Funding Secured!!! 💰 ₿ 𓅦 🇧🇷  >4.2M sats from >140 nostriches

Ask and ye shall receive! On Friday, I noticed an amazing Nostr billboard in Amsterdam put up by  nostr:npub1qe3e5wrvnsgpggtkytxteaqfprz0rgxr8c3l34kk3a9t7e2l3acslezefe & based upon ideas from  nostr:npub1spralxq6jlw5rdy0249vqr5sh43rfrlx2wzv3rhjjqedw559w9psrs8s72.  I asked if anyone was doing something similar for Brazil, a country where awareness might really move the needle at this particular moment  in time (h/t  nostr:npub18pl6x2qe3en6gqx27qy50ny3urqkd5jdw8vtfdu2dsl0j8l56pvqpahesh for the mind seed).  By Saturday,  nostr:npub1kmwdmhuxvafg05dyap3qmy42jpwztrv9p0uvey3a8803ahlwtmnsnhxqk9 had launched a project and worked out the logistics with  nostr:npub13u20998frqs538lqf4kvhfrq9t69mk9e3aczfxc9pljze290yr4q86gkaz. As of 30 mins ago, we crossed the finish line thanks to a generous contribution from  nostr:npub1ug8c5wp6chs4xessrstq3mj0x0agkttey5xwk26632a2gw22de7qkfd9ry.

This is a BFD and shows the power of open networks for communication, value, and payments working symbiotically together. We literally willed an idea into existence in ~ 3 days (and I'm guessing we'll need a few more to get the art/message settled and board up).

Social media was powerful in the past, but ultimately very limited. It's one thing to rally and organize the troops. It's something else entirely to transmute that potential energy into kinetic energy via the coalescence of "real world" value. The digital world is now reshaping the physical and this is just the beginning.

Nostr, Bitcoin, and the Lightning Network together are much more powerful than anyone  yet realizes 𓅦₿⚡

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Strong hunch: there is not nearly enough long-form podcast content created

(This will be proven corrected in a decade when looking at content production volumes & attention)


Everyone should have a dream!

Zap en route to start that journey


Lad alert

Enjoy


I would wholeheartedly agree on this sentiment


So you’d need to build your own back-end out in a sense? Not impossible. The key in a way is keeping the audience though, in that content gets old, & is less relevant etc


Totally agree


But what if you’re not crazy… 😜


Apparently Nostr did grow ~25% right when Twitter got killed in Brazil: https://cdn.satellite.earth/52a154bd99e488ee2e23563517be75f0c93c7683d2c89c9fc9393bd19d7e7017.png


Could it be the case that a personal brand you build on Nostr is the highest roi?

- it can never be taken away from you
- network effects mean exponential audience growth
- being so damn early means market share easier to get


Investment property is a shitcoin in that sense. Totally agree

But you need a roof over your head… hence the utility angle


Nice. How would you see that working?


Yes and in that sense you will watch a 3 hour podcast, should the seconds of value be good enough

Or very depends on what you’re looking for doesn’t it


So how would you prove that what’s written is indeed someone’s “word of moth?”


Awesome. Nothing better than that charcoal flavour as well


Have you noticed a change in yourself?


Where can I get data on nostr daily zap volume?

Ie how much btc value per day is exchanged?

& how is that changing over tkme?


“We sold our house to buy more #Bitcoin”

Would make 95% of people look at you as if totally crazy

This is a function of how early we still are

At some stage this reverses. How long? 5? 10 years? Time will tell


A nostr-only media business would be the personification of delayed gratification

You’d be actively walking away from the eyeballs on legacy social media

Deferring the easy wins, and all potential revenue, in favour of a bold but truly long-term play

At its essence, this is capital creation


An interesting lens on modern content creation:

- value per second

Is more important than

- seconds of value

Hence short-form video is so successful


I wonder when we we will a nostr multi-sig iteration pop up?

Ie the value of a single account is so high, that if you stole the single nsec, you would be screwed

Isn’t it like a single sig with your btc? A single point of failure

Long term, a nostr-native media business would want more protection


Imagine the future value of Nostr accounts with active, engaged, and revenue generating audiences

The buyer is attaining a form of digital scarcity. It cannot be cloned.

Compare that to an IG or X account which is always within the walled garden of a private company

It’s very similar to proof-of-work vs proof-of-stake in the btc vs altcoin scenario


The idea that AI will kill journalism is ridiculous

I will pay to know that what I am reading was created by a human

Someone’s energy. Lifeforce. Intention. Opinion.

I want to know what people think. Not what a computer has curated

In fact, it spawns an idea, for a Nostr based newspaper

The USP: everything published is by a human

Revenue would be generated v4v fashion for sats

Cool concept. Where might it be years from now?


Are you still posting on legacy platforms?


Same to you Marie!


This makes lots of sense as a strategy. DO IT

Or you could create a Nostr recommended follow list / bot / site type thing


GM

Posting “let’s get after it relentlessly” every weekday on my Twitter is exhausting (unless you’re the algo)

Greeting new friends on Nostr with good vibes & intentions to build a better future… much more like it

🙏🏻


Yes. That would be a key part of the strategy. Ie capitalise on such a way that you don’t ever have to sell


“Self-determination”

Great phrase. Ie you can figure things out for yourself

Which makes me then think: fostering skills for information analysis then decision making is key


Nice. Grew up using charcoal bbq in UK. Aus much more into gas generally

👏👏


Amen to that!


In spite of undergoing a radical portfolio re-allocation to BTC these last few years

So being fully around the superior property rights, management, & capital growth potential

The urge to own physical land remains very real

I find myself always checking house prices & wondering about where I want to truly put roots down

Going to have to truly scratch the itch at some point (started a property deal tracker of my local area to begin searching)

“You can’t live in a Bitcoin” as my wife so aptly points out


Often the innovation that was the printing press gets rolled out as an inflection point in history

Why? Power to the people. Of course. But what if those machines got corrupted?

It struck me today that Nostr has the potential to be something just as important

With a populace now largely literate, & internet access improving, digital censorship-resistance is a massive proposition

No doubt it’s a critical piece of the puzzle in the sound money (Bitcoin) enabled digital renaissance


Massive. Big following? Long-time user?

What was the final straw that tipped you over the edge?


We are so early

#Bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/a2eed3e63e274ca70ffeee545e346de451d753c17b850cc8f9231eff20c747fb.jpg


Bullish in my view

Would much prefer we build a super solid base, & fly up from there


Nice. It’s beautiful there.

My wife (gf then) & I did an amazing trip back in 2017

Would love to take our kids there one day


You just have to get back up & go for it

We over-estimate how much we can get done

We under-estimate how hard it’s going to be

You only fail if you stop…


This is the “intransigent minority”

You don’t need everybody…


Enjoy! Family time is the best


I agree that BTC alters the incentives

Had a great conversation with someone recently who had worked closely with the CDC, & putting together “public health” proposals

They were forced to ask the question “what is health?” which was very hard as had to un-learn so much from what they were taught

Safe to say these “globalists” are in for a real tough test when they can no longer finance there agenda with inflation


Hope it was fun! Bush bash always a great experience


“We’re heading into a recession, don’t go too heavy into Bitcoin.”

Me:

https://m.primal.net/KjAa.mov


Looks delicious. Low & slow on a bbq? Or a slow cooker?


Great question re integrating the pod

From what I’ve figured out so far

- continue to publish on existing rss
- use Nostr to promote your content

With time, we will see a full stack Nostr podcast experience

But it’s simply not been built yet, so one has to crack as best as possible

Eyeballs generally remain on the status quo platforms

So if looking for reach as a media project then must remain there

Look forward to hearing how you find it as you go

Lastly, I think the most powerful thing is the idea of owning your data, audience, & content; deep down I am sure you’ve had a nagging feeling that all the work that went into your episodes so far could take taken away. This changes the game…

🙏🏻


So fun watching people I’ve met via Bitcoin Twitter

Boldly announcing their Nostr adventure starting

Viral adoption playing out in front of our eyes


Max fear, and we are here. #Bitcoin
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Nice Carri!

👏👏👏


#Bitcoin fixes this.

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GM

Sundays are family days

End

🙏🏻


And the cool bit there

It’s all about how you “feel”

Btc fundamentally alters that in an amazing way


I’d like to see that too

Audible still hoovering up my membership in its walled garden…


Essential for me as well. But having spent the last week or so very much back down the nostr rabbit hole, most of the signal I could get from BT is already here

Now it’s just a case of plucking up the courage to nuke the old accounts… easier said than done


That he sure is! Like him or not, a pioneer willing to go out & do things differently


The key there “in btc terms”

Ofc, one has to distinguish been enjoyment, & store of value. At some stage it’s ok to just have fun & spend some money

But what a day it is when you start filtering how you invest & spend through the lens of HODLing


Nice. Bitdevs meetup often far more interesting than the standard ones


Yeah need to get into that a bit more!

Always feels good


Not sure I can zap that 😂😅


So cool!

Could I see nostr:npub1zk6u7mxlflguqteghn8q7xtu47hyerruv6379c36l8lxzzr4x90q0gl6ef presenting there?

Very talented guy to learn from 👏👏👏


Thank you!


Can you see me?

😜

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Will pop on the “to read” list


Everything in life is a tuition fee in this sense

Love it. What a journey

Saying that, I’ve very rarely seen a car as an investment given their depreciation

Some classic collectors items do retain value well, but they’re hardly regular use cars


Fiat mining is a great strategy for many

Keep up the hustle!

My bet: it’s not a skills thing that is holding you back, more a function of time, & purchasing power increasing

My father died as a young man, and I received an inheritance, which after 15 years of managing have realised bitcoin is the solution

Ie I had a helping hand by being given capital

Saying that? HODLing btc is a whole different ball game to tradfi, so I now actually control my time much better, as there’s so much less management involved


Totally fair enough. As always, as an investor, you have to make a decision based on the information at your disposal...

Ultimately, re bitcoin, it comes down to depth of conviction, & generally I see a trend "the more you know, the more you buy"


Nice. Thank you so much for sharing your insights. Lots of that resonates. As always, with a mindset shift, we can overcome our own self-inflicted pain...

One thing: I don't think it's been a single step per say. But lots of small one's. Now I don't see any other way of life in the future for me which is  a cool place to get to


Thanks! Taken a while to feel really comfortable about it

If anything, it’s the judgement from others that was the hardest

“What do you mean you’re not in an office 8/6 each weekday?”

