Do you read the things that you write? That is exactly what you have been saying the whole time. Usefulness is your measure of value. If I sound angry to you, your intent must have been to attempt to elicit a reaction out of me. I am amused by you, and I am figuring out how your mind works. Marbles were just the thing we had access to. We could have just as easily used dirt, which has uses. It can fill holes, you can build with it. It is too abundant to use for trade though. We could have used sticks, which we could play with and build with. They are too abundant to use for trade. I just gave you a direct example of children creating a currency without being demanded to. I believe you are so blinded by what you consider to be the only way to think about this issue, that you are refusing to accept any other information. THAT is what I consider brainwashed.
Ohhhhh, I get it now. You are just insane. You consider usefulness to be the only measure of value, and anybody who says otherwise is wrong. As far as currency is concerned, kids come up with currencies on their own without even knowing what money is or how it works. My siblings and I wanted to accumulate as much marbles as possible because MORE == BETTER. And then we would trade marbles for other cool stuff that we had. Nobody demanded we pay taxes or anything. That is just laughably crazy to believe that is the only reason currency has existed. You consider observational learning to be brainwashing... got it. Like I said, I agree that fiat currency is a scam, but the rest of the nonsense you are spewing is just that... nonsense.
I agree with the premise of your argument, but you are barking up the wrong tree. Intrinsic value is not the only measure of value. We agree on the value of things when it comes to trade. What you find valuable is not necessarily what I find valuable. When enough people agree on the value of an object, we form a currency. Seashells have no intrinsic value, but they worked as a currency for 10,000 years. I would never agree to use Oreos as a currency because Oreos decompose. Their intrinsic value does not stand the test of time, so they are worthless to me.
Are you a parent? Every child is different. Mine just so happened to see his parents purchase goods at a store and through observation has arrived at the conclusion that dollars and coins can be traded for toys. He loves treats, but he values toys more. He sees numbers, uses them to count objects, and decided on his own that larger numbers are better. I give him the freedom to make choices and the positive or negative consequences dictate how he chooses in the future.
No. This kid just loves sugar. My 4-year-old will pick the money over the Oreos so he can buy toys instead. He doesn’t care how much money it is, he just knows money can give him the opportunity to get the stuff he wants. Kids don’t even understand their choices half the time and get upset when they figure out they made the “wrong” choice.
She at the very least wants it to appear to be fake. The first part of chapter 10 in her book, "Full Disclosure":
I was then given yet another statement to sign. I sat up to read it. “The fact of the matter is that each party to this alleged affair denied its existence in 2006, 2011, 2016, 2017, and now again in 2018,” the signed statement read. “I am not denying this affair because I was paid ‘hush money’ as has been reported in overseas-owned tabloids. I am denying this affair because it never happened.”
I panicked. I admit it, I panicked. I didn’t know who the Gucci guy was. Was he the one threatening me? Did he have a gun? Even though I knew the statement was complete bullshit, I picked up the pen and signed my name. But I purposely signed it wrong. “Stormy Daniels” has a very distinct signature. I have signed my boobs on magazine covers for many years. I signed the statement like it was my first day as a grown-up, girly and bubby. I wanted to signal there was something amiss here.
My girlfriends showed up. I didn’t say a word to them, and if I seemed shaken to them, they probably thought I was uncharacteristically nervous about going on live TV. In no time, Michael Cohen had the statement, and he released it three hours before the show. Thanks, Keith Davidson. Always advocating for his clients, that guy.
Jimmy had a printout of the statement at his desk, and with no tip-off whatsoever from me, he brought up the signature right away on the air.
“This is what fascinates me,” he said. “The signature on your original statement does not match the signature on this statement.” He pulled out a bunch of signed photos he’d found on the internet as examples of my real signature. “Am I getting at anything? Did you sign this letter that was released today?”
“I don’t know, did I?” I said. “That does not look like my signature, does it?”
The full quote comes from the book "Carbon Shift: How Peak Oil and the Climate Crisis Will Change Canada (and Our Lives)" and says:
The concept of net energy must also be applied to renewable sources of energy, such as windmills and photovoltaics. A two-megawatt windmill contains 260 tonnes of steel requiring 170 tonnes of coking coal and 300 tonnes of iron ore, all mined, transported and produced by hydrocarbons. The question is: how long must a windmill generate energy before it creates more energy than it took to build it? At a good wind site, the energy payback day could be in three years or less; in a poor location, energy payback may be never. That is, a windmill could spin until it falls apart and never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.
I beg to differ. Anyone can fall prey to excessive social media consumption. I believe people use social media platforms as distractions from their real-life problems. Social media platforms tune their algorithms to keep these people engaged for longer stretches of time. Likes and upvotes are the equivalent of receiving gifts and giving gifts; Or receiving approval and giving approval. It is a constant stream of dopamine and serotonin.. an addictive social media cocktail.
Thank you for elaborating. Do you happen to know how much more efficient a vehicle with half a tank of gas vs. a full tank of gas is? It is a negligible amount.
Lithium can be recycled. Coal gets used up. Both have negative impact on the environment. Only one of them can sustain long term energy needs. The focus will eventually turn to large-scale recycling of lithium batteries instead of mining.
Electric vehicle batteries will become safer over time with advancements such as solid-state cells that will be making their way in to electric vehicles within the next 5-10 years.
Can you elaborate on what you mean by "burdensome deadweight" and "absolutely abysmal". That is loaded language that does not provide any insight as to what your argument is. How often do electric car batteries ignite? I agree that oil and hydrocarbons are more efficient. I also agree on the solar farms point.
I agree that marketing is one big lie. I have never relied on marketing to make purchases. Driving electric is a lifestyle choice that not everybody can commit to. That is perfectly fine. I hold the opinion that more energy sources is better for everybody.
If I understand correctly, the premise of your argument is that fiat currency is a scam created by a group of elite people to gain control. I agree with that.
Furthermore, I believe the conclusion you are drawing based on that premise is that the boy in the video made the correct choice because he understands the Oreos have intrinsic value and that the fiat currency sitting next to them does not. I do not agree with that reasoning as to WHY the boy made the choice.
Where I take issue with your slew of assertions is the one specifically about how most everyone is brainwashed in to using fiat currency. You speak as though you have broken free from the matrix and are here to enlighten the world with your revelation. The silent majority want something better, but nobody has offered up an alternative that would avoid a collapse of the system AND is not basically fiat currency with a fresh coat of paint (i.e. Bitcoin).