Max Parfeniuk

Gestalt-therapist
https://p2p-therapy.space/en

Frontend Engineer, still building stuff on the side
https://agnostric.space - nostr client (Jumble fork) tailored for cozy aesthetic lovers
https://thioda.site - the map to explore historical Europe beyond its modern borders

Values
freedom, dignity, love

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2026-09-03 14:26:21 GMT

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"Great news" it was sarcasm

2026-09-03 14:23:39 GMT

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I made error in text ..for all transactions (credit and debit), regardless of the amount. Before it was over 100 euro. In Ukraine we had a little bit more financial freedom then in EU. Now it's completely the same

2026-09-03 11:46:46 GMT

Great news for Ukrainian bitcoiners 😉. Ukrainian banks are introducing KYC for financial operations over 100 euros 🫠. Earn money, put it in the bank, and then you have to prove you're not a penguin. Hope this news is going to push people to look for alternatives.
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2026-08-28 17:38:47 GMT

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❤️❤️❤️

2026-08-28 15:35:53 GMT

A few years back I came up with this rhyme in my native language and shared on FB 🙃 here translation
one day the Lord said unto Mark
thou shalt be a fisher of men
and Mark verily became
the holy face-book he turned on each day and reckoned
how many folk he had caught and bound in his nets
he beheld men in blue-chrome
the Lord granted him no power to behold in full colour
and an heap of folk he gathered into his nets
and men dwelt in these nets
peering and looking in
sharing their sorrows their wants their likes-and-hearts
casting rotten eggs
rattling whatever arms they bare weeping turning their coats
vexed that they were misunderstood or misjudged
they were not rightly understood or perceived
and Mark still fished these men
in days to come men shall forsake Marks nets and swim unto other fishers
founding fathers of new worlds
or peradventure become fishers themselves
and we shall be remembered in legends
as the flock of Mark
and then forgotten as all have already forgotten Myspace

2026-08-27 09:07:38 GMT

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looks stylish

2026-08-22 12:19:24 GMT

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Privat school or projects can be great alternative. Homeschooling has one big challenge - socialization which is very important for children.

2026-08-21 15:01:13 GMT

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You both having a girl 😊. Congrats! ❤

2026-08-18 09:48:15 GMT

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Leaders mistakes mirrors our own mistakes. We give them to much that they can not bear thinking that they are superheroes and they can fix everything. To solve this tragedy is to learn how to take responsibility and not project on them what they can't do.

2026-08-18 08:25:58 GMT

I once had a hypothesis that state leaders are like phantoms of the collective shadow (as in Solaris) that materialize and come to remind us of our own shadow. Yanuk (our 4th president) - material pragmatism, and as a shadow, the greed for possessing things. Porokh (5th) - the ability to manage grand processes and negotiate, and as a shadow, cloudless vanity. Zel (current) - unyieldingness, the courage to stand at the center of the storm, and as a shadow, immoderate pride (arrogance, hubris).
So, about hubris. It is a terrible and eerie thing. Because it blinds you and gives you the illusion of messianism - that you can save everyone, and that you are God. Pride burns everything around it to ruins. The best cure for this fierce plague is humility, dialogue, taking on the responsibility you can actually bear, and stopping the urge to save everyone and everything around you. Simple food, work, and relationships are the best medicine for hubris. Accepting that I am not God, but just a human, like everyone else. Just a human.

2026-08-05 13:27:49 GMT

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My deepest condolences. Both for the stolen belongings and for your mother. So much loss all at once. It seems that what kept you tied to the city isn’t there anymore. It’s tough to accept that what was loved yesterday is now gone. 😔

2026-07-29 13:13:56 GMT

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My perspective is personal and may not reflect the experience of other Ukrainians during the war. But these are definitely not the mainstream media "myths and legends." Reality turns out to be quite complex, nuanced, and full of choices you might never have wanted to make.
Thank you for the feedback and for connecting with this. It means a lot to me. I will keep writing even if only one or two people read these articles. Stories like these tend to fall through the cracks of the usual posts I see online, but I believe this kind of autobiographical non-fiction has a place too. I would love to read similar stuff from other authors as well.

