markstephany

Father, husband, physician, cyclist
President of TPB
Physician Advisor for Sound HSA

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2026-02-23 14:48:48 UTC

@nprofile…ahq5 is live and taking applicants for their new Bitcoin backed HSA
Protip: buy Bitcoin, pay your medical bills now with fiat, save your receipts for tax deferred Bitcoin in retirement 💪🏼

2026-02-19 21:16:55 UTC

Trump may not be the Bitcoin president, but he did kill crypto

2026-02-13 19:37:09 UTC

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I try to answer that question …
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgwf8urkke057h0w8z2dr032wjmclmhmytsqyaf92pptem4f7sx6ch27knq

2026-02-09 02:27:59 UTC

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That did not help the cause 🤦🏼‍♂️

2026-02-08 14:53:42 UTC

Throughout my life I have envied those who seem to maintain a more sensible emotional equilibrium. Never too excited, never too angry. Never too sad nor overly exuberant.
I have felt, at times, burdened by riding the sine wave of life – never quite able to ignore it let alone fail to experience it. While I appreciate the Stoic perspective, I have learned over the years to appreciate life's muck and mire. In order to appreciate it you must truly experience it and not feign disinterest or emotional detachment in the name of perseverance.
And then you learn about Bitcoin. And you once again understand that fearing volatility does not make you more adept. Like the flexible wing of a plane in turbulent air, you learn that being fixed and rigid inevitably fractures with strain. You learn that it is the air that is constant and we merely oscillate around it. The Bitcoin protocol is constant, but our unit of measurement is what changes.
The fight against volatility can be seen in other aspects of life. You begin to recognize that identity when fixed is a wing that cannot fly. It cannot adapt under strain, further locking itself to a fragile structure. Privacy and freedom as a core to one' s identity becomes subjectively applied depending on the political currents, remaining fixed only to anchors of righteousness.
Bitcoin illuminates our volatility around a fixed point and our struggle to hold onto it as if that point is the only thing true and real in this world. Having the courage to let go is the freedom you're after.

2026-02-07 13:33:13 UTC

Good morning
https://blossom.primal.net/0259173e5c26fe85a13d15f3eb14032256cd96589c5f74f7db54d33b97a52b1b.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/5ee33b3336957013b76e04e0c16ba07b0e5b820b4ad346c916d7ae76e956c85d.jpg

2026-02-07 02:43:07 UTC

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Took us 4 months to do a nominal wire transfer in fiat world because “Bitcoin” was in our name
#nevent1q…3yuh

2026-02-05 20:35:21 UTC

2026 resolution - no more Bitcoin pundit podcasts

2026-02-04 16:26:01 UTC

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If there is any time to use the Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man gif it’s now. Where is the outrage? How can there be when those in power were complicit?
We can’t hold that kind of system accountable. The only option is to build outside of it.
#nevent1q…yuu5

2026-01-31 04:02:52 UTC

Does anyone have a suggestion for what app or service would be best for use in Mexico for sending/receiving bitcoin?

2026-01-29 17:24:06 UTC

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Don’t ask for too much Daniel. We wouldn’t want to actually have to sacrifice

2026-01-27 23:47:42 UTC

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I agree with this and a similar X post from @nprofile…xxx2
It is the most likely explanation plaguing both sides.
The fight and vitriol is not about Freedom or Equality, it’s about being right and self-preservation of identity.
Within the past 2 weeks this has been so clearly exemplified
Privacy and 2nd amendment now make sense to liberals
Conservatives all to quick to turn their back on an avid 2nd amendment proponent
Ask yourself what it is you are truly defending (answer: an increasingly centralized and powerful D.C. who is not acting in your best interest but is very good at convincing you otherwise)
Are you defending who you believe you are or what you’ve been told you should be?
#nevent1q…d5fy