😅


The most painful thing I find about this kind of thing, is the idea that at point of purchase, one steps onto a playing field that continues to shift, rather than stay constant to what one buys

Same with an iPhone eg

How many people have the time & expertise to truly understand the “upgrades”?

It’s like the “inevitable product improvements of the future” are baked in at sale

But are they truly an improvement …?


Amen sir!


Classic 😂😂😂


Suckers!

#Bitcoin #BTC #MonetaryFreedom #BTCorGFY

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I’ll take a look. Thanks!


Being both willing & able to leave fiat employment contracts have proven to be the best single source of lifestyle improvement for me


The “hurdle rate” for any investment calculation is the roi of Bitcoin

Not the massaged supposed cost of capital as shown by government debt markets

This means you have to ask “why do I own what I own?” when looking at your portfolio

If your asset is purely a financial play & it doesn’t have the ability to outpace Bitcoin then SELL

Sadly we’re emotionally tied to many things we own that fail miserably against this test


So true

One of the greatest positive externalities to Bitcoin is that you no longer need to “manage” your assets

A company needs looking after, as does real estate, so tradfi requires someone to always be alert

Indeed you can outsource to some degree, but then you have to trust someone

I love that “Bitcoin & chill” is literally just that

Enjoy!


Bored with it all.

Just #Bitcoin, chill, and have a great weekend with people IRL.


GM

- sunshine
- grounding
- coffee
- bacon
- eggs
- pregnant wife
- kids playing
- Bitcoin still in self-custody
- Nostr spreading virally so we can finally all say what we actually want…

Sending good vibes far & wide

🙏🏻
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Page doesn’t load… nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft 👀

Or at least it didn’t for me


2 very valid points

Thanks for sharing


It’s brilliant. Did you enjoy it?


The point is to ask the right questions.

If Bitcoin & Nostr do anything, it’s the ability to get some space, & re-consider the status quo

I particularly like “don’t trust, verify” in this sense. Try things for yourself. Do they improve your life? Or not?

No doubt that simply accepting big tech, big pharma, big government, as always being right, ignored incentive miss-alignment


Fortunate timing for sure


Guard your time

Curate your friends

Think for yourself


You don't understand propaganda if you think you're immune to it.

The dumb people continue their exposure thinking their rational facilities will make them immune. "I read the New York Times because I want to know what my opponents are thinking!"
The smart people decrease their exposure and don't engage in the framing.


Exactly


Yeah all good points. Thanks for sharing


Sorry Ben by that you mean that the video is just on Nostr?

No need for a video host eg YT


Now you are all back in your cubicles and the kids are back in their gulag indoctrination camps, the beaches, the parks and river banks are all empty.

Devoid of human life.

This is beyond madness.

All because we were enslaved by fiat currencies, taxes and lies.

Opt out.

#Bitcoin


I get a discount on the retail price so DM if you want to do a trial


Yeah I like that approach. Whilst it’s also good to talk through one’s reasoning


So much easier said than done, but the more time I spend on Nostr, the more I like the idea!


Delete your platform accounts. No fuss. No spectacle. No grand finale, no great exit. Leave their houses, leave their prisons, leave the golden cages behind. They all benefit from the noise that you make, so do the one thing that they can't censor. Be silent. Leave. And leave the noise behind.
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What are people’s thoughts when it comes to posting pictures of your kids online?

On the one hand some part of me has always had a problem with it (ie it’s not their choice)

On the other, I love the depth of relationship that can be created from a carefree approach online


Thanks!


Modern venture capital is a “zero rates phenomenon”

Especially the talent accelerators I went through

They were building startup teams from scratch, ie pre idea & team

Then after only 3 months trying to say they were venture backable

Likes of Antler and Entrepreneur First style funds

The failure rate was astronomical. Including myself (twice I tried)

Admittedly they have hit some winners as well so credit that

But if interest rates weren’t at zero or close to, would they even exist?


Under 10%. I would say most see it as “the property ladder” & they bend over backwards to make “the most crucial investment of their life”

These are the kind of people that don’t want to spend their spare time investing, & shouldn’t

They know something is up with the money, just never have the time to truly ask why…


Been attacking me as well…


It’s certainly the honeypot obvious to this that might…


Getting out of a fiat employment contract is arguably the greatest step to “freedom” you can make


Since late teens I’ve had to wear contacts or glasses

Once the healing is done, it’s done, so no need to carry on wearing etc

The amazing thing: in 15 years of visiting an optician, they never once told me I could repair my eyes, just more contacts, more glasses, yet in a year of wearing the patches, my aim is to totally heal my eyes

I get discounted prices if you want a link DM me for a trial package


Well if you have a look at the website, and there is a podcast with the founder, it’s a very interesting wellness product innovation

People getting all sorts of amazing results. In my case eyes… why not try them out?


You have every right to be sceptical, especially given the results are so strong

But I can literally see better. Don’t trust. Verify… ie try it yourself!


Good evening.

In case you were confused by the title, The Inflation Reduction Act did not, in fact, reduce inflation.

Have a great night.


Telegram quietly updates FAQ, removing:

"All Telegram chats and group chats are private amongst their participants. We do not process any requests related to them."
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Been so zap happy I have to top up my wallet!

Great experience
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Having been short sighted by 1.75 in both eyes since the late teens

In the last 9 months I’ve managed to regenerate my eyesight

I would say 75% improvement (at least 50% after last eye test)

Every night I place a Lifewave X39 patch on a temple

Stem cell repair work is stimulated with no drugs…

Magic


My 2nd daughter turns 2 today. Happy bday Cleo!

Shout out to my amazing wife for all her amazing support

So blessed to be a father 🙏🏻


Buffett’s cash pile is now $300 billion.

To put that in comparison, that’s 1/3 of Bitcoin’s market capitalization.


Brilliant

Startup opportunity?

No doubt the fiat, btc, real estate rails could do with improving

Plus plenty of demand from people who’s btc is appreciating


Value for value actually playing out?

Well done

Interested: as a content creator, why not simply go all in on Nostr? (Maybe you already are)

Seems the fatigue I got on legacy platforms, wasn’t just the algo, but also the deep down knowledge you could be cancelled

Here that is not the case…


#nostr engagement really hits different to newcomers like myself.

I came here mostly to keep myself informed about my interests after X was banned in #Brazil and all of a sudden people are zapping sats for comments I posted.

Makes me feel like these comments were really valuable and motivates me to share whatever value I have to offer.

Not because of the value of the zaps, that are really symbolic, but because of the meaning behind the gesture of tipping a value offering.

I guess this note can count as an #introductions , since I still haven’t done that.

#grownostr


When people I haven’t seen in awhile ask me “how’s that bitcoin thing going?”

I think they’re expecting me to say something like… “oh yeah I sold it all and now I don’t have any anymore”.

Instead I just say “it’s going great you should finally buy some”


For everyone who is getting fatigued with Bitcoin’s recent price action:

Over the last decade, the average return in #Bitcoin for the top 10 days each year was 184%, and the average return (loss) for all of the remaining days each year was −10%.

Patience eventually pays off, big time.


Gradually, then suddenly…?


JUST IN: 🇪🇺 Mastercard launches euro non-custodial #Bitcoin and crypto debit card.

They have over 100 MILLION merchants 🚀


“But don’t worry, we can always trust the US gov to pay us back…”

As many have stated, a debt spiral is underway

The only way to pay the interest, is to print more, which means more debt, and increases the interest

Vicious cycle…


US debt up $64 billion in 1 day to start the month of September, to a record high of $35.3 trillion.

Will be up another $1 trillion by year end. https://image.nostr.build/cebb05c5cae2408333bfb1f5943d1a9db2ea8f50b423b06489793956c90bbf04.jpg


Takes time to get used to a new tool. One day it might well be normal to dk just that

What’s cool is to think about how easy it was to do, & how much development is being done in the space


Love this. Gosh I’ve learnt so much in the last week


lol

A “startup” raising 1$ bil

Ridiculous


Couldn’t agree more. It’s really a function of time

The more you try and “help” or “wake them up”, the more you realise it’s a waste of time

They’ll get it when they get it (if ever) and that’s ok

Actually really important to come to terms with this as it’s super frustrating at times…


HODLing and using Bitcoin can be a strange path to follow. At first, you want to try and 'save people'.

Then after a while, you realise you can't save them because lots of people don't want to be saved.

Help the people who are willing to listen, and be patient about it.


One thing that does concern me though, is with only 20k active daily users, nostr only means retreating from the largest markets of ideas

Is that the right thing to do? How do others find out about nostr?


“Follow counts are a centralised concept”

Once again we’re forced to unlearn norms. The cool thing: what opportunities does it open that weren’t there before?…

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Love this sentiment. “Keep the questions coming!”


Yeah need to get back into fountain. Guilty of being a Spotify user


David Bowie in 1999 talking about how the internet will change everything has the same vibes as all of us talking about how Nostr will change everything 🫂

https://v.nostr.build/SUVp14DmteyMX7em.mp4


Can you detail this a little further. In this idea:

What is the flow?

What is a “funding market”?


Ok so it’s the reviews section that follows you everywhere

Love that frame

Thanks for sharing. Very much leaning as I go!


Or the flip side of that, if you use BTC to leverage, and get margin called

You lose the BTC, which is bad, but what’s the point of money? To buy things

So if you keep the house and lose the BTC later down then maybe it’s a fair trade

Quite a few variables to consider


Being poorly informed, & without the need to actually change, I would say is far more likely than a nefarious angle


Been diving down the mortgage rabbit hole again lately

I’ve learnt about “alt doc” loan structures here in Australia

Essentially debt that can be issued against 1) a property and 2) an accountants signature

It’s very helpful for people who don’t want to sell BTC & might struggle to show serviceability

You certainly get stung on the interest rate of 8% plus (but would you rather pay for a more expensive loan by a few basis points or sell BTC & lose the cap growth potential?)

The irony being a 150k aud salary is easier to get a loan against than a strong balance sheet…

🤔


Ok that’s a helpful re-frame

Had the business listed a pay in btc options, think Zaprite / btc pay eg, then no need to go to Nostr as well

So actually it’s the discoverability of the e-commerce site in the first place that Nostr is a bigger deal for?

That retail business can market itself forever, safe in the knowledge that it’s warm leads (think audience) can never be taken away

Wow it’s fun iterating live and in public like this (not always going to be right, but being able to course correct is amazing)

Thank you 🙏🏻


Yup. More centralised control is certainly the best option…


What is needed is central bankers with power to push back. Not Bitcoin.

