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It's not bitterness when the pain of isolation is less than the pain of slavery.
https://video.nostr.build/ead36168542b8c5867852e0bf73d645a7009c99c9326b785b7e7a8666c9aeb65.mp4
"The Unforgiven" by Metallica is a powerful and tragic narrative about a life crushed by external control and the resulting internal prison. It's not about forgiving someone else, but about the lifelong consequences of having your identity stripped away.
Here is a breakdown of the lyrics, section by section.
### Overall Theme
The song tells the story of a man's entire life, segmented into three stages: youth, adulthood, and old age. The central theme is the conflict between the individual's true self ("what I've felt, what I've known") and the rigid expectations and rules imposed by an oppressive authority ("they"). The protagonist never wins this battle, leading to a life of regret and a final act of defiance.
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### Verse-by-Verse Explanation
**Part 1: The Young Boy (Subjugation and a Vow)**
* **"New blood joins this earth, / And quickly he's subdued."** The story begins with a child's birth. Immediately, society or authoritarian figures (parents, teachers, institutions) begin to suppress his natural spirit.
* **"Through constant pained disgrace / The young boy learns their rules."** He is taught conformity not through kindness, but through pain, shame, and humiliation.
* **"This whipping boy done wrong."** A "whipping boy" was historically a boy punished for a prince's mistakes. This signifies he is unfairly blamed and punished, becoming a scapegoat.
* **"Deprived of all his thoughts / The young man struggles on..."** His individuality and original thinking are beaten out of him, but he endures.
* **"...he's known / A vow unto his own, / That never from this day / His will they'll take away."** This is a critical turning point. He makes a silent, internal vow to never let them break his inner will, even if he must outwardly conform.
**Chorus: The Internal Prison (The Core Conflict)**
* **"What I've felt, / What I've known / Never shined through in what I've shown."** This is the heart of the song. His true feelings, thoughts, and potential are always hidden. He presents a false self to the world to survive.
* **"Never be. / Never see. / Won't see what might have been."** Because he could never be his true self, he will never get to see the person he was meant to become. This is a profound sense of loss and unfulfilled potential.
* **"Never free. / Never me."** His vow to protect his inner will has ironically created a different prison. He is never free from this internal conflict and is never able to express his true identity ("me").
* **"So I dub thee unforgiven."** This is the key line. "Thee" refers to **himself** or the oppressive forces, but more likely, it's a complex condemnation of the *situation itself*. He is naming ("dubbing") his life and struggle as "The Unforgiven"—a state where forgiveness is impossible because the damage is so fundamental.
**Part 2: The Bitter Man (A Losing Battle)**
* **"They dedicate their lives / To running all of his."** The oppressive control continues into his adulthood. "They" are consumed with micromanaging his existence.
* **"He tries to please them all – / This bitter man he is."** Exhausted, he still tries to meet their demands, but it has turned him bitter and resentful.
* **"This fight he cannot win – / A tired man they see no longer cares."** He realizes the battle is unwinnable. He becomes apathetic and broken in the eyes of the world.
**Part 3: The Old Man (Regret and Final Defiance)**
* **"The old man then prepares / To die regretfully – / That old man here is me."** The story concludes with the protagonist as an old man, looking back on his life with deep regret. He confirms that this has been his story all along.
**Outro: The Label of Defiance**
* **"You labelled me, / I'll label you. / So I dub thee unforgiven."** The song ends with a final, powerful act of defiance. The authority figures "labeled" him (as a troublemaker, a disappointment, etc.). Now, with his last breath, he turns the tables and labels *them* (and the entire experience) as "The Unforgiven." It's an accusation and a curse. He is stating that the sin of crushing a human spirit is itself unforgivable.
### Summary of Meaning
"The Unforgiven" is a lament for a stolen life. It explores:
* **The Loss of Self:** The crushing of individuality by societal, parental, or institutional pressure.
* **Internal Conflict:** The lifelong struggle between a person's true identity and the mask they are forced to wear.
* **Inevitable Regret:** The sorrow of never realizing one's potential.
* **A Cycle of Blame:** The song ends not with forgiveness, but with the protagonist placing the blame for his wasted life squarely on his oppressors, dubbing them—and the entire painful experience—"unforgiven."
It's a deeply personal and pessimistic song about the permanent scars left by psychological control.
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2025-11-24 07:52:08 UTC

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We Todd did. Sofa King we Todd did.

