The one and only thing you realize the more you study history is that people learn absolutely nothing from history.

I think providing Relay operators with some form of economic incentive is essential for a sustainable, decentralized communication ecosystem, and attaching ecash to messages seems like the most sensible solution. I'm not sure if users will accept it, though...

When an individual has, in any way, accepted or validated a statist system, they cannot entirely disclaim responsibility for its outcomes. As thinkers of the Austrian School have long emphasized, such systems operate inevitably through coercion, privilege, and the suppression of spontaneous order—regardless of which faction happens to hold office. It’s therefore ironic when people celebrate the targeting of those they dislike, only to express shock when the machinery turns against others. If, after recognizing this pattern, one still believes the highest priority is preventing a particular party from gaining office, then of course they would support another—even if it means endorsing the very structure they claim to oppose. Haha.

I want to change it to cln, but I hate to close the channel that's already open, so I can't bring myself to do it

I never realized NIP-17 was this vulnerable to gaslighting—I thought scale was its only weakness. This definitely shifts the conversation toward whether Nostr needs an MLS-style approach for secure groups.

I'm living in this country, and it's fucking terrible. Especially in Korea, there's a personal identification ID for everyone, and real-name verification is mandatory for virtually all financial systems. Since this is mostly done through phone, avoiding it is nearly impossible.

I'm only fortunate because I've already moved all my assets into Bitcoin and physical gold/silver, but my monthly salary still comes in fiat currency... I really need to figure out a way to quickly switch to earning Bitcoin as income, but I can't find a feasible solution yet. Alternatively, I should make as much money as I need to live on as fast as possible and flee to a country with a lower cost of living. Honestly, the whole situation here is just utterly fucked.

I decided to have steak for dinner tonight.

genius

Just two more to find — let’s go

You're right about that. Since this isn't a research paper, this should be enough.

What I meant wasn’t the airport itself, but border control—there was some room for misunderstanding. Even those granted entry are forced to give up all privacy, subjected to interrogation and scrutiny by the state. And nighttime curfews in parks? That goes without saying. I could keep listing such examples forever.

In a society where property rights are truly protected, pursuing one’s own interests without force isn’t flawless—but it is by far the best system we have. Nothing beats it. You might cite cases where profit-seeking leads to neglect of safety or fairness, but even those cases are almost always driven by government coercion. Take the most tragic reality of our time: children being killed in bombings during war—there’s a clear, horrifying example. Who’s most responsible for enabling such horrors? Right. The government.

The landowner of private property will exert every effort to attract people to their land in order to gain profit—voluntarily, not because they're forced to. This is far more sustainable. In contrast, public spaces, which are supposed to be freely accessible, often end up being even more restrictive. Just go to an airport once, and you'll understand.

Expression of strong support for freedom of speech typically leads to counterarguments like the cases mentioned by nostr:npub10000003zmk89narqpczy4ff6rnuht2wu05na7kpnh3mak7z2tqzsv8vwqk and nostr:npub1t3ggcd843pnwcu6p4tcsesd02t5jx2aelpvusypu5hk0925nhauqjjl5g4 — situations which most people, including the original poster, would find unacceptable (for example, threatening or sexually harassing someone's children). Faced with such cases, the original argument usually retreats, resulting in the conclusion that completely unrestricted free speech is impossible. In my view, this conclusion generally stems from profoundly statist biases.

Specifically, it arises from the illusion that vice can only be corrected through the coercive force of a violent monopoly — the state.

However, genuine freedom of speech can only be consistently and logically achieved through rigorous defense of private property rights. Notice how problematic examples are almost always set in "public spaces" — but the very existence of such spaces is the root of the problem.

Imagine a fully free society. In this world, there is no such thing as a "public space." Every piece of land is privately owned, and access is granted solely at the owner's discretion. In such a scenario, offensive or insulting speech? There would be no need for laws restricting speech. Instead, basic common courtesy — polite requests to refrain from offensive remarks — would suffice. If someone ignores the landowner's request, they become, by definition, a trespasser. They will then be treated as an unlawful intruder — subject to removal or other responses appropriate to illegal entry on private property. Ta-da! No law restricting freedom of speech, yet vice is corrected?

We must abandon the illusion that only state violence can correct immoral behavior.

which client support quote zap event?

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I have a question for a hardcore Bitcoiner: what are your thoughts on the issue linked here? If you look at my history, you’ll see that I’m not trying to troll or start an argument—I am asking out of genuine curiosity.

I consider you to be one of the most influential Bitcoiners on Nostr (unlike those who just treat Bitcoin as a "get rich quick" scheme based on hearsay). I’m asking you specifically because I believe you have likely given serious thought to problems like this.

It seems inevitable that in the future, the mempool will be flooded with just channel-opening transactions. When that day comes, and ordinary people can no longer afford the fees for even a single on-chain transaction, how will they be able to own Bitcoin?

If there is no way for them to do so, wouldn't that essentially negate Bitcoin’s greatest advantage? If there is a solution, what is it?

Oh, of course. Regardless of the ultimate debate over whether gold or Bitcoin is the 'true money' that will endure longer, I do agree with you that those selling Bitcoin now to buy gold and silver will soon regret it. But just to be clear, my question isn't about the near future.

Snorkeling with sharks in the Maldives https://blossom.primal.net/2d16014efb7d57eb2f04563d3653b65a738e812c57fbe88245659014f3cf0681.mp4

Are there any technologies that can remotely disable surveillance cameras? Something like a miniaturized EMP or similar?

I think the true final boss might be IP addressing and the routing system itself.

