I love Sundays

It's amazing that bitcoin exists, and that it continues to work. It's amazing that nostr exists, and that all the stuff that we only dreamed about a few short years ago is being built out before our eyes.

Zaps and splits and eCash and self-sovereign infrastructure and streaming sats and swarm highlights and zapraisers and marketplaces and secure chat and and and. And this is just the beginning. "It's as bad now as it will ever be."

Grateful to be part of it all.

GM

I have a phone and I’m dumb. I am the purple model. I guess that doesn’t count?

Picture this:

1. You type on Google "laptop won't turn on"

2. Google now knows you have a broken laptop and can estimate how desperate you are to fix it.

3. Because it knows how desperate you are, it can increase shop prices proportionally.

You are going to pay the maximum they get you to pay.

That's algorithmic pricing.

The more companies know about you, the more they can predict and sell how desperate you are to other stores out there.

An internet-connected car knows much more about you than you realize. A smart TV also knows what you like. Your Alexa knows if there is a problem in the home.

Privacy is much more than just sensitive data.

It's about not giving leverage away.

Because algorithms will use it against you.

Be safe out there.

GM!

Evening Nostr ⚡

Why do you hate cruise ships?

how do you guys compile stuff that has no docs

that’s like magic

The best skincare product:

Sunlight.

The best gut biome supplement:

Fasting.

The best fat loss tool:

Walking.

The best way to create happiness:

Presence.

We’ve known these things to be the case for hundreds of thousands of years;

Nothing will ever compare to them…

I grew up dealing with this reality back in the Dominican Republic. The saddest part is, it's still THE reality in most Latin American countries. It's something Americans and foreigners will never fully understand. And no, Bitcoin doesn’t fix this.

A facade to get the people to accept it.

Monetary monopolies centralizes power and wealth.

Intellectual Property legislation blocks the decentralizing effect of ideas.

Both policies corrupt society at high speed.

The freerider problem demotivates people to play for freedom.

Result:

Easy play for people who seek power.

How do you solve this enigma?