2026-01-26 21:42:28 UTC

Where are the Rage Against the Machine Bitcoiners? Does government overreach end at the Fed and nothing else matters?
The “what radicalized you?” meme - buying and hodling btc isn’t radicalization - that’s Wall Street.
I’ve seen grandmas willing to risk their necks more than a lot of us on this app

2026-01-25 18:02:50 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/8eb04bc75e07d429c9dd3a1a35073f5dcc4752f94d4142fc597d02a39a4b830f.mov

2026-01-25 17:30:45 UTC

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We need Dylan right now

2026-01-25 16:23:51 UTC

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I would like to see “opting out” take the form of refusing to participate in Government Inc. They will not respond to votes, they will not respond to protests, pleas, or reason. But what they will respond to is a Unified refusal to participate in the corporate-government complex.
A week of refusing to buy on Amazon, refusing to engage in centralized social media, refusal to turn on MSNBC or Fox, a refusal to shop at Target and Walmart. A refusal to take commercial flights.
A refusal to participate in the power that actually calls the shots in D.C.
Will this be hard for individuals? Yes, but marching in the streets is easy. A bit of sacrifice on our part is better than a bullet to the head.
nostr:
#nevent1q…7ugn

2026-01-25 01:12:14 UTC

I’m having a hard time seeing how anything is about Freedom.
It seems like people are more than willing to sacrifice freedom for righteousness and preservation of identity

2026-01-24 19:13:50 UTC

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Funny how that works

2026-01-24 17:25:10 UTC

It’s not going to come from appealing to reason
It’s not going to come from appealing to emotion
It’s not going to come from voting or the “right” politician
Change will only come from influencing the money and refusing to participate in Government Inc

2026-01-18 21:11:55 UTC

I’m looking for a full stack iOS app developer if you are one or know somebody please DM me

2026-01-15 17:03:01 UTC

I have grown tired of posts, of substacks and podcasts. It all feels so disconnected from lived experience. I am fortunate to work in an industry where I see the spectrum of life. This has benefited me by tempering my judgment of others. I know longer want to pontificate about politics, this or that ideology or ‘ism. I’m just trying to be a good person to others these days.

2026-01-15 00:01:07 UTC

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What are you monitoring?

2026-01-14 20:46:19 UTC

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Thank you for your kind words, Dan.
Resilience and strength took on a new meaning. Most of the time it felt like I was merely surviving-existing. There were days when I didn’t want to be “strong.” I just wanted to be comforted and vulnerable, but at the same time I needed to maintain some degree of sanity otherwise the family would fall apart.
We are doing better these days. She died Dec 9 2022. so it is never a good time of year

2026-01-14 20:22:26 UTC

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From:
https://a.co/d/9fdi6vq

2026-01-14 20:21:35 UTC

It occurred to me that 99% of people are not buying a book of poetry, but I would still like to share what I had written over a year ago. Hopefully my words can provide some degree of understanding for the experience of losing a child and perhaps may offer some solace if you have been through it too 🧡
https://blossom.primal.net/ca196229f29c22f13703e30a7145e9691618356aac1c26622dc879327ab6cee5.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/4923ea0a3d7f348a7f5516c08e69ff08b969cdda3c0046cbf23f838ff6d56105.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/41274fd179c9a63f7a58f1164a93feb2c110064ec0a79d4b9a81951cd88b9be1.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/5f55e56319d9cf291fe6d63c9f4ba8a82ecc9c29d06bee0c0dad88898e3251b3.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/09fc6add9e7c98f47ee9ebcffa4f435a861513f0b6fbe2c9204a220e0becd1d6.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/33e5260186acc7664ebb39fcea827a9917d59808839c7ec2ed5626f69f185ef7.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/d2119299bb7fe31b8b4c7b851feacaee7c38758de961224b7e1499dda8b2e733.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/7c0501129bdb62836542a3aa925bc8c304fd25af8b5883ab4f36e43c052359d8.jpg

2026-01-12 21:06:55 UTC

“Why was Saylor so defensive?!” asks the Bitcoiner who has spent the last 10 years in hostile defense of Bitcoin.

