated. I've seen FAR worse.
Oh, they know. That's the point.
Similarly, it is a known phenomenon that suicides increase about 20% after a TV character commits suicide.
Highly unlikely it passes the Senate, though.
Veo 3 also made this.
Not going to replace real creators anytime soon.
That's odd. It works fine for me.
In any case, here it is on his X. He's shadowbanned, so he needs the eyes.
Suddenly really glad the Kroger in my town closed its doors a few years ago.
If anyone's curious, the artist is Kukuruyo.
...But for some reason, someone changed the font and made the comic vertical.
You're not calling Elon a liar.
And before SOMEONE has an autistic tantrum, Elon deleted that shortly after posting it, deliberately invoking the Streisand Effect to get people talking, and all I have is the screenshot.
If you can't hold it, you don't own it.
I "own" some shares of stock, and I'm not sure of those either.
At this point, I don't care WHAT Kirsche is in real life--I'm just glad she's on our side.
It's like the random anime dub actor who agrees with us, such as David Harbold or Chuck Huber.
You're happy to find that diamond in the rough.
You own nothing physical, but you own a document that SAYS you own it.
So, Bitcoin
Autistic man here.
Some things you SHOULD TAKE LITERALLY.
Believe it or not, Mya Lesnar really is female.
She's just on lots of roids, like her father.
This is why I'll never understand why this win dooms so much about anything that is even slightly not perfect about the Donald Trump Presidency.
He is the most nationalist President we've ever had. We can always get another once the Swamp is drained and he leaves office.
What's that last bit about?
That approach gave us Neon Genesis Evangelion, though, and if not for that series...I may not still be here.
I saw it at a time in my life when I needed it the most.
It's a long story. Perhaps one day I'll expound on this.
Some extra context:
Yes, it is true that Nintendo seriously considered making Christianity the official religion of Hyrule as late as A Link to the Past, hence some imagery like the original game having a cross on Link's shield, a Bible--excuse me, Book of Magic--boosting another weapon, and the second game having a cross that let you see Moa enemies. I freely admit I would've loved to see what the series had done with this over time.
However, at some point between Link's Awakening and Ocarina of Time, they decided on the three goddesses' creation myth instead.
This reminds me of something I saw years ago, it was like a variant of Gulliver's Travels.
There was this one bit where he finds this ghost town, and after some investigation, he discovers that they were so emotionally-driven, they were dancing around enjoying the sunlight so much, they forgot to eat and drink, and they all died.
Later he finds their opposite, a bunch of scientifically-minded highly-intelligent near-emotionless beings, one of which was looking at a cucumber under a microscope. The guy asks what the scientist is doing, and the scientist looks at him like he was at least 50 IQ points below his own and had just asked the stupidest thing ever, because it was so glaringly clear--to him--what he was doing.
A little more prying led to the scientist eventually responding "Is it not obvious? I'm trying to extract the sunlight from this cucumber."
EDIT: Well, what do you know. It WAS Gulliver's Travels.
What happened with Elite Dangerous? Got a friend who's a big fan.
Then give me all your gold.
Even the gold-plated stuff.
No value, right?