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Peace, yes. But how? This seems rather naive.
The transition to a peaceful civilization doesn't end with Bitcoin adoption.
Extremists don't view us as the enemy because of fiat.
Humans haven't evolved to live in a world of abundance, without struggle; which is why in the absence of struggle, we make it up for ourselves.
It's ironic to hear American's talk about B2 as a shining example of "the problem," when to others living under hostile regimes it's a symbol of salvation.
A global Bitcoin standard is definitely a step in the right direction, and takes away many of our historical incentives for war, but that won't be the end.
Until we figure the rest out, it's nice that there's at least one less nuclear power to contend with.

2025-06-05 01:07:39 UTC

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Don't feed the wildlife @nprofile…8sjr

2025-06-04 03:21:55 UTC

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The responses to this product are wild, especially from Nostriches!
I can't tell if these are Russian bots, or people just too engrained in the fiat middle class mindset to evaluate BTC lending properly, from first principles.
My only complaint about it is that I can't use it in California yet. At least not until..... (looking at you @nprofile…0j5p)

2025-06-04 02:52:19 UTC

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ATTENTION more so than CARING.

2025-05-19 03:19:02 UTC

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Paid courses. Books will only help you scratch the surface.

2025-04-20 04:23:15 UTC

Is Nostr actually a solution to a problem, or just a less corrupt implementation of the same problem?

2025-01-12 00:36:29 UTC

What are the best (non-legacy) news feeds on #Nostr

2025-01-05 03:42:49 UTC

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Isn't this dependent on who you ask? The Food and Nutrition board have their recommendations, but there are plenty of other Drs with differing, research backed opinions.
Do you agree with the current RDA's for protein consumption? If not, then isn't this a bit disingenuous?
Aren't the populations with the longest lifespans/healthspans (currently) more plant-based?
Not criticizing your work, I just don't understand the maximalist, all or nothing view on nutrition, from any perspective.
While he's not a nutritionist per se, Peter Attia's opinion on this topic makes more intrinsic sense to me. Don't eat processed garbage, stay away from sugar, and choose the diet you can consistently adhere to long-term.
If humans were only optimized for one specialty diet (carnivore, vegetarian, keto, etc.) wouldn't we have died out a long time ago?
I'm a new subscriber and really like your content, so I'm just here to learn.

2025-01-02 18:29:17 UTC

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Bitcoin's value increases forever, so it will never be "too early."

2024-12-31 08:02:08 UTC

If your dream vacation is on Earth, then you've stopped dreaming.

2024-12-22 10:04:39 UTC

Politics is one of those things that looks great on paper, but unfortunately is impossible for humans to implement with any lasting effectiveness.
Technological innovations carry over from regime to regime, but the underlying political structures always collapse into subsequent systems.
We make the same mistakes over and over again, each time with better technology.
Just like Bitcoin was the solution to money, there has to be a solution to politics that exists outside our current models.

2024-12-20 04:43:28 UTC

#Bitcoin backed loans with higher interest rates than fiat loans makes no sense to me, regardless of volatility.

2024-11-24 16:56:21 UTC

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Application submitted. This is exactly what I've been looking for.

2024-11-22 21:42:20 UTC

@npub1xts…kk5s Would appreciate any thoughts/advice you might have for people looking to transition into software late in their career.
The idea of contributing, somehow, to the Bitcoin/Nostr protocols is inspiring, though figuring out the best place to start and focus your time is overwhelming. Analysis paralysis is a real b%!$*
AI definitely shortens the implementation curve for people starting out late, but do you think it's still beneficial to gain a deep understanding of the languages, or is doubling down on prompting skills enough?

2024-11-15 20:41:44 UTC

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Scientifically untrue. 😉
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0315546372741243

2024-11-10 10:15:48 UTC

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All this and we're here talking about presidential elections and interest rates.

2024-11-03 17:50:25 UTC

"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it." - Henry David Thoreau
The longer I live on a Bitcoin standard, the more this makes sense.

2024-10-26 09:35:22 UTC

We have a knowledge shortage, not an energy shortage.

2024-10-24 17:49:44 UTC

Forget the Bulls @nprofile…wmnv
Looks like international futbol may be in your future.
#ThomasMuller
#BayernMunich
https://image.nostr.build/5f1aed0f30ac5ad7afa30a1e6f2117aa6a7d1eeec3e3711cb4828d6c181577c8.jpg

2024-10-24 08:06:27 UTC

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Semantics aside, all I know is that if I die with MY seed phrase, MY coins go with me.

2024-10-21 05:34:48 UTC

One of the hardest personal challenges I'm currently working to optimize is to change my default thought process surrounding food from "What SOUNDS good to eat?" to "What IS good to eat?"

