@williamlmiller.bsky.social
Libertarian advocate for a UBI and ending taxation. Secular Homeschooling three children. Yoga Teacher and aspiring writer. My preprint of “Universal Basic Income and Value Realization” is at https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/hb6rn_v1
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For my 20th #20PostChallenge of my #20challengechallenge, I zoom in on the idea of the objectivization of value that brought me back to writing. It led me to writing Universal Basic Income and Value Realization: Metaphysical Insights for Implementation in the USA (osf.io/preprints/so...).
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I have completed my #20challengechallenge of 20 of the #20postchallenge. I may replace some of these if I come up with other ideas or determine a way to make some of them better, but I figured that I would pin this accomplishment. I hope you enjoy.
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This Latin phrase feels very appropriate to what I have been working on lately and where my mind has been.
eluceat omnibus lux - let the light shine out from all #quotebot
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This Latin phrase feels very appropriate to what I have been working on lately and where my mind has been.
I have completed my #20challengechallenge of 20 of the #20postchallenge. I may replace some of these if I come up with other ideas or determine a way to make some of them better, but I figured that I would pin this accomplishment. I hope you enjoy.
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For my 20th #20PostChallenge of my #20challengechallenge, I zoom in on the idea of the objectivization of value that brought me back to writing. It led me to writing Universal Basic Income and Value Realization: Metaphysical Insights for Implementation in the USA (osf.io/preprints/so...).
OSF
osf.io
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I have completed my #20challengechallenge of 20 of the #20postchallenge. I may replace some of these if I come up with other ideas or determine a way to make some of them better, but I figured that I would pin this accomplishment. I hope you enjoy.
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bsky.app/profile/will...
For my 20th #20PostChallenge of my #20challengechallenge, I zoom in on the idea of the objectivization of value that brought me back to writing. It led me to writing Universal Basic Income and Value Realization: Metaphysical Insights for Implementation in the USA (osf.io/preprints/so...).
OSF
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November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
For my 20th #20PostChallenge of my #20challengechallenge, I zoom in on the idea of the objectivization of value that brought me back to writing. It led me to writing Universal Basic Income and Value Realization: Metaphysical Insights for Implementation in the USA (osf.io/preprints/so...).
Green shoots appear.
Progress grows when we nurture it.
This week, I choose to build what’s growing
and give shape to hope through action and intention.
#MondayMotivation #FreeWillInAction
Progress grows when we nurture it.
This week, I choose to build what’s growing
and give shape to hope through action and intention.
#MondayMotivation #FreeWillInAction
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Green shoots appear.
Progress grows when we nurture it.
This week, I choose to build what’s growing
and give shape to hope through action and intention.
#MondayMotivation #FreeWillInAction
Progress grows when we nurture it.
This week, I choose to build what’s growing
and give shape to hope through action and intention.
#MondayMotivation #FreeWillInAction
My 9yo daughter is 31% of the way through 8th grade math. As she said, she is nearly a third of the way through the course. She is 68% of the way through high school physics. She is currently trying to decide between chemistry and biology next.
#secularhomeschooling #FreeWillParenting
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
My 9yo daughter is 31% of the way through 8th grade math. As she said, she is nearly a third of the way through the course. She is 68% of the way through high school physics. She is currently trying to decide between chemistry and biology next.
#secularhomeschooling #FreeWillParenting
Restore the #penny.
We never opened minting to true competitive bidding. Then we called the result “inefficient” and eliminated the coin instead of fixing the process.
Precision matters, especially for cash users.
Efficiency means reform, not erasure.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Economics #Agency
We never opened minting to true competitive bidding. Then we called the result “inefficient” and eliminated the coin instead of fixing the process.
Precision matters, especially for cash users.
Efficiency means reform, not erasure.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Economics #Agency
US retailers are running out of pennies - BBC News
Find a penny, pick it up, then what? Now the US has stopped making pennies, a shortage has emerged and created confusion.
www.bbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Restore the #penny.
We never opened minting to true competitive bidding. Then we called the result “inefficient” and eliminated the coin instead of fixing the process.
Precision matters, especially for cash users.
Efficiency means reform, not erasure.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Economics #Agency
We never opened minting to true competitive bidding. Then we called the result “inefficient” and eliminated the coin instead of fixing the process.
Precision matters, especially for cash users.
Efficiency means reform, not erasure.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Economics #Agency
I think Trump’s decision to greenlight Exchange Stabilization Fund assistance for Argentina is political — rooted in favoritism, not principle.
