My first piece of advice is to not seek advice from online anons.
My second piece of advice is to lump sum buy, send to cold storage, and leave it there for at least 10 years.


Robin Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire.


Hyperstition is akin to a self fulfilling prophecy. You make a prediction and believe in it so fully that you bring it into reality.


Doom harder bro. Why not just end it now?


Don't let the door hit you on your way out fuckfaces.


It would be amazing if a bunch of shitlibs moved to Canada. Canada is already fucked, so it wouldn't make much of a difference up there, but certainly would be better for us here in the states.


They should go to Canada and get treated for depression, if you catch my drift...


Hyperstition that shit into reality!


Frens don't dox frens.


Now let's see if Trump and red congress can get some shit done. My wishlist:
Free Ross
Mass deportation of illegals.
Gut the administrative/deep state.
End income tax and IRS and replace with tariffs.
End the Fed.
Negotiate a peace with Russia.
Cut military support for Israel until Netanyahu is gone.
Infrastructure investment and massive energy buildout.
Massively expand domestic mining and oil/gas extraction.


People who want to be left alone will always lose to those who want power.


Fingers crossed. Would really set the tone by keeping an easy to keep promise right out of the gate.


In meat space or the digital sphere?


Is it too much to ask that we not let mentally ill people run our civilization into the ground?


Excited to try it!


Great read. Definitely recommend!


I'm moving further to the right every frickin day. Next thing you know I'll be getting a symbol tattooed on my forehead.


Straight up workaholic at this point.


True.


I got taxed to shit when I earned this Bitcoin, basically 50%. I have ZERO intention on paying capital gains taxes when I spend it.

Fuck the tax man, fuck the government, fuck the IRS, fuck the fed, and fuck you.


Lyn Alden and Jack Dorsey are to NOSTR what Trump is to truth social.


Read old books.


Bitcoin is gonna soak up that liquidity like a giant black hole sponge. Hold on to your butts folks.


Who are you selling it too?


Farm/garden fresh food is the best. Eggs, berries, and tomatoes especially.


Guten tach.


Free your mind from ideology and dogmatism.


There is a lesson we can learn from Judo, you can make fighting your opponents easier by turning their energy/momentum to your advantage. Don't directly counter their energy, accept it and claim it as your own.


The left aren't the only one's who are anti-zionist.


Ideas spread faster than you can make babies. The only way to combat ideas is with better one's.


Progressivism is a suicide cult. Let's hope that we are prepared enough so they don't drag the rest of us down with them.


I read a quite a few posts on substack. I really wish that I could zap the authors rather than having to subscribe to support them. Subscription model creates a freeloader problem where most readers are free subscribers and a few generous patrons carry the monetary burden.


You get what you are willing to tolerate.


Embrace the cringe, the only way forward is through.


Humans will never be obsolete unless we give up, which sadly, seems to be quite common of late.


Most people didn't used to live beyond the age where they were able to work. Now the majority do.

A potential solution is having a cultural shift away from debt fueled consumerism towards frugality and saving. Hopefully, this will be encouraged by the widespread adoption of Bitcoin and HODL mentality.

The other way is having a cultural expectation for children to take care of their aging parents, definitely not an easy sell in the West nowadays.

Either way, can't be fixed quickly nor easily.


Bitcoin doesn't need politicians for it to survive, but bitcoiners do. If the regime in your country cracks down on bitcoin, it will make your life far more difficult. Just because you want to be left alone doesn't mean they will leave you alone.

From a pragmatic standpoint, if you're a bitcoiner in the US, it makes  sense to vote for Trump. RFK jr. has near zero chance of winning and Kamala is more likely to be anti-bitcoin. Also, Trump has said that he will free Ross, for what it's worth.

You should always be suspicious of politicians. However, we need to realize that we're in or near the "then they fight you" stage, and there are enough passionate bitcoiners in the US and elsewhere to influence policy in our favor.

Though there is a near zero chance that my vote will have any impact given that I live in one of the most blue states in the US, I still will be showing up in November to cast my vote for the orange man.


Couldn't agree more. Nothing compares to double-double animal style.


100% banging the wife or trying to.


Don't get caught up in the culture war nor politics. The only thing that matters is promoting/defending technologies that empower individuals and communities to stand up to tyrants. #NOSTR #Bitcoin


Ouch!


True, we all can't work forever.


Satanogrift? What dis?


Jordan hands down. Then Lebron and Kobe.


I don't think we should be concerned about NOSTR growth. I find it much better with a smaller group rather than the giant noise fest on X etc.


This is completely asinine.


Where are you hiding the jews?


Basically a workoholic right now. Must have more sats!


Mothra flapping her wings.


The square is misleading since left libertarian is an oxymoron. It's more like a triangle with the corners being libertarian, progressive, and reactionary.


BOJ raising rates and using other interventions to defend the yen causing widespread panic among those leveraged long in the yen carry trade. Basically a gigantic margin call on a bunch of leveraged hedge fund degens.


The silk road is the best thing that ever happened to bitcoin. Wish it was still around, need some coke or adderall. Gotta make them dolla bills ya'll.


We're nearing the suddenly phase.


Those aren't farts...


Gender pay gap narrative is misleading. If you look at the data superficially, women are paid 80 cents on the dollar compared to men. When you control for hours worked and hazard pay, then the gaps narrows to near zero.


Fuck your longhouse shit.


Then put them in storage, and make sure it's cold.


And astrology may have some legitimacy due to seasonal effects on childhood development.

I think the main problem with fed watching is that the fed doesn't even know what it's going to do since it's a reactive agency.


Fed watching is astrology for fintwits.


The vast majority of individuals and firms won't interact with L1 of the bitcoin network. Most will use a service provider like and ecash mint etc.

BTC opens the door for new financial innovators to build on it without permission, as opposed to the tradfi system which has insanely high barriers to entry. The old system of fiat and central banking is on it's way out, most people just don't realize it yet.


My work life balance is shit right now, and it's in large part my own fault. The sense of obligation to work more because there's work that needs to be done is the trap I fall into. And it's only going to get worse until all the boomers die off or medicare goes bankrupt.


I was refuting the statement by citing a counterexample. The USSR was started by an armed uprising against the czar and collapsed after Gorbachev started letting people vote. Exactly the opposite of what Walker said in the post. But whatever.


Not always the case, look at the soviet union. Collapsed because the soviet leadership lost faith in what they were doing.


Trump is a narcistic megalomaniac who appeals primarily to chuds.  Panders to bitcoin/crypto crowd for votes, but doesn't get it at all.

RFK gets bitcoin, might even be considered a bitcoiner given how well versed he sounds. He's delusional about other things like wifi/cellphones and vaccines. He's the least bad from a foreign policy standpoint, but is a light socialist economically.

Mamala is a joke that the left is stuck supporting because it would be an incredibly bad look to push a woman of color aside. Has no real opinions of her own, and probably has no idea what bitcoin even is.

To my fellow Americans, which flavor of poison would you choose?


I have no idea what you just said.


On my way to a leaner, more muscular body. Steady as she goes.


Is it possible for objectivity to exist if there is no God or religion?


Why? Doesn't mean you have to worship the guy or agree with him on everything. It's clearly better to support politicians who are pro bitcoin. We are a large enough cohort and many of us are single issue voters, so we can force all of them to become pro bitcoin because they'll never win otherwise.


Since it is impossible to know how much time you have left, remember to go into a ton of debt and leave that shit for your kids to figure out.


Financial freedom.


Imagine watching one of the walking whales try and fit into that.


Ecash is the killer app for a bitcoin standard. Sure, there's custodial risk but the benefits for ease of use and small payments easily trumps the rugpull downside. Will see a cambrian explosion of innovation on the custodian key distribution side of things and Bitcoin will be the bedrock that the fertile soil rests on. Bullish.


At this point, just being white straight male makes you a Nazi.


