TheDesertLynx / Joël Valenzuela is on Nostr

Crypto and liberty. Living on crypto since 2015. Free State Project mover, content creator at Digital Cash Network, writer for Human Events .

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2024-02-09 14:43:36

The number of people who could make a difference, but are too busy getting sidetracked or scammed, is absolutely astounding.

2024-01-23 21:00:48

Do you have any stories of mind-blowing incompetence from your work?
I'm really curious.
When did someone you worked with do something so unbelievable that you had to just sit down and process it for a second?

2023-09-30 21:39:55

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Ten years ago I moved to New Hampshire for the Free State Project, looking for freedom, purpose, and a better life. It was the single most important decision of my life, and I've been immeasurably better off since then. Here's a quick recap of my last decade.
In 2012 I came across the Free State Project from a liberty think tank list from Atlas Network. I watched with some interest from a distance, but when a Democrat state rep specifically called out Free Staters as a threat, I knew I had to move ASAP! In 2013, I packed up everything I owned into my car and hit the road, starting the long journey from Phoenix (about 50 hours driving). No job or housing lined up. Almost hit an elk in Colorado and got blown into a cornfield in Kansas, but I made it!
Hit the ground running pretty much right away. Started a podcast as was my duty as a libertarian. 🤣 Also got a job right away teaching taekwondo, and finally got that state championship I was chasing. From there I did basically every kind of activism imaginable.
I worked for couple years for Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire promoting freedom in electoral politics at the local level (I still volunteer occasionally to this day).
I also traveled as a volunteer to promote the FSP and get more people like me to move for freedom!
I also started my own activism project Rights Brigade (on break) to try to mobilize mostly volunteer activism and run only on Bitcoin donations. Biggest thing we did was jury nullification outreach. We covered 10/11 courthouses in NH, sometimes several simultaneously!
Speaking of #Bitcoin, I also got involved in cryptocurrency. On my trip to NH I received some Bitcoin. Started only accepting payment in crypto in 2015, then closed me bank account the following year. Still at it almost 8 years later!
I've traveled the world, but New Hampshire is the only place I've really called home. Beautiful place, great quality of life, and it's only getting freer.And the thousands-strong Free State family is a ride-or-die network like none other.
Not telling you want to do with your life, but you should at least visit New Hampshire sometime. Maybe even move, who knows. All I can tell you is my story of the best decade of my life after I came here looking for freedom. I found it. Maybe you will too...

2023-08-15 15:39:05

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So just use fiat?

2023-08-11 17:55:13

Paying with cash isn't quite as private as some people think. You leak location and biometric data (your face), and it's much harder to avoid building patterns with these.
Crypto can definitely be less private, but it can also be a lot more private if you do it right.

2023-08-11 17:01:33

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Buy with what?

2023-08-08 18:46:44

This is a dream job for a professional fundraiser:
-Work remote
-Can be paid in crypto
-Actually change the world!
Perfect gig for someone looking to relocate to New Hampshire!
https://talentmarket.org/director-of-development-nbtv-cit/

2023-07-24 19:52:33

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Yes, that too. But that doesn't contradict anything I said either.
Think about it: Nostr combines communication with value transfer as well.

2023-07-24 17:02:40

Money is just a language we use to communicate value. It makes perfect sense to combine value communication with social communication.
This is why X makes sense.

2023-07-03 21:24:15

It's easy to scoff at Twitter's rate limiting disaster, but remember, this is going to happen to every major social network. The whole industry is facing implosion.

2023-07-03 15:20:39

Last week I asked about other people living almost entirely on crypto Pretty blown away by how many responses there were. I'm not nearly as alone as I thought!

2023-06-30 19:41:50

Hey @npub1t0a…mjnx

2023-02-26 20:16:05

Looks like Chuck largely agrees with me on Coinbase's new Ethereum L2. Does anyone disagree that it's a last-ditch survival effort?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9im9JAaaUg