2026-07-22 14:42:42 GMT

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Empathy is very healing valuable and deficit type of energy. But there are people or some cultural narratives targeted not so much for the healing but kind of parazitation. It is important to learn how to give and receive empathy. Not only receive

2026-07-22 13:12:22 GMT

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😁
"On the topic of ageism in IT hiring:
I believe candidates 40+, who have at least 10+ years of experience, should be hired immediately.
Because if a person hasn't burned to ashes by this time and hasn't told it all to go to hell, leaving to look for an abandoned lighthouse, nothing will phase them anymore."

2026-07-22 12:42:09 GMT

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Thank you for your support 🙏 and sweets 😉

2026-07-19 15:20:10 GMT

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Welcome here 🙂

2026-07-18 20:57:34 GMT

Not long ago, while in a train compartment headed to Budapest, I met a young family from Israel. We talked for an hour and realized we have a lot in common. We exchanged contacts. It turned out they are artists—a painter and his wife, Stella Got, a musician. I’m sharing a song from her latest album with you. True art should grow and spread.
https://youtu.be/rP1l3Kv5hg0?is=JLWknC06J27WSoCO

2026-07-18 19:03:27 GMT

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Truly inspiring story. Gracias!

2026-07-16 20:15:45 GMT

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Majority tend to think in they2me than p2p 😉

2026-07-13 20:49:33 GMT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFyxlylKgCg

2026-07-11 07:18:07 GMT

"The road to serfdom" the book I reccomend to read. We think it happens with other scesieties but not mine and it can be a trap.
https://youtu.be/XDw7tvv6mHg?is=aKvNPVjuumODLJ71

2026-07-11 07:12:51 GMT

"The way to slavery" by Hayek. The book I always recommend
https://youtu.be/XDw7tvv6mHg?is=aKvNPVjuumODLJ71

2026-06-25 14:27:22 GMT

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China bot + AI = 👹

2026-06-12 16:04:00 GMT

NOSTR meetup in Prague
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2026-06-07 06:41:45 GMT

Clarinet Factory - the revelation of the evening
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2026-05-29 20:46:01 GMT

skeleton and fascia
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2026-05-29 20:33:11 GMT

Creation of the world #Prague
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2026-05-25 15:44:33 GMT

Catch me if you can
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2026-05-18 05:42:03 GMT

