Seekers AlmanacBlock Ø

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The seven positions as they were first written down, in March 2024. Kept here so that anything which has since moved can be checked against what it used to say.

Prior statement

An earlier statement of these positions, kept so that anything which has since moved can be checked against what it used to say. Claims only.

Block Ø · № 1Mixed

There are fundamentally two genders.

Held to be most clearly visible in conflict, and in medicine and physical performance, where the biological differences between the sexes are consequential.

Carried forward — Block I № 1, sharpenedSex is binary. That is biology, not politics.
Block Ø · № 2Mixed

Inflation is the middle class's stealthy wealth destroyer.

It quietly diminishes purchasing power, making it a silent threat that cannot be ignored. Cited in support: US M2 money supply up roughly 34.1% between January 2020 and February 2024.

Carried forward — Block I № 2, reclassifiedInflation is how the middle class is quietly expropriated.
Block Ø · № 3Mixed

DEI is anti-meritocratic.

Held to be discrimination allowing the unqualified to capitalize at the expense of the qualified. Cited in support: societies built on competence and meritocracy thrive, because they reward skill, hard work and achievement.

Block Ø · № 4Prediction

Bitcoin is the supreme store of value.

Held to be the ultimate store of value on the strength of its limited supply, global acceptance and security properties, and to outperform traditional assets by being decentralized and resistant to inflation. Cited in support: only a few bitcoin were then required to buy the average American house.

Block Ø · № 5Axiom

Democracy relies on informed citizens.

Democracy thrives on informed citizens — fostering critical thinking, valuing wisdom over mere information, and encouraging scientific inquiry. Cited in support: the suppression of a true story about a presidential candidate’s family during the 2020 election.

Block Ø · № 6Heuristic

Government lacks truth incentive.

Government has little motivation to be transparent with citizens. Its interests often diverge from public welfare, leading to withheld information or partial truths that maintain control and advance agendas.

Block Ø · № 7Prediction

Switching to a plant-based diet often leads to poor health outcomes.

Held to follow from the knowledge and time the diet demands, which was expected to push people toward highly processed substitutes.

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These are the claims only. The supporting material they were written with has not been carried over — it was private, and this publication does not run on anyone’s private material. What matters here is what was asserted, and when.