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😂😂😂

Maybe you get free Bitcoin, a holiday all inclusive first class, & the best tutor a man can ask for on the 2 stops?

🤔


Arguably a) one of the most triggering statements to people who really rate themselves and b) absolutely epic sentiment when you truly get it


"If you don’t believe it or don’t get it, I don’t have the time to try to convince you, sorry." SN

Ignore the haters, what we have is too novel and misunderstood.

Just keep building the things, it's super early.


I used Apple Pay, to purchase a product via a Shopify website, and yet I still get flagged by a automated fraud department...

Just trying to buy deodorant

Why?

I think it's because I used my email jake@jesw.xyz which the fraud teams don't like

Who's going to tell them...?

Pssst

If you go over to Nostr people can just zap you sats direct

What does this mean?

Could it be the case that the future of all e-commerce is here on Nostr?

SO MANY DUMB STEPS IN LEGACY ECOMMERCE THAT WE NO LONGER NEED TO "TRUST" THE COUNTERPARTY IN THE SAME WAY

As a investor, I am always look for 10x on the status quo, and it's hard to argue that Nostr isn't a 10x in a bunch of places

Why wont Nostr payment processes disrupt the likes of Apple Pay etc?

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Just because you don’t think that a Facebook post matters, or a quick tweet, because you’re not a criminal

By simply allocating your attention on their platforms you’re assisting criminals

It’s not obvious to the untrained eye,  it once you see it you can’t unsee it…


Life is all about trade offs

Nostr for me really stared clicking recently

Loving learning about it. Answering “the why” is always so powerful


When you say that Nostr can’t scale or that it can be censored, what you are really saying is that an army of developers won’t find a way to relay notes and other stuff.

I’ll take the other side of that bet.


Thanks for the kind words Sarah!

Leadership is much harder than anyone ever says, especially when it’s your own thoughts and actions…


Love the kind words. Thanks

Precisely what my note is aimed at doing!


I moved to Byron this year, having been in Melbourne for 4 years before that

Meetup would be great


It’s so hard. But so worth it. I am going to do a meditation right now and rejuvenate

It’s going to be brilliant


A year ago today I was handed one of the most brutal business lessons of my career

The result was yet another startup dream in the bin, plus a friendship in tatters

So many lessons have come from it… Plus countless questions from hours of churning:

- did I trust someone too much?
- was I completely in the wrong?
- why does this hurt so much?
- how could they do that to me?
- can I do anything publicly again?

When you want something so badly, yet fail on the way there, it f**ks with your flow totally

Well now 12 months has officially arrived, it’s time to truly draw a line, & move forward

I forgive those involved. I forgive myself for the mistakes I made. I release ALL resentment


In lies opportunity? Ie were just lucky to have figured out turning up here early is key to a future of digital freedom


Haha. Clearly no close enough!

I guess I was just trying to process how this legend of a bearded man was teaching me to wake the f**k up & start building a defensive housing & food setup

😜


Followed 🙏🏻

Brit, married to an Aussie, brining up babies down under 😜

Pleasure to meet you all here on Nostr


The “meshtadel”

Love that phrase. First time I’ve heard it 👏👏 👏

And yes I totally agree that in a not too distant future, Bitcoiners might well want to re-allocate into alternative hard assets (eg land)


The “meshtadel”

Love that phrase. First time I’ve heard it 👏👏


“Kind”

I can’t think of a single social media experience on the legacy platforms where that is the case

Fascinating


AK hi hi! Intrigued to see who’s made it across to Nostr from the BTC only world 👏


Tried to zap you! Says wallet not setup…

Good vibes 🙏🏻


GM

Stay humble. Love your family. Love yourself. Let opportunities arise when they’re ready…

🙏🏻


Thanks for the connection! Without an algo to suggest, one needs this warm intro on Nostr. Awesome

nostr:npub1el3mgvtdjpfntdkwq446pmprpdv85v6rs85zh7dq9gvy7tgx37xs2kl27r is there some kind of Aussie Nostr DM / TG style community on the go?


Here’s someone I want to spend more time talking to!

What I particularly love is that it’s how you “feel”

One can sense a difference. This will be a huge driver of adoption


Wondering if there is an Australian Nostr community I can join?

nostr:npub1q7why7lw8kq9ufr43ps75ngz3vhx5duqt7xmgklcq3dljqqfjegq2km2vr 👀


Thanks. Will certainly check this out


Wow. Talk about a use case for Nostr then

You’re no longer at the whim of a company for that service

What you publish is yours, along with her v4v sats received, without threat of it being removed

I wonder if you did it with nostr:npub1yzvxlwp7wawed5vgefwfmugvumtp8c8t0etk3g8sky4n0ndvyxesnxrf8q or nostr:npub1048qg5p6kfnpth2l98kq3dffg097tutm4npsz2exygx25ge2k9xqf5x3nf type client it might be easier to browse etc


Amen to that. Keep up the great work! Really inspiring voice in the space that always gets me fired up

I particularly like “upgrade the world”, but with a little twist “upgrade yourself”

💪🏻


Without doubt, ownership of land is crucial to any citadel concept, in spite of how flimsy property rights may have proven to be in certain places

Also I like the idea of making the screening more difficult. An investment group is a good start

nostr:npub1jmy8weweqzckna0amz7pn0uhhkxx693l7st23829ewmu43yvjsesfp6xcq was very insightful talking about this in relation to a property in Australia, in particular to the opportunity cost of land vs more BTC

So a group willing to forgo BTC to buy land lowers the risk for each investor in a sense

Plus yes, the idea of trading directly between specialised operations makes lots of sense

Love to hear more about how you get on

👏


Years ago, every week I drove past properties for sale in the mountains that were 100-2000 acres.

I would dream about ways to buy one of these properties with friends, since the idea of doing it alone seemed out-of-reach, or would turn into me being a landlord for people with nothing personally invested.

I looked for others with a similar desire, and found some, but they were often "all talk and no action".

I finally found a few folks that were willing to hold regular meetings, (which seemed like a miracle), and get tasks completed. I learned a lot, and it helped me fill in some gaps as to how it would all work.

The idea, for me, has grown in several ways. First, was realizing that the group would have to be an investment group first.  This concept alone turns away a lot of the subculture that is attracted to the idea of sharing rural land.

The original idea was to secure a single property, now I see that a network of properties is better. Each plot specializing in what that land best provides, and trading with the others.

I see people on Nostr mentioning Citadels, and realized they may be describing this same desire. Please correct me if I'm wrong!

If I'm correct, then realize that there are enough people wanting to make a new and better reality to have multiple "Citadels" in most states.


So is there a “messenger app” native to Nostr?

Like WhatsApp, signal, telegram etc but impossible to turn off


Great client to have!

- Getting wealthier each year.
- Freedom oriented.
- Willing to think for themselves.
- Happy to be apart from the mainstream.
- Willing and able to support their ecosystem

👏👏👏


But it’s also proof of work, an evolution per say

Thoughts, words, actions, are all different

What you think, is not what you say, or what you do

Freedom to express yourself across all 3 is key

Yes accountable. But also yes allowed to ideate, be wrong, move forward

🙏🏻


Yeah it’s very much a mind bender when you try to figure it out for the first time


I like this concept of rewinding to the 90s & starting again

It frames the amount of potential value creation ahead

But we’re obviously well aware of the problems ahead if not built right


Far more impactful than we realise!


I wonder, have you thought about releasing your book in chapters on Nostr?

Like a v4v channel to promote the book. People can zap per chapter

Would be a cool way to promo a longer book


Great to hear for you Caleb

Amen to that. First step, feed Nostr with our attention…


Nice. So as a content creator I can look at

Fountain (not iTunes)
Wavlake (not spotify)
Habla (not substack)

Etc

I think one of the reasons I got burnt out on previous platforms is the sense of how futile one’s audience actually is, you don’t own it, & it can be removed at the drop of a hat

Plenty to work on!


Relax well

(Often overlooked!)


How me and bro look at you in 2050 when bitcoin is 100 million a coin and you tell us we got lucky… https://image.nostr.build/4c025aab860f5ecef4cfaa1d52e2ff55cb366f2fc2c30c9de65d99c7d6e0267b.jpg


Call me biased, but I am a “have lots of kids, it’s the best thing ever” maximalist 🙏🏻


Can you give an example of what that actually means?

Keen to learn


I am getting very similar vibes this week to when I really started to understand Bitcoin

“Holy shit I MUST learn more about this thing now, now, now” (& buy as much as I can)

The difference this time around is that instead of being over a decade into life Nostr is early

Soooo early. Indeed, we naturally recognise patterns, plus get better each time

Result: double down on intention to focus primary attention on developments here


As much as I am enjoying using Nostr to make more friends

The main reason I am here is for information

I want to learn. To grow. To be the best person I can

This means we need more content. Lots more

Plus also helpful guides to find the right people to follow

Etc

Whole ecosystem to be created. So exciting


I don’t think I’ve ever done a with session that has made me feel worse… 💪🏻


What’s the closest Nostr-only event to Australia?


Just had an amazing podcast, out soon, in which my guest helped me think through "what is health?"

They have a background in public health, research, and disaster response analysis

Critically, Bitcoin as a sound money, is a critical public health policy of the future...!


Perfect. Let me take a look at that


So cool! On my "to read" list after the podcast. I love how all that work can now go out and multiply, helping so many more people


Let me have a look at that thanks. Need something super simple to use

Quite possibly hasn't been built yet...


So true. Or prior to that a cave... Haha


Totally agree. Indeed, with our first daughter, we did some pretty aggressive sleep training with a cot. It didn't "feel" right. We're pretty sure she was traumatised by it, and started sucking her thumb a lot to counter the fear of seperation. She's 4 now and still always falls asleep with thumb in mouth... Our 2nd daughter we took a different, more patient and harder route, but it's seemed to work

✌


People  will soon understand that Nostr is an entirely different type of network than anything they've seen before.

I am not just talking about censorship resistance and user sovereignty. A new breed of applications is now possible. We'll show how good those apps can be.


Boom. Love this vibe

Is there somewhere or someone that is documenting the Nostr startup ecosystem?

Also, is there a decent Nostr focused angel investment syndicate?

I'd love to see a group of early-stage investors exclusively looking at Nostr

My assumption is that there are great founders out there, with huge ideas, that would like some smart money

I know there are a few VCs looking at this, but a group of angels is a little different to that


Is there a way to let someone manage a Nostr public / private key pair without giving them full access?