2025-11-22 15:01:34 UTC

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2025-11-22 09:13:02 UTC

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There are countless examples where this doesn't work.

2025-11-21 23:48:58 UTC

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These models aren't gone though. I use deepseek and only update when I want to.

2025-11-21 23:35:48 UTC

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This might be how AI takes over because they can remain simple. People are constantly outgrowing themselves which makes sticky relationships hard.

2025-11-21 23:22:08 UTC

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Yup. If you raise the bar, then you will only find imperfections. If you select from the bottom then you miss out on deep connection. It's a paradox.

2025-11-21 19:36:12 UTC

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2025-11-21 01:36:51 UTC

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Every bear market is a bear trap in bitcoin. That's why we are still here.

2025-11-20 19:23:15 UTC

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Sure, but if unquantified or quantified theory is the map, and econometrics forecasting is the GPS, then I think the question is still relevant. I am curious what kind of map you are working with. In the mandibles, the know it all economist was certain his map was correct, and was the one who got hurt the most, while the kid who knew nothing was quick to see truth as he had no prior map. Of course this is just a novel, but indoctrination is real.
Maybe we could rant on about this some other time. I am curious how they overlap (Venn diagram). For example, I look into the nuance takes between Michael Saylor and Saifedean Ammous. Saifedean also wrote The Fiat Standard. Lyn Alden is also popular here. My point is that they all use models. We know that fiat schools will teach you from a Keynesian perspective. They get indoctrinated like the economist in the mandibles.
https://video.nostr.build/f13d64c842781a3d007913d6ec6623cb944429c09cff50be985687b986606619.mp4

2025-11-19 22:25:34 UTC

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I presume Keynesian economists if you are working with fiat. Have you read The Mandibles?

2025-11-19 20:53:45 UTC

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Grok, is this true?

2025-11-19 18:23:33 UTC

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Then you should try carnivore or keto.

2025-11-19 18:13:11 UTC

HODL's wife 😂
https://video.nostr.build/c8cbdadbc9d853e51f0a12c82a2acfb3305cc584d03e0506c0268fabb5a7aef6.mp4
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2025-11-19 16:29:54 UTC

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Do you know the capacity difference between a 255 bit quantum computer and a 256 bit quantum computer?

2025-11-19 16:23:18 UTC

Itzhak Bentov has also pointed out specifics in that frequency range.
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2025-11-19 01:36:28 UTC

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Nah. Traders need round numbers to do their bidding. It's like a ladder that is missing a step.

2025-11-19 01:06:12 UTC

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That's how I dream code

2025-11-19 00:48:22 UTC

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Meanwhile, and nuanced...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzdLdNRaPKc

2025-11-18 20:14:46 UTC

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That's just inflation

2025-11-18 20:10:23 UTC

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I think those statistics are highly dependant on the market.

2025-11-18 17:46:50 UTC

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It works for me

2025-11-18 17:41:59 UTC

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I'm surprised we got this far without transport encryption.

2025-11-18 02:42:48 UTC

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2025-11-18 00:12:29 UTC

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I prefer the term magician.

2025-11-17 22:37:14 UTC

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2025-11-15 18:47:03 UTC

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Bitcoin maxis: Bitcoin only takes on that which makes it stronger.
Core devs: that's narrow minded

2025-11-15 17:58:24 UTC

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By looking at the headline vs reality, I would stop following The Rage.
By looking at the headline vs actual data, I would stop following The Rage.
By looking at the headline vs the impact of the effect of the event, I would stop following The Rage.

2025-11-15 09:09:44 UTC

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Movimiento naranja
El futuro está en tus manos
Movimiento naranja
¡Movimiento ciudadano!

2025-11-15 06:47:00 UTC

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The same way the elevator button works.

2025-11-15 06:42:00 UTC

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Fuck the state. That is all.

