“I WAS WRONG”: Bitcoin, Nostr, AI & The Reality of Freedom Tech Adoption | Matt Odell
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Great episode!
When @ODELL mentioned that being a young father caused him to think in terms of generations, it caused me to pause and consider how having children causes a mental shift in how we view the future.
I often hear about the declining birth rate in the USA, but is the birth rate really declining? In today's world, we must verify, so I used #AskBrave to see what's happening with births in the USA. According to the answers I received, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is at a historic low. To capture the overall trend, I looked at the TFR for each decade, starting in 1955 and ending in 2025. The chart below shows the results.
How does this relate to Odell's comment? If fewer people are having children, then maybe fewer people are thinking in terms of generations?
Similar to how inflation causes instant satisfaction to take precedence over delayed gratification, does the desire to remain childless result in a higher emphasis on the self and reduce the importance of considering how decisions today will affect future generations?
When combining a strong focus on the self with a currency that continues to loose purchasing power, it helps provide context to the "IT'S MY LIFE, and I WANT IT NOW" attitude prevalent in our society today. After all, if your money is worth less tomorrow, and you don't have an investment in future generations, what else is there but the ME and NOW.
Let me know your thoughts.
When @ODELL mentioned that being a young father caused him to think in terms of generations, it caused me to pause and consider how having children causes a mental shift in how we view the future.
I often hear about the declining birth rate in the USA, but is the birth rate really declining? In today's world, we must verify, so I used #AskBrave to see what's happening with births in the USA. According to the answers I received, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is at a historic low. To capture the overall trend, I looked at the TFR for each decade, starting in 1955 and ending in 2025. The chart below shows the results.
How does this relate to Odell's comment? If fewer people are having children, then maybe fewer people are thinking in terms of generations?
Similar to how inflation causes instant satisfaction to take precedence over delayed gratification, does the desire to remain childless result in a higher emphasis on the self and reduce the importance of considering how decisions today will affect future generations?
When combining a strong focus on the self with a currency that continues to loose purchasing power, it helps provide context to the "IT'S MY LIFE, and I WANT IT NOW" attitude prevalent in our society today. After all, if your money is worth less tomorrow, and you don't have an investment in future generations, what else is there but the ME and NOW.
Let me know your thoughts.
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