Akin to an editor on YouTube, or shared access rights on Google, and permissions on X

Use case being a content creator utilising different editors or producers


I tried this earlier this year with longer form writing on nostr:npub1yzvxlwp7wawed5vgefwfmugvumtp8c8t0etk3g8sky4n0ndvyxesnxrf8q

Good reminder to get back to trying out different things


GM

Co-sleeping with your kids is totally normal

Don’t let anyone tell you any different

🙏🏻


Gosh interesting! I had the pleasure of travelling in Argentina many years ago with my now wife, amazing people

But we didn’t fly, but took the bus, as flights were expensive for us at the time

Free market. More competition. Wouldn’t surprise me to see lots more travellers taking flights!


One has much to learn in order to figure out how to get the best experience out of Nostr

The fun part: time is on your side

Now that you can’t be cancelled, the conversations you do strike up, or the follows you do choose, have better longevity

So the chances of valuable exchange is far higher over the life time value

(Wow, it’s fun how replying intuitively helps you reach important conclusions!)


Nostr is about replying. Engaging in conversations. Building your social graph.

There is no algo to spoon feed you. Effort is rewarded.
https://m.primal.net/Kcfz.jpg


Biltong

Dried fruit

Cheese

Chocolate


I don’t think any of us understand how powerful it will be

I’ve had a bunch of moments like this over the past week alone


Nice work Jeff! Be the change in the world that you want to see

Takes some real balls to say goodbye to all that work

But it feels a lot like the idea of going “all in” on Bitcoin

When you see the value. It’s makes so much sense to do it!


I did a thing today.

#Nostr is now my only social media account.

Decentralize.

All in.

Onwards.

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https://m.primal.net/KaZM.png


Amen to that. The definition of “credit where credit is due”

Which, as value is subjective, is different for everyone

And hence a zap is a 10x on only having the option to like or retweet etc


Time will tell!


Brilliant. Are there other examples of this since Milei assumed leadership?

I see plenty of opportunities for this free market oriented policy to be enacted at multiple levels of government globally

The key of course is to have free market friendly politicians (which is easier said than done)


On that we agree then!


Could it be the case that Nostr is in fact the true trojan horse for hyperbitcoinisation?

Thinking being:

- recent X issues in Brazil mean headline news (will only amplify as time goes by)
- it might be easier to get people to try a different social media experience vs adopting a new money
- legacy media could be enticed across given the ability to own followers etc (ie get newspapers etc building with Nostr)
- the incentive alignment for content creators couldn’t be clearer (ie own your audience)

🤔


Looks banging! How was it? BBQ? Or some other cooking technique?

👏


After my first 4 sessions of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu I feel:

- powerful
- safe
- strong
- intrigued
- belittled
- novice
- tested

Plus one split lip, a thirst for more, & a family pass so my 4 year old daughter can continue going


Nostr note to self: don’t pay any attention to follower count or profile name, go & see if you value their posted content, & click follow if you like the look of it

(Signal vs noise unlearning from legacy social media experience)


Sorry I don’t know anything about this subject… so Milei removed a law, the market corrected, & you can already see the benefit?

Ie free market has done its thing…?


Well worth remembering

So much wisdom in history!

(Whcih we often forget…)


“Dying societies accumulate laws like dying men accumulate remedies.”

— Nicolás Gómez Dávila
https://m.primal.net/KbTu.jpg


By placing our attention here, we are already voting with one of our most important assets, our time

Makes me more confident on the future for sure. As a dad. Society member. Etc


Amen to that


So you won’t ever sell any?

How do you intend to access the increased purchasing power?

Take debt against it?

I personally believe that money is ultimately for what it can buy you. Products. Services. Etc

As much as I like the idea of “diamond hands” or “I will die on this hill” type memes, they’re not realistic  when it comes to the circulation of money

In my view, money needs to be spent in order to smooth the rails of trade, a bearer asset, that’s liquid

Intrigued by how you see that?


Analysis is helpful sometimes. If only to calm one’s own mind

- What is going on out there?
- Have I made the right decisions?
- Is my strategy still correct?

67% compounding over those months is what really gets me excited


The to and fro of decentralised vs centralised playing out right in front of our eyes

It’s going to be quite some time before large governments pay any attention to nostr in my view

Growth is impressive, but it’s still so small versus other honeypots to go after

Interestingly, once they do start looking, my bet is that Nostr will be far too strong to stop

Indeed its design ensures that is already very likely the case, much like an early version of our friend BTC

As a media business founder, what is most exciting about Nostr to you?


Said another way: “The citizens using their freedom of speech on social media sites are more powerful than our propaganda and we can’t have that.”

These despots are really going to hate Nostr when they finally figure it out.

nostr:note1m8y3j99jn28yvqrl6l3zxkgapkwfys6wnsjhxc6yfexg48nnta7sykzx8n


Came across the idea of “the domino task” recently

Ask yourself: what is the one thing, that if you did it, would truly change your trajectory?

Think:

- write a great book
- create a new product
- re-train in a subject

Etc

If you achieve this one thing, it’s likely that all your other aspirations fall into place

Anyone able to steer me to any good resources? Or done similar?

An exercise to ideate on one’s true North Star metric shall we say

🧐


GM

Woke up anxious, mulling over a business related problem

Then I started my day and remembered how grateful I am:

- happily married
- father of 2 (soon to be 3)
- living in an amazing place

Sometimes one just has to slow down & look around

🙏🏻


As much as I love this meme for its ability to be yet another idea that self-market’s Bitcoin

nostr:npub1jt97tpsul3fp8hvf7zn0vzzysmu9umcrel4hpgflg4vnsytyxwuqt8la9y when we look at total global wealth today, ie circa 900tril usd, it’s not all money (or monetary products)

So in the future Bitcoin standard, why will that change? Yes a business might be valued in Bitcoin, but that doesn’t make it part of Bitcoins market cap

Ie total global wealth and Bitcoin market cap are different beasts (much like gold and total global wealth)

Where am I going wrong?


Feelings are what drive markets… we’re all emotional beings whether we like it or not

Of course anyone that predicts both a price & a timeline is wrong. (Some models are helpful, all are wrong, most are dangerous…)

But I have been aiming for August 2025 for a liquidity opportunity in Bitcoin for a number of years now

I think how things are shaping up that is very much still in play

And before I get cried at for “selling”… my aim is to secure myself a family home for my wife, myself, & young kids


Sometimes an image really hits home…

nostr:note16rjgmhfdw8h07htpe4s0w4axcurj7nqrppzj5t4hnvj6n546p64sned56r


Blazing a trail for all to be inspired by

Nice work 👏


Homeschoolers vastly overestimate how much attention kids actually pay in school.


How long have you been doing that?

Can you notice a specific benefit?


Amen to that!


Homeschooling is the way to go. Easier said than done, mainly with peoples judgement…

Loving it so far. Lots to learn!


Ironically that’s a pretty close description to the woman who oversaw my recent citizenship exam to become an Australian citizen

Plus the fact she was obese (literally wider than tall)

I felt for her tbh. So depressing. It only heightened the amusing side to the propaganda I had to recite

Multiple choice questions talking about liberty, equality, & “giving everyone a fair go”

The very same government that locked us down for our own good… & told us to “trust the experts”

“If you don’t like it don’t come here” I hear them say. Ok. But I like the place. So I have to play the game


36. & yes I am with you there

What’s interesting, is I see how as a generation we’re evolving, maturing one might say

Digitally native in many ways versus older generations, & now using that to become more authoritative

We do not want the status quo to continue. It cannot. The negative externalities are all too obvious

I remember when I used to sms on a pay as you go phone. God it was cool. And playing snake… lol


You “feel” anxious when you stop yourself from scrolling

Learnt so much on it over the years, but prefer to spend time here now


Walking in the mornings has become one of my very favourite things to do

💪🏻


Perhaps that would be more aligned to “how” you foster investments in those categories

Ie when you’re feeling spent, or drained, then the area you’re focused on is out of balance

Nice. Love this type of thinking


Today I got some great advice. There are 3 types of investment:

- financial
- intellectual
- humanistic

I’ve played with the concept before, but not used these terms

It made me think about what I need to do in order to “balance”

As I do believe there are some merits to portfolio management

The answer for me: additional humanistic investment

Which means giving everyone you love the ability to thrive…

Inspiring 🙏🏻


It takes a certain type to person, plus a certain type of mindset, so disentangle price and value

In lies the ability to outperform the market!


Good point. You’re sending the zaps to a place you control

Hmmmm very easy to game in a way. Especially with few users on here

One day, I could envisage the amount of sats needed to enter the “most zapped” would make it unfeasible

Again: we’re so bloody early on Nostr…


How cool! You never know who is listening… well glad to hear you’re enjoying it

What were you using before as your preferred source of news / entertainment etc?


Well you would have one reader here! DO IT. A fascinating subject to pull apart


Yeah you could have a bunch of feeder accounts I guess. Stimulating engagement

But you would be robbing Peter to pay Paul to some extent... Very similar to the tactics of a 2n account to retweet or share etc


You could say the same thing for anyone that uses BTC to pay for anything today...

I am happy with spraying around some sats for when I see good value in things

This is the nature of a deflationary currency. Saying that, you did make me think twice!


Pleasure


Been loving the “most zapped in 4 hours” browsing option in nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg

What’s so fascinating is that often a post I interacted with is at the top

Spraying around 1000 sats (0.60$ aud) means that the note makes that category

1 - we’re so bloody early on this thing
2 - imagine what it will be like when the most zapped note is getting 10x that value (or 100x)
3 - it will be like a live ticker on the most valuable digital information globally
4 - instead of an algorithm catering content to my “attention” it is sound money payments

Really is mind-blowing the more I use and interact with Nostr


Had anyone seen a Nostr focused angel investment syndicate?


One of the hardest things is admitting that I am wrong

One of the most empowering things is admitting I am wrong


Try saying that to a socialist..

(They probably don’t even realise what a socialist even is)


A picture that says all.

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


This is like the “why should I bother” sentiment I see everywhere

The hard part is true alignment with future outcome

- What does “freedom” actually mean
- How to get there?
- What does success look like?

People (myself included) only scratch the surface of important subjects

It’s actually why the scamdemic was so important… The aptly called “great awakening”


Personally I don’t see it like that. I think it’s actually a reflection of the information asymmetry

Ie most people still think gold is a better form of money to Bitcoin & hence the mkt cap difference

The adoption curve is just far earlier than even the most ardent of supporters think it actually is


If heading to WA you should go to the West Australian Bitcoin Bush Bash

Will be the first one over that side, but I’ve been to a bunch in Victoria

Great community

https://bitcoinbushbash.info/

Also nice work on the self-reflection. We don’t always get things right, but as information changes, we must alter course as well

Often admitting being wrong is actually very empowering

🙏🏻


Nice. All very important things to think through

Things like a solid community generally so overlooked

👏👏👏


It’s an ideation process. As an investor, I like to buy BTC over and above everything else.

