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On 1/2/2018 at 6:22 PM, lorry said:
I don't understand what you think you are doing.
If think you have a new theory, then you need to reduce it to something. You can reduce it to something that is self evident. You can reduce it to some law of science (itself, reducible to the self evident).
Link to philosophical reduction.
http://www.iep.utm.edu/red-ism/
Took me a while to find that resource, hope it helps you like it helped me.
Thank you for the link; it's going to take me a few more re-reads to wrap my head around some of the passages, though I think I get the gist of it.
I think I'm developing a model that shows the various archetypes of capital and their relationships to one another.
In the link, it was mentioned that every science could be reduced to physics; in this current endeavor, does that mean that I'm reducing all possible transfers to this model of capital archetypes?
The self-evident component is similar to the periodic table of elements, circle of fifths, or the color wheel (which depicts wavelengths perceived as color and how they relate to one another).
Does that clear things up?
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On 12/23/2017 at 11:42 AM, Magnetic Synthesizer said:
You could also resolve disputes by making sub categories.
Material Capital, Living Capital, Gnostic Capital, Virtue Capital
Subdivisions:
Material capital: Natural, Artificial, Owned, Unowned
Living Capital: Surplus Virtue
spiritualCapital; Genetic Capital; Memetic Capital (individual and social)Ah, this could really help in the ordering of the model as well!
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On 12/23/2017 at 11:16 AM, Magnetic Synthesizer said:
However, I have a criticism. Financial Capital is a part of Social capital and should be absorbed by social capital. Everything you described in financial capital is either material or diplomatic cooperation. I suppose you won't have a ''legal capital'' category for notes denoting ownership and contracts, so why have an category denoting economic arrangements?
I would put natural capital into material capital. Both material and natural capital can sustain life. The distinction of man made vs non-man made is useless here. Rather, you could add ''un-owned potential capital'' for ressources useless now, but possibly useful later that are outside our sphere of activity
Thank you for your insight.
I don't see why "legal capital" could not be included as well, perhaps equated with "credible capital" in the model.
In a more recent version of the model, "material capital" is revised to "industrial capital"; you make a good point that both material and natural capital can sustain life. The emphasis of "natural" is probably better described as raw -- or as you pointed out "potential" -- resources, whereas "industrial capital" is the throughput for the "natural capital" input (the output could be "financial capital" for example). -
A hot topic of late:
Crypto-Currencies/Distributed Ledger Technologies appear to straddle various capital archetypes. -
I'd never heard of Tandem before. Are they able to back Bitcoins with US Dollars through some kind of options arrangement?
Is the hard cap to the production of Bitcoins subverted by the ability to infinitely divide a ("the" singular?) Bitcoin (is that how it works?)? Is there a risk of data corruption with each additional decimation? (Since Bitcoins eventually track physical goods, is that the ultimate limiting factor... along with the physical limits of current computing technology?)
Is the division of Bitcoin a feature to match an expanding economy? Is there a feature to match a contracting economy -- perhaps in industry or market-specific realms (or in an extreme case where each person issues their own alt-coin/credit)?
Is it true that major corporations such as Amazon and/or some governments will begin to accept Bitcoin by 2018?
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Will there be certain signs to indicate that Bitcoin will be adopted as a national currency?
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On 11/28/2017 at 8:05 AM, Mishi2 said:
5. The beauty of city states is that they very often tend to outplay large empires. It hardly makes sense in theory, but we have seen it many times throughout history. I am not saying the debate has been settled in favour of city statehood, I think there is a case to be made based on evidence.
As in the Greek city-states versus the Persian empire? The Swiss cantons against Habsburgs (later Napoleon)? The Italian and German city-states when compared to their larger neighbors? The United Provinces of the Netherlands and their competition with the other great naval powers?
(Some of those may be more tiny nation states than city-states based on your description...) -
Is r/K a binary (mutually exclusive) or a continuum (more than two languages grouped together by similar origins/branches)?
Is there a point of no return during development that results in the expression of r/K (related to brain plasticity)? -
On 11/18/2017 at 12:38 AM, Siegfried von Walheim said:
History is made in wisdom; and repeated in ignorance.
I've heard comparisons of the present migrant crisis to historical invasions of Europe such as at the birth of Islam and/or the Roman policy of hiring barbarian mercenaries -- examples of history repeating via ignorance?
What would then be a way forward?
Reconquista? Civilization reboot?
For Germans in particular, does mass emigration seem likely to happen again? -
@LuxAlex What are your thoughts on Etherium, Litecoin, Dogecoin, and/or the cryptocurrency equivalent of the IMF's special drawing rights (baskets of most stable currencies)?
I recall the recent Segwit2x fork recently closed -- I don't completely understand the process -- is this an indication that Bitcoin, in particular, is having difficulty moving from a speculative form of investment into a more stable form useable on a day-to-day basis? -
On 11/14/2017 at 7:16 PM, Siegfried von Walheim said:
Whether they'll be better off or not is to be debated ( think they will). However I'm pretty sure everyone in Europe will be affected by it (in fact I wouldn't be surprised if after a hundred years Russia becomes a bastion of old-school democracy, in the same vein America was before the Federal Reserve. However I think it's equally likely the Russians will get comfortable having a familiar face in charge and let monarchism return without much resistance).
In conclusion I think Europe (and America) will just get exhausted and monarchies will seize power simply because no one will be left to fight them.
Personally this is why I plan on immigrating to Russia if America still looks hot for civil war within the next 10 years. I think Russia will be far more stable as a republic than any other country.
History rhymes.
