I'm in a similar boat!


keithmeola

Believe it or not, it's me ✌🏻
I like lights, climbing rocks, Italian, and Bitcoin 🤙🏻
New Jersey Based - Frequently Elsewhere 🌎


Working on a brand new website where I'll write about Bitcoin and travel and exploring the ways I can combine these two passions of mine


It's not that most people are dumb or uneducated. It's that most people are educated enough to believe what they've been taught but not educated enough to question it.

That’s what it means to be a product of your environment.

Don’t believe what everyone else believes just because those around you do.

Do your own research, and then form your own opinion.


not yet, though I do ask every business that I buy something from if they accept Bitcoin, even though I know the answer is no. Usually it ends there but every so often the person will ask a few questions and they seem interested in learning more


nice night for a fire

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nostr'ing and relaxing


I wish I could've come!


sending you water vibes


The fact that more public companies haven’t run the MicroStrategy playbook yet is kind of wild actually.


veo esto solo ahora casi 24 horas luego, pero buenas noches!


though I do hate politics


If you don't care about politics, you will be governed by your inferiors. Whether or not you're interested in politics, politics are interested in you. It's important to be informed and have opinions about politics, to care to an extent about certain politics.


Status quo thinking is for losers.

I don’t give a single fuck about how things are or why they are.

I only care about how they should be.


I watched the documentary Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery. Overall, it was decently entertaining and did a good job of covering a lot of Bitcoin's history. However, there were some inaccuracies or misleading portrayals. For example, the documentary failed to mention that "Bitcoin Jesus" (Roger Ver) is now primarily associated with Shitcoins, inaccurately claimed that Blockstream takes a portion of all Bitcoin transaction fees, and misrepresented the Blocksize War. It also completely omitted any discussion of the Lightning Network and framed Blockstream as a centralized force behind Bitcoin, which doesn't accurately reflect the decentralized nature of the Bitcoin's ecosystem.

As for the ending conclusion... Is it Peter Todd, because he's incredibly intelligent, invented Replace-by-Fee and understands Bitcoin better than most? I don't know and I don't care. It doesn't matter who Satoshi Nakamoto is. Bitcoin is stronger because we don't know.

What I do know is that since the journalist misrepresented Blockstream and the Blocksize Wars, it seems likely that other aspects of the documentary could also be misrepresented, like the portrayal of Peter Todd and the attempt to connect random dots to Satoshi Nakamoto.


Gm! Last day of work on the current gig and then about a week off!


thanks nostr:npub18kpw3akvdsyk239lx0jgwksr74sq4nlha3r8u9g2rnrhztfpfhysy469c4 for the stickers! just gotta figure out where to put them...

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good morning fren


#GM Nostr. Heading home today from Nashville before a few days onsite for the current gig. Feeling inspired and motivated but still unsure of the future ahead


Every vote counts fam. If you are outside the US during elections and you can vote, you can vote online.

Obviously voting in person is ideal, but if you can't for some reason be there in person you have TWO days to sign up.

https://registertovoteflorida.gov/home


I am


ahh, I think I see the shape of Florida now on it, cool!


Naples, Italy?


GM! love the hat


gracias 🤗


going to bed because I have to work tomorrow 🥲


good message, though I'd also say that you can also tell yourself that you chose everything that happens to you, because at the end of the day, everything you do is based on your choice, and it gives self-empowerment


To all those building, supporting, using, teaching, and advocating for freedom tech. It is unlikely you ever realize the true impact you make in the world through your actions.

You are bending reality to an almost unimaginable future with 8 billion people in service of 8 billion people

Names may fade but your impact never will.

Deep love and respect.

#weareallsatoshi


A few months ago I started asking all establishments that serve me if they take Bitcoin, even when I know the answer is "no" just to plant little seeds. Today's barista actually asked a few questions about it and seemed interested. I think that seed might take ☕


Pretty sure I just planted an orange seed in the barista's mind that made me my cappuccino


gm fren 🫂


GM Nostr 🌞 Off-day in Nashville, chill day ahead

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GM! off-day for me in Nashville, gonna go climbing


love this scene


Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes


I think there's something beautiful about the fact that despite years of people trying to figure out who Satoshi is/was, the power and choice is ultimately theirs to reveal themselves or not by signing their private keys. Satoshi discovered a way to give everyone the power of choice through financial freedom, and at the same time, gave themselves an eternal choice to remain anonymous, using the very thing they discovered #weareallsatoshi


My full quote to Politico regarding Satoshi and the HBO doc…
“For years, there's been endless speculation about the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, both in print and in media. Yet, until someone signs the private keys linked to Satoshi’s addresses, all of this remains mere conjecture.

Satoshi gave the world a profound gift in Bitcoin but deliberately chose to remain anonymous—a decision that must be respected. Efforts to unmask them are not just irresponsible but potentially dangerous.

Satoshi left the project early, and since then, countless others have contributed far more to Bitcoin’s evolution. Satoshi is no longer just one person; Satoshi is now everyone who works to restore a sound, incorruptible money standard for the world. We are all Satoshi.”


It's going sideways forever, Laura 🦀


fuerza! 💪🏻✌🏻


Buenos! 🤗✌🏻


GM Nostr! Feeling energized and full of motivation after attending my first Bitcoin meetup last night at nostr:npub1theparkprcs70dcs437ke9zzwsr6u60f8flu7rg28m30438aep9sd94dha in Nashville. It was amazing meeting and chatting with so many interesting and diverse people in the Bitcoin space. It was really cool to participate in and overhear conversations about Bitcoin that normally I only hear in my earbuds.

It's a big world, but the Bitcoin community makes it feel smaller and intimate. I can't wait to attend my first conference in 2025. ✌🏻🌞


Buenos días #nostr 🥰

Good morning

Bonjour

Guten Morgen

Buongiorno

Bom dia

Доброе утро

早上好

おはようございます

صباح الخير

शुभ प्रभात

Günaydın

God morgon

Godmorgen

Hyvää huomenta


buongiorno, buenos! 🌞


GM Nostr! Going to my first ever Bitcoin meetup tonight at nostr:npub1theparkprcs70dcs437ke9zzwsr6u60f8flu7rg28m30438aep9sd94dha can't wait


that's so awesome! I might swing by there in January ✌🏻


How can I live more off of a #Bitcoin standard if my job pays me in fiat? Are those of you living the good life using any particular services? #asknostr #askbitcoin


Wrote an article about #bitcoin on my website and pushed an email to users promoting it. Got a text from my mom, who got a text from her friend (who subs to my website) telling me to check my email account because she got an email from my name about Bitcoin 😂


but when will you have them in stock? 🥲


58k gang in shamles


#Bitcoin is Everywhere. https://image.nostr.build/b91426d18f8c952cea33f46128e1814170f0a8cc1fb752edfff83b99d5215dff.jpg


The dollar isn’t money, it’s a fiat (by government decree) token that’s issued for the populace to use as a proxy for money.

Once you see this you realize you’re trapped in a financial carnival where the ride operators control your options.

#bitcoin
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Good evening Nostr! My new headphones come on Friday. I leave for Nashville on Friday. Will my headphones arrive before I leave for the airport and make for a happy Keith? Find out Friday!


Love Anki, been using it for years, have made almost 11k cards


Bittersweet entering the final week of the regular season of the MLB. Bitter because it means my favorite sport is ending soon, but sweet because the playoffs will be starting. Any other Yankees fans here? #baseball #yankees


yes, paying for said lunch with Bitcoin 😄


the rainbow sour and mezcal cocktail were great!


delete your Telegram account quickly and easily via this link https://my.telegram.org/auth?to=delete #telegram


thinking about #nostr and #bitcoin while failing to V6 some boulders (as one naturally does) and I thought of the word "nostrverse". certainly I'm not the first person to say Nostrverse? #nostrverse #asknostr


thanks!


giddy up


Made it over to nostr:npub1key55ax33gkl50uqemvl4khrtqrhzm7wzpc7fhseutt5ddkcwcrqgxlt3h to support a local business and for the ability to pay with Bitcoin and support the network. So awesome #bitcoin #lightning

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quando sarà il prossimo meetup? chiedo per un'amica (ma sul serio lol)


NJ, ma la mia anima appartiene in Italia


GM Nostr! Got around to writing about something I've been wanting to write about for a while now
 https://keithmeola.com/2024/09/22/feeling-imprisoned-by-a-good-life/

the funny thing is, I put off writing it as I didn't think it was something to fit in well with a marketable direction that I wanted to take my site, but it was a joy to write and I feel really good about it, so maybe that is the true marketable direction all along #gm


wow, that's cool!


Trying to think of how I can get more involved with Bitcoin without having any computer science abilities. Just a lot of passion and a will to create something #asknostr


UPS didn't deliver my package without my signature despite my nice note I left asking them to leave it anyway. I even signed the note! I get why they didn't leave the package, but it's a bummer


GM Nostr! Pay day today, AKA Bitcoin bulk buy day #stacksats


Things which you actively dislike and disparage, are not things you don’t care about.

They’re things you care about but that don’t go the way you expected.


ok, thank you!


oh no 🥺 10 days ago they told me they had started shipping the pre-orders and would continue throughout the month in the order they were received 🥺 do you have Bitaxes that you got elsewhere?