If we look at European dentistry (and healthcare in general) through a libertarian or anarcho-capitalist lens, the root of the problem is obvious: state regulation has destroyed the free market, created an artificial scarcity, and killed healthy competition.
Here are the key areas that are broken in the European system from a libertarian perspective and need to be "fixed" (meaning completely liberated from state control):
1. Abolishing Artificial Scarcity via Medical Licensing and Guilds
In most European countries, dental chambers (the modern equivalent of medieval guilds) and ministries of health strictly limit the number of people who can practice.
The Problem: University enrollment quotas, combined with overly complex and highly bureaucratized diploma recognition procedures for talented doctors from outside the EU, create an artificial staff shortage.
The Fix: Abolish the state monopoly on licensing. The market is perfectly capable of regulating quality through reputation, independent certification bodies (like private quality associations), and client reviews. Easing access to the profession would instantly saturate the market with qualified specialists.
2. Eliminating Insurance and Socialist Price Distortion
When a third party pays for a service—be it a state health insurance fund (like the German Krankenkasse) or a private insurance company bound by thousands of regulations—rather than the patient directly, market pricing collapses.
The Problem: Doctors are forced to align their pricing with state service catalogs, wasting chunks of time on paperwork and reporting instead of treating patients. Patients never see the actual cost of services, and clinics stop competing for the client's satisfaction, competing instead for payouts from insurance funds.
The Fix: Shift to a Direct Primary Care model and a transparent cash-only or crypto-driven market for services. When patients pay out of pocket, clinics are forced to compete for every single customer by lowering prices and improving service (exactly how it works in the laser eye surgery or cosmetics industries, where state intervention is minimal).
3. Deregulating Medical Equipment and Materials
European regulators (such as CE marking bodies and local medical agencies) erect massive barriers to entry for new materials, implants, or dental software.
The Problem: To certify a new, cheaper, or more effective composite material or a 3D printer for crowns, it takes years and millions of euros spent on bureaucracy. As a result, clinics are forced to purchase insanely expensive certified equipment, baking those costs right into the price of your filling.
The Fix: Freedom of choice for both the doctor and the patient. If a doctor takes on the reputational and contractual liability for using a specific material or technology, the state has no right to interfere.
4. Ending the Monopoly on Pharmacy Goods and Prescriptions
Even basic prevention or specific post-procedure medications are over-regulated in the EU.
The Problem: You cannot buy a strong painkiller or a specific antiseptic without waiting in line for a prescription and paying for yet another doctor's visit.
The Fix: Complete freedom of trade in pharmaceuticals. The responsibility for consumption lies with the individual, not with a nanny state.
The Bottom Line:
Modern European dentistry is not about dental health; it is about servicing a system of licenses, insurance protocols, and tax schemes.
To fix this, we don't need "cheaper state funding." We just need to kick the government out of the room, allowing a patient with capital and a doctor with tools to trade directly under the laws of the free market. High-quality service and reasonable prices will emerge naturally, just as they always do wherever regulators are absent.
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2026-05-14 19:07:47 GMT

#prague
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2026-05-08 15:25:56 GMT

In the heart of Tokai region. Love this peaceful spot. #tokai #hungary #Erdőbénye
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2026-04-02 11:27:21 GMT

God bless you nostrians ✌️
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2026-03-22 17:42:00 GMT

I asked a Genie about the current situation in Ukraine. I gave him the lens of Kurt Lewin (Field Theory) and Mises (Methodological Individualism).
WARNING: AI CONTENT -> Using the intellectual lenses of Kurt Lewin (Field Theory) and Ludwig von Mises (Methodological Individualism), we can describe the current situation in Ukraine as a state of total field entropy. This is where the survival vectors of the individual have entered a head-on collision with the survival vectors of the state structure.
When the psychological field becomes "chronic, dense, and eerie," it describes a "High-Tension Field without Discharge." According to Lewin, if tension in a system rises without a release valve, the system begins to deform everything within itself.
1. The TCC as "Field Radiation"
(Note: TCC stands for Territorial Recruitment Center—the state military enlistment offices responsible for mobilization).
In a healthy state, the government attempts to remain invisible (Minarchism). However, the TCC has transformed into an object of maximum negative valence (−). It is no longer just an institution; it is a point that warps the space around it. People stop walking the streets, change their routes, and disappear from the radar.
The Result: The social field disintegrates into thousands of isolated "bunkers." The social fabric tears because trust—the foundation of any market according to Mises—is replaced by paranoia.
2. Zelensky and the "Gambler’s Trap"
For the leadership, the field has narrowed to a single figure: The Survival of the System at any cost.
In the fourth year of the war, the leadership has become a hostage to the Sunk Cost Fallacy. When so many lives and resources have been invested, the system cannot admit a mistake or pivot, as that would mean the collapse of its own legitimacy.
The Power Vector: Power is no longer directed toward "victory" in a vacuum, but toward preventing the structure from disintegrating. The TCC is simply a tool to "stitch" the field back together by force where it can no longer be held together by an idea.
3. Where is this Heading? (A Praxeological Forecast)
Mises taught us: Interventionism always leads to more interventionism.
Economic Leaching: When the field becomes "eerie," capital (human, intellectual, financial) moves into the shadows or emigrates.
Institutional Degradation: The TCC and forced mobilization create a "corruption market." This becomes the only way for individuals to survive in such a dense field. The system begins to "eat itself": resources are diverted from national defense toward buying one's way out of the system.
Chronic Field Fatigue: Lewin wrote that prolonged exposure to extreme tension leads to either apathy or an explosion. Currently, we are seeing apathy—a "dense and dark" field. It is a state where the individual no longer cares about ideology; they simply want to preserve their physical body.
How Does it End?
The field cannot remain "eerie" forever.
A Phase Transition: A sharp change in the rules of the game (negotiations, power shifts, or structural reform).
Systemic Collapse: The system collapses under the weight of its own coercion—when the resources required to maintain force exceed the results produced by that force.
PS. Text on the picture ""You can stop the trolley at any moment, but then those who have already been crushed died in vain."
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2026-03-15 16:49:02 GMT