There is historical precedent for Germans moving to Russia (including some of their monarchs). -
On 10/31/2017 at 3:43 PM, Siegfried von Walheim said:
I think a monarchy is more like achieve these goals since it could be a long-term plan of a founding King or Kaiser to prepare a populace through a multi-generational process or at the very least through its aristocracy, to whom AnCap should most appeal, and the fact that monarchies are not mob-ruled and far more likely to build back up and sustain a moral fiber and dedication from the populace, which is absolutely necessary for anarchy to come into existence without being quickly demolished by power-seekers.
I've heard this case made before.
In the case of Germany, what would you say that means?
Restoring the House of Habsburg, Hohenzollern, Wittlesbach, and/or Wettin (etc.)?
An elective monarchy/new dynasty?
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On 9/18/2017 at 12:34 PM, chaesbueb said:
Hey,
Just got "accepted" to post here. Nearly forgot that I registered here months ago. I'm into Stefan's podcast just for about a year I guess. Especially the call-in shows are amazing. If I see pop one up on my phone, I grab my shoes and walk into the nearest forest which helps me reflect better. Well, I'm 26 years old from Switzerland. The reason I registered here is cause I do lack in friends or general people in my life, to talk about red pill/philosophy topics.
see you on the board
I can relate to that.
(For me it's the beach.)
What do you do in Switzerland? Other interests? -
21 hours ago, Deodora Langerrud said:
Question you guys, how do you add a photo to your profile? I actually wouldn't mind adding a photo cause I am not ugly that I want to hide behind the pretty purple D that is my profile display image now
When you click on your own photo (The purple 'D' currently) and see it again in the upper left-hand corner of your profile page, you should also see a little symbol on your image for uploading/importing a new photo. -
Huh... the person I was thinking of in particular is also from Bavaria. Now I know of two.
I haven't followed much of Switzerland since they limited the construction of minarets (or something like that); are they still sane too?
I wouldn't be surprised if we see many more regional movements similar to Catalonia. -
Isn't Austria changing course from this kind of destruction?
I mention this because it would become some kind of historical irony if Germany collapses only to be reunited again by a resurgent Austria, or perhaps reverting to regional nations.
Also, I would not judge Germans the same as Germany's governments, historical or present. That is to say that the Germans I've met are part of the "freedom club", having much to be proud of and remember (like most nations).
If Germany is lost as it is, do you join the resistance where you are or the liberation army in exile? -
On 10/17/2017 at 1:34 AM, Mishi2 said:
Czechslovakia, Soviet Union (arguable), Breakup of the Benelux countries, just to name a few current ones.
Ah, well there we go.
If Catalonia, Scotland, Southern Tyrol, Venice, Corsica, etc. can secede (same thing as partition?) peacefully, then more power to them. Maybe smaller more unified nations can better resist attacks and become more accountable to their constituencies? -
Would you say this also applies to remixes? (Meme evolution?)
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Do we have any prior case studies of where partitioning a nation prevented bloodshed?
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13 hours ago, Dylan Lawrence Moore said:
The goal of many who start businesses is to design the business so it still makes money, even if you're not working.
Further, is to learn to invest the money you've earned to work for you, so that you get paid even if you're not working.
These are my goals.
I've read a few good books on this topic -- most recently by Robert Kiyosaki -- do you have any recommendations of your own?
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On 9/29/2017 at 11:06 PM, JoinOrDie said:
Ask Monsanto, They own several patents for proprietary DNA that was created in their labs. Most corn and soy grown contain these genes. The physical aspect of the plant belongs to the farmer but the genetic information contained within belongs to Monsanto. Monsanto makes the farmer sign a huge contract before they sell seed that prohibits them from using seeds (genetics) for anything other that market sale. It is illegal to plant these F2 seeds.
So then we have precedent.
Would this also apply to designer-babies when DNA is edited prior to birth (or for curing someone's genetic disorder?)? Would attempts to own human DNA become void due to anti-slavery laws? (Or would there be some re-classification of "edited human simulations" concocted to deny rights to these individuals?)
(Can ownership of epigenetics also be established?)
On the other hand, maybe concerns of a slippery slope are unwarranted? (Pros/Cons?) -
If I recall, the scientific definition of information is the arrangement of matter.
However, we could be talking about three different cases for this: a particular arrangement of matter (i.e. a book), the repeated arrangement of matter (i.e. the story in the book), or the abstracted arrangement of matter (i.e. the concept of storytelling, or language in general).
On that last one, can we say whom owns the English language? If not memes, what of genes? Can one own DNA and acquire a copyright for each division of a cell?
Whether we say information can or can not be property, does this apply for one, some, all, or none of the scales of perspective? -
12 hours ago, Goldenages said:
The Bank for International Settlement was a tool to keep in touch even during wartime. For example, this bank had the gold reserves of Tschechoslowakia. After Tschechoslowakia was conquered by the germans, the gold was handed over to them. There were also connections between Standard Oil (Rockefeller) and Germany, Standard Oil played a major role in restoring the chemical industries in Germany. So it made no sense to conquer Switzerland, at least til the time when the war was still no world war. And what other reasons could there be, given the third Reich attacked everybody else?
regards
Andi
Would this protect Switzerland today as well?
Would the International Court of Justice/Peace Palace in the Netherlands provide a similar defense for that country's neutrality?
Tying this back to the main thread topic, could an Ancapistan secure neutrality by housing international institutions and/or a central bank trading its currency worldwide? -
I don't doubt that higher IQ is preferable for advancing civilization; asked simply, is lower IQ all bad?
The Future isn't Blockchain. It's HASHGRAPH.
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I first heard about Hashgraph through the video posted by Mike Maloney as well.
Do you suppose that Blockchain and Hashgraph can coexist, each finding a niche it is better suited towards?
Or is Hashgraph -- hands down -- the next step in the evolution of distributed ledger technology?