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True freedom is only achieved through virtue, and does not require sound money, free speech, friendly regimes or even physical health.

I don’t disagree that Bitcoin and nostr and other sides of the cube work together to increase human optionality (and I do think it’s good!) but optionality != freedom in its fullness
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Burcgravius 2y ago 💬 3

I'd differentiate between philosophical freedom (i.e. virtue, as conceived by the Stoics, for example) and political/social/interpersonal freedom, which is the kind that Nostr and solid money (I'm partial to Monero) enable.

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PABLOF7z 2y ago

I'm so glad someone brought in stoicism into this conversation, as I think many of their tools are part of one of the sides of the cube.

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Burcgravius 2y ago 💬 1

It's as important to be free from others as it is to be free from oneself.

And, to be fair, it's not a true techbro conversation until both crypto and stoicism are mentioned.

Possibly minimalism as well.

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e76e7052... 2y ago

Yes! It is an important distinction to recognize, and one is certainly a higher good than another.

In our current context the

freedom that bitcoin and nostr encourage is, on balance, I think supportive of human flourishing (“true freedom”)