Jason Hodlers

https://www.satlantis.io

Yeshua maximalist;
Family maximalist (father of 6);
Homeschool maximalist;
Bitcoin maximalist;
Bitcoin Chatt meetup organizer;
Satlantis Ambassador Concierge;
Curator of the "21 Questions" books;

Author of the op_return in this transaction: 57518582d8ad0dde50b8dcd47d8672516aef74f18a9919d12fb9dbd6b99d667b

Public Key

npub1693220pmp0a4c04a0p7hkz874vsxkyfrvtk2yk4zjyj3e4c0ugjs3r4j0c

NIP-57 Address

geekigai@coinos.io

Profile Code

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relay.damus.io

nos.lol

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2024-10-29 19:25:10 UTC

Bitcoin's about to make a new all-time high! I better get the memes ready--
https://i.nostr.build/OkxRgCub9awhley9.jpg

2024-10-28 22:40:22 UTC

As you may recall, the film "V for Vendetta" was released in 2005, exactly 400 years after Guy Fawkes was caught and the Gunpowder Plot was thwarted.
In the film, V invites the people of London to join him in a year from then, to "give them a 5th of November that shall never, ever be forgot."
https://youtu.be/0IyuK069I-w
Well, this 5th of November is Election Day in the United States, and the 419th anniversary of the arrest of Guy Fawkes. This means that next year, 5 November 2025, will mark 420 years. Yeah, 420. 😅
It'll probably end up meaning nothing (right?), but the next year will definitely be interesting! 😬

2024-10-19 02:12:00 UTC

https://cdn.satlantis.io/npub1693220pmp0a4c04a0p7hkz874vsxkyfrvtk2yk4zjyj3e4c0ugjs3r4j0c-1729303920092-Satlantis%20Countries.jpg Based on a true story. @npub15xd2mmjnh3caykh77djsv73e0zkrp42jp5mwerx8f4m6su40wdvss7t3l3

2024-10-18 23:30:05 UTC

https://cdn.satlantis.io/npub1693220pmp0a4c04a0p7hkz874vsxkyfrvtk2yk4zjyj3e4c0ugjs3r4j0c-1729294198352-IMG_20241018_192510.jpg Spending the evening with some of my kids in a corn maze and other activities at a Fall Festival. I love this season! 😍🍂

2024-10-17 11:41:35 UTC

My 9.5-month-old still wakes up frequently during the night to nurse. But sometimes he wakes up while snuggling with me, and sometimes while snuggling with my wife. In the dark, he often gets turned around and disoriented, so he tells us apart by grabbing our chins:
Beard? It's me, and he starts fussing, since I can't feed him.
No beard? It's his mommy, and he starts giggling with excitement and anticipation of food.
GM

2024-10-16 00:26:34 UTC

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I kind of agree, but here's my "ackchyually": I think what we use in the US and most of the West today is more like a "BDC", so just without the first "C".
We use a Digital Currency that comes from a Bank, but not directly from the Central bank. There's at least another degree or two of separation between us and those who run the Fed.
With a CBDC, everyone uses the same bank, which has the power to give you money, take it away, make it expire, or do anything else with it, with or without cause. Yes, banks in the US can do that now, but there are still too many competing banks, which makes that kind of control and oppression difficult.
If we had a CBDC, none of us who use bitcoin or Nostr, or who talk about the kinds of things we usually talk about would have any more fiat to spend, or be able to get paid from any of our jobs. The Fed and government can do that on a small scale, so they can and do freeze the accounts of high profile individuals, but the fact that they can't do that to all of us is evidence that we don't have a CBDC, but just a BDC.
Okay, thanks for letting me get that #ackchyually out of my system. I'm done now. 😅

2024-10-15 21:24:47 UTC

The Tuttle Twins are on Nostr! 🤩💜
#note1gfj…f4aq

2024-10-15 18:07:55 UTC

This excerpt from the introduction to "The Bushido of Bitcoin", by @npub1dtg…up6m, is 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜! 🤯🤩
https://barsoom.substack.com/p/hard-money-and-hard-men
And if you haven't ordered your copy of "The Bushido of Bitcoin" yet, you should do that right now, here:
https://geyser.fund/project/bushidoofbitcoin

2024-10-14 13:29:16 UTC

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I say we make "sats" the standard, instead of "satoshis". And "pieces" instead of "part". So:
Receive sats (small pieces of bitcoin)
by sharing your content
It's a little shorter, so a little easier to read.

2024-10-11 21:27:52 UTC

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Test 2

2024-10-11 21:27:35 UTC

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Test

2024-10-11 21:23:34 UTC

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Hmm...I typed that through the Bitcoin Chatt account, up in the "Announcements" section, and then when I switched accounts again and came back here, the announcement moved down here. We'll need to fix that. 🔧

2024-10-11 21:12:29 UTC

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Hey, check it out! We can comment on these events now! 🤩

2024-10-10 20:13:01 UTC

Attention #Nostr! 👀
https://i.nostr.build/9n9httSpSWjlqt9O.jpg
💜
https://x.com/geekigai/status/1844444734472978606
#TuttleTwins

2024-10-10 18:06:49 UTC

ONE WEEK! 👀
https://v.nostr.build/2V4kA5Kru2UoR5Qw.mp4
My favorite part is at the end:
Jamie Dimon: "I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING WEIRD IN HERE, MOM!"
🤣🤣🤣
Which is basically this, in a kids cartoon:
https://i.nostr.build/A7dkWU3OOuy4DemI.gif
@npub1rxy…hnp8
@npub1ahx…5ech
@npub18p6…0k8k
@npub1pq2…2rew
@npub1gdu…6nak
@npub1qlc…3mff

2024-10-10 14:45:08 UTC

🇬 🇲
https://m.primal.net/LQBV.png
Fun Fact: The "21 Questions" purple pill is chewable, and actually tastes like grape! 🤯
And sovereignty. It tastes like sovereignty, too. 😉
https://m.primal.net/LLBg.jpg

2024-10-10 12:31:00 UTC

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I completely agree. But unfortunately, lies force truth to have to be repeated tens of thousands of times; not in order to be true, but to even be considered by those who have been lied to.
https://i.nostr.build/a66eGetc8PtXGw6a.jpg

2024-10-10 01:04:29 UTC

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If the incentives were such that parents wanted to leech off their children, and only have children in the first place in order to create slaves who will do their every bidding, then perhaps. But that's the opposite of how every parent is incentivized, and would effectively destroy the human race in a single generation.
Unless the parent is extremely mentally ill (they do exist), they will always desire to put themselves on the line to ensure a better present and future for their children. They'll let their children feed off of them (which all babies are literally meant to do!), if that's what it takes. They'll devote every hour of every day to their needs, until they gradually become independent.
It's the exact opposite of someone who desires political power over the lives of others.

