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Sean King

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By education, I'm an attorney and a CPA. Interests presently include futurism, crypto, yoga, clear seeing, photography and my loves.

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2016-06-20 13:20

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Avoidance is the Devil

Avoidance is the Devil

“Meditation is how you convince yourself that you’re making a great journey while remaining safely in place. It’s easier to braid our legs like pretzels than to brave uncharted waters. That’s the fraud

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Bitcoin Adoption Growing at 90% Per Year

Bitcoin Adoption Growing at 90% Per Year

HEREis a link to a great paper that estimates bitcoin’s core demand growth at a relatively consistent 90% per year since it originated, or nearly doubling every 12 months, with no signs of letting up.

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Puerto Rico Blockchain Week Starts Next Week!

Puerto Rico Blockchain Week Starts Next Week!

I would like to invite you and all your friends and colleagues to attend the Puerto Rico Blockchain Association’s “HODL Here” conference: When: Monday, Dec 6th Where: Vivo Beach Club Cost: $400 Time:

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It’s a Woman’s World

It’s a Woman’s World

“This is a man's world This is a man's world But it wouldn't be nothing Nothing without a woman or a girl.” —Betty Jean Newsome and James Brown

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I’m Baaaaaccckkkk

I’m Baaaaaccckkkk

After a three plus year hiatus, I’m back on Hive and will be posting here with more frequency. Looking forward to catching up with old friends and contributing to this ecosystem.

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Nico Living His Best Life

Nico Living His Best Life

Nico Living His Best Life

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On Freedom and (Un)Happiness

On Freedom and (Un)Happiness

“Freedom is slavery” —George Orwell As a libertarian, one of my highest values, perhaps my very highest value, is personal freedom. But lately I’ve had cause to ponder to what extent others feel the same.

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Reasonable Minds Can Differ, and That’s Okay

Reasonable Minds Can Differ, and That’s Okay

One of the first things you learn in law school is the idea that reasonableness is a range, usually a broad one. Only on the far edges of that range does something become “unreasonable”. This is why convicting

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The Demise of the American Left

The Demise of the American Left

The American Left is in shambles. Many on the Left believe that blowback against Trump’s “craziness” makes retaking the Congress a cinch later this fall and the Presidency in 2020, but they actually have

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On Masculinity and It’s Decline

On Masculinity and It’s Decline

Some insist that the world currently suffers from an excess of masculinity. But...is this really true? And, if there is an excess, then it’s an excess compared...to what? While there are some countries

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On Intuition

Learning to distinguish true intuition from the ego’s BS is an incredibly nuanced skill that the vast majority don’t have. It’s a Master’s level discipline. Among the masses, the vast majority of those

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On Confirmation Bias and How to Avoid It

On Confirmation Bias and How to Avoid It

All cognitive biases are difficult to manage because they are, for the most part, unconscious. One of the most challenging of such biases is confirmation bias, also known as “cherry picking”. This is the

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Are “Immutable” Blockchains Actually More Corruptible?

Are “Immutable” Blockchains Actually More Corruptible?

Are “Immutable” Blockchains Actually More Corruptible?

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Do You Want to Be Powerful or Empowered (Because You Can’t Have Both)?

Do You Want to Be Powerful or Empowered (Because You Can’t Have Both)?

“The best revenge is living well”, someone once said. So well, I might add, that one does not even think of her offender. And yet thinking of our offender seems to be about all that some in our society

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I'm waiting for someone to eventually challenge cryptocurrency regulations on free speech grounds using something like the argument I made below in my formal comments opposing New York's "bitlicense" regulation.

I'm waiting for someone to eventually challenge cryptocurrency regulations on free speech grounds using something like the argument I made below in my formal comments opposing New York's "bitlicense" regulation.

FROM MY FORMAL BITLICENSE COMMENTS: Before getting into the details of your proposed regulations, and suggesting edits to them, it is important to first elaborate on what blockchain technologies

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“If only”

“If only” may be two of the most dangerous words in the English language. I spent much of my 30s burdened by “if only.” If only I could pay off my debts, then I’d be happy. If only the twins were a little

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Perspectives on Progress, Continued—The Environment

Perspectives on Progress, Continued—The Environment

It’s become common in some circles to blame the very technological advances that have indisputably improved both quantity and quality of life for almost the entire planet with the Mother of All

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With Great Responsibility Once Came Great Privilege

With Great Responsibility Once Came Great Privilege

We’ve all heard the saying that “with great privilege comes great responsibility”, and it’s undoubtedly true, or at least it should be. But, isn’t the reverse also true? Shouldn’t those who bear great

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More Perspectives on Progress

More Perspectives on Progress

Yesterday we saw how GDP per capita has improved over the centuries and accelerated dramatically after The Enlightenment. Since higher GDP per capital correlates with a number of quality of life metrics,

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Perspective on Progress (Continued)

Perspective on Progress (Continued)

Last week we saw how life spans all over the world have improved dramatically and consistently over thousands of years the while certain quality of life indicators—such as the frequency and extent of wars,