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Replying to Avatar Lyn Alden

I’ve always been amazed that people go cashless, meaning they literally walk around and even travel without cash, and just rely on cards to pay.

Credit and debit cards are centralized and can be shut off or denied for all sorts of reasons, or can run into technical issues. BTC/LN is better because it’s decentralized, although it still needs power+internet and merchant acceptance. Cash as physical bearer asset money is great. Of course I wish cash was redeemable for something sound, but maybe in the future that’ll be the case again. In the meantime it’s good to have a few meals or taxis or hotel rooms worth of cash on hand.

I always have a diverse mix of digital and physical payment methods on hand, so I never get caught unable to pay.

So far in life I have only had one instance where I couldn’t pay. I was at a restaurant in Cairo a few years ago and their card machine/connection was down, and were only accepting cash. I had physical US dollars but they were part of a bigger corporate restaurant chain and so didn’t have the flexibility to accept them. My husband normally carries Egyptian currency but didn’t have any on him that day, and since he carried it, I previously did not. Neither did our friend that was with us. So we had to go on an awkward search for an ATM for a while and then come back and pay. And from that point I iterated, so I always carry Egyptian currency in Egypt as well as my other methods. And it has come in handy a bunch of times, when my husband needs some spare cash for tips or something I always have a little stockpile ready to go since I am a stickler about always having a certain amount whereas he is more flexible.

I always have a kind of “prepare for everything” type of mentality and like to be in control of my situation, and thus always have like backups for my backups in various contexts, including payment or being able to access various types of value anywhere, even when such preparation is not really needed.

Its also a symptom of people having less disposable income. If someone has 30 dollars in their account and needs to pay for a small upcoming bill the next day from their bank, if they pay for groceries and transport by debit card today they're more likely to have enough to pay the bill tomorrow. Having spare cash around assumes that you're working with a surplus 😂

Well it's just displaying the information that is already public. Lightning and bitcoin in general needs better privacy

If you take more peace, appreciation and perspective from this it can be helpful because ultimately none of us have very long to live whether its a few days or decades. Samourais and Zen practitioners would always walk with the feeling of death potentially being a moment away because it sharpened their awareness and gave a greater perspective to every situation.

However if its making you anxious though its more likely coming being in a darker mental place that is drawing you to that conclusion rather than the physical reality of your body. Its really common that people get convinced its almost over when in those states so guard your mind well!

They have no way of knowing that its been several years unless you've been arrested in that time. With weed it can be released by fat cells for months though if you're an all day consumer which could fail a blood, sweat, maybe hair test. Its honestly not worth it. I'm certain that it wouldn't be a right cultural fit for any sovereign individual wanting to make their own choices about their body and healthcare. We don't need them.

Invest your company's balance sheet in an index of shitcoins. The machine will soon be physically removed by liquidators forcing a closure of the vim application.

Correct, it's a VPN.

Replying to Avatar sommerfeld

While on vacations I picked nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9's Permanent Record for my poolside reading.

Only halfway through it but it looks like a good choice. It's very inspiring to see Snowden's account of his (and my) generation growing with the Internet and the way it felt in the early days.

That's part of what makes stuff like nostr so heartwarming, it's the hope of getting that 'vibe' back.

Let me know your thoughts. #bookstr

I've not got around to reading the book but I keep getting job invitations to join the intelligence services, is this a career you would recommend Ed?

In all seriousness though, you're a personal hero and I feel honoured being able to connect in this digital space. Thank you for everything you have done and you continue to do!

I think this is the first piece of marketing I've seen that makes me want to buy a product 😂 Well done Lyn!

Still pretty new to nostr but the more I use it and learn, the more I love it. I'm going full immersion, no more telegram or inferior models. Anyone worth listening to will come to this platform. This is the way.

Cheers buddy! I'll set this up I'm still a complete newbie with all this nostr stuff. The thought is appreciated!