2024-10-21 05:27:07 UTC

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My entire portfolio is #Bitcoin, minus a 401K that I couldn't convert.
That 401K is compromised exclusively of #Microstrategy stock, which is up 543% over the past year compared to the S&P's 35%.
When you no longer have to optimize and fight against broken money, the strategy becomes simple.

2024-10-21 05:19:35 UTC

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This is just semantics. You could make that argument about anything depending on your definition of "ownership."
According to Merriam-Webster...
"Own"
- To have or hold as property.
- To have power or mastery over.
How do you reconcile Bitcoin's solution for property rights and self-sovereignty when you apparently can't own the property?

2024-10-19 20:33:27 UTC

Money facilitates hyper specialization, which facilitates the creation of new knowledge.
Therefore, broken money inhibits the creation of new knowledge.
#Bitcoin
#Fiat

2024-10-19 20:31:30 UTC

Technology outpacing evolution is most evident in the fact that we dream more about entertainment than exploration.

2024-10-17 08:56:01 UTC

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$5 per referral is nice, though I like Swan's model of receiving a fee percentage for every purchase the person you onboard makes.

2024-10-12 01:29:23 UTC

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Actually, it's Gamma Rays.

2024-10-07 09:51:01 UTC

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Regardless of the cost, it's sad that that's what's considered the dream.

2024-10-06 21:37:21 UTC

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https://media3.giphy.com/media/UsAdPXOehvrO5qMn6x/giphy.gif?cid=6c09b9524v0jlyun256wezahedv5lpaa1oee7eelw6d7kuxy&ep=v1_internal_gif_by_id&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g

2024-10-06 11:22:43 UTC

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"Cryptemology" rolls a little better off the tongue.
Based on your definition though, I'm not sure where this would fit between psychology, epistemology, philosophy, information theory, and physics.
Street smarts, for example isn't necessarily "hidden" knowledge. It could all be written down and explained, you just won't fully grasp it until you experience it.
In that sense, it's just like any other skill that takes practice to acquire.
I like the idea though of studying the "world behind the world."

2024-10-06 10:04:43 UTC

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Interesting take...
I don't think protocols like Nostr and Bitcoin are inevitable in the sense that if we do nothing and let them sit they'll naturally rise to prominence on their own.
However, I do think they're inevitable in the sense of "if we build it EVERYONE will come," because all the other options are unsustainable and unproductive.

2024-09-30 06:42:05 UTC

What are best practices for #Nostr key management?
You're not supposed to enter nsec into clients for security purposes, but you can't post notes without it?

2024-09-29 08:58:26 UTC

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Great idea. Would love to join.

2024-09-29 08:34:59 UTC

He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.
#Friedrich Nietzsche

2024-09-27 11:32:17 UTC

Creatively imagining a #Bitcoin world sometimes feels like imagining life on land as a fish.

2024-09-27 03:35:46 UTC

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Check out Snipd.

2024-09-26 01:02:35 UTC

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Snipd.

2024-09-08 21:23:48 UTC

1 BTC = 1 #BTC
#USD is down 19%
https://m.primal.net/KkBK.jpg

2024-09-08 21:15:18 UTC

#100pushups
Days 6-10
10 x 10
30 sec rest b/w sets
Running Total: 1,000

2024-09-08 21:06:12 UTC

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Why not a finance-themed sci-fi novel?
I think we're all well-primed for some Bitnoir.

2024-09-02 07:31:54 UTC

#Creed in 2024 sounds better than Creed in 2004, which is hard to believe. My fandom has been reinvigorated.
#Summerof99
https://youtu.be/P7DWcyB9ElQ?feature=shared

2024-08-31 16:11:00 UTC

What is the cure for #entropy induced stress?

2024-08-31 02:06:49 UTC

Just found the #100pushups challenge.
Days 1-5
10 x 10
30 sec rest b/w sets

2024-08-29 19:37:10 UTC

I very much enjoy the feeling of a spontaneous idea or new connection in my brain.
Even if it isn't anything novel, as far as my mind is concerned it was an act of creation.

2024-08-28 03:23:51 UTC

Would be cool to have a 23andMe that showed you which stars you came from as well as the regions of the universe where they resided.

2024-04-29 04:21:53 UTC

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How about natural economic selection.

2024-04-25 00:02:02 UTC

At what price do we stop measuring #Bitcoin in #fiat and start measuring it in #Bitcoin?

2024-04-24 01:08:41 UTC

A 9-5 job is a very low efficient way of monetizing our energy.