But that doesn’t make it wrong.
#Argentina #ProGlobalism
But that doesn’t make it wrong.
#Argentina #ProGlobalism
October 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I think Trump’s decision to greenlight Exchange Stabilization Fund assistance for Argentina is political — rooted in favoritism, not principle.
But that doesn’t make it wrong.
#Argentina #ProGlobalism
But that doesn’t make it wrong.
#Argentina #ProGlobalism
We can handle this.
Confidence provides support.
Support creates leverage.
Leverage expands capacity.
Just start moving; motion facilitates motion.
Think of something. Let thought become action.
Investing in yourself is still investment.
#MondayMotivation #FreeWillInAction #ObjectiveCompassion
Confidence provides support.
Support creates leverage.
Leverage expands capacity.
Just start moving; motion facilitates motion.
Think of something. Let thought become action.
Investing in yourself is still investment.
#MondayMotivation #FreeWillInAction #ObjectiveCompassion
October 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
We can handle this.
Confidence provides support.
Support creates leverage.
Leverage expands capacity.
Just start moving; motion facilitates motion.
Think of something. Let thought become action.
Investing in yourself is still investment.
#MondayMotivation #FreeWillInAction #ObjectiveCompassion
Confidence provides support.
Support creates leverage.
Leverage expands capacity.
Just start moving; motion facilitates motion.
Think of something. Let thought become action.
Investing in yourself is still investment.
#MondayMotivation #FreeWillInAction #ObjectiveCompassion
My daughter just turned 9. She’s 16% through 8th-grade math, studying high school physics, and philosophy. She recently argued that people shouldn’t think of punishment as good; it impoverishes everyone, not just the punished. I’m so proud.
#BrightSpots #FreeWillParenting #SecularHomeschooling
#BrightSpots #FreeWillParenting #SecularHomeschooling
October 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My daughter just turned 9. She’s 16% through 8th-grade math, studying high school physics, and philosophy. She recently argued that people shouldn’t think of punishment as good; it impoverishes everyone, not just the punished. I’m so proud.
#BrightSpots #FreeWillParenting #SecularHomeschooling
#BrightSpots #FreeWillParenting #SecularHomeschooling
Progress rarely announces itself with fanfare.
It happens quietly, one choice, one kindness, one act of courage at a time.
This week, trust the gentle momentum of good will.
Let patience and compassion do their quiet work.
#MondayMotivation #ObjectiveCompassion #FreeWillInAction #BrightSpots
It happens quietly, one choice, one kindness, one act of courage at a time.
This week, trust the gentle momentum of good will.
Let patience and compassion do their quiet work.
#MondayMotivation #ObjectiveCompassion #FreeWillInAction #BrightSpots
October 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Progress rarely announces itself with fanfare.
It happens quietly, one choice, one kindness, one act of courage at a time.
This week, trust the gentle momentum of good will.
Let patience and compassion do their quiet work.
#MondayMotivation #ObjectiveCompassion #FreeWillInAction #BrightSpots
It happens quietly, one choice, one kindness, one act of courage at a time.
This week, trust the gentle momentum of good will.
Let patience and compassion do their quiet work.
#MondayMotivation #ObjectiveCompassion #FreeWillInAction #BrightSpots
I’m geeking out over this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics: Mokyr, Aghion & Howitt!
I’m especially thrilled about Joël Mokyr, honored for showing how cultures of curiosity and openness make sustained progress possible.
#Mokyr #Innovation #Growth #BrightSpots #Nobel #economics
I’m especially thrilled about Joël Mokyr, honored for showing how cultures of curiosity and openness make sustained progress possible.
#Mokyr #Innovation #Growth #BrightSpots #Nobel #economics
October 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I’m geeking out over this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics: Mokyr, Aghion & Howitt!
I’m especially thrilled about Joël Mokyr, honored for showing how cultures of curiosity and openness make sustained progress possible.
#Mokyr #Innovation #Growth #BrightSpots #Nobel #economics
I’m especially thrilled about Joël Mokyr, honored for showing how cultures of curiosity and openness make sustained progress possible.
#Mokyr #Innovation #Growth #BrightSpots #Nobel #economics
Concrete steps toward peace are happening somewhere today.
This week, I choose to let hope and compassion guide me.
The impoverishing path is the one shaped by wrath.
#MondayMotivation #ObjectiveCompassion #PeaceMatters
This week, I choose to let hope and compassion guide me.
