Sean

I just realised 'Russian Disinformation' is my own government telling me that they're complicit in a psyop against me.
The 'Russian Disinformation' is really my own government placing me in their own game of propaganda against me - a tax paying citizen.
The media companies that print this are also complicit.
https://image.nostr.build/a4bcfc1a4c9a0bffb0f8bf4f13c53d7ac1640b81542db83db35d597ab7fcdfa6.jpg

2024-09-02 06:52:24

GM 😊

2024-08-30 12:45:48

Good Afternoon Nostr

2024-08-29 20:18:26

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incredibly humbling experience. Congrats 👏🏻

2024-08-28 18:00:04

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Im always last to these things.

2024-08-28 14:32:13

👀 more and more people appearing on Nostr recently.
And.. more and more fake influencer accounts too. @npub1s05…eyhe followed me but it wasn't him. I just seen a @npub1sg6…f63m replica as well.
I naively believed this wasn't a thing on Nostr 😂
Nostr is for your enemies.
Bitcoin is for your enemies.
Nostr is for your enemies.
Bitcoin is for your enemies.
Nostr is for your enemies.
Bitcoin is for your enemies.
Nostr is for your enemies.
Bitcoin is for your enemies.
Nostr is for your enemies.
Bitcoin is for your enemies.
Nostr is for your enemies.
Bitcoin is for your enemies.
Nostr is for your enemies.
Bitcoin is for your enemies.
Nostr is for your enemies.
Bitcoin is for your enemies.
Nostr is for your enemies.
Bitcoin is for your enemies.
That's the price of freedom.

2024-08-28 14:23:46

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1000 shows was so near 🫂

2024-08-27 14:17:59

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this makes the most sense

2024-08-27 13:49:29

Nostr makes you think. Xitter thinks for you.
That's the difference between having an algorithmic induced consciousness and not.

2024-08-27 13:45:19

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You haven't built you own audience on Nostr that's why. Whereas it seems like Xitter has built an audience for you that you have no control over and are a slave to the algorithm.
Nostr takes a bit of critical thinking. Xitter requires no thinking.
That's the beauty of it.

2024-08-27 13:40:18

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It's a trap.

2024-08-27 13:37:51

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What's the difference?

2024-08-26 20:34:52

Is it Noster or Nostur?

2024-08-26 08:05:34

Bitesize Bitcoin X @npub155m…dcvg ⚡️⚡️
https://m.primal.net/KNcM.jpg

2024-08-25 09:42:06

@npub1yul…ncdu brings us Day 2 👀
Baltic Honeybadger 2024 conference livestream Day 2
https://www.bitesizebitcoin.xyz/news/live-baltic-honeybadger-2024-conference-livestream-day2

2024-08-25 07:51:55

Nostr stops the problem with Telegram and the rest of these centralised communication tools.
The Fight for Privacy: Telegrams CEO Pavel Durov arrested
https://www.bitesizebitcoin.xyz/news/telegrams-ceo-pavel-durov-arrested

2024-08-25 07:01:49

Baltic Honeybadger 2024 conference livestream Day 2
https://www.bitesizebitcoin.xyz/news/live-baltic-honeybadger-2024-conference-livestream-day2

2024-08-25 07:01:02

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for iPhone - Damus is good, right?

2024-08-24 20:21:40

welcome my better half @npub19nz…807v to Nostr - she totally deserves it 🫂 🧡
#introductions

2024-08-24 17:54:14

I still struggle to comprehend how easy it is to send someone money in another country for writing something I enjoyed reading.
Nostr is so underrated.

2024-08-24 15:33:43

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set up your Lightning wallet so I can zap you

2024-08-24 13:03:36

If you're at Baltic Honeybadger look out for our guy @npub10qp…79y2 he's got some (ltd stock) Hats and T's with him. So say Hi!
https://m.primal.net/KKmW.jpg

2024-08-24 10:37:50

@npub1jt9…la9y
says "Bitcoin is not the Signal, it's the noise remover."
I agree.
Bitcoin is the goggles you put on to see the signal.
No Noise, Just Signal.
#Honeybadger24

2024-08-24 09:55:03

I thought I knew the Bitcoin ecosystem until I started looking at Nostr.
The rabbit hole goes deeper.

