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2026-01-06 02:52:00 UTC

Today someone told me bitcoin isn't backed by anything.
If I got a dollar every time I heard that I'd have a lot more bitcoin.

2026-01-05 19:36:38 UTC

Does anyone have a book or other recommendation to help me deal with an asshole cat that bites people?
(Disposal of avoidance of the cat in question does not appear to be an option)

2026-01-05 15:01:05 UTC

I'm balls deep in the dialectic today

2026-01-05 14:03:32 UTC

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The whole "we're running Venezuela now" narrative makes me think we are basically replacing a BRICS puppet with a NATO puppet.
The operation itself was incredibly successful and impressive from a military perspective, but I don't see much difference beyond that.

2026-01-05 13:02:33 UTC

Despite what many rage addicts seem to believe at the moment, it is possible to be glad that Maduro is out and also completely distrust Trump's intentions 🙏

2026-01-02 14:41:10 UTC

This is literally the reason I am on nostr
#nevent1q…8w2a

2026-01-01 08:07:09 UTC

New year new me. I've officially stopped giving a fuck https://blossom.primal.net/b85c3938e5652331d9d445a842e64ec1dd8278a8e31b20742411f3d8ecf01390.jpg

2025-12-31 00:54:08 UTC

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Point me to the tallow fries and I'm all about it. Otherwise I stay away

2025-12-30 10:49:36 UTC

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I follow what he's saying here, but I'm not particularly convinced that democracy is a good system from its foundation.
There seem to be three options ahead of us:
1. Try to go back into history to improve the present. (I genuinely don't think that is possible. The conditions that existed in the past were unique and they are gone.)
2. Continue doing what we are doing now. (Obviously a poor choice)
3. Create some third new option that has not been seen before. (I think this is our best option)
As I see it if a government operates on sound money it will inherently limit it's size and power. As a result, voting will be much less important by extension. It doesn't matter how hard you vote, the laws of physics and thermodynamics are not going to change.
To me that's really the first step forward. It seems a bit nieve to me at times when I head people say 'fix the money fix the world', but I would absolutely say that nothing will improve until the money is fixed... So I tend to focus there more than trying to change laws.
Any political action at this point feels like rearranging furniture on the Titanic.

2025-12-30 03:50:54 UTC

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Oh man that's amazing. Sounds like you made it through the obstacle course relatively unscathed

2025-12-30 03:01:39 UTC

Going down the bitcoin rabbit hole lead me into a mindset of not trusting anyone. It was a tough mindset to hold on to while I was still in it. I've learned to lean into trust much more since I realized the following.
The trust required to get into a car and drive down the street already extends to thousands, or even tens of thousands of people that I will never meet.
Everyone involved in the design, manufature, and inspection of the vehicles we drive and the infrastructure we drive on. Everyone driving their vehicles and all the same for each of those vehicles, plus the supply chain that ensures the quality of the fuel that goes into these vehicles.
Have you ever verified for yourself that the gasoline in the pump meets quality standards? Unfortunately much of it is full of corn syrup these days, but all of this stuff functions and is affected by money.
When we can trust that money is sound we don't need to verify all the rest because it's directly linked to proof of work.
Counter intuitively when money requires trust, trust breaks down.

2025-12-29 15:08:16 UTC

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Interesting. I get some pretty cold temps at home. It get below freezing a few times a year. Other than that it's pretty hot and humid where I live. Are you saying they go dormant and come back or will they die off completely?

2025-12-29 11:22:07 UTC

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So I just googled that and came up with what looks like a lot of baked goods. Does this mean I can eat those flowers?

2025-12-29 11:05:57 UTC

These are the best smelling flowers I've found in Thailand so far https://blossom.primal.net/951115af6cbce7deaabf9c190882a84e78590fdd02e4d79f65d0c5dcefdb1a8f.jpg

2025-12-29 02:23:28 UTC

For anyone who doesn't think an insulated group of odd individuals on a relatively unknown corner of the internet can change the world.. look at 4chan.

2025-12-28 22:17:48 UTC

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Oh fuck yeah. Great name. I have seen this floating around and never clicked because I assumed it was a game 😅

2025-12-28 21:19:07 UTC

Gradually I will sniff out and unfollow every person on nostr who is still on xitter. It's not personal, just a vibe improvement.
This will take some time, but it seems to be becoming more obvious the longer I spend only on nostr.

2025-12-27 17:36:55 UTC

I almost feel absurd even saying this, but I will likely say it for years to come.
Computers are not and will not ever be human.
They do not have nervous systems and cannot experience emotions.
This is the kind of note someone will dig up in 2050 to call me roboracist.

2025-12-27 17:10:12 UTC

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WW2 and the inflation that followed seem to be the main culprit

2025-12-27 17:09:01 UTC

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Yes 🙏

2025-12-27 17:08:04 UTC

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If I say that a video of an actual human is just as human as an AI generated video of a human that has never existed I might also say that the hoover dam is natural because it is made of materials sourced in nature.

2025-12-27 17:03:08 UTC

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Yeah I've seen some almost high quality stuff coming out (news spoofs mostly) that were hilarious.
There will be more in the future I'm sure. I don't know how long I'll be able to tell it's AI though. It probably won't take long before I genuinely have no idea and it never goes back the other way.

2025-12-27 16:18:39 UTC

At a time when AI slop seems to be taking over the media landscape I'm making a point to only post and interact with things created directly by humans with intent.
I may not always know the difference so I'm trying to find my discernment now. There will always be ways to tell real from fake, but those clues might be hidden to those who fail to watch the transition closely.

2025-12-27 12:40:12 UTC

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I'm mainly using minibits and blue wallet right now, which don't seem to have that feature. Nice to know aqua does.
I've changed my hot wallet so many times over the years that I can hardly keep track anymore.
I was given three solid solutions though that are standalone.

2025-12-27 04:21:55 UTC

Does anyone have a good sat/international currency converter?
Every time I want to pay somebody back I need to convert local currency to USD and then to sats.

2025-12-26 23:44:37 UTC

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The adoption waiting game just got dark 😅

2025-12-26 23:41:05 UTC

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It's gotta be old money. The most common response I hear from boomers while orange pilling is something in the ballpark of 'thats for your generation, it won't affect me.'
This is a little cope-ish, but if I had a ton of gold right now I'd be doing everything I can to pump it on retail before it gets swallowed by Bitcoin.

2025-12-26 15:30:44 UTC

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I'm sorry I can't tell if you're a comedic genius or a retard

2025-12-26 15:20:21 UTC

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You must be trolling with this MAXXI stuff right?

2025-12-25 19:44:03 UTC

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Merry Christmas. Many more fine cigars ahead 🤙

2025-12-25 10:41:50 UTC

Nailed it https://blossom.primal.net/e3434688c41ce0c6d08e81624f0abf695c59d07bca081e3167e0844a8be9022b.jpg

2025-12-25 09:48:50 UTC

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Lfg

2025-12-25 09:17:32 UTC

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This makes sense. I'm likely just reading into it too far because I'm too far down the rabbit hole to understand how most people are thinking about Bitcoin to begin with 🤙

2025-12-21 05:51:55 UTC

Last winter solstice I felt a tremendous amount of subtle energy moving around my body. Same thing this year.
It was super pronounced and I didn't know it was the solstice until I saw a post that reminded me.

2025-12-21 05:30:34 UTC

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It's always just the right amount when you zoom out far enough

2025-12-21 05:26:54 UTC

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Oh you mean by stringing the story along like this? Yeah could be

2025-12-21 05:24:30 UTC

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I have a hard time imagining something more important than a shadowy financier who was running a blackmailing operation on every major politician of the greatest military power the planet has ever seen...but possibly.

2025-12-21 05:15:22 UTC

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Oh is tonight the solstice? Makes sense

2025-12-21 05:07:21 UTC

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Yeah I think he had some kind of legitimate awakening (or took too many psychedelics), but I'm confident that going around saying that isn't too useful even if it's true.

2025-12-21 00:35:14 UTC

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I had some pot from Amsterdam a few years ago and had absolutely no issues, but the pot in the US is insane.
I'm convinced that part of the negative experience I'm having is from the way it's grown (and probably sprayed as well).
The last time I had quality kush it was something Erik Stacks grew himself.

2025-12-20 12:50:39 UTC

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Some men just love to kick the hornet's nest

2025-12-20 12:40:48 UTC

Are you guys ready for this reality because it's ready for you
#nevent1q…m8a9

2025-12-20 05:24:52 UTC

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It (sometimes) works purely because people think it works

2025-12-20 01:31:09 UTC

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The first semester of my graduate program one of the students committed suicide. The grad program itself was pretty high pressure, but obviously there were many other things going wrong in his life.
I often wonder what I would be like without having gone through that program. I don't necessarily think it took a piece of my soul, but it did shape me for certain. Personally I think the bigger chunk of wasted time was between ages 5 and 15 sitting at a desk.
It's interesting to hear you said you goofed off a lot in college. It doesn't sound like the Jimmy I've seen in Bitcoin. Were you partying at the time or just spending time on non-academic hobbies?

2025-12-20 01:24:14 UTC

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Oh that's fucking cool

2025-12-20 01:23:59 UTC

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2025-12-20 01:14:36 UTC

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I can't read the small print on the tube. What's in it?