2024-10-09 15:17:39 UTC

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Yep, I've received 3 zaps from you: 93 sats, 1 sat, and 1111 sats just now. Thanks!

2024-10-09 12:22:59 UTC

🇬 🇲
Suppose that one day someone turns to you and asks:
"Hey, I've heard about Nostr, but what is it, exactly?"
Do you have an answer ready for them?
And after you answer them, what if they ask more questions, like:
"Why do we need Nostr?" or "Can I use Nostr anonymously?" or "How does Nostr handle spam and bots?"
Do you know how you would answer those questions, and others?
This is one of the reasons why I'm collecting answers to these and 17 other questions, from some of the most knowledgeable Nostriches anywhere, and turning it into a book: "21 Questions: A Beginners Guide to Nostr"
https://i.nostr.build/yPswjzbSrQZLQv0i.jpg
You can use the book's answers to inform your own, or you can simply let your friend borrow the book, so they can get all their questions answered at their own pace.
https://m.primal.net/LLBg.jpg
"21 Questions: A Beginners Guide to Nostr" will make purple pilling easy, just as "21 Questions: A Beginners Guide to Bitcoin" made orange pilling easy:
https://a.co/d/0mcMtUC

2024-10-08 20:16:05 UTC

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1: Definitely @npub15xd…t3l3: satlantis.io
2: I like that it allows me to connect with individuals, events, and business in my local area. As a Bitcoin meetup organizer, Satlantis is really valuable for planning and announcing events. And, if anyone ever wants to come visit my town, there's already a list of the best venues in my city's merchant map.
3: I'm really looking forward to when Satlantis adds chat groups to each city! 🤩 My meetup really wants to ditch Telegram, so Satlantis will naturally be the best choice.
4: I'd like to see a bitcoin wallet app that's integrated with Nostr, and is self-custodial for both on-chain AND Lightning funds. Basically @npub1h2q…w8ch, if they also offered self-custodial Lightning, the way @npub1mut…23vg used to (or I guess still does, if you run an instance of it yourself).
I hope that helps! 💜

2024-10-05 14:11:11 UTC

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That's why I sometimes do both.

2024-10-05 02:23:13 UTC

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We're going to need to add another song to our playlists:
#nevent1q…4qg7

2024-10-05 00:52:07 UTC

I just watched last Tuesday's episode of Tuttle Twins (why on Earth are they not on Nostr yet?!?), and saw this clip of next month's episode! 🤩🧡
Well done, @npub1rxy…hnp8! 👏 This episode is going to be amazing! 🥳
https://v.nostr.build/EmIkNtBjIp5VO44t.mp4

2024-10-04 02:23:08 UTC

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Movie? You mean documentary.

2024-10-03 18:39:11 UTC

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@npub1g9f…a59z

2024-10-02 14:28:20 UTC

Over 18 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 sats have been raised for the Nostr booth so far! 🤯
That's great, but it's just getting started.
Join this 100% community-driven initiative to educate the masses on censorship-resistant communication by following the link below.
Let's increase Nostr adoption everywhere! 💜
https://geyser.fund/project/thenostrboothinitiative

2024-10-02 14:08:25 UTC

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Yes. In hindsight, when I've referred to an equality of opportunity, what I really meant was a hands-off approach: a pure, naturalistic form of capitalism.
Perhaps that could be called an equal opportunity FOR opportunity, but that's not fully correct, either.
There will always be those who will take a hands-on approach for your opportunities, whether they be a government, corporation, teacher, neighbor, family member, or anyone else. Some of them will be eager to give you greater opportunities (like, hopefully, a family member, friend, or teacher); others may be eager to hinder your opportunities (often governments and corporations competing against you). This is neither good nor bad; it just is. Accepting this reality is good; attempting to change this reality in favor of what you want it be is bad.
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to reading more about this in the book! 🤩

2024-10-02 13:55:17 UTC

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Here's my list, in the order of what I use most, to least:
- Amethyst: a Twitter-like app with lots of cool features.
- Primal: a Twitter-like app with lots of cool features, including its own embedded Lightning wallet.
- Satlantis: a Trip Advisor + Instagram + Meetup[dot]com app that I plan to use more as I travel, after the MVP is released.
- Spring: a browser for many Nostr apps (you can use it to login on Satlantis on Android!).
- 0xChat: an excellent chat app for Nostr, with Twitter-like capabilities, as well.
- Nostr.at : a great tool for sharing Nostr notes outside of Nostr, with people who may or may not have a Nostr account.
- w3.do : a simple URL shortener, built on Nostr (great for sharing Nostr.at links, which are often lengthy)
- Zap.stream : a livestreaming website for videos, chats, and sending zaps during streams.
- Zap.store : a browser for installing many Nostr apps.
- Highlighter: a Nostr app for long-form posts, like on Medium or Substack.
I'm sure I'm forgetting a few others that I've used now and then, but those are the main ones.

2024-10-02 13:55:05 UTC

🇬 🇲
As many of you know, I'm working on the Nostr edition of "21 Questions", which is a follow-up to the Bitcoin edition that I published earlier this year, and which you can purchase here: https://a.co/d/0mcMtUC
In the Nostr edition, question 5 is: "What are the most popular Nostr apps, and how do they compare?"
In the comments below, list ALL the Nostr apps/clients you regularly use, and what they're mainly used for. The Nostr ecosystem is YUGE and varies widely; it seems there's always something new to discover.
I'll zap the lists that I find to be the most helpful! ⚡

2024-10-02 13:25:31 UTC

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But you're also enriching the world as you do so.
It's a low time preference move: you're poorer in the short term, but wealthier in the long term.

2024-09-30 16:31:17 UTC

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¡Guau! 🤩 Sí, me veo. ¡Me gusta mucho! ¿Cómo hiciste esto? Y también... ¿por qué elegiste crear esto? 😅

2024-09-29 15:59:55 UTC

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This is funny, but also somewhat infuriating for me. His dad and everyone else referring to taxes as the "real world" is just adding to the psyop that allows this rampant theft to continue. It's what's keeping the populace compliant when the government increases taxes by 10%-20%, rather than going full tar-and-feather, like they did in the 1700's over 0.5% increase.
Medicare? Why is he being forced to pay for that scam? Is he using it? Is he planning to use it? What in the socialist hell even is that?
Social security? His first question shouldn't have been about his social security *number,* but about why he's paying into a Ponzi scheme against his will.
State and federal taxes? Why do they need to tax at all when they can just print it?
What's really making me angry is everyone else in the vehicle pushing these lies. This is why the world keeps getting worse. I hope that young man doesn't listen to his dad or anyone else there with him, but he probably did, and probably will continue to do so.
This is why we still have such a long and difficult uphill battle before us. 😞

2024-09-26 02:56:20 UTC

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Yes! As a homeschooling dad myself, that one definitely crossed my mind!

