Oddbean new post about login | logout Tonight, my wife @Mishroom 🍄 said something profound that I had to share: “For all the lack of trust you have in the government and corporations, you bitcoiners really have a lot of faith in each other.” 🫂💜🥹
Trust …. bc we’ve done the same work to be #OrangePilled #ProofOfWork
I wanna say yes, but the whole point is for a trustless money. We don't have to believe in each other because we understand the economics and it's in our best interest to participate and support the network. There are probably some bitcoiners I would hate in person, but I don't have to like them for Bitcoin to exist or work. #bitcoin #nostr
Well said.
Came here to say this. We don’t have faith in each other, we have a mutual understanding of a protocol that incentivizes cooperation.
Well said @Mishroom 🍄
I don't. Don't trust; verify.
Accurate. The Bitcoin and Nostrich bond is strong.
unfortunately this will change when more people use bitcoin and nostr 😞
Faith is a human construct meant to soothe those who do not or can not trust others. That is the whole point of Bitcoin. Faith is not required.
I think we do have faith in each other. That’s the #V4V model. Zap what you feel something is worth to you, but in value that will be worth more in the future, as long as we never give up.
Yes and no. "People are wonderful. I love individuals. I hate groups of people. I hate a group of people with a 'common purpose'. 'Cause pretty soon they have little hats. And armbands. And fight songs. And a list of people they're going to visit at 3am." "Avoid teams at all cost. Keep your circle small. Never join a group that has a name. If they say, 'We're the So-and-Sos,' take a walk. I don't like ass kissers, flag wavers or team players. I like people who buck the system. Individualists." "Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups." -George Carlin
For context, this was about #V4V, not blind groupthink. We can have faith in each other as individuals and still not all agree on most other issues and still get along because we share a common bond.
Proof of work
Your post is getting a lot of engagement. Added to the https://nostraco.in/hot feed
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...except for the government spooks here posing as nostriches.
I was just talking to a friend about how communitarian bitcoiners are and how zaps are mostly used for a gifting economy.
It’s almost like labels don’t work on us.
@Madnana17 Give @The: Daniel⚡️ a follow Love the #bitcoin community. nostr:nevent1qqsxdluzej2f0vpdwe26g8r56htxw4u9hkth89mxrqxhjkmnl88jazgprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnrdakjuct4qgswum4p82uluhz2dr40nvdrflspffntgqghc58w9fs57nx6jkdkuaqrqsqqqqqpu76ru4
Beautiful. And true.
