tylerkosh
Tyler Kosh

A walking midcurve meme

Public Key

npub1rz0vf66gzpsj5mdy7xdswqhlhfltjvdejlmk4dhxye36qmcuej6swvxtvs

NIP-05 Address

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsp38kyadypqcf2dkj0rxc8qtlm5l4exxue0am2kmnzvcaqduwvedgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dscszwre

Publishing to

relay.damus.io

nos.lol

Author Public Key

npub1rz0vf66gzpsj5mdy7xdswqhlhfltjvdejlmk4dhxye36qmcuej6swvxtvs

Show more details

Last Notes

2026-04-02 16:23:28 UTC

- reply

Great conversation y'all. @nprofile…3gjk shares a lot of wisdom.
Appreciate the last bit at the end of as well. It's refreshing to hear as someone who didn't really go down the rabbit hole until early 2024. I can confirm the past two years have been pretty brutal... I'm sure I have it easier in certain ways but it's definitely been a trial by fire.
Solely relying on developed conviction with no external validation creates immense self doubt. But it's all part of the journey.

2026-04-01 11:55:40 UTC

The thing I’ve never understood about the argument of quantum computing breaking bitcoin is that in this hypothetical world bitcoin would be the last thing anyone should be worried about.
This is way above my pay grade and maybe I’m missing something but my understanding is literally every computer system that uses current encryption standards would also break. So idk maybe cracking keys to nuclear systems or the global banking system is probably what you should be concerned with, not magic internet money. But I’m just a pleb, what do I know.

2026-03-29 14:01:05 UTC

- reply

😂😂😂 spot on

2026-03-27 16:41:52 UTC

- reply

Basically every conversation I have with anyone lmao
#nevent1q…ynwg

2026-03-27 16:28:15 UTC

- reply

The low barrier to entry to podcasting is a double edged sword. “Podcaster” is a derogatory term because 99% of people who start a podcast aren’t skilled enough in the art of conversation or are subject mater experts in a specific area to demand any real audience. Yet they believe they should be taken seriously.
Not saying you fall into that category but that’s the perspective from the consumers point of view. Too much noise, not enough signal.

2026-03-26 12:03:45 UTC

- reply

RTJ 4 perfectly encapsulated and was the soundtrack to the madness of 2020. I pray to God El-P and Killer Mike drop RTJ 5 just in time for the coming apocalypse
#nevent1q…swn0

2026-03-26 11:42:22 UTC

This life will stress you like Orson Welles on the radio
War after war of the world’ll make all your saneness go

2026-03-24 22:07:39 UTC

- reply

I heard it in Brooklyn where all the sinners stay

2026-03-24 13:51:46 UTC

The tiny amount of wisdom I have gained in my time on this planet:
Seeking "happiness" is an awful way to live and likely the most destructive thing one can do to themselves. The real goal to strive for is to seek inner peace.
The problem is this path fucking sucks lol

2026-03-24 13:42:58 UTC

GM nostr
"Addressing grief is not self-pity. Self-pity is a refusal to accept real help while clinging to denial and a dead way of life."

2026-03-23 15:11:25 UTC

A sovereign debt crisis, hot war in Iran, rapidly rising energy costs, the most deflationary technology to ever exist, jobs getting cut everywhere, a commercial real estate market in shambles.
This is one gnarly cocktail.

2026-03-23 14:57:55 UTC

Quote that stuck with me from @nprofile…2smn latest newsletter:
“Empires don’t voluntarily downsize. Instead, they tend to take the mask off, lash out, and aggressively seek other places to offload those problems.“

2026-03-23 12:59:23 UTC

- reply

Glad to know I’m not the only person who feels this way
#nevent1q…hkmz

2026-03-20 19:02:07 UTC

- reply

Gigi writing again inspired me. Thank you 🫡
#nevent1q…9wpy

2026-03-20 18:56:24 UTC

- reply

I’ve thought about this a lot since I took a little hiatus from nostr (although I was still lurking).
I can see now this was obviously an emotional response. While the feelings I had at this time are still valid, I’ve thought a lot about how I want my public presence on the internet to be.
Ultimately, I realized it doesn’t have to be a black or white/all or nothing thing. I just need to be slightly less unhinged and not cryptographically sign all of my batshit crazy thoughts to live on the internet forever. With that said, it’s great to be back in the amazingly weird corner of the internet that is nostr. This is where I belong.
#nevent1q…4mq6