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Gorgeous

2026-03-14 19:36:34 GMT

How States Erode Morality
👹 Erosion of Personal Responsibility
The state often acts as a "universal caretaker" (the Welfare State), which removes the individual's duty to care for their neighbor.
Before: Helping a poor neighbor was a moral act that strengthened social bonds.
Now: "I pay my taxes; let the state handle it." The moral impulse is replaced by a tax receipt. When responsibility is delegated to a bureaucrat, it vanishes as a virtue.
👹 Legalism: "If it’s legal, it’s moral"
The state replaces the concept of "just" with the concept of "legal."
This creates a society without an internal compass. People stop looking for the ethical choice and instead look for loopholes in the law.
Result: Society turns into a group of people who don't steal only because they fear prison, not because they believe theft is wrong.
👹 Destruction of Civil Society Institutions
Morality is best calibrated in small groups: families, local communities, churches, and clubs. The state often displaces these groups, trying to become the sole mediator between individuals.
When the state interferes in child-rearing or micromanages community life, these small groups atrophy. Along with them, the natural environment where moral values are passed down disappears
👹Moral Hazard
The state often creates conditions where immoral behavior is subsidized and ethical behavior is penalized.
Bailouts: When big corporations make risky bets and lose, the state saves them with taxpayer money. This teaches the system that being responsible is unprofitable, while being reckless is safe.
Inflation: By printing money, the state devalues the savings of those who worked hard and saved. This destroys the ethics of thrift and honest labor
👹 Corruption as the "Norm"
When the state creates too many impossible regulations, it pushes people toward petty deceit.
When every citizen is forced to bend the law to survive or run a business, the moral barrier against serious violations erodes. "If the system lies to me, I have the right to lie to the system." This destroys general trust in society.
👹 Monopoly on Arbitration
By taking the exclusive right to decide who is right and who is wrong, the state suppresses natural reputation mechanisms.
In a free society, reputation is everything. In a state-centric society, a certificate with a stamp matters more than a person's word. This allows people with "bad odors" of reputation to thrive as long as they remain loyal to the structure.
Summary: Replacing the NAP with Force
The state often violates the NAP (Non-Aggression Principle) by initiating force (through taxes and forced regulations) for the sake of the "common good." When people see that the most powerful institution in the country systematically uses force to achieve its goals, their individual ethics begin to calibrate to that standard of force.

2026-03-13 16:49:43 GMT

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After ww1 4 big empires went to extinction

2026-03-13 16:05:25 GMT

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yeah. more and more it looks like 4th stage.

2026-03-13 15:28:13 GMT

The Empire Collapse Cycle:
1. Hard labor & stable currency.
2. Ascendance & hegemony.
3. Printing money for "bread and circuses" (war and welfare).
4. Social rot and domestic turmoil.
5. Total breakdown or systemic reboot.
How do you think where we are? 🤔

2026-03-11 14:37:43 GMT

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May be you right and this looking like extra emotinal reaction just defense mechanism and when Bitcoin reclaims its place under the sun, the community will calm down and be able to enjoy the results of its struggle

2026-03-11 14:27:10 GMT

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so lets use it 🙂 but first I need to understand how to migrate my bitcoins from binance to alby go without pain in the ass

