Ralphie

Choosing is hard if you can’t reason.
Once hard thought is captured by convenience, mind obesitas takes over. And AI only accelerates the process.
The majority of humans will gravitate towards kind lies.
They will only dream about Donuts.
https://blossom.primal.net/4f44c2d3f9849fb717703728699a648b8a8d4e63c17e0adf9692b9c15f21a83c.jpg

2026-04-13 17:42:46 UTC

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Huge 😅

2026-04-13 16:56:29 UTC

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How come

2026-04-13 16:16:21 UTC

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Dumb AI generated featured image, inauthentic influencers vibe, I know you can do better Bram

2026-04-13 15:28:15 UTC

In most recent episode of Once Bitten, @Danielprince interviews Brendan Guest, a Canadian bitcoiner who brought brought up this fascinating quote By Alexander Fraser Tytler: about Democracy:
‘Democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury.
From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship.
The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years.
These nations have progressed through this sequence:
1. From bondage to spiritual faith; 2. From spiritual faith to great courage;
3. From courage to liberty;
4. From liberty to abundance;
5. From abundance to selfishness; 6. From selfishness to apathy;
7. From apathy to dependence;
8. From dependence back into bondage.
Where are we in the cycle?
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2026-04-10 11:55:03 UTC

Gm and Pura vida

2026-04-08 17:08:18 UTC

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2026-04-06 17:58:08 UTC

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2026-04-06 14:53:11 UTC

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True. Defunded

2026-04-05 21:32:41 UTC

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Holy fuck the speed is insane
#nevent1q…gasa

2026-04-05 21:28:04 UTC

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Bitchat is working
#nevent1q…4rr7

2026-04-05 12:56:39 UTC

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Will do
Cherish every memory

2026-04-05 11:32:28 UTC

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Great framing, hard to avoid though

2026-04-05 11:30:58 UTC

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True!

2026-04-05 11:27:21 UTC

Reading ‘Health as a shitcoin’ by @nprofile…d5ax
‘You don’t need a guru or clinic in El Salvador to go outdoors and walk in the sunlight.’
https://allesvoorbitcoin.substack.com/p/health-as-a-shitcoin

2026-04-04 09:49:24 UTC

A Dutch hotel brand wants to avoid wokeism by claiming
‘Exclusive for anyone’
People are confused

2026-04-04 09:33:45 UTC

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2026-04-04 09:29:29 UTC

Free sats, just saying @npub1f3k…zyse
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2026-04-04 09:25:02 UTC

Which Austrian economists should I definitely see while visiting Austria?
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2026-04-04 09:06:57 UTC

Obscure shit used to be cool
Cheering for raw protest anti government
And then voting for socialism
Lost the plot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHIRoK7deLI&list=RDMHIRoK7deLI&start_radio=1

2026-04-04 09:00:17 UTC

2026 nothing stops this train
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2026-04-03 21:47:31 UTC

Recovered corn in a bear market
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2026-04-03 21:11:50 UTC

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👀

2026-03-29 20:00:50 UTC

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At least you are able to flee the regime with your keys

2026-03-29 18:04:41 UTC

Sunday brunch @nprofile…hldq
https://fountain.fm/episode/ChnwTgtNlapGz68SlLDu

2026-03-29 17:17:06 UTC

Sup brothers
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2026-03-28 21:42:03 UTC

GN
‘You know… If you buy a $6.50 beer, about $0.40 – $0.80 of that is tax on average’
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2026-03-28 21:22:14 UTC

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2026-03-28 05:28:49 UTC

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2026-03-28 05:27:48 UTC

Engage with people around you

2026-03-28 05:03:36 UTC

GM for anyone trying to make sense of this world
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2026-03-27 21:58:18 UTC

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💶
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2026-03-27 21:53:27 UTC

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Incredible interview!!
#nevent1q…ep4g

2026-03-27 06:08:14 UTC

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GM friends from another mother
#nevent1q…d3vq

2026-03-26 21:54:16 UTC

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Thanks for sharing Bert. Impressive track record for such a young guy!
I have a question for you.
Purely from someone with your background, experience and knowledge: can you think of a ‘methodology’ that we can use to move us into the right mindset/to move us in the desired direction?
And how do we serve not only current needs but also adapt to future societal changes?

2026-03-26 21:27:53 UTC

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Obviously 😄

2026-03-26 20:57:20 UTC

GN outside of bitcoiner circles, and the occasional keynsian economist, no-one knows what fiat even is.

2026-03-25 22:22:53 UTC

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GN
#nevent1q…ddf3

2026-03-25 21:30:38 UTC

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2026-03-25 21:29:23 UTC

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Stop refreshing your timeline 😅

2026-03-25 21:27:03 UTC

GN 4

2026-03-25 21:26:56 UTC

GN 3

2026-03-25 21:26:51 UTC

GN 2

2026-03-25 21:24:03 UTC

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Luckily we have NOSTR Chad control
#nevent1q…7f6f

2026-03-25 21:19:33 UTC

GN
LinkedIn is going to be hacked soon
And everyone will point to Ralphie Nostradamus and zapp this note.
I did not kill myself.