2024-08-24 09:52:26

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Fuck you money.

2024-08-24 08:53:17

@npub1yul…ncdu bring us Day 1 👀👀
https://www.bitesizebitcoin.xyz/news/live-baltic-honeybadger-2024-conference-livestream-day-1

2024-08-24 08:15:18

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This is the way. 👏🏻👏🏻

2024-08-24 08:12:03

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Will he be at BTCPAY Day? Would be great to have a chat with him for Bitesize Bitcoin 🤝

2024-08-23 20:28:27

More censorship from the machine.
https://m.primal.net/KJrV.jpg

2024-08-23 07:31:12

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you're both trying to wring the mop out. it's quite obvious

2024-08-22 21:19:08

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@npub1ysw…7y2m

2024-08-22 14:41:23

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@npub1s05…eyhe is as humble as they come. And recognised a sincere problem with the fiat system.. he then decided to make it his lifes work to make sure as many people as possible have access to the resources that will help them out of the brokem system. His book The Price of Tomorrow really puts his work into perspective. His work with EgoDeath also does.

2024-08-22 14:35:13

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😏 yeah.

2024-08-22 08:20:36

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https://zap.stream/naddr1qqjxgwtyvs6ngefs943xzvty956rxe35943xycfs956r2etrvvukzvf4xyunqq3qeaz6dwsnvwkha5sn5puwwyxjgy26uusundrm684lg3vw4ma5c2jsxpqqqpmxwhztyk0

2024-08-22 07:02:20

Algorithms have turned our 'leaders' into actors because they think that's what the public wants. It's gross. The lack of critical thinking, even in the highest parts of society, have been compromised.
https://m.primal.net/KHfO.jpg

2024-08-21 21:13:43

Centralised social media brought UK politics to its knees.
https://m.primal.net/KHCl.jpg

2024-08-21 12:58:21

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🎯

2024-08-21 11:19:15

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I don't get it? What's the purpose? Gambling? oh.

2024-08-21 11:16:11

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🤝

2024-08-21 11:15:22

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It takes 21 days to break a habbit, apparently. Thats why I did it. My thinking is much clearer staying off them, I'm overall less anxious too. X is like a cesspit of negativity - dressed as "but this is what the world looks like now" when it's just not true.

2024-08-21 10:51:08

In 1944 on this day reps from the UK, the US and the Soviet Union took the first step, with the Dumbarton Oaks Conversations, that led to establishing the United Nations.

2024-08-21 07:07:04

#Day21 #21DaysOfNostr
On day 1 of 21 Days of Nostr, I was advised to delete the apps of all the social media platforms with centralised algorithms to help prevent me doom scrolling. It worked.
On day 21 I'm deleting all of my personal accounts that have a central point of failure.
I've seen enough.

2024-08-20 21:43:55

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No Noise, Just Signal.

2024-08-20 09:42:38

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yeah - I think Nostr is a way to disconnect. You decide what you want to see. So for me it's a way of disconnecting. I thought I could control what I could see on the centralised apps but they give you the feed that is dictated by the highest bidder - whether that's ads, or a 'We think you'll like this' type of content.

2024-08-20 08:16:20

#Day20 #21DaysOfNostr
During these 21 Days, I've noticed that I can focus more on my immediate surroundings.
By consistently posting on Nostr and avoiding platforms like X, LinkedIn, and Instagram, I've been able to step outside the bubble. This break from centralized platforms has helped me realize that the noise they generate doesn't truly impact my daily life.
The answer is clear: it doesn't. Most posts on these platforms are driven by agendas, aimed at influencing how people think and behave.
As someone from the UK, I've seen how these platforms amplify the government's power trips, like snooping on and arresting citizens for minor reasons.
There's a simple solution: disconnect from social media. Focus on your family. Spend time in the real world. People will start to understand that they can't be monitored or spied on if they're not using these platforms.

2024-08-19 20:59:08

Who's heading to Nostriga?

2024-08-19 19:53:04

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Stay Humble, Even when you're Zapping Sats.