It's less about ideology and more about attention, which in my mind is positive. The only way this backfires is if the public at large turns on Trump and Bitcoin by association, which seems unlikely to me. Maybe the marginalized population of the US will start to see Bitcoin as a fuck you to the establishment, which it is.


From a strategic perspective, it makes sense to use whatever means necessary to get as many eyeballs on the conference as possible. The best case scenario would be for Biden and Trump to have debate round 2 at the conference. Not that it's going to happen, but it would get the world talking about it. All publicity is good.


I was raised in the Mormon/LDS church. Being raised in a religious tradition gives answers to many of our toughest questions like why am I here? what is my purpose? what am I supposed to do with my life? etc.

Ever since I left the church early in my adulthood, I've lost something that religion provided for me, a feeling of certainty. I've never recovered. I feel lost most of the time. I find myself wandering around in the realm of ideas, and sometimes buying into this and that ideology at various times. After going through an initial euphoric phase of thinking I've found my new reason for being, I eventually rationalize myself out of it and start searching for something else.

I don't think that religion's are true reflections of reality, but I do think they are beneficial to those who truly buy in. This is true of cults too, the more you buy in, the more it seems to benefit you from a mental/spiritual aspect, even if it means you are less well off from a financial or individualistic freedom perspective.

Ultimately, I have no idea what is true anymore. I've even started to question history and science. Nothing seems real except for what's right in front of my face. I kinda wish that I had kept the faith of my upbringing. It would make life seem more simple. Unfortunately, that ship has sailed for me and I don't have any hope that I'll find another belief system that I could use to fill the hole in my life. I've entered the realm of absurdism and I've struggled to find a desire strong enough to make the struggle seem worth it. I have a wife, kids, good career, wealth, good health, etc. yet I find myself struggling to stay motivated to continue living the way I am. I want to just buy a motorcycle and ride away, wandering the highways for the remainder of my days.


I think there is a distinction between a conversation and a post. In the context of online content broadcasting, you may have put a lot of time and effort into creating a chart, graphic, video, or long form post and it's encouraging for folks who appreciate the effort to tip you some value in order to show appreciation for the effort.

In a conversation though, it does seem strange to give little bits of value to participants who are engaging with thoughts/ideas.


Sure.


You're right, nothing dramatic about slowly losing your wealth.


Or is it treason if you win?


Happy celebration of successful treason day!!!


Glad he's free and got to spend this special day with you. Happy Birthday Julian!


It's probably dead either completely or in spirit.


I used to mine feathercoin back in the day. WTF was I thinking?


The way I see future world of Bitcoin:

Small minority of wealthy self sovereign Bitcoiner's.

Cambrian explosion of fintech innovation with a variety of banking/trust models. Majority of world populace will use the most convenient services, most likely custodial, but they will utilize some version of ecash.

Forward looking and ambitious world leaders will drive adoption in their countries, while the incumbent powers will be slower to adopt.
Some may even try to completely stamp out adoption, but Bitcoin will eventually win due to the desire of the populace to use it.

Weaker fiats will die as they are consumed by stronger currencies, mainly USD. USD will eventually be abandoned as the global currency and USTs as the global reserve asset and both will be replaced by Bitcoin.

These will likely take a generation or more to play out, but this is the rough sketch of my vision of the future. Will be a chaotic ride, but I think we will pull through (barring nuclear war or some other apocalyptic catastrophe).


The US is a uniparty state. The GOP is the heel larping as the face.


The reality is that it makes little difference who gets elected as president. USG does it's thing regardless.


Truth is, who sits in the oval office doesn't matter all that much. It's more like celebrity drama, a circus to trick the voting populace into thinking they have some say in how the government is run.


I introduce my younger brother to Bitcoin almost a decade ago. After a time, he went to work for Coinbase and has since become a major crypto bro. He still owns and appreciates bitcoin, but he sees the crypto space as the future. He even co-founded a recently released token project and is a giant whale of the shitcoin.

My brother and I convinced my dad (a rich boomer) to buy some Bitcoin a few years ago, and my brother also got him to buy some ETH. Now my dad is starting to buy some of these new tokens even as the value has steadily dropped since the launch. I don't feel like I need to tell him to dump that shit since it's not a meaningful amount of money for him. I also feel like time will be the ultimate teacher as Bitcoin continues to rise in value and the shitcoin goes to nothing.


Nah, it's gonna be Trump v. Biden. Biden is going strong to the end.


I used to follow a vegan diet, I have a soft spot for animals. But man, was it hard and in the end I realized that there's a reason meat tastes so good.


Intriguing, do you eat the hump?


Heresy!!!


NOSTR only!


The best part about open source is that anyone can improve on ideas created by another without permission which speeds up innovation. Free and open information drives innovation faster than patent trolling. Needless to say, I am not a fan of IP.


The chinese economy is built on peddling plastic junk to mindless american consumers. What a world we live in.


Part of me wishes that I grew up in such a place, but then it might be harder to appreciate the ancient beauty.


It's mind boggling how many financial/economic decisions are made based on misleading data.

CPI drastically understates the effect of inflation.
GDP is an almost meaningless aggregate
Unemployment rate
Fed forward guidance

What am I missing?


If regulation wasn't an issue (big ask I know), do you think that there could ever be economically viable small scale electricity production from an efficiency standpoint? Like having a mini reactor in your home or neighborhood. Or will large plants with line transmission always be more viable due to the efficiency gains of scale?


Burn the ships, no turning back. Make this thing work or never be on social media again.


I work a desk job, and I know that sitting for extended periods of time is not bueno. So, I bought a standing desk and walking pad. Now I'm getting blisters on the bottom of my feet, but I feel much better. Tired, but better.

Feeling exhausted from exercise is a wonderful thing.


Climate change.


Voting IS pointless.


Voting in pointless.


Been learning/pondering about various ideas behind governance lately. I think the most promising idea I've encountered is having competing start up city/states that are structured like joint stock corporations. They compete for the best and brightest citizens who would willingly move there and pay the local tax because the place was safe, clean, and had a high standard of living because it promoted free enterprise.

Like a joint stock corporation, the state executive or CEO is chosen by the board and the board members are chosen by the stock holders. Since the stock owners have skin in the game, they have the incentive to choose wise board members who will chose an effective CEO.

Imagine us all debating over the corporate policies of McDonalds or Apple. It's asinine. You either chose to buy their product or not. Instead, we have a cold civil war and government that's growing like a cancer, which will eventually kill the host. Dark times ahead, but there is hope because we now have ways to freely communicate ideas and save our wealth despite the cancer's best efforts.

Wishing you all a lovely day.


One of my life goals is to wear shoes as little as possible. Maybe someday I'll just stop wearing them at all.


Smart. A better "offramp" and way to get others interest.


More doomscrolling and addictive content on larger platforms. Here it's more chill and takes more work to find content that you might enjoy.


Twitter has so many bots too. Real signal is zaps, not likes.


Not sure it will be possible to ever get rid of all commies. Here are a few ways you can take away their power:

Closing all federal agencies including but not limited to CIA, FBI, DHS, FDA, IRS, federal reserve, DOE, etc. Give all the employees a severance package contingent on them not seeking employment elsewhere.

Eliminating all subsidies and tax breaks to universities. Eliminate all federal grants for scientific research.

Eliminating public education, deregulating homeschooling and private schools.

This would be a good place to start.


I'm in. Stacking 100k+ sats every day until I retire.


Zaps?


Who's we?


Might help us get some proper rulers, not these old farts.


NOSTR and Bitcoin are in early bamboo mode. Roots are spreading, then all of a sudden we'll see the shoots pop up all over the place.


Fuck Putin and Fuck Zelenskyy.


Fuck Hamas and Fuck the IDF.


It's akin to chimps flinging feces at each other.


To be fair, each department within the government doesn't have it's own printer, they have budgets set by congress or whatever. They probably just want more money to spend on their pet projects.

But I agree, they are dumb to sell it rather than just hold.