D-central


Another day of "patiently" waiting for my Bitaxe Gamma to ship...


sì sì capisco. allora direi che innanzitutto dovresti smettere di guardare il contenuto in inglese con i sottotitoli italiani. così non si impara niente. YouTube è il tuo migliore amico per imparare una seconda lingua, ti consiglio Bringlese e su Instagram se ce l'hai Sonia Candy. però ci sono tanti altri canali e profilo, ovviamente. forse potrei aiutarti, ma purtroppo non riesco in questo momento, sono troppo impegnato con la vita e col lavoro 🫤


ahhh scusami 😅 allora sei bravissimo* 😁 hmmm dipende, quale livello diresti di avere?


sei bravissima!


setup your Lightning wallet, I wanted to zap you


After putting in over 5k hours on self learning "macro" ive come to a simple conclusion......
Money printer on= assets up
Money printer off= assets down

I know focus my time on Japanese woodblock paintings and sumo vlogs.


You shouldn’t be forced to invest just to maintain your purchasing power.


GM Nostr (for those who are waking up) #nostruccino

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you've been immortalized!


Reminder that lowering interest rates doesn’t fix a solvency crisis.

In time - that “fix” is still coming.

#Bitcoin
#nostr


GM Nostr, enjoy Ricker State Park, Vermont 🏕

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58k gang back and stronger than ever #bitcoin


and other stuff!


frensss


GM Nostr #gm

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preposterous!


#bitcoin #btc

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crickets and mezcal 😋


I spent 3 weeks down in Mexico in January, I miss it so much 😭


I have the birthdays of important people in my life in my calendar


Pura vida 🤙🏻🏄🏻


nostr:npub1gdu7w6l6w65qhrdeaf6eyywepwe7v7ezqtugsrxy7hl7ypjsvxksd76nak on Bitcoin & politics. What a brillant mind.
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People should not steal. Idk how they can live with themselves.


someone stole my favorite jacket yesterday that I had immediate rebought after losing it several years prior. I'm upset as I'm struggling to find the exact one again online since I bought the original in 2019 and my replacement in 2022. I'm legitimately upsett because I love that jacket 😔


GM Nostr. Decided to watch Ocean's 11 (with Pitt and Clooney) last night after not seeing it for a few years. I had always enjoyed the movie and read a /r/movies thread on my way home about it praising it for it's rewatch-ability, so thought why not watch it tonight. Thoughts revisited:

-I had forgotten what Clooney looked like without his silver fox hair
-the soundtrack compliments the movie perfectly
-still gives me a desire to go to Vegas
-holds up as a great movie to just sit, watch and be entertained by it's relative over-the-topness and star-studded cast just being stars

🌊🎰🎲 #gm


of course you should


GM to Nostr and all who inhabit it #gm


I just bought a Bitaxe Gamma yesterday!


🚨 Bitcoin has now been traded for more hours than fiat stock exchanges since the end of the gold standard!

Number of trading hours on stock exchanges since the end of the gold standard (August 1971):
—> 100,737 hours

Number of trading hours for Bitcoin since the first exchange (March 2010):
—> 123,774 hours


Just finished The Price of Tomorrow by nostr:npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe. Excellent read and another book I'll recommend to people to gain a better understanding of technology in our world and opening our minds to, as Jeff said best "what if the natural order of things was permitted?"


love your cover photo with the tight rope!


GM Nostr ☀ #gm #cappuccino

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Bitcoin is the best teacher.


If you’re new to Nostr or if you want to make your feed more interesting, here are some accounts you can follow. Repost and comment to help it grow 🫡

1st part:

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Bitcoin
Tor
Nostr
Ecash
Torrent
Signal

What a life.


a little fun with the camera #nikon #photography

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can you DM me? 🙏🏻


are you planning to do any more book events?


May the power of the meme help me nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm #getAlby

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Water powered grills are the future, step aside Bitcoin and Nostr


Painting and drawing as an art. I have zero skill when it comes to both of these. I had to take a few classes as well for my degree (bachelor of fine arts) and it was incredibly frustrating. not being able to create "art"


did you feed them an orange pill?


I don't know why it's a big deal but I'm happy that people are excited about this


more than a bag full


New t-shirt has arrived! #satoshi #bitcoinswag

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GM Nostr #gm Happy Labor Day to those in the US #laborday


I wholeheartedly agree


how do you successfully orange pill so many people? asking for a friend


maybe I'm missing something, but nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm taking forever with an invite is frustrating since I want to be using #zaps but can't. I want to Nostr and start the zappies nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg


hello from New Jersey 👋🏻


primal!


just finished the incredible Broken Money by nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a and sold another $50 for 77,000 Sats in celebration #bitcoin #stacksats


another day, another buy #bitcoin #hodl #nostr


thank you!


"few memes" hits hard


Very curious and intrigued by nostr:npub1uq70uqgas9pyhds2zt57kr9se8rg3s68ztphjnq82ts8rzeknmeql7u0c2 trying to gain a better understanding of it


NJ gang ✊🏻 I strongly dislike NYC


Thanks!