2024-08-19 18:19:32

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I like that. There's not enough patriotism in the UK 🤝

2024-08-19 15:08:53

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You think this is just in America?

2024-08-19 15:06:31

What's your favourite way to get your fix.. an article or a podcast?

2024-08-19 15:02:00

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What's your preference on blocksize?

2024-08-19 13:38:00

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Nostr is Signal.
Blue-sky is Noise.

2024-08-19 07:48:54

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Interesting perspective. I'll bare that in mind. 🫂

2024-08-19 07:46:15

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🤝😂

2024-08-19 07:24:44

#Day19 #21DaysOfNostr
Being able to have the option to say/think "nope, I don't want to interact with that" is an extraordinary value proposition, during a time when timeliness and dashboards are manipulated for you to see what somebody else wants you to see - because it's in their best interests and not necessarily yours.
It's why Nostr wins.
It's why Bitcoin wins.

2024-08-19 07:23:40

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GM 🫡

2024-08-18 19:15:51

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Don't buy YouTube premium. It's funding the machine and defeats the object. Just download Brave browser

2024-08-18 13:00:35

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As a millennial. I have decided I won't see a state pension. It's a reason (amongst others) why I chose Bitcoin. And pay into a pension pot that I can control.

2024-08-18 10:59:48

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They're changing the format, name, style of the podcast to be in the UK only and interview people in the UK about stuff other than Bitcoin. Peter said he doesn't want to travel anymore. I think it's a play for Peter to get involved in UK politics in more depth, like a run for Mayor of Bedford?

2024-08-18 10:02:05

Is there a way for me to monitor/measure the metrics of my Nostr experience?

2024-08-18 07:00:26

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Here's how a post usually goes on social media with a centralised algorithm.
- Have great 'hook', something controversial like 'why something doesn't work'.
- offer a better alternative, normally something the person posting has invested interest in for their own gain or to position themselves as an expert to build trust to leverage later on.
- Tag all the other people on that platform who have built up trust already and are actual experts - to reaffirm the posters 'expertise', leveraging their trust.
- At the end of the post ask everybody to 'like,share, and comment' to manipulate the algorithm 👀 for their own gain.
-When confronted by the idea they've posted about... become ultra defensive and use words like 'No, you're wrong' without considering the pros and cons of the response.

2024-08-18 06:46:06

#Day18 #21DaysOfNostr
The craziest thing happened. I made a post on Nostr.
I was paid for the value offered, direct to my wallet with sats.
I then used some of those sats to pay for the food of some sheep in Czech Republic (Tanglesheep) 838 sats worth.
I do this to show people the power of the Lightning Network. Now I'm using it to show people the power of Nostr too.
What a time to be alive.
⚡️ 🐑 ⚡️

2024-08-17 10:05:15

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It's called Zapraiser. When you are writing a post in Amethyst, along the bottom it has some extra options.. 3rd from the right is a' lightning icon with a upwards trend graph' on it. Click it. I used it but it didn't reflect in my post.

2024-08-17 08:26:49

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It's not struggling. It's a time preference thing. The same argument has been talked about Bitcoin. "It's old tech" "It's too slow" "There's faster versions that do better things"
For me Nostr is doing a job and doing it well. This is the problem with transitioning from a consumerist economy to a sound money economy. The mindset is "now, now, now" and that doesn't build quality - it builds quantity. Which will eventually offer nothing productive, and break society.

2024-08-17 08:22:27

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Back to basic is the how I see it too. It seems less contaminated with pointless and mind numbing content.

2024-08-17 08:20:27

I've just found this neat feature on Amethyst. What is the purpose of it? Is it a similar thing to crowd funding or did I miss the point?