2025-12-24 14:46:02 UTC

Over the years in bitcoin I’ve seen a lot of rebuttals and alternatives proposed to bitcoin; some philosophical some sociopolitical. Many of these are well articulated, others verge on a utopian ideal.
But these theses, having been nailed to the door, whither away in the rain of the timeline feed instead of igniting a movement they were hoping to sow.
Their messages do not inspire, they do not compel, they do not make me willing to sacrifice for their them.
Their anger is thin, inauthentic and fails to inspire, or their utopia is theirs, and not mine.
Words, I feel these days, are mere ornaments for us to decorate our morality. This post, in fact, is exemplary of this sentiment.
However, I remain encouraged, motivated and inspired by that something new, something whose promises are laid bare but whose outcomes are up to us. So, of course, I remind you of what we signed up for - the understanding that sentiment should not be dictated by price. You are the node, the miner, the holdr, YOU are the sentiment, so let it be dictated by your support of the network and its users not price action.
This is supposed to be hard. Words and posts are easy. Courage is hard, seeking to inspire is hard, leading with kindness rather than vitriol is hard. But I have never met a group of people that I’d rather sacrifice my time, safety, and comfort for than Bitcoiners. 2026 - WE CAN change the sentiment 🧡

2025-12-17 18:31:59 UTC

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What does “the collective withdrawal of moral permission” and consent mean for the average Brit? I appreciated your piece and wondering what you would tell your neighbor to do as a result of these calls to action?

2025-12-11 18:10:13 UTC

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I am look for Beta testers for the iOS app. If you are interested please DM me. Thank you!!
#nevent1q…s5kf

2025-12-04 02:26:45 UTC

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You must have seen the umpteenth notice from Fidelity that they need more information for you 🫠

2025-10-31 16:39:27 UTC

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It uses Gemini and OpenAI but learns from the user

2025-10-30 22:58:21 UTC

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Thank you 🧡

2025-10-30 22:51:14 UTC

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Thank you!

2025-10-30 19:57:31 UTC

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What do you mean? I can have Peony shipped to my home

2025-10-30 17:38:33 UTC

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Ben, what are your thoughts on including a feature in the app that allows users to connect directly with wine producers who offer DTC? So think wine-searcher but for DTC

2025-10-28 21:05:08 UTC

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moonshots-with-peter-diamandis/id1648228034?i=1000733752702

2025-10-26 18:50:59 UTC

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Thank you. I’ll add that

2025-10-26 17:36:18 UTC

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I’ll see if I can connect it with Nostr
It would be cool to have the wines post to your Nostr feed #winestr

2025-10-26 17:17:59 UTC

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Next stop Petrus 😉

2025-10-26 17:05:26 UTC

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They would be…for $500+ a month for their api 😂
Winebid doesn’t have an api but idealwine.en does

2025-10-26 16:56:06 UTC

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For a social feed with Nostr?

2025-10-26 14:25:58 UTC

Alright my Nostr friends I need your feedback on a wine app I created. I’ve never liked Cellar Tracker and I wanted more of a recommendation function so I built
this app. If you have any thoughts I would appreciate it! 🙏🏻
@nprofile…r28m @nprofile…m2z3
1. Create an account for full features
2. Add preferences for personalized recs
3. Any thoughts on UI/UX?
4. Error messages?
5. Any additional features?
https://monsieurmeursault.com/

2025-10-26 00:43:04 UTC

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…and worth fighting for and not succumbing to the apathy of “governments won’t allow it,” lest we add ourselves to the shelves of the Library of Mistakes

2025-10-24 17:43:09 UTC

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DJ has one of the most important podcasts in the bitcoin space right now. Authentic conversations.
#nevent1q…77vz

2025-10-21 16:18:06 UTC

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It’s like btc to shit coin rotation from years prior but in reverse

2025-09-05 01:59:13 UTC

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Would you consider matching my donation @npub1sg6…f63m for this grant?
#nevent1q…qhdp

2025-09-04 20:29:19 UTC

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My wife and I started a small family fund in the months after our daughter died in 2022, the Celeste J. Stephany fund. We couldn't be more happy and honored to have our first donation go toward @nprofile…7tje Bitcoin research grant
It is our hope that this small, but mighty initiative will contribute to the immutability of Celeste's name and memory #Bitcoin
#nevent1q…93yl

2025-09-02 18:40:35 UTC

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After a bit of editing the piece is now on BTC Mag
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-ethics-of-immutability
#nevent1q…lvp2

2025-09-02 18:38:29 UTC

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Another one you might enjoy:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-ethics-of-immutability

2025-09-02 18:36:16 UTC

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I love that we were writing very similar sentiments at the same time:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-ethics-of-immutability

2025-08-30 19:26:47 UTC

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Yes

2025-08-30 19:04:19 UTC

I just completed SOUND Bitcoin Walk
Summer Challenge!
I reached 52026 steps!
#SoundHSA #MoveToEarn #Completed

2025-08-29 13:16:03 UTC

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It helps when your house is built in 1892 and your design aesthetic is like you position on btc - maximalism

2025-08-25 17:25:49 UTC

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Join us!
#nevent1q…4hdg

2025-08-25 16:53:13 UTC

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Thank you for having me on the new pod, Logan!
#nevent1q…rym4

2025-08-18 12:05:42 UTC

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How do I get a Hodl your health shirt?

2025-08-18 01:03:24 UTC

I’ve written a few pieces on bitcoin over the years, but I am most proud of this one. With a heavy amount of bias, I also feel it is incredibly important.
The Ethics of Immutability captures what I believe is largely missing from the current Bitcoin movement–upholding the lesson Satoshi left for us...
I’m grateful for the recent @nprofile…rx84 vlogs because he, in a much more succinct way, encapsulates my message.
https://progressivebitcoiner.org/the-ethics-of-immutability/

2025-08-13 23:24:17 UTC

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Thank you for this

2025-05-30 14:49:33 UTC

After 8 years I finally made it to a Bitcoin conference
It was wonderful to meet people IRL and of course do some fan-boying
Being in the expo you realize the suits have arrived - it was all primarily industry/finance focused
I would like to see a resurgence of Bitcoin for the people - the people who need it most: Carrying on the missions of Gladstein and Posch that got me more involved in the space

2025-05-28 17:35:04 UTC

I am participating in the SOUND HSA Vegas Bitcoin Conference 2025 Step Challenge!
I have reached 28283 steps so far!
#SoundHSA #MoveToEarn

2025-05-28 13:48:22 UTC

I am participating in the SOUND HSA Vegas Bitcoin Conference 2025 Step Challenge!
I have reached 19954 steps so far!
#SoundHSA #MoveToEarn

2025-05-28 13:48:15 UTC

I am participating in the SOUND HSA Vegas Bitcoin Conference 2025 Step Challenge!
I have reached 19954 steps so far!
#SoundHSA #MoveToEarn

2025-01-25 00:22:19 UTC

#RunningBitcoinChallenge
#ProofofWork #Bitcoin
Inspired by @halfin and @franfinney 🧡
runningbitcoin.us
https://m.primal.net/NymD.mov

2025-01-10 18:50:39 UTC

It’s the Bitcoiner + medical side of me that is so moved by Fran and Hal’s story.
I can’t help wanting to know more about him and his #Bitcoin and #ALS journey.
How about a GoFundMe for a biography? Proceeds go to the author and @RunningBTC21k ???
#note1p0z…qjqw

2025-01-04 19:48:05 UTC

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You mean read

2025-01-04 14:08:24 UTC

It would be amazing to see a Hal Finney biography

2025-01-01 19:34:03 UTC

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Nice to see another Bitcoiner who enjoys a fine wine

