If the Scientific Revolution changed how we understood nature, the Enlightenment changed how we understood ourselves. From the late 1600s to the 1800s, a wave of thinkers dared to ask: What is liberty? What is government for? Can reason make us free? John Locke declared that people had natural rights — life, liberty, property. Voltaire wielded
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From the 16th to 18th centuries, Europe experienced a shift not in power or faith — but in perspective. The Scientific Revolution didn’t begin with an explosion. It began with a question. What if the Earth wasn’t the center? Nicolaus Copernicus dared to suggest the sun was. His heliocentric theory was radical — and dangerous. Galileo Ga
Holding Bitcoin, Letting Go of Shame
Money used to make me feel small. Like I didn’t deserve comfort unless I earned it ten times over. I flinched at receipts. Avoided checking my balance. Felt ashamed when I couldn’t "keep up." Then I started holding Bitcoin — and I let go of some of that shame. For years, I thought I was bad with money. I missed bills. Made emotional purcha
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There’s a moment when you realize no one’s coming. No bailout. No bonus. No system designed with you in mind. I had that moment at the ATM. The balance was lower than expected. Again. That’s when I knew — I needed something different. I used to believe in the system. That if I worked hard, stayed loyal, saved when I could, things would g