The impoverishing path is the one shaped by wrath.
#MondayMotivation #ObjectiveCompassion #PeaceMatters
October 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Concrete steps toward peace are happening somewhere today.
This week, I choose to let hope and compassion guide me.
The impoverishing path is the one shaped by wrath.
#MondayMotivation #ObjectiveCompassion #PeaceMatters
This week, I choose to let hope and compassion guide me.
The impoverishing path is the one shaped by wrath.
#MondayMotivation #ObjectiveCompassion #PeaceMatters
I respect what he is trying to do here, but I would be thrilled if we could start with a UBI on par with what has been proven to be effective at poverty reduction in Alaska. I would prefer to get something started sooner than delay until we can clear some new self-imposed hurdle. #UBI
Because the average weekly allowance paid to kids is now $37 in the US, I believe no universal basic income here should pay less than $160 a month. No adult should have an income floor lower than the average kid's. So when we implement one, let's start north of there at minimum. 😉
The average weekly allowance paid to kids is now $37, so a #UBI should pay at least that amount
YouTube video by Scott Santens
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October 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I respect what he is trying to do here, but I would be thrilled if we could start with a UBI on par with what has been proven to be effective at poverty reduction in Alaska. I would prefer to get something started sooner than delay until we can clear some new self-imposed hurdle. #UBI
Notice how the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize got a dig in on those who think that they would have any love for Trump or authoritarian socialism. It’s a social democratic country steeped in the Protestant Work Ethic. Norway values markets and the profit motive. #NobelPeacePrice #MariaCorinaMachado
October 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Notice how the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize got a dig in on those who think that they would have any love for Trump or authoritarian socialism. It’s a social democratic country steeped in the Protestant Work Ethic. Norway values markets and the profit motive. #NobelPeacePrice #MariaCorinaMachado
Every time that there is wall to wall coverage of a crime here in the U.S., I should probably share these statistics. Maybe if the audience is aware of poor journalistic ethics, we will seek better media coverage. #Biases #Journalism #Ethics #Positivity
Was Menschen tatsächlich umbringt: Realität vs. worüber Medien berichten.
October 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Every time that there is wall to wall coverage of a crime here in the U.S., I should probably share these statistics. Maybe if the audience is aware of poor journalistic ethics, we will seek better media coverage. #Biases #Journalism #Ethics #Positivity
At Costco, my 8yo daughter saw a big family of 6.
She saw them as one family with 2 moms.
Later she revised: “Maybe one’s the oldest daughter, the other mommy probably just didn’t come with them.”
Even though she probably wasn’t correct, I admire her logic and inclusive assumption. #LGBTQ #positive
She saw them as one family with 2 moms.
Later she revised: “Maybe one’s the oldest daughter, the other mommy probably just didn’t come with them.”
Even though she probably wasn’t correct, I admire her logic and inclusive assumption. #LGBTQ #positive
October 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hope doesn’t have to feel bright to be real.
Sometimes it’s quiet,
a choice to keep moving when results haven’t arrived.
Progress rarely looks like progress up close.
But patience compounds.
Resilience accrues interest.
Keep investing.
#BrightSpots #FreeWillInAction #Hope #UniversalWealth
Sometimes it’s quiet,
a choice to keep moving when results haven’t arrived.
Progress rarely looks like progress up close.
But patience compounds.
Resilience accrues interest.
Keep investing.
#BrightSpots #FreeWillInAction #Hope #UniversalWealth
October 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Hope doesn’t have to feel bright to be real.
Sometimes it’s quiet,
a choice to keep moving when results haven’t arrived.
Progress rarely looks like progress up close.
But patience compounds.
Resilience accrues interest.
Keep investing.
#BrightSpots #FreeWillInAction #Hope #UniversalWealth
Sometimes it’s quiet,
a choice to keep moving when results haven’t arrived.
Progress rarely looks like progress up close.
But patience compounds.
Resilience accrues interest.
Keep investing.
#BrightSpots #FreeWillInAction #Hope #UniversalWealth
Here’s a portion with “safe” within the word “safer”. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips #Writersky #WriteSky #Semmelweis #Lister #History #Science
October 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Here’s a portion with “safe” within the word “safer”. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips #Writersky #WriteSky #Semmelweis #Lister #History #Science
Freedom isn’t a lightning strike.
It’s a skill honed through feedback, failure, and renewal.
Each week is practice in adaptation: either hold or pivot; turn uncertainty into momentum.
