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492 sats \ 15 comments \ @stack_harder 18 Oct BooksAndArticles

just got finished reading this one and i have to say it was an excellent read. the whole chapter about the french CFA i found particularly outrageous

it annoys me when non coiners with a first world perspective say bitcoin is useless because they are so ignorant and cant even understand how important it is to have a pure, censorship-resistant money like bitcoin

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48 sats \ 0 replies \ @standardcrypto 18 Oct

https://www.amazon.com/Check-Your-Financial-Privilege-Gladstein/dp/B09V2NM9VJ

43 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 18 Oct

It is incredibly frustrating. Comfort kills.

43 sats \ 4 replies \ @SimpleStacker 18 Oct

I should add this to my reading list.

Ugh, too much to read and too little time!

64 sats \ 3 replies \ @stack_harder OP 18 Oct

it's a good one, not a hard read either, unlike something on Austrian economics for example

fiat food was an excellent read also

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 18 Oct

Yes. Good, easy read. I saw Alex at a PubKey book presentation last year and got a signed copy.

43 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 18 Oct

nice

43 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 18 Oct

nice

43 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan 18 Oct

truly

32 sats \ 2 replies \ @zapsammy 18 Oct

really good storyline to supplement the read about loans to poor countires. empty promises are worse and more ancient than they appear:

https://babylonobserver.com/mystery-paper/

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @stack_harder OP 18 Oct

thanks, i think this was recommended on a thread about documentaries i made the other day

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @zapsammy 18 Oct

what would be the best way to coordinate a book club with stacker.news? i attend one over zoom sometimes.

32 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 18 Oct

Great book. The CFA stuff stuck with me the most. That's one of the reasons why I think Africa is primed for bitcoin adoption. The injustice is enormous.

43 sats \ 1 reply \ @stack_harder OP 18 Oct

im a brit so used to getting shit for the colonial sins of the past, but man, i was like, how have i never heard about this that the French are still up to, all the while Macron is out there trying to be all holier than thou, such a fucking hypocrite piece of trash

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 18 Oct

Ditto

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @028559d218 18 Oct

People get Bitcoin at the time and exchange-rate they deserve. I've heard someone say that before.