Is Bitcoin accepted as payment for services? I’m trying to identify forward thinking health services that accept BTC.
Does anyone have any good book recommendations or reading material that examines the importance of having standards in communication or value exchange?
I am exploring the benefits of universal measurement systems like for time and how they have helped society in value exchange etc. I would like to make the same arguments for money.
I recently gave a presentation about Bitcoin to an academic audience highlighting the disparity of wages/incomes and houses prices in a western setting. A comment was made about sticky prices and wages. If I am understanding the theory correctly house prices for example are more sensitive to economic changes and wages in contrast lag. If this is indeed true then doesn’t this mean that inflation is bad then?
As a non-economist, to me it seems clear that on a Bitcoin standard wages paid in bitcoin would rise overtime and prices would fall due to deflation and the monetary premium of things such as houses would go down thus reducing the disparity between wages and house prices. Would sticky prices in wages/income still be a concern in a Bitcoinized world if we do get there?
Trying to understand this better as I refine my presentations on Bitcoin. 
It can be nerve wracking to share your story and views when it feels like very few people from your discipline or field of study may not see things the same way.
I had the opportunity yesterday to sit down with an awesome podcaster to share some of my thoughts.
I hope to get better at conveying my ideas to contribute to larger conversations on how we can improve health an social well-being at individual and population levels.
Bitcoin as a fundamental socioeconomic base layer provides an opportunity to restore incentives in the health and social sectors. What does health care and associated systems look like on a Bitcoin standard?
I don’t fully know but given the principles of Bitcoin, it brings power back to the individual and necessary goods and services may be more decentralized providing more choice. Also, communities may be able to build better and thrive around their core values.
Another gorgeous day:
There is nothing like being under a beautiful tree on a summer day with a light breeze. Nature is beautiful.
Congrats Joe!
Are you involved in or know of any Bitcoin mining projects in the Caribbean? Or developing a conceptual framework on how one would be implemented in a local context within the region? If so, consider submitting an abstract to the 2024 Canadian Caribbean Institute Research symposium.
I would be happy to help draft an abstract showcasing your work to highlight any of the following: How Bitcoin incentivizes use of renewable energy; 2) stabilizes energy grids etc; 3) Potential benefits that could contribute to community resilience especially in the face of natural disasters etc.; The abstract deadline is close so for anyone who is interested in a collab we would need to connect soon. Feel free to DM me here.
Let’s engage in the discourse on climate change to show how Bitcoin can help redress the way we think about climate, energy, and sustainability.
Accidentally zapped myself not realizing that the zap button on primal is so automatic once loaded with sats. Time to zap three random people to make up for the three self zaps. Learning new tech is fun but also requires patience, experimentation, and error correction.
After a year of observing the evolution of Nostr for almost a year, here is my first post! Testing, testing, 1,2,3.