2024-09-26 00:19:18 UTC

This is why these were the first 2 subjects I decided to focus on for the first 2 editions of "21 Questions."
I know it's way too early to think about this very much, but after the Beginners Guide to Nostr is done, what should the next 21 Questions book focus on? "A Beginners Guide to _"?
#nevent1q…y5ql

2024-09-25 20:40:20 UTC

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I thought that was the point. It mocks an awful movie and replaces it with something good.
I normally call it the "Halving".
But I call it the "Halvening" when I'm feeling silly and want to make a bit of tongue-in-cheek humor.
And I call it the "Hal-Finning" when I want to honor the legend. 😌

2024-09-25 00:53:18 UTC

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What can I do for Nostr?
I can gather together 21 key questions about Nostr, collect answers for them from as many of the most knowledgeable Nostriches as I can, and combine all their answers in a book. I'll call it: "21 Questions: A Beginners Guide to Nostr"
https://i.nostr.build/m3TjMEA1o0yo3KAO.jpg
I already made a book like that for Bitcoin, and I'm well on my way with collecting the answers for the Nostr edition of this book, too.
https://a.co/d/1G3NQJw

2024-09-24 12:29:58 UTC

Want more Bitcoiners to take the purple pill?
Check out this new initiative on @npub1kmw…xqk9. If enough of us donate just $9, it will be enough to add a Nostr booth to future Bitcoin conferences, and bring a new wave of Bitcoiners to the freedom and censorship resistance inherent to Nostr! 💜
https://geyser.fund/project/thenostrboothinitiative

2024-09-22 14:40:21 UTC

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There are always tradeoffs, and the alternative requires time, people, and money that El Salvador simply does not have.
They don't have the luxury to enforce due process. When your house is on fire, you don't form a committee to discuss, debate, and vote on which exits your children should take; you grab your kids, throw them on your shoulders, and get out through the closest door or window available.
El Salvador has been metaphorically on fire for a long time, and Bukele was the first president to finally treat it as the emergency it is. Yes, corrupt political leaders often create more "emergencies" in order to keep themselves in power, and if that happens with Bukele then we can talk about that at that time. But crying wolf when he is actually benefitting his people more than any other political leader on the planet is very unhelpful.

2024-09-20 18:09:16 UTC

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Specifically Bitcoin.

2024-09-20 16:32:10 UTC

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Nothing stops this train. @npub18kp…69c4
https://i.nostr.build/tREd5JPhvTQI6r2B.jpg

2024-09-20 16:08:27 UTC

That sign from @npub18kp…69c4 was stolen by some nocoiner in my neighborhood, so I replaced it with this one this morning:
https://i.nostr.build/hugGBKQ9ivyhvqoJ.jpg
I moved it closer to my driveway, in case a neighbor of mine thought I had put it on their property (I definitely didn't). I know this one might get stolen too, but maybe not, and hopefully it'll spread more Bitcoin awareness first. 🧡
#nevent1q…5vul

2024-09-20 15:58:52 UTC

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https://media.tenor.com/amqJrqEAGBEAAAAM/boom-alonzo.gif

2024-09-19 17:57:34 UTC

https://youtu.be/OTetAXKqBow
#nevent1q…zewt

2024-09-19 17:46:08 UTC

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https://cdn.satlantis.io/1726767733573-img_20240919_134103.jpg Ahoy, mateys! Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day! Arrr!
#TalkLikeAPirateDay

2024-09-19 02:35:18 UTC

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There's a story here, I'm sure. 😆

2024-09-18 23:49:18 UTC

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₿1 = ₿1
Why would I ever need to check a chart?

2024-09-18 15:14:19 UTC

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https://cdn.satlantis.io/1726671816876-2024_09_13_17_05_58_706.jpg I was asked about my hat this morning. The guy thought it was pretty funny, but he asked, "Bitcoin's kinda irrelevant now, right? Like, it doesn't really matter, right?"
I was in a hurry, so I didn't get the chance to really tell him everything I wanted to say. But what cane to my mind was that while only 1 private bank can print more dollars, and anyone can "print" more cryptocurrencies, no one can print more bitcoin; it's the only money that you can really control yourself. So as long as that's still a desirable trait, Bitcoin is still relevant.
He didn't have anything to say to that, and I don't know if it made any sense to him, but I hope it'll get him to start thinking. Unfortunately, this is pretty typical for the Chattanooga area, but little by little, we can turn that around. 🧡

2024-09-17 22:00:53 UTC

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Her name is Amy. Amy Thyst.
😍

2024-09-17 17:54:34 UTC

Did 0xchat's notifications just explode for anyone else?

2024-09-17 10:59:22 UTC

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Oh! I guess nostr.rocks already IS a website. Not a very good one, but it exists. I should have checked that, first.

2024-09-17 10:56:40 UTC

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Maybe @npub18kp…69c4?
Maybe we need to create a nostr.rocks website. 😆

2024-09-17 10:45:23 UTC

🇬 🇲
I'm trying to not be superstitious, but tonight's super blood moon (which will be visible from Europe and the US) has me thinking... Well, I'm likely over-thinking (as I often do 😅), but there are several factors with this particular super blood moon that are difficult to ignore.
https://m.primal.net/Ksda.png
First: Super moons, or times when a full moon coincides with the moon’s closest approach to Earth, happens on average 3 or 4 times per year. So not very rare, but an occasional occurrence.
Second: Blood moons, or lunar eclipses, happen on average approximately once every 2.5 years for any given single location on the Earth. So they're a little more rare than super moons, but still fairly common.
Third: Super blood moons, or lunar eclipses when the moon is closest to the Earth, happen on average only once every 1-2 decades, making them pretty rare, especially since the number of years from one to the next varies widely.
Fourth: This particular super blood moon is happening on the same night as the anniversary of the ratification of the US Constitution (IMO, the real birthdate of the US). I haven't been able to find when something like that happened before, even on a different important anniversary.
Fifth: All this -- a super blood moon on the anniversary of the US Constitution going into effect -- just before the most divisive election in US history, with one candidate being a 2-time survivor of assassination attempts. I'm not a Trump supporter, but neither do I hate him; I like his negotiating skills, and I definitely wouldn't mind it if he ended up doing some of the things he's been claiming to do, as a lure for Bitcoiners to vote for him, so I suppose he has my support in those ways. And Kamala's pure evil, so there's no point talking more about her.
https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0tUTQ0i5X10/v0/-1x-1.webp
And as a bonus sixth point: This super blood moon on the anniversary of the Constitution just before an election in which one side literally wants to kill the leader of the other side, is also likely happening near the end of Ezra's vision of the eagle kingdom, as recorded in 2 Esdras 11 and 12 in the Apocrypha.
If you're unfamiliar with Ezra's Eagle, this video is a good intro to the basics:
https://youtu.be/RhYmvwVREYg
If that vision plays out as many think it will, then Joe Biden will stop being president before the end of his term (which may have already happened), and the next 2 who will "think to rule" (Trump and Vance?), will each be taken out by the deep state, which will then start to rule over the whole world more overtly and tyrannically.
That's not the end of the story of the eagle kingdom that Ezra saw, but you'll have to look it up yourself if you want to know what happens next.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GChnT7bbEAAbVmH.jpg
Despite this super blood moon on the anniversary of the Constitution just before an election in which one side literally wants to kill the leader of the other side and the climactic point of Ezra's Eagle might be about to play out, it might all end up being a nothing burger. But I have to admit that, given all these points, regardless of what's actually going to happen, God certainly has my attention.

