Preparing to "take some profits". Going to gift some Bitcoin to someone very close to me. Intention is to enable financial freedom for them


Reminder: even with one's purchasing power increasing, it doesn't change the fact that physical real estate is a terrible store-of-value vs Bitcoin. The nice house one starts to eye up, will be even cheaper, in just a few short years. Make renting work


Quite incredible to watch! Only just getting going as well. The mkt cap that really gets me is Gold. Now that will be a big deal


Very possible, 100k going to be resisted very strongly


Without risk, there is no reward

Fun to see things going in the right direction though, totally agree

Many an evening wondering "oops, what if I am wrong..?"


I've not met a single Bitcoiner who didn't think both:

- I am late
- I wish I'd bought more


I've made one other investment in 2 years, which is for a pre-ipo Bitcoin infrastructure company

A very small allocation

Otherwise I've not found a single thing I was confident could beat Bitcoin


As the Bitcoin price has surged, I've had a bunch of friends reach out to me

Often with such simple questions, which are not only easily answered, but also re-occuring

A handful of threads are great "customer discovery" proof-points for building some kind of product


Such an interesting insight into the world of healthcare, but with a Bitcoin lens. Well done on all the progress  nostr:npub1sx7y76csd7qarknpp4wp2ghpe87j9xhqu54tjp079nxjapr2sexqn8w69a. Of course happy to help whenever!

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Probably a good time to remind oneself "Stay Humble"


Getting a few messages from friends of 2 types:

1 - "loving this, I want to take profits, doubled my money"

or

2 - "how do I buy? what type of wallet do you recommend?"

Wider retail market not even revved up yet though...


Shout out to:

- The Chinese government
- Block-fi
- Celsius
- FTX

Their efforts in 2022 helped me to accumulate far more Bitcoin than I would otherwise ever have done

What a horror show bear market that was, but decisions back then are paying dividends now

The old investment adage, "The time to buy is when there's blood in the streets", once again proving on point


Loved this conversation guys 👏👏👏

In particular this concept of “intervention” as something to not just be examined, but also fundamentally questioned

Another Bitcoin podcast for the win!

https://fountain.fm/episode/ypE2H6IBSDWihsZmOP0V

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What does it mean to you to be a "Bitcoiner"?

I traveled to 4+ cities and spoke with 40+ bitcoiners to find out...

👇
https://v.nostr.build/YOrQX5SNnkuYjXHL.mp4


A friend just "doubled their money in Bitcoin, so decided to sell it all"

Reminder: value and price are 2 very different things, which will take a while for many people to understand


Well played! Nice to hear a story in which the push back is not only received, but acted upon


Having been quoted 5k to 10k from a couple of branding agencies to help with designing my new podcast, I've found myself playing around with Ideogram

Cool AI tool for creating logo's

It's not that other people aren't good designers, or the cost per say, but the fact that creativity comes from within, which really excites me about tools like this

I can now drastically improve my iteration, and end product, with a superior form of technology, to create something I am happy with, which is ultimately (like any design) always subjective

AI is already changing the world


Psst: Bitcoin is still not at an all-time-high in Gold


Thanks Nick! I will reach out for sure

36 now, and wonder if this particular instinct is well behind me

First step has been building playlist, which I've called "Audio Tourist" , as I hunt for inspiration


I recently wrote about the 2nd brain I am building, to help with creativity, and productivity

Here is what made it into my "Ideas Garage" the last few weeks:

- Buy jake.com. Make it a personal brand, with a focus on financial literacy
- In person podcast byron
- Lead. Literally lead. Take risk. Try more. Build what you would use. Go for it
- You are your own worst enemy. Abundance mindset pls. Self-sabotage is normal, persistent, and solvable. Train mind with Ben Gunn friend?
- Mindset coaching program for Bitcoiners with their time back, to then build companies, and invest in them
- Follow up Cheatcode messages to people saying nice to meet etc
- I want a healthy home
- Up my trading view skills - get indicator package from jigs installed
- Nostr only / first content studio
- Research multi sig options and prepare a document or notion
- Content creation studio Byron
- Focus on creating a long firm podcast
- Short form video content creation. 1 to 2 mins. Like mc in between panels. Just riff off a word / topic / subject
- Could you create a 24/7 Bitcoin podcast - different hosts logging in at different times to carry the batten?
- How can you use mid journey to create a brand?
- How do I produce a podcast with ai?
I- f you really want to teach people about Bitcoin, you need to make excellent content for free, and distribute it to as many people as possible
- At what point does my time become too expensive to justify doing MC jobs for free?
- if you wanted to creat decentralised media, would it look like Nostr?
- Should in sell more family co shares?
- How should I brand my new podcast?
- Would prospera be a good place for a VC?
- Live with your heart, more than your head. Each day you leave the house, ask your heart to turn right or left. Amp up over time
- What are my top 10 lifetime goals from now?
- Dad died of a heart attack. His dad died of a heart attack. How break the patern?
- Get over you fear of failure and learn to surf
- What happens if you just let things be? Be a dad with young kids.  Be comfortable with being semi-retired, Or not working, or having your assets work for you
- Focus on finding a nice rental property. Renting is best right now
- Research the geo-engineering in Byron, why rain makes us sick?
- How do I find a reasonably priced, accessible, low tax, island to buy and live on?
- Build out at home podcast studio for 1. Stop procrastination and start recording
- In the same way that Bitcoin is disrupting central banking, does Nostr disrupt nation state beauacracy? No longer need official gov id to prove trustworthy, but a nostr digital ID. Ltd pty disruption?
- Get in better shape. You can’t beat Bitcoin re wealth. So focus on health, to then generate value. What did a weight lifter 150 years ago do?
- Revel in being a dad. Savour the early days. This is proof of work. - - Don’t worry about big projects right now
- Learn to produce house music. Jazz influence
- Double down on building a personal brand digitally. Cashflow & investment opportunities will come from that
- Why not just invest in your favourite VC funds? Why need to be a VC yourself? What insight do you have over others?
- Build a Bitcoin backed real estate development co that can access fiat leverage
- Learn to take good photographs
- Look at skool.  Create a wealth course
- Build a nostr product to solve btc sessions problem

What I do next is filter out:

- fuck yeak vs fuck no
- actionable vs unactionable
- maybe later
- The One
- Diarised yes/no

The key, as I am learning, is about energetics, and creating more space for new ideas to come through, whilst hammering out a system that helps you focus in on what's actually in alignment

Lots of bad ideas is totally fine!

What's interesting also is seeing how repetitive some ideas are... Some things just REALLY want to come into existence

🙏


Musk has done an impressive job of making X the "free speech" platform

But it's only a matter of time before the thought police come smashing down on him

Nostr is the long-term solution to the very serious problem of digital censorship

But the recent moves of Mr Musk might just slow that adoption process a little

I think it's when "other stuff" really will come into its own as the key value driver of Nostr


Right now I feel like I am being paid for decision making 3 years ago

Absolutely loving it


The Australian Government is trying to tell teenagers how they should behave online with legislation being created for social media usage

I am sure their intervention will solve the problem...


Really is a "pinch myself to check this shit is actually happening" time

The long hours of wondering if you're totally mad being rewarded with purchasing power increases

Amen to that


Setup a friend with a Muun wallet this morning

Such an awesome experience

Amusingly, he'd forgotten his Apple account login, so downloading the app needed a password reset

To then have a no-kyc onboarding experience was a great example of permissioned vs permissionless systems

He's now the proud owner of $50 aud of Bitcoin

Interesting to see what happens next, as he was talking of the pain his investment properties cause him, not just in mortgage obligations, but also the need to have a stressful job to pay for it

Wondering if he might opt for a Bitcoin standard instead


Don't think the ETF"s have even opened for business yet...


Strong start to the week in Asian opening

When the US opens up: the 10k daily surge?!

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I looked back at my investment notes, and in July, October, and December of 2022, I made our major re-allocation into Bitcoin when the price was circa 30k aud per Bitcoin

Since then I've had to be:

- patient
- humble
- rational
- focused
- spiritual

Which can be summarised in the classic laser eyes to 100k meme... The profile pic for which I seem to have lost along the way

Quite something to watch play out in real time


Absolutely I do. As an investor, if you don't have any idea when you can get liquidity on something, or at what level you take a profit, then you're just a gambler.

Now, as I've learnt more and more, I don't really see Bitcoin as an investment, but just a savings technology, and the best money ever accessible to man

But the investment lens I've honed over time is applicable to all area's of life. Health, wealth, etc. So I like to use it

Many think I am bearish, but in 2022 I set a August 2024 150k aud price target. We're right on track!


1000 sats

Love this kind of note. Content creation with Nostr, the ability to zap, and therefore revenue generation, is still in its infancy.

There are going to be so many novel ways of scaloing this type of thing

I already see people saying "all zaps for November donated to X" eg, ie a charitable avenue

Why wouldn't a brand team up with someone like yourself? I think they will

They key: I found this post in "most zapped 24 hours", ie people will game trying to get into those categories

Love it

Keep it up!

Ps - no need to return sats


That my friend, for the short-term traders, is the golden question

My feel: I don't care, as I am long, and not anywhere near a price or timeline HODL target

My instinct: this week is going to absolutely rip


True. In this instance, I need to find someone that I can build a long-term relationship with and start to trust


So interesting isn't it! As each day goes by, my purchasing power increases, and the more autonomy I have over my life due to financial freedom


What is your preferred Bitcoin multi-sig tech provider?

Looking at a few options for a friend (non-US so Unchained not an option)

- AnchorWatch
- Bitaroo Guardian
- Bitcoin Keeper
- BtcVaults
- Casa
- Liana
- Nunchuk
- Theya

#asknostr


I doubt very many tbh. The idea of a platform which is not specifically able to police "hate speech" is not something they will want to choose


Sunday night pump!

Often things are quiet over the weekend, but I think this is Asian investors getting ahead of markets opening

Fascinating to watch this week play out, as everyone will be playing catch up to early rising bulls in the east...

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We've all got plenty of friends like this. Funny isn't it. Why are some people so enamoured? And others are not?

For me it comes down to the problem > solution fit. For some people, they just don't see Bitcoin solving a problem for them

And that's ok...


Every Friday night I write a mini report for myself and my wife on our net assets

Not going to lie... This week's was a pleasure to put together and send to her

Shout out to all the amazing partners out there that supported crazy Bitcoin decisions

Also good reminder: when this thing retraces 50-70% on the other side, circa 2026, be prepared


Stay humble, stack sats


Tarik is a great guy. Totally agree


Never heard of this one. Do you use it?