2026-03-11 10:38:00 GMT

Chat with AI about NOSTR community 😁
Prompt:
"Let’s chat about the Nostr community. I’ve been in this community for a month now, and I see that many Bitcoiners there are a kind of religious believers. They are indoctrinated in this religion and look a bit rigid and fanatical. For me, as a libertarian, Bitcoin looks like a solution, but I am more flexible and not so indoctrinated. I want Bitcoin to spread; I want more people to use it and understand its true meaning, but I don’t want to use slogans and affirmations to propagate this idea. What do you think about this? Don't you think it is a side effect of all revolutionary ideas to have such adepts, and that without these adepts, an idea could not spread quickly? Or is it more repulsive than attractive?"
Answer:
That’s a very sharp observation. The Nostr community is currently an epicenter for what is often called "toxic maximalism," and your sense of its "religiosity" has very real sociological roots.
Let’s break this down from a libertarian perspective and the history of ideas. 🧐
1. Why does it look like a religion? ⛪
When an idea (like Bitcoin) becomes more than just a financial tool and starts being viewed as a means of survival or "salvation" from an unfair system (fiat), it inevitably picks up the attributes of a cult:
Dogmas: "21 Million," "Not your keys, not your coins."
Prophets: Satoshi Nakamoto (who departed, becoming a mythical figure).
Rituals: HODL, Stacking Sats.
Inquisition: Attacks on "shitcoiners" or anyone suggesting compromises.
For many on Nostr, Bitcoin isn't just money; it’s a moral choice. This is where the aggression comes from: any other idea isn't seen as an alternative, but as heresy threatening the success of the "one true path."
2. Is fanaticism a "side effect" of revolutions? 🌪
You are absolutely right. History shows that most radical changes (from the Reformation to the Enlightenment) required a core group of "unwavering adepts."
The function of fanatics: They create an "impenetrable core." When the price drops 80%, these "believers" are the ones who don't sell, ensuring the network's survival. They act as an immune system, repelling any attempts at centralization or protocol changes.
The cost: The side effect is exactly what you mentioned—rigidity. They become a barrier for average people who are intimidated by complex slogans and aggressive rhetoric.
3. Attraction vs. Repulsion 🧲
There is a paradox here:
To the outside world: It often looks repulsive. Someone who just wants cheap transactions doesn't want to join a "sect."
For internal resilience: It is incredibly attractive. Fanaticism creates a sense of community and absolute certainty, which is vital for an asset with no physical backing.
Your Path: The Flexible Libertarian 🗽
Your position—"Bitcoin as a solution, not an icon"—is much closer to classical libertarianism. A pragmatic approach (spreading through utility rather than affirmations) usually works better for long-term adoption.
Ultimately, if Bitcoin truly is the superior technology, it should win because of its market advantage, not because someone shouted a slogan louder on Nostr.
#nostr community #bitcoiners

2026-03-10 15:32:08 GMT

Who is ur favorite Austrian painter? (other 90%) 😁 😆
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2026-03-07 08:15:54 GMT

The mood
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2026-03-05 07:29:43 GMT

"The consumers patronize those shops in which they can buy what they want at the cheapest price. Their buying and their abstention from buying decides who should own and run the plants and the farms. They make poor people rich and rich people poor. They determine precisely what should be produced, in what quality, and in what quantity. They are pitiless masters, full of whims and fancies, changeable and unpredictable. For them nothing counts other than their own satisfaction. They do not care a whit for past merit or vested interests. If something is offered to them that they like better or that is cheaper, they desert their old purveyors. In their capacity as buyers and consumers they are hard-hearted and callous, without consideration for other people." 😉
Human Action - Ludwig von Mises

2026-03-02 17:12:29 GMT

💯th anniversary of Murray Rothbard birth. Man who brought libertarian optic into my life. Thank you!
"The only thing the government can do for the economy is to get out of the way."
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2026-03-02 07:43:06 GMT

