What's the pirate@40 thing you're talking about. I don't think I've heard of this (even though I'm not a wet-dreaming libertarian anyway).
How you can be a hero member and not know of Pirate's ponzi?
Oh you joined after that. That makes me feel... old. Like when I realized Jurassic Park came out over 20 years ago. Dang.
Here's his main thread.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50822.0Here's the thread where people started getting a little worried (interest rates being lowered).
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=91306.0 Edit:
I'd be getting out if I had any, sure smells like trouble brewing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnOcycgXpms