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 BTC $100k tomorrow

I guarantee it. This is financial advice. 
 Free beer tomorrow, says my local bar.  Somehow tomorrow is always a day away. 
 Great show.

I don't think the US bitcoin strategic reserve is going to happen in 2025.  Feels like too much coordination and agreement, even with a red shift.  And fiscal responsibility is nowhere near the top of the agenda. 
 Numbers are weird like that. I remember how sad it was going from 25 to 4.  In other words, a drop of 21 that we now see as fast as the data refreshes. 
 On price talk: I don't think we should shy away from it.  I know some people follow it for the gainzz, but I follow it as a march of progress.  If not the dollar price, then something else?  Eggs, homes, oil?  Dollar just seems clearest at this point in history.

https://fountain.fm/episode/Vr7NfU0BS5J72dlAUxw9

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 What does it mean for our mental models of the world that political polls have this level of bias? 
 My wife hands me her ballot everytime they come. 
 Based.  She's a keeper. 
 With capital value draining out of existing assets, and developers converting to a speculative attack strategy on fiat, do we think this will reduce the amount of building going on? 
 Hot take 🧨

Is Hodl fiat maximalism?

Every business would accept #bitcoin if spenders were mo... 
 It's a bit chicken and egg, no?  Store of value waiting for medium of exchange.  Why would I spend my good bitcoin when places happily accept bad fiat?

I think the script flips as the market grows, so it's hodl for now, not for ever. 
 I'm a hodler and recommend everyone do the same, however, I will put my Christmas prediction at 129k.  I think we're due for an up rollercoaster.

https://fountain.fm/episode/wCzD2abXNisiXaFdGuL2

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 I really want to carve out some time to set up my lightning node with this VPS and tailscale setup.  I think the Tor is a safe default, but seems flaky or slow.

https://fountain.fm/episode/ezoIReGHyaaoGVyz5XFv

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 Boost!

https://fountain.fm/episode/TW6OKzLAJ5sWcCFkFoEs

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 So... I'll #asknostr

My mobile phone use has increased dramatically, which is something I am typ... 
 I think it would depend on why you are minimizing use.  Online chess is intentional time for me, so I wouldn't consider it a problem.