Totally agree


If you're net assets are hitting new all-time-highs

Take the time to give yourself a hug

Been a long road, plenty of doubt, and restless nights

But it's so worth it now


Flavour of the month... It will turn at some point


Great point that I hadn't considered before...


Four years ago today, nostr:nprofile1qqsrhuxx8l9ex335q7he0f09aej04zpazpl0ne2cgukyawd24mayt8gprfmhxue69uhhq7tjv9kkjepwve5kzar2v9nzucm0d5hszxmhwden5te0wfjkccte9emk2um5v4exucn5vvhxxmmd9uq3xamnwvaz7tmhda6zuat50phjummwv5hsx7c9z9 published his first commit on his new project called NOSTR. Happy Fourth Birthday NOSTR!
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Don't forget to send Fiatjaf a GM to show your gratitude 😂


I had said 100k usd for xmas would be a very bullish festive season

Not impossible

So much sell pressure from that point to handle though


If you wanted to setup a hedge fund, what jurisdiction is most friendly to you?

#asknostr


Take a look at wtfhappenedin1971 (https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/)

So much good data to show how real income has diverged. This chart eg shows how it's now 10x income to house price

We see this type of trend globally

At some point it will re-correct, I totally agree, the question is when...?

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


Thanks for sharing


I am sure that many kids are suffering

But the solution is surely the responsibility of 1) the parents and 2) the child

Ridiculous that the government thinks they can even help... More censorship: no thanks


It's far more important to me that individual's and their families understand Bitcoin, buy it, and safe-keep it for future generations

But as a investor, seeing the "tailwinds" this asset has with nation state adoption hotting up, is very exciting for price action

https://cointelegraph.com/news/senator-lummis-proposes-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-amidst-trump-s-re-election


Having Bitcoin as a serious part of your family financial plans allows you to say "fuck you"

Great scene I was introduced to this week...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6yCmdIkw_E&t=186s&ab_channel=WAusJackBauer


Fair call. The monetary premium of all sorts of assets will be eaten on the way there


Hmmmm

They never say it. They say "oh I did buy some, but lost it, or sold it, surely I've missed the boat...? Are you really serious about it"

So maybe not crazy

But always apprehensive


Great question! Changes all the time...

- 1 - Australia (where I am now)
- 2 - Europe (Portugal or Greece. Somewhere close to my home in UK, but warmer)
- 3- West Coast US (watching political evolution closely, in particular RFK unleashed on big pharma and health aspect)

My wife and I have lived in Asia, which we love, but would prefer to go on holiday there then setup permanently


The hard thing to answer is the timeline... Online I follow lots of Bitcoin content etc

In real life, when I tell people I am an investor with a focus on Bitcoin, most people still think I am crazy

Most of those people know Gold is valuable

So just a matter of time until they realise the 10x superior Bitcoin is to Gold


On chain metrics help hugely to predict the future behaviour of HODLers

Around the 100k usd Bitcoin price we will see large sell side pressure

Good to remember when getting carried away with 10x dreams from here!

Table courtesy of the very talented  nostr:npub1qh5sal68c8swet6ut0w5evjmj6vnw29x3k967h7atn45unzjyeyq6ceh9r

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If you've spent enough time studying it, Bitcoin is so clearly a 10x on Gold

Which means Gold parity in terms of market cap remains a very attainable price target for Bitcoin

Today the global Gold market is almost $18 trillion, whilst19.78 mil Bitcoin have been issued

That would put a reasonable estimate, in today's dollars, at a 900k usd Bitcoin

Over 10x from here

Could it happen this bull run...?


Recently purchased a large map of the world

Been a fun exercise to distill ideas on where to live

So far it's highlighting how much I like where I am


It's amusing to see how people react when they lose

Any game frankly

But in this case an election

- "We must fight the diss-information"
- "We must censor speech more"
- "Sharing information online is the problem"

Sure, the playing field was the problem...

Good reminder: treat others as you would like to be treated

Plus: remember to approach every policy with a pinch of salt, and imagine, what would it be like if your team lost, and the other guy had the powers you claim to so badly need


A lot happens in 4 years!


Amazing watch


Keep up the great work Will!

My 2 cents: onboarding is actually not bad, it's the speed having signed up. Posts don't load. Websites don't open. Can be painful...

(This is a general piece of feedabck, not specific to Damus)


What do you mean? Keen to learn more


Are you sure about that? Not even a small part of you censors who you hang out with?

Commendable if true

But in my experience you enjoy hanging out with people who see the world similar to you


Thanks for adding this nuance. Of course always different angles.

From what I've read, the punishment vastly outmatched the crime, and hence the lack of justice

As to all the other "innocent"... What a mess. Heart goes out to anyone caught in something like that


Bitcoin is akin to a "veblen good". The higher the price goes the more demand increases

Which is particularly important when you consider: no matter how much demand there is for it, you cannot create more

In short: HODL on tight friends


Proof will be in the pudding when Trump takes office

But the idea of abolishing income tax is fascinating

Enjoyed this breakdown

https://x.com/profstonge/status/1852327232032702862


Median house price from the last decade for one of the most beautiful spots near me

This is an area which has a median household income of $1,748 per week

Make sense...? Or is this an obvious sign of real estate with a monetary premium increasingly baked in?

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The evening when you really want to have a chilled time, and book in a call witha a friend, is of course the same evening that all your children take 3x as long to get to sleep....

😅


Just getting ready!


This clip is a sad reflection of how much it's just acting...

What is "what the TV says" is wrong?


Good way to get a zap out of me


#Bitcoin heading into price discovery territory is a thing to behold

Absolutely epic


Do you think we'll find out who visited Epstein's island now?

#asknostr


I am late to the game when it comes to the "Free Ross On Day One" conversation

But the little I do know, what a wonderful thing that would be

Sitting in jail for your whole life would be miserable...


Here's the clip:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCAUc7ev5_X/?igsh=MTA0azR6eDd2Nmw4ag%3D%3D


Tried not to get wrapped up in the US election too much. Over-promising plus under-delivering is a trend in politics I don't expect to change any time soon... But I did get sent an IG clip by my wife of Kamala Harris taking a phone call, chatting away, talking about someone voting, to then wave to the crowd with her phone clearly on photo mode, so the whole thing was literally "fake news"!

You cannot make this stuff up

WTF


Can you share a link? There's a few similar looking things on amazon


Thank you so much for sharing


Trying to make an investment which requires me to send USD to a bank account in Canada

Swift, Wire, ACH, none of them seem to work via Transferwise due to "US election means can't secure exchange rate"

Whilst the bank I have in UK has a limit on daily transactions and much worse FX rate

Permissioned money... Painful at times


Need to get better at this


Can you teach me about the process of getting land? Why? How? Etc

Keen to do something similar!


Bitcoin's ability to increase purchasing power over time

Is going to enable a whole generation of men to be father's

Rather than 1000's of hours working

They'll be more in control of their time

And therefore be able to focus more on the needs of their kids

A blessing to be a part of


Amen to all this. Will have a look at that book


I've not no. But always keen to learn more


Sustainability focused investment adviser: "AI bad due to energy use, so can't own magnificent 7 equities"

The same sustainability focused investment adviser: "rate cuts good for asset prices, so we like investing in small cap equities"

Was a situation I witnessed today...

On the one hand they look only at energy use, as more C02, and therefore bad, rather than recognise the potential efficiency gains

Whilst on the other, they celebrate inflationary monetary policy of central banks to pump asset prices, ignoring the negative externalities

In short: "impact investing" as they like to call it, or ESG focused investing, is a confused, flawed, and failing form of asset allocation


Some recent work on self-image took me to an interesting place:

- One has to have a clear picture of self image, who you are, ethics, what you want. With that, plus a gamification process, in that it has to be fun, it’s possible to make confident decisions. It is the bedrock of everything, a transformation vehicle, which combines a set of principles. You cannot create more than what your self-image allows for. In that sense it can be a limitation. Point being: what self-image encapsulates your wildest dreams, all come true, at the very same time?

- I would like to be
    - Fearless
    - Courageous
    - Wealthy
    - Healthy
    - Loving
    - Humble
    - Strong
    - Free
    - Happy
    - Calm

- I would like to spend time being
    - An investor
    - A music producer
    - A photographer
    - A creator
    - A podcaster
    - A father
    - A husband
    - A free-willed man
    - A leader
    - An athlete

- In order to do that I:
    - Will not take random calls
    - Will not work for anyone else
    - Will not get dragged into situations I do not want to be in
    - Will not worry about travelling a path less trodden
    - Will not worry about other people’s opinions of me
    - Will not be mean to myself
    - Will not be scared of failure
    - Will not take no for an answer
    - Will not let other people project their fear onto me
    - Accept nothing less than full control of my time
    - Will ensure I manage both energy in and energy out in my schedule
    - Will trust my heart
    - Will trust my intuition
    - Will give more than I take
    - Will be generous with my wealth
    - Will be productive until the day I die
    - Will love my wife
    - Will cherish my children
    - Will put family first
    - Will take some risk
    - Will embrace energetics
    - Will invest in quality mentorship
    - Will invest in quality self-care
    - Will smash the 15 minute work window
    - Will celebrate every task completed
    - Will curate my ideas
    - Will utilise a 2nd brain for productivity
    - Will read extensively
    - Will be hungry for knowledge
    - Will recognise quality over quantity
    - Will unlock space for creativity
    - Will hone my craft


VPN or not I get the same result annoyingly


The more you ask the question "why does a human set the price of money?"

The more you realise how ridiculous it is that we have the balls to suggest we have the capacity to actually do that


As much as I love the  nostr:npub1w0rthyjyp2f5gful0gm2500pwyxfrx93a85289xdz0sd6hyef33sh2cu4x concept, in that it's a solution to a problem I have as a content creator, it literally never loads... (mobile or desktop)

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Could this be because I am sitting in Australia?


I pay less and less attention to what seems more and more obviously central bank funded propaganda

BUT

Just in case you're wondering, our cost of capital overlords here in Australia are happy

They can use their own incentive-missaligned statistics to tell us how happy we should be that "price pressure" is easing

"The headline inflation rate fell to 2.8 per cent in the third quarter of the year, a 3.5-year low"

Remember: this is compounding, plus excludes most of the things you actually want to buy

Every asset you own must be measured in purchasing power, not your local fiat currency

Miss this step

And you have no idea what your wealth even is

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-30/inflation-australia-third-quarter-cpi-interest-rates-rba/104535382?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=RBA%20holds%20cash%20rate&utm_campaign=2024-RBA-November-Hold-4%2035


True.