2024-09-16 11:10:14 UTC

Are you orange and purple pilling the hard way or the easy way?
The 21 Questions books are here to make orange and purple pilling easy.
https://i.nostr.build/BYYxsaij3J9LHTpU.jpg
The first book, A Beginners Guide to Bitcoin, answers the top 21 questions that those new or unfamiliar with Bitcoin tend to ask. These questions are:
Part 1: Bitcoin
Question 1: What is Bitcoin?
Question 2: Why is Bitcoin Important?
Question 3: Who Controls the Bitcoin Network?
Question 4: Why is Bitcoin Limited to 21 Million and Not Some Other Number?
Question 5: Is Bitcoin Only Affordable for the Wealthy?
Question 6: Why is the Price of Bitcoin so Volatile and Unpredictable?
Question 7: How High Can Bitcoin's Price Go?
Part 2: Economics
Question 8: What is Money?
Question 9: Why is Money Important?
Question 10: What are the Properties of Sound Money?
Question 11: How Does Bitcoin Compare with Fiat Currencies?
Question 12: How Can Bitcoin be Money if it Doesn’t Have Intrinsic Value?
Question 13: Isn't Some Inflation Good for the Economy?
Question 14: Why is it Important to Separate the Control of Money from the State?
Part 3: Misconceptions
Question 15: Since Bitcoin is Only Code, Can't Someone Just Copy It?
Question 16: Should I Diversify into Other Cryptocurrencies?
Question 17: Won't Bitcoin's Disinflationary Nature Discourage Spending, Encourage Hoarding, and Cause Economic Stagnation?
Question 18: Since We Don’t Know Who Created Bitcoin, How Do We Know it was Created with Good Intentions?
Question 19: What Would Happen if a Powerful Government Simply Banned Bitcoin?
Question 20: Is Bitcoin's Energy Use Harmful to the Environment?
Question 21: With Only a Few Transactions per Second, How Can Bitcoin Scale to be Used as Global Money?
Each question is answered by many of the most well-known people in the Bitcoin space, and concluded with a thorough answer from the @npub1tay…9l42 large language model, which is built on everything ever said or written about Bitcoin.
You can purchase a copy of "21 Questions: A Beginners Guide to Bitcoin" here:
https://a.co/d/1G3NQJw
Similarly, the second book in the 21 Questions book series, A Beginners Guide to Nostr, answers 21 key questions that those unfamiliar with Nostr are likely to ask. These questions are:
Part 1: Nostr Basics
Question 1: What is Nostr?
Question 2: Who created Nostr?
Question 3: Why do we need Nostr?
Question 4: How does Nostr compare with other social networks?
Question 5: What are the most popular Nostr apps and how do they compare?
Question 6: What are zaps and how do I use them?
Question 7: What else can Nostr do, other than social media?
Part 2: Using Nostr
Question 8: Can I migrate my data from other social networks to Nostr?
Question 9: Can I monetize content on Nostr?
Question 10: Are there any costs associated with using Nostr?
Question 11: Can I delete my posts on Nostr?
Question 12: Can I use Nostr anonymously?
Question 13: How do I secure my Nostr account?
Question 14: What are the best practices for maintaining privacy on Nostr?
Part 3: Nostr Under the Hood
Question 15: What is the difference between a public key and a private key on Nostr?
Question 16: What should I do if I lose access to my private key?
Question 17: What are relays and how do they work?
Question 18: Where is my Nostr data stored, and who owns it?
Question 19: Can I use my PC or phone to store my Nostr data, or do I need to run a relay?
Question 20: How does Nostr handle spam and bots?
Question 21: How do new features and updates get implemented in Nostr?
Each of these questions will have multiple answers from many of those behind Nostr's continued growth and development, though the @npub1tay…9l42 will not be included in this edition of 21 Questions.
https://nostrcheck.me/media/5824c03d29d372b3277cc0b6cb32d4541102a7af0865bda38fbcedec4d454efa/65840282ef48178b4f3dffd96a7d0c9f375b249e7da9a7cece72d52b7f5cd2cf.webp
Image by @npub1zty…kfjr
With these 2 books in hand, you will be prepared to orange and purple pill anyone who has any of these questions. And, as a bonus, any new user who reads these books will also be introduced to many of the names they can rely on most as they continue down the rabbit hole of self-sovereignty.
Expect the Nostr edition to be ready in a few months! 👀

2024-09-15 14:30:29 UTC

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Do you know any Bitcoiners there who might want to represent Oslo as its ambassador? We need to get that city listed on @npub15xd…t3l3, and put based restaurants like this on Oslo's map!