2026-03-20 18:53:59 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/9bde0da384c889cf2e241345964ca596dd0946bbc8a975a3d175b0a02e0bc694.jpg

2025-09-11 16:31:41 UTC

Like many others have already articulated, the Charlie Kirk assassination yesterday was a turning point for me personally. It shocked me and instilled a sense of fear in me that quite honestly, I needed.
Last night and this morning the only thing I can think about is the safety and security of the people closest to me. That is my number one priority.
Unfortunately, that led me to the conclusion that I will likely no longer use this npub since I’ve doxxed myself. This makes me feel extremely sad. Nostr has allowed me to be my true and authentic self and I thought I would be able to balance that with personal privacy, but I currently don’t feel it is wise to be putting myself out here like that.
To everyone in this community, myself included, it’s time to go full cypherpunk. Re-read Eric Hughes manifesto if you have to. We need to quit fucking around with the fiat games. That world is collapsing as we speak. What will your MSTR shares be worth when the dollar is worthless? Now is the time to embrace open protocols and freedom tech. Not because we want to, but because we have to.
Who knows maybe at some point in the future I might pop back on here but until then:
see you space cowboy…

2025-09-11 02:22:50 UTC

- reply

I don’t think anyone, even us already here, understands how important nostr is going to be when shit hits the fan
#nevent1q…m3s2

2025-09-11 02:20:40 UTC

Stay vigilant out there fam. Rough seas lie ahead.
People are the most irrational and dangerous when they’re operating out of fear and feel like they have nothing to lose.

2025-09-11 02:13:12 UTC

“You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”
Charlie Kirk will be remembered as a hero.

2025-09-10 14:24:28 UTC

- reply

Again, I want to shoutout @nprofile…tzjf for keeping the conversation about COVID alive and not letting it get memory holed. This conversation with Jessica Rose is a must listen.
Keep up the good work sir 🫡
https://youtu.be/POMe9_k8pzk?si=3Eggvk7u5XxaqLxA
#nevent1q…9tj8

2025-09-10 02:15:26 UTC

Spotted at local meetup.
The ex-sneakerhead in me can’t deny these are heat
https://blossom.primal.net/27587b1e59ac9d51c5a9231687550eda94b03e253cb8a7fd2ed7fdd15f5a4468.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/324e25f911c1dd58378ec86caa847a4585f70bd96f23ad2a9c408be339d52cae.jpg

2025-09-09 12:50:46 UTC

- reply

This is wild. What’s even more wild is this would be happening in every country around the world if gen Z wasn’t psyoped into oblivion and essentially forced into being complete dopamine junkies. I mean that literally. This is straight up addict behavior. Doing anything it takes to get that next hit, that includes burning down your government.
We’re finally starting to see that dark side of tech addiction manifest in the real world. We will see more of this over time.
#nevent1q…0tap

2025-09-08 19:15:52 UTC

- reply

Always love seeing bikes on nostr 🫡

2025-09-08 19:11:23 UTC

- reply

😂😂😂 TY Ser

2025-09-08 18:19:00 UTC

- reply

I need to cop this ASAP

2025-09-08 16:53:48 UTC

Imagine thinking the US government will just sit back and allow MSTR, Coinbase, Fidelity, or any publicly traded US company to “own” millions of coins as the dollar collapses…

2025-09-08 16:44:21 UTC

- reply

People stuck holding a MSTR bag are just getting relentlessly beat down by Saylor lmao
#nevent1q…ngpq

2025-09-06 04:54:46 UTC

- reply

Beautiful bike. I’m too much of a bitch to ride fixed anymore but there is something about that simplicity that I miss.

