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Yesterday, I decided that my blogging career should come to an end. I was doing myself a disservice. I told myself that the goal of the posts was to dig deeper, peel back the layers, get down to the core. But by publishing online (or on-chain as the case may be), I was subconsciously writing for others, even if I told myself that I didn't care if others read. So, in an effort to be more authentic, I figured I'd stop publishing and start doing a private journal. Within 2 hours of that decision...
jer979Value. Happiness.
I feel happy. It's fun, it's light, like a feather floating at the beginning of Forrest Gump. But, like the feather, it's not grounded. It can flitter and float away. Value is also ephemeral. We know it when we see it. We feel it, somewhere deep inside. Something connects to us, saying "yes, this is worth it." The "it" that it's worth is energy. Energy in the form of time, attention, money. The things of which our possession is limited. There's a reason why all the great traditions point to "...
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Every day for the past month, I’ve had a coffee date with AI. I literally sit down, with a cup of coffee, with an appointment on my calendar that says “coffee with AI”. During that time, AI (I’ve used ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Venice) and I literally have a chat, the way I would with a friend. It’s not “write this letter for me” or “do this or that.” No, it’s a chance for us to have a conversation about whatever topic I want. Many days, recently, at least, it’s been about quant...
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jer979Purpose Struggle
Yesterday, I decided that my blogging career should come to an end. I was doing myself a disservice. I told myself that the goal of the posts was to dig deeper, peel back the layers, get down to the core. But by publishing online (or on-chain as the case may be), I was subconsciously writing for others, even if I told myself that I didn't care if others read. So, in an effort to be more authentic, I figured I'd stop publishing and start doing a private journal. Within 2 hours of that decision...
jer979Value. Happiness.
I feel happy. It's fun, it's light, like a feather floating at the beginning of Forrest Gump. But, like the feather, it's not grounded. It can flitter and float away. Value is also ephemeral. We know it when we see it. We feel it, somewhere deep inside. Something connects to us, saying "yes, this is worth it." The "it" that it's worth is energy. Energy in the form of time, attention, money. The things of which our possession is limited. There's a reason why all the great traditions point to "...
jer979Coffee with AI
Every day for the past month, I’ve had a coffee date with AI. I literally sit down, with a cup of coffee, with an appointment on my calendar that says “coffee with AI”. During that time, AI (I’ve used ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Venice) and I literally have a chat, the way I would with a friend. It’s not “write this letter for me” or “do this or that.” No, it’s a chance for us to have a conversation about whatever topic I want. Many days, recently, at least, it’s been about quant...
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There’s an article in today’s WSJ, “Little-Known Surveillance Program Captures Money Transfers Between U.S. and More Than 20 Countries.”
Predictably, a “one-time” order to try and monitor payments made to Mexican drug cartels has expanded and become institutionalized.
I’m sure that the vast majority of government agencies and people who work there believe that what they are doing is right and in the interests of the safety and security of the United States.
However, this type of institutionalized surveillance is dangerous and, following the law of unintended consequences, is going to be a bludgeon that the government will use against people.
I was talking with my cousin about Central Bank Digital Currencies last night. CBDCs are the rage….and they are the beginning of a dystopian future.
This is what crypto is about. Preventing that from happening.
And it’s why it’s worth it.
Few.
There’s an article in today’s WSJ, “Little-Known Surveillance Program Captures Money Transfers Between U.S. and More Than 20 Countries.”
Predictably, a “one-time” order to try and monitor payments made to Mexican drug cartels has expanded and become institutionalized.
I’m sure that the vast majority of government agencies and people who work there believe that what they are doing is right and in the interests of the safety and security of the United States.
However, this type of institutionalized surveillance is dangerous and, following the law of unintended consequences, is going to be a bludgeon that the government will use against people.
I was talking with my cousin about Central Bank Digital Currencies last night. CBDCs are the rage….and they are the beginning of a dystopian future.
This is what crypto is about. Preventing that from happening.
And it’s why it’s worth it.
Few.
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