2025-01-01 18:40:03 UTC

@npub1rtl…jtfs 1989 Haut-Brion 🤌🏻

2024-12-22 18:38:17 UTC

@npub1qny…95gx is my “what is good for bitcoin” barometer.
Good thoughts on SBR
#note1z92…f55e

2024-11-22 15:29:42 UTC

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A 99 Conterno Monfortino
A couple of years ago, I was in a wine shop that had a them priced from when they were first acquired years ago and never adjusted. So I picked up several bottles. It was like buying one glorious price dip of wine sats

2024-11-22 02:46:39 UTC

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What’s your 100k wine?

2024-11-18 13:09:41 UTC

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Congratulations ❤️

2024-11-15 15:29:20 UTC

A few thoughts on RFK: I don't think the medical community at large understands how upset and disappointed people are with the current medical system: paternalism for the past 60 years, poor outcomes relative to expense, increasing chronic disease burden, and bureaucracy. I believe the medical community (physicians) deserve a portion of the blame for this.
I am not surprised by the response to our medical system. It is not a new sentiment. During the 1960s and 1970s medicine’s public image took a beating. The infamous Ivan Illych penned a critique entitled “Medical Nemesis,” in which he stated, “Doctors contribute little to the health of populations, they probably did more harm than good.'' Berkeley political scientist, Aaron Wildavsky, made the claim in 1977 that “The marginal value of one–or one billion–dollars spent on medical care will be close to zero in improving health.” I share his sentiment, considering despite our efforts currently only 12% of Americans are without evidence for metabolic syndrome, which is characterized by high blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol levels. The conclusions of these critics of the health care system are not surprising since it was the height of medical paternalism at a time when society was questioning our institutions while in the midst of Watergate and the Vietnam War.
Iraq, Afghanistan, GFC, Covid and we now find ourselves in a similar position, where Americans are not convinced of "first do no harm," and are seeking autonomy of choice above all else. However, in the prioritization of individual freedoms, the United States has socialized the responsibility for complications of those poor choices. If we are honest with ourselves, we have all succumbed to selectively ignoring the externalities of our poor choices. The only way to gain true freedom; to not be subject to or affected by (a particular undesirable thing), is to not have to rely on a third party in the first place. If freedom means a lack of outside influence on your autonomy, then by default there is an increase in personal responsibility for your choices. It is your freedom to eat whatever you want, to choose not to be active, but if these choices result in increased doctor visits, hospitalizations, more debt and symptoms that restrict your enjoyment in life, how truly free are you? Individual rights should not be inversely related to individual responsibility.
In 1977, Dr John H Knowles, wrote “...This [sic: poor lifestyle choices] is justified as individual freedom–but one man's freedom in health is another man's shackles in taxes and insurance premiums. I believe the idea of a "right" to health should be replaced by the idea of an individual moral obligation to preserve one's own health–a public duty if you will.” Additionally, “the choice is individual responsibility or social failure [sic: plus individual failure]. Responsibility and duty must gain some degree of parity with right and freedom.”
RFKs biggest hurdle is not Big Pharma, it is behavior change and individual autonomy, and that hurdle is only overcome with empathy and understanding and NOT solely Dr. Science. Afterall, information alone does not change behavior. From the individual's perspective, a career contrarian is not a logical solution to the preservation of one's health – and as Dr Knowles so clearly elucidated, therein lies the rub – you as an individual have to live with your choices whose outcomes may not be known for years. But it is these choices that should be discussed with an empathetic ear and ultimately respected.

2024-11-14 01:31:10 UTC

.@Bostonwinetimes what is going to be your 100k wine?