2025-09-06 03:57:00 UTC

- reply

First of all damn typos really get ya on nostr…
But to clarify this though. I’ve been a huge earl fan since the early OF days. He’s been a legend to me since Doris. But to be putting out such unique and introspective music for over a decade really puts him in that legend status. He’s really that good.
#nevent1q…ckgz

2025-09-06 03:50:14 UTC

- reply

Probably not many hip-hop heads out here on nostr but if you’re are 👋
#nevent1q…pq2c

2025-09-06 03:46:03 UTC

New Earl album is so dope. He’s going down as a legend

2025-09-05 21:57:53 UTC

$110k BTC makes no sense in this current climate. On a risk adjusted basis sats are an absolute steal right now

2025-09-05 21:50:36 UTC

- reply

This is sick. Makes me wanna book a trip to the southwest ASAP

2025-09-03 19:20:25 UTC

- reply

What interview is this clip from? I need to watch this

2025-09-03 13:55:41 UTC

- reply

I’m in the process of figuring this out in real time. Learning to not spend my time/energy on things that aren’t important is a blessing

2025-09-02 13:26:50 UTC

- reply

Bitcoin is simultaneously complex and simple. This is what most people actually struggle with, holding two conflicting ideas at the same time. To understand its simplicity one must also understand its complexity. Because without that framework, it is too good to be true.
To see Bitcoins simplicity you have to internalize that it’s a truly decentralized, military grade, self regulating network that doesn’t use time as we know it. Once you can see that it seems very simple. But there’s no way to explain that to someone with no frame of reference without sounding like a absolute crazy person 😅
Profound ideas just take a long time to permeate into society.

2025-08-27 13:47:36 UTC

- reply

100%
MSTR/Coinbase are effectively arms of the state at this point. This is clear as day but number go up is more enticing to most. Not realizing they’re paying for America’s strategic bitcoin reserve.

2025-08-27 13:26:21 UTC

- reply

We need to get Uncle Jack on nostr ASAP

2025-08-22 16:17:21 UTC

Attack on Titan can go toe to toe with the best western TV shows of all time (Breaking Bad, GOT, Sopranos, etc).
I’ll die on that hill

2025-08-21 13:41:47 UTC

- reply

SOML 😂

2025-08-19 11:58:30 UTC

- reply

Needed to hear this. I still question my sanity at times. Thanks for sharing 🫡

2025-08-18 15:21:39 UTC

If you haven’t seen the film Captain Fantastic you should definitely do that

2025-08-18 15:14:31 UTC

It’s insane how radically sound money can change your view of the world. Few understand this. We must keep pushing forward 🫡

2025-08-17 13:30:36 UTC

- reply

🔥🔥🔥🔥
#nevent1q…4sgh

2025-08-14 12:24:39 UTC

“When you realize everything you believe is a lie, it’s an existential crisis.”
I think most of us here on nostr have had this existential crisis at one point or another. This is what separates curious people from non-curious people. When you get to the existential fork in the road, you can either accept you’re in the matrix, take the red (orange) pill, and see how deep the rabbit hole goes or you say this makes me uncomfortable give me the blue pill (which is actually blue light).
I’ve listened to Jack’s podcast with Danny Jones probably 5 or 6 times now and I’m just starting to internalize what he is saying.
https://blossom.primal.net/3e9cf4c3b0377070ae36c64a6d2a0086c8353721953e87269b78a8fd7d91e522.mov

2025-08-01 19:50:34 UTC

- reply

To be crystal clear: STAY HUMBLE AND STACK SATS
#nevent1q…nfxp

2025-08-01 19:44:36 UTC

As the interest rate Strike can offer on a BTC backed loan converges towards the interest rate that Saylor can offer on STRC you cross a point where it actually becomes an infinite money glitch. This will likely happen at some point as BTC backed lending gets more competitive.
Sure, this is fiat world games but you’d be insane to not leverage the tools available to make you/your family’s lives better. Miss me with that ethical purity shit.
If you do this in the future just send me some sats please ✌🏼

2025-08-01 13:58:16 UTC

- reply

Love to see it. We need more bikes on nostr

2025-07-31 13:56:02 UTC

I’m reticent to say Sydney Sweeney is a psyop but… it’s a psyop.