With a crucial next step: sit, contemplate, and be grateful for the version of your reality that you created

Which is a step I often totally ignore


I was recently told "we create our own reality" by a friend

A few short years ago I would have scoffed at this kind of idea

Now I couldn't believe more in its truth


Indeed. Hence the importance of solving the right problem for the right person


“Make your life resplendent with the constant awareness of death”

Impactful Samurai philosophy that I was taught today


https://res.cloudinary.com/dyegay34q/video/upload/v1730764828/firransdra2slakkcj7d.mp4
📖 Daily Top 10 Zappers:
1. nostr:npub1t0astvxz5sm668y0nzay2n09r2zmm9u6agykdvyfr6me57dw72uqasrgzh 260,000 sats
2. nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc 76,513 sats
3. nostr:npub1hn7r23yl7twfeetkm5wl75wmedmmda3c5zgxsx3h2dhtgvfynkfqlxgesr 72,000 sats
4. nostr:npub1md39ua3h2s7204a7v5p9sdxmxx9qc7m4kr3r6naeuwfznad6d7nsxpctp9 60,441 sats
5. nostr:npub1l2gvp9wxajsl6wqnh6eulvz5sdk05gtajjwjn2yn45s9yvfru2kqf3r0gm 50,300 sats
6. nostr:npub1j8y6tcdfw3q3f3h794s6un0gyc5742s0k5h5s2yqj0r70cpklqeqjavrvg 26,111 sats
7. nostr:npub1ltz38gwwmmg740r5qlqjn96gth5thv5wmhkwlgqks9lu3485q7jsy6k4fh 12,000 sats
8. nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m 10,450 sats
9. nostr:npub18p66zmyh3q2rgejqencuz6dduuggdn7arg4eqn6x44jerxyy2mys670x7y 9,692 sats
10. nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg 7,462 sats


Which is exactly the moment one should actually do something!


I am not an actor right now. But even if I was, the key is that I couldn't be cancelled


Ideally one does something like that everyday I totally agree


Next time someone asks "what is Bitcoin?", ask them if they have 15 mins...

Excellent presentation  nostr:npub14hn6p34vegy4ckeklz8jq93mendym9asw8z2ej87x2wuwf8werasc6a32x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ItFbU1Dzg&ab_channel=BitcoinMagazine


Life would have gotten worse for sure

The u-turn away from nihilism is very real

Thank god for Bitcoin


I have a few very close family and friends that work in the charity sector

Weirdly I find it very hard to get them interested in Bitcoin

They prefer to get hand outs from Governments and trust institutions like the UN, before questioning the money, and considering Bitcoin

One day there will be a avalanche of mission-driven talent adopting Bitcoin to help the causes they've worked on for so long


What I find so hard about this is how much I have to unlearn to realise what you're talking about

Fiat startup culture is fascinating, compelling, alluring, and a place I spent many years

But it's also hard, exhausting, anxiety inducing, and only possible with fiat money, a set of facts I can only see in hindsight

Who would have thought that aiming to create profitable businesses was such a crazy thought!


Possibly the best Bitcoin meme ever.
Zap nostr:npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev bc he created it 🤝
https://m.primal.net/LrXJ.mov


Interesting observation, I hadn't tracked that engagement metric

Given the UX of Nostr as it is, plus the sunk cost fallacy of incumbents, I am not all that surprised it's a slow burn

The key is that it exists

And that it's slowly but surely getting more powerful

That's something I can really get behind

A gradual approach to capital creation


My wife just had our 3rd

Congrats and good luck

Best thing ever


It's hard to ignore, it has huge ramifications , but I can't help but feel more and more indifferent

Blue, red, left, right, it's all the same BS. The tale of the hydra is so apt in this instance

Until Bitcoin is taken seriously, it's impossible to see anything but the continued path of more debt, increased inequality, unaccountability of leaders, huge waste, forever wars, and censorship


The word that resonated most there was "conformity"

It's just so boring isn't it???

You just want to shout at them: "COME ON GUYS HAVE A CRACK AT SOMETHING"

But actually breaking "conformity" is anxiety inducing, scary, and most definitely to be avoided


Seeing  nostr:npub1rxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4spvhnp8 admit to being shadow banned on YT makes me so frustrated

Years of hard work

To then get messed around by the very platform that you put all that energy into

Fingers crossed it gets resolved

BUT

It's also an amazing advert for the benefits of Nostr

Why are there digital gatekeepers? People playing god with what can and cannot be said...

This is a very real problem

With Nostr it might well be solved

Whilst as a capitalist it makes we want to double down on Nostr

YT is a miss-allocation

Indeed X, IG, TikTok et al

They're all a miss-allocation of capital once their guardians decide you're no longer fit for purpose

Nostr enables a superior form of digital property right, and for that reason, it's an incredible new tool for the individual innovator

Very excited to see what happens when talented men just like  nostr:npub1rxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4spvhnp8 no longer build on quicksand...


I am so grateful:

- to be in a loving relationship
- to be a father
- to be close with my mother and siblings
- to live in a beautiful place
- to have ideas
- to have friends
- for being creative
- to be able to "hone my craft"

Note to self: please practice this type of thinking more often Jake! Far too harsh to oneself


For sure. But they'll only come for the right reasons...


Thanks for sharing


Build this & they will come...

Been ideating the last couple of hours...  How could you build this with Nostr-first approach now?

I think the hardest part is "reach"

Maybe you could do something very unscalable at the start, but simply cross-post to all legacy platforms physically

But one day maybe that would become a "Buffer for Nostr" ie a scheduling tool that automatically published all across the internet

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From Oct 2021 to July 2023 my net assets dropped by 25% in value

It was horrible

Having to go to your wife and admit you'd f*cked up

I'd made a series of investment mistakes...

First off, I had 2 real estate investments, that I was struggling to sell. No-one wanted to buy them!

So what do you do?

Sell at a loss?

Or sit and hold... Then hope that you start to make your money back?

Essentially I had assets on my balance sheet that were over-valued.

To amp things up even more, I one day realised I'd made an accounting error, converting GBP to AUD on an equity position that was wrong

F*ck!

Anyways, 25% less wealth than you though is not your everyday, "oops I've lost my wallet"

Thankfully I was running headlong down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole, so I made a big call, and decided to re-allocate

I've also since put in place a superior accounting process that I share with my wife weekly

We have far better transparency together on what we own, our expenses, and therefore our savings

Why tell this?

Well I am so grateful to have made those mistakes

Today we're circa 60% better off (in $ terms) to Oct 2023

A win

Which as someone who is very bad at saying well done to themself, I wanted to make public like this, to say so myself

What a time to be alive

Sending good vibes all!


So sorry to hear that Ben. So much hard work has gone into that. Any hope of getting it reversed?

Afraid to say but with Bitcoin and content it's only a matter of time that status quo platforms do this

"Freedom of speech is not freedom of reach"

Very interested to see what alternative solution you come up with... Nostr is too early to give you reach, but you should find the other 2


Welcome!

Followed your journey from a distance, such fascinating family history, and personal story


Cloud seeding program above Byron is very effective

Today there was something in the air that made all the Dog's at the cafe start barking aggressively when it started drizzling

So strange

Must learn more


For those that had a large exposure to Bitcoin in December of 2023, they're 11 months into that trade, & will be VERY pleased with results thus far

I wonder what another 12 months will do....


Just read that Trump, if elected, would like to abolish income tax in the US

Surely there's some devil in the detail

But wow, wouldn't that be an interesting bit of geopolitical game theory to watch play out


Get after it!


The game theory for adoption from the wealthy is increadible to watch

Plus they often sit in places of huge influence, which I think dampens the main regulatory risk

Love it

BULLISH


Top 3 most bullish clip on #Bitcoin that I have seen in 11 years
https://m.primal.net/LmSw.mov


AUD ATH in BTC taken... Higher highs inbound


BITCOIN IS "SURGING"

Hold on tight...


How do I buy a copy?


Venice can still be a usefull tool of wanting an AI though? Better than others? They all seem scammy to an extent...


Thanks for sharing this. All the AI tools seem to a scam in that I as a user am the product to some extent... Ie the info I give it feeds the fire

Good to try new things

Venice didn't try sell me a token and accepted BTC payment if I'd signed up so didn't seem too bad


Stephan Livera
Dale Warburton
The Australian Podcast
Amy Taylor
Shaun
2BitIdiots

There's a bunch I've enjoyed over the years. X might be easier to find them

Admittedly some are Brits, Safrs, in Australia...


Had my Mum visit on a last minute trip

What a mission from UK to Australia!

So good though

Meeting her Grandson for the first time

And hanging out with her Grand-daughters

Classic to watch

Family really is the best

Sending good vibes all

🙏


Thanks Moel. That's a much better explanation. Point is you under-valued Bitcoin at important times...

I purchased a 40 year old classic Mercedes in early 2018 with my converted Bitcoin Cash tokens...

A piece of scrap metal... Which I sold a few months later for cash... Would now be 100s of thousands!


Sometimes it's easier not to...


I am sorry to hear that. Rough ride. Everything is a tuition fee en route to Bitcoin in my experience

At least now you have a firm base to build from for the the rest of your life


The reason I am even looking at this is because I do believe it has the potential to outpace BTC


Working on a new podcast cocnept and endeavouring to use AI as much as possible

Branding, workflow, editing

Interesting as I've been slow to adopt these things

Playing around with Venice tonight was very impressive in terms of speed, plus I like the privacy (supposed)

https://venice.ai/


Ooft. That sounds ominous!


I am not afraid to sell some when the time comes. Intrigued, why do you say "never?"


"Get out of the way, and let it flow to you"

Lvoe that Brisket, thank you


The pace that interest payments are increasing is wild

They're so big it's hard to put into perspective


Recently, whenver I've been struggling to sleep, I remind myself:

- you can't do anything about the past
- you can't do anything about the future right now

And generally I fall straight to sleep

Great insight, thanks for sharing


Never been more than 5... Always social media style clients

 nostr:npub1yzvxlwp7wawed5vgefwfmugvumtp8c8t0etk3g8sky4n0ndvyxesnxrf8q
 nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg
 nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955
 nostr:npub1pu3vqm4vzqpxsnhuc684dp2qaq6z69sf65yte4p39spcucv5lzmqswtfch

I would much prefer if I could say there's a bunch of "other stuff" already in use and providing value, but that's not the case yet


Been doing some analysis on a pre-ipo equity deal today:

- Bitcoin ecosystem and infrastructure play
- getting same price as all funds received in 2024
- will be listed almost the day one invests
- a good chance it can perform akin to MSTR & MetaPlanet
- I am a big fan of some key co-investors

What I don't like:

- analog investing due diligence details (long pdf's with legals)
- the risk of a company in general
- the counter-parties you have to trust
- over engineering financially
- one's brain capacity or attention being lured away from elsewhere... (first world problem!)

