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My latest: a deep dive on why no, Bitcoin isn't pumping because it's a "safe haven" from banks. Please for the love of god stop printing nonsense.
https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/no-bitcoin-isnt-pumping-because-its
The world has become consumed by the idea that growth at all cost is good. Itβs normalised now.
Businesses should simultaneously make record profits and lay people off to make more profits, human populations should grow grow grow, growth mindset, deregulate for growth, consume all resources for growth. Itβs all about this quarters results.
Another way of looking at is uncontrolled growth is cancerous. It consumes the host, until the host dies.
I've been struggling with this myself, so I thought I'd repeat it for other people that might be dealing with the same thing:
Not every hobby needs to be a project. Not everything needs to be a whole *thing* with a goal and an endpoint. It's okay to not finish something. It's okay to pick up something for a bit, explore it, start making something, and then drop it without making any "progress".
Productivity is capitalist bullshit that doesn't need to infect your free time too. Have some fun
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