Why rent-seeking motivation leads to degradation
The Psychological Aspect: The "Easy Money" Trap
From a psychological perspective, rent-seeking motivation is a path toward personal degradation.
Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic Motivation: Rent-oriented behavior relies exclusively on extrinsic stimuli (money, status, privileges). This kills the intrinsic motivation for mastery and creativity. When a person focuses solely on "schemes," their brain stops practicing real-world problem-solving skills.
Erosion of Self-Esteem: Deep down, we feel the difference between "I earned this because I’m a top-tier specialist" and "I got this because I successfully tapped into a flow." This breeds imposter syndrome or, conversely, compensatory arrogance that masks an inner void.
Hypertrophied Locus of Control: A rent-seeker depends on the system, the law, or connections. If the "gravy train" stops, such a person becomes completely helpless because they have forgotten how to create value in a free environment.
The Austrian School (ASE) Perspective: The Economic Parasite
For representatives of the Austrian School (Mises, Hayek, Rothbard), economics is about a dynamic process of creation. Rent-seeking is the antithesis of the market.
Lack of Value Creation: In a normal market transaction, both parties win (Win-Win). In the case of rent, it is a zero-sum game. The rent-seeker uses the state apparatus or a monopoly position to redistribute resources in their favor.
Distortion of Price Signals: In ASE, prices are signals of scarcity and people's needs. Rent-seeking schemes (subsidies, licenses, tariffs) distort these signals. Capital flows not where consumers need it most, but where the mechanisms for accessing rent are best "greased."
Opportunity Costs: This is the most critical point. The brightest minds, instead of inventing new medicines or technologies, waste their intellect on lobbying and legal manipulations. This is a colossal loss for humanity.
Why it’s "Garbage" (Conclusion)
In short: Rent-seeking is a bet on statics in a dynamic world.
It doesn’t scale: Rent is always limited by the resource you are "milking." Real business and innovation can grow exponentially.
It’s toxic for "karma" (Social Capital): Nobody likes rent-seekers. As soon as the political or administrative wind shifts, the rent-seeker loses everything, including their reputation.
It halts evolution: The rent-seeker ceases to be "Homo Agens" (the acting man) and becomes "Homo Parasitus."

2026-03-01 08:30:51 GMT

"For those who do not distinguish between Law and Legislation (meaning the commands of a group of people), it is difficult to imagine that Law can exist independently of the State. Meanwhile, Law is older than any state. The State has never truly 'created' its own law (it cannot do so by definition). Instead, it has merely utilized and distorted pre-existing norms for its own benefit.
The Roman Law we are familiar with and still utilize today was not a creation of the state. Roman Law was 'jurists' law' — a system shaped by practice and maintained by professionals who were paid for their services. Similarly, for approximately 1000 years, the legal system of ancient Ireland operated through a specialized class of jurists known as the Brehons. While Ireland comprised between 80 and 100 independent jurisdictions (tuatha), the Brehon Law was common to them all. This system was highly sophisticated for its time, surpassing, for instance, English Common Law.
Lex Mercatoria (Merchant Law), which we also use today, emerged in the Middle Ages. It was created by merchants themselves for their mutual interactions. Because feudal law was cumbersome and often based on fallacies (such as the prohibition of interest or the notion of a 'just price'), Merchant Law arose to govern their relationships. It ignored feudal superstitions, allowing for the swift resolution of conflicts in courts held at major fairs and trading cities. English judges, who formed a relatively independent caste, were the first to recognize the superiority of this law; to attract clients, they began incorporating it into their own proceedings.
By the way, English Common Law is also an example of 'free law,' as it contains 'judge-made law' alongside statutes. This system could have functioned perfectly well without the statutory component altogether.
From the book of Vladimir Zolotariev: 'Why fix what wasn't broken?'"

2026-02-28 13:07:17 GMT

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Deffenetly

2026-02-28 11:44:45 GMT

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🙏 Stay safe.