2025-12-20 01:10:36 UTC

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I'll edit if the note doesn't make sense without it. I usually proof read before posting because I didn't have any spell check or autocorrect for a long time

2025-12-20 01:03:43 UTC

Amethyst has a way to request typo corrections on notes I've already posted.
I've used it a number of times. I don't know if anyone else sees the correction, but I do, so I feel better 😄

2025-12-19 12:58:41 UTC

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I agree with everything you said there. I also wrote an article using Titanic as a metaphor. Personally, I put as much of my time and energy in the new system as possible. My whole life revolves around Bitcoin in most ways, which is great.
However I think telling people not to measure bitcoin in dollars is ignoring the current reality we are living in.
For example, if Bitcoin consistently lost fiat value year over year nobody would want to own it. It would have minor advantages over dollars (self custody/ censorship resistance ect), but I think NGU is fundamentally essential to bitcoin's success.
Claiming otherwise ignores economic reality. Maybe that's not Jeff's point or yours, but that's what I'm hearing when I hear someone way to stop measuring bitcoin in dollars.

2025-12-19 07:39:16 UTC

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"America-last", is a far stretch from what he actually said.
That's your opinion, not something he said.

2025-12-19 07:35:30 UTC

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I love this idea. I'd like to do the same

2025-12-19 07:15:25 UTC

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You are certainly correct in my case.
Would you care to elaborate on how you see the situation?

2025-12-19 07:14:14 UTC

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@nprofile…askd I truly appreciate the work you do. I look at your posts every day.
However I have been disappointed numerous times by reading your posts and then watching the video to discover that the text you're attributing to someone is not a direct quote, but rather your opinion.
This is a very slippery slope for anyone providing news and I'm sure it's not easy to keep yourself out of it, but please don't quote people inaccurately or claim they said something they do not. It reflects poorly on your brand.

2025-12-19 02:47:53 UTC

I'm just going to say it.
I think Luke Gromen sold the bottom.
I'd be happy to be wrong about that, but it is what it is.

2025-12-19 02:46:12 UTC

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I had exactly zero concern for quantum until I listened to @nprofile…9dyf and Charles Edwards on this pod. Now I'm less sure.
I'd love to hear someone lay out an explanation of why Charlie's take overblown.
https://youtu.be/dFknx-mRmKE

2025-12-19 00:12:35 UTC

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Has mattered and does matter, but it won't always matter.
I'm living in the present and envisioning that future.

2025-12-18 23:53:01 UTC

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I've seen these two extremes this cycle:
1. NGU is bad/doesn't matter. "Stop talking about the price." This is total cope because gold opportunity cost is eating bitcoins lunch.
2. MSTR maximalism attempting to outperform bitcoin in a single cycle instead of learning proper self custody.
Both are incredibly lame and both are temporary problems, but I wish somebody would call a spade a spade.

2025-12-18 23:43:28 UTC

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Yes there are many work arounds, but the suppliers of a vast majority of goods and services are requesting fiat (for now).
That transition could happen faster than many anticipate.

2025-12-18 15:57:47 UTC

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I see your perspective and I also can't pay my bills with magic Internet money just yet.
Lots of people are suffering and looking for a solution. If Bitcoin does not increase in purchasing power against pieces of paper it's not a solution.

2025-12-18 03:26:32 UTC

Years ago someone showed me this YouTube channel of a guy who stands in the street and follows people with a camera.
Understandably people are super uncomfortable and angry with him in many of the videos. However, no one bats an eye at cameras mounted to a wall.
It's an interesting social experiment regarding privacy.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3panSrIeiNKCHFwtNveda9Hd6qt2qJMT&si=-TAcC3NkFL_a-pS3

2025-12-17 05:41:19 UTC

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It's actually been working much better for me since the gossip model switched. It's still slow, but the only client I know which is faster in primal and that's not much faster in my experience

2025-12-17 02:51:22 UTC

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I paid for it

2025-12-17 00:24:19 UTC

I've read many Bitcoin books over the years and The Big Print stands out as one of the best. It's a great resource for orange pilling.
#nevent1q…pgyl

2025-12-16 10:50:52 UTC

Good evening nostr 🐖
https://blossom.primal.net/693b1c9d0aa3d877ca7816834dd93e61b46e88bda51bb6b88ca338077321d533.mp4

2025-12-16 00:07:59 UTC

This might be the most important meme I have ever seen https://blossom.primal.net/f490f16ea98424eb417dda6ec1c994faca573c674d17a737ca8ad1a8f569ced7.gif

2025-12-15 23:35:21 UTC

GM nostr. Ride protected 🏍️ https://blossom.primal.net/04d258cdbf879265b76d7f0b1d0803c85461efc5e8cf450b53bcb4539e3020bc.jpg

2025-12-15 23:29:18 UTC

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What I'm curious about from a legal standpoint is if the Samourai guys are pardoned does that do anything to alter the legal precedent that was set by the plea deal?
Does anyone know?