What is a hellthread?


It's all downhill from here, have fun while you can. 😉


Having a senile old man as president confirms that it doesn't matter who is in the oval office, the USG machine keeps doing it's thing.


You need a new workplace my dude.


What does NOSTR think about living off of your Bitcoin stack for retirement (4-8% per year)?


Why not? People just want to gamble, so let them fuck themselves over.


Half the country wants communist totalitarian state. The other half wants a Christian theocracy. I just want to be left the fuck alone.


NOSTR is just more chill. Anytime I venture back over to X, I feel like I've re-entered the pointless Red vs. Blue contest and other time wasting endeavors.

Plus, I love being able to zap plebs. Brings me great pleasure to send little love packages around on the internet.


Where is this rodeo?


School isn't for everyone. The world is a more interesting place because of those who wandered off the beaten path.


Make sure to keep that golden goose alive and thriving. Sharpen your saw. Unwind.


We all need each other to survive. We are bound to one another through mutual dependency. Be grateful for your loved ones and those who give your life meaning. Don't resent others, find the good in them.


In my latest piece for Forbes Crypto, I highlight the whirlwind of events following the controversial finance bill, the protests and its success, the resilience of the youth and their view of Bitcoin's role in Kenya's future 🇰🇪 ❤

Noelyne Sumba, a stellar Kenyan Bitcoiner and Machakura team member, put it best, "Many young Kenyans see Bitcoin as a way to escape the restrictive monetary policies imposed by international financial institutions, which have contributed to the country's economic challenges. Integrating Bitcoin into the financial system could reduce reliance on foreign debt and offer a way out from oppressive government policies that hinder economic and individual growth."

Very proud of—and inspired by—the resilience shown by fellow Kenyan Bitcoiners and the youth on the ground in fighting against this bill and winning.

Here's to amplifying the voices of those we've lost over the last week and those who continue to fight 🕊

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/06/26/kenyan-youth-embrace-bitcoin-amid-deadly-protests-over-finance-bill/


Happy to see Assange go free. Paid a heavy price to tell the truth.


Most prefer to be safe even if it means living in a cage.


Climate change alarmism is grifter pseudoscience that can be debunked with simple logic.

All chaotic systems are impossible to accurately model/predict. The climate is a chaotic system. Therefore...


I stalk on X. I post, zap, and engage on nostr.


Just checked in on twitter. Boy it's toxic over there. Probably reflecting what I give my attention to though, which is why social media algos are harming people's brains.


The El Salvador experiment will be a great case study for why effective monarchy is preferable to oligarchy.


Monarchy>Oligarchy>Democracy


Most people use custodians and I don't think this will change.


I am all in on Bitcoin. Sometimes I feel like a genius, other times a degenerate gambler. Either way, my hope of financial independence rests on NGU. So pretty please let this bull cycle be epic.


That's how you win, outbreed the competition.

Not really though, ideas spread faster than you can procreate.

That being said, you should strongly consider having children.


I'm not pro-Trump, but this trial and conviction is nothing more than politically motivated hit job, kangaroo court style.

I've long since had the view that equality under the law is not reality, and this further proves the point that if you are hated by those in power, they will use whatever means they have to punish you.

Ultimately, I think this will result in Trump losing in 2024 to Biden. But, it will back fire in the long term resulting in further growth and strength of the populist right wing movement in the USA, perhaps even the rise of a Caesar like figure who beats the left at their own game and consolidates federal power in a way not seen since FDR.


Seconded, I have no idea where to even start.


Do you grow/harvest your own mushrooms?


When unrest hits, it hits hardest in crowded city centers. If you live in or near one, seems wise to have a contingency plan and hope you never have to use it.  As far as traffic jams, should be part of your contingency plan.


We're living through exciting times. Hope you have your guns, ammo, food, water, and bug out bag handy. Gonna be a crazy year.


zaps and donations.


If you do ever get one, watch out for the sharp edges. Some dude filmed himself almost losing a finger on the autoclosing frunk.


The goal of the Israeli government is and has always been to completely take over all of Palestine. They don't care how many innocent people have to die for them to accomplish their goal.


Despite the best efforts of the Mises guys.


The Libertarian party is a joke. Full stop.


Be Satoshi:
Build the best money.
Give it away for free.
Don't spend any of your own.
Fade into the night, never to be heard from again.
Fucking legend.


I beat my kids randomly just to remind them who's in charge.

But seriously, the few times I've spanked my kids I've regretted it.


That's interesting. If you don't mind, how would you summarize the fundamentals of zoroastrianism?

I was raised in the LDS (Mormon) church, but no longer practice. I'm always curious to learn about different religions.


Will you be launching altcoin etps? If so, will you be donating to support development in the respective ecosystems?


Spot on. You can't win by voting. You win by getting public sentiment on your side and getting elites on your team.


The Phoenix is nearing it's final days. We will soon see the old world erupt into flames. Out of the ashes will rise the next phase of human civilization.

The Bitcoin age.


Worked harder AND smarter.


Anon, you have no idea how big of an impact Bitcoin will have on the future.

Satoshi Nakamoto will go down as one of the most impactful figures in human history.


Totally had one of those as a kid. Good times.

Of course they got nerfed into oblivion.


So maybe Tether is the sly roundabout introduction of a USD CBDC?

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I can't wait until it becomes more convenient to live a Bitcoin only life. Because I'm too lazy to do it at this point.


I guess they'll have fun getting rich on paper and the poor in the end.


I remember believing some bullshit that owning gold and silver was going to make me rich and powerful some day.

Are we making the same mistake now with Bitcoin?


Looks like I went into the wrong line of work.


Is this real? Dude could be talking to a fed and he's spilling all the beans.


I just wonder why people feel inspired to support them. Most world leaders are just plain shit.


Why can't we have worthy leaders?


Barefoot as much as possible. So nice to free your feet.


The world ended. You missed it, sorry.


I like 1 and 2. Looks sweet!


Winning!


Am I alone in feeling most comfortable being alone?


The lesson from the Millionaire next door: people who look rich usually are in debt and actual rich people usually don't flaunt it.


“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?"


The most effective form of protest would be thus.
A. Stop paying taxes.
B. Stop using fiat.

Easier said than done, but it's the only way to stop the parasitical warfare/welfare state.


And I'm never turning over my private keys, so GFY fiat tyrants.


Samurai being made into an example, as were bitcoin fog and tornado cash.

I don't support the US DOJ. However, I do think it unwise to publicly solicit criminals and sanctioned entities to use your software.


Trillions.


Except dehumanize you and further condition you to obey.


The best interviewers ask interesting questions and let the guests talk.

Cringy interviewers blow smoke up their guests asses and talk more than the guests.


Then they fight you...

RIP Samurai. The battle for privacy goes on.


"Stay humble, stack sats" is so profound.

We don't how this will play out but we do see the likely outcome: Bitcoin wins.

The way you win too is hold on for dear life. Don't trade. Don't try to time the market. Don't use leverage. Don't panic buy. Don't panic sell.

Live life along the way. Don't wait for riches to enrich your life.

Spend time with family and friends. Spend time in nature.

Be generous. Be kind. Be real.


The impact of transformative technologies seem obvious in hindsight, but impossible to predict while living through the shift.


History will prove this to be the greatest tactical error in US history.


Guess we'll just have to be patient.


I'm all in on refillable fountain pens. I hate waste.


This shit gonna continue until some fucking heads roll. #guillotine


Play stupid games, lose your precious Bitcoin.


Doubt it.


WTF, fee spike mania!


Happy halving!!!!!!
Now stay humble and stack you muthafuckas!


Seems like a left curve attempt at a flex.


Cheers!


IMO, corporate legal shielding is a major problem that contributes to the consolidation of power into big companies and the general corruption of big businesses.


It really is that simple.
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I have close friends who work for military contractors and family who work directly for the department of defense. They feel no moral qualms about doing what they do, which I of course disagree with but we can still be family/friends. World is a complicated place and we're all just trying to find our place in it.