2024-09-14 23:45:24 UTC

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I know that my Redeemer lives.
What comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, he lives, who once was dead.
He lives, my ever-living Head.
He lives to bless me with his love.
He lives to plead for me above.
He lives my hungry soul to feed.
He lives to bless in time of need.
He lives to grant me rich supply.
He lives to guide me with his eye.
He lives to comfort me when faint.
He lives to hear my soul’s complaint.
He lives to silence all my fears.
He lives to wipe away my tears.
He lives to calm my troubled heart.
He lives all blessings to impart.
He lives, my kind, wise heav’nly Friend.
He lives and loves me to the end.
He lives, and while he lives, I’ll sing.
He lives, my Prophet, Priest, and King.
He lives and grants me daily breath.
He lives, and I shall conquer death.
He lives my mansion to prepare.
He lives to bring me safely there.
He lives! All glory to his name!
He lives, my Savior, still the same.
Oh, sweet the joy this sentence gives:
“I know that my Redeemer lives!”
He lives! All glory to his name!
He lives, my Savior, still the same.
Oh, sweet the joy this sentence gives:
“I know that my Redeemer lives!”
-Samuel Medley, 1738–1799

2024-09-14 05:00:34 UTC

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Definitely @npub15xd…t3l3.
It's basically:
Meetup[dot]com + Instagram + Trip Advisor + Nostr
It's still a WIP, but when it's done, it'll connect Bitcoiners and Nostriches in both cyberspace and meatspace.
https://youtu.be/p28dmMfAt3M

2024-09-14 01:30:59 UTC

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Here's the winning formula:
- Drop your health insurance,
- Use that money to stack sats,
- Eat more healthily,
- Get active in sunlight and fresh air,
- Visit places like Divine Design to remove the poisons and learn how to add nutrients,
- Don't refill your prescription drugs because your body doesn't need them anymore,
- Use that money to stack more sats,
- And in the rare circumstance when you need be healed to some accident (like breaking your arm while roller skating) you'll have enough savings to cover all the expenses.
Don't rely on the fiat institutions of insurance.
Be sovereign. Be your own insurance. 😎

2024-09-14 01:20:51 UTC

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https://cdn.satlantis.io/1726275895989-2024_02_21_13_27_56_350.jpg My 14-year-old son and I were recently talking about this place, Divine Design Natural Health, and how thanks to Dr. Brett (though I'm not sure he'd appreciate being called a "doctor" 😆), my son's broken arm was completely healed without any pharmaceuticals, surgeries, pins, casts, or anything like that. He just used bone supplements, cold laser therapy, and shocks from a PEMF machine. Now my son is doing pushups and using his arm normally, as if nothing ever happened.
And if that wasn't good enough, if you look closely at the image, you'll see that Dr. Brett accepts bitcoin, too! 😁

2024-09-13 20:58:46 UTC

What I love most about these signs from @npub18kp…69c4 is that they're evergreen. No, I'm not talking about the green screen backdrop in this picture. I mean that after the election, after all the Trump and Harris signs come down, these can stay up.
Because we vote for Bitcoin with every sat we stack and every valid block that's found. And that will never end.
https://i.nostr.build/fgpupWaOu614dVuZ.jpg

2024-09-13 19:31:28 UTC

I already put 1 of mine up! Just 49 left!
https://i.nostr.build/obsMV27jIyEBbygb.jpg
#nevent1q…3s0r
@npub18kp…69c4

2024-09-13 17:50:12 UTC

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Read the Creature from Jekyll Island.
2 days later, found an article about Bitcoin.
Decided to not condemn w/o investigation.
Listened to Bitcoin podcasts & audiobooks.
Became fully orange pilled. 😎
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8e/32/d1/8e32d16c6146af788259fa62706d57fb.jpg

2024-09-12 16:29:43 UTC

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@npub15xd…t3l3 FTW! 🙌

2024-09-12 13:01:15 UTC

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Those who choose maximum effort, meanwhile...
https://i.nostr.build/jbytnkLmgiEZ5PzV.gif

2024-09-12 10:16:22 UTC

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I woke up, started getting ready to take my oldest sons to their morning class, and checked Bitcoin's price.
Me: "Oh. It's $58k."
My 14-year-old: "Is that up or down to $58k?"
Me: "Yes."

2024-09-11 22:02:06 UTC

Satoshi Nakamoto 2024!
(And 2028, and 2032, and 2036, and...)
#nevent1q…9j59

2024-09-11 12:33:57 UTC

Bitcoin defunds money printing terrorists, so they can't finance more 9/11s.
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2024-09-11 04:32:25 UTC

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In my experience there's no such thing as lowly peons.
Only men and women who have not fully hatched yet.

2024-09-10 01:23:09 UTC

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My thoughts exactly. Whether it's @npub1qny…95gx, or @npub1atn…h4x3, or another Bitcoiner they know in the Nashville area, we need an ambassador there right away!
satlantis.io

2024-09-10 00:30:21 UTC

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Yeah, those are common concerns about the Book of Mormon that I've heard a lot over the years. But I'm not here to argue, and I'm still a learning work-in-progress (aren't we all?), so maybe I'll eventually arrive at the same conclusions that you have. We'll see.
It's important to understand, though, that the Book of Mormon does not teach another gospel; it confirms and testifies of the gospel that's taught in the Bible. As Paul also said: "In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established." (2 Corinthians 13:1)
Also, Revelation 22:18-19 is only referring to the Book of Revelation, not the entire Holy Library (which is what "Bible" means). The Bible was not written all at once, or in the order that the books are in today. And most scholars agree that the Gospel According to John was written after John wrote the vision that became the Book of Revelation. So if it applied to everything written after that point, then we shouldn't include the Gospel According to John in the Bible.
If we choose to apply those words to all the currently-available words of God, then we must also follow the words in Deuteronomy 4:2: "Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you." That would mean that everything from Joshua to Revelation would not be God's word.
Of course I don't believe that; Deuteronomy 4:2 only applied to the Book of Deuteronomy. But the point is this: Is God incapable of adding more to His words? We know from the Bible that 10 of the tribes of Israel were lost, so is it out of the question that God would have spoken to them, too, and they might have written down His words, as a testimony of Jesus Christ and the words He gave us in the Bible?
Sadly, the LDS church has done a 𝘭𝘰𝘵 to give people the wrong impression about the Book of Mormon, all in an effort to puff itself up as "the one and only true church." The purpose of the Bible is to point the reader to Jesus Christ; the purpose of the Book of Mormon is to point the reader to also read the Bible 𝘢𝘯𝘥 to point them to Jesus Christ. So if you choose not to read it, but you've already found Jesus (which it seems like you have), then it might be unnecessary for you to read it, anyway. For me, I choose to look for truth wherever I can find it, so of course I started with the Bible, but God confirmed to me personally that truth is also found in the Book of Mormon, and also in many other records from other lost tribes of Israel that haven't been discovered yet.
Thank you for your kind words! I really hope that what I said didn't sound harsh or argumentative. That's the last thing I want! We're both on a journey to Jesus; any disagreement over details along the Way is, as Jesus would say, "strain[ing] at a gnat, and swallow[ing] a camel." (Matthew 23:24)
So I'll prayerfully consider what you shared with me, and trust God to lead both of us wherever He needs us to be. I believe you'll do the same. 💜

