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Dec 19 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
If you think El Salvador “bent a knee” to the IMF, zoom out:
The Bitcoin Law should’ve bankrupted El Salvador.
The establishment did everything in its power to force @nayibbukele into capitulation.
He didn’t. And not only did he keep the Bitcoin Law—he also got the IMF deal 👇
To recap:
The Bitcoin Law was rather unfortunately launched straight into a bear market.
Domestically, it was one of Bukele’s least popular policies. Most people didn’t know what Bitcoin was or thought it was a scam.
Nov 27 • 16 tweets • 7 min read
The Political Philosophy of Nayib Bukele
In El Salvador, @nayibbukele authored one of the most fascinating modern-day redemption arcs.
What separates him from other politicians? How did he do what they couldn’t?
A deep-dive into the political mind of the “Philosopher King” 🧵
What is a Philosopher King?
The Philosopher King is a Greek concept: an ideal leader who governs with reason, motivated by his quest for truth and uncorrupted by ego or greed.
Bukele pursues this ideal. His bio is not a self-assigned title—it’s a glimpse of his aspirations.
Jul 17, 2019 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
The #LibrainDC hearing confirmed that Facebook isn't telling the whole truth - again.
For 2 hours straight, David Marcus avoided questions on Calibra’s privacy terms, sneaking in small words/phrases to prepare loopholes that'll let Facebook monetise payment data in the future👇
Toomey: "Is it the plan to, at some point in the foreseeable future, seek the consent of the participants [of Calibra] so that you would be able to commercialise that data somehow?" [...]
Marcus: "I can’t think of any reason 👉 right now 👈 for us to do this."