In the instance (which is hypothetical I admit) that BTC is not available to buy, what do allocate capital to?


The key being "verifiable reputations". The technology of Nostr actually enables that

Pretty cool to think where this thing might be 5 years from now...


Step 8: enjoy your life free from social media induced anxiety


I am guilt of undervaluing my attention for too long

(Yes I was addicted to different social media platforms)

The great “re-evaluation” is under way thankfully!


Ok. If BTC is not available to buy, & you have capital to deploy, what do you do with it?


We have some work to do! No doubt

How dare we be “normal”


Love this sentiment. It’s so true. Our attention is so much more valuable than what we’ve been lead to believe


Life partner is probably the most important…


From a content creator perspective, is it the case that Nostr is:

- Patreon
- iTunes
- YouTube
- Twitter
- Substack

All rolled into 1…

ie there’s no need for separate:

- direct payments provider
- podcast rss feed
- video distribution platform
- social feed
- email list

Every new connection you make  is like a new email address, follower, and subscriber

And finally, and of course most importantly, censorship resistant…

- Why write an email again?
- Why post on YT again?
- Why tweet again?


Wow huge drive! Good luck!


Absolutely. When I get a moment I will write up the experience


GM

Father’s Day here in Australia

Very grateful

🙏🏻

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Inevitable backlash! Love to see it


Lol, Brazilians are heavily searching for "VPN" right now according to Google. One does love to see it:

https://m.primal.net/KXYI.png


This is a nice idea. At least I could see myself adhering to on the hour, every hour

Let me try! Haha. Always easier said than done with a new habit


Ones nearest and dearest can the be the hardest to teach

This applies in many areas. Eg I got qualified as a ski teacher as a teenage, last person my siblings wanted coaching from was me!


This is a very liberating approach I totally agree. It seems to go hand-in-hand with length of HODL

Once you first really “get Bitcoin” it seems so insanely amazing all you want to do is talk about it

But over time you realise that many other people don’t care, won’t care for some time, & your time is more valuable elsewhere


This is the way! Viral adoption via word-of-mouth is how this network grows

Amazing to witness from the earliest of stages like this

Btw - get a lightning wallet attached asap! Look up how. I would have zapped you otherwise!

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I remember your story about the friend that then tried it on with your wife

Sad…

How friendship can be proven to be so shallow

I wonder what your stats are digitally…? My hunch: you’ve managed to help a LOT of people HODL

👏👏👏


It’s funny how my “view” of Tucker Carlson has altered over time

The more I’ve seen him speak the more I’ve liked what I hear

He’s thinking on a deeper level, with thorough research, than I ever realised

Largely this has been a reflection of me weaning off corporate media

Which i didn’t even realise was hugely influencing my “opinion”

(lol that I even though it was an opinion of my own!)


Bang on. Plus these scenarios are only going to be more common going forwards

It’s like the guys in Bitcoin that I meet who’ve experienced hyper-inflation, you don’t forget…


I am guilty of not bothering to use a VPN regularly

But that is by choice (& likely large lack of understanding the threat)

But the idea a government can intervene to stop people is mad

Yet another reminder that the idea of a free market is just that, an idea…


lol. Cold start sounds horrible! 20 I can handle

So 5 sets of 20 per day. Ok. Let me try!

Any time of day work particularly well?


Very true. UX, education, & use cases are constantly improving both


No doubt you’d be able to rally people into an organisation like this

Real people. Who have bought back their time, with sound money

Ps - never managed to keep up the press up challenge. What’s the best way to do it? 100 a day, or some forfeit?


On the one hand: the simple things in life are best!

On the other: neither bitcoin or nostr are simple to understand 😂


On the to listen list straight away

Great effort to produce all that content, thank you, I’ve managed to learn so much from you and the guests

Bitcoin content is so powerful in that sense, ie helping people grow wealthier with sound money

Good luck with the next phase!


Amen to that! Incentive alignment everywhere you look

Much like our old friend BTC…


It’s such a cool shift in incentive isn’t it! A whole new economy opening up in front of us

Look forward to seeing what you’ve been working on, & what comes out of the experience


2 health related rabbit holes I’ve been forced down recently

- EMF exposure

- Mould exposure

The house we’re currently in has unsafe levels of both, having a) been sick for months and not knowing why, and b) done rigorous testing with consultants to find the cause

Embarrassingly I told my wife “it’s all in your head” a few weeks back, when trying to figure out what the problem we all had was (which was how I felt, but didn’t go down all the well…)

Interestingly, both EMF and Mould can be managed with a bunch of solutions, all of which I am learning about for the first time

Never underestimate the intuition of your wife! (Lesson learned… again… 😅)


Well done! Many steps en route to that moment I am sure. Also, what’s not to like about showing how Bitcoin is actually very sustainable

Having been heavily down the cleantech hole myself, the day I understood 1) demand-side-response energy infrastructure was best suited to Bitcoin mining & 2) a culture of low time preference due to sound money incentivises long-term resource management, I was totally sold on Bitcoin as the solution to all sustainability problems

Keep up the great work!


GM

My 4 year old is “reading” to my 2 year old

She remembers the whole story by simply looking at the pics

🙏🏻


Wow. News to me. Fascinating couple of weeks, in which it’s so clear the large governments stance on freedom of speech tech

TG & X have a ceo to go after, or registered users. Nostr is ofc a save haven from that

I wonder, as a content creator, how does it “feel” to know you can publish somewhere that can’t be switched off?

Each time this type of behaviour is seen only amplifies the use case for Nostr (like inflation or seizure of fiat does for BTC)


Nice! Look forward to seeing all the progress

Maybe a Sunday Informationist to break it down for us?

🙏🏻


I've repeatedly purchased really really cheap home printers

They would ALWAYS break

Either not connect to a device when you needed it to, or paper would get stuck

Often it would happen when in a rush...

So much so my wife now sends me everything she needs to print

In spite of the fact I finally coughed up and bought a good one

Can't exactly complain about my self-inflicted PA status... 😂


How cool is that! Lucky  nostr:npub1q7why7lw8kq9ufr43ps75ngz3vhx5duqt7xmgklcq3dljqqfjegq2km2vr

Does it take a long time to whip one up? Can you share how you get that effect?


Try explaining that to a government employee... 😅


Nice work!

It's hustle like this that I think is so interesting when it comes to the power of open protocol's

It's in everyone's interest to improve things... VERY powerful network effect long term

Now I need to work out how to do what you're saying!


That's just surfing full stop! Tried to learn so many times over the years, and all I do is eat water when I attempt to

Reckon needs a full year of heavy time investment to get any good

Now that I've moved to Byron I hardly have an excuse... Put it off so far!


On the one hand I love finding these kind of insights, as it helps to understand what is actually going on

On the other, one of the very best things of HODLing Bitcoin, is that one doesn't need to care... Buy it. Store it. Go do whatever you want!


Been really enjoying the walking lately. Sets one up for such a good day when I get it done early doors

Dog loves it to!


Amen to that. #Bitcoin we know well. Nostr is a whole new world that I am enjoying diving into as we speak

I wonder what they'll both look like 5 years from now?

Also, I wonder, with Bitcoin Opportunity Fund, have you seen any interesting Nostr related investments crop up?

I have this instinct that there are a bunch of investable opportunities, I just haven't spent much time looking yet


Even asking this kind of question is taboo in some parts of society.

Had a mate tell me at a wedding this year that "I am happy with how much tax I pay", he lives in the UK, "and I don't try and hide anything from the taxman like our other mate"

He really judged the person using limited companies to run their business, and be as tax efficient as possible

I wonder how he would respond to this framing...? I think one can make a very clear case that a modern, digitally enabled, serfdom is being built

67%... WTF!

"But we get amazing paternity leave" is how another Norwegian friend of mind told me once. Is that enough to justify it?


What about if you're into intermittent fasting? 😂


Yeah they're missing the magic!

Just think of all those times you've tried to put your card details in, then it didn't work

"card not recognised" or whatever the website says... Then the wheel of doom processing it

Apple pay was an improvement in UX, but ofc no privacy whatsoever using that type of tool

Zaps via Nostr is a whole new ball game. What a vibe!


So true this vibe! It's a whole new experience. You have to go out & actually make friends

There's no algo to bring the eyeballs to you with one inflamatory tweet that you might post


Madoff managed to dupe $18 billion usd of wealth into his Ponzi over 3 decades of deception

It all blew up in 2008, in spite of Wall St competitors first telling the SEC back in 2000 & 2001 of their suspicions

Total regulator ineptness (surprise surprise)

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Imagine what the experience would have been like had you had dog shit put in your bags...

Jokes aside though, if people don't decide for themselves what's right or wrong, then we're all screwed

Plus I really enjoy day-to-day simple stories to reveal a bigger theme; nice point

Nothing will beat the covid mask nutjobs... "Why aren't you wearing a mask?!?"


Been watching the Netflix mini series about Bernie Madoff (incredible story of one of the largest Ponzi scheme's every created)

Strikes me how history is littered with financial crime like this, when people are forced to trust other people with their wealth

If there is the ability to get something for nothing, someone, somewhere, takes advantage of that

#Bitcoin fixes this


It’s not a cost thing per say, but more of a family ties thing

Tbh there is so much that goes into this type of decision!


If I was more mobile, ie didn’t have a young family, then for sure I’d be looking at a similar move

But for now decided to make the best of the situation on the ground here

Plus sceptical of “out of the pan into the flame” type vibes ie make a big move to the wrong place

Time will tell if just procrastination… don’t own any physical real estate any longer in favour of btc

So in theory we can go whenever! Got to get baby 3 born first, due in 2 weeks, then update the plan


BULLISH VIBES

Love it


Well thank YOU for writing it.

