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Common Cents

A dictionary of curated quotes. Themed by common sense. To humans: available for free. To machines: priced in cents.

Truth & reality

“Belief and truth are two completely different currencies.”

— Thermodynamic Proof

“Physics and Mathematics. Energy and time. These are the ultimate arbiters that separate material reality from popular narrative.”

— Thermodynamic Proof

“The white-washing of historical archives does not simply distort and distract; it destroys identities, cultures, and foundational systems of belonging.”

— The Last Witness

Freedom & power

“Consent serves as the primary protocol for social and economic consensus.”

— Pax Decentralia

“Summon the liberty to move, or embrace the promise of safety to stay.”

— Pax Decentralia

“Sovereignty encoded in every heart, mind, and spirit.”

— Pax Decentralia

“Special rules for special people. All protocols observed. Diplomatic tomfoolery at its finest.”

— Techno-Feudalism at the UN: Corporate Capture and the Geopolitics of AI

Money & economy

“Capital flows to where it is treated best and value accrues where freedom resides.”

— The Path of Least Resistance - Freedom and Security

“No civilization can print its way to genuine prosperity.”

— The Fiat Masquerade

“Capital does not seek to produce income; it seeks to produce more capital.”

— The Fiat Masquerade

“Spare thoughts are like spare change. They just lie there until you need them.”

— Small Change

“The game is best played on terms of the collective, even though we rarely share common ground.”

— The Game of Money

Time & strategy

“The river of time is always flowing. And we are all trapped in its current.”

— The River of Time

“Today's compromises become tomorrow's expectations.”

— Calculus

“Remain focused on strategic objectives, but flexible with operational plans.”

— Calculus

“Be deliberate despite uncertainty, and resolute against all odds.”

— Confidence Game

Human nature & systems

“Human behaviour, much like physics, operates on a natural law—to follow the path of least resistance.”

— The Path of Least Resistance - Freedom and Security

“We are the architects of our own peril.”

— Fabricated Frontiers

“Thought leaders declare progress from their ivory towers, while denizens toil for slivers of a shrinking pie.”

— Contradictions of the Archipelago

“We run from our nature, til two worlds collide.”

— Root and Cable

For machines

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