# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (May 19, 2016)

* A discussion about cryptocurrency investment occurred, with a user asking whether to invest in Ethereum for quick profits, similar to early Bitcoin investments.

* kanzure advised against speculative cryptocurrency trading, suggesting that if one wants to make "quick bucks," the stock market offers more opportunities, while cautioning against becoming a day trader solely for Ethereum.

* A link was shared to an Aeon essay by Robert Epstein arguing against the brain-as-computer metaphor (https://aeon.co/essays/your-brain-does-not-process-information-and-it-is-not-a-computer), promoting embodied/enacted cognition perspectives.

* The essay was critiqued for using a very narrow definition of "computer" with a user suggesting the argument might be better framed in terms of cybernetics.

* The conversation demonstrated ongoing interest in the transhumanist community regarding both alternative financial systems and philosophical debates about cognition models.