BitBlond @rai_foundry 🦾 Building long term things.
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BitBlond retweeted
What if the old photographs we trust as historical proof were carefully constructed illusions?
Some photographers combined multiple negatives to create scenes that never happened, including a famous 1857 photograph made from 30 separate negatives.
So when people say old photographs prove the official story, is that evidence enough?
SETH: “Every photograph is not necessarily real.”
The bigger questions emerge when we look beyond individual photos and examine the scale of the architecture and the history surrounding it.
BitBlond retweeted
NIGERIA WE'RE SLEEPING
Have you ever wondered why some countries keep moving forward while others keep struggling to catch up?
Look closely at what is happening in this video.
Machines are manufacturing components. Workers are assembling sophisticated electronic devices. Different stages of production are coordinated with impressive precision.
Now think about this:
Every machine represents engineering knowledge.
Every production line represents industrial capacity.
Every finished product represents value created within the economy.
Here is something worth thinking about:
What if, instead of importing most of the technology we consume, we invested heavily in developing the capacity to manufacture it?
A country doesn't become an industrial powerhouse overnight.
It takes years of investment in education, research, engineering, infrastructure, technology and manufacturing.
The real wealth of a nation is not just what it buys. It is what it has the knowledge and capacity to produce.
Are we paying enough attention to this?
Human capital is undergoing a profound paradigm shift.
Success used to mean hoarding specialized technical knowledge...
Capital It exists as venture capital (funding startups), working capital (paying daily bills), debt capital (loans and bonds), and equity capital (shares of ownership).
Understanding the mix dictates your financial strategy.
BitBlond retweeted
What kind of UAE resident are you? You live in Dubai, enjoy everything this city has to offer, and then post this kind of fearmongering nonsense. You’re nothing but a desperate clickbait merchant chasing engagement. If you have so little respect for the country you call home, maybe you should reconsider living here.
If you think the government controls 100% of the money supply, think again.
The vast majority of the money moving through the global economy is digital credit generated by private banks when people and businesses take out loans.
"Fractional reserve banking" sounds complicated, but it's simple: Banks only keep a small fraction of your deposits in reserve.
They lend out the rest, which gets deposited into another bank, which lends it out again multiplying the money supply.
When a bank approves a mortgage or a car loan, they don't hand out vault cash.
They digitally type numbers into your account, creating brand-new money.