Autonomy grows through practice.
#MondayMotivation #FreeWillInAction #BrightSpots #ObjectiveCompassion
It’s a skill honed through feedback, failure, and renewal.
Each week is practice in adaptation: either hold or pivot; turn uncertainty into momentum.
Autonomy grows through practice.
#MondayMotivation #FreeWillInAction #BrightSpots #ObjectiveCompassion
October 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Freedom isn’t a lightning strike.
It’s a skill honed through feedback, failure, and renewal.
Each week is practice in adaptation: either hold or pivot; turn uncertainty into momentum.
Autonomy grows through practice.
#MondayMotivation #FreeWillInAction #BrightSpots #ObjectiveCompassion
It’s a skill honed through feedback, failure, and renewal.
Each week is practice in adaptation: either hold or pivot; turn uncertainty into momentum.
Autonomy grows through practice.
#MondayMotivation #FreeWillInAction #BrightSpots #ObjectiveCompassion
My 8yo daughter has now completed 7th grade math! She will begin 8th grade math tomorrow.
#secularhomeschooling #FreeWillParenting
October 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My 8yo daughter has now completed 7th grade math! She will begin 8th grade math tomorrow.
#secularhomeschooling #FreeWillParenting
Thank you for explaining this. I got in an argument with someone before who cited this book series. Having not read it, I could only cite real world studies to argue against their referencing fiction. Knowing that the authors were actually attempting to portray authoritarianism badly makes sense.
The Expanse is kind of a warning about doing something other than UBI. It's Basic is more like basic goods and services.
The Expanse's Basic Support vs. Basic Income
How not to meet humanity's basic needs in our automated future
www.scottsantens.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Thank you for explaining this. I got in an argument with someone before who cited this book series. Having not read it, I could only cite real world studies to argue against their referencing fiction. Knowing that the authors were actually attempting to portray authoritarianism badly makes sense.
“That’s the funny thing about hope; nobody else gets to decide if you feel it. That choice belongs to you.” The character Rumi of Huntrix from the movie KPop Demon Hunters #Huntrix #KPopDemonHunters #FreeWillInAction #Hope #PopCulture #Wisdom
October 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“That’s the funny thing about hope; nobody else gets to decide if you feel it. That choice belongs to you.” The character Rumi of Huntrix from the movie KPop Demon Hunters #Huntrix #KPopDemonHunters #FreeWillInAction #Hope #PopCulture #Wisdom
Jenner, Semmelweis, Lister, Fleming, Florey, Chain, Haber, Bosch, and Borlaug are scientists that made every life today possible, not politicians or generals. Everyone should know them better than any Emperor. They should have our unceasing gratitude.
#GratitudeToScience #History #TheRealHeroes
October 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Jenner, Semmelweis, Lister, Fleming, Florey, Chain, Haber, Bosch, and Borlaug are scientists that made every life today possible, not politicians or generals. Everyone should know them better than any Emperor. They should have our unceasing gratitude.
#GratitudeToScience #History #TheRealHeroes
After finishing rereading Etiology, Concept, and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever by Ignaz Semmelweis, I was once again moved by the last paragraph of the book. #History #Booksky #Semmelweis #ForgottenHero
October 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
After finishing rereading Etiology, Concept, and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever by Ignaz Semmelweis, I was once again moved by the last paragraph of the book. #History #Booksky #Semmelweis #ForgottenHero
Optimism isn’t naïve, it’s practical.
Pessimism blinds us, but optimism fuels resilience, rewards diverse investment, and opens eyes.
Optimism permits free will to find its footing and wealth to universalize.
#BrightSpots #FreeWillInAction #ObjectiveCompassion #UniversalWealth
Pessimism blinds us, but optimism fuels resilience, rewards diverse investment, and opens eyes.
Optimism permits free will to find its footing and wealth to universalize.
#BrightSpots #FreeWillInAction #ObjectiveCompassion #UniversalWealth
October 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Optimism isn’t naïve, it’s practical.
Pessimism blinds us, but optimism fuels resilience, rewards diverse investment, and opens eyes.
Optimism permits free will to find its footing and wealth to universalize.
#BrightSpots #FreeWillInAction #ObjectiveCompassion #UniversalWealth
Pessimism blinds us, but optimism fuels resilience, rewards diverse investment, and opens eyes.
Optimism permits free will to find its footing and wealth to universalize.
#BrightSpots #FreeWillInAction #ObjectiveCompassion #UniversalWealth