There's been so many twists & turns in the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole that I never expected, but reading great books has been a huge highlight

In fact, I would argue that everyone here in Nostr is likely self-learners

None of us would be here if not for the hard work of the people that we've been able to learn from en route

It's a top 5 recommendation to anyone wanting to learn about #Bitcoin in my view

I particularly enjoyed

1) your point about debt existing pre money
2) how you highlighted the inevitable failure of gold due to the advances of communication technology
3) the mechanics of broad vs narrow money


Congratulations! Baby 3 due shortly. Becoming a parent is as magical as all the cliche's you've ever heard

It's like "oh now I understand what this life thing is all about" & lots of things one was distracted by fall to the way side


I've moved to Byron Bay. Took a few years, but we wanted to try something different

I was at a protest with my wife & daughter when the police started firing those bullets

Absolute madness


It really makes you start asking a whole load of interesting questions


Awesome would love to go. Travel right up there as one of the best things to do with one’s time. The perspective it gives you is just so crucial


If we do this with content eg short form video clips

Would it then be possible to replace the likes of YouTube as video hosts?

I like the idea of totally uncensored content creation over time


Amazing to see some of the data behind the nostr user growth

Circa 20k daily active users as we speak

I wonder what that will look like 1, 2, & 5 years from now?

https://stats.nostr.band/

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


On checking, it looks like it ranks the note with the most sats zapped to it


Good point. I am not sure how primal is calculating that exactly


If you’re not allowed to buy more #Bitcoin, where would you invest?


Due date for baby no3 is literally around the corner

2 girls so far. 3rd one… is it a boy or a girl?!

Time will tell…


I’ve tried a bunch of “wearables” & never liked them after usage for a period

Admittedly I never considered the privacy angle per say, but it was mainly the over-analysis that did my head in

You just don’t need all that information !


From my perspective, I’ve never met more people pumped to be having lots of kids than Bitcoiners

No doubt having a sound money to utilise makes one more confident on the future

I wonder, has anyone done a study on it? Sound money adoption & birth rates

A snapshot of the future!


I am not an engineer, & never will be, but I love using great products… shout out to all those that turn dreams into reality. Thank you

👏👏👏


Fact of life on status quo social platforms:

Freedom of speech does not mean freedom of reach

Nostr fixes this


Being able to search notes based on “most zapped in last 4 hours” is epic

Genuine way to sift through all the noise for signal in your browsing experience

Zaps = Bitcoin = Sound Money = Something of REAL Value

Searching based on most likes, comments, or retweets etc is hopeless in comparison


Kids are 4 & 2 with 3rd due in a few weeks

So pre school, which means very easy to entertain them

Yeah I travelled a lot between 18 and 30, visiting over 100 countries I think

When I emigrated to Australia from the UK 4 years ago I had to write all the places I’d visited in the previous decade & it was a long list

So yes very to do a lot of that when I was younger


So true the “show me the incentive and I’ll show you the outcome”

It should be no surprise that “we’re the product”… v4v totally turns that upside down though

What if my attention is not for sale? Or what if my attention is actually a lot more expensive?

I predict as Nostr grows we will see a lot more ways of getting better value for our attention

Critically they will be bespoke to the user, individually focused, rather than the centralised tech companies


“which has to be earned over time the old fashioned way”

Or said another way: “proof-of-work”

Which without doubt is something I personally can get behind

Could you go even further to say that credibility and reputation are once again earned via true integrity

Talk about incentive alignment… wonderful to see playing out in real time


Eric, you  more than anyone I’ve met in the Bitcoin space, have given me permission to say the simple word “no”

You highlight this with posts like this so so well. “No” I do not have to give my time & energy to a system that doesn’t care about me

Not just does this come down to our money, but also where we choose to spend time online, & how we talk to each other

Inspiring stuff

Deep down it’s so obvious what’s more important. I am guilty of letting the fiat mind creep back in

“Oh how can I promote my business if I don’t use X?” Or “I’ve spent years creating content, I can’t walk away from it, can I?”

Time to build a whole new world isn’t it!

Ps - I am just remember how all the social media companies were censoring on behalf of the Australian government anyone with a counter narrative to Covid. Yes this was when I really started to pay attention to censored communication. & yes, central Melbourne in 2020/21/22 lockdowns was as close to living hell as I’ve ever been


I ask myself this everyday, & I am still not sure of the answer

I guess to look at what I actually do:

- home school kids
- walk dog on beach
- podcast
- part of a team building a business
- spend time with wife

In general, more of that!

Travel is a big passion, but it’s harder with young kids, so on the back burner for now


Great presentation. Well done on all the progress these last couple of years

It’s such a mind bender to look at a chart that is decreasing. Truly “breaks one’s brain”

But that’s what a deflationary currency denominated revenue curve will actually look like

Especially at the adoption phase we’re at now (ie early)

Makes all the fiat vc norms like “10x revenue is roughly the value of a tech startup” mad

Once again we’re forced to a) create something of value b) live within means

What I find tough though is the idea of BTC as the hurdle rate for any investment

It makes parting with capital on risky equity plays even harder

Fascinating space to watch develop


“what can I do with nostr what has never been done before?”

Really resonates…

I also find I’ve been guilty of getting stuck at the “my content doesn’t have the same reach here so what’s the point”

It’s like one has to truly take a delayed gratification stance, which is just so much easier said than done

Then I ask: “what does nostr look like 5 years from now?” Vs “what does X look like 5 years from now?”

It’s a pretty obvious answer in my view… but again, I have to actually action that thought

Time to spend more time on Nostr!


Sounds like a plan!


Not sure what there is a block stream ad in the last post…?


I've grown to love sparkling water, not gong to lie, especially with an espresso in the morning

Problem is... I recently have been down the water quality rabbit hole, in particular with the purchase of a Kengen water machine

Sparking water is so acidic, it's horrendous for you, not to mention the toxicity of bottled water in general

Check out some of the pH video's on YT showing the acidity of different types of water


Very interesting to see how this has evolved. Top work! Modern media business being built right out in the open.


Amazing the work that guy did. RIP. Bet his wife is fascinating to chat to as well


But importantly, what you do say here, can never be deleted

So you’re much more accountable to your writing

Which, as I think about it, is more intuitive anyways (& hence perhaps that’s why you feel that way)


It’s akin to bitcoin “came for the gains stayed for the revolution” type idea

Nostr is so much more than a Twitter you can’t turn off


What does a nostr-only media company look like?


Yeah I think so. Importantly it's something I can really get behind philosophically

Something rather powerful about the idea of owning your own data, that cannot be cancelled!


It’s the fact you “feel” different that is so interesting

I’ve had a very similar experience


But as the price moves up, so does the roi profile of long-term holders

So there will be sell side pressure to handle

That’s not to say that long term demand wont outpace supply… it just might take a little longer than people think


Who is the leading nostr focused vc? (Is there one?)


Yup. Big difference between “we won’t switch you off, we promise” and, “even if we wanted, we can’t switch you off”


From and to?

What pisses you off the most? Infighting between community members is one thing I’ve noticed lately that is a total waste of time


What does nostr look like in 5 years?


The irony is off the charts

But it’s like talking to someone who genuinely believes “well someone has to police hate speech”


I look forward to seeing how you get on

As a fellow content creator I think about this a lot

So far been guilty of not doing enough about it


Congrats on the progress


I’ve chatted to my osteo a bit about this

Frustratingly, the more you do it, the lower the impact each time


Just finished my first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class

Feel so pumped I have to make a post about it

- respect
- community
- physicality
- toughness
- skill
- leverage
- balance

A whole new language to decipher

Will be returning for sure


Anything that isn’t price related…


I really enjoy it when I see #Bitcoin framed as a “impact investment”

In 2018 I re-allocated into impact funds in a major way

I thought I could “make money & do good in the world”

That thesis proved to be largely incorrect

Bitcoin was the moment when I realised I could actually do it

Interestingly so many people I know from the “impact” space hate btc

It’s like they’re triggered by it… conditioning goes so deep

We have lots more work to do to educate!

Top stuff Alex. Such an important person to have learnt from

🙏🏻


Brilliant question, & one I was looking to answer as a dad with young kids

I loved this book, which takes a good data oriented approach

Free to learn - Peter Gray

https://www.amazon.com.au/Free-Learn-Unleashing-Instinct-Self-Reliant/dp/0465084990


Need to watch this one! Excellent insights as usual I am sure


Fair enough. I’d prefer an excellent editor, who I can teach about BTC

In a year or so I bet they ask for fxd BTC amounts!

Good luck Joe. Great to see you cracking on with your own biz


If you had agreed fxd btc rates with your editors then it wouldn’t matter…

Could you switch to that?


Step 1: you think there remain legs in this bull cycle

Step 2: aggressive price action to the downside

Step 3: the value remains the same but cost is less…

Inevitable outcome: BUY THE DIP


Do you care? As an investor that found #Bitcoin, I’ve recognised 2 key themes:

1 - I don’t care about volatility as much

2 - I do care a lot more about liquidity
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When can we buy one?! Prototype looks awesome


If money was no issue, what would you do with your time?


It’s interesting how there is so much fear around AI taking everyone’s jobs

Then you end up on an AI chat bot DM trying to speak to someone at Airbnb

Or any big company frankly… & the experience is so bad you just yearn for the human touch


2 things I find to be true:

- Bitcoin is hard to see
- Bitcoin is hard to unsee

Once you know, you know…


Kind reminder to self:

Everyone who has begun to understand #bitcoin as money

Has needed to un-learn many things & cross the same bridges


Digging into incentive structure is one of the most valuable things one can do to figure out what’s real

👏


We assume to know WAY more

As I get older I am really starting to question a lot more


Will check it out


If only people knew what that meant!


Watching my kids play with their cousins is about as good as it gets

🙏🏻


I have some work to do: lead generation for Bitcoin Mentor Australia

What are some examples of excellent businesses you like to use?

I am thinking:

- the best businesses are word-of-mouth
- so we will have a strong referral programme built in
- we have good skills at long-form podcasting so will leverage that
- I will go deep on what type of “engaged lead” we want
- the USP of the business really needs to be hammered out
- paid ads will be something we use later down the line


Heard lots of chatter about stablecoins being a good business lately

They’re hoovering up government debt which means it’s no surprise some like them

But for me, it totally overlooks the counter-party risks of using such tokens

I might be wrong, but I still prefer fiat in a fiat bank account, if I need cash


Stock markets reflecting a lack of hope in the future perhaps?

Not one to hold much value in government metrics

But recession signals abound after US jobs data

Question becomes: when will they fire up the money printer?
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One always has the option to not read his “opinion”

Quite fun to remind oneself what other people actually think…


The worst allocation to #Bitcoin is zero…

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-02/morgan-stanley-to-allow-advisers-to-offer-bitcoin-etfs-to-wealthy-clients


Great conversation this morning ideating a high-end food brand with a physical cafe

Requires up front capital, plus plenty of operational expertise to make it work

The problem: how can you justify that investment instead of #Bitcoin…?