2024-04-06 21:03:39 UTC

1 #Bitcoin is worth 1 #Bitcoin
https://image.nostr.build/82bae428202b2a55b418271c7556e903a7b541700d9c7a357d3676cf783ed98c.jpg

2024-04-01 18:47:06 UTC

#Fiat = More money chasing the same goods and services.
Productivity ÷ ∞
#Bitcoin = More goods and services chasing the same amount of money.
Productivity ÷ 21M

2024-04-01 08:26:33 UTC

Nobody looks back on their life and says "I wish I had spent more time consuming news and staying up to date on current events."
Eventually, the same will be said about social media.
#Bitcoin
#nostr

2024-03-26 17:52:02 UTC

"I promise future me that I will do the hard stuff today". @npub1cn4…3vle
#Bitcoin
#nostr

2024-03-15 21:20:56 UTC

As of a few minutes ago, I have completed the redenomination process for all of my liquid holdings.
I now hold 100% #bitcoin and 0% #fiat.
Thank you to all the cyphers, innovators, journalists, financiers, and philosophers that continue to educate the world about this paradigm shift, even in the face of adversity.
Without you, there might not have been a future for the rest of us.
Satoshi Nakamoto
@npub15dq…lm5m
@npub1s05…eyhe
@npub15vz…k4um
@npub1a2c…w83a
@npub1ahx…5ech
@npub1cn4…3vle
@npub1s33…252p
@npub1sg6…f63m

2024-03-10 11:16:01 UTC

#Bitcoin is scarce digital energy that obeys the laws of nature.

2023-12-29 21:27:24 UTC

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How does freedom lose if one client out competes the rest in NOSTR?
Wouldn't that mean that they're following the rules of the NOSTR protocol while also providing the best value and services to users?
The fact that users have the ability to move their data to other clients should be incentive enough to keep dominant clients like these in line, so I don't see how diversity, in this case, would promote more freedom.

2023-12-28 06:37:42 UTC

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It also has to be easier to use, cheaper, and better than any of the current alternatives (X). I think we continually underestimate what it takes for people not interested in this space to make these sorts of transitions. People don't automatically gravitate towards what's best for them; They gravitate towards whatever's the most convenient and chemically satisfying.
I hope Damus finds a way though.

2023-07-31 10:12:03 UTC

Sports for kids should be about teaching them how to lose, not win. The value of winning is inherently understood. The value of losing is not.

2023-06-11 22:28:45 UTC

"There is nothing more deceptive than an 'obvious' fact." @DavidDeutschOxf
Something we should all do well to remember in the current economic, social, and political climates.

2023-05-15 06:35:02 UTC

"Bitcoin price may be volatile, but the system is stable. The U.S. dollar may not be volatile, but the system is inherently unstable." @CaitlinLong
Brilliant.
#Bitcoin
#nostr

2023-05-12 20:58:01 UTC

Inflation negates the use of fiat as a standard unit of measure.
It's like trying to measure with a ruler whose tick marks are constantly fluctuating.
#Bitcoin
#Nostr

2023-05-09 18:00:07 UTC

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Therefore it should be deflationary.

2023-05-09 09:38:36 UTC

The 2 most important questions in economics...
What is money?
@npub15vz…k4um
Is technology deflationary?
@npub1s05…eyhe
#Bitcoin   
#Nostr
#lightning

2023-05-08 01:59:04 UTC

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You're absolutely right.

2023-05-06 06:56:07 UTC

While it's possible that there is indeed a higher meaning for existence, it's also possible that we are simply just animals.
An assimilation of stardust particles made conscious by the universe in order to experience itself temporarily; Governed by the laws of physics during our short lifetimes; And upon our deaths returned to the universe with our experiences in tow.
No legacy. No purpose. Just a brief, conscious glimpse into the cosmos.

2023-05-05 05:55:49 UTC

Name one critic more respected and revered than the person they were criticizing?
#Bitcoin   
#Nostr

2023-04-20 20:53:12 UTC

A rise in #Bitcoin    price means you've preserved old money, not made new money.

2023-04-11 19:27:27 UTC

"The most practical skill in life is learning to do things when you don't feel like doing them." @ShaneAParrish @farnamstreet
The simplest idea (and most difficult to implement) for aligning the mind, body, and spirit.

2023-04-11 19:26:40 UTC

#Bitcoin is Darwinian evolution.
#Fiat is an invasive species.

2023-04-10 04:38:42 UTC

If consciousness precedes language, then how can a non-conscious LLM become conscious simply by exposure to large data sets?
#GPT4
#openai
@elonmusk

2023-04-08 22:17:44 UTC

The #Bitcoin world is an inverse of the #Fiat world.
The monetary practices, protocols, and price actions of today's markets are all opposite in a #BTC backed landscape.

2023-04-08 22:16:48 UTC

If Bitcoin is universal truth, then fiat is the black hole that destroys all value and information.
Once society crosses the fiat event horizon, all roads lead to eventual ruin at the singularity. Doesn't matter who's in charge or what policies are in place.