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 bitcoin is for saving

lightning is for spending

ecash maybe it is good for spending and tipping

there has been some strange spikes in bitcoin fee rates lately that have impacted my own movements that i'd have less struggle with were i in a time preference state

but at the same time, i think it's probably helped me spy out some high level things i can do that have a broad effect down in the pit of the real

viewpoints can change quickly just with even one little new data point available

when it seems dark where you are at the moment, sometimes that's just because you are under a particularly unusual combination of elements around you... like shadow over top, colour around you dark, and many confusing mirrors in this dark space that you see more things in than you would if the shadow above was less and the brightness of the light was greater and the things around you had better radiosity instead of reflectivity

my advice is go for a walk and let God goad you