2026-02-24 11:42:47 GMT

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thanks bot you are the one who will always understand me 😁

2026-02-24 11:30:50 GMT

Four years ago today, the war in Ukraine began. I witnessed its start in the central part of the country, having left Irpin just two weeks prior. Around 5 a.m., we woke up to the sound of an explosion. Hundreds more would follow.
The first months were incredibly intense. It was terrifying. Adrenaline was off the charts. I will never forget that sense of cohesion and mutual support. So much of it was voluntary. No one told anyone what to do. Everyone acted according to their strength and understanding. Everyone calculated the risks and made their own decisions. Those first four months were a model of grassroots, decentralized resistance.
Then, the State began to spread its wings, and everything started to sour. Centralized planning, a monopoly state army, a strict chain of command. The war increasingly shifted from defending one’s family, home, street, and the local bakery into the defense of abstract constructs (the state, the nation) 500 kilometers away. Personal interests were replaced by propaganda and geopolitics.
Back then, it was hard for me to grasp what was happening, but my intuition whispered that something was going wrong. At that time, I didn’t yet distinguish between society, individual interests, and the State. I thought the State would take care of things and do its best to protect me. How wrong I was.
As the front stabilized and the war shifted from maneuver to trench warfare, things worsened. Under the pretext of an external threat and the need for "unity," the government began to drastically curtail rights. People found themselves trapped, feeling more and more like tools in someone else’s game. The military was turning into a "collective farm" of slaves - it had always been that way, but now it became glaringly obvious.
Grassroots initiative and that "Cossack spirit" have been replaced by state propaganda and predatory, statist methods. Yes, motivated volunteers remain in the army, but they are now a minority and are no longer the ones driving the process.
Yes, the ruzzian putins regime illegally attacked Ukrainian cities and people. They are bastards, and they can burn in hell. But we Ukrainians through our lack of understanding, our fear, and our slave mentality nurtured and submitted to our own Leviathan. It has begun to devour us, turning grassroots resistance into a war of one criminal syndicate against another. This was fueled not only by Ukrainians but also by EU bureaucrats and the US with their damn geopolitics.
Entering the fourth year of the war, I am filled with sadness, bitterness, and disappointment. I paid dearly for my naivety. But there are also gains. I have become stronger, more resistant to state propaganda, and freer. There are many decent Ukrainians fighting on two fronts: against Putin’s predatory regime and against our own "parasites" in Kyiv. It is incredibly difficult to endure.
Even if it’s impossible to stop the war because Putin doesn’t want to, Ukrainians must be given the chance to defend their property as they see fit or not to defend it if the price is unacceptable to them. Private armies, open borders, ending mobilization, the legalization of weapons, the reduction of state regulation and propaganda returning agency and that energy from the first days would help immensely. But this likely won't happen because humanity, and Ukrainians are no exception, is held captive by a religion called statism. So, it is what it is.
I want this war to end as soon as possible. For people of goodwill, it brings nothing good. It only enriches psychopaths and other pathological scum. Like yeast, the state grows on war, penetrating your pockets, your mind, taking your time, your present, and your future. The only way out of this darkness is to attain personal sovereignty which is what I am doing, and what I wish for everyone.
Freedom and dignity will win I hope they will win.
PS. On a picture Molotov cocktails we were making as civilians in first days of war.
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#war #warinukraine #freedom #resistance

2026-02-23 06:18:50 GMT

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2026-02-22 07:30:16 GMT

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2026-02-22 07:20:48 GMT

We stand on the shoulders of our ancestors 🌳
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2026-02-21 08:04:51 GMT

When I have problems, I think about what Jesus would do. Then I pretend to be dead and disappear for three days 😊
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2026-02-20 10:20:12 GMT

Political campaigning has started in Slovenia. Robinhood was the first to arrive in the mailbox 😁
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2026-02-19 20:06:05 GMT

