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 I don't have a smart phone.  I need a good nostr web client.  Any ideas?  

I'm using Primal and Nostter, both seem buggy and slow.  Between the two of them I can kinda get something working.
 
 I'm Dave, 
Mostly just a random dude.

father, mechanical engineer, bjj brown belt, former Marine, new business owner.

#introductions 
 Wow thanks, this is my first interaction with a person on nostr. 
 BREAKING: Bitcoin reclaims 55k after everyone on nostr said GM to each other. 
 What does GM mean? 
 When I was growing up in middle school and high school, I had a next door neighbor trailer park f... 
 This might be out of place, sorry if it is.

My first exposure to the movie fight club was channel surfing.  I caught the last 15 min of the movie.  Totally screwed it up for me. 
 Scarcity fuels innovation!!

The increasing totalitarian control structure actually accelerates a... 
 Help me understand why.  

Why are individuals going to be able to posses and use bitcoin at scale?  I'm pessimistic that if the price shoots up before mass adoption at the individual level, the bitcoin wealthy will be scapegoats. 
 A picture of bitcoin's trajectory is starting to form for me.  In the future, I see bitcoin used primarily by nations with ordinary people essentially excluded.

This isn't all bad really, nations will use bitcoin to restrain one another.  Perhaps it will make going to war for resources less productive.

Where am I wrong? 
 Does anybody see this? 
 Mempool fees are low rn. Utxo management is important. Get on it. Don’t be that person 

Tell e... 
 say what?
 
 It's unethical but I think, in fiat land, taking on as much debt as possible is the smart move. 
 Maybe I'm a stick in the mud or just too old but I think everyone should ask themselves, is this device making my life better?  Try to answer honestly.
 
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 What's up with that dude's glasses?