NGMI


World War 3 seems increasingly likely.


Depression is a bitch.


Everyone would have to quit their W2 jobs first. I'd be down.


Reminds me of the old Weird Al movie UHF, the scene where the blind guy is doing a card trick and keeps saying "is this it?" over and over again.


I would love to work only for sats.


Cthulhu


Providing for a family. Raising kids.  Enjoying the outdoors.

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Welcome!


Same here. Deleted it years ago and never looked back.


This a real thing? Where can we learn more?


Looks like we need a bigger dump to reset sentiment before heading higher.


Thanks! I've done keto before and experienced the keto flu, but I've never heard about getting a rash from carnivore. I'll watch out for it.


Highly recommended!


Been toying with the idea of going full carnivore. Anyone care to share their experiences good and bad?

#meat #carnivore


Based AI is best AI.

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So you're saying he didn't have the power to oppose it at all? Ok.


Bitcoin is the Dark Horse in the game of global money. USD, Euro, Yen, CNY, British pound, and Gold are the big players currently, but the winner will ultimately be BTC. Timeline uncertain, probably 10-50 years down the road. Will be fun to watch.


We're still in early NOSTR adoption. Keep working at it and the fruits of your labor will follow.


Desktop only.


Pareto principle applied to human progress. Most progress comes from a small subset of the population. The larger the population, the more of these outliers we have and the more progress we have. Ergo, depopulating the planet would have a chilling effect on progress and may even lead to civilization imploding and sending us back to the stone age.

I'm 1000x more concerned about running low on talented people than I am about us running low on commodities/energy/land.


Most people who use Bitcoin in the future will never interact with the Bitcoin mainchain nor the lightning network directly. We're going to enter a world of free neobanking.


It's a way to cope with guilt about living.

The sad truth is that you must kill to stay alive, even as a vegan.


Central banks are already obsolete. They are dinosaurs and Bitcoin is the comet.

Bitcoin isn't digital gold, it's the algorithm/network that replaces all fiat money.


nah


bitcoin is still a work in progress


yes primal desktop


you know it!


Lying about your taxes is like lying to a mugger. It might be dangerous, but you shouldn't feel bad about doing it.


Welp, can't say I'm not surprised.


Why do you think that most governments in the world are authoritarian?


Ravenclaw.


Welcome to the island of misfit toys.


Look on the bright side, you could have lost a bunch of bitcoin on Mt. Gox.


Do you think that Bitcoin could hit $1,000,000 USD in the next two years?

I'd say it's possible, but only if all hell is breaking loose in the fiat system and the central banks are injecting liquidity like their lives depend on it.


Ta ta for now.


I'm all in on Bitcoin and NOSTR. LFG!

Seriously though, I use no other social media and own no other assets.


Burn the ships! All in muthafuckas!


So many progressive/socialist ideas sound good on the surface, but end up overlooking the associated costs and trade offs with implementing the idea.

For example, every should get a college degree and be backstopped by federally guaranteed student loans. What could go wrong?

Now we have a rising generation who have *mostly* worthless pieces of paper and student loans they'll never be able to pay back. Meanwhile the US doesn't have enough high skill tradesman to build or repair anything at a reasonable cost.

The hardest thing for many to accept is that things have a way of sorting themselves out if you don't interfere and let the market sort things out.


Really want to move to a more free state in the Union, but my wife's family lives in a liberal hell hole and she doesn't want to leave. FML.


That's gay and retarded! Need to ban people who say mean words!


Be sure to drink plenty of water.


Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.


Half of all bitcoin disappears every 4 years.


Perfection 🤣

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The average wages in my profession have slightly declined over the past few decades in nominal terms. We're getting royally fucked by inflation. Thank God for Bitcoin.


Stay strong comrade!


I lay in bed and think. Doesn't always work, but at least I get some time to think.


The key to happiness is realizing you don't need much to be happy.


yo


Everyone who owns assets thinks they're getting richer when the reality is that the money is losing value. And then the government takes away a chunk of the "gains" if you ever sell, making you more poor.


Selfishly, I now only encourage my elderly father to stack Bitcoin.


We've done billions and billions of zaps! The best zaps!


I love being free from the shackles of censorship.


Definitely not the case for me currently. Looked into buying a house and it would be significantly more than rent in the area I live. I get why people do it though, especially if you plan on staying somewhere long term.


Welcome to NOSTR! Go fuck yourself!


GN NOSTRICHES!


Sigh. So true.


Movie: V for vendetta.
TV series: Breaking Bad


Reply.


Had a realtor say that they always recommend home ownership over renting. Of course you do.

However, if you do the math, home ownership usually costs more than renting especially with higher end homes. Now with Bitcoin, you could rent, save the difference, and would probably come out ahead.

Also, calling a home and investment is bullshit. It's a durable consumer good and a liability.


Buying this dip. Must have moar sats!


True, I know some people even like snow and cold. Personally not a fan, but to each their own!


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https://m.primal.net/HmIa.mp4


Keep stacking, zapping, and shitposting of course!


RIP little guy.


Are the Bitcoins in the room with us now?


YESSSS!!!!


Sounds like you need to relocate.


Couldn't hurt.

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Not much of an election if only one name is on the ballot.


I felt the same way when I quit twitter. Now I don't even think about it.


Sleep tight!


So, you made it?


Someone wants to get their face ripped off.


I need to go get another drink.


Come for the freedom, stay for the zaps.


The crazy part about hyperinflation is the elevated levels of volatility. Paper marks to gold marks chart in Weimar Germany makes Bitcoin volatility look like a cake walk.


Would you rather live in a jurisdiction with high crime, high cost of living, and high crime but is a democracy, or a low tax, low crime, and modest cost of living jurisdiction that is authoritarian?


I'm bullish AF. It's going up forever.

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The only way to eat pizza.


Not legal advice, but the IRS can go fuck themselves.


Not really, but some couples can be much more compatible than others.


If you can spare some sats, donate to this or other nonprofits that support open source developers.

Personally, I give to the HRF bitcoin development fund and opensats regularly. Gotta give back.

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CSW needs to be punished.

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If you're new around here, the following links might be useful:
https://nostr.org/
https://nostr.how/en/what-is-nostr
https://nostr-resources.com/

If you managed to say "hello world" via one of the #introductions posts you're already on your way.

Make sure to learn, experiment, ask questions, and most importantly: set a lightning address in your profile so people can zap you! ⚡🧡

If you don't know what a lightning address is give nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg mobile or https://npub.cash/ a try.

Have fun! 🤙


to all the tiktok’ers

set up your zap wallets. fastest way to feel nostr.

primal client on ios or android is probably the easiest way to do so at the moment.


The judge just ruled from the bench.

CRAIG WRIGHT IS NOT SATOSHI NAKAMOTO

Further findings of fraud etc will come in the written judgment.

Welcome to law.


I think the best way for a country to "adopt" Bitcoin is to remove legal tender laws and remove capital gains taxes on Bitcoin.

No need to force people to accept it, but make it as frictionless as possible to use it.


Woot!


I would never encourage someone to buy a shitcoin/alt, but I get why people do it.


I hate taxes.


I miss it too.


I have a weird schedule. I work 21 days straight then get 7 days off in a repeating pattern. I would like a longer sabbatical to take a long trip overseas, but that's not really possible without quitting my job outright.


Maybe this is my problem, not sure what I actually want to do... need to do some soul searching.


GM freaks!


Circular economy using private bitcoin will make it much harder for the fiat inflation and tax man to steal from you. Especially once privacy tech becomes the default in the stack.


Maybe work part time and pursue the music part time. Something I've considered.


Married with kids, might cause some serious familial issues if I pushed for expatriation. I do wish I could though.


Actually, I'm already sorta working part time, just over 30 hours a week on average. Still feels like too much given how mentally exhausting it is.


Good idea. I'll give it a try. Thanks!


