Chesterton called this about a century ago when he wrote the bit about virtues gone mad:

https://primal.net/e/note1pc83wxd9ywqjppg09jmu0cdt8uewev93mtrdqmh0fslpja4lafjs424m8c


When the west lost religion, all it had left were remnants of virtues, aimlessly competing against each other:

courage
strength
wisdom
diversity
inclusion
ambition
safety
intelligence

Any virtue, if sought out as the ultimate good, becomes a false god. We worship them at our peril.

These gods come and go - in 2020 safety and control were our gods. Which one is next?

https://youtu.be/Fsmqhu8-L1E
https://m.primal.net/LeXX.jpg


I don’t know what this is but I’m mesmerized


CS Lewis
https://m.primal.net/LbDI.png


Bullish on elder millennials


Nobody will remove:
- Your salary
- How many hours you worked
- How few vacation days you took

People will remember:
- When you escaped the matrix
- When you fucked the system
- Your GFY energy


Interesting heuristic: I live in a very blue state. Trump signs everywhere. Not a single Kamala sign.

This doesn’t feel like a coin toss…

🤷♂


It’s amazing to see millennial parents struggle loading and unloading children in parking lots, jamming their strollers in the tiny SUV trunk, because they think minivans are uncool.

Just admit it’s an appliance designed to get you from A to B, not a sports car. No one thinks your crossover is cool.

If you try to split the difference between practical and stylish you get neither.
https://m.primal.net/LCCh.png


Demons are real.

Eph 6:12


Great goal. So many positive choices need to happen over a long timespan for that to come true: from family choices to taking care of your health and your loved ones.


As a kid I used to stare out the car window and just think.

God forbid my kids don’t bring their tablets on a long drive. But I’m making a point to force boredom and unplug.

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GM #biblestr
https://image.nostr.build/b902e136d85fab7fdd7d1df2d2aa6151862a49b4353c73fb0d0fdc92d7c50e84.jpg


Members of US Congress should  be compensated in S&P index funds.

RSUs in the American Stock Market.


This is the real emergency. How are so few people paying attention to this? These numbers are insane.

The food and medical industry is corrupt to the core. They're slowly killing off anyone who isn't able to see this for what it is.

Find a good butcher or a local farm. Learn about fasting. Stop buying "food" from corporations and supermarkets.

https://video.nostr.build/b8e2d25514c55b304df69dd5c3ecc8ff73a9089378504614ce85c66578745835.mp4

Full discussion:

https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1824502384254693487


This is great

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How did I just find out about this Costco cheese…it’s incredible
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The older I get the more I realize free will and fate can peacefully coexist. Don’t ask me how.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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The best part is how there is no agreement on how to even pronounce it. Like when people used to write BitCoin.

So early.


Good bot 🤖


🐦
https://image.nostr.build/cb674d6d4e6505940da505a399a9bfbcbe43ac3d682804c90fe1bf3fded616c6.jpg


nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9 keynote was the best


Why buy if you can just 6102 the ETFs

¯\_(ツ)_/¯


GM!
#biblestr
https://image.nostr.build/16042a9e7f0e63fecee15962109cc49e39b1dce584e9bf3cff96d85f1c9da757.jpg


Which way will we choose…

nostr:note1zuf36l0pzp7sghq3kmxctn9nsqmyq90av2qu848cv9edpdnkswsqun7sc6
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the opposite of this
https://m.primal.net/JcAk.png


🇫🇷🇨🇦
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BUILD STRONG FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

HELP YOUR NEIGHBOR.

LEAD BY EXAMPLE. 🫡


Come check out nostr:npub17uuwndr0lqh8u3cqsry450z4wzq7fdj68ztn544ug78epnfvmjrqtj7579 stream on zap.stream! https://zap.stream/naddr1qq9rzde38qurqvfnxcuqzrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7q3q7uuwndr0lqh8u3cqsry450z4wzq7fdj68ztn544ug78epnfvmjrqxpqqqpmxwpjwhgg


Nostr serves as the credible backup plan for when governments seize or ban X.