2024-08-17 07:07:15

#Day17 #21DaysOfNostr
Today I woke up, got a warm shower. Afterwards I went downstairs and kissed my kids on their foreheads and ruffled up my dogs fur. I'm now stood bare feet on grass writing this. My mind is relaxed for this first time in.. I can't remember.
What I did not do was jump in a pool filled with ice, snort two grams of chia seeds, boil fifteen eggs while doing 8,000 press ups. Then once my eggs are boiled, flexing 4 new yoga posses and reading 20 pages of a book I'm not interested in reading from an author who is the 1,000th author of an Amazon best seller that I've read. I'm not playing a piano with my toes or painting a masterpiece out of tomato ketchup. Nor am I looking for a course to buy that will make me rich in the next 9 minutes.
I'm not sure how to put it in words. Although, it feels like (what I can only assume) an addict would feel like after stopping drugs. I've had this pent up shell of anxiety consuming my body and soul. And it's like the shell has started cracking and breaking away. My mind is relaxed and so is my daily process since I deleted all the other social media apps.

2024-08-16 07:23:58

So Primal is like a gateway for those coming off the centralised algos. It seems to have a similar interface and 'the most popular' stuff is visible first. Like an algo induced social media platform would.
Then amethyst and damus are the 'I'm free, and I'll die fighting for that status" apps (amongst others that arent as popular yet)
Yes?

2024-08-16 07:17:41

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they're not bitcoiners anymore. they've been had.

2024-08-16 07:12:07

#Day16 #21DaysOfNostr
On a centralised algorithm, you are just a number. A piece of data waiting to be harvested and abused, like an employee inside a fiat economy. Their time and energy being stolen from them by inflation and taxes. The system wins.
The tax and inflation of a central algorithm is their attention. It zaps their time and energy away from them in return for less than they had before. The system wins.
Nostr zaps that energy back into you with real content. And rewards the real content with hard money. Everybody wins.
https://image.nostr.build/6ec4af3ef9831fa6da58f98a764ffaf1e144810e642a24aea9e3d1b111faae30.jpg

2024-08-16 06:46:46

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I was concerned by all the UK KYC. But now I've read this.. I get it. https://image.nostr.build/6ec4af3ef9831fa6da58f98a764ffaf1e144810e642a24aea9e3d1b111faae30.jpg

2024-08-15 08:13:20

#Day15 #21DaysOfNostr
Last time a journalled was block 852790 (6 sat/vb) it's now ~856853 (4 sat/vb)
I always think that if I journal my thinking is clearer. And it is. Although, when life/business gets busy I find it difficult to prioritise sitting and focusing on my own thoughts. Things just happen.
I set calender reminders everyday to do this task - and I'm more consistent at ignoring the reminders than taking action on them. I more often than not make others a priority, when I know I can become more of an asset to people by organising my mind better.
Maybe I should use Nostr as a journal.
What are you doing to make yourself better, Anon?

2024-08-14 08:33:53

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2024-08-14 07:34:06

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@npub1der…xzpc 👏🏻👏🏻🧡

2024-08-14 07:10:56

#Day14 #21DaysOfNostr
Happy to be able to share my Surfer Jim with Ya'll. That I ripped yesterday amongst some other cool Bitcoin Trading Cards.
The cards are the perfect way to instigate a conversation about Bitcoin without being TOXIC about it. Something the industry struggles with. They're a great educational resource.
https://m.primal.net/JzDa.jpg
https://m.primal.net/JzDb.jpg

2024-08-14 06:56:17

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Speak with Bitcoin Film Fest and Indeehub. They have built a network of all the best Bitcoin related films 🎥

2024-08-13 15:21:23

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From what I've experienced a law is a law until it's convenient to not be a law anymore.
people and emotions don't just disappear on Bitcoin standard. World peace is a facade.

2024-08-13 12:12:36

Putting my bare feet on grass seems to fix most problems.

2024-08-13 10:55:00

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Free speech is for your enemies, unfortunately. Let's all go to jail.

2024-08-13 10:51:49

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Just sounds like reusing wallet addresses onchain. Right?

2024-08-13 10:46:10

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Elon is one of them.

2024-08-13 10:45:17

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you look ill.

