Oybru Brungus

We do not wear masks to hide.

A half memory clings like a scrap of flesh on carrion. Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…

Economics Has Lost Touch with Reality (Part 1) - Bob Murphy & Steve Keen, DemystifySci #384 Austrian economist Bob Murphy (@BobMurphyEcon) and Post-Keynesian economist Steve Keen (@ProfSteveKeen) debate the finer points of money creation and the involvement of fractional reserve banking. They clash over whether bank loans require actual reserves, or if banks create money out of thin air via the radical "loans create deposits" thesis. The debate exposes the core flaws of neoclassical economics, explains why existing economic theory failed to predict the 2008 financial crisis, and offers some clues about the paradigm shift that's required to actually fix the global financial system. Timestamps: 00:00 Go! 00:07:00 Understanding Heterodox Economics 00:11:00 Austrian Economics vs. Neoclassical Approaches 00:15:00 The Concept of Equilibrium in Economics 00:19:00 Complexity Theory & Economic Modeling 00:20:12 Critique of Neoclassical Economics 00:22:43 Historical Context of Economic Predictions 00:25:03 Keynesian vs. Post-Keynesian Economics 00:30:12 Influence of Economists in Power Dynamics 00:36:40 Economic Models & Crisis Predictions 00:38:20 Economic Interests in Crises 00:39:56 The Religion of Economic Theories 00:44:49 Consequences of Economic Beliefs 00:50:10 The Oversight of Banks in Economic Models 00:54:32 Challenges of Economic Experimentation 00:56:13 Rival Schools of Economic Thought 00:57:00 Cycles in Economic Systems 01:00:01 Dynamics of Boom and Bust 01:02:15 Role of Interest Rates & Money Creation 01:05:32 Understanding Fractional Reserve Banking 01:11:28 Complexity of Banking & Reserves 01:15:03 Dynamics of Banking & Credit Management 01:17:50 Critique of Central Banking & the Role of Reserves 01:19:54 Reevaluating Economic Models & Banking 01:20:50 The Importance of Reserves in Financial Discussions

Ethereum’s next major upgrade, “Fusaka”, goes live in less than 48 hours. I read all 13 EIPs being included so you don’t have to. So, here are 13 tweets (with diagrams) to explain the 13 upgrades in simple terms: 🧵

@sheffieldreport @SharpLink Cheers Matt

@0ybru @SharpLink Fixing this, thanks for flagging!

NEW: SharpLink generated 443 $ETH in staking rewards last week. This brings our total cumulative staking rewards to 7,846 $ETH since launching the strategy on June 2, 2025. Our thesis remains the same: 100% $ETH and 100% staked. The asset is $ETH, the ticker is $SBET.

the evolution of the four-wing strange attractor

@Hesamation x.com/techartist_/st…

playing with strange attractors : adjusting the constant b and see it goes through different bifurcation phases or become chaotic

Suburbs

@jarvinart Many memories were had. Do some good crying and celebrate the companionship, it is not a silly thing.

Listed my first ever car today I feel like I might actually cry. Masters degree on getting emotionally attached on these sort of stuff

@Vivek4real_ Wait for my boner to die down so I can take my morning wiz

You wake up tomorrow and #bitcoin is at $40,000. What you doing?

trying to build something

ALL THE KINGS MEN

@kryndolyn February 8

comment ur birthday (month/day) to see the corresponding pages from this book

@0xmagiclines All is quiet in the crypt

Man...I get the vibe that it is completely freakin' dead on here. 6 cockroaches left in crypto What's up to anyone still reading this 😆

@bob__schizo @BasedGhouls Never lived

Market is dead (again) time to put on the @BasedGhouls

gm

@tonyskeor These are beautiful. Bless you for your command of the mood.

A small note on Cold Hours series: it was created as a result of my love-hate relationship with my city and its climate while listening to Burial. Something like personal therapy to force myself to love the mundane moments [1/2]