skells @skells@qoto.org
Joined Feb 2021
@wolf480pl I know mining the minerals for solar can be very damaging, didn't know wind can cause problems?
@wolf480pl the irony is that the green movement precipitated it, not to say that they didn't have good reasons, just that getting off of green AND nuclear at the same time was a tough ask
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@skells yeah, "evil" was a gross oversimplification.
In any case, where I live, Putin controlling the gas supply has been a problem on multiple occasions. I don't know whether it'd be better or worse if it was USA president controlling it.
@wolf480pl eh, the lines become blurred from our perspective but I there's plenty to fight about at the top, even supposing a highly conspiratorial world.
in any case, these empires aren't evil; they're just empires, and they behave as they always have.
make no mistake though, a flawed democracy is infinitely preferable to even a well run autocracy imo
@wolf480pl replace gazprom with CIA-trained nationalists
oh fuck me he's on about Pinker again
"Libertarians are controlled by Russia"
@wolf480pl bit racist but ok
I follow his reasoning until he starts frothing about BTC and the vaccines having "tiny dysfunctions"...
one of his most revealing comments was that Matt Taibi was "still independent but under the influence of someone"
He's all good in his element, but then he takes these sudden detours about how Russia is manufacturing conspiracy theorists. maybe; but these lines come out in a jagged rush, unlike how he usually writes, even in the same article.
@wolf480pl transferring electricity is orders of magnitude more efficient than transferring heat
@harblinger yeah, wait til you hear the excuse
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/mar/11/edvulliamy.peterbeaumont
sure hope this doesn't have any contemporary analogues
@shibao @lebronjames75 that, sir, would be my wife
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Despite how many bitcoiners perceive it, bitcoin does not represent an asset that emerges from forces of nature, like gold. It exists through social consensus. That means its continued survival will occasionally depend on your attention and ability to act.
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RT @adam3us
@4moonsettler we are the anti-fragility, that's activist investors, developers, reviewers, users, business operators etc watching vigilant and ready to apply ingenuity an…
https://twitter.com/adam3us/status/1518049951045013506
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It is my duty to post about something beside anime girls on this godforsaken network
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The CTV debate demonstrates that bitcoin is not as invincible as many bitcoiners like to think.
Bitcoin does have vulnerabilities, and prime among them is apathy. It’s secure, robust, and immutable only as long as the people that use it care about those properties.
Joined Feb 2021