1981: Reagan assassination attempt
1984:
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The Abolition of Man
https://m.primal.net/JLsv.jpg


CS Lewis
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OC NJ?


Appropriate

https://youtu.be/mRD0-GxqHVo?si=T363pinqE9bTl__3


Egypt
https://m.primal.net/Ijhu.jpg


vibes

https://youtu.be/PEZqHiCzNYM?si=435M-th7lgIphQIf


spring
https://m.primal.net/IIjB.jpg


we're dca'ing bitcoin https://block.xyz/documents/bitcoin-blueprint.pdf


The libertarian leaving my body when I see European food regulations
https://m.primal.net/Hznl.jpg


GM. Perfect day today
https://m.primal.net/HvvJ.jpg


Was just talking to someone who just had a kid. Mom wants to stay home and be with the kid but they can’t afford to live on one income. It’s what the boomers normalized for us but it’s a terrible way to live.

In some ways Covid was a blessing as it forced normalization of WFH. It’s been great for families. I love that I can go play with my toddler, even for a few mins between calls. Just being present is huge and I can’t imagine being out of the house from 7-7, and basically missing my kids’ entire day.


Listening to this

http://historyonfirepodcast.com/episodes/2024/2/13/the-saint-and-the-death-squads
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I’m a Toyota maxi


https://youtu.be/6HxUKsZR4MA?si=BDGqdOUxihfbCFoV

https://m.primal.net/Hsfx.jpg


Penn station is suddenly a little less horrible
https://m.primal.net/Hsas.jpg
https://m.primal.net/Hsat.jpg


Looking good brother 🤙


This is one of my favorite pieces


Jesus Loves Me - Listener Kids


Every track is a banger #musicstr

https://youtu.be/EMNkUwFjpOQ?si=IEIMLOyNuqw5p5va


Same boat. People are starting to realize that you can live in rural NJ and be an hour from the city. You go in for the day and come home to 1-2 acres of green, peace and quiet. Remote/hybrid outside a big city is the ideal mix, esp if you have a family/young kids.


His trolling is really solid.


https://youtu.be/gYG_4vJ4qNA?si=xdy_5dLMRYTePDXJ

And if you long to never die
Baby plug in, upload your mind
Come on you’re not even alive
If you’re not backed up on a drive

What will it take to make you capitulate?


Boomers are going to sell their houses to buy bitcoin.

Millennials are going to sell bitcoin to buy houses.


In Egypt’s case it’s actually much worse than it looks. The “official” rate is 30 EGP to one USD, which is what Google shows, but the market rate is 65.

Impossible to get dollars for 30.


reading can make you dumber
https://m.primal.net/HcgC.jpg


Went in for my annual physical. Asked my doc about where I should expect VO2Max, and she had no idea what that was 😅

Also told me to avoid dairy and find alternatives like margarine 💀


gm, it's time to ask more questions ☀

https://video.nostr.build/dd90852ed88247e22fa7dde703e88c975926584b0d4dab9909ef49d1c5e22f1c.mp4


“Better real darkness than false light.”


1) What


So cool. Imagine blocking explicit images/content, or even content that is implicit, based on individual preferences/beliefs etc. That’s a game changer.


Would be cool if there was an AI feature to block out objectionable content, or even broader themes.


Bitcoin is at new all time highs in Egyptian pounds. https://image.nostr.build/6fa2102b1ab876de07279682aee691b6ab9b1b5a5bdeadc7d152b4e03412ea78.jpg


This track slaps, as the kids would say

https://youtu.be/C8BP8K-ZuL0?si=6tj2x0N0dIBdHToK


Don’t usually love VCs but this is incredible

https://youtu.be/F9cO3-MLHOM?si=h60rti6vdOOugfnv


True but still sketchy to put your private key in a random website/client. The stakes are very low in an emerging social network (where followers, history etc aren’t super valuable) so it’s fine for now but needs to be solved for at some point I think


After those exchange failures I got more questions about hardware wallets than ever before


millions of dollars wasted on building ‘twitter killers’ that have their own token and ‘use blockchain’ then nostr rolls into town and proves they were all just bullshit vc money grabs


true otherwise it sounds too close to nostril