Let's see if I am able to jump the last couple of DD hurdles

🙏


What's the most expensive lesson you've had over the last 5 years?

#asknostr


Always nice to start the week with Bitcoin closing in on ATH's


I'd like to think that as a nostr-only user currently, I am already living this

I just don't have any influence from elsewhere

(That is until I log back into IG or X when following a link, look, browse, get irritated, then angry, then anxious, and ultimately am reminded why I left in the first place...!)


Love how meme's can be used like this to "sponsor" a business

But that the creator can also receive v4v sats as well during the contest

win-win-win

nostr-creator-sponsor


That looks great! My wife and I like to keep the Banana's that go off in the freezer for making things just like this

So good cold the next day as well


HB!


Stumble across  nostr:npub1txwy7guqkrq6ngvtwft7zp70nekcknudagrvrryy2wxnz8ljk2xqz0yt4x Nostr profile

Immediate "follow"


What I've been learning is that it's all about energetics. As you allow something to fall away, something else is then able to step in

It's almost enabling a creative process

Thanks for sharing, as it's very inspiring to hear how rewarding others have found this shift to be


Learning to get better at allowing things to happen, rather than forcing them


Thanks Yorkie. Really appreciate the support throughout. Means a lot


It was great fun, so would highly recommend for next time

Always a key part of the journey meeting people in person

Hope the ankle gets better!


Yeah awesome panel to be a part of, thanks Pete! Look forward to seeing what you build

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jake

Dad, Husband, Investor, MC, Podcaster | Trying to ask the right questions


WANT TO BE IN CONTROL OF YOUR TIME?

No seriously...

Do you?

I know how you can.

Read on...

Just en route home after an amazing 48 hours in Sydney at Cheatcode. Thank you to  nostr:npub14mcddvsjsflnhgw7vxykz0ndfqj0rq04v7cjq5nnc95ftld0pv3shcfrlx and  nostr:npub16le69k9hwapnjfhz89wnzkvf96z8n6r34qqwgq0sglas3tgh7v4sp9ffxj for having me along as MC. Not only did I get to meet in person some characters from the "Bitcoin Industry" that I'd followed for a long time, which was amazing, but I also got to meet up with people I am growing closer with over time, local talent to Australia, people who've really started to reap the rewards of this beautiful experience that is Bitcoin, people I am proud to call friends.

So what's the story Jake? I hear you asking. Well fair call. It's pretty simple really: last night, over a beer with conference attendee's, it really hit home; WE'RE IN CONTROL OF OUR TIME. One friend had just quit a long-term fiat job, one was planning a 7 month road trip with their family, one has been "semi-retired" for 4 years, one hadn't even considered other employers for 7 years... And another was really homing in on their health with a huge volume of daily steps.

You know who you are as you read this!

And that's not to name them all. This is unique to Bitcoin. At least, in my experience, I don't know of a single cohort of men between 30 and 45, who are able to reclaim their time like this. Yes there are some outlier founders with exits. Yes there are some early retired traders. Yes there are those who chose a frugal life. But none of them have the confidence on the future these men have.

It's epic. It's inspiring. It's infectious.

Then what really gets me excited is what they might go on to create. They are making space in their lives. With new space comes new ideas. With new ideas comes new products, services, businesses, investments, art, music, hospitality, you name it. But I think the key is that they don't HAVE to go on and do those things. What they create will come from a place of desire not need.

Could this be a snapshot into the future? I think so yes. An increased focus on strong relationships, family, personal health, responsibility, accountability, and the overall message of this note "PEOPLE ARE RE-VALUING THEIR TIME". No longer is a fiat employment contract the only way to survive. There is another, self-sovereign, empowering, purposeful approach to personal financing, and therefore life.

This is what Bitcoin does. This is the dream of the Austrian School of Economics come to the digital renaissance, sound money, with proven low time preference thinking for all to see. These people are happy. They're free. They will explore. Try. Test. Fail. Learn. Move on. Balanced, based, brave. What a thing to witness.

In short: BUY SOME BITCOIN. If you already have some, buy some more. If you own assets that are not Bitcoin, ask yourself "why do I own what I own?" Does the opportunity cost of not owning Bitcoin make sense? If you have a business, how can you incorporate Bitcoin into it? Can you DCA more disposable income. Whatever it takes. The more you can accumulate, plus enough time, anyone can have this, ANYONE CAN RECLAIM THEIR TIME...

Sending good vibes

🙏


Stocked the fridge, cooked some lunch, walked the dog, made a meal plan, filled up freezer... Packed a bag... Drove the airport

Finally getting some breathing space to consider how epic it is to be going to Sydney and attending Cheatcode

Dad mode > MC mode

💪


If you wanted to build a decentralised media business, it would probably look a lot like Nostr


Been going through some  nostr:npub1mygerccwqpzyh9pvp6pv44rskv40zutkfs38t0hqhkvnwlhagp6s3psn5p content

The idea of Nostrocket is a big one

Really big

Why do we all rush to start a government captured limited company?

Bitcoin seperates money from state

This is crucial

An obvious attack vector for that is the state utilising its back-office infrastructure to pressure companies to behave a certain way

I am not sure I am ready to say "I don't believe Nation State company creation is obsolete"

But not doubt I applaud 1) asking the question and 2) it being disrupted


Deleted Nostr off my phone

Was getting addicted to it akin to Twitter

Logging in the evening when kids in bed is a real perk to end the day with


Right back at you!


Very cool. I look forward to trying


Tarik great to see you here!


Well said that man

Inspired


You don't fail, you learn

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We can all go on holiday again now

Good reminder


GM.

#Bitcoin is so simple, please don't overthink it.

Buy what you can, when you can, self-custody, and keep educating yourself and others.

Rinse and repeat.

See you on the other side.


Guess that's one fewer decisions you have to make


Heard today that 1 million people have been displaced in South Lebanon by the war there

Horrendous

Heart goes out to them all

De-funding fiat funded war is something we should all talk far more about


Everything you see around you was once someone's dream

The books in the bookshelf

The chair

The laptop

The house

The car outside

Good reminder: never be afraid to try make your dreams a reality


What's that?


A lot more of them than meets the eye


Show me the incentive, and I'll show you the outcome...


Your so mean for being early into Bitcoin, shame on you


I've never been called a Crypto Anarchist before

Didn't have that in the locker for 2024


It's a good meme, because it immediately gets the right kind of wrong person wound up

Ie they don't get the nuance

Classic


Arguably the most on-point analysis I've seen today

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Stop trying to game the trending charts Joe...


It takes a frustratingly long time to load my "replies" notifications sometimes...


Bitcoin is for everyone (as you know), so as long as the ability to remain outside the tradfi system is there, then it doesn't really matter how some of the network gets used

Can he change consensus? No... Rules but no rulers etc

Point being, Anarchist Cypherpunks can remain just that. They will never be regulated

Maybe we're not in total dissagreement here. I would of course not want to end up at the behest of the US DOJ, and have my abiliyt to self-custody impacted


Just paid for nostr.wine relay for the first time

Again, blown away by how easy paying for a Bitcoin native service is

QR code, sats, and bang, it's done

None of the "please enter all your details, sign up, register, apply pay, sorry it bounced, please try again" BS...


The ECB whining about Bitcoin is hilarious

What happens if we whine about money printing?

We're cancelled

Who would like to just cancel the ECB?

#asknostr


I heard  nostr:npub18lzls4f6h46n43revlzvg6x06z8geww7uudhncfdttdtypduqnfsagugm3 talking about it with  nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm so went to the website, created an account, and purchased it


If you're not able to say how you feel

You bottle up that frustration

Which can lead to violent outbursts

This is one of the main reasons that regulating free speech is so harmful


Love watching my 4 year old daughter do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Not just amazing to see her learn a form of self-defence, agility, discipline, and a sense of community

But somehow witnessing your child just have a crack at something is really good viewing


Had an amazing osteo session today

Bodywork like that is crucial self-care

Must endeavour to do more of it


Today I learnt about the importance of self-image

If we don't have a defined vision on who we are, then we will never become that person

Once you reach the vision, such that what was once a dream, is now everyday life, lived with ease, and in alignment

It's time to go back to the drawing board

Revamp that image, your vision of who you want to be

And go again

All under-pinned by our ethics

Pretty cool lens on life direction


The idea that "latecomers" to Bitcoin should be reimbursed somehow is just ludicrous

If that was the case I'd like some gold from 200 years ago pretty please


SO true. So humble

🙏


Capital is draining. They are getting more and more desperate as they try to plug the gaps

The experiment that was a combined fiscal union without a political union is going to fail

Choppy times ahead


Looks cool. Need to learn more about this

Only so much bandwidth in a day


Good vibes!


I don't believe he is a bad actor

I believe he is playing the game the way he needs to play it


Opening your Nostr to find a comment on a note you posted from  nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 was not what I expected today

What a legend

Then I though, "why not donate to someone that has worked on something that's truly going to move the needle for so many"

And I zapped $60 aud

No bank details

No invoice

No-one telling me I can't

Hard to under-estimate that combination of freedom to speak with the freedom to transact

Good vibes


Sometimes I try to post a note and it doesn't work... Why?


I totally agree that one day Bitcoin will be the unit of account

But this meme doesn't say that

At least how I read it, it doesn't say that

It implies that Bitcoin will represent all value

Which I do not agree with


Should it though? I don't think it's correct

We will still have equity markets, debt markets, real estate, that will have a value

Bitcoin's market cap will not represent all value ever...


Given we've never messaged before, I really wasn't sure if this was a joke when I first read it... Lol. Miss-taken communication online. Wouldn't have been the first time.

Then I went to zap you my automated 1k sats... & felt like a total cheapskate! Will find a way to donate more to whatever you're working on

Thank YOU!


Procrastinating about a new podcast

Looking at camera's

Sometimes you just have to click record...


Good luck and keep building!