The only Olympics related information I’ve picked up 2nd hand:

- the opening ceremony featured slutty drag queens
- there are men boxing in the woman’s category

What am I missing?…


Larry is such an amazing person to host as a podcaster, generous with his time, and so insightful as an investor

What this BTC movement is all about 💪🏻


Good vibes 🙏🏻


It’s crazy how obvious it is when you see it…


Yeah I’ve used one. Wasn’t too bad I agree. My point was that people perceive it to be too hard, or outright don’t know they can do it. Bridging that gap for people would be very valuable


Amen to that


The ultimate treasure chest!


Thanks for your thoughts. Interestingly there is always ways to re-hack or improve the self-custody stack


About as close as you can actually get to being James Bond:

- buzz private vault business doorbell
- enter via 2 auto locking cage doors
- retina scan to gain access into fulcrum
- escorted to personal deposit box via waiting area
- use matching key with staff member to unlock
- given box in private room to do whatever need it for
- complete 90 day key check on multi-sig hardware wallet
- think “how f*cking cool is being your own bank”
- return safety deposit box & go back via all security


Chilli scrambled eggs with chorizo

Can’t go wrong 🙏🏻


Totally agree! My old self would not have thought that though


Went to the NHS a few years back & was told I needed surgery to fix my nose

Been going to a chiropractor the last year who has been re-aligning it “old school”

He literally shoves his finger up my nose to bend back the deviated septum

An injury likely from playing rugby as a teenager being reversed manually

F*ck it hurts. Pretty cool though as can now breath much better through my nose…


What does it mean when you start telling people that your favourite thing about where you now live is “walking the dog on the beach”?

Mid-life crisis? Or finally found some zen?


For sure advice. Coaching, consulting, something along those lines. & a really strong referral programme. Word-of-mouth old school 🙏🏻


What more do you need than a wife as a best friend, plus some close confidants?

Wasn’t how I expected it things to turn out, in the same boat, but getting used to the new-normal fast

Keep asking great questions! 🙏🏻


Millions of Australians are coerced into the countries superfund industry

As I’ve realised today, a very small minority are aware of the fact they can buy #Bitcoin with that cash

Not only that, they can self-custody using a “self-managed superfund”

I’ve utilised it myself for a number of years, with amazing capital appreciation

What’s really hit home though, is that most people have no idea that can do this

Specific example: someone today has “I reckon 75k in my super” & is 40 years old

They’re not able to get liquidity until they’re over 60, so would be forced to HODL

What an AMAZING investment opportunity for the average person

Question is: how do we help them do it…?


So here for this vibe. It’s much harder than you think to give it up

Tried and failed a number of times to ignore the social profiles I’ve built elsewhere

Good luck! & let’s do it!


The average Airbnb is such bad value for money

Even if you go “premium”, the experience can be terrible

Obvious area in which inflation incentivises poor product


Thanks karnage! How’s things?

I find Nostr so inspiring when I really sit down and think about it

My higher self prefers it

Just my high time preference distraction addicted self that goes back to X


I’ll do it with you. Tried Nostr-only 6 months ago & somehow X got me back (tough addiction to break)


Love the idea that you’ve earned some of the cost back in zaps

How long until comedy purchases becomes a viable business?!


First world problem I know: air travel in Australia is a shambles

Not taken a plane that was actually on time in years

Not only have prices inevitably shot up but service also reduced


So interesting how one’s attention gets dragged in different directions over time

Inspired to get back to Nostr on a more regular basis. Burnt out by X & it’s anxiety inducing feed


Deleted IG, YT, & X off my phone again...

They're helpful in some cases

But more often than not I was "doomscrolling"


Love big visions, they're VERY compelling


It's credible no doubt... & so much more


Money has meaning. It means work. Take the meaning - the work - out and you have meaningless money. And when you work for something that is meaningless that shatters the meaning of your life. Put meaning back into money. Put it back into your life.

Choose #Bitcoin.


Never argue with someone whose TV is bigger than their Bookshelf
 - nostr:npub15vzuezfxscdamew8rwakl5u5hdxw5mh47huxgq4jf879e6cvugsqjck4um

#BitcoinTwitter
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years with #Bitcoin: there’s ALWAYS more buying opportunities


Make hay whilst the sun shines… won’t be for long!


Working on a new business in the background

Couldn’t be more excited about it as all feels very aligned

Learning from mistakes & not rushing anything


The ring that rules them all


If you start a corporate Nostr profile, how do you manage multiple team members using it?

If everyone has the login details then it’s an obvious attack vector from an ex-employee…


Been trialling: “create first, consume second”

It’s amazing how much of my day opens up to thinking

Ie I am not allowed to listen, read, or watch anything else

If one could truly incorporate this into their day

I am certain the creative output would be awesome


Not sure what’s going on? nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft
https://m.primal.net/IAmb.jpg


As a content creator, how do you best incorporate Nostr, without sacrificing reach?


Who could build a Nostr plugin for Ghost?

I would publish on Ghost first, ie have a website for all content

I still like the idea of accumulating email addresses

Whilst having a .com is a good tool for brand building

Then it would auto post across to Nostr

#asknostr


In short: your content cannot be cancelled plus you don’t have to sacrifice reach


I would use this for sure


I would use a service like this

Ie your original content goes to Nostr first

But the eyeballs on other platforms can be easily shared to


What are the best Nostr clients for long-form writing?

#asknostr


I’ll take a look at how they do it

All great points though


Love this sentiment


I guess another concern I have with nostr is that the avatar I have in mind that will enjoy my content most is not on Nostr yet

But maybe that’s why it’s important to go Nostr only? So they have to adopt it to get the content…


Well said that man!


My hesitation with Nostr is about reach

I love that I can’t be cancelled. Ever…

But I want the writing I do to have the potential for the most eyeballs possible

I think it will likely end up a blend of a few tech stack options

I certainly plan on spending more time here in a personal sense


Starting a new writing project

“The Allocation” - For aspiring investors, upgrading their wealth strategy, by adopting Bitcoin

Procrastination as always at all sorts of parts of the journey

Current one: ghost vs substack vs beehiv vs medium vs nostr

I’ll sit with it for a few days & see where intuition takes me…

Keen to decide on a tech stack within 48 hours


Manifest the shit out of it

Love seeing people live their dreams


Keep calm and HODL #Bitcoin.

Everyone seems to be overreacting to the Samourai arrests, the FBI PSA, and Phoenix leaving the US. Here's my attempt to break it down.

Samourai

You have to unpack all of the different elements. Could this be a state attack on self-custody and privacy? Maybe. Probably not.

There are a few components here that need to be evaluated on their own.

1⃣ Samourai was a self-custodial wallet
2⃣ Samourai was a mixer
3⃣ Samourai was providing normal people with privacy
4⃣ Samourai were knowingly marketing the service to criminals and flaunting that fact

Reading the charges, it seems like #4 is pretty cut and dry for this case. Their getting arrested for #4, doesn't automatically mean #1, #2, #3 are under siege as well. If Samourai was a taco stand laundering money and bragging about it, I'm sure they would be taken down too.

They may be accused of running a money transmitter now, but that may or may not stick. We'll find out in the trial.

All that said, we should always be vigilant to attempts to erode privacy and the ability to self-custody. It just does not seem that this fight is *that* fight.

FBI PSA

Seems pretty normal that the FBI would advise people to use compliant services, and the entire announcement seems to revolve around potential disruptions due to Samourai being taken down, and potentially others in the future. Given they took action, they have to post some bulletin about it.

Remember that when people lose funds or have funds stolen from them, they do go to the FBI for help. From their point of view, the best thing for people to do is use compliant services where they can potentially help.

The announcement concludes saying that services that purposely break the law will be investigated - so again we go back to #4 above. This is nothing new, and self-custody is not being criminalized.

Phoenix Leaving

As nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m said, it's feels completely unnecessary. Phoenix obviously is not a MSB and they are not doing anything illegal. In my view, their exit from the US app stores is a complete overreaction.

Keep Calm

Could "they" come after wallets, developers, mixers, nodes, LSPs, sidechains, eCash, VPNs, encryption, etc? It's totally possible. But if you're not breaking the law, you have nothing to worry about.

To my knowledge, there is still rule of law in the US, property rights are still protected, and privacy is enshrined in the Bill of Rights (nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu).

It would be very difficult to change the law or stretch it to incriminate these things because it's all just information and software, which is speech. Some will try. But as they are trying, #Bitcoin is becoming more and more mainstream and integral to the world's financial system.

#Bitcoin is freedom technology and it will continue on.

Go outside this weekend and think about why you're here.


The entire developed world tax apparatus that was built in the 20th century and extends into the 21st century depends on ubiquitous financial surveillance.

They are not going to give that up without a fight. I have been saying at a number of conferences and podcasts that privacy is the main battleground for the next decade.

Back in the 19th century and before, money was mostly private. There were plenty of dictators but there was no major method of surveilling all transactions. Therefore things like broad income taxes were untenable to enforce.

But in the 20th century as money increasingly moved around at the speed of light, people needed bank accounts to keep up. It wasn’t all forced on them; they chose it. And those bank accounts were centralized, surveillable, and ruggable.

This allowed authorities to switch to income taxes, which require ubiquitous financial surveillance to work. And ultimately it allowed them to switch to fiat currency altogether.

Now in the 21st century, Bitcoin and its various layers allow people to hold and move around money globally without permissioned banks. They can do so peer to peer, or they can do so with custodians and open layers, etc. Unlike the base layer of fiat, the base layer of bitcoin is permissionless.

But this represents a threat to the entire current system of taxation and financial control. If bitcoin and particularly various private methods on top of it were to be adopted at massive scale, the entire tax structure and other things would need to reshape themselves around that reality. And so they won’t make it easy; they will try to criminalize financial privacy as much as possible while the network is still pretty small.

The only solutions are to 1) make privacy tech so ubiquitous that it can’t be isolated and can spread organically in a distributed way and 2) to apply legal pressure when possible so that governments sort of have to operate within the bounds of their own law, like the 1st and 4th amendments.


IMPORT YOUR EXISTING SAMOURAI WALLET INTO SPARROW WALLET

Read entire post before attempting at home!

You will need:
1. Your Samourai Wallet seed phrase (12 words)
2. Your passphrase
3. Sparrow Wallet downloaded and installed on to your computer. (https://www.sparrowwallet.com)

Configure your server. This could be your own node, or a public electrum server. I have selected Blocksteam's electrum server here.
https://void.cat/d/tepSUYuDJZwEZtwNmuf6C.webp

Toggle on your server using the switch on the bottom right. It should turn yellow, green or blue depending on what you've selected.

