But now we press on from different flanks. Good luck on your end. 

 But, I still want an invite to your party when btc hits 100k. 

 I think Saylor is like the oracle in the Matrix. He is saying exactly what everyone needs to hear. 

The fiat world needs to hear that Bitcoin is not a threat and that it can safely fit within the fiat paradigm. 

The Bitcoiner’s hear Saylor’s words of heresy and double down on self sovereignty. We hear the CEOs words and work even harder to create btc circular economy and self custody. 

Saylor knows Bitcoiners will be undeterred and he knows fiat will be placated. 

Well played imo. 

 In my view Saylor is speaking intentionally specific audiences. 

His comments do not deter Bitcoiners, and he knows this. 

His comments assuage fiat while simultaneously motivating Bitcoiners. 

Well played imo. 

 He has said many many times, “buy Bitcoin. don’t sell your Bitcoin.”  This is good advice, sincerely given, I think.


Anyway, he is not the ceo of Bitcoin. He has a view just like everyone else. I think he is dialed in to the community enough to know that
ODELL and other bitcoin cultural leaders will not fall for the headfake. Fiat people will be appeased, and Bitcoiners will be resolute. 

Staying humble,
:-) 

 And stacking cold storage sats. 

 Doesn’t look good 

 Living without risk probably wouldn’t be living or human for that matter. 

So, I’d say, no. Digital me isn’t alive in the human sense. 

 Casa v unchained? 

 Is one more privacy oriented, and the other more business custody oriented? 

 Where’s your pit crew? 

 I’ve never thought the pentagon was a notable architectural triumph. But compared to the Surat, it looks like a
Cathedral. 

 Maybe focus on your fans rather than your enemies.

Is the name some sort of inside joke? 
Without context I find it off putting. Even with context (whatever that might be) it has a lot of connotation to overcome. 

 Indeed. I will make it through :-)

I asked my 14 yo son what he thinks of the name Mr Obnoxious, he said he likes it. So, maybe you are on to something! 

(He is a semi regular listener—i have podcasts playing when I drive him to practice and school. He of course likes it when you swear. I do think he has picked up a few things along the way though.) 

Congrats on the win today. 

 Working, earning, saving. Certainly seems like the right approach. 

The savings of bitcoiner’s will provide the foundation for the capital formation needed for the following renaissance. This is valuable and will be rewarded. 

 How did you land on Mr obnoxious?
Seems like an unnecessary uphill climb for a brand based on personal likability. 

 This is probably true, and therefore worriesome. 

 I agree. I would favor an election result that is an evenly divided low turnout event.

I do not want to provide energy or validation to this ludicrous spectacle.

Culturally, there is room to grow. Along the way there will be conflict. Arguments and elections are lagging indicators of a society. 

I am more interested in examples. Who is choosing to live in which manner and with which priorities and what are the results? 

 I was mesmerized by that video of
the belly dancer singing to Saylor and never looked back. 

 I like Damus too. 

Do you know if there is a way to change the background on Damus to dark? 

 You are correct! Thank you 

 Wow. That is really impressive to see You are thoughtfully generous with your wealth. Thank you for sharing. 

 Do you have the idea already? What’s the gist? The background mythology? 

 Was it ever any different? I can’t remember. 

 The more I think about my comment the more I think it was wrong. Perhaps even dangerously wrong. 

Yes, the political, healthcare, cultural, and scientific response to Covid was bonkers. 

Scientists are still ardently refusing to utilize scientific method and tools to learn anything about the origin of the virus. This is so patently self serving that it should disqualify the entire cohort. 

But, here is my point. Conceding every bad thinking and action around the pandemic does not mean that every preceding moment in history is necessarily bunk. I think it is dangerous to wholesale throw the baby out with the bath water because we will be left with no perch from which to seek to understand anything. This sort of deconstruction serves chaos, not knowledge and understanding. 

 I think this is as solid of an effort at cliche sports casting that I can muster.


Go USMNT! 

 Shame is a killer.
Way more lethal than failure. 
I know it, although I’m ashamed to admit it ;-) 

 The self-sovereign rallying cry. Arghh! Freedom! Self sufficiency! And independence! And self-determination! And isolation! And self-importance! I am so powerful in my own mind! 



“They don’t know self-sovereign I am” https://image.nostr.build/ccc4f69623d5265e5effa43757ff9019d18059dcd859f9d055c8e33ad5f2c89a.jpg  

 Thank you 

 Your video is very accurate. I feel this way often. 

Personally, I hodl best (happiest, most confidently) when I have other financial ducks in a row. 

If it were me I would prioritize house situation. 

 If governments are successful in bringing X to heel, I worry that they won’t need to come after nostr. Governments will have a pretty solid grip messaging and will be able to dismiss and marginalize anyone else as fringe/radical/dangerous/irrelevant. 

Nostr is important without a doubt. But I’m not sure that abandoning ship on X is a smart move. 

 You know. 

“It”

Got to get ready for when “it”
happens. 

 Old school. I’d like to a ham set up at our cabin. 

 The lacquer finish looks sick 

 Like this. Clarifying and helpful. 

 The demise of free speech on centralized platforms (if it was ever there) is a loss, nostr notwithstanding. 

I’m not cheering for this loss for a couple of reasons. 
1. X is an interface, a battleground. The battle is somewhat visible and useful as an indicator of sentiment.
2. I don’t think centralized platforms will cease to operate and have influence. I think people with large audiences on X should continue to support that ecosystem and their audiences, ideally with parallel efforts on nostr. This provides information continuity in both spaces and these people can serve as trusted ambassadors providing a conduit to decentralized platforms. 

I hope X and nostr users don’t lash out. Better to stay humble, tweet tweets and relay messages. 

 Sovereignty is a tough nut to crack. I’m not even sure our minds can get a handle on this one. 

 Sovereignty provides for an escapism of sorts. God gets let off the hook, because, well He is God. 

 I doubt Elon’s motives are transparent and pure. (Whose are?) But he is engaging on the free speech battlefield at the moment and so I think he and X are deserving of support. Nostr helps keep all the corporate com tools honest, which is good because I don’t think they are going away. 

 I like nostr. It’s not corporate controlled and has a grassroots feel. Nostr delivers on free speech. But speech without reach is more of a whisper. 

Nostr is a safe fall back refuge and it is critically important. But contributions on the frontlines in the battle between X and censorship are, in my view, worthwhile as well. 

 Such a good point 

 Ok. That’s really funny. 

 Very witty 

 Agree completely. 

Or, we could move Halloween up to Oct 1 to get it over with. 

 Nice dogs. I thought you made reasonable points regarding post 1994 World Cup soccer appreciation. 

 Well said. I’m going to send this one to my kids. 

 Have you tried wakesurfing?  I think the slower speed of wakesurfing is easier on your body. And, the goal is to drop the rope, so no gloves needed :-) 

 Interesting.