2024-09-09 23:14:29 UTC

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That's a 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 good question that deserves a better answer than I can give here (edit: which turned out to be YUGE). But I'll try anyway.
Actually, a quick note about the first part: yes, my wife and I have seen that kind of shunning before. We recently told my mom and my wife's parents about our change of beliefs, and fortunately, 2 of my sisters have already left the LDS church, so this wasn't new for my mom, and my in-laws told us that they've been having doubts of their own, so they each took it well enough (though we still had to explain ourselves very delicately).
Mormons tend to hold their testimonies of the church's truthfulness as very precious, so when they meet someone who left the church, I've observed (including within myself, years ago) that the shunning comes more from fear than animosity. Like, imagine if you had a puppy and you met someone who was walking around with puppy poison, you might want to avoid them, even if they had no reason to use their poison on your puppy. So having had similar fears before, I get it, but it's a shame that so much fear blocks out the ability for many (though not all) Mormons and former-Mormons to interact like regular human beings. 🫤
Okay, now back to your question.
First and foremost, I believe that the Book of Mormon is an accurate translation (with the exception of a few changes that have been made to it over the years) of a real ancient record because I've read it, studied it closely, tested out its teachings, asked God if it was true, and received a confirmation from Him, as well as through the results of testing out its teachings, that it is true. While I believe that's the best way to know for sure, it's also an extremely personal way of going about it, so I don't blame anyone for being dubious of that explanation.
There's a part near the end of the Book of Mormon, when Mormon's son, Moroni, has taken over writing the record. Speaking to the future readers, he says:
"And now, I, Moroni, would ... show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for 𝘆𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵." (Ether 12:6)
In other words, if one has faith in something that's true, then they 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 receive a witness -- or evidence -- of it sooner or later, but only after their faith has been tested. Only after getting the spiritual witness that I described above, I started noticing evidences that showed that it was impossible for Joseph Smith to have made it up. But, if I had gone in the opposite order by looking for physical evidences first, it would have been like building the roof of a house first before the foundation, and my conviction of the Book of Mormon's truthfulness would've been built on the shaky ground of modern discoveries and opinions that are here today and gone tomorrow.
So, with what I'm about to say, please don't think for a moment that I'm trying to "prove" the Book of Mormon' truthfulness to you. That's a personal matter for those who put in the work to read it and test out what it teaches. After all, I can only show you the door; you're the one who has to walk through it. 😉
So here are some reasons why Joseph Smith couldn't have written the Book of Mormon, for your consideration:
First, Joseph Smith was far too uneducated to have written the Book of Mormon. He was a 23-year-old farmer in the 1820s in upstate New York, and had about 3 years of education. His own wife, Emma, said that he "could hardly write a well-worded letter, let alone a book," and yet he managed to get the whole Book of Mormon written in about 2 months. He would dictate it to a scribe for hours on end, and all of them (including some very skeptical neighbors) said that whenever he'd return to translating after meals or other breaks, he'd pick up right where he left off, without needing to have any of what was already translated read back to him.
Second, word-print analyses, also known as stylometry, have been done on the Book of Mormon, and then compared with the writings of Joseph Smith and those he knew (just in case it was somehow a collaborative effort). For context, none of the world's greatest authors (e.g. Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Dickens, etc) were ever able to make their characters speak with a different "voice" than the author's own wording style. Even disputes over ghost writers have been resolved using stylometry. And yet, the Book of Mormon's words do not match those of Joseph Smith's, or anyone else who could have played a part in writing it. There are many distinct "voices" in the Book of Mormon text, which all stay consistent with themselves, but never follow a word pattern used by Joseph Smith or anyone else we know of. Here's a video that explains it better:
https://youtu.be/hBcAKdbCbEc
Third, we know of 24 people other than Joseph Smith who felt or saw the plates that the Book of Mormon was engraved on. Some of them (I think 4 or 5) said they also saw the angel that Joseph claimed had shown him where the plates were buried, but all the others either saw the plates and their engravings, or (as was the case for Joseph's wife) felt them through a cloth. Many of those 24 later had major falling-outs with Joseph, and left the church he later started. Long after Joseph's death, they were often mocked for their testimony and bribed to renounce it publicly or privately, but despite all the incentives to do so, none of them ever did.
Fourth, there are many things written in the Book of Mormon that were unknown to anyone of that place and time, including over a hundred details that common knowledge back then said was the opposite of what the Book of Mormon said. And yet, the Book of Mormon continues to age well as one by one, discoveries are made that show its claims to be correct. My personal favorite is a short mention of a place called "Nahom," where a man named Ishmael is buried, shortly after the family at the beginning of the book leaves Jerusalem. In the 1970's (if I recall correctly), the ruins of a burial site called Nahom was discovered in exactly the place where it's described in the Book of Mormon (in southern Saudi Arabia, near the Red Sea). Other examples include Hebrew literary forms like chiasms (a form of Hebrew poetry that wasn't known about in the west until the 1960s), depictions of ancient American wars (in the 1820s it was thought that the ancient Native Americans had been very peaceful, unlike what the Book of Mormon shows), and geographic descriptions that only fit central America but couldn't have been known by a farm boy in New York with no maps, and had never traveled outside of the northeastern United States.
And fifth, there are stories in the Book of Mormon that are interwoven and connected with other stories in the book, and are hard to keep track of (especially in one particular book: the Book of Mosiah). But if Joseph wrote it, he was somehow able to keep it all straight and leave no loose ends without using any notes or going back to "retranslate" something he missed.
For almost 200 years, people have tried to discredit the Book of Mormon, but none of their attempts have remained consistent with the facts. When all the facts are considered, it's hard to come up with any other possibility than the one Joseph Smith claimed (after almost 2 centuries no one has come up with a probable explanation). As Arthur Conan Doyle famously said, "When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." Given all this evidence (and I'm sure I'm forgetting some), I can only conclude that the Book of Mormon was written by supernatural means; whether they were good or bad means can really only be determined by reading it yourself. Personally, I find the book to be good. It's a companion to the Bible, a witness that the Bible is God's word, and a record from one of the lost tribes that the Bible talks about. But that's a matter for everyone to find out on their own.
I said in my original post that the LDS church is probably the worst thing that ever happened to the Book of Mormon, and I stand by that. After Brigham Young's utterly 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘦 teachings (e.g. polygamy, Africans being cursed by God, Adam and God being literally the same person, the secret Masonic temple ceremony, the idea that murder can be good when the victim has committed a sin so terrible that only their death will cleanse them of it -- these sins included murder, but also included leaving the church and the Utah area, and going back to the United States' territory at the time -- and many more), and after the church leaders who carried on some of those teachings after Brigham's death, more recent church leaders were faced with a conundrum: Throw Brigham Young under the bus and admit that the church has been apostate since Joseph Smith's death (if not sooner), or throw Joseph Smith under the bus and claim that Brigham Young was simply carrying on the abominations that Joseph had started in secret. Brigham had already altered a lot of Joseph's writings, so modern church leaders decided to venerate Brigham Young at Joseph Smith's expense.
This makes Joseph Smith's already-outlandish claims about the Book of Mormon's origins even less believable, and casts a shadow over the Book of Mormon that never needed to be there. Had it not been for that, I still wouldn't blame anyone for not believing the story of how the Book of Mormon came to be, but with all the falsehoods heaped onto Joseph Smith by the very church that claims to be the continuation of what he started, people have more reasons than ever to write-off the Book of Mormon as fraudulent. I wish they wouldn't, of course, and I wish they'd give it a chance, so as to enhance their understanding of God and His words in the Bible, but that's ultimately up to each individual to either try out or not.
Thanks for asking that question, and especially for reading this ginormous response! 😅 Feel free to respond, but I may not reply for a while. I need a break. 😆