2024-11-01 19:46:03 UTC

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Biased opinion but…
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-progressive-bitcoiner/id1601045370?i=1000555605261

2024-10-30 02:11:08 UTC

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In light of recent arrests, how important is it for developers to remain anonymous? FOSSA

2024-10-30 01:01:31 UTC

50% of the country thinks the other half are idiots
This does not resolve
The States will cease to be United

2024-10-26 17:32:10 UTC

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Who are the nostr wine nerds I can follow?

2024-10-26 17:10:38 UTC

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You’ll appreciate the gift bag I just sent to the Minneapolis fed paper authors
https://m.primal.net/LizU.jpg

2024-10-23 23:24:52 UTC

Saylor can absolutely believe in self custody and also absolutely not endorse it on a national stage. He knows what game he’s playing.

2024-10-20 19:22:47 UTC

Any #bitcoiners who are doctors on #nostr ? I want to follow you 🤘🏻

2024-10-19 22:39:06 UTC

Humanizing the other”
One of life’s most important lessons. And remember to do that come November 6th
#note1nrs…faf5

2024-10-18 16:32:41 UTC

Excited to hear about NosFabrica!
#note1y6t…d968

2024-10-17 13:38:59 UTC

Bitcoin 24/7/365 is, in fact, going to increase financialization.
The only difference now is that the average person can participate in it.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/onramp-media/id1690709152?i=1000673168931

2024-10-16 19:43:36 UTC

What would be your must-haves if you were to use a telehealth service?
What would convince you to use it more than a brick-and-mortar clinic? #healthcare

2024-10-14 00:51:44 UTC

Bandaids on chronic disease
Bandaids on politics
Bandaids on economic reform
Bandaids on mis/disinformation
Bandaids lead to fragility, to centralization (authoritarianism)
Don’t be a Bandaid 🩹

2024-10-11 16:18:19 UTC

Insurance is a scam

2024-10-10 20:55:54 UTC

Stay humble and stack sats is entirely too passive as a “call to action”
How is that strategy at all effective in the “and then they fight you phase? “
How about “Do not go gentle into that good night..while stacking sats.?”

2024-10-08 14:35:51 UTC

I’m surprised by the number of people (ahem Bitcoiners) duped into the “ancestral diet” logic.
Which ancestors? What location? What time period?
When ultimately we care about diet and its health outcomes why does it matter what our ancestors ate? tldr: lots of stuff including plants and bugs and grains and animals when available…don’t forget the “gathering” part).
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coin-stories-with-natalie-brunell/id1569130932?i=1000672219582

2024-10-05 01:29:01 UTC

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Wow that’s random and remote for a conference. Next time!

2024-10-04 20:27:22 UTC

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You were in MN and didn’t look me up!? 😔

2024-09-14 01:00:01 UTC

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Love a good amarone

2024-09-04 17:53:33 UTC

This is a great episode. I’m proud of Trey for hosting conversations like this. Well done Erik & Hodl
#note1cxf…mr7d

2024-08-28 19:50:29 UTC

Fellow Bitcoiners, I’m visiting Scotland in the spring. Any recommendations from those who live there/visited?

2024-04-18 01:17:54 UTC

Monetary premium is a scourge

2024-04-16 02:07:46 UTC

Perhaps those opposed to what Elon is doing with X but don’t want to lose their followers will consider promoting “Get bonus content when you follow me on Nostr” instead
https://m.primal.net/HvlW.jpg

2024-04-13 13:17:08 UTC

What is Bitcoin’s price without all of the gbtc + Gemini outflows?

2024-04-04 19:07:41 UTC

.@npub1kvg…v0p2 have you read any of the work by Geoffrey Hosking, specifically his writing on trust, government and society? It would appear highly applicable to Bitcoin

2024-04-03 18:53:45 UTC

Has anyone read this? Seems highly applicable to bitcoin.
Trust: A History https://a.co/d/dF3Kxzf

2024-04-03 18:50:07 UTC

This @npub1rtl…jtfs character seems like a great guy 😉 Love the message
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-bitcoin-did/id1317356120?i=1000651309549