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Wed May 29 15:24:47 UTC 2013 <usagi> I believe it was in albert bartlett's talk
Wed May 29 15:24:39 UTC 2013 <usagi> Who was it that said, it is the right to the bathroom. When you have too many people, you no longer have the right to use the bathroom for as long as you want
Wed May 29 15:23:37 UTC 2013 <mjr_> usagi: i agree
Wed May 29 15:23:24 UTC 2013 <usagi> People starve to death because they are essentially worthless.. that is the 95% case
Wed May 29 15:23:06 UTC 2013 <usagi> I spent a long time living on the streets, and all I learned can be summed up as... the cream always rises to the top, and, you can't keep a good man down
Wed May 29 15:22:40 UTC 2013 <usagi> mjr_ I don't know. The truth is, if you look at the people who end up starving on the streets a great majority of them cannot be helped by any system
Wed May 29 15:21:56 UTC 2013 <mjr_> usagi: i will take a look at that
Wed May 29 15:21:43 UTC 2013 <usagi> If you really want to understand money, read mises.. "a history of money and banking..." great book
Wed May 29 15:20:24 UTC 2013 <usagi> I thought he was just some guy who ran satoshidice ^^
Wed May 29 15:20:16 UTC 2013 <usagi> I have a vast and newfound respect for the man
Wed May 29 15:20:08 UTC 2013 <usagi> Hmm, erik wrote this?
Wed May 29 15:19:24 UTC 2013 <mjr_> usagi: it was erik voorhee's talk at bitcoin 22013
Wed May 29 15:18:47 UTC 2013 <usagi> "In absence of a proper education, most assume that society just arbitrarily decided to make gold money, and that any other commodity would have worked roughly as well. " This ewasn't mircea's talk
Wed May 29 15:18:27 UTC 2013 <mjr_> usagi: this is my point, he is reexamining what people take as already understood, showing it is not understood, and then enlightening, all while using a great vocabulary and grammar...he is explaining water to fish
Wed May 29 15:17:38 UTC 2013 <usagi> "And so, much of our lives is spent searching and grasping for something we don’t understand." -- this is very true. People have $20 in their pocket for most of their lives so they think they understand money, and they really don't.
Wed May 29 15:16:57 UTC 2013 <usagi> Have you read "A History of Money and Banking in the United States"?
Wed May 29 15:16:11 UTC 2013 <usagi> link?
Wed May 29 15:15:47 UTC 2013 <usagi> Should probably hire a better PR though
Wed May 29 15:15:31 UTC 2013 <usagi> Sure, he's a smart guy
Wed May 29 15:14:22 UTC 2013 <usagi> Well at least Erik is reliable