Amazing experience. I lived in Singapore for 4.5 years, and had many friends who were married to Asian wives.

Couldn't speak to korean mother in law eg

Or family holidays in Japan with Japanese family who can't speak English etc

My old boss in particular, used to joke how his 2 sons spoke better Japanese than him by the time they were 4 years old

Yet even with the language barrier, they were all so happy, and made it work

Amazing part of the world to spend time


Just got my proton vpn working

No idea why it took me so long to figure out

Feels gooooood


Turns out, as a paying proton customer, I was able to start using theirs very easily

Not sure why I didn't do this before!


What's weird with Murad is he got BTC so early... But has clearly been tempted elsewhere

Quite like Raoul Pal

I find most Bitcoiners have come the other direction


A pioneer and inspiration  nostr:npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe

Thank you for the good vibes

A timely reminder to be kinder


Start a company and get rich they assure you

That is as long as they can get rich at the same time


What VPN recommendations would you make?


Need to pay more attention to this kind of thing

Thanks for sharing


People moving capital into traditional hard assets... What does this mean? A pre-cursor to a QE event? Could well be the case

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I get distracted, "must come up with unicorn idea", or "I should build xyz business"

Point is, Bitcoin (to some degree) solves the wealth problem, so you really can just chill (if your expenses and net assets allow for that of course)

Learning to allow myself to be more Artistic, or Musical, is actually really hard


Yeah moved to Byron Bay this year, having been in Melbourne for 4 years


Just saw a YT thumbnail of Murad Mahmadov presenting at a crypto event in Singapore about memecoins

I didn't click on it

He was a really fascinating person to listen to about Bitcoin a few years back

I thought he'd totally disappeared?

"Crypto" catches some people you''d never expect...

Each to their own


Just paid for nostr.wine relay for the first time

Again, blown away by how easy paying for a Bitcoin native service is

QR code, sats, and bang, it's done

None of the "please enter all your details, sign up, register, apply pay, sorry it bounced, please try again" BS...


"Bitcoin and chill" is so true

Easier said than done though...


Everyday my attention gets dragged this way and that

Latest hack: 15 minute concentration slots

It's all I get, a tiny window, to get done what I need

With small kids at my feet and a newborn it's working well


My family has been selling alcohol, traditional british real ale, for over 200 years

Markets hardly slowing down... Ie people demand it

The health dis-benefits are getting clearer and clearer though, so long-term I think that's a threat to the business


Being anon, using nostr and Bitcoin, you're already a worthy adversory... How can they even find you in the first place... Good first line of defence


Persistent coughs. Just couldn't shake them

Fatigue

Grumpiness

Quite a lot actually


Finding suitable rental properties to house my family in has been much harder than I expected

Takes up soooooo much energy figuring it all out

To then find you have to move all over again

Frustrating


Walking away from an audience you've spent years building on traditional social media is a big ask

Especially if you get paid by it

This will mean some content creators will take a fair bit of time to be persuaded

Unless of course they get cancelled


I think I am getting more interested in digital privacy with time

I wonder: would anon be better?


Fascinating how Nostr has many super early doors Bitcoiners using it

We're pattern recognition experts

These people saw the early promise of Bitcoin. The WHY

And here they are

Commenting, zapping, posting notes of their insights

This is a signal in what's a very noisy world


Ben it would be cool to get a vid on your setup

Maybe you have an old one?

So is that a left and right additional screen? Then a light stand? Plus light controls?

Then also the hi-grade camera for video mounted above the laptop?

Nice.

Got some real work to do in this department!


Years of hard work, accrued knowledge, and a solid readership, means people can't not begin to notice


Weekends are for family time!


Not a bad tech stack to build the future of freedom upon


Amen to that!


Nice! What a great setup you have

HQ for Mr Sessions


Thanks will test out Iris


It's a game-changer, which most have yet to see

Will be amazing to watch it evolve over time


Plus toss a few notes out there to get some Zaps 💪


I really enjoy Sales & Marketing tutorials on YT

BUT

They're selling techniques for dollars

Bitcoin totally changes one's lens on the world, & therefore I need different information, a weaning process if you will


So you don't think Blackrock would let them do it?

Maybe not

Or they would have to let them do it, in order to stay in business with all their other assets under management...?


Of course it would, and the price would 10x, but the Gov would also still have 1 mil coins to work with


But who will build the roads?


Learnt this week that 80% of Australian houses are water damaged

Which means mould problems galore

Only learning about this from a health perspective having had a recent bad experience to mould exposure


On the one hand: I don't think any news is bad news for Bitcoin, so a whole new cohort of people are now involved, which is great

On the other: If I was a government, calling 10 ETF managers and telling them the Bitcoin they hold on behalf of their customers is impounded, with cash equivalent to be paid out, could be the greatest rug pull of all time

nostr:note19y4aue7dqwuwtsj29xkld74pu38jlsywa3v2geuh6dkcxep5q0psdq30fz


Success leaves clues


Bought the kids a paddling pool today

Safe to say: they loved it


In the same way that Bitcoin is disrupting the money from central banks

Nostr has the ability to disrupt the bureaucracy from nation states

Ie we no longer need a government approved ID for people to trust us

Had never considered this before


Nostr is NOT just a new tool for marketers to sell more stuff


There's a few ways of looking at it

Housing one's family is a big deal, and needs investing into both financially and emotionally

The hard part is knowing that the kind of house you need now, vs 5 years time, vs 10 years time, vs 20 years time, is always different

So does that mean by and sell 4 times?

That friction cost is so high, any fiat gain you might make is gone, plus it's an opportunity cost vs more Bitcoin

My initial note was a gripe on even entering the market though

House price ratio to income is just out of control


Yeah it's like I am ascending haha

Whole new set of rabbit hole's to go down


How can I start paying for relays?

Sometimes the  nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg desktop experience is very slow

#asknostr


No rush to respond. Which sums up your point nicely! Thank you for the lengthy explanation.

Opening up Nostr is more like email, before gmail lead us all to a gamified and addictive competitive mess

You've got messages, from people you actually want replies from

The YT shorts were what used to get me

Just before bed

The WORST

So glad I dont do that any longer...

Well look forward to learning lots more together!


Great question. Chris from Bitcoin Alive has a system he uses for this. I'd DM him on X, not sure he's on Nostr so much


Australia, as I've got used to compared to UK where I grew up, has very strict on/off leash Dog area's

Inside a small, fenced, playground, is most certainly an on-leash zone

But, to your point, I am very wary with big Dogs and my kids regardless of what the government says owners should be doing with their Dogs


I am from UK originally, but wife is Aussie, so live in Australia now


Might well be the way, but to date I've always really enjoyed being focused on one thing

Ie a split project might be weird for me

Only one way to find out! Try it


No, and totally fair enough. Which weirdly means that you have to become the cash cow

Hence fiat mining is actually so effective


The key is the choice! You go where you want to go

Love it


All totally valid!


Sounds simple. Actually a profound insight

What is consciousness going to evolve into?


I don't think about it enough...

Part of the problem, is being oblivious to the problem, so good reminder... WAKE UP JAKE!


Property prices local to me are totally out of control

I am lucky to have a bit of money

But f*ck... Totally and utterly un-affordable


I under-value what I do with my time too often


Shaved my head for the first time in years on 2 Jan 2024

Still rocking it

Easiest hair do ever!


I think I am getting more interested in digital privacy with time

I wonder: would anon be better?


Where can I try it out?

Keen to explore new things as they arrive

I like how user-centric this concept is

(quite like nostr in general!)


Always worth trying! And always more opportunities in the future


Nice. Well done.

Immediately makes me wonder: what will this think look like with millions of daily active users!

An entrepreneurs dream in a way


Love scrolling through the "most zapped" trending


So true...

Asked a woman in a gated playground to put her 2x large dogs on a leash

Got 2 young girls that get scared when dogs taller than them bound over

She scowled at me

March off

I asked "I am sorry have I offended you in some way?"

My wife knows of her on social media (some kind of IG influencer)

She's pregnant

Which for any of us that have seen our wives go through it, we know can be a very stressful, tiring, and frustrating time

I let it go

Was polite

We move on


It's important to see it for what it is

Takes some time

But gosh isn't it healthy on the other side

What I struggle with: the idea of how manipulated I was for so long...


Thanks to pioneers like yourself Will, that saw something special, and took a risk with their time, we can all get to benefit from it

Cool that you have to pinch yourself in a sense...!


Nice to see Bitcoin back over 100k in AUD

When the same happens in USD terms, that's going to be a huge moment


I love the idea of "honing your craft"

Ie being extremely good at something


Why would you invest in a VC fund rather than Bitcoin?

Honestly... It's hard.

You have to pick the team, that are going to pick the winners, that you have to hope can actually do it

The average fund will return a 2x to 3x over 10 years, which is an annual return of circa 25%

Depending on how you calculate it, Bitcoin is more like 50%.

Plus, the vast difference in counter-party risk, liquidity (or lack of), etc, makes it even more difficult

I once read that equity investing on a Bitcoin standard is more like altruistic entrepreneurship

A donation essentially

When you think through these numbers that really hits home


As I've thought about it, I've found it very hard to work through

Bitcoin is just an entirely different beast

Thanks for sharing!


Why don't you move? What's stopping you?


Yeah the next step is "can I work on this right now?"

So I define as actionable, or not

Then list them all up and figure out THE ONE

Fun process

I wonder if I can keep it up!


What am I missing?


In the investment world, I love the phrase "ask a man what he owns, now what he thinks"

It's the best way to truly cut through the noise to find the signal

A like is a nothing burger in comparison to a zap

So when I see on  nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg"most zapped", I really take notice, as I feel that's far better signal for what's important to pay attention to

Indeed, I envision markets in the future in which we're trading information based on micropayment volumes and trends

Food for thought!

Ps - tried to zap but didn't work for some reason!


Remember

An ounce of gold purchased a high end suit back in Ancient Rome, just like it does today


We’re in the midst of an information war

Is a fact that really only hit home recently


Want to go fast: go alone

Want to go far: go together

African proverb


We all love:

- coffee
- dry cleaning
- flowers
- meat
- groceries

Ie things that every local high street likely has somewhere along it.

Which got me thinking: what does it look like if you buy a small business, convert it to a Bitcoin standard, and leverage it to stack sats?

Of course the CAGR of Bitcoin is the hurdle rate which almost immediately means it's a bad idea

eg - CAGR predcition of 50% on Bitcoin means 250k of Bitcoin over the next 4 years will become 375k, 562.5k, & 843.75

So your small business investment needs to 3.5x in 4 years to keep up

How can you do that?