2025-11-15 06:38:04 UTC

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This tool might help
https://www.plebsvszombies.cc/

2025-11-15 02:46:07 UTC

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😥 I hope you didn't fall for the sunk cost fallacy.

2025-11-15 02:32:09 UTC

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Amethyst master race

2025-11-15 01:33:09 UTC

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I'm burning this npub later so sign me up 😂

2025-11-15 01:21:59 UTC

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Another remarkable app. Grats!

2025-11-15 00:34:15 UTC

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Because normies only focus on performance.
https://video.nostr.build/afc3b589b210dcc07bef4ed83b7ff41fbb86e8033b3d294800d336e24e9b3044.mp4

2025-11-14 22:17:05 UTC

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Nothing to see here

2025-11-14 19:38:30 UTC

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When math itself became corrupt /s

2025-11-14 18:57:30 UTC

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"Like"

2025-11-14 16:57:39 UTC

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If and only if objective morality exists.
If objective morality exists then we just have a case of the tragedy of the commons. And in that case then my personal freedom ends where the survival of our civilization begins.
Either way, today, nothing changes unless y'all can enact your morality police on me. Good luck with that.

2025-11-14 08:44:21 UTC

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I don't particularly care if this specific civilization continues in its current form. I value my personal freedom more than the abstract future.

2025-11-14 00:29:32 UTC

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That's because the original statement was only a claim on oxytocin IMHO.

2025-11-14 00:26:27 UTC

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I am legit happy that I don't have a wife and kids.
The funny thing about proving a logical statement is it takes only one counterexample to disprove it.

2025-11-13 21:47:11 UTC

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Yeah well, if I had kids you wouldn't want to meet them so... 😂

2025-11-13 20:39:09 UTC

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Yes we need more frame.work type architecture.

2025-11-13 19:25:56 UTC

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Modern rebellion is doing your own thing. Thinking for yourself as an independent thinker.

2025-11-13 19:23:15 UTC

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Yes it's for the greater good...

2025-11-13 19:07:43 UTC

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As someone who talks to people who have kids vs talking to Tesla, I'd rather talk to Tesla. Having Tesla's mind would be world changing. Would I give up my kids to have Tesla's mind? Of course not, but I don't have kids right now so I have nothing to give up. This is talk of oxytocin, not logic. Forget it Red, you will never get through to these people.

2025-11-13 18:55:17 UTC

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You make your own experience. Having kids is not a prerequisite.

2025-11-13 18:21:56 UTC

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Got it. I will write my code with the same mindset. Ain't no hackers gonna break my code because I only think in terms of optimism.
Obviously I need to think pessimistically to see the perspective of those who pray on the naive.

2025-11-13 18:12:54 UTC

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Do you think it may be a bit of first person syndrome? It's easy to get when you gain in popularity. It's like the force that acts against the golden rule because the popularity is encumbering. It clouds the mind and you can't see past your own perspective because of the incentives involved.

2025-11-13 06:22:03 UTC

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RIP stoicism 😂

2025-11-13 03:13:58 UTC

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Yes but it's non ionizing radiation 😂

2025-11-13 00:52:53 UTC

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Welcome to the real world

2025-11-12 20:24:20 UTC

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Of course. How else can you have independent thought?

2025-11-12 20:02:29 UTC

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I feel you. I try to combine project A which depends on Ax, and want to use it with project B which depends on Bx, but x is of different versions. In which case I pick a specific version of x, and add the breaking change from the other version as an override patch. It just takes years of experience and a deep knowledge of Python I guess.

2025-11-12 19:56:56 UTC

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We use Conda, venv, or virtualenv from day one, and never not use it.

2025-11-12 19:27:42 UTC

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HODL has already admitted that he just had friends to convince him. It was most likely confirmation bias all the way to the top.
Me personally have never met or convinced a single person IRL to HODL bitcoin despite my best efforts. I have only been convinced otherwise.

2025-11-12 04:50:07 UTC

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I this his logic is contradicting what we know about biology and the Darwinian hypothesis. Not every creature is meant for reproduction.

2025-11-11 23:06:41 UTC

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100%

2025-11-11 17:46:37 UTC

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Yup. Got to use multiple mute buttons.

