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
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
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
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 @petermccormack and @dannyknowles 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
💪
Been going through some @gsovereignty 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
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
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
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
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
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
Opening your Nostr to find a comment on a note you posted from @fiatjaf 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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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!
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
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
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
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)
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