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Unlike geographically-based meetup groups [0], the readership of HN isn't bound by some arbitrary lines on a map You want to go get pizza some night and talk a
by warrenm 5y ago
Unlike geographically-based meetup groups [0], the readership of HN isn't bound by some arbitrary lines on a map
You want to go get pizza some night and talk about the failing of cryptocurrency? I'm your guy! ...presuming you're within, say, 30 minutes of me (halfway between Lexington KY and Knoxville TN)
I might also be "your guy" if you wanted to discuss theological implications of a cashless society
Or if you want to talk about the pros and cons of an all- (or mostly-) electric vehicle fleet in a given country
Or any of myriad other topics
But if you're not near[ish] me ...I'm not your [in-person] guy
I'd love to get together the next time I'm in Sacramento or Seattle or Chicago or Las Vegas or Miami or any of a thousand other places - but carving out time in my life for people not nearby? It's just not a priority
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[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30533089 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30533089
- ask_b123 5y agoNow I'm interested to know the theological implications of cashless society. "Render unto Caesar" being a bit confusing for such a society perhaps?
- warrenm 5y agoIt would certainly bring tithing into an interesting focus: since bitcoin, for example, isn't owned by any single [government] entity, and any increase can only be realized by spending it, should you tithe 10% of your bitcoin to your church? If not, how much should be (presuming you believe the 'tithe' is still binding on Christians today as it was for the Jews of the Old Covenant)? This discussion could probably also extend to investment portfolios - have you actually "increased" when the value of your investments go up? Or do you only consider any "increase" when it is realized from the virtual to the real?