Well one of the reasons I like the MSTR play, plus the likes of Semler and Metaplanet, is they're leveraging the public market feature set of debt access etc

So what tools does a small business have at it's disposal? Better access to debt than an individual? Better tax loopholes? Better ability to grow income?

Point being, it's of course a lot less effort to just own Bitcoin, but wondering why a handful of good cashflowing assets couldn't become your satsflow machines...?


There's a lot to be said for standing firm, staying put, and just adopting a Bitcoin standard in any way you can


As it should be!


Imagine having your 4 kids and wife killed by a bomb you never saw coming

Evil exists

Heart goes out to them


All very important tools to make decisions

I actually find Nostr very intuitive, instinctive as you say. Something just saying "jake, spend time there, something cool is unfolding"


Same! Can I ask, what was the most unhealthy habit you've broken?


But I thought a woman could be a man? And vice versa?

A trans man would never get what you're saying...


HODLing Bitcoin is so much easier said than done


Great insight. Thanks for sharing. Checkmate is often all over this metric, which is one of the reasons I like his content as well (and am a paying subscriber)

Chopsolidation is very healthy... If a bit boring! The key: staying focused on the strategy, and not getting distracted by shiny objects along the way


The strong arm of the state can be a faceless beast at times

Full "computer says no" type characters

F*ck the hates


Nice. Look forward to meeting in person


Over the past 2 weeks I've started building a new 2nd brain...

It's something that I've trialled many times, but with the help of a mentor, I am designing a new system I am excited about

In particular it's about optimising for creativity AND productivity

- catch all ideas and record in Notion
- spend up to 2 mins jotting the thought down
- then do nothing at all about it
- each week review for 30 mins all ideas
- then file them away (fuck yeah, fuck that, maybe later)

This week here is a list of all the ideas I came up with:

- What happens if we buy a business in Byron bay?
- Write article about BMA
- Become a Nostr expert
- Invest in vc funds
- Start a bitcoin bank (Solving the wealth problem IS the problem
- I want to do deep work. Not have schedule open to random calls. Truly focus
- Write article about investing “alpha”
- I want to be a venture capitalist
- Delete distracting shit off phone. Diacipliend morning creation routine
- Long form podcast. “Best”
- Build a Hormozi style grand slam offer
- Use Fountain to find the most boosted podcast section - then creat clip
- Morning routine. How can I improve it?
- Ai scripts for jake present short form video
- Nostr native podcast clip / shorts client
- Buy a map of the world. Where to live?
- Nostr media co that matches donations
- Vc history research
- Train an AI with all the Bitcoin content I’ve consumed
- Learn about AI in relation to content creation
- Get debt vs bitcoin to buy a house
- Mindset work. Not compare & dispair
- Write a book
- Create first . Consume second.
- Build a publishing machine that uses nostr first, but cross posts to existing platforms as well
- Build a nostr client that actually works for a podcaster
- a bitcoin backed mortgage product
- Long form podcast
- High ticket coaching program for HNW on Bitcoin journey
- Create a nostr user protocol & content schedule
- A Nostr focused Angel Investing syndicate

I am spending 30 mins now reviewing them, culling them, indeed what we're calling this is "Dream-Killing"

The intention is to whittle down to THE ONE THING that I have to focus on above all else.

How do you figure out what to work on?


Epic! Congrats and good luck


Nice. Always good to hear people have had similar experiences


I couldn't agree more. I think the first step might be to get something that augments Substack, and others, rather than replaces.

Ie existing creators can share their existing content creation workflow here on Nostr

They can have a play around, start to experience it etc

But then again, the flip side, which I am just thinking through: focus on building tools for people that already got kicked off legacy media platforms.

They have a far bigger problem to solve and therefore NEED

Always a few ways to peel the onion


Let me take a look. Thanks for sharing


So cool. Thanks for sharing!

As with all creativity, the first time you try something it wont be great. But by rep 100, it's starting to get really good

Keep going!


Resounding impression, which I love, is that people enjoy Nostr because of how they FEEL

- less anxious
- less angry
- less addicted
- more inspired
- more creative
- more insights


I am sorry, I don't fully understand this note. Can you explain in more detail?


I think I follow. Ie, as long as it's a market lead approach, followed up with good design, that's intuitive, then it will be a good thing to work on


Thanks for sharing your journey! Many fill follow similar path's I am sure


Going to be on a panel at Cheatcode with a Nostr focus

What was the main reason you decided to start using it?

#asknostr

(If I answer myself, it's the idea of not being censored, ie a content creator cannot be de-platformed... GAMEchanger)


Information doesn't travel evenly through markets. This is another great example.

Slowly, over time, user will try out the experience... Maybe X will be banned in their country. Maybe they hear from a friend.

I am really coming around to the idea the purple pill is a trojan horse for the orange pill


Frankly it's changed over time, as often other people's mentorship is just a reflection of what worked for them, rather than what's right for you

So if I really think about it: don't be afraid to be yourself


So fun zapping people as a thank you for helping with primary research like this

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Lol. Rapping not even close to being in the wheelhouse... So sorry to let you down on that one


Thanks! Really appreciate the support


Thanks will take a look


Weird: if you want

Open: absolutely!


Just purchased the NIP 05 jake@nostr.com

Love paying for products and services in Bitcoin

It's just so simple

QR code and bang

Job done

Really makes one consider that legacy payment is just so f*cked in comparison

Login (or likely create new account with KYC etc)

Input payment details

Then they don't work

So you do it again....

Etc!


The opportunity first appeared in January, it's now October, so a good 9 months of trying

Best efforts put in by all

A few reasons come to mind, but I'll keep them to myself for now

But all parted ways very amicably with the potential to collaborate in the future


Sending all the best Andrew! Thank you

Reminds me from Bali: "we're all so lucky"

Still so true today

(Ps - have purchased your book, good prompt to actually get into it!)


Excited to be MC of Cheatcode in Sydney next week

Thank you  nostr:npub14mcddvsjsflnhgw7vxykz0ndfqj0rq04v7cjq5nnc95ftld0pv3shcfrlx  nostr:npub16le69k9hwapnjfhz89wnzkvf96z8n6r34qqwgq0sglas3tgh7v4sp9ffxj

💪


Things haven't worked out co-founding Bitcoin Mentor Australia

So as of last week we went our seperate ways

I wish the very best of luck to the team that I've left behind

A really awesome group of people

🙏


What is the best desktop client for Nostr?


For a one off coffee sure. It doesn’t matter at all

But I am confused. Whilst I agree that owning literally anything else as well as Bitcoin, means to some degree you could be longer Bitcoin, a house, a car, gold, could all be sold for more btc

But to say the opportunity cost of using only bitcoin, instead of a less volatile asset (in purchasing power) short term eg eur, usd, aud, gbp, is exactly the same… how do you calc that?

From where I am sitting its not even possible to know what the opportunity cost is, given the unknown trajectory of Bitcoin, let alone say it’s the same


John replied to me


Congrats!


A feature that would be potentially helpful

Make it easy to Auto post across to legacy platforms

Ie you can focus on Nostr first for your content creation

But once you’ve made it, it might make sense to spread that message far and wide

Would save hours to uploading / loading / commenting etc on legacy platforms

(Saying all that, going all in Nostr and never giving Zuck or Musk a second of my attention again also feels great, so maybe this is a bad idea)


Physical and not kindle etc as well


Right time & a place for expert knowledge of course


Yum!


Lesson from this year: lawyers like telling you what you can’t do, not what you can

Offer you want to build, just do it


I would use it. Chatter about a substack competitor lately. Would use that too

Who can build please? 🙏🏻


Excellent book. Even better is meeting nostr:npub1hk0tv47ztd8kekngsuwwycje68umccjzqjr7xgjfqkm8ffcs53dqvv20pf in person & hearing him speak about his writings


Walking on a sunny beach to start your day is off the charts good vibes

🙏🏻


Want to go fast: go alone

Want to go far: go together

African proverb


We’re in the midst of an information war

Is a fact that really only hit home recently


X39 patches


For short term cost horizons, the volatility of BTC is unknown, so fiat remains workable (or a stable coin)

How do you calculate short term volatility & opportunity cost?


Main reason: wore lifewave x39 patches every night (new form of stem cell regeneration tech)

Secondary: wore glasses less, was at laptop less


This year I managed to improve my eyesight by 50%

Now only 0.75 short sighted in both eyes

Made me think “glasses are shitcoins” the other day

Takes the whole idea of personal sovereignty to another level


I think it’s a clear indication as to the unique MSTR situation

A business still controlled by the founder to a large degree


I’d never heard of this before

Awesome vibes


Bullish vibe in personal weekly investment note

“100k usd by Xmas 2024”

💪🏻


Remember

An ounce of gold purchased a high end suit back in Ancient Rome, just like it does today


Gold price action is a great indicator for future inflation


Need to keep learning about ecash

Thanks for sharing


I used to see stories of the likes of SoftBank with these massive VC funds and be impressed by the scale of it

But I now realise it’s just a symptom of the money printer

And really it’s about proximity to the spigot


I noticed recently that each time I go on legacy social media

I get content from men in their late 30s with huge digital audiences

Chatting through a range of interesting subjects

But none of them are married, or have kids

Now each to their own. You do you.

But my experience having been blessed to become a father

Means I now struggle to take advice from people who aren’t

It’s impossible to explain the deep connection to a child

Plus the newfound sense of responsibility that you now have

Whilst of course a family being the most important investment of all

🤔


Contrary to what the tech startup world would have you believe

Successful startup founders are not 22, but at least a decade older

“The average CEO is 44 at IPO”

Which gets me thinking…

I don’t think a lot of us realise the power of Bitcoin & startups

Many people will free their time up due to utilising a savings vehicle

All that time could be put to productive use in business

Free thinking, free market oriented, Bitcoin backed minds

Anyone who has travelled the a Bitcoin rabbit hole knows what I mean

A whole batch of previously untapped talent coming to market


I recently posted something that a few minutes later I wanted to edit

Not a big deal

But the inability to delete is quite something to actually get used to

“Think before you speak” is key


Atlas Shrugged (as many times as you need to understand it properly)


These are classic


Amen to that


Family first. Always


I LOVE HOW EVEN REPLIES ARE IN CAPS 😂😂😂

Founders are often more exposed to the success of a business, given it’s their skill set, time, and reputation truly on the line. Totally agree on that


Well you couldn’t script that one!


