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 If every car is tracking its owner, a bus is like a coinjoin. 

Maybe that's how we should explain joinstr to our kids. 
 A bus is a good idea. AFAIK, you can still get a ticket and ride without KYC, unlike planes 
 But in this scenario the bus driver is angry alcoholic and shouldn't be taking care of passengers. 
 Forget Joinstr. You have to use spending tools in combination with coins otherwise you loose more than you gain. And you have to use a proper privacy wallet, everything else is garbage.  
 With current state of Bitcoin pruvacy it's better to swap to Monero and do your transaction and use Bitcoin for savings. 
 Unless you have some deep whirlpooled coins.....use them wisely my friends...when they're gone... they're gone 😎😂 
 Exactly 
 In fact it felt nice making a hefty payment in postmix near ATH's and super low fees. 'the hodl bros in disbelief' lol 
 Privacy wallets like nostr:nprofile1qqsf80gvdu7vhtj88z9srtrvuzevqyc3fh9yczxkufcj6nlhzsz68scpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgqg0waehxw309aek7mr0vdhjumnvmxmjyh handle that UTXO management for you so you just get on chain privacy by default: nostr:nevent1qqsqqqqaru54ylxfkms0x9e54m85zz5hqtdutrrplnlykhwltdvkkpqpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsygy7xr55qguvm847h33js9md6ngsnqfp99zz72nv8pe8l3n05l4fpgpsgqqqqqqsncjywz 
 Na, swap into Monero, done.  
 And use public transportation or bicycles 😉 
 Bikes are ecash. 
 The world needs more analogies for the 21st century...these kids today don't know zip about how systems work....the best approach is to always remain somewhat relatable.  
 Unless you cannot pay for the bus in cash and ought to use fiat  cards (both entering and exiting, of course). 
 Unless you pay by bus card 
 I like the bus analogy. There is another way to describe joinstr.

- An ostrich creates a nest (pool)
- Some female ostriches lay their eggs in the nest (register inputs) 
- Incubation period lasts for a few minutes (coordination using relays)
- Hatching of eggs (new UTXOs)

Eggs were of different colors but the ostriches that come out of these eggs look the same.

https://image.nostr.build/32448fd03646b76fb385e212edd92faca6a5f84f777ceef65f17c4960b4750a2.jpg