I saw someone try to buy some peanut brittle with Vemmo yesterday, but she couldn't complete the sale because Venmo was down.
I mean, I know people think we're crazy, but I just don't understand why people have any trust in the fiat system anymore.
Nostr can't be censored. Bitcoin can't be debased. Lightning routes payments in milliseconds—faster than Venmo, cheaper than Visa.
The hardest technical problems are solved. 17 years after the Bitcoin whitepaper, the foundation is proven. The protocols work. The products we build on them have to work just as well.
Freedom tech that wins on merit, not martyrdom. Products that solve customer problems first, with self-sovereignty as the inevitable result.
New essay on what that looks like in practice:
https://shawnyeager.com/sovereignty-without-sacrifice
Thank you to Steven DeLorme, nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct8vaezumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezumrpdejz7qpqwf4pufsucer5va8g9p0rj5dnhvfeh6d8w0g6eayaep5dhps6rsgshcqyxr, nostr:nprofile1qydhwumn8ghj7mnjv4kxz7fwvvkhxar9d3kxzu3wdejhgtcprpmhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet5qqsgafy9ye4j9p2x8vfmlq6equtpcg4m8ks7v545g0d3f7wwueeq5scz9g5a6, nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hsqg9kd0ncm2yej92y5pwr52mrmgw3tmh736dphd4yx60cv95xt0tt0srltjq5, nostr:nprofile1qyv8wumn8ghj7urjv4kkjatd9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet5qqsqfjg4mth7uwp307nng3z2em3ep2pxnljczzezg8j7dhf58ha7ejgqgzx3h, nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qpqreezn2ctrrg736uqj7mva9lsuwv0kr5asj4vvkwxnrwlhvxf98tslayt89, and nostr:nprofile1qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq37amnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3dwfjkccte9ejx2un9ddex7umn9ekk2tcqyqlhwrt96wnkf2w9edgr4cfruchvwkv26q6asdhz4qg08pm6w3djg3c8m4j for feedback on early drafts.
Discussion
PB&J, foiled by AWS. Tragic.
But yes, I hear you. The behavioral patterns are entrenched.
“Bitcoin will fail as soon as the Internet crashes huh huh huh”
….
“Oh wait my credit card machine isn’t working. Ummm m m m”
“Might I suggest a secure form of payment that won’t have this problem that you’re having right now?”
