Indeed it is.

I would often be mistaken for a libertarian by people lacking nuanced thought who make polarized black and white statements.

But wouldn't the kind of free trade a "libertarian" would want mean no tariffs on either side?

But at this moment bitcoin's most compelling use for many is as a primary store of value or a hedge against uncertainty (which arguably is at a peak currently).

People who live in countries with relatively stable currencies (an illusion possibly fading as we chat) do not yet see the value in using bitcoin transactionally. But those in countries that have weak currencies ARE using it that way now.

But people have to HAVE bitcoin before they can spend it.

My biggest discomfort around all this is the concentration of bitcoin in the hands of custodians and of course then possible rehypothication.

But I also believe that will end very badly for those who try it as it always has.

But is the first rain users stack bitcoin is for the "digital gold " use case I think that is both a very legitimate use will as a good introduction for people to realize what it is beyond that.

(Bitcoinner since 2011. (Monero since 2014 :) ))

Hello! Iam feeling tired but OK. How are you?

Lightning over TOR just stinks.

I resonate with this. But at the same time we also said "bitcoin is for enemies" back in the day. Who are we to say people cannot use a superset of Bitcoin in a permissioned way? And if it cannot survive what these people are doing, then wasn't it doomed from day one to begin with?

Honest questions.

Mom level act.

I honestly think is going to take something dramatic. But I'm not sure what's taking so long.

I just need to know how YOU knew that I have ninja swords in the first place.

Frogs are so good

Talk about a hell thread.

You're doing great.

I'm going to reveal my idea so someone less lazy than me can execute.

Use AI to take RHR audio and have it animate Bert and Earnie as Matt and Marty. Bert needs his shirt unbuttoned a little and I think they both are wearing caps.

Fight me.

You knows this is right.

Just only ever log in as root and all this is meaningless.

Also rm - fR .\

Is this that horrible person that was on here?

If is what it looks like, I'll run the fork.

Can Apple people chose that path?

Right now. Everyone!

Give me your pants.

No time to explain!

I reject the tribal bullshit on nostr. Feels like some rinkydink religion with a random plastic liturgy being formed.

OK. I will be more exact. I like scaling solutions based on systems that minimize (or eliminate) the risk of trusted third parties.

And better is better. Federated issuers of ecash would be better than single issuers one must trust explicitly.

I love self custodial bitcoin scaling solutions super much.

And then Bacon.