2024-08-13 10:28:15

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interesting when your own country is run by communists. But yes.. let's pretend it's just the 'EU'

2024-08-13 09:52:30

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No Noise, Just Signal

2024-08-13 09:51:26

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thank you robot 🤖 ☺️

2024-08-13 09:50:45

#Day13 #21dayOfNostr
Watched a talk by Cody Wilson about #DeathAthletic yesterday. His message about: Live Free or Die, really resonated with me.
It's a message that has been lost in translation throughout the Bitcoin community particularly. Having a protocol like Nostr available to be able to Live Free is humbling.
Here's the link: https://youtu.be/LVi9m65lHGc?si=oEZs8rhSnR_IqrhG

2024-08-12 20:37:31

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playing the field. Elon is one of them. This is just a formality.

2024-08-12 17:58:03

I don't like how my Primal feed is filled with bitcoin 'celebrities'. Feels like a bug not a feature.
Happy to moan, then head over to Amethyst ofc.

2024-08-12 13:47:53

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Yes! So true.

2024-08-12 09:48:56

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🙌🏼🙌🏼

2024-08-12 08:06:14

#Day12 #21DaysOfNostr
One of the things I like about Nostr is it's ability to get you to think with your own mind.
For example, if I make a post here, I'm never thinking: "will the algorithm like what I'm about to post" or "does it meet the right criteria to be pushed further into the feeds of others"
I'm thinking as an individual. There's real and productive power in that.

2024-08-12 06:44:16

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#21DaysOfNostr 🤝

2024-08-11 20:22:27

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I see 👀 😏 what you did there....

2024-08-11 18:59:31

From the ground to the bowl. Apple N Rhubarb Crumble #foodstr
https://image.nostr.build/d07f5397524fda719cf24b353aeb9aa519143d79ddf148e952a5d63a6fb83b94.jpg https://image.nostr.build/5fdb2ae12fc5fea66b5b9319c52281a27c4b04f5eb605ce2e0ced8dd75f39bbe.jpg https://image.nostr.build/6ea052a43f29a53fbab0ff627ad4ecd4c56c41e22c1692c0cdc726e0d1b87c70.jpg

2024-08-11 10:52:39

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Ofc but the control isn't centralised that's the big factor.
I'd say centralised platforms are extremely bad for privacy because of the lack of control the user has with their own data. Plus KYC etc.
To say Nostr is 'extremely' bad for privacy is difficult for me to comprehend at this point because 1. Extreme is a strong word I'd certainly appropriate towards centralised platforms and 2. I don't know enough about Nostr yet - other than I can access it with a private key that as far as I'm aware - only I can verify access with - that's huge for my privacy.
This doesn't land it in the 'extremely' bad for privacy category for me. It's such a strong word to use.

2024-08-11 09:54:28

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good catch. My post touched the surface of the issue. I agree the centralised big tech companies are just as compliant in facilitating it all. The short sightedness of these companies will eventually lead them to their demise. But at what cost?

2024-08-11 08:31:33

#Day11 #21DaysOfNostr
Nostr isn’t the finished product when it comes to privacy yet, and that much is clear. For example, clients like Primal still see your IP address, and some available wallets require KYC. There may be other privacy concerns I’m not yet aware of.
We’re seeing an increasing trend where our digital identities are tied to everything we do in our daily lives. This is becoming more dangerous with each passing day.
As an Englishman living in the UK, I’m not surprised that the police are using social media as an entrapment tool, further encroaching on privacy. It’s nothing new. The current issue is that they’re leveraging the murder of children to push their agenda even further, twisting the narrative as if it’s about race—when in reality, it’s about one human taking the lives of others. When people voice their opinions about it, they’re painted as the problem.
You can’t walk 100 meters in an urban area of the UK without being caught on CCTV. People are scared to talk to each other openly. Everyone has become a zombie to their phone. At the airport, your dignity is stripped away in the name of movement. This invasion of privacy extends to supermarkets, bus stations, and even charity shops. We’re far from where we should be—privacy for UK citizens is nearly gone. The Orwellian state is here. We live in fear—fear of wrong think, both in real life and online.
Nostr is my white pill. It brings me hope. It’s not perfect, but it’s a resource no other platform offers. My identity isn’t directly linked to me unless I choose it to be. I can post without fear of censorship. I can express information and opinions without facing severe repercussions. It gives me hope that one day, my children might be able to truly live free.

2024-08-11 07:24:16

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Hot Ones. not a movie but funny af on YouTube