2025-07-31 12:17:34 UTC

- reply

Can’t argue with this list. I would just add Interstellar to the masterpiece category

2025-07-30 19:56:30 UTC

Does anyone have experience using Strike’s bill pay feature? If so, what are your thoughts?
#asknostr

2025-07-30 15:23:26 UTC

- reply

Oh yea I’m way down the Uncle Jack rabbit hole. Just found out about him a few months ago but he’s changed my whole perspective on the world. That’s where I learned of Becker’s work. I’m too dumb to understand most of what they’re talking about but trying to learn and educate myself.
Recently realized I need to study some physics…

2025-07-30 15:18:05 UTC

- reply

Few understand this
#nevent1q…l5md

2025-07-30 15:17:39 UTC

- reply

💯💯💯

2025-07-30 15:15:22 UTC

- reply

Courtesy of the legend @nprofile…2hzt
https://blossom.primal.net/757d26a743540c50949290cec5610c709831b2959cc67b6735d1e780a88d5920.jpg

2025-07-30 14:06:28 UTC

- reply

Definitely adding this to the reading list

2025-07-30 13:22:49 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/54945b44be6d1a899a58a6b9bfc707dce5ee1205c66482bd9729946f205af745.jpg

2025-07-30 12:52:50 UTC

- reply

Also, made me think of a note I posted a while back. You might have some thoughts on this. I don’t think anyone in HC understands decentralized protocols are the answer
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsw3qwlr2q4998t3a6mnxjcmfy65wulcfnxqpda4r2u63uadxff07gac3cum

2025-07-30 12:50:34 UTC

- reply

Let’s gooooo!!!

2025-07-28 15:13:55 UTC

- reply

Appreciate the nuanced explanation relative and pointing out my myopic view of this topic. Thanks for providing a much better perspective than my dumb ass. Think I just started getting into Jack Kruse’s work and am a little too enthusiastic. Clearly I still have much to learn 🫡

2025-07-28 12:23:17 UTC

- reply

I was thinking the same thing the other day…
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsfwr9s6ccyzp6rzhzp7r0ny4tweanldvg63d3ewhrthe24549c7wcy5w7f0

2025-07-25 13:57:06 UTC

- reply

I’ve rewatched this series multiple times and I still don’t think I can absorb all of this information. Uncle Jack is on another level

2025-07-24 13:42:40 UTC

- reply

No I totally agree. If it was Hal this language would be used to intentionally obfuscate since no Americans use that phrase. I don’t think most humans have that level of awareness in real time but then again I wouldn’t put it past a person who claimed to be Japanese either. The longer time I spend in bitcoin the less I think Hal was Satoshi 🤷🏻‍♀️

2025-07-24 12:56:01 UTC

- reply

The fact that even Satoshi struggled to explain what Bitcoin is just shows how alien of an idea it is
#nevent1q…6dms

2025-07-24 11:59:03 UTC

GM NOSTR
Reminder that if you don’t know what the product is, the product is you
https://open.spotify.com/track/6AEq3hjBWRvJ12BMX0jqld?si=ZcLF0hFNRU6UCyben5ndvA&context=spotify%3Aartist%3A3nS4tSuT4VwGiZH6BtlJfC

2025-07-23 13:25:07 UTC

GM NOSTR
The villainization of sunlight will be looked back on as one of the dumbest ideas humans ever had. I know so many people who are terrified to be outside for more than 10 minutes without wearing sunscreen. They aren’t able to take a step back and comprehend that humans have lived on Earth outside without artificial light and sunscreen for literally thousands of years.
People have been psyoped so hard into thinking that the ozone layer doesn’t exist anymore and they’re getting lethal UV radiation exposure every time they go outside (while simultaneously getting blasted with non-native EMF, but that’s a separate conversation).
And young people can’t understand why they’re so anxious and depressed. Sigh.
Moral of the story, go outside and touch grass today. You just might feel better.