I like it, follow your passion.


I have a well paid but soul sucking fiat mining job that I don't really care for. Given Bitcoin price action, might soon be feasible for me to retire early, take a sabbatical, or pivot to something more meaningful but less well compensated.

Has anyone else done or considered this? Would love to hear others thoughts/experiences.

#asknostr


Adrenaline rush.


Leave team blue and team red and join team orange!


Agreed!


GM frens!


Bitcoiners are my people. Need to find some bitcoiner friends IRL. My local community is severely lacking though, so may be kinda tricky.

Suggestions?


I believe that gender affirming care for minor constitutes child abuse. Trans people are mostly mentally ill and heavily influenced by social pressure/acceptance.

Thank goodness for freedom communication and anon profile, because if the wrong people knew I said that could easily get me fired from my profession.


I support Trump for US president, just for the comedic value. And to watch the trump derangement crowd lose their minds.


Shitcoins doing shitcoin things.


Spend less than you earn. Save the difference in Bitcoin.
Exercise.
Eat wholesome food.
Bask in the sun.
Spend time with loved ones.
See the beauty of the people and the world around you.
Give to those less fortunate.
Contribute to a cause you believe in.


Diversification of the future will refer to using different forms of Bitcoin key management to keep your stack secure.


320000 sats


So, where my feds at?

We should organize a tax boycott. That plus adopting bitcoin defunds the psycho war criminals in charge of our nations.


Think of it like email. Anyone who knows your email address can send you a message, but you're the only one with the password to unlock the account and read the emails or send emails to other people from that account.

Bitcoin is similar. The public address is like your email address. Anyone who knows it and wants to send you bitcoin can send it to your public address. You would then have control over any bitcoin in that address to spend at a later time using your private key.

For example, I buy bitcoin from an exchange and decide to withdraw to self custody. I tell the exchange the public address to send the bitcoin to, they then broadcast a transaction to the network which gets included in the blockchain, giving me ownership of the bitcoin I bought from them.


Short answer, you don't need one to have cold storage, only to send the coins out of cold storage securely.

You can generate a valid bitcoin address entirely offline using an entropy source (coin toss, dice roll, etc.) to generate a private key then paper/pencil to do the math to generate a public address from the private key.


Save forever or until you desire to pay for something of great value to you or your family. Fuck the fiat gains mindset.


One can hope.


It worked! Much appreciated!


Just lost my ENTIRE list of people I follow whilst I was clicking on new people to follow. This happen to anyone else?


Need to get setup to receive zaps. Makes NOSTR much more fun!


Hope you like free speech, because it's the wild west out here. Makes it more fun.


MCBitcoin

Bitcoiner. Here for the memes.

Family, friends, and good times.

Love nature and playing the piano.


Just a few months ago, I thought that there was no chance of Bitcoin hitting ATH or 100k before the halving.

Now that I expect it to happen, it probably won't.


GN ya bunch of freedom lovin freaks!


Success!


Remember, friends don't let friends shitcoin.


The most regulated industries in the US also happen to be the most over priced, least innovative, and most frustrating to deal with industries.

I work in one of them, and the amount of asinine shit I have to regularly deal with in addition to doing my actual job is enough to make me want to quit. Wish we could get disrupted, but that ain't happening so long as the government exists.


You may not start out as a Bitcoiner, but once you start zapping, you may just find yourself becoming one.


We don't have do be victims of our failed institutions. Opt out.
Bitcoin for money.
Agorism for trade.
Homeschool for education.
NOSTR for communication.
Encryption for online privacy.


Welcome, it's beautiful and free out here.


Even if Bitcoin adopters remain a minority over the long term, I would still consider that a success, albeit a little disappointing. The mere fact of Bitcoin's existence will influence some states to get their act together because of the risk of capital and talent flight to other jurisdictions.


Feel free to express any and all ideas you have, but be ready for criticism and ridicule of your ideas.


We all need a purpose. What's yours?


Just say no to mETH.


Saylor's?


I need to stop eating wheat products. Pizza always gets me.


It's really hard to fathom how many people live on this little planet. Only way it works is through the market economy allowing for specialization and trade.


Crispy only. If it's soft it goes in the trash.


Life is one big dick measuring contest.


Was thinking about greedlove too. Wanted to dump bitclout tokens on fans to acquire more bitcoin. Gross.


Speculative attacks are usually done on pegged currencies, which the USD is not.


Selling all my BTC, gonna go work for the Fed.


NOSTR is teh bestest!


Saving is money's primary use case, spending is what you do with it once you are done saving it.

So, save it for as long as you find that to be useful.


I CHOOSE NOSTR AND BITCOIN!!!! LONG LIVE FREEDOM DAMMIT!!!


I'd guess most do.


Definitely shadow banned.


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Please share, zap and do your thing Nostr.

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All value is subjective, STEVE!


I love zapping notes. It's addictive.


Gross.


Croatia.


I propose calling a nostr user who has never been on twitter a purple check!


I hope that Satoshi is still with us as some low key anon account shitposting and watching his baby take over the world.


Beware freaks!

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Alcohol is literal poison. Wish it wasn't so pervasive.


58k gang incoming.


I once felt anxiety about not having enough sats, then I remembered that most people still don't have any at all. These prices will probably seem cheap in 5-10 years.


Remember, no matter how tempting it is, using leverage is a bad idea.

Saying this to myself mainly, but maybe someone else will learn from my mistakes.


Banger.
https://dergigi.com/assets/video/hayek.mp4


I'd vote for any candidate, red or blue or whatever, that would push for this.


Just suppress your feelings. Serenity now.


Yo.


She can zap plebs on nostr.


Professional liars and propagandists.


The revolution won't be televised.

Instead, Bitcoin and other freedom tools with be adopted grass roots style then all of a sudden there will be a billion of us. At that point the authorities will be better off joining us, and many of them will. Some will fight against it to the bitter end, but they will lose.


#metoo


Retards together strong.


Potsticker


Depends on what you want.


First thing that popped into my head too!


Easy times meme comes to mind.


I'm in. Except I'll probably have some black coffee too.


The success of Bitcoin and NOSTR is completely dependent on people believing in and using these protocols. It doesn't even need to be a majority of the population, just an unyielding group of psychos that I'm proud to be a part of.


We are ruled by a fascist oligarchy comprised of deep state operatives, corporate interests, and wealthy elites.

The "mainstream" media are a bunch of professional liars employed by the oligarchy to spin narratives that suit their purposes.  Big tech is in on it too.

The only hope for us little guys is to develop and use tools to route around their control. This is why we use Bitcoin. This is why we use NOSTR. Power to the people.


Dollar is king...for now.


Muun is fine in a low fee environment, but there could be some serious pain once fees go up.


NGU is hard to ignore.


This is the way, need to hedge out that debasement risk.


Welcome to the jungle.


I only own Bitcoin. This is both a moral choice for me and because I expect BTC to outperform stocks and bonds for the foreseeable future.


I hope that Bitcoin defies expectations and doesn't have another post halving hype cycle wild bull run. Kill all the models.


#bitcoin is #life https://image.nostr.build/57ed28e1f011c075c4b691e6e736eb7ddf1855bea79358dd4e526470f105d0d1.jpg


Gm

Study bitcoin

💜

https://v.nostr.build/k0w5.mp4


Modern humans have been trained to follow orders from their bosses etc, slaving away in the fiat mines while the majority of the value we creates is siphoned away by taxes and inflation.

Thank goodness Bitcoin is here. Gonna flip this whole system on it's head.


I'm a silver lining kind of guy. This might be the downfall of the American empire but at least people are making some 🔥 memes and videos about it.

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


Even if had Satoshi's stack, I wouldn't buy a Lambo. So cringe.


Not gonna lie, price pumps are like a drug. The dopamine hit is lit.


Incentivizing cheap abundant energy.


A hard lesson. Hope you figure it out.


