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Erik Cason
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I love that Alfred Nobel—the dude who invented dynamite and who can arguably be link to more deaths via war that any other human in existence—then decided he’d use his money to make a ‘peace prize’.

It’s funny stuff.
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less · 71w
The irony.
Original But Not · 71w
Don’t you know? It’s all an absolute farce
BrianFitzwater · 71w
But, not a prize for mathematics.
BitBees · 71w
Explosive irony.
SoapMiner · 71w
That's funny
Systemling32 · 71w
The whole annual awards are a perpetual PR campaign to wash his name clean and have his legacy be associated with something other than blowing up people.
Kate · 71w
But nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m isn’t everyone’s life somewhat similar to that of the inventor of dynamite? Maybe not everyone kills people, but we all end up destroying something, and yet we still seek trophies because we can’t bear to see ourselves a...
dackdel · 71w
Also the family was already doing war related manufacturing i think.
nostrich · 71w
Also funny that Obama is the only Nobel peace prize winner to bomb another Nobel peace prize winner (Red Cross)
Rosæ Φ · 71w
He learned his lesson ✨💫
nostrich · 71w
Perception is reality.
Wright · 71w
Like most great inventions they can be used for great evil or great good
Mo · 71w
That's because we live in a 🤡🌎
TBH · 71w
He didn’t invent reputation laundering, but he is the all time champ.
Leo Fernevak · 71w
Yes. Also, the Swedish government politicizes everything it touches and the Nobel prize is just an extension of the Swedish government at this point. The Nobel committee have given many deserved prizes in the past but we can always expect a political play under the surface.
Matt 🛸 · 71w
Spoiler: Some humans will never stop violating others until they are forced to. Sitting around and waiting for the worst humans to build and control weaponry is retarded. Explosives have mostly ended kenetic wars compared to what they used to be. I'd rather blow up an enemy than keep sending in t...
Digital Gold · 71w
Continue this thought, Fritz Haber won a Nobel prize for the process that allowed mass production of fertiliser, but then went on to develop the gas used in the Nazi gas chambers! Humans are complicated.
The Bitcoin Street Journal · 71w
But Vitalik tho...
Colby Serpa · 71w
https://fs.blog/richard-feynman-honors/
SatsMan · 71w
🧡💜⚡️🚀
jetlife · 70w
Fiat hall of fame
captjack 🏴‍☠️✨💜 · 70w
raised this point before in post 1. 3d printer inventor go to jail ? someone printed a gun 2. foss code dev go to jail ? someone used code to sell drugs 3. noble foundation pay for repar all kill by dynamite ? 4. node mint lnd coder go to jail? some criminal send sats 5. list can go on