2025-07-22 14:18:36 UTC

I know this is nostr and not tradfi BTC treasury bro X. However, it’s actually interesting that MSTR is building out their own yield curve and going full on offensive attack directly at the entire traditional financial system. Intentionally or not, they’re building out the infrastructure to become a digital nation state.
This is why custody is so damn important. Most of us here agree MSTR doesn’t own any bitcoin so in reality they’re not as powerful as people think they are. But hear me out:
In an alternate universe where MSTR takes custody of 600K+ BTC, Saylor becomes one of if not the most powerful man in the world as the dollar inevitably collapses and we approach hyperbitcoinization. We’re talking Mandibles type scenario. In that world, Strategy effectively becomes a black hole for global capital as nobody has faith in US institutions and the dollar loses reserve currency status. Strategy would be more powerful than any singular nation state. On some real sovereign individual type shit.
In that situation Saylor (or whoever his successor will be) could actually strong arm the US government and tell them to kick rocks. Will any of this actually happen… no. But it’s an interesting thought experiment and I’m on one this morning.
Im not a betting man but I’d guess deep in the depths of Saylor’s gigachad brain he’s had this thought before. Who knows he might be crazy enough to actually do it one day 🤷🏻‍♀️

2025-07-21 12:38:13 UTC

- reply

This is easily the best life advice to any young man out there. Follow these wise words from HODL
#nevent1q…y2w3

2025-07-16 12:40:06 UTC

- reply

Been thinking about the same thing recently and essentially came to the same conclusion. I wonder if I shouldn’t have my name/face on a place like nostr. But also I’m at a point where I only want to be my authentic self and hiding behind some anon account isn’t worth that sacrifice.
So yea staying strapped seems to be the best middle ground lol

2025-07-15 18:29:16 UTC

I’m convinced that Jack Kruse will go down as a pioneer and legend in the world of medicine. The mainstream will try to discredit him and label him a “conspiracy theorist” but his work will be studied for decades to come and validated by the centralized world of medicine as the Overton window shifts.
This presentation is worth a watch.
https://youtu.be/FqMeUH7aotY?si=55U-rhrPLlQSDBs6

2025-07-14 22:41:18 UTC

- reply

We need to get more surfers on Nostr!!

2025-07-14 14:33:50 UTC

Just finished Mandibles. Very timely as it’s starting to get spicy out here
Thanks @nprofile…vtcc for putting me on 🫡

2025-07-03 20:52:25 UTC

- reply

Damn I haven’t listened to this album in a minute. It’s a banger

2025-07-03 20:43:53 UTC

- reply

10/10 recommend if you ever get the chance. The food is unreal.

2025-07-03 20:42:18 UTC

- reply

Love to see it
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs2syhemkch4ur9glwmhc6zn5zq50tz52jk9nxjc5zfvqnyg7zr0xs70huk9

2025-07-03 15:50:42 UTC

- reply

Fair enough

2025-07-03 15:28:58 UTC

- reply

After going to Japan and riding the Shinkansen I can’t take any other transportation system seriously. But totally agree bitcoiners will need to be the ones to put capital where their mouth is. We will build a better world

2025-07-03 13:38:06 UTC

- reply

Not quite sure what that means but sure. If the shoe fits I’ll wear it.

2025-07-03 13:35:19 UTC

GM NOSTR
The normalization of caffeine addiction in our society is insane to me. No judgement to anyone out here drinking coffee. I’ve been drinking coffee for a decade. It’s just wild to me our whole world is effectively junkies whose baseline is dependent on a chemical substance and everyone just thinks that how humans are supposed to exist.
I’ve gone through cycles of quitting coffee cold turkey and ultimately always go back to it months or weeks later. Which has made me realize it’s a drug that hard as hell to quit just like nicotine. Currently on day 7 of no caffeine… this time might last because I finally got to this level of acceptance:
What I desire is the change state coffee brings, not the actual coffee itself. The gravitational pull of that rush of dopamine and warmth it brings is so strong.
I say I love the taste of coffee which is true because I acquired the palate for it but in reality coffee tastes like shit. That’s why the first time a kid tries a sip of coffee they always think it’s nasty. Because it is and they’re not addicted to caffeine yet.
I’m writing more about it and maybe one day will post on nostr. But if you’re drinking cup of coffee this morning, enjoy it 🫡

