That’s the only time zone I’m for!

Then cry. And then go knock doors and tell people why it’s important to vote the way they should not because of one person, but for the future of the country and their own livelihood. Despair is only displaced by activism. All it takes for evil to succeed is for us to stand by and let it happen.

It depends on if he’s charged with a federal or state charge, and even if federal, there’s still the question of whether he actually can, which would have to be considered by the courts.

Two hops this time.

Throw on some striped knee high socks and you’re in high demand.

Also, I have a big ass forehead and no chin. Gotta aim for that balancing point.

Option 3: insane ramblings and drawings of a madman. But you know, magic. Think the creativity of that one fucked up kid you went to highschool with.

No, you aren’t fat honey, just impotent.

It’s funny how much of a one track mind he has. Participate in/purchase a decently operational company, attempt to rename it x, ???, profit. We are currently in the ??? Phase again.

From Texas, also gay AF. If it’s lust, try an app. Find a chill dude who’s ok with your speed and your experience, work your way up to stuff. Or if you’re less timid, there are plenty of guys that are really into no strings attached.

As far as dating? Surely there is a gay bar within 30 miles at least. That’s a decent start. If not, go do things you like doing. Watch out for any guys you fancy giving you eyes. Worst case scenario, you made a friend. Can’t do socializing stuff or are big groups intimidating? Well, at least you can chat with a few interesting people in your area on apps to see what the local scene is like.

If you can help it? Move to the biggest city in your state. Or fully out of the south? Lol. Idk. I’m trapped in Texas.

Edit: Also, having a dog/plants attracts some of the more stable guys. Lol. All the hotties like a Plant and/or Dog Daddy.

If a man ever introduced himself to me like this, I wouldn’t say no.

Nintendo goes after individual emulators, which are now even easier to track on an app store. Takes them out, potentially extracting user information for further Bowser sized rulings against the lot of them.

So you mean, it has value because we believe it does. Got it. Inherent to the properties of the universe, nothing has value. Value is assigned by humans. Isn’t that why countries have credit ratings? How much faith the world has in your currency, stability and otherwise? If a government collapses or suffers the country through hyperinflation, is the value of the currency not imaginary? It’s not like you could collect on your Confederate Promissory Notes for any gold or anything of any value after the civil war. The existence of its value was contingent on winning a war. And instantaneously, that value evaporated. Now imagine this in crypto. Oh wait, that happens all the time. Just one little X class solar flair away from nuking the lot of it.

Idk. I agree with a lot of your points. But I think we are just arguing from different existential points of view. I’m not saying that the belief isn’t valuable, that the backed or fiat currency is wrong or superior or whatever. I’m just of the mindset generally that nothing has meaning other than what we choose to give meaning. But that’s just the optimistic nihilist in me.

Also there may have been a misunderstanding at some point about a distinction between value and usefulness. When I say value, I mean intrinsic worth. As opposed to how I would use usefulness which is to serve a purpose or fill a need.

We don’t have a gold standard (in the U.S. or most western countries).

Did I fucking say you did? A gold standard. General case you myopic fuck.

it is only worth something because someone believes it is

Uh… ya… money

What the fuck are you talking about? A backed currency has value from the item it is backed by, a fiat currency has value from the government it is backed by. Crypto has value from…??? Burning GPU time? Proof of stake is better, but there’s no guarantee that it won’t just all lose value tomorrow. But, I hear you protest, so could all money? Yes, but you know, people generally have a vested interest in keeping their government running for a multitude of reasons and to that point, other countries have a vested interest in keeping other countries afloat. Crypto? Not so much.

Look. There’s nothing wrong per se with the technology itself. I just do not see it realistically being a necessary component for a solar punk future. Which was the point of the entire post.

Sure. It’s not “Technically” a fiat currency. A government doesn’t back it’s value. But that just means it’s literally fucking worse. It’s so detached from the idea of representing anything that it is only worth something because someone believes it is. At least a gold standard is backed by something that has value. But I’m not fighting for a change to that either.

I just don’t see the point of replacing one meaningless strip of paper with a meaningless strip of 1s and 0s in the context of solarpunk futures. At the current point in our timeline, cryptocurrency has NO valid use case for which there is not already a better system out there, even if that better system isn’t the one we are currently using.

Also, fuck off. I’m entitled to my opinion, and I don’t particularly believe anyone when they say that crypto is a force for good or useful. It’s only been a way to rip people off.

Doing wasteful math, shitting out an answer, and getting a fucking Bitcoin for it sure sounds like that.

If you can convince someone a piece of paper with a 5 dollar sign on it is worth value, then it is.

Oh wait, you invented checks.

All money is fiat. Nothing has inherent value.

So you propose we move from one fiat I can hold in my hand to a different fiat that I can no longer hold in my hand. You propose we move from having bad guys we know controlling the system to change to bad guys we don’t know controlling the system (see mystery whales).

There is no viable use case for crypto that has not already been solved by other, less power hungry, means.

And if you think the big banks, venture capitalists, and private equity don’t have disproportionate influence on crypto, something is very wrong.

“Solarpunk is an art movement that depicts nature and technology in harmony, and is also a subgenre of speculative fiction, fashion, and activism. The term was coined in 2008, and aims to tackle climate change, galvanize the community, and deploy existing technologies for the greater good of people and the planet. Solarpunk aesthetics include: Renewable energy Technology that disappears into the environment Lush green communities with roof top gardens Floating villages Clean energy transport Hope-filled sci-fi tales”

I’m not saying crypto talk should be explicitly banned here, but should at least be limited to the context in which it is applicable to the topic.

Can I get some engineers to press the “modernize, weatherize, and connect our power grid to the rest of the country” button so we don’t oscillate between people freezing to death and keeling over from heatstroke in their own homes

99% of the time the label is a lie and it’s filled with porn.

I just end up refactoring the same 3 classes, pass out, and wake up to clean code with documentation. It’s like the cobbler and the elves but code and weed.