How do I know this is not dream? When I am dreaming, who is controlling the other people I may meet in my dream? Me?
We may be living in a simulation. In fact, it seems likely…
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Money creation
Contrary to intuition, money creation does not always lead to inflation. History has shown many periods where money was supplied in abundance, but little inflation occurred. Even on the gold-standard and with loads of new gold coming into Europe from the newly discovered America’s, little inflation occurred. People used the new gold to make statues in churches, jewellery etc. Demand for money seems to play an important role too…
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A question of method
A lot of people suffer from misconceptions. They have incorrect believes, they suffer the consequences of mistakes, waste time following paths in live that are unnecessary or follow other people who are not telling the truth. How do you know for yourself what you believe is true or not?
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Inequality and democracy
Wealth concentration, aristocracy, inequality, democracy. Some historic perspective as to the switch from aristocracy to democracy that really happened with the population of America. As described by Alex de Tocqueville, just after the French revolution…
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Wealth concentrates
Unless checked, wealth will concentrate in the hands of a few. History has repeatedly shown this effect. It can lead to corrupting effects and definitely impacts democracy. Democracy can also check this concentration though…
Resource shortages and peak oil! Will there be a catastrophe? Will the western empire collapse like the roman empire did?
Maybe, but it will not go very fast…