I don't believe in God nor any religion, but I do believe that some religious teachings and practices are good for people. Things I learned growing up in church that I think are valuable:
Family first
Humility
Honesty
Trustworthiness
Prayer/meditation
Fasting
Giving to the poor
Service
Uplifting music
Community
Education
Hard work
Accountability
Responsibility
Healthy diet
Avoiding harmful substances


Water is a shitcoin! 😄


"Mainstream news" is neither news nor mainstream any more. It's corporate propaganda.


Probably not.


Was really tempted to order a margarita while at a taco joint, but I resisted. Committed to not poisoning myself with alcohol.

#sober


Jack fruit


IMO, Putin is  a liar and a thug, but I do find it informative to hear what he has to say. Also, props to Tucker on his endeavor to bring different perspectives  into the public discourse.


Need to setup your lightning wallet Agustins. Sleeping on the tech that makes you obsolete.


Freedom tech FTW.


Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.


Working out is racist, transphobic, and misogynistic!


You can't predict the future, but it is fun to try.


US govt forcing large scale bitcoin miners to register makes me bullish on the pleb home miners.


I love getting random BSV videos in my youtube feed. Reminds me of how gullible people are.


Julian is locked up and those he exposed walk free. Time to change that - Free Assange! https://image.nostr.build/dd4c75feac6e20bd04f950137aa60d9fa3ab11db0329a6b060f9cbf1a141ffa9.jpg


Most important things in life:
Relationships with loved ones.
Good health.
Purpose.
Hard work.
Fun.


This is winning.


Probably a bunch of butthurt goldbugs and silver stackers. Probably not worth your time unless you really feel compelled to respond.


Alcohol is poison. Respect your body, don't embibe.


More excuses to control narratives on their platform.


True, until the red pilled revolutionaries crash the matrix and all the blue pilled fucks get a red suppository.


ROFLMAO!!!!!

I don't feel bad for him at all. Kharma for promoting safemoon.


Got a dog. Best choice I've made in a while.


Wasn't that after he was taken by the agents and bugged? Sounds like I need to be back and rewatch it.


I'm happy that the ETF's took this long to get approved. Otherwise I might still have an IRA.


Most people are fucking lazy and feel more comfortable having someone else custody their assets. Wall street will gladly take their money to do it.


In the Matrix, Morpheus presented Neo with a choice of the red or blue pill. Morpheus didn't try to shove the red pill down Neo's throat.

Bitcoiner's should learn from his example.


You can have high trading volume and the price go down or sideways.


BTCO


They accuse you of doing the thing they are guilty of doing.

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I've felt this way a lot, but am struggling with taking the plunge.


Yup.


Global grassroots spread gives me great hope for the future of humanity.


Christmas bonus check was noice this year. Smash buy incoming!


Focusing on family is paramount. Having kids is really hard, but it's worth every dirty diaper, tantrum, and mess.


The halving and ETFs are not priced in...yet.


His best movie IMO.


I'm pretty sure that's from Snatch.


My favorite Christmas tradition is singing along with Handel's Messiah. Brings me to tears every time.


That sounds like an adventure. Something to consider. Thanks.


Get well soon. Sorry you had to spend xmas in the hospital.


Having a hard time deciding between buying a house (currently renting) or just being patient and stacking more sats.


Merry Christmas NOSTR!!!


Remember to give back.

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It's the internet of money.


A true bitcoiner's bedroom.


The only condition that needs to be satisfied in order for $1Mil+ is for fiat to maintain it's course and for Bitcoin to survive.


Bitcoin custodians including ETFs are an inevitable part of how many people have and will continue to hold Bitcoin.

Traditional banking sector will integrate Bitcoin into their operations or they will become obsolete.

The beautiful part is that most Bitcoin out there is in the hands of private parties outside the system, so self sovereign usage will still be available to anyone who needs or wants it.


Quitting weed and alcohol. Considering quitting caffeine too, though that will be much harder to pull off since I working swing and graveyard shifts.


If your assuming that sat/vB fees are going up forever, then you should opt for a custodian you trust or lock it up in a lightning channel if you're willing/able to do so.

I'm not certain that sat/vB will go up forever since scaling layers will continue to be built going forward, so you might be fine just leaving it so long as it's only one UTXO.


I'm working all but 4 days this month. Gotta stack those sweet sats!


Make up sex is the best.


You'd better believe it.


I'm hailing from the international space station.


Has harassment training ever prevented harassment?

Seems like a waste of time.


What's next, eggs loosely piled in a box?


What do you call cheese that isn't yours?

Nacho cheese.


Successfully put in a new weight record. I'm on a roll!!!


Gross.


Leverage being purged.


Insane amounts of leverage in the system creates more and more instability. The journey through the transition from fiat world to Bitcoin is going to be a bumpy ride. Buckle up bitches!


Glad to see caps Odell back in action!


Viva NOSTR!


What is your favorite band?

I've had many over the years, but currently it's Khruangbin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgWnrIC8X-k


2.1 quadrillion sats / 8 billion people = 262,500 sats per person.
262,500 sats = $104.

We're still early.


Bitcoin is a global grassroots monetary revolution. Power to the people.


Getting an early start on resolutions. Don't need to want for the new year to start making improvements.

-Improved diet and start calorie tracking.
-Severely reducing alcohol consumption. Probably should quit, but whatever.
-Lifting weights daily.
-10,000 steps daily.
-More sleep.


Life is a balancing act between chaos and order.


No one needs to have a strong opinion about every topic. Pick your passions and ignore the rest.


Sad day. Thank you for your service.


Nothing new under the sun. Governments continually use terrorists as an excuse to increase their power and take away rights.


nostr:note1kydzxhhexpu2an4tgn528fqk02fj72zfns5jnedp9492u4jd3kxq2zefz6 Then they fight you.


Wen liberty loving bitcoin friendly psycho hair US president?


Happy Birthday 🎂 nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m https://image.nostr.build/1dd90d30b96ef7eecb7809423f3d45902ee2352bc86b6fdfbb4eec588c78f5a3.jpg


Happy Birthday!


Simplicity is the key to clarity.


Gen Xer.
Matrix, V for vendetta, 1984, gulag archipelago.


It's for easter.


Hodlers doing their thing.


69%, an all-time high, of the Bitcoin supply hasn't been active for over a year. 🙌
https://image.nostr.build/d36a371384581445fa766145b24f01342fb07fe68538c1bae3326087eef9b93f.jpg


"Earn"


Yet enough is leftover for anyone to get some newly supplied coins for decades after the genesis block.

Also made it more likely for the coins to end up in the hands of those with the cypherpunk ethos rather than the suits who inevitably will want to take it over.


Satoshi is a genius. Bitcoin's issuance schedule greatly rewarded the early adopters, which made it much more likely to bootstrap.


It's never clearing again.


Primal


Yikes. He's a lethal machine.


How bitcoin saves the planet.

New Reason documentary: https://youtu.be/y8gFppa4VLg


Welcome to the island of misfit toys. It's a nice place because there is little to no pretense.


I'm amazed at how many things people believe are true that aren't. Yet it makes sense because we're hard wired to be hive minded so if others in our tribe believe, we likely will too.


The matrix was a documentary.


Vacation is over, back to the fiat mines and regular routine.


Yay.


Money is one of the foundational technologies that allows human civilization to scale. Most people know fuckall about it, and I think that's intentional.


I imagine that Bitcoiners will be scapegoats of the failing regime as their failures come to full fruition.


And it doesn't taste as good.


My primary concern for Bitcoin is that most people have and will use it in a permissioned/custodial manner.


There are more that stand with us than with them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6b70TUbdfs


Jekyll Island?


Bullish.


“No one is immune from such attacks," said Belyaiev. "In theory, a specialist with my level of expertise could plan and execute an operation to liquidate the first persons of any European state ... Pandora's box is open.”

