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 i’ve always loved the genre of heavy metal, but i’ve struggled to find bands to listen to. 
a... 
 Metal is its own universe. Ten different people will recommend 50 different acts you’ve never heard of

this is a good starting point. Look for more if what speaks to you among these subfamilies

https://youtu.be/xRwTeFV5pgc 
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 listening to All In Pod coverage of #Bitcoin  is maddening

for their LP’s sake I hope they pu... 
 seemed pretty anodyne to me. a lot of people still don’t know the difference between btc and crypto. these are all rich guys due to the fiat system so it doesn’t surprise me that they fail to see it as anything other than another speculative asset or one of many cryptocurrencies 
 normie discourse 
 bitcoiners are the most intelligent people ive met in my life 🤙 pv 
 there aren’t many other interest groups that have repeatedly been forced to ask themselves, “am I really right about this?” for a generation, in the face of massive FUD, volatility, and naysayers only to end up landing on “yes” again 
 Who's going to build www.gather.town on Nostr? 
 Gather was actually surprisingly cool to use when we tested for a week. would be interested to see if the utility outlasts the novelty 
 get high quality decaf beans and mix them 75/25, to 50/50, to 25/75

by the time you are at 75% decaf you can quit fairly easy

recommend Ruta Maya dark roast; best on the market 
 The world is divided. People are at war. Americans can't agree on what's important.

That's why I... 
 this is actually a highly polarizing topic among northerners / morning people / evening people 
 most people don't really understand what a billion or a trillion dollars is

they assume because schools are bad that they are underfunded

or that if the state runs a deficit it's because the rich don't pay their fair share

or that public costs run 10-1000x what citizens and businesses would spend for the same or better (or any) results

there used to be nightly news stories about how the gov spent $50 million to study ketchup or whatever

average citizen has no idea how badly he’s being robbed 
 Anyone meditating? Wanna try it. Any helpful guides would be helpful 
 the 20 day intro series on the Waking Up app is excellent

also really appreciate Oak app for its simplicity and lack of upsell / subscription fees