2025-12-14 02:55:17 UTC

The YouTube app has gotten horrendously shittier over the last year.
Sometimes I will open it and before searching anything there's a video playing that I didn't even select.

2025-12-14 00:30:34 UTC

It seems to me that most people who still used X do it out of FOMO.
That's not everyone, some have businesses to run and connections to maintain, but what I've found is that I'm not missing out on much of anything.
In fact my life is much more peaceful without the unnecessary flood of rage bait and drama.

2025-12-14 00:20:07 UTC

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Nice. Right outside the wind river range. I just did a backpacking trip out there.

2025-12-13 23:54:09 UTC

I wonder what percentage of regular nostr users are nostr only.
I might make a questionnaire to put out at some point including that and a handful of other questions.

2025-12-13 23:50:06 UTC

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I control almost nothing and I am responsible for everything

2025-12-13 23:46:04 UTC

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Same thought. These large holders may think they can keep the price going sideways and they can for a long time, but what they are really doing is handing their sovereignty over to market makers.

2025-12-13 23:44:48 UTC

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Oh yeah that would be fantastic. I agree.
So you're saying BRICS adopting Bitcoin would save us?
Another way of looking at it could be that Bitcoin is saving BRICS because I'm doubtful they will ever find a working neutral currency model outside of Bitcoin.

2025-12-13 21:23:10 UTC

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Maybe I'm missing something in your perspective. How do you see BRICS saving us?

2025-12-13 21:17:50 UTC

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Sounds a little statist to me bro 😂

2025-12-13 21:13:17 UTC

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I doubt it. The scarcity, demand, and speed of the tech could shift this whole scenario in a much shorter period of time.
It doesn't matter if the shorts are naked. At some point these positions will get wiped out and those betting on price suppression will be forced sellers. This will transfer their holdings to smarter market participants.

2025-12-13 20:58:19 UTC

I'd be curious to hear other's thoughts on this
#nevent1q…vgfv

2025-12-13 20:04:42 UTC

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Everyone hears and explosion, ship still sinks.

2025-12-13 10:46:30 UTC

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Cool

2025-12-13 10:42:51 UTC

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Top notch. Is this printed on silk?

2025-12-12 23:43:04 UTC

Issuing a $1000 or $10,000 USD note would skyrocket demand for dollars globally and be a huge privacy win.
If the US is going to engage in piracy at least go full send.
#nevent1q…dy34

2025-12-12 11:10:26 UTC

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No, was leaving Koh Phangan today. Headed to the mountains tomorrow.

2025-12-12 02:29:25 UTC

Hmm https://blossom.primal.net/676c70c0cd2e27457c1014c845f27b825ac7154b936f6eb2fea8a9350376e6aa.jpg

2025-12-11 23:02:11 UTC

Don't be the boyfriend
#nevent1q…47fd

2025-12-11 15:47:00 UTC

This feels a bit like getting mad at the refrigerator for someone else forgetting to close the door.
#nevent1q…vn7e

2025-12-11 15:41:59 UTC

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You will orange pill more people than ever during that time

2025-12-11 11:32:01 UTC

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On my way Saturday brother. Will be glad to meet up again 🤙
Shoot me a DM if you want to chat. I'll definitely be going to the bitcoin learning center a few times.

2025-12-11 06:51:04 UTC

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No no no no no 😂

2025-12-10 10:08:06 UTC

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This guy is actually pretty bright, but he'd clearly taken in some propaganda that hadn't been challenged until today.

2025-12-10 03:54:05 UTC

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Tough ending to that prayer brother 🙏

2025-12-10 03:51:51 UTC

I just had an interesting conversation with an Australian guy who was in favor or linking IDs to all online interaction. Outside of that moment we were pretty well ideologically aligned on so I was surprised to hear him say that.
It turned out he just didn't believe the Internet could be orderly without corporate or government controls.
Purple pilling can run deep. He probably won't join nostr, but his perspective shifted somewhat once I explained voluntary WoT and told him about nostr.
What we are participating in here matters.

2025-12-10 03:44:11 UTC

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You'd have to be pretty unlucky to be get bitten.. or poking it with a stick 😂
What a cool snake. There's a coral snake in Texas that looks similar, but it's more colorful. Also very venemous, but not aggressive.

2025-12-10 00:11:00 UTC

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No we met on FedFinder.com

2025-12-09 23:55:22 UTC

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Hello, white pill addict here. What's the last mile?

2025-12-09 23:53:58 UTC

I met a nice girl and I'm 97% sure she's not a fed

2025-12-09 23:33:03 UTC

Did I adopt Bitcoin or did Bitcoin adopt me? 🧡🫂

2025-12-09 23:31:20 UTC

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I need to go to the gym

2025-12-09 23:24:42 UTC

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Great idea