“It is almost impossible to shoot it down," he said. "Only a net can help. And I predict that soon we will have to put up such nets above our cities, or at least government buildings, all over Europe.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/future-warfare-400-army-strike-drone-unit-2m-tank/


Feeling like we're already in world war 3. Middle east conflict seems likely to spread. The nail in the coffin would be China invading Taiwan.


Fuck social climbers.


1% allocation to Bitcoin won't save you.


Skull of satoshi picture.


The killer app of bitcoin is rewarding patience and conviction.


Stay humble and stack sats. Great advice.


Sorry to say that banks are here to stay.


Mempools are never clearing again.


nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a‘s book is amazing.  I finished it over the weekend. I’ve always listened skeptically to these fintwit folks but she ain’t your typical jargon talking head. She’s got a full grasp on bitcoin and shitcoin pow/pos systems and on the central bank money system…rare as hens teeth. I can’t recommend the book enough.

https://a.co/9Dnvpcg


GM. #coffeestr https://image.nostr.build/e32a4e2ab12a7a0f8377f3dc9b9da984106c312b7ea4bcb5e2ed848ba05f97f8.jpg


I used to believe in political incrementalism- the idea that you can change things gradually through better election outcomes.

But maybe it was also just youth, I don’t know.

After spending many years studying how the current monetary system works, studying how past debt and currency cycles ended, and based on practical realities from the past two election cycles, I dropped any notion of incrementalism, at least for the big economic things.

Incrementalism works for minority groups to gain social and political rights. Religious people to practice without interference, women to vote, gay people to marry, etc. Immigration policies. Things like that. But it doesn’t work for the financial system.

Instead, history and current affairs suggest that things generally point in the same structural financial direction, uncontested, until there is a massive fiscal crisis, geopolitical crisis, and trend change. And that is when politics becomes critical in all aspects- as chaos develops, the group that has enough power to set the next order *really* fucking matters. They either build a platform of virtue toward the next cycle, or they fall into the unfortunately common paths of communism or fascism.

And it is not just ideas that triumph, but technology too. Technology plays a big role in which ideas are even workable. Both ideas and technology are important.

So when I realized incrementalism wasn’t working, I sought out other methods.

The weaker method is just social- I try to put things out there with my platform to encourage reason, empathy, human rights, etc. Not partisan but also not necessarily moderate, but rather grounded in firm principles of virtue ethics.

The stronger method is to play some small part in building something better. Alternative money. Alternative communication methods. Either explaining and recommending them to people, or directly venture investing in companies that build on them and help improve the UX and solve new problems.

That’s my goal. I want to do whatever tiny part I can to bring about more peace, more fairness, more opportunity, more growth, and less destruction.


Anyone who thinks communism could ever work is naive.


Lol, AI ftw.


You should reach out to the baseball team, Perth heat. Can listen to their story on the What Bitcoin did podcast. It’s called orange pulling through sport.


No thanks.


The bull hypothesis is that Bitcoin will continue to go up (with choppiness) until proven otherwise.


Government spending like money is going out of style.


Daily DCA been going for a while now.


Limited currently, but expecting more AI integrations to happen going forward.


Stay humble out there and keep stacking.


Radiology.


Like sending someone anti-btc which will destroy btc in their wallet?


As a doctor, the diseases I see most commonly are self inflicted because of lifestyle choices/habits. The best advice I could give to someone is thus:

-Be active, find something you enjoy doing that gets you moving and try to do it every day.

-Eat primarily a whole food diet with variety of plant and animal foods. The less processed, the better. The best diet is the one you can stick to, so don't be too restrictive and don't get down when you indulge.

-Don't smoke. Seriously, just don't.

-Restrict alcohol or abstain completely. Don't drink heavily or consistently, getting cirrhosis is not fun.

-Get plenty of sleep. Most people need 7+ hours. Try to be consistent about bedtime and wake up time. Avoid screens for the hour prior to bed time.

-Be social. Isolation is bad for humans.


Right, kind of like a financial podcast but "not investment advice". For entertainment purposes only.


I love my children no matter what.


What does Nostr think about this idea?

A value for value consulting service where I answer people's medical questions (I'm an MD) and they zap what they feel the answer was worth. Nothing official, no prescription writing, just answering questions you have about medical problems. If you have sensitive questions, could do it over encrypted messaging app, but otherwise would post it publicly so others who have similar complaints could see those answers.


Follow, zap, post. It's all fun and games.


I fucking love Nostr and everyone on here.


Ignore the haters.


Bitcoin meets Nostr after dark…


Nostr is the wild west and it's glorious.


Yield products being advertised again on WBD. What's the over/under on Luxor blowing up in the next bear market?

#notyourkeys #Bitcoin #rekt


Don't trust, verify.

Not you keys, not your coins.

Everything divided by 21 million.

It's going up forever Laura.

Fix the money, fix the world.

Stay humble and stack sats.


Havarti.


So, what you mean is you want every to go all caps?


Have some fucking conviction in yourself and do shit properly. Hold your own keys. Run your own node.

A lack of responsibility is what got us into this mess.


I used to be afraid of AI taking over my job. Now I'm hoping it happens soon...


This Israel-Gaza thing is going to boil over, I can feel it. It's wild how bloodthirsty some people become when they want revenge or are afraid.


Welcome to the wild west. We're armed with zaps and we know how to use them.


Sorta, but would be feel better to reduce my fiat footprint more.


Naw-staw.


The more I think about it, the more I want to only be paid in Bitcoin. Don't feel good about accepting fiat for my labor.

The only trouble is that it would most likely require a complete change of career and a huge pay cut since I work in an extremely cucked industry. Hard choice to make.


Yeah, that's how I understood his description in the WBD episode.


I think the idea is to time lock a utxo for a certain block height long into the future using a vault like op code. Then you broadcast the private key. Whichever miner finds that block will be able to spend that utxo to themselves.


Freedom is taken, not granted.


Someone’s getting fired today at CT.


Run.


The more I interact with the state, the more I hate it.


Orange is the new gold.


The only difference is when you get a drivers license, you need to show two forms of address verification rather than one.


Been holding some short term treasuries to my shame. Time to dump that shit and stack some more sats.

No more lending my value to the government. Bunch of fucking degenerates.


Where's the best place to retire on bitcoin?


IMO, widespread USD stablecoin adoption will happen first, followed by Bitcoin. The way to make the second transition happen faster will be if USD over Bitcoin network rails becomes the safest and easiest way to transfer USD stablecoins.

I'm no dollar lover, just speaking pragmatically.


The labor theory of value is bullshit.

Just because you worked doesn't mean that others will value the work you did.


If you're an environmentalist and never protest war and military use of energy, what are you even doing?


Harnessing energy is a good thing. I remember believing the opposite, which is a sad way to look at the world.


Love Solitude! So beautiful in the fall and winter.


Sorry for your loss.


Inflation destabilizes civilization.


Reminder: Ross Ulbricht is still in prison serving a double life sentence (without parole) for creating an open marketplace website.

Meanwhile, not a single person who went to Epstein Island has been arrested.

This is not Justice.
This is perversion of the Law.
#FreeRoss https://i.nostr.build/mAB5.jpg


RIP


George Carlin is not only funny as hell, but he's right over the mark. My favorite comedian.

https://youtu.be/KLODGhEyLvk?si=CiDYW3SDAYzWvqUU


Wen touch screen?


#guillotine


Cold card not secure. You should memorize your seed phrase and do all math on paper.


They should just use solar grids to blot out the sun.


Ripple can go fuck themselves, so can fortress mistrust.


Fear is the strongest motivator.


Guess bank deposits are a shitcoin.


Looks like a shitcoin chart.


Inbound liquidity is hard. That's what she said.


Forbidden fruit, makes it even more exciting.


lol


Marty's so addicted he even watches during RHR


Circumcision.


Mostly will be used to spread THOT posts


Every twitter ban should result in new NOSTR users.


Q is watching. He's a marty fan.


Marty has fiat in a bank?


Bitcoin brings order out of chaos.