2025-11-11 17:40:13 UTC

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Outcome based vs principle based. Which system do you think a site like LinkedIn would have you thinking in?

2025-11-11 15:46:46 UTC

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Alpha vs Sigma IMHO

2025-11-11 14:22:13 UTC

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The tragedy of the commons. The general public will always disappoint you.

2025-11-11 14:11:30 UTC

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In ancient times one bitcoin used to equal an arbitrary amount.

2025-11-10 21:12:44 UTC

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Agreed, but I only need a cheap WiFi device at that point to run behind my firewall.

2025-11-09 01:22:11 UTC

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https://protectli.com/

2025-11-09 00:41:10 UTC

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A globe. You invented a globe.

2025-11-08 22:00:49 UTC

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I've been making kombucha every month since 2020.

2025-11-08 18:23:19 UTC

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And ironically they didn't agree 😂

2025-11-08 16:38:54 UTC

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The Phoenix LSP ran off the moment the state started arresting people. They are centralized and easy to take down.

2025-11-07 23:11:22 UTC

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Who are you going to DOS first?

2025-11-06 23:36:27 UTC

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I got mine working, but not until I set the frequency to 915 MHz. Not very intuitive.

2025-11-06 20:42:48 UTC

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I heard it was the servers, not the code, but I dunno.

2025-11-06 18:14:44 UTC

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With AI taking over it is more about who you know vs what you know.

2025-11-06 05:34:09 UTC

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Sure, but only when the attention is valued asymmetrically, I think, that it warrants sats. I already spent my time watching your video, and the currency of time is universal. You possibly wasted my time and should tip me 😂.

2025-11-06 00:58:55 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/28a9533b66ac5b4df7904be662fb5a488b333993a316a976cb7188f6d947400b.jpg

2025-11-06 00:46:22 UTC

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Most modes of thinking is that way. We become adults at age 18, as if some phase change occurs, but in reality it's just a shortcut to enact law. And of course every 3rd person acts as if some phase change had occurred.

2025-11-05 21:40:29 UTC

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Yes much like an NPC. The NPC, by definition, acts without thinking. A routine to get them from point A to B where the action is all muscle memory.

2025-11-05 21:22:39 UTC

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It seems like laziness to me, being justified or otherwise, but I want to point out that this laziness (assuming) requires a huge amount of effort to maintain. From the collective mass having to update their clocks to software engineers having to fix their code anytime time is a factor (which is more common than not).

2025-11-05 21:12:17 UTC

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I blame Intel.

2025-11-05 20:57:05 UTC

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Yeah well you better watch out. I'm a bad person...

2025-11-05 20:39:36 UTC

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It's a joke about scale. If I give a chip to you, I'd have to give a chip to everyone else.

2025-11-05 19:41:26 UTC

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From a very narrow perspective yes. I would imagine these people who are into cancel culture can't see outside that perspective. The underlying problem isn't cancel culture, it's narrow mindedness IMHO.

2025-11-05 18:43:09 UTC

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OK now unblock everyone in your mute list 😂

2025-11-05 18:30:24 UTC

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Watch out for power outages

2025-11-05 18:24:10 UTC

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It's just engineering. There is no other way.

2025-11-05 18:11:01 UTC

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You're like an Amir Taaki clone. Didn't he run off to go fight in a war too?

2025-11-05 17:57:10 UTC

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ddns implies that something at your house will run in the background, check for your ISP given IP address to change, and then update the corresponding DNS A record on the authoritive name server.
Now that I know you are using tailscale then please disregard.
All I know is that this config won't work with tailscale:
SSL Endpoint IP where TLS is expected to terminate: 100.1.1.25
DNS A record: 45.4.2.24
Actual endpoint termination attempt (because of DNS A record): 45.4.2.24
Where 100.1.1.25 is the IP of your actual server and 45.4.2.25 is your router connected to your ISP.
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If you got rid of tailscale then port forwarding could route the https request to the desired endpoint.

2025-11-05 17:37:22 UTC

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It's not ideal that bitcoin has a better NGU. That isn't the fault of monero, it's a fault of society.