Elon’s purchase of Twitter was the single most consequential act of the last decade. It restored free speech, broke the Overton window, and enabled the second American revolution.
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Universal Healthcare Plan With 20% Income Deductible Model
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A Universal Health Care plan: Everyone has a deductible of 20% of their annual income. The rest is covered. (Creates a private market).
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Healthcare Innovation Proposals Face Public Resistance
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Good proposal, but if you propose anything new for healthcare, people lose their minds:
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Collective Action Problem Drives Competition Between Blockchain Chains
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It’s a collective action problem. If they were all choosing cooperatively, they would defect to a new chain, as you posit. But if they’re added one by one, they might stick with the leader. IMO this is one of the main reasons why there will always be new competing chains.
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Decentralized Finance Transition Progress at Five Percent Milestone
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It’s going to take time to transition the world to a decentralized financial system. Judging by market cap, we’re less than 5% of the way there.
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People Prefer Communicating Through Computers Rather Than With Them
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“People don’t want to talk to computers, they want to talk through computers.”
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David Deutsch: Quantum Computing Discovery from Multiverse Theory
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David says he discovered the theory of quantum computing as a byproduct of creating a test for multiverse theory! https://
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EMP Shielding More Cost-Effective Than Drone Deployment
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It’s cheaper to shield drone electronics than to deploy these things. EMP defenses aren’t really feasible.
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Drones Shift Military Balance Toward Offensive Capabilities
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Drones tip the balance of power towards offense, much like nuclear did. It may help to think of them as “autonomous bullets.”