2025-07-03 13:15:15 UTC

- reply

Yea it’s mind bending. Probably my favorite bitcoin related book. It broke my brain and I’m too dumb to even understand half of it. Cason is on another level

2025-06-30 02:09:05 UTC

- reply

This is the message Bitcoiners need to hear

2025-06-28 02:47:53 UTC

- reply

This is cypherpunk AF
#nevent1q…k7wl

2025-06-28 02:39:41 UTC

GF's out at a lesbian bar, on nostr. WHY AM I ON NOSTR? I'LL TELL YOU WHY. It's because I say crazy shit and I KNOW I SAY CRAZY SHIT. Yeah you twitter thinkbois can get your likes and retweets or whatever they’re called now pit pat piffy wing wong wang just like that and get manipulated and shadowbanned by a closed source algorithm controlled by the deep state or something sure no problem bro get that engagement. Likewise the weak minds are like OH NO YOU DON’T GET IT DADDY ELON IS PROTECTING FREE SPEECH he he he and then they're like OH GOD MY ASSHOLE when the CIA who KNOWS WHAT THE FUCK THEY'RE DOING kicks you off the platform and your lifes work disappears in an instant. I'm not part of that group. When the bros flock to nostr because the state takes censorship too far I'm already part of the protocol so GUESS WHO YOU'RE CHEATING ELON NOT ME~! Those taunt threads saying “OHH NOSTR WILL NEVER WORK YOU SHOULD BE ON X”. YEAH NO SHIT. NO SHIT I SHOULD BE ON X. THAT’S WHAT THEY WANT. I WAS ON TWITTER UNTIL LIKE 2015 AND IT WAS A CESSPOOL EVEN BACK THEN AND DELETED MY ACCOUNT. I COULD HAVE GOTTEN BACK TO GET CLOUT ON BITCOIN TWITTER BUT WHO NEEDS CLOUT WHEN I CAN GET ZAPS BITCH. NOT EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE AS COOL AS YOU. You only use X if you are an established journalist or an illusioned noob. The people inbetween use NOSTR. In a zero-sum game such as this, X can only steal your attention if you let it.
Yea I've had some THC seltzers (cause I quit drinking and yes it’s legal for you feds reading)
my girl is literally out at a lesbian bar which prompted this
w/e
Ban me
(oh wait you can’t)
P.S. GameKyuubi is a fucking legend

2025-06-27 15:34:32 UTC

#asknostr Does anyone have experience using the Punkt phone? If so what was that experience like?
I’m considering ditching my smartphone and Punkt seems cool as the only “dumbphone” that you can integrate with Signal.
I’m also looking at the light phone II but I can’t tell if I’m just being duped by their good marketing…
All feedback is welcome.

2025-06-27 02:26:16 UTC

@nprofile…qank getting banned from YouTube is completely insane.
Hopefully this will wake some folks up as to why nostr is so important.

2025-06-26 12:16:29 UTC

- reply

Agree 100%. It becomes a skill you hone and develop over the years. Learning to use your gut/intuition as a tool rather than letting it control you is powerful

2025-06-26 12:11:49 UTC

- reply

Totally agree. Pain is necessary to become an adult regardless of your circumstances. The only way out is through

2025-06-25 23:21:23 UTC

- reply

Currently in that crucible phase. Shit sucks but it’s good to know there’s light at the end of the tunnel. The only way out is through 🫡

2025-06-25 19:25:21 UTC

- reply

Wise words. Thank you for sharing

2025-06-25 16:26:40 UTC

- reply

Spot on. This is why I love nostr. We’re integrating sovereignty with community that us humans are wired for

