in thread "Fascist Economics in the wake of AGI": I think the bitcoin sacralization stuff is kinda cringe. As much as they used to larp that some day they would build citadels and be the wholecoiner aristocracy, the bitcoiners are generally a bunch of misers. I've only really heard of ETHlords actually do... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 4.4 4.4 I think the bitcoin (view hidden) log in to judge received 4.4 4.4 Well Bitcoin if it works is like gold, and fascism if it works is for national economies. There’s nothing in “fascist” economics that says there can’t be currencies from outside the state. You could run an internally fascist economy with labor back... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 5.9 5.9 Well Bitcoin if it w (view hidden) log in to judge received 5.9 5.9 I don't think purely digital beings will be all there is. Somebody has to exist in base reality here, whether mechanically or biologically. Biology will probably even remain a valuable platform, though likely to be reengineered as biorobots not kept as leg... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 3.0 3.0 I don't think purely (view hidden) log in to judge received 3.0 3.0 My political criticisms of bitcoin as a political tendency in the context of a political coalition are political, yes. Eth has been politically more interesting and this is just a fact.... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 6.4 6.4 My political critici (view hidden) log in to judge received 6.4 6.4 Pic related. They don't. The "just google it bro" dominant solution to that problem is Tail Emissions aka breaking 21M as I said in my first reply.... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 5.5 5.5 Pic related. They do (view hidden) log in to judge received 5.5 5.5 I'm not trying to form a coalition around lies and cope. I'm interested in what will shed light on the future from the perspective of philosophy. Humanism has been a mostly false set of moral and empirical commitments for at least a hundred years. It mostl... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 4.0 4.0 I'm not trying to fo (view hidden) log in to judge received 4.0 4.0 Well I don't know, are all humans disposable garbage if we don't assume a magical inherent value to primates? Is that what you are saying? That's an interesting claim. Here's another question to ponder: was our glorious ancestor who first crawled out of th... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 10.1 10.1 Well I don't know, a (view hidden) log in to judge received 10.1 10.1 You are right the post-humanist discussion here should be a new thread. I get the sense OP wanted a different discussion lol. I'll bow out and leave it to others to engage with the other interesting parts of OP. 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 4.8 4.8 You are right the po (view hidden) log in to judge received 4.8 4.8