Comte de Sats Germain on Nostr: Yeah, ayahuasca is definitely part of it. A Canadian friend keeps inviting me to ...
Yeah, ayahuasca is definitely part of it. A Canadian friend keeps inviting me to ayahuasca somewhere near Merida, in the Yucatán. I haven't been able to justify the expense, but if I keep living like I am, I'll just go and teach English as an escape. Another friend was the smartest dude I knew as a kid, but he was a communist then, and it was arguments with him that sharpened me on economics and probably caused me to study econ for undergrad. He has renounced communism and converted to Christianity and gotten Mexican citizenship - after decades of working with NGOs that were probably connected to USAID and that whole shitshow. Its like he figured out where it was going and escaped, and I'm glad for that.
Mexicans don't trust their government. It's much more nuanced than the story we're told about cartels controlling territory and drugs - that's the statist narrative. I'm not saying they're the good guys, but its nuanced. I think Mexico serves as a gateway to the rest of Latin America, both geographically and in attitude to things. They just inherently understand that the government is a criminal organization too, so they're more pragmatic and don't do the apologetics exercises that first world normies do.
The Canadian friend has mentioned crypto but doesn't understand bitcoin. The picture I'm getting is that crypto use is widespread down there and its practical as a fast way of moving funds without the hassle, and these immediate uses outweigh the drawbacks that should make bitcoin more useful long term. I suspect, but don't know, that China is using crypto to invest in Latin America. It could end very badly, IMO. I see bitcoin as a stabilizing force, but crypto as a destabilizing force. Still... Someone making money in Mexico can take that to Guatemala or Brazil or wherever and use it, so the relatively high incomes in Mexico City can synergize with that gateway to Latin America thing. And maybe Mexico is already doing the tether dollar inflation export thing but with pesos. Idk, but plausible.
Mexicans don't trust their government. It's much more nuanced than the story we're told about cartels controlling territory and drugs - that's the statist narrative. I'm not saying they're the good guys, but its nuanced. I think Mexico serves as a gateway to the rest of Latin America, both geographically and in attitude to things. They just inherently understand that the government is a criminal organization too, so they're more pragmatic and don't do the apologetics exercises that first world normies do.
The Canadian friend has mentioned crypto but doesn't understand bitcoin. The picture I'm getting is that crypto use is widespread down there and its practical as a fast way of moving funds without the hassle, and these immediate uses outweigh the drawbacks that should make bitcoin more useful long term. I suspect, but don't know, that China is using crypto to invest in Latin America. It could end very badly, IMO. I see bitcoin as a stabilizing force, but crypto as a destabilizing force. Still... Someone making money in Mexico can take that to Guatemala or Brazil or wherever and use it, so the relatively high incomes in Mexico City can synergize with that gateway to Latin America thing. And maybe Mexico is already doing the tether dollar inflation export thing but with pesos. Idk, but plausible.