2025-06-25 14:29:35 UTC

Had a realization yesterday that I’m still trying to flesh out but wanted to put a few words out there so it doesn’t get lost in my ADHD brain.
I come from a dysfunctional family and have spent a good chunk of my adult years working through childhood stuff and attempting to break the generational cycles of addiction and dysfunction in both sides of my family. Through that experience it made me realize that self-sufficiency (or sovereignty if you will) is a form of control. This control is deeply rooted in fear of shame and abandonment. It’s an attempt to minimize uncertainty and avoid my own uncomfortable feelings about the past and present.
Shame and emotional abandonment are how dysfunctional families control children. This leads you to eventually see your parents as authority figures who cannot be trusted. I just realized bitcoiners have a similar relationship with governments and institutions. We have learned they cannot be trusted and in a way have been abandoned by our institutional parental authority figures. Our reaction to that abandonment has been to take self-sufficiency/sovereignty to the extreme and intellectualize the hell out of it. Intellectualization is another form of control to avoid feelings (which is literally what I’m doing right now). We use big, complex ideas to explain the pain but to not actually feel the emotions associated with it.
To be clear, I don’t think this is inherently a bad thing. Self-sufficiency is a rational response to an irrational world. We hide behind our intellectualized morals because it gives us a sense of security. But if we’re truly honest with ourselves, our motivation for self-sufficiency is deeply rooted in fear and shame.
Bitcoin creates a path to healing the sick, dysfunctional system we were raised in but it requires a heavy dose of looking at the mirror, warts and all. If we’re not honest with ourselves and have zero awareness about this, we’re doomed to repeat the cycle we were born out of. We must take active steps to create lasting change.
This is just an observation I’ve noticed in myself and the tip of the iceberg. Maybe I’m projecting all of this onto the world. I’ve heard @nprofile…hs8c be pretty open about his childhood and personal story but I’d also love to hear other bitcoiners stories (publicly or privately). Feel free to reach out if you come across this and would like to discuss further. I’ll leave with this quote for now:
“Adult Children rarely stop to think that self-sufficiency is covering up a fear of rejection which they think could come if they ask for help. Meanwhile, to ask for help and get it might mean that someone would get to know them, and that is too risky. In such cases, self-sufficient power is really a mechanism to ensure isolation and aloneness.”

2025-06-25 11:49:18 UTC

- reply

I’m surprised bitcoiners don’t talk about Mr. Robot more. It gets pretty dark but it aligns with the cypherpunk ethos.
It’s a must watch if you haven’t seen it.
#nevent1q…w59y

2025-06-16 16:17:06 UTC

It’s very clear to me that Coinbase, and by proxy MSTR/all American based companies that hold Bitcoin, is an arm of the state.
At some point in the future all 2.3M+ BTC they hold will be assumed by the federal government if not hacked first. Armstrong likely made this deal a while ago or was forced into it.
This leaves a small few (literally probably us here on nostr) who self custody a material amount of bitcoin. I’ve been thinking about this game theory a lot recently. I need to read Jason Lowery’s thesis…

2025-06-16 13:27:42 UTC

- reply

Taking responsibility for your own life comes at the expense of the ego. Blaming others allows the self image to remain intact. Shame is a hell of a drug