2026-03-25 21:13:11 UTC

Does a zappers leaderboard exist?
Ranking npubs that zapped most overall/most per note/ etc?

2026-03-24 19:10:04 UTC

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Positive notes get zapped 🧡
#nevent1q…p5rr

2026-03-24 18:16:32 UTC

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@nprofile…2zn3 😅

2026-03-24 00:51:17 UTC

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The fact that you are tirelessly pushing forward, regardless of your past trauma is remarkable and admirable.
But that is what fighters like you are supposed to do.
Promise me one thing Tony, and I will do the same: NEVER give up and keep building!
This is the way.

2026-03-24 00:04:10 UTC

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Let’s walk through your logic.
Who are you to decide what entry fee is too high? In comparison to what exactly? Nobody is forcing you to join anything.
@nprofile…y308 ships new features regularly. Their founder Matteo actually listens to user feedback and actively engages with almost every user daily since inception, and the devs fix any bugs very quickly.
Why? Because they actually have an incentive to keep users happy that pay them in the best currency ever invented. Win-win if you ask me.
Last point: i do not agree with your premise that they need to help Nostr in any way.
They integrated a ton of nostr features, not out of moral high, but because users asked for it and it made logical sense to them.
So let’s be honest, who is fooling who here?
The only thing you are proving is that the entry fee for filtering out freeriders is working exactly as designed.
Stay humble and stack sats!

2026-03-23 22:57:05 UTC

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No wonder you can’t sleep, Morpheus
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2026-03-21 21:55:40 UTC

What book did you read last? And what do you remember about it most

2026-03-21 21:09:30 UTC

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Oh man there you go

2026-03-21 06:41:59 UTC

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GM
#nevent1q…mdku

2026-03-20 05:52:45 UTC

GM time for proof of work
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2026-03-19 18:30:11 UTC

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@nprofile…75q9 👀

2026-03-18 06:28:38 UTC

GM zapping still feels like magic ⚡️

2026-03-17 18:47:54 UTC

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@nprofile…pddw get Noderunners on there!!

2026-03-17 18:42:57 UTC

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@nprofile…8wyt belgian and dutch bitcoiners created the Sats Faucet (daily free dustribution) for people to earn sats to do with whatever they want. Check it out its awesome and potentially could have some usecases whe did not think of.

2026-03-17 18:13:55 UTC

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I have to push back. Bitcoin isn’t just another belief or story. Unlike fiat or ideologies, it’s enforced by math, cryptography, proof-of-work, and auditable code that has run trustlessly for 17 years.
Satoshi left in 2011 to eliminate founder risk. A visible creator is a single point of failure: legal pressure, coercion, personality cult. His exit was deliberate design to make Bitcoin antifragile.
The wheel can only be invented once. Bitcoin solved permissionless digital scarcity without intermediaries. Copies and “improvements” usually sacrifice decentralization or security.
Narratives and psychology exist around it, sure. But strip them away and the protocol still works exactly as coded.
That’s what sets it apart from pure belief systems.

2026-03-17 17:56:19 UTC

Claim your free sats @npub1f3k…zyse and spread the word.
Because we can.
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2026-03-16 02:16:31 UTC

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Most bitcoiners I know (including me) fell for the alt coin illusion and diversification argument at first.
We all live in this fiat denominated world where people get distracted by shiny objects and beautiful founder stories all the time.
But if you study bitcoin (history and properties of money) hard enough, you can’t come to another conclusion that these alts are not alternatives but shitcoins, repackaged fiat games designed merely as a distraction to separate a naieve fool from their hard earned money.
Many of us have learned this the hard way.
I have no desire to convince you, but I do have a desire to respresent bitcoiners and agitate against shitcoiners diluting the bitcoin story which always happens. New people get confused and all fall for the same trap, which is preventable by simply doing the work.
I’m not here to offend you nor argue, but this needs to be said. Our world needs a hard money standard to thrive.
After a decade i lost my tolerance for shitcoiners not willing to study anything and not act in good faith but only defend their bags instead of fighting for true sovreignty.

2026-03-16 01:39:52 UTC

Some non technical observations on the bitcoin data bloat discussion:
- Most subject experts say risks for Noderunners and bitcoin itself from spam in current situation OP RETURN are overstated by proponents of bip 110 (alarmists, minority outcast group)
- most bitcoin OG’s agree spam is not desirable but we can’t do anything about it yet unless we take unnecessary risks
- less decentralization argument is only partly valid long term but not an issue short term
- Most bitcoiners favor current ‘relative’ stability over unknown situation of bip 110 and risk of a chain split is granted
- most transactions will be on layer 2’s anyway for better privacy and UX
- Bip-360 is more likely to happen security upgrade (less controversial) for which the data issue fix can also be packaged in?
- Noderunners (naturally hating spam and shitcoiners) were misguided on Knots and BIP-110 - were emotionally manipulated.
- when in doubt do nothing, wins again
- Pro bip 110 camp will loose
(I’m not techical at all, might have missed a lot of nuance here.)