I'm so Bullshit!


Excited for the live stream.


I honestly think most future bitcoin adopters won't personally interact with the base layer. My guess is that base layer fees won't stay super high for long because new scaling solutions will be developed over time and relieve the pressure.


Yes please!


You wake up in 2030 and the price of bitcoin is $25k. What do you think happened?


Strongly considering moving to a less expensive and Bitcoin friendly jurisdiction. Want to find a less stressful line of work too.


Or just engage in civil disobedience. If no one follows the bullshit tax treatment of btc, then it de facto becomes legal.


Another symptom of a broken system.


I'm sure why wife would appreciate some global warming right about now...


Omfg, saylor needs to stop.


The greatest sin is not being part of the tribe.


I'm so pro gun that I want mandatory gun training in every school.


Better than when I get a penny.


Fiat seems stable on the surface, but you dig a little and find that it's extremely volatile and unpredictable.

Bitcoin seems volatile on the surface, but dig a little and you see bedrock stability and clock like predictability.

Humanity has built it's economic foundation on sand. The storm is here. Time to build a new house on bedrock.

#Bitcoin


Gn nosyr


https://image.nostr.build/579b8cbd88ddff2ce0703fb5c3c36738a7838fb5df6d8746adcb239aced57ef0.jpg

Current #Bitcoin block: 808,847
Estimated day of #halving: 25 Apr 2024 21:24:40 UTC
#meme #memes #memestr


 nostr:npub1guh5grefa7vkay4ps6udxg8lrqxg2kgr3qh9n4gduxut64nfxq0q9y6hjy isn't your real name?!?!?!?!

I'm shocked and confused. 😱


This will be the start of seasteading.


Day 11 of 12 in the fiat mines without a day off. Worn out. Need more sleep.


Gotta make sure to not kill the golden goose.

Buffett may be bad on Bitcoin, but he does have good life advice. If you list all your priorities from top to bottom, stick to the top five things on the list. items 6-20 will be hard to give up, but they will take away from the top 5.


Increasing my default zap amount and going zap only. More skin in the game.


Whoever first called it "bitcoin mining"  should be slapped.


Nice view. I wonder if others have fed the cats with their leftovers given the quality of the food.


Get a lightning wallet setup to get some zaps!


Having kids is one of the hardest but best things you can do in life.


What radicalized you?

9/11
Endless wars
Epstein client list
Hunter Biden laptop
Bioweapons development in Ukraine
COVID-19
Iran contra
Bank bailouts
Russiagate
Income tax
IRS
Federal reserve
National debt
Government spending
FBI
CIA
FDA
NSA
ATF
Waco
Ruby Ridge
Kent State
Ron Paul
January 6th
Assassinations of JFK, MLK, Malcom X, Anwar Al-Awlaki and Abdulrahman Anwar al-Awlaki
Drone bombings
Operation Paperclip
Operation Northwoods
Google
Facebook
Twitter files
Censorship
Corporate media lies
Inflation
Military industrial complex
Medical/pharmaceutical industrial complex
Big agra subsidies
Seed oils and other industrial sludge foods

Anything I'm missing?


Ministry of truth.


He's basically a benevolent dictator.


Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.


My goal is to stack aggressively over the next 5-10 years doing my current soul sucking but highly lucrative fiat mining operation. Once FI/FU status is achieved, pivot into something more enjoyable and meaningful that will let me spend more time doing physical things in nature and spend more time with those I love.

Wish me luck.


Bitcoiner here who likes talking about US politics.  I'm interested in joining the discussion just for the fun of it. Hit me up if you want to roll the dice on a no name pleb.


What do you suggest instead?


Internet of money > digital gold.


Any Nostriches out there quit coffee? Did you feel better or worse after doing so?

I'm so dependent on the caffeine that I feel like I can hardly function without it, which probably is covering up years of bad sleep habits.


Gross. Just skip the wheat juice altogether.


We're all blind men trying to describe the elephant by touch. We all sense different parts, and the truth lies in combining different perspectives into a greater whole.


Switched from ledger to cold card and am very pleased. Haven't used any others.


Loving Khruangbin right now. Need to see them in person.


Increased desire to be frugal and save for the future.


GM nostr.

I hate waking up early.


Bitcoin is often overhyped and naively touted as inevitable. There is no guarantee of Bitcoin's success.

I see it as mission critical for humanity. Either we make it work and it gains widespread adoption, or we doom ourselves to technocratic dystopia.

I'm betting on Bitcoin to succeed, but we must fight for it to happen.

This also applies to other freedom tools like NOSTR, guns, food supply, and strong local community building.


Lol, the bullshit never ceases to amaze.


The fiat banking system is a ponzi.
Social security is a ponzi.
Government debt is a ponzi.
We're suffering through the effects of broken systems built decades ago.
The only way out is to opt in to a better system.
#Bitcoin


You can't fault someone for dreaming.


The future of energy generation is nuclear.

Hydrocarbon energy is the bridge that will take us to the nuclear future.

Wind blows and solar only makes sense in space where you can use it 24/7.


If you haven't watched in a while, a reminder:

https://video.nostr.build/aeabec09e93088de4d4d40c061932a6afe62f8ad7f04926b48c2a618bddcf0cb.mp4


GM nostr freaks!


Bahn mi are so good! Making my mouth water.


That’s when men are finally getting their shit together.


Enjoyed the presentation!


Shit.


Bitcoin only!!!! Gold is analog shitcoin!!!! HFSP!!!!

JK, whatever helps you sleep at night. ;)


Gonna miss the little guy.


Shilling, I don't know how to spell.


Lol.


Orange schilling instead of orange pilling.
 nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx nostr:npub1cpem4gceylcr56ym4nx7dt6g0caadlu8dmvuluhrqfvymdgsrgtsgdq62p


Fucking love zapping people. Only a small amount of sats, but sooo much fun.

People will look back in 20 years and think we were crazy to send so much money to each other.


Really sucks to be non-yield bearing cash holders.


“bitcoin has a fee problem”

PayPal: hold my beer


NOSTR only.


LMFAO!


NOSTR FTW!


Bitcoin is a fungus feeding on the rotting corpse of the fiat system.


I'm bullish on USD stablecoins being built on BTC/lightning, bringing greater demand and liquidity to the network.

Don't get me wrong, I'm no fan of USD nor stablecoins. However, I do see it as a win/win for Bitcoin/lightning and people who want stablecoins.


Down with subscription models. Up with V4V.


#metoo


For me, it was Feathercoin.


What's the dumbest shitcoin you ever owned?


Excommunicated!


You're so dumb you can't even spell dumbass correctly.


Chances of nuclear conflict just increased.


Which is a worse bad habit, eating sugary foods or drinking alcohol?


Repost this and you will get NonKYC sats from me.
❤
https://nostrcheck.me/media/public/nostrcheck.me_3075155202960508031694520352.webp


I think he's right, but that doesn't make lightning a failure.


That looks not bueno. Wishing you a speedy recovery.


Never forget that three towers fell on 9/11.


Not myself, but will let my girls paint them if they want to.


GM NOSTR!


I bet the Fed hikes rates another 0.25% at the upcoming FOMC meeting.


Reject consumerism. Embrace frugality and saving.


I'm currently a full bitcoin node on Linux mint and its slow as fuck. I probably messed something up because I recently built the computer myself and the hardware specs are pretty good. Wish I new how to fix the issue but I'm pretty much a noob.


Building a ton of IKEA furniture this weekend. Moving is so much fun.


GM.

Live in the moment.


Only a matter of when.


Fiat enslaves you.

Bitcoin sets you free.


GM


Arrested development seasons 1-3.
The wire.


I buy out of the money puts instead of lottery tickets.


Undesirables United.


It’s Ukraine duh.


I have a feeling that this will be used to further make non-bluecheck users on X essentially second class citizens.

https://void.cat/d/3u2x5G8wkbNFzJMkNruzQ6.webp