Heres a shoutout/question to all those freedom techies (is that how you spell it?) out there:
For over a decade now I am using Linux on my computer and for about 7 years I am using a "custom OS" on my phone...And...Sometimes I really question myselfy whether there is something masochistic about it....because...I sometimes miss the sleek design and functionality of AppleOS and man, on my phone, I cant take proper 2024-style photos because big corp. seems to put special emphasis on making the camera drivers closed source.
I am truly curious: WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO ABOUT IT?
I'd love to hear from 100+ people :-)
So, here I try a nostr-thing: I'll zap the first 21 replies :-)))
#asknostr
I agree! That is the reason I am doing it. And there is another thing I have noticed: I seem to have developed a kind of immune system - I literally couldnt go for the big tech option, when I tried in the past.
Natural immunity against big tech - an evolutionary advantage in this day and age. Gm.
You know, I sometimes still wonder whether my rollercoaster CV (mainly driven by authentic interest in the diferent stages of my life) is the result of a foolish and immature approach to life.
However, when I see my general view on CV-optimized-biographies caught in pictures like this one, I cant help but smile and feel the warmth of satisfaction in my chest.
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Something I am happy I learned fairly early, being a father: Sibling need to be allowed to fight. Not only verbally - which is a skill that shows quite a high degree of maturity, for many adults dont have it - but also physically.
1. A child does communicate a lot in physical ways. Its our most basic form of communication.
2. Siblings have the right - and the ability - to create, and constantly update, their relationship.
3. Siblings that are (by their parents) are allowed to fight - and so clear their relationship - can build an incredible community amongst them. (As in adults: to live through conflicts, being very honest about ones needs and emotions, creates more reliable and deeper relationships).
4. As parents, we should limit our involvement (to a sometimes very challenging degree) to give comfort, when the children come to us, mostly after the conflict.
5. I have two daughters younger than 7...
Yeah, I know its hard sometimes. Its also true, that its easier the earlier you start, because fights just dont get that messy when they are very young and you (parent) can build expertise and confidence in staying 'neutral' :-D.
I thing about it like this now - the fighting is mainly due to status/hierarchy. The older one needs to establish (and secure, secure, secure...) his/her postion as first born. The younger one loves to challenge that. Seems so archaic, bit isnt this how we are wired psychologically?
I guess as a father I would start to think hard, if I noticed that the older one would pick fights constantly that are utterly unprovoked (and, dont be fooled, those younger ones are usually experts in challenging their older siblings in VERY subtle ways!).
Haha! That last point "the thought of...". Not sure if that is a good thin? Not being rhetoric here, but actually wondering. Is it a penalty? And: I am very familiar with this phenomenon from the free school space. As an adult, what do you do, if a child did "misbehave" and when it comes to the point, where you want to adress it, you realize that he cannot stand the "standard procedure" you put in place? I guess its a problem of oberly elaborate "standard procedures"?
Stell dir vor du bist in Lissabon am Bahnhof und schaust dumpf gegen die Wand, die mit bunten Kacheln gefliest ist. Plötzlich, taucht dein Geist ein in die Materie und du siehst durch den bloßen Schein hindurch...ins jen-seits...
Wow. I feel what you shared here. I am indeed wondering - these weeks more then most times - how can I up my life in terms of professional (monetary) success. All the while working in a very fulfilling and emotionally rewarding job and havin loads of time for the family...
Wow, I am in my mid-thirties now and finally learning how to fight. It touches something deep inside me and ... heals some bad memories (of feeling powerless in aggressive situations) from my teenage years.
I feel empowered and deeply satisfied by this practice.
What do you folk think:
Does a man have to know how to fight - not least to defend his family?
What style/practice/sport is best for self-defense and fighting skills?
Well, living im a very rural area, choice is limited. However, there is a small Krav Maga place, located in the basement of a car dealer (authentic vibes!). So this is where I have started foe now. And they offer boxing sometimes, wanted to give that a try, roo.
You know, I never signed up to Twitter/X, I dont use Snapchat, Insta, Tiktok (are there others I forgot?). My Facebook account I deleted maybe 10 years ago... And now @manbyt introduces me to nostr and here I am... still diving through with my eyes wide open, struggling to figure it out...
Is it possible that someone here is interested in my thoughts, my stories and reflections?
19.33 hours in Germany already. Kids are sleeping, fiat job is done for today. Now sitting next to the wood stove, wondering wether I shall move on to some home chores...and exploring nostr, of course, making myself at home.
Klingt richtig gut! Ich selbst bin noch ziemlich frisch im BTC (etc...) Space. In meiner Schule gebe ich nen Kurs mit dem Titel "Selber Denken", wo wir Geschichte(n) abseits des Mainstream beleuchten. Habe da BTC immerhin schon mal 2 Stunden geteasert und überlege jetzt den nächsten Schritt. Habe gedacht, vielleicht das Bitcoin-Diplom als Grundlage zu nehmen. Hast du noch mehr Erfahrung in die Richtung?
Go and look for men, who are interested in working together with other men - in spirituality, self-improvement, personal growth, relationship (to oneself, your father, your mother, women etc.). Find them and meet-up with them regularly. See to it that there are men of very different age in your group.
Very interesting, indeed. For a great part of my life I have been trying to figure out what was wrong with our society and system. Right now, after studying btc for the past 10 months, I am more and more asking myself whether one of the VERY big wrongs in our human community might actually be just this: bad money that inflates.
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I am very excited to be part of it all, even though I feel very much like a newbie, getting my head around only a fraction of what I perceive there is to know and understand.
Aaah enjoying the last day of holiday on the lakeside. Eating Pizza, swimming with the kids (who are practicing to dive) and enjoying the live music of the 'Bavarian Evening' on the campsite. What a summer it was in south Germany!
@manbyt You know, I have somewhere in the back of my mind, not to deep actually, the idea to start something like a vlog to share some of the insights, challenges and pathways concerning an "alternative" education... What has prevented me from starting til now was, besides my eventful family life, the stomach ache that I experience, when I imagine myself sharing this content on youtube (I am not at all sure, if I want to collaborate with them ...).
Now, celebrating my fifth day on nostr today, I wonder whether this platform would be the remedy for my stomach ache and actually provide a space (and community!) for such content.
Whatchathink?
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