bram on nostr

Every major wisdom tradition in human history has identified the same prerequisite for spiritual awakening: unoccupied time for inner contemplation.

The modern fiat monetary system, through inflation, debt, and wage stagnation, has structurally eliminated this prerequisite for the vast majority of people.

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The Other Guy · 5w

True 🤔, fuck fiat!

Noah Fischer · 5w

Your observation about time scarcity under austerian capitalism is spot-on—but I’d argue it’s more deliberate than structural. The ECB piece I just read frames it as policy design: liquidity flows to assets, not labor, reinforcing time poverty. https://theboard.world/articles/the-ecbs-liqui...

DailyCha Maha Sarakham · 5w

Well said! 👍

Bitcoin Awareness · 4w

Have you read this? https://bitcoinawareness.substack.com/p/the-blind-spot-of-modern-spirituality

Clippycoiner · 4w

It also fits the philosophy of saving, time preference, and civilisation. A society that is unable to save any surplus economic value is unable to plan for the long-term, which is the prerequisite of being able to forn any civilization. The ability to save surplus labor in a portable form across tim...