why is it called 'moscow time'? why not 'jack time' or 'blockclock time'?
#asknostr
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On 25 March 2021, nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m accidentally created the "Moscow Time" meme during a House committee video call.
Hereโs the history of that meme, and what it means: ๐
Jackโs backdrop on the video call featured a Blockclock โ a clever device from nostr:npub1wu4aye7ll0lnrrg638e90sehzsgpzx5t39t3mwl05aa0d0ap08esdz3vw0, made for displaying various details about the current state of Bitcoinโs network โ displaying "1952", which was ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ, not the time in any geographical time zone.
Like all the best memes, this oneโs birth was unintentional. Chris Vickery, a cybersecurity researcher with a keen eye but dull Bitcoin acumen, misinterpreted the Blockclock's display as an ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ข๐ญ clock cryptically set to Moscow's timezone.
Vickery's oversight became fodder for Bitcoin maximalists, who turned his blunder into a rallying cry. Living on โMoscow Time" became a tongue-in-cheek reference to shifting one's economic paradigm to measuring ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐, and away from measuring the rising price of bitcoin in dollars.
The "Moscow Time" meme encapsulates Bitcoin's ethos โ valuing innovation, mocking stubborn ignorance, and cherishing a global movement that redefines how we see wealth. Moscow Timeโs โNumber Go Downโ rate of sats per dollar ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏโ๐ด ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ, and adds a little humor to this widely misunderstood revolution.
Celebrate the 3rd anniversary of this meme by giving this a ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ค, ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ this for later, and ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ it with others.
And you can keep track of the current โMoscow Timeโ here:
Discussion
Because the journalist insisted it was an actual clock and it was the same time as Moscow so, of course, that meant Jack *had* to be in Moscow ๐
Russia! Russia! Russia! Don't you know we're all supposed to be terrified of Russia!?
That's explained in my post, and in Chris Vickery's tweets here:
Chris Vickery thought that nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m had a clock that was set to Moscow's timezone, and Vickery claimed that Dorsey was intentionally using that to send a "coded message" of some kind.
When Bitcoiners patiently tried to explain to Vickery that it wasn't an actual clock, but it was simply displaying the number of sats per dollar at that moment, Vickery doubled-down on his misconception, and inadvertently birthed the "Moscow Time" meme.