Return of prayers in schools?
All freedom-loving bitcoiners should be against this.
Religious freedom means being allowed to worship, or not worship, however they wish. It includes freedom from the rules and dogmas of other people’s religious beliefs so that you can be free to follow the demands of your own conscience, whether they take a religious form or not. Thus, you have both freedom OF religion and freedom FROM religion because they are two sides of the same coin.
TL;DR Religious liberty depends on being able to refrain from any expression.
You can tell, I’ve been through a lot with this mug over the years. We were the recipients of befuddled bemusement and weird looks to eye rolls, sneers, and misinformed accusations.
But, every so often, an innocent question followed by a highly caffeinated answer.
#bitcoin
#tothemoon
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This.
Money is a tool. You have to use it (i.e. spend or donate) for it to be useful. Otherwise, it’s useless.
We’re not talking about frivolous waste. We’re talking about quality of life, like you said. Don’t defer gratification so far into the future that you don’t enjoy some of your gains. I don’t know when that is for you or anyone else. It is a personal choice. So learn what’s important you and prioritize that.
I owe so much to Andreas Antonopoulos for my education.
Nothing to do with bitcoin’s price action.
Everything to do with Bitcoin’s ethos.
Deep gratitude.
For a long time, through many cycles, I positioned my asset allocation conservatively. Of course, I had conviction but, my investment philosophy is such that I’d never make a bet which, upon losing, would force me to give up my seat at the table.
The question I’ve always asked myself is, “What if I’m wrong?”
I woke up this morning and asked myself a different question, “What if I’m right?”
#Bitcoin
It’s pretty funny how you present your opinions so confidently, as if you were stating facts.
Being so uncompromising only impresses people who are easily led and easily influenced. People who don’t know better.
Among my homies in the late ‘90s, the video we watched over and over again was Welcome To Hell from Toy Machine.
(But the wreck section, was especially brutal lol)
Would you describe the quality of your sleep lately as “below average”?
Are you on Twitter?
Answering Yes to both of these questions would probably explain it.
“From time to time”
As in, once a month, once a year, or every few years, or once in a decade?
If once a month, depending on the severity (and what you’re describing does sound intense), you may consider talking to a professional. Inexplicable “impending doom” that you feel “all day” is not typical. A qualified therapist could help to identify the source of this feeling, or if there’s a pattern that triggers it. If you keep a journal, that can help, too.
Take care.
Extraordinary swings in mood sometimes come out of nowhere. Or it could have been the election!
Either way, it demonstrates how we are moved by factors beyond our control, e.g. internal factors like thoughts/memories we do not choose and external factors like political/societal changes.
We like to believe ourselves to be captains of our own ships, but we’re really just along for the ride. Anyway, happy to hear that storm passed for you.
This plot fits a lot of your questions. The protagonist is not the fiercest, strongest, smartest, or most flawless. As soon as we meet him, we see that he makes mistakes in action and in judgement. He violates his own oft-repeated rules. He struggles.
Spoiler alert, the story arc ends with him admitting that he’s NOT special. He’s actually just one of us.
Imagine if on October 8, 2023
the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to condemn Hamas for war crimes, demanded the immediate return of all hostages, and ordered Qatar to extradite Hamas leadership to The International Criminal Court in The Hague, where they could have been tried for War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Genocide.
Had that occurred, think of how many people in Gaza would be alive today.
Then ask yourself why that didn't happen.
And that’s how I know I’m talking to an old raver from Gen X.
Not just because you’re posting 90’s jams today. Because you appreciate the whole album and refer to “having” it.
Cheers.
One of the things I like about nostr is that we have a billionaire here who is active on the platform and doesn’t take it personally when their vast wealth is impugned.
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