I always really liked the idea of building in the open

Or was something that I saw promoted by people on Twitter

FOSS is a whole new level of that type of vibe

Amazed I didn’t come across it earlier in that sense

So posting notes on what you’re building in Nostr is a 10x


Saylor isn’t playing that game though

He’s a publicly traded company leveraging their balance sheet

What a masterclass to witness mind you


So true. People struggle to part with their sats due to the capital appreciation potential


Early stage equity investing on a Bitcoin standard is the exact opposite of the “spray & prey” approach of many fiat VC funds


I’ve been so influenced by the pioneers of internet entrepreneurship in the 90s

Almost in awe of what was done

Realised lately, that we’ll look back upon Bitcoin & Nostr as akin to that period

An unbelievable time to try new things. To fail. To try again. & build a valuable new future

💪🏻


Love that 👏👏👏

Let’s learn together


Indeed. But just because the marginal cost comes down doesn’t mean you can’t build a big business

Other levers I would look to in order to retain a decent customer LTV:

- UX/UI
- Brand

How do exchange businesses not cannibalise each other? They compete on other things like the above


I wonder how you could portray that into a shareholder agreement…?

Will think about it


Keep going

Amazing work

💪🏻


When you hear nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m talking about how Nostr is the first true implementation of micropayments

One can’t help but get drawn in

What a time to be part of all this

If only as a user

🙏🏻🥳


Must say I really like the idea of Nostrocket @gsovereignty

Immediately intrigued as to how private capital fits in

Listened to a few of your pods & it’s fascinating

As equity investors one is hugely exposed to nation state risk

Fixing that is a HUGE problem which few realise


Good lens for vc: Add to the whole

Bad lens for vc: be as extractive as possible


It’s been notoriously hard to make successful Vc investments in Bitcoin companies

Especially when Bitcoin is the hurdle rate to compete with

Hunch: Nostr is different.

With better digital identity, user controlled data, & the app market already showing great traction, it seems a great place to deploy some capital in early stage equity

Ie with Nostr it will be possible to scale a private business

The key of course is to find great teams, & workable business models


Great questions.

For the first questions easiest to check out their website

https://tribeimpactcapital.com/

Fixed income = a bond (debt)

UK gilt = Uk government bond

🙏🏻


JUST IN: $5.4 trillion asset manager Fidelity confirms 77,000+ customer records were hacked, including license, social security numbers, and personal information. 🔥

NYKNYB - buy a hardware wallet!


Ouch


“Wait, what do you mean, it’s my problem…?”

People don’t like accountability

They’ll run back to X or whatever


I am just reading a wealth management report that is an “impact” specialist

The report starts with stuff about the UN Sustainable Development goals

Then how they are mapped onto the investment portfolio in terms of key criteria

2nd asset on the list, a fixed income allocation, drum roll, to UK Gilts…

Yup, government debt is acceptable in a impact investor portfolio

🤯


Something to take on WhatsApp

Nice

Really nice

Love this angle

Plus the network affects huge potentially

Sometimes I do try and WhatsApp and the phone number is not on the network

With Nostr, this might never happen, if it scales


Quickly compared a investment from today to 2020

It was measured in aud$

“Oh, we’re kind of in line with back then”

I said to my wife

But then… boom. What about real inflation?

Oops

Just about the most important thing any investor can look at

In purchasing power it’s down

For sure

Regardless of what government metric tells you otherwise

Once again, I was tripped up by how counter intuitive inflation actually is

Prices going up does not mean value is increasing

It’s in fact the denominator falling

Most people have no idea…


It’s very clearly the future shopfront of the world

A fair space for people to build from

Interestingly the traction thus far is driven by zealot like early users

I love that social side of it so much


So true

nostr:note14a2j20vpyqd6z8fj83p3nut3v2kl0m6hw0qhl0fa68mhrtvcpmnsutjxcq


Who will build the roads?
https://m.primal.net/LRqr.jpg


Hence this is a fascinating place as entrepreneurs


Be battle ready


First beach walk with Alfie completed

So good to get out the house

💪🏻
https://m.primal.net/LRpx.jpg


Remember: no one knows the future price & timeline of Bitcoin


Lad alert


Precisely what I was thinking

Point is you control your data, and only release where and when necessary

This wasn’t possible properly pre-Nostr I don’t believe, as you always had to trust someone else…


Fun fact of the day:

There have been 31,000 human languages, most of which are dead, with circa 6000 in existence today

https://engines.egr.uh.edu/episode/2723


Good problem to have 😜


This is an Australian Government issued infant medical record book

Having had a home birth we’re still asked to update it

Mostly it’s been useful to track weight readings

Got me thinking…

Imagine one’s health records digitalised, in your control, distributed when you chose, & to whom you chose

It would be so powerful

Nostr can do this. Right nostr:npub1hqaz3dlyuhfqhktqchawke39l92jj9nt30dsgh2zvd9z7dv3j3gqpkt56s ?

I would pay for this service
https://m.primal.net/LQep.jpg


For sure. Will share


Fascinating to watch it play out


How does Nostr affect debt markets?

I’ve heard product ideas for Nostr related health & insurance products recently

Better digital identity, & user controlled data, surely revolutionise risk calculation

I’d rather lend money to someone in my social network who I trust more

But then if BTC is the cost of capital, how do you calc a reasonable interest rate?

#asknostr


After owning Bitcoin, all I really want is a family home

But I don’t want to sell any Bitcoin, so I need to find another way

Which leads me to using BTC as collateral somehow

I am not confident it will work

Going to do some deep research

If I figure it out, others will want the same thing


Sums up nicely how I was feeling this morning

Justifying one’s decision making is hard sometimes…

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Didn’t link properly

https://primal.net/e/note1p0hpkqxnxr2juyqq2kejemmr9p2wy6qwcv3dfk3j6l8d5d8wtqkshqccxu


The sell is very clear as well: never get cancelled

Better property rights means better capital creation potential

I think this insight is the thing that’s got me most bullish lately


Totally agree

https://primal.net/e/note1p0hpkqxnxr2juyqq2kejemmr9p2wy6qwcv3dfk3j6l8d5d8wtqkshqccxu


I love acknowledging how one’s perspective alters

Actually not easy to do

🙏🏻


The further I travel down the Bitcoin rabbit hole

The more meaningless my previous goals become

It’s like I was tricked into the dream of “making money”

Which became a nightmare in which I was being slowly killed

Sound money shines such a strong light on the negative externalities of an inability to save one’s output fairly


I’d love to see Nostr builders really focus & improve on creator tools

It’s exactly what I was wonder the other day


I’ve never heard of this lady, or her work before, but after listening to this I would support everything she works on

Freedom technology has never been more important. Indeed, I am guilty of not realising that for too long

Nostr. Die on this hill vibes 🙏🏻

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Well we’re a family if 5 now… 3 weeks in. It’s hectic at times! But so excited we’ve got this far. A 4th child very unlikely at this stage 😅


Listened to nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm chatting to nostr:npub14mcddvsjsflnhgw7vxykz0ndfqj0rq04v7cjq5nnc95ftld0pv3shcfrlx this week

So much good stuff

I liked the challenge of Austrian Econ in regards to inevitable monopoly (I am sure there is an answer, I need to research it)

But most of all was the simple highlight of the flip of how we build the internet on Nostr than before

Pre-Nostr:

Dumb client > Smart server

With Nostr:

Smart client > Dumb server

Or something along those lines…

Continuously amazed at how information, knowledge, wisdom, flows through a marketplace. The key: One has to be ready to receive it!


A classic learn by doing scenario!


Will try to get in some self-care as well!

🙏🏻


I can confirm that juggling a newborn (needs to sleep), a 2 year old (needs cuddles), & a 4 year old (needs games)

All at the same time

Is a whole new level!

🤯😅


Bang on


Intense. Trust all ok


Yeah I think it could be very powerful


Or claim to be Satoshi? Would really slow down production…


On point

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In the same way that substack helps convert email subscribers into paying community members

Could you have a Nostr client that converts followers into a paying community member

On upgrade the customer gets access to private insider info and messenger groups etc

#asknostr


Nostr is a VERY inconvenient truth for the entire crypto market

A decentralised protocol with Bitcoin as its money

Proof that there never was, & never will be, a need for a token

Money trends to one…


“Nobody loves being talked at.”

Amen


Legend max. Some things to work through!


Keep it up!


Yup. Sounds very on point


I am starting to think that the sensible approach is Nostr first

Build schedules, systems, etc that means publish and promo of content is here first

There’s way to automate to X etc

But if anything I’ve learnt here is that I value the “humanness”

I don’t want an automate tweet “let’s get after it relentlessly today” eg


Great! Good luck with whatever you build!


No doubt you need top quality commercial brains in the management teams


Fascinating time to invest in these businesses

High risk

But very high reward

Key is the people.


Yeah all have their trade offs as well I am sure


Get it done!


Thanks


There’s lots of Bitcoin media personalities that make money selling attention

Sponsors paying for advertising on podcasts, newsletters, etc

For them to go Nostr-only is at odds with that business model given current eyeballs here

They might become Nostr users in a personal capacity first

Eventually their business will follow

Funny how an incentive shines a light on ethics (Or bending of ethics)

All about the long game


Is Oxchat the best Nostr instant messenger app?

If yes, why?

If no, what is?

#asknostr


Bingo


There is circa 5 Bitcoin focused VC funds that I know and respect

Where are they domiciled? Where are their investments domiciled?

Investing in freedom tech with a nation state limited company equity structure surely has to have risks associated with it

Corporations get pressure from governments all the time

I wonder the best place to setup?


Lots of building to be done!


I love that some people you meet in Bitcoin & Nostr are so freedom oriented they are “unemployable”

They reject the concept of the requirement for a fiat employment contract

Good reminder: history shows the intransigent minority has an outsized impact


Loved some of your recent episodes

Keep it up!


“my personal experience on here is unique to me and only to me”

This is the magic

Plus the fact it’s designed by you to get there

So cool


I’ve heard some amazing AI generated podcast attempts lately

Jokes

Slang

Conversation cadence

Astonishing in fact

Begs the questions:

- why ever have a human host a podcast again?
- what other productive output could a podcast host achieve?

My gut says:

- AI can never compete with actually creativity (it needs human input)
- people sense energy, & real shows will retain an audience

Interesting to see play out


In the same way that the high priests of Keynesian economics aim for a 2% inflation rate

Is there a deflation rate that is optimal?