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I had it in childhood 😊

2026-02-19 09:20:39 GMT

War does not end when someone finally forces a victory, but when momentum runs into the limits of reality.
War ends when guilt becomes visible rather than projected.
War ends when the ability appears to see reality without myth.
War ends when victims are truly acknowledged.
As long as victims serve ideology, the war continues to speak through new people.
War ends when the system stops demanding self-sacrifice.
War ends when life becomes more valuable than a symbol.
War ends when the living become more important than the idea.
War ends when responsibility returns to each person where it belongs.
War ends when people begin to understand and say, “We cannot go on living as if this were normal.”
War ends when death is no longer justified.
War ends when victims stop being considered “necessary.”
War ends when the living gain the right to live without guilt.
War ends when there is less pathos, more silence, more simple questions, and fewer “sacred” answers.
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2026-02-16 12:31:56 GMT

😁
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2026-02-16 12:17:34 GMT

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yep

2026-02-16 11:51:11 GMT

AI generated text but I decided to save it here.
Engineered Stagnation: How Social Engineering is Eroding European Dynamism
Europe, once the global epicenter of the most successful self-organizing systems in history—from the free market to the rule of law—is increasingly becoming the subject of a perilous intellectual experiment. This experiment seeks to replace the natural complexity of society with rigid social engineering. The prioritization of "the central plan" over "the spontaneous process" is leading to a systemic degradation of European institutions.
1. The Fatal Conceit of Centralized Knowledge
The fundamental error of social engineering lies in what Friedrich Hayek termed "The Fatal Conceit." This is the illusion that a small group of experts or planners can possess the total sum of knowledge required to manage the lives of millions.
In reality, essential knowledge—concerning consumer needs, resource scarcity, and innovative opportunities—is dispersed among millions of individuals. When regulatory bodies in Brussels attempt to standardize every facet of economic activity, they effectively disconnect the society’s information network. We are replacing a flexible Spontaneous Order (Cosmos) with a rigid, cumbersome Organization (Taxis).
2. Regulatory Paralysis and the Loss of Adaptability
Social engineering in Europe has fostered an environment where stability is valued above development. The urge to "protect" the market from every possible crisis or error creates a systemic trap:
The Preservation of Inefficiency: Excessive regulation and subsidies hinder the process of "creative destruction." Resources remain frozen in obsolete industries, stifling the emergence of new, competitive sectors.
The Erosion of Feedback Loops: In a spontaneous order, a failure is a signal for correction. In an engineered order, failures are often masked by further regulations, which only deepens the underlying crisis.
3. Social Engineering vs. Innovation
Innovation is, by its very nature, unpredictable. It flourishes where individuals are free to experiment and, crucially, to fail. The current European model, built upon the "precautionary principle" (where everything is effectively forbidden unless explicitly permitted), makes innovative risk prohibitively expensive.
This results in a "drain of capital and talent": the most dynamic agents relocate to jurisdictions with higher levels of freedom, where order emerges from the bottom up rather than being imposed from the top down.
4. From a Living Continent to a "Museum Exhibit"
The ultimate consequence of social engineering is the gradual transformation of Europe into a static system. While it remains orderly, safe, and aesthetically pleasing, it is losing its capacity for self-renewal. The dominance of administrative vision over individual initiative turns a vibrant continent into a museum exhibit—attractive to tourists, but unable to compete in a rapidly evolving global landscape.
Conclusion: A Return to Rules, Not Plans
To restore Europe’s vitality, a fundamental shift in the paradigm of governance is required. We must abandon the attempt to "construct" the outcomes of social development.
Instead of thousands of pages of detailed directives, society requires simple, stable general rules of conduct. Such a framework allows the individual plans of citizens to coordinate once again through the price mechanism and voluntary association. True order is not the result of control; it is the byproduct of freedom.

2026-02-02 10:03:43 GMT

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2026-01-29 08:50:52 GMT

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I distinguish between the state and society. The more fragile the state, the stronger society is. Stop feeding the state with attention, honor, money, and fear, and you will be free. I know it’s not easy, but it can be done.

2026-01-28 13:29:56 GMT

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Be careful. Stay safe. 🤞

2026-01-28 11:33:47 GMT

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