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.

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We CAN have good UX in sovereign tools - like all successful enduring product dev, this will require DESIGN first and consideration of user at the outset

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“Winning means marketing to people who just want better payments, better social media, better financial tools—who discover the inherent benefits after they’re already using the product”

Yes!!!

Let’s build better UX than the incumbents of today and deliver better solutions to the users.

What common people are used to use everyday multiple times a day? How do they interact with those tools?

They don’t realize they’re under surveillance, they just realize comfort and convenience.

Let the UX be the trojan horse for freedom!

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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.

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?”

the thing is that most of us still depend too much on these systems that leaving them overnight is not easy.

No doubt about that. That's why the time is now to help users get started.

Sorry to break your dreams bro...

But didn't you hear? Bitcoin is dead (and we have killed it) as said by new Bitcoin CEO a.k.a Luke Dashjr.

I mean he is a superhero keeps on saving us all constantly, nothing would work if it wasn't for him.

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Yeah, make btc stable first

No.

Watch nostr:nprofile1qqs034ppyjnjakycjcj84kgj737aw6kxkmxazrlp0r67qjk0atgdfgspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszythwden5te0dehhxarj9emkjmn99usy20wr documentaries on the mountain village in Peru… when you’re living on a Bitcoin standard as the base of your micro-economy; Bitcoin is the stable measuring stick for the free market, regardless of what the dollar value is doing…

This guy is preaching. Go to his words, it’s just amazing

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🚨 SOVEREIGNTY ISN’T A UX PROBLEM — IT’S A SANDBOX TRAP.

“Freedom without sacrifice” is the new fiat psy-op.

They want Bitcoin apps that feel like Apple Pay so they can pull you back into their sandbox.

UX talk is bait.

The sandbox is the cage.

Self-custody is the exit.

Don’t let “commercial excellence” become the leash.

Build systems that run without permission, not ones that beg for App Store validation.

#Bitcoin ⚡ #Nostr #ECAI #DAMAGE #NoSandbox #BreakTheSandbox #SovereigntyNotUX #FiatPsyops

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Such a brilliant article! I think we need to get the maxis to understand these parameters.