Being at a resort with a poor internet connection has made the performance differences between Nostr clients strikingly obvious. nosotros seems to be the best. Of course, this might require a deduction based on how well it adheres to the Outbox model, so a simple comparison based on initial loading speed alone might not be a fair assessment.

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Originally, the top performer in this area was nostr:nprofile1qqs24yz8xftq8kkdf7q5yzf4v7tn2ek78v0zp2y427mj3sa7f34ggjcpzamhxue69uhhv6t5daezumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz769wywf but it slowed down a bit after the Outbox model update a few months ago.

​In reality, we can't really know how perfectly nostr clients construct the feed using the Outbox model. Since most people designate at least one large, popular relay as their outbox relay, it would be difficult to notice if a client doesn't actually support the Outbox model.

​As a side note, nostr:nprofile1qqsraldwhvwcjgltmxwfu7kw8dqef2692yhzheuurd7k3kfy8cxjdqgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszxthwden5te0wajkccm0d4jjumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcpzemhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejz7n4mh2x android was the only one that worked even when the internet connection was completely severed. This must be due to it fetching the feed from a local database rather than a relay, building the feed, and continuing to accumulate data in the local DB in the background. It's fast, too.

"when a member sends a group message, it essentially sends a one-to-one message to the other members. Therefore, the encryption security of small groups is almost equivalent to that of one-to-one chats, but the number of members it can support is limited."

Because of this, some Nostr clients seem to have trouble distinguishing whether a message delivered to me is from a small group chat or a 1-to-1 DM. I've been switching between so many different clients that I've forgotten which ones they were.

I asked that person about the question, and he also didn't think there was any particular reason it had to be that way. It seems likely to be one of those things in Bitcoin’s history that weren't technically necessary, but were simply implemented by Satoshi that way—and now it can't really be changed, so it's just left as-is. Looks like my guess was right.

This is true. If you believe that some kind of taxation is "necessary," or at least a necessary evil, then it can be said that Bitcoin will never be used completely freely as money. Of course, outright banning Bitcoin is not an easy task even for governments. But there's a much easier way. Rather than tampering with the internet, governments could simply make it illegal not to issue (government-reportable) receipts when someone pays via Bitcoin (or cash, gold, silver—anything enabling payments that don't leave a trace on the state's surveillance network). Then offer rewards for reporting or informing on others, and you'll have self-righteous Gestapo-like citizens scurrying around, eager to snitch, believing they're contributing to a just society. The result would be a society where citizens monitor other citizens.

If you truly understand what fiat money is, then you can understand what kind of entity a government is that forces us to use it—and understanding that allows you to grasp what taxes really are. Anyone who believes taxes and the state are in some way necessary thereby contributes to building a surveillance and control society.

There are even self-proclaimed "Bitcoiners" who loudly cry out for freedom when the government obstructs them, but cheer when it tramples on those they dislike; people who shout that inflation is theft when criticizing Democrats, yet stay silent when Republicans engage in money printing. Isn't that amusing?

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question: does multimint cachu payment guarantee atomicity?

I remember something that happened in some country. After a robbery occurred in a park at night, the government announced a measure to address it: making park entry at night illegal. Of course, it's easy to understand. From the government's perspective, it's much simpler and easier to just crush innocent citizens who merely wanted an evening walk than to actually catch criminals. lol

Depending on the client, you might be able to delete a repost, but in Nostr, deletion merely means publishing a new deletion request event. This means that relays may choose not to accept the deletion request. Even if a relay does accept the deletion request, if someone has already seen your repost, it's highly likely that the repost won't disappear from their local device.

made by horizon-beta. cute

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오스트리아 학파의 관점을 알기 쉬우면서도 핵심을 빠뜨리지 않고 잘 설명한 좋은 자료네요. 세금이야말로 실제로 필요하지 않은 정부 발행 명목화폐의 강제적인 수요를 창출하여 이 모든 경제적 문제를 만들어낸 원흉인데 참 이걸 받아들이는 것이 쉽지 않은 거 같네요.

신용화폐는 시민의 부를 체계적으로 정부에게로 이전하는 시스템이라는 걸 깨닫는다면 그걸 우리에게 강요하는 정부가 어떤 존재인지 한번 의문을 품어볼직함도 한데 그 마지막 한 걸음을 내딛게 하는 것이 참 어려운 거 같습니다

Yeah, having to pay just doesn't feel right.

It seems like Bitcoin's DLC (Discreet Log Contract) functionality could act as a privatized form of justice. Are there any actual implemented services for this? I'm imagining a system where a reputable oracle pre-publishes a finite set of choices, and two participants bet on which choice will be the final outcome, something along those lines.

Furthermore, if my understanding is correct, it seems this functionality could be implemented without either participant needing to interact with the oracle beforehand, as long as both participants agree on the outcome. Other than the oracle publicly pre-announcing the choices and its public key, the oracle would only need to "do something" and issue a judgment if and when the two participants disagree.

Yeah, the incentive for Nostr relay operators isn't really clear right now, so it makes sustainable operation tough. It'd be great if a certain percentage of those zaps could go to the relay operators. For that to happen though, everyone would need to get on board with NWC wallets.

I just reinstalled 0xchat after deleting it, and while I was messing with the settings, I remembered I had some ecash in my 0xchat wallet.

I just realized another revenue stream for the mint, beyond Lightning Network routing fees or withdrawal fees. Congratulations to the mint!

Considering that ecash is mostly used in very small denominations, people likely won't bother backing it up carefully. If you add up all these unclaimed funds, it'll amount to a significant sum.