What You Don't Want Them to Know...
I'd prefer not to say, wait, wha...oh, is that not an option...???
Here is a question to ponder…
Let’s say we know a fella, his name, is, ummm, Ranker. Yeah, Ranker. And Ranker works for a place, it’s a good job, he’s a good worker.
The place Ranker works at is federally regulated, which here in Canada, means that he must be fully vaccinated against the evil gribblies names COVID something something…
Follow me so far? Sehr Gut.
So, as the company asks Ranker, “Hey Ranker, are you vaccinated? Because to work here you need to be all vaccinated”….
Ranker responds…”I am not gonna tell you, thanks for asking but I do not want to tell you, because I do not believe it is any of your business”.
the kicker here is, is that Ranker is fully vaccinated, in actual fact, he has 2 boosters and has more anti-bug juice in his veins than the government official who decried this regulation AND the more than the boss who had to fire him, who only have 2 shots of Pfizer’s finest vintage.
Hmmmmm…what a conundrum eh?
To make a long story short, the company fires Ranker and he lives out his life as a surfer in Mexico where no one needs a vaccine and enjoys rum on the beach and sand in his toes.
The thing to ponder in all of this is….
Ranker was not causing anyone any harm, he was putting absolutely no one danger, no more danger than another vaccinated person who said out loud “yes I am vaccinated”.
The only difference is that he didn’t say he was vaccinated.
So, the reason he got fired was that he kept that information to himself, a secret so to speak…it is a very interesting situation. Doncha think?
Let’s say Ranker wanted to go to a restaurant, to eat….back when the restaurants required this information…he would not be allowed to eat because he didn’t want to tell the 19 year old hostess-come-interrogator whether or not he got a needle 4 months ago…he wouldn’t pose any danger to anyone in the restaurant…he is as safe as the next person, but he felt like keeping his medical information to himself and not tell the hostess.
No soup for you!
So what is the important issue? The fact that Ranker got the vaccine as a good citizen of society and protecting the elderly and the immuno-comprimised?
Or…the fact that he doesn’t want to tell random people his personal information?
What about the person who had zero vaccines…but says “oh yeah, you bet, I am vaccin-ated my dear”…or has managed to acquire a fake QR code, showing him to be fully vaccinated…he is free to eat and frolic throughout the steakhouse, potentially spreading germs, bad breath and bad jokes everywhere…but actually poses a risk to all who come in contact with him…
I find this an extremely interesting thought experiment.
It will come up again. I am sure of it. Why? Well, folks like power.
We give away so much of our personal information now. Think about it next time someone asks you about, you know, you. (Oh and get vaccinated, if you want to. I don’t actually care one way or the other. Life is full of choices and you do you…)
Outer Space Related Shit
What is with the space movie posters? I like them. (Looking at them again they seem more horror related…but the space ones are similar and they have the same flavour, so you get the gist). But… take a look at this website from NASA. There is so much cool shit wandering around the universe…is it as interesting as the TicTok or Insta thingys you are spending hours scrolling through? Probably yes. But that is just me.
Let’s ask ourselves another question…I know, that is more of a inner space reference…
Do you prefer the ole TikTok, the Instagram ADHD scrolling disease to legit having to read something, or actually learning something??…well, the 1970’s doctor has just received your test results back from the lab:
Anyway, here is the NASA website and enjoy some fooling around. Click on yonder picture of the NASA logo and stop scrolling…
Neat Shit of The Week (NSoTW)
Did you know that there are more combinations of 12 word phrases than there are nanoseconds since the Big Bang? (words from the collection of 2048 BIP-39 compliant words) Supa kewl….
Why do I mention this? Because it’s neat and it’s math, which is also neat. But the 12 words are used as seed phrase, basically your private kets to your stack of Bitcoin in your wallet….can also be 15 or 24 words, but that is a exciting story for another day….
On another related note, if you were wondering if Bitcoin was all about funny internet money, stuff old men yell at or just that weird shit your annoying nephew talks about at Thanksgiving…truth is, no, it isn’t just those things….it can actually be much, much more.
I ran across this organization and wanted to throw it out there and let you decide if maybe it deserves a few of your minutes to read it over and maybe open your eyes to what is happening outside of your little bubble / world / biosphere…
There are many more people in the world who do not have access to a bank or financial resources than do have access. Like close to 2 billion people worldwide are considered “UNBANKED”. We take for granted “I am headed to the bank” or “I am buying up some RRSP’s so I can get a break on my taxes / save for my nest egg so I can play lawn bowling all feckin day”….Bitcoin can ‘bank the unbanked’…
Here is the Bitcoin For Fairness (BFF) byline:
Bringing fair financial access to anyone
Bitcoin for Fairness is a non-profit initiative raising knowledge and understanding of Bitcoin for people in emerging countries and for the disadvantaged. We connect and boost the profile of local stakeholders, identify and work with educators on the ground to expand Bitcoin adoption locally and Bitcoin awareness globally.
Why use bitcoin? Also from their website:
Bitcoin is money from the people, for the people. Its mathematical rules can’t be corrupted - neither by governments nor by billionaires. This guarantees a level of fairness which cannot be achieved in traditional human driven systems. It gives underprivileged individuals, such as people from developing nations, women, and oppressed minority groups, the chance to participate globally in a free and private manner with each other.
If you have an hour…
and a much shorter 5 minute video where founder discusses their grant from the Human Rights Foundation:
And there are many ways that Bitcoin is bringing financial freedom to people…this is but one example:
Buy Tasty Broiler Chickens in Zambia With Bitcoin
Ndesanjo MachaBlog, On the ground
This is the first business that accepts bitcoin in Zambia. Yes, bitcoin as a form of payment for broiler chickens!
This is great news to us at Bitcoin for Fairness. As part of our bitcoin awareness efforts, we intend to encourage local businesses in Zambia to start accepting bitcoin for their products and services.
For tasty chickens for bitcoin, please contact Godfrey Muyatwa, Jacaranda Villa, Ndola on 0979979325 (call/WhatsApp).
We will keep posting local businesses that are starting to accept bitcoin in the country. If you are interested in knowing how your business can accept bitcoin, please feel free to contact us.
But I am not here to preach or dictate, just this is so very cool and is very, very much removed from the talk of assets and how to get rich with crypto shit, Bitcoin CAN and IS making a difference in parts of the world most don’t even know exist. Open minds and open eyes, we can all become a bit more powerful and connected with the world.
Give it a read and ponder stuff silently to yourself if you want a couple minutes away from Insta and scrolling….
Bitcoin For Fairness
And another article for food for thought for your noodle…
It speaks to this important issue facing parts of the African continent:
The promise and potential of a Bitcoin Standard in Africa becomes more realistic each year that African communities suffer from the economic woes of excessive currency devaluation and hyperinflation set in place by authoritarian governmental regimes.
Once again, if you get a minute to read, it is very interesting:
The Path to A Bitcoin Standard in Africa
Leaving it Here
Remember, no matter what you are up to, as long as you are a better you today than you were yesterday, you are winning. Maybe not tiger’s-blood-Charlie-Sheen type winning, but winning in a good way….
Blue side up Amigos…