Gongol.com > Archives > 2021 > February 2021

"Happiness, which is not mere pleasure, is found in man's natural function, which is this activity on his own behalf. A restless individualism is inherent in the Founders' Aristotelian understanding of human nature. For Locke, the category of 'property' encompassed not just land and other material possessions but also one's self, meaning one's life and the liberty to make use of it. This is how he meant 'government has no other end but the preservation of property.'" - George Will

site content: Brian Gongol

logo: Jason Beane

Gongol.com Archives: February 2021

Brian Gongol

February 22, 2021

Business and Finance The reckless vicissitudes of Bitcoin prices

Market-watchers chalk it up to bad press from one negative Elon Musk tweet. The following question is a simple one. In fact, it's the essential one behind all investing: What is the intrinsic value of Bitcoin? Unless you can confidently answer that question, its market price has no real meaning at all. You must have a sense for what something is actually worth before you can decide what price you're willing to pay for it.

@briangongol on Twitter