Market Distortions - Modern society distorts price discovery through multiple layers, leading to speculation over building [1] - Central banks suppress the true cost of capital and risk via QE, zero/negative rates, and currency pegs [1] - Governments shield industries and consumers from reality through subsidies, bailouts, capital controls, tax loopholes, and misreported inflation [2] - Public markets inflate valuations regardless of fundamentals with passive ETF flows [2] - Education sees inflated tuition due to student loans and government funding [3] - Heavily subsidized corn, soy, wheat, and sugar make processed foods artificially cheap [4] Price Discovery & Truth - Price discovery acts as a compass for financial planning, risk assessment, and wealth building [4] - Internet capital markets can strip away distortions by making trades transparent, instant, and global [5] - On-chain assets clear off-chain price obfuscation, revealing truth through price [5]
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