2025-06-13 12:13:49 UTC

- reply

Love to see it
#nevent1q…hjcc

2025-06-11 15:10:22 UTC

The BTC Treasury Bro is a new breed of bitcoiner and is officially here to stay.
Went to my local meetup last night and this new guy came in. It was his first meetup he’d ever been to. Keep in mind, this is a friendly environment and this group is always welcoming to newcomers.
He was super nice and clearly had a decent understanding of bitcoin. The group was having a discussion about nodes and he was sitting back and just listening for the most part. At some point in the conversation, BTC treasury companies came up and this guy just lit up. His whole demeanor and body language changed. He clearly got excited and proceeded to go on about how much time he spends researching BTC treasury companies and is pretty much a self proclaimed expert on MSTR and Metaplanet. As he was explaining how great these companies are and how genius the leaders are, some hardcore bitcoiners started to push back a little bit on some of his ideas (custody, proof of reserves, and more cypherpunk philosophy).
This is where things started to get interesting. When his beliefs that he had unwavering conviction started to be challenged, his body language, tone, and demeanor shifted again and he became defensive. You could see his ego struggling in real time. I think he felt attacked (which he wasn't) and confused. My guess is until last night he lived in an online echo chamber of people only talking about how good these treasury companies are and just assumed that all bitcoiners thought this way. Then when he goes to a meetup and his expectations don't align with reality, he can't comprehend it. I could see the frustration in his face. As people were debating him back and forth with valid points, it seemed as if he wanted to just yell at everyone “you just don’t get it. I know I'm right and nothing you can say will convince me otherwise".
I'm not sharing this to disparage this guy, he definitely has good intentions but he has come into this space from a different perspective. A fiat perspective. There is one major philosophical difference between the treasury bro and the cypherpunk bitcoiner. The treasury bro is just a tradfi guy who understands the NGU aspect of bitcoin and sees that as valuable. They want to integrate that into the traditional financial system and use bitcoin to acquire more fiat. They don't see acquiring bitcoin as the end goal. They don't care about destroying the state and a broken, evil financial system that has caused so much harm around the world.
To be clear I'm not here to gatekeep or have any problem with people like this getting into bitcoin. It's not my place to tell people how they should think or what they should do with their money. This is just my observations that I find interesting and slightly concerning. Treasury bros at large seem arrogant because they were able to see something their tradfi peers can't see. Thats fuel for the ego. It tells them that they're smarter than everyone else. Bitcoin usually has a way of humbling people...
Anyways I hope he comes back and continues his journey. We’ll be there to support him

2025-05-31 03:02:55 UTC

- reply

This is a fact

2025-05-30 20:58:12 UTC

- reply

I can’t comprehend this either. My tin foil hat brain says the big boys are trying to keep price down so they can stack hard and dump on retail once the coin melts everyone’s face when real supply shock starts hitting. I have absolutely zero evidence to prove any of that though

2025-05-22 14:43:14 UTC

While I am extremely glad the FDA has changed its stance on the COVID vaccines, this article is a blood boiler. As someone who's worked in clinical research for almost a decade I can tell you this is so intellectually dishonest and hypocritical (and yes, I acknowledge I'm still "part of the problem").
While I'm not a clinical expert, I understand how pharma and government contracting work from the business side. I'm here to tell you this whole thing was a grift from the jump. To most of us here on nostr this is common sense but a good chunk of the public at large still believes these covid vaccines are saving people to this day and shouldn't be pulled off the market.
Anyone with experience in research will tell you that AEs and SAEs are taken very very seriously in clinical trials. That all just went out the window in 2020. I get it, desperate times/desperate measures... but that is a childish mentality at this point. There has been an abundance of data out there for awhile that contradicts the narrative about these products but it's only now that the FDA is changing its tune. Simply put the government is acknowledging they have been lying to you for 4+ years.
"The FDA’s new Covid-19 philosophy represents a balance of regulatory flexibility and a commitment to gold-standard science. The FDA will approve vaccines for high-risk persons and, at the same time, demand robust, gold-standard data on persons at low risk." This statement is complete psychological manipulation and how history gets rewritten.
What this statement actually means is "Now that big pharma has secured a bag with impunity and it is no longer politically convenient to force this narrative, we will accurately align with scientific integrity and voice our concerns over the safety and efficacy of these products." It's like the scene from The Big Short where Goldman calls Michael Burry after ghosting him because they got the liability off their books and can now accurately value his short position because it is in their interest to do so.
This needs to be called out for what it is. I know @nprofile…j70t is still beating this drum but the message needs to get out there. Many people like Mary Talley Bowden & Jack Kruse have been saying this for a long time and have been completely shunned and threatened by the medical establishment. We cannot let this outright fraud and criminal behavior get swept under the rug. Unfortunately, we're the only adults in the room.
I don't really know what to do with all of this but if there is any way to keep this conversation in the zeitgeist I'm here for it.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsb2506929