2026-03-15 18:03:37 UTC

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Sir sir pleaeese
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2026-03-15 14:32:30 UTC

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The fact that you’re writing this on nostr says a lot.
Just ditch the “pro crypto” and bitcoiners might pay attention.
Otherwise its just virtue signaling to special interest groups.

2026-03-15 13:29:07 UTC

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Then there is @nprofile…slhh that adds a simple upfront membership fee that selects only for people committed enough to pay and show up.
This paid entry point keeps groups clean and focused on genuine participants who have already put skin in the game.
It cuts out low effort automated noise before it ever reaches the conversation while real people connect locally for events and send direct tips without middlemen.
Together with the NOSTR as the open protocol this layered approach creates overlapping protections neither could achieve alone. The decentralized base lets human networks grow globally with sovereign keys and instant payments.
At the same time the membership filter provides proven economic selection at the community level. Real events and focused discussions happen naturally among verified members and multiple such paid communities can run on the same foundation without relying on one central gatekeeper.

2026-03-15 13:24:19 UTC

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Because anyone can post without permission, yet real human attention stays protected in ways that make spam and bots struggle to take over.
This works as follows:
Your feed pulls first from people you follow, then from those they follow.
Random outsiders and automated accounts stay out of sight unless you choose to look.
That simple boundary blocks most noise automatically.
On the economic side, zaps put a small cost on every tip or boost.
So, bots chasing visibility or faking engagement spend sats without getting them back, while genuine posts earn from real people.
Zap counts already exceeds a strategic threshold: tens of thousands zaps from thousands of different senders, which shows the pattern sticks.
Apps can read your follow connections and calculate social closeness: then highlight trusted accounts and downrank strangers or obvious fakes.
The cool thing is, no company or algorithm picks winners.
Trust grows from who you and your circle actually link to, combined with those tiny payments that punish mass low-quality posting.
This setup matches how IRL networks resist floods of fakes, instead of rewarding sheer volume like zero-cost platforms do.

2026-03-15 08:59:20 UTC

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I say PERFECT
Nostr actually has a fighting chance at winning the web-of-trust and proof-of-human challenge.
#nevent1q…schs

2026-03-14 23:14:07 UTC

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@nprofile…d8cg ?

2026-03-14 23:01:11 UTC

What setup you guys recomment for running bitcoin on these1tb ssd spare nodes? Limits?

2026-03-14 18:03:47 UTC

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How is that possible?
https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/3e6e0735b8a2e96f8cf663f64d04bb9cea931afcc57f5427c35bb6859e95c8a2/3a5b42cf292a561db5a20ee9576e9029189eb2dd601a6d42498dcc8ef7d6e60d.webp

2026-03-14 17:52:36 UTC

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En efecto. El mundo está mirando. ¡Sigue compartiendo para aumentar la presión! Instala BitChat con tus amigos antes de que se acabe internet

2026-03-14 17:14:44 UTC

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Agreed.
If this succeeds let’s hope a libertarian minded leader stands up in the vacuum.
#nevent1q…6ygf

2026-03-14 08:06:22 UTC

Nuclear + Bitcoin will solve everything
Energy
Nature
Longevity
Diseases
Kardachev
Food
Politics
Culture
Wisdom
Religion
Stupidity
Economy
Wars
Potential
Science
Depression
Time
Education
Please excellerate the abundance for our children.
A choice of destiny
@nprofile…rhg2
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2026-03-14 06:27:01 UTC

GM
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2026-03-13 14:13:08 UTC

So one canal can bring civilisation to its knees

2026-03-13 13:56:59 UTC

We’re early adapters
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2026-03-13 11:49:03 UTC

Bitcoin Taps is still a fabulous idea, happy I was part of the team.
Bitcointaps.com
I invested a lot of time, knowledge, energy and sats into it.
But for some reason, people got selfish and ego killed the vibe.
Such a waste of potential.
Promised myself to never get involved with amateurs again.
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2026-03-13 10:57:34 UTC

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Yeah, time for a nostr native bitcoin bank, where the npub is the ID

2026-03-13 10:52:57 UTC

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Anyone tried out wave space?
#nevent1q…taus

2026-03-13 10:11:45 UTC

You feel offended because your testosterone levels are at ATL
Eat more meat
Work out
Sleep well
Have more sex
= No fucks given

2026-03-13 10:05:50 UTC

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Gm free sats
#nevent1q…wrhl

2026-03-13 09:13:21 UTC

GM
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2026-03-13 00:10:41 UTC

Remember the times there was a Bitcoin Faucet?
That time is now @npub1f3k…zyse check it out Noderunners @npub1guh…6hjy
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2026-03-12 22:35:57 UTC

Just funded the first nostr based lightning @npub1f3k…zyse built by @nprofile…l5q7.
Why not is the answer⚡️
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2026-03-12 21:08:25 UTC

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Send me a dm wirh invoice for 5k to fund the faucet