(Assuming 2% inflation is actually optimal, which I would strongly argue it might not be… forgive me not a great question! 😂)


Eye drops might be a it tricky digitally… 😂😂😂


“Interoperability” is a word the likes of Zuck & Elon are going to shadowban the shit out of


“Nostr is an echo chamber”

Was a reason someone gave not to look into it recently

They had just sold an email newsletter list they built via Twitter

What’s the best way to help this kind of creator take another look at Nostr?


Will have a listen for sure

👍


Love it. “Freedom” is a feeling. No doubt about that. The more we master that, the more free we are in a way


Yeah the scheduling side of things is very poor currently

But like yourself, I like that it forces one to innovate

And what’s the pint of a schedule if there is no algo to satisfy?

Timezone is one thing. Make sure online for when you know someone you want to contact will be

But surely what Nostr shows is quality is more important than quantity

One needs to be more comfortable with why they’re even posting online at all

🙏🏻


It’s complicated that’s for sure!

I guess it depends on one’s definition of confidence, and what that means in daily life


2 under-rated questions one should ask more often:

1 - am I wrong?

2 - are we the bad guys?


So true. B-grade players running amock

Makes me think of the obese government health officials sermonising on what is healthy…


Hell yeah. GM to that vibe!

I’ve struggled with the common “compare & despair” trait many times before

What a spiritual journey this is proving to be


Haha. I’d not thought of that

What the world might look like if that weren’t true?


Something I have to get better at!


Having true confidence in yourself is one of the hardest things


Let’s get building 💪🏻

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Thanks for the suggestions. There’s a number of ways around I know

Interestingly this transaction was on behalf of my super (Australian pension equivalent), so only a handful of approved exchanges and banks can be used


New technologies open up new markets

Which from the outset are not obvious

But action leads to clarity! Nice work 👏

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Hence the power of digital leverage

Keep it up Joe. Great work


Need a bit of this myself as well

👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻


Crucial! I am working on a new “deep work” schedule, that will better batch my time up

Ironically it will give me more freedom once complete

The biggest part of it will be a new “idea garage” that will help creativity management


Hence it’s called “freedom tech”


This is such an important point.

- A knife can cook dinner, or stab someone to death
- A phone can dial 911 and save a life, or talk someone into a paedo group
- A car can drive a family to church, or be a getaway vehicle in a back heist

Tools are there to be used. People will use them as they wish, right or wrong


Who plays god in a digital monopoly? The owner…

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Nice work Ben! Very cool to see some cross-industry promo of Bitcoin

I find that Real Estate investors, when they grok Bitcoin, fall for it really hard

“What do you mean cap appreciation with zero management or opex?”

👏👏👏


You can share out the 1k I sent as well

Good vibes!

🙏🏻


Wow. That’s mad

Can that be true?

I thought we had 60k thoughts a day on average

Why would 50% of people not have any?

Maybe I am not understanding what you mean…


Will have a listen 🙏🏻


Bingo. Which is a fact that takes quite some time to figure out given all the conditioning!


It wasn’t a scam. Number was the usual and email address from the real place

I did almost get tripped up by a copy of a proton mail email recently. Thankfully checked the address, whcih was some random person, but the email was so similar to what they would send. Phishing 101!


Had a good reminder today of the difference between permissionless & permissioned money

Moving AUD from a bank account to a crypto exchange my withdrawal got blocked

It took 4 days for the bank to contact me and try to resolve the situation

“We’re writing in reference to recent unusual activity on your ANZ Internet Banking/ANZ Mobile Banking.

As a precautionary measure your Customer Registration Number (CRN) has been temporarily suspended to prevent unauthorised use.”

After a single phone call it was resolved, but wow the questions their fraud team asked were strange

- first it’s all the kyc confirmation. Dob. Addresss. Phone number. Full name. They’re the ones calling you btw..
- then the all questions: is this for crypto? Is it just yourself? Have you done this a long time? This seems to be a new platform??? Etc etc

What’s frustrating is

1) how slow to notify me they’d stopped the withdrawal
2) the amount of info they already have that they need repeated back to them
3) the info they already had but didn’t look for (I’ve only ever used this exchange in the 3 years I’ve had the account eg, so it can’t be new, and also I’ve clearly done it before)

In short, when you have to ask permission to move your money, it creates so many hurdles

& hence the ability to opt out with Bitcoin is so important, valuable, and needed

🙏🏻


GM

About to take the newborn for their first walk

This one’s been so chilled my guess is he’ll sleep the whole way

But you never know!

🙏🏻


#Bitcoin

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Beautiful view

Australia so amazing for that


True. Takes a while to figure that out though


No doubt what you see on the street is a great indication

Primary research at its best


Very much a matter of opinion if “working” though

Given that many have yet to adopt it in a meaningful way

I know that it does. Most of my family’s doesn’t…


Is there a way to DM all your Nostr followers at once?

Akin to a bulk email list

#asknostr


Sad but true. Plus something I increasingly feel is by design


When something shines a light on reality, the powers that be get worried

Nothing sparks an uprising quite like Big Brother been proven a psycho


What a woman 💪🏻


A simple story of learn by doing

Which reflects a core concept to create value: proof-of-work

👏👏👏


Got a chuckle from me 👏👏👏


Got an analytics report from my producer as we analyse the Bitcoin Mentor Podcast I’ve been creating

“Regarding the drop in Twitter/X numbers, I get worried about shadowbans sometimes, but could just be a quiet period. Let's see what this next month brings.”

Nostr fixes this

Indeed, the more I think about it, the more content creation on anything but Nostr is a miss-allocation of capital

You’re building on quicksand with poorer property rights than you ever thought was the case

Not being de-platformed is the edge Nostr has on everything else which I believe speaks to creators most


Good advert for Nostr

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Great photo!


Keen to follow some more people on Nostr

Top 3 most impactful accounts you’ve come across this week?

#asknostr


Creating a podcast nails the 3 most important capital categories:

- financial
- relationship
- skill

If you’re wondering if you should start… DO IT!


We need more Bitcoin podcasts

Not less


Where your mind goes

Your money follows


Let me know how it feeks


On the one hand

1) when you’re in someone’s jurisdiction you have to abide by their rules (move if you don’t like it)

But in the other

2) how ridiculous that a state believes a flag being removed would make any difference to how people feel


If you wanted to start a new business

At what point does a nation state Limited Company structure become obsolete?

What is the innovation there?

I don’t think limited liability is something to do away with for an entrepreneur

I just wonder how a corporate actor might operate without ad much potential political pressure..?

🤔


Over the past few weeks I’ve pretty much entirely made the switch from Spotify to Fountain for podcast consumption

After thousands of hours this is a big shift

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What’s got me over the line is their integration of Nostr

Amazing product development

👏👏


Listening


This is the future they all IG & X users are unwittingly walking into

Thankfully Nostr gives us another option

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Been battling with this recently

Our attention is so key though

Ie if I truly focus on Nostr, the experience will be far better, specifically as a content creator, to truly figure out how best to use it

But then leaving behind audiences seems like a cost. But at what point does your X following become a bad debt / sunk cost? & you’re better off cutting losses

Def something to think on for a day or so


I’d use that!


Haha

I am heading that way


No. Let me take a look. Thanks for the recommendation


Haha. Looks so easy on paper

Instinctively it’s sovereignty

So let’s go with that


Yeah that’s the one I am reading

Fascinating & frightening at the same time


Totally open to the idea. Thanks for showing me


Would like to get around that


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Rise and fall of third reich


Sometimes one knows exactly what they want to do do, how to do it, & why

But then a hundered reasons crop up to getting in the way

How do you handle this? I am not entirely sure, given we’re creative beings

But really, truly, focusing, seems to be the way to go

💪🏻


Yes the compounding nature of it

So true


Been slowly working my way through a history book on Nazi Germany

Absolutely crazy some of the things that occurred en route to power

Even the story around why the Nazi swastika and colours was chosen

They wanted a logo, a brand, a figurehead to build a story around their politics


Modern inflation chatter from MSM

- I gained 5kg
- 30 days later I gained only 3.5kg
- then I gained 2kg
- my last read was only 0.5kg more

This person is still 11kg heavier, even if the gain has slowed


Amazing work! So cool to see how it functions in practice


Which is so fascinating when you learn it

The education you received was made for someone other than yourself


The people raging against Bitcoin right now

Are going to be on the wrong side of history…


“Intransigent minority”

Crucial

Let’s do it 💪🏻


Shit. Is that what happened? Not spent time learning about that before


Bingo

Which also means you have to question the entire academia

Fiat Standard was so good for that


Tried to zap! Get it setup 💪🏻

True story what you say…


Being comfortable treading the less followed path is easier said than done


That was great for nostr development

I was thinking more along the lines of geo-politics


I have a Business Management BA from a top UK University

Austrian economics was never mentioned…

Why?


Note to my younger self: the good guys didn’t always win in the history that you were spoon fed


Great! Exactly how it should be


You feel different. So true.


I think the key is speed of info

So rather than long form articles

It would be a news ticker type thing


One of the hardest things: figuring out which of your ideas to follow, & which to ignore

Attention is a scarce resource


True globally…

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Haha. So true. It’s like one is going half half

You have to just go f*ck it & dive in don’t you


Idea: a nostr-focused news business

Twitter became what it was due to speed of information

Nostr could be the same, with a team of people around the world

Name: The Bulletin

V4v zap prompts for revenue


He’s an absolute genius, that is out in the open teaching what he knows

Having started MSTR as a 24 year old, he’s committed his entire adult life to building it

A master financial engineer, with inside knowledge of capital markets, That we can all learn from

Amazing to witness


Followed

So true what you say, which only becomes clear when you spend time here

It is what you make it

🙏🏻


To go Nostr-only, do you need to delete all your old social profiles?

Or can you leave them dormant with “gone to Nostr” as a final post?


It’s amazing how sticky the name “Twitter” is proving to be


Funny how the ESG emphasis from large asset managers like Blackrock is slowly disappearing


You can’t force anyone to learn something

They have to want to

Same applies to Bitcoin


What we choose to do with our attention is the biggest decision we make everyday

Need to get batter at it


Is Greece somewhere you could go to avoid this stuff?


Classic 😂

Wedmin can be full on! Enjoy the ride and congrats to you guys

🙏🏻


That’s the point. I don’t ask. But think it. & I bet lots of people are the same


Then screenshot
Then post on nostr
Then start sipping again

Great start to the day 👋🏻