Go to File -> New Wallet, or click on New Wallet.
https://void.cat/d/77w9Z2qJVWRw8hqKjgrU54.webp

Name your wallet.
https://void.cat/d/Mpjvk4PUpaMbUW8TQDXZdy.webp

Click on New or Imported Software Wallet.
https://void.cat/d/Qe3dUWMpXikRabdrwYU95u.webp

On the dropdown menu besides the Mnemonic Words (BIP39), select 12 words. Type your seed into the fields displayed in the correct order from 1 to 12.

Check the "Use passphrase?" option. Insert your passphrase and click Create Keystore.
https://void.cat/d/RwGXKENhUxDop61gmFEsZZ.webp

Click on Import Keystore.
https://void.cat/d/6gnrC8FAYy1LqFTqJHL2V8.webp

Reenter your passphrase as prompted
https://void.cat/d/EF2cnjoDQ1sAiqwMYqW3wV.webp

Click on Apply on the bottom right.
https://void.cat/d/GBzT1GXF14YMTSTtTWo5FB.webp

If you want to add a password to open up your wallet with, enter one, otherwise click No Password.
https://void.cat/d/RRGNKKmpQikdUJKxbFccXJ.webp

In the bottom of the settings page, you will see "Add Account..." button. Click on it.
https://void.cat/d/SzPC67pcdjZPQe7imFn3An.webp

From the dropdown menu, select Whirlpool Accounts
https://void.cat/d/JZn4zB5Zj2xXxR9maDuhny.webp

Your wallet will be scanned by the server you have selected. You should also be able to see your respective deposit, premix, postmix and bad bank accounts.
https://void.cat/d/XnAkV8pYvReFbqmKCPiXg8.webp

You should now be able to send your bitcoin to another wallet/address of your choosing. I would recommend sending this out to a hardware wallet.

Notes:
- Be sure you obtain sparrow wallet from sparrowwallet dot com. Get it right!
- Because you are inputing seed words into a computer, ensure no keyloggers are installed. Be wary of dodgy browser extensions.
- Dojo users need not worry. This is for those who used SW backend.
- Beware of scammers on the Sparrow Telegram chat. They're out in full force today. Nobody will ask you for your seed words. Do not give them out to anyone.


Sometimes creating is simply a process of letting things come out of you

I find this especially true when writing. Just me. My thoughts. & somewhere to put them

Working on a newsletter concept, whcih franky has little “news”, but more timeless concepts

Cadence is “ready when it’s ready” reflecting the non-linear nature of inspiration


Using a tool that means one can own their own data & not be cancelled is a game changer

Thank you NOSTR… You are a source of hope in a world full of evil propaganda

Throw into the mix I can send money directly to anyone I choose anytime

Well now you have the beginnings of a majorly disruptive technology in its infancy

Lucky lucky us


Almost posted on X today… then I didnt


Beyond bullish on the abundance of opportunities I see to build businesses with Bitcoiners


There is no such thing as failing, just learning

I had a startup fail which I put 80k aud into with my wife

A bespoke recipe suggestion tool for home chefs with complex dietary requirements

1.5 years, lots of angst, a few paying customers, lots of “traction”, but actually little to show for it

Entered an accelerator programme, had the idea “borrowed” off me by a team with better aligned skills (one was mates with guys at master chef)

Vc funded them and not me. Had to admit to my wife that we’d got totally screwed

Ones hardest lessons are the best… just got to keep swinging! The day we stop swinging we fail…


Such cool vibes. Will come visit one day for sure


Sending good vibes! Thanks for everything


In the epoch's twilight, it's good to look back and count your blessings:

My good friend  nostr:npub12yew30e2czxuqvqkmkn532uvnsfq04v447e4hp6njsfmnxfj44eqt3z2rr lit the spark that started the  nostr:npub1fceadcz5zunfrxkv33437e27z86tehs95gtc4z7wjkeexel8llrq50sy0m (Nov 2020) from which many friendships, connections and even new businesses and business relationships have formed, and are being formed

Whilst I've helped organise each one, it's everyone who turns up and contributes - some by presenting, some quietly speaking with others, some with questions, and others contributing time and 🧡

I've been blessed to be able to attend some overseas conferences too - Baltic Honeybadger where I first drank from the firehose of a pure-signal conference, and later at others like Bit Block Boom, Bitoin4India, Bitcoin Indonesia, and most recently Bitcoin Atlantis in Madeira

One thing that is common at all of these is the large overlap in world-view that bitcoiners share which makes for deep and authentic conversations. Even prominent public bitcoiners in my experience are just plebs underneath and good for a chat and to share ideas

But home is where the heart is, and very grateful for good friends in Brisbane and the Bitcoin Brisbane meetup group and the other organisers that help make the magic happen each and every month

It's been an incredible epoch and I'm grateful AF
In the immortal words of Jeff Fenech: I luvs youz all 🧡

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- get the down time in

Would be another step!


New order of business that is taking a while to get used to:

- get the kids sorted
- get the wife sorted
- get self-care sorted
- get creative

Finding it hard to do in the reverse order without being interrupted

Whilst finding any time to be creative the other way is hard

Time management one of the trickiest things to get right!


has anybody thought about just making inflation illegal?
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#BitcoinTwitter
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Very close family member of mine just called to admit they’ve done a u-turn

Their impact focused wealth adviser has had terrible returns to date

So they want to review their allocation with a particular focus on #Bitcoin

Boom! Just love those moments. Not easy for people to admit an error

But what a pleasure to see them begin to course correct


What you put into your body & the physical shape you’re in

Is probably one of the few things in life that you can control

Job. Investments. Relationships. All require other people

Good reminder: continue to progress everyday in physical form


“Play is the highest form of being”

Love it Paul. Which really just leads me to: create whatever you are drawn to…

Which is really quite simple. No strategy. Just see where it takes you.

Aka “play”


In one flash of energy I am Nostr-only for life…!

We should be able to speak to who we want, when we want

Truth is a powerful force that one must hold dear above all

Whether that be in transfer of value (BTC) or speech (NOSTR)

Thank younostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9 for your bravery, leadership, & work
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Really trying hard to figure out if my urge to start a new podcast is

1) because I see other people creating & monetising an audience (fame & money)

Or

2) because I love having interesting conversations with people different to me (intuition & wisdom)

1) feels fake, surface level, doomed to failure,  2) feels like the only way to go long-term

I think it’s why I feel so drawn to focusing on Nostr… audience isn’t here yet so means by default not chasing 1)


On to read list. Thanks


Ok it’s a good start. Let me look closer thank you


Recording not so much. More how you store your content, to then send out on rss, and then how people listen

I think of a podcast as production, publication, promotion

Production is not necessary per say to use Nostr

But publication. I never want to be cancelled. Eg Spotify for podcasters blocks all your RSS

Whilst promotion is clear in that you post about the pod here on Nostr only

🙏🏻


For me, knowing that I cannot be cancelled is the key

Deep down I know that any attention I give the status quo platforms is a waste & therefore as risky as it might seem to leave behind an “audience”, long-term Nostr is the right call

It’s a good test in delayed gratification & low time preference thinking


Time. Plus energy

👏👏👏

Yeah a LOT of hustle, pushing boundaries, & trialling new things


If you wanted to start a Nostr only podcast, what tech stack could you actually use?


This has made me want to re-watch the entire thing!


Saw someone post about how painful it is using lots of different platforms as a blogger

Their solution was to go “all-in” on Substack

Not a bad choice actually, if status quo is the only way to go

But I wonder if they’ve even heard of Nostr?

Being able to create content for 1 place is much better

Whilst owning your data & contacts list is a game-changer

However the trade-offs remain huge in terms of eyeballs

Only time will alter the amount of attention Nostr receives


Most empowering thing you can do


Taking back control of your time is pretty powerful.

♥


Congrats!


Yeah such a great spot to spend some time!


I am now of the firm belief that owning a second home is one of the worst investments you can make


Back in Bali & once again blown away by how much I love the vibe

Hustle everywhere. New business booming. Property development

One product in particular is crazy popular: WhatsApp

Being able to use it to order takeaway for lunch or a taxi

The business use case for it is absolutely massive here

It’s like a private company was able to leapfrog email…

Zuck is a master. Love him or hate him. Incredibly impressive


You don’t have to accept the way the world is, just because you inherited that way, & we’re told to…


Cypher punk manifesto? Amazing how insightful that remains even after all these years


Bitcoin helps me to appreciate and accept reality instead of trying to change it toward my preferences.

Fiat money deludes you into thinking you can change reality through politics.


An oldie but a goodie. nostr:npub1pu5pjm8dzqjtul8t84a3jsehh78jreadp297sqa3as98c5hfym0qu6pn0a https://image.nostr.build/6f89de61f4dad3528eba85593a9938c515298cf54b9ba65804679e1b38532648.jpg


“Build it & they will come” was something the VC funded startup world I was part of had real disdain for

They wanted to see “traction”, “customer discovery”, & “validation” in order to proceed with an investment

Satoshi & the story that is #Bitcoin is the best thing example of how you can build things & people will come

“Governor on brink of bailout”
in the code is all the evidence you need that they knew who would use their creation


The problems you solve for yourself are very good starting points as business ideas


The precedent this sets is wild. Literally anti-capitalist. What’s next?


Not just time, but the idea that what one builds on nostr you actually own

For people that get it, they realise it’s a  superior piece of digital real estate

Hence its awesome to advocate for as much innovation as people want to try


A worthy challenge!


In the past diversification was a defence against bankruptcy

But I am not sure that still applies now #Bitcoin exists

A billionaire previously would own assets across multiple markets

They needed to use assets as they didn’t have hard money


So what does a nostr future look like?

One thing I’ve noticed as a user is I feel less anxious

I don’t refresh or check it all the time which I like

Whilst I don’t get lots of clickbait thrown at me

Saying that I like creating content & “it’s not who you know, it’s who knows you” is a sentiment I really like

Nostr is so early but we have a chance to re-direct these skills


Yeah the main thing that ultimately pissed me off was the censorship

Which is a fundamental problem I just can’t get past

Regardless of the revenue I might make!

Plus to your point, GPT driven feeds is a no thanks


Kids don’t do what they’re told, they do what they watch

We must all lead by example every single day!


“Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man a fish, feed him for life”

Socialism wants to give everyone fish… Is that actually really what you want?


Which is such a cool shift

What you really need is a few high quality relationships