2024-09-09 18:57:52 UTC

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I know it sounds confusing, but yeah, I believe in the Bible and the Book of Mormon, but I don't believe that the modern Mormon church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is led by God. They teach a lit of good and true things, but there are many other doctrines they teach (that there's a living prophet today, that the church has God's authority, that men will have the option to have many wives after this life, etc) that I simply do not believe.
There's a fallacious argument that's often taught (I know I've taught it a lot), which says that if the Book of Mormon is true, then the church that believes in it, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, must also be true. While I agree that the only logical way that the Book of Mormon can even exist is if Joseph Smith was given a gift from God to translate them, that has absolutely no bearing on the rest of Joseph's life, or the question of whether he continued to be a true prophet, whether Brigham Young was supposed to take over after him as a true prophet, or whether the LDS church is still run by prophets that talk to God today.
After carefully studying the original documents on https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/ , I've arrived at the opinion that there's no other way that Joseph could have produced the Book of Mormon, other than by the power of God. I also found writings that I believe to be real revelations to him from God. However, I also found many such revelations that were altered by Joseph and others in the years following their being given. Joseph had many weaknesses, like the tendency to attempt to take power into his own hands, rather than relying on God (like when he searched for buried treasure to help finance his new floundering church, or when he created his own bank notes for the same purpose (he was basically shitcoining ~170 years before crypto existed), or when he ran for mayor of the biggest city in Illinois, or when he ran for president), but the weakness he's blamed for most by the modern LDS church, polygamy, was definitely not one of them.
So I have quietly believed for many months now that Joseph really translated the Book of Mormon, really received other revelations, but was still a very flawed human being, just like all of us. I also, discovered, though, that the LDS church was infiltrated and taken over by some of the most evil people around at the time: Brigham Young, John Taylor, Willard Richards, and others. And the church has been lost and falling away ever since.
I hope that clears up the confusion!

2024-09-09 10:46:34 UTC

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2024-09-09 10:42:42 UTC

This a very personal note, but my life has changed a lot this year: my 6th child was born, my 1st book was published, I started working on Satlantis, and even my religious views have changed.
I've been keeping that last part secret, but I think now is the time to state my beliefs publicly.
For those of you who don't already know, I grew up as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as "Mormons". That may come as a surprise to some, but others may have already known that, or figured it out.
For any believing Latter-day Saints reading this: Trigger warning.
First, a few quick points about Mormons:
- Yes, Mormons are Christians. They believe that the Jesus of the Bible is the only way back to God.
- No, Mormons aren't polygamists. They officially stopped that in 1890, and then again in 1904, and then for real in the early 1920s.
- Yes, Mormons believe in the Bible.
- No, the Book of Mormon was never intended to replace the Bible.
- Yes, Mormons believe God can make us how He is and give us all that He has (Romans 8:16-17).
- No, Mormons don't believe they'll get their own planet.🙄
With that out of the way, here's what I really came here to say:
I no longer consider myself a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I haven't removed my name from their records yet (I'd like to stay on the church's directory for now), but I do not consider myself a Mormon anymore.
That's probably shocking to those who knew I was a Mormon, and especially to my Mormon friends.
To them I say that I hold nothing against the church or any member. I've simply learned that the church has been corrupt and apostate for ~190 years.
I'm not interested in arguing with anyone about this, though.
Here's what I still believe:
- God is real.
- Jesus Christ died so the Father could raise us up to His level.
- The Bible (as it was originally written) is the word of God.
- The Book of Mormon is also the word of God, translated by God's power through Joseph Smith.
That's right, I still believe the Book of Mormon is (mostly) true, but the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not, and has been far off course for a long time.
I believe in 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 of Joseph Smith's teachings, but others were altered after his assassination, and others were just his opinions.
But from that point forward, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I part ways.
And no, Joseph Smith never practiced polygamy. That was 100% from Brigham Young, as well as Joseph and Hyrum Smith's murderers, Willard Richards and John Taylor, who got it from a group known as the Cochranites.
Joseph and his brother Hyrum were 2 of polygamy's biggest opponents, and preached against it almost literally to their deaths. Brigham Young and others later spread many lies about them to serve their own credibility, but the truth is now coming to light, as it always does.
Let me emphasize that I hold no animosity toward the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or its members. My family (who have all come to the same conclusions...well, except for my 8-month-old) and I love attending our local ward [i.e. congregation] for any truths taught, and our friends there.
For those of you who have not read the Book of Mormon, I still highly recommend it, but I also recommend that you stay away from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Ironically, the "Mormon" church, as it's nicknamed, is likely the worst thing that ever happened to the Book of Mormon.
There are dozens of Mormon splinter groups that have split off from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but they're all at least as lost as the mainstream Brighamite branch that's headquartered in Salt Lake City. So for anyone wondering, no, I have no plans to join with any of them.
I now simply conder myself a Christian, a follower of the Way. I refer to the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and all other true books for guidance, no matter where they come from.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻.
One more thing:
"Mormon" is said 21 times here, but contrary to what President Russell M. Nelson (think of him like the Mormon version of the Pope) has said, saying "Mormon church" is not a victory for Satan. But Nelson hiding his works (and those of past church presidents) in the dark, is.
I wish him a very happy 100th birthday, though.😁

2024-09-09 03:24:32 UTC

Rely on God for everything you can't control, and everything becomes a win-win situation.
GN

2024-09-08 14:34:57 UTC

"𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀?"
This is the 4th question in the "21 Questions" book, which lists 21 key questions about Nostr, with multiple answers to each one, written by some of the most well-known people involved in the Nostr space.
How would 𝘺𝘰𝘶 answer this question? I'll zap my favorite answers, and I might even quote the very best one(s) in the final version of the book!
https://m.primal.net/JouQ.png

2024-09-08 01:54:04 UTC

Humanity's final boss will be all about learning how to voluntarily coordinate permanent changes to the protocol of our value communication.
If we ever reach a point where we can introduce, test, and implement needed hard forks in Bitcoin with ease, then humanity will deserve -- and inevitably reach -- the stars.
GN

