Oddbean new post about login | logout Run a node. Bitcoin doesn’t survive if you don’t contribute. We need way more node runners. These numbers are shameful and this is what losing feels like. Quit worrying about the price and help somehow.
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Hell run several. Teach others how.
Running a node is one of the easiest things you can do for #bitcoin. I run mine on a laptop. nostr:nevent1qqsg2d3tvfjqlf5ug5f02wyq04dg6dghjja958qhcd7ur37pj3vp7mcpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqzypha5k7w9zppw6lm40at2qapk55px22c94cuf05yhw6k0ejurfu37qcyqqqqqqgnnywex
In that case, every computer in my house will be a node!
I actually recently closed all my lightning channels and shut my node off
Why?
It’s on a raspi with no backup so was only a matter of time before it bricked and I lose everything. I’ll run a node again later this year but probably won’t do anything with lightning on it
Well, its not for Bitcoins sake, its more for your sake. "Bitcoin" (or a weird centralized iteration of Bitcoin) could technically exist with a mere RAID solution on a single computer. I say "Bitcoin" because it really just wouldn't be the same without its userbase keeping each other honest and bickering over whether we should or should not activate a BIP. No running a node is about protecting yourself from counterfeit (you sure your wallet doesn't just say Bitcoin but actually mean BCH?) As well as being another peer that says they will or will not support XYZ (the real decentralization pressures) nostr:note1s5mzkcnyp7nfc3gj75ugql2635630996tgwp0smac8rur9zcrahsngmehk
Unless it’s a raspberry pi right
Most people, including several using Nostr, have never verified that they actually own Bitcoin nostr:nevent1qqsg2d3tvfjqlf5ug5f02wyq04dg6dghjja958qhcd7ur37pj3vp7mcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzqm76t08z3qshd0a6h744qwsm22qn99vz6uwyh6zthdt8uewp57glqvzqqqqqqym6xrsv
I’m running a node. But I’m ONLY in #Bitcoin for the money. That is the ONLY reason for me. I couldn’t care less about ”the greater good”.
What money? USD, EURO, YEN, YUAN? After you make your "gains" which fiat would you sell into? If a CBDC is imminent, which CBDC would you prefer? People get (and sell) #Bitcoin at the price they deserve. High time preference thinkers are couch surfers in Bitcoin, you enjoy them for a few days, then you can't wait for them to leave. Serious question above... name your fiat shitcoin
Buying power is the ONLY interesting parameter. #Bitcoin is the best in this regard. I’ve been in Bitcoin for 4 years now, and I don’t see myself selling it easily. But I’m in it for what it can BUY me; freedom for me. Nothing else. It is for my self and my closest people; the greater good can go fuck itself.
Run some infrastructure if you arent already. Network only strong because lots of us are in the provider pool. nostr:note1s5mzkcnyp7nfc3gj75ugql2635630996tgwp0smac8rur9zcrahsngmehk
I want to participate in the network beyond hodl to take out these banks. nostr:nevent1qqsg2d3tvfjqlf5ug5f02wyq04dg6dghjja958qhcd7ur37pj3vp7mcpz4mhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2un9d3shjtnrdaksygr0mfduu2yzza4lh2l6k5p6rdfgzv54stt3cjlgfwa4vln9cxnerupsgqqqqqqsarckqp
How exactly you think it will help? Yes, more nodes are better in general but by running a node you're only helping yourself 🤷
more nodes means less chanche to get the network down by external force (governament, natural distater, power outage) Also, you have the ability to query your own node for informations in a private way and dont trust third services for that
Yeah, it's important for users to run their own node so they can verify that their incoming tx's are valid but it doesn't do much more. The problem will be when only a low number of users are verifying their incoming tx's. It doesn't make much sense for users to run multiple nodes themselves unless it's for a some sort of high availability solution.
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