How AI Collapses the Dollar (In 6 Steps)
1. AI eliminates jobs.
2. Stock market crashes.
3. Real-estate market crashes.
4. Credit market collapses, then banks.
5. The dollar hyperinflates.
6. Government debt spirals out of control, the US dollar loses its value, people start moving their money into other assets and currencies.
I've been a long-time tea drinker but been trying to switch things up by drinking coffee this week.
The coffee is telling me I should invent a time machine and solve all problems by later tonight. Should I listen to it? ☕
"In all seriousness - the crypto/NFT hype that happened a few years ago was, in part, fueled by the desires of some who wanted to partake in "forever" - something the blockchain initially promised, which should have been a great moment for all...had it actually worked."
The One (And Possibly Only) Way Crypto/NFTs Makes a Comeback
Ragebaiting - Threads vs X
Some discussions we were having with the Tezos folks earlier today.
Trying out Substack's auto-highlighting feature for livestreams. Not bad, honestly.
RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/116245164337719643
Ahh, good thing I saw that he was moving over from Twitter. We're still doing this thing in Seattle in July
Things are falling apart over there, too. We may have to consider migrating as some point as well. 😬
https://www.meetup.com/tezos-seattle/events/313542493/?eventOrigin=your_events
William Gibson is one of history's most quotable sf writers: "The future is here, it's not evenly distributed"; "Don't let the little fuckers generation-gap you"; "Cyberspace is everting"; and the immortal: "The street finds its own uses for things":
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Gibson
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https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/17/technopolitics/#original-sin
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The Case for "Slow" Social Media (Social Media for People With Attention Spans)
Global economics and geopolitics, explained like you're 5. No wait, I asked a 5 year old to explain it instead. The kid seems pretty sharp! 🤓
I got bored and started playing my keyboard while on a voice call with some of my colleagues here. I hope they don't mind. 😂
Most of the speakers are artists so there's kind of a natural rhythm to how they speak that made it pretty easy to work with, haha.
Stereohopper's music is nothing like you've ever heard before. RIP, friend. 🙏
https://www.youtube.com/live/qEpt1lJeHuY?si=Bkye5pBR9YTTRZQR
Cory Doctorow