2024-09-08 00:10:22 UTC

Almost forgot to share this today:
https://i.nostr.build/73xMseGTkKGSfgVE.jpg

2024-09-07 17:45:51 UTC

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Clearly. There is, as they say, no end to the Bitcoin rabbit hole. This is just a detail I overlooked/missed along the way, I guess.
Imagine what I'll learn tomorrow. 😉

2024-09-07 15:56:07 UTC

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I've been a Bitcoiner for over 9 years, so why was I today years old when I first heard about this??? 🤨
https://chatgpt.com/share/694a2f99-8326-4050-8227-cc0af8ae104b

2024-09-07 15:38:38 UTC

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A few things:
When someone first grokks Bitcoin, they need to recognize why they need it. In much the same way, one needs to recognize their need for Christ before they can develop a relationship with Him. That's where contemplating all our sins and imperfections comes into play. But this is also where controlling, fiat religions love to take over and inundate you with guilt and shame in order to squeeze money out of you, so it's vital that you don't stay at this stage, but only use it as a springboard to launch yourself into a personal relationship with Christ.
Have you ever watched The Chosen? It's only a TV show, but IMO its depiction of Jesus' personality is the closest to what I've experienced personally, when talking to Him and receiving His answers in my heart. You can watch The Chosen for free here:
https://watch.thechosen.tv/page/seasons%201-3
One of my favorite quotes from The Chosen comes from a woman in the 2nd episode, who, in the 1st episode, experiences demonic possession and suicidal ideations. But in episode 2, she says:
https://i.nostr.build/cMIhBmDNUJVpT0E9.jpg
The whole point of building a relationship with Christ is to change us into better, happier, more peaceful human beings. It's not to go through Hell here to somehow accrue "points" get into Heaven some day later; it's to have a bit of Heaven in us here and now, as much as we're able to take, to strengthen and prepare us for Heaven later.
And lastly, test and try out different holy books, different ways of praying, and different styles of worshipping, and then measure their results. Basically, use the scientific method by living the teachings you find, and examine the "fruits" you get from them.
For example, I grew up Mormon, but now my relationship status with that church would be best described as "It's Complicated" (I'm actually planning on posting a note about that soon), but I've still found a lot of value in both the Bible and the Book of Mormon (which is not a replacement for the Bible by any means, but is more like a spinoff series, lol). Anyway, in the Book of Mormon, there's a great chapter in which a man named Alma is preaching to a group of poor people all about humility and faith. The humility part basically touches on the same thing I said earlier (about recognizing your need for Christ), and the faith part is all about this "scientific method" approach to coming to know God, using an analogy of planting a seed, seeing of it's good by seeing if it grows, and then nourishing it until it bears fruit. You can read the whole chapter here:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/32?lang=eng
I'm glad you're asking about this, and hope you'll find Jesus at the best time and in the best way. And I think you already know to be cautious about some religious people (like Mormons and others), who may see your note as an opportunity to convert you to their particular church or way of life. While I think you'll find a lot of value in reading the Bible and the Book of Mormon side-by-side, I would actually warn you *against* the main church that champions it, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("Mormon" is just the nickname, coined by the church's opponents because of the Book of Mormon, similar to Vitalik calling us "Bitcoin Maximalists"). Contrary to popular belief, Mormons *are* Christians, but their biggest difference from other Christians is that they believe they have God's authority, which gives them a monopoly on the way back to God.
No church has such a monopoly. The way to God is directly through His Son, Jesus Christ, on an individual level, and not through any church. But I'll say more about this in a couple days, when I share my note about the church I grew up in.
Thanks for reading all that! I hope and pray that it helps. 🙏

2024-09-06 18:46:30 UTC

Thank you, @npub184c…t30s, for having me on your podcast yesterday! 🙏
https://www.youtube.com/live/L7RSon48fMc
For those who missed it, we talked about all kinds of things, from the importance of connecting with Bitcoiners in real life, to @npub15xd…t3l3, to my 21 Questions series, to overcoming the mental heath pandemic that's a byproduct of the fiat system, and so much more!
Valerie, it was truly a delight to be on your podcast! 💜

2024-09-06 15:33:35 UTC

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2024-09-06 12:11:57 UTC

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Wait...it isn't?

2024-09-06 12:09:08 UTC

GM to the bots and the humans, but especially the humans.

2024-09-06 12:07:54 UTC

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2024-09-05 13:50:53 UTC

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I just DM'd you from my @npub1fdc…x779 account. Thanks for messaging me there earlier, and for patiently waiting for my reply! 🙏

2024-09-05 12:37:35 UTC

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The AllTrails app is awesome! It's the best app for hiking and finding great places to explore nature.
That is, until we integrate something like it on @npub15xd…t3l3. 😏

2024-09-05 12:24:03 UTC

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Christmas is the goal. 😎

2024-09-05 12:15:36 UTC

There are millions (actually more like billions) of people who are not on Nostr only because they haven't heard of it before, and/or don't know how it works.
The "21 Questions" book I'm working on is meant to bridge that gap.
GM.
https://i.nostr.build/rts3OST0CFBQBzDA.jpg

2024-09-05 09:38:09 UTC

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It's strange that he responded to every reply to this tweet of his with a snarky rebuttal...except mine.
It's probably just that my account is so small and insignificant that he didn't notice it. Yeah, that must be it.
https://i.nostr.build/DyibJVC51L1cTmR9.jpg

2024-09-04 16:31:57 UTC

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Yeah, that would be best. Meetup organizers tend to make great ambassadors, and what we're building at Satlantis will make what they're already doing 100x easier, anyway.
Feel free to refer them to me, or just share the info I sent you in DMs. 🤙

2024-09-04 16:27:25 UTC

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It's because Marxism is an ugly ideology, and it doesn't take long for an ugly interior to become an ugly exterior.
"What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person." -Jesus, Mark 7:20-23
"God has said that the inward vessel shall be cleansed first, and then shall the outer vessel be cleansed also." -Captain Moroni, Alma 60:23
https://youtu.be/Ndpff0JkvEo

2024-09-04 16:01:40 UTC

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I don't know why I take the time to educate them, but here we are...
https://i.nostr.build/MGlrBZR0Q76e7zGk.jpg

2024-09-04 15:55:43 UTC

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Each city needs at least 1 ambassador to manage it, before we can add it to the website. If you know your city well, and would like to lead the way in gathering Bitcoiners together in meatspace and onboarding merchants to Nostr and Bitcoin in a "sly, round-about way," then you would be a good fit as an ambassador.
I'll send you a DM with the first steps on how to get started, if you're interested.