Subnostr

Replying to

Frank

#nostr #bitcoin

Just now:

M0053 1y ago

Eek.

Replying to

Susie Violet

Donald Trump assumes office with plans to make the U.S. the bitcoin mining capital, causing concerns about centralization, institutional control, and bitcoin potentially becoming a tool of statecraft, weakening its censorship resistance.

My latest piece in Forbes.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/01/20/is-trumps-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-a-threat-to-freedom/

M0053 1y ago

If bitcoin can't survive this scenario, then it was flawed to begin with.

It will survive.

Replying to

The Practical Mystic

Hi everyone!

#introductions

M0053 1y ago

Well... hello!

Replying to

Bohemia

😛 #dogstr

M0053 1y ago

Replying to

Rich Nost

"I'm a good person!"

Uh, in your own estimation? Are you humble as well?

M0053 1y ago

Nope. Neither. 😃

Replying to

HTMLHODL

A lot of people are happy to be able to save in something that isn't being debased, Jack. Let's count our blessings. IF we manage to use it for payments as well on a global scale for everyone, fantastic! I wouldn't say we would need to move on to something else.

M0053 1y ago

Intersting.... wonder who that “cAPSLOCK” character is throwing out the merits on that post back in the day. 😜

This is hard for people to understand. Bitcoin HAS TO scale on layers. Not only does this mean it scales but it gives humanity the power of choosing different competing models. Lightning, liquid, chaumian ecash, banks, sidechains, drivechains, atomic swaps with things like XMR (aww my maxi card revoked? pfft. Keep it.).

As Hal said, some fractional even? Some wholly backed. Some custodial? Some fully sovereign.

Even, yes, on the base layer.

Trade offs. Trade offs. All the way down.

I hold my keys. I run my nodes.

Always have. Always will.

The revolution is not that you HAVE TO. Its that you CAN.

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:P

Anyone want to play some poker?

M0053 1y ago

Always.

Replying to

Lyn Alden

GN.

Here's a random post to counter what we normally see in social media.

In addition to being filled with filters, social media is filled with retakes. People will take a picture multiple times and then only show the best one, which provides the idea that the picture they posted represents the baseline for how that setting looks, which is generally unrealistic. It's the best shot at the best time with the best intentions.

The other day I went to NYC, and went up to an office I normally go to when I'm there, which has great views of the city. This day had clearer than normal weather, and I thought, "I'll take a pic."

The first one was a dumpster fire. Sun in my face making for both squinting and unflattering lighting. Hair all frizzy from just coming in from the wind at 8am (took a pic while I literally still have my coat and backpack on). Crooked glasses as the cherry on top.

So I see the laughable result, go and fix my hair for like a minute, pick a different angle, and retake the pic. It's still not amazing of course, but it's way better than the first dumpster fire pic, and only like 3 minutes later.

Now imagine all the people that put makeup on or filters on, and how different their pics look from their reality.

Never compare your first drafts to other peoples' final drafts. It's always a mess out there.