⬇️ In case you don’t know how this ends ⬇️
We Bitcoiners love the Matrix. Probably because the revolutionary act of trading fiat or labor for Bitcoin feels like (and is often compared to) “taking the red pill.” In other words, being “unplugged.” But consider this:
In first Matrix movie, being unplugged was a revolutionary act. It meant one could get out of a ubiquitous system of control, and be truly free from the shackles of that system. It was of, course dangerous, but at least for most the danger was worth it to “be free.”
It’s not until the second movie when we realize the revolution is just another tightly supervised system of control. In fact, what being “unplugged” did was give the system the ability to identify that small (but escalating) minority of people who would reject it. And rather than allow that minority to grow within the system and eventually destroy it, they just let them leave.
Yeah, machines fought them on the outside and on the inside, but it was all part of the plan. And the function of “the one” was not to set people free. But to rebuild once the planned destruction of the city the housed the “revolutionaries” was destroyed again and again.
It’s interesting to think about in the context of Bitcoin. Because I think we all feel like we’re being unplugged and opting out of the system. But what if the system is merely creating a honeypot of the financial assets of all those who might reject it, so that when the time comes, they can send it to zero (thus neutralizing/hobbling the biggest “problems” of their planned future society).
Not saying it is what will happen (or even suggesting that it can). But it’s kind of crazy how we all love the Matrix, and we all feel in some way like buying Bitcoin is “getting out,” but we forget what “getting out” meant in the Matrix.
Thoughts? (And no I didn’t watch the fourth one because everyone said it was horrible)
One more try without the typo: how do you post pics to Nostr?
How do you lost pictures to Nostr?
Sorry to say but the Second Amendment is not the constitutional provision that will prevent the government from regulating Bitcoin.
Might have to write this one up long form.
To prove the wisdom of your strategy, I just sent you 500 sats ($0.15) from the other side of the world instantly and for no fee.
After a month of thinking I lost my private key to this bad boy, I’m back! Thankfully had logged in on multiple devices and one stayed logged in after I switched phones without writing down the Private Key
Lesson learned!
Does the crypto world get it yet? Do they get why Bitcoin is different, superior, and irreplaceable?
It’s anti-fragile. It is singularly positioned as the one bulwark against complete state encroachment on money and property rights (and by extension, individual rights).
In the end, it may not win. But it’s the ONLY one that *can*.
Not Gold. Not Eth. Not JPGs or Beef on a Blockchain. Bitcoin.
I dunno what I just popped in on but I had to get out fast 😂
No zaps this time!
I recently wrote an in-depth legal and historical analysis on why Bitcoin is the only cryptocurrency of more than 22,000 currently circulating that is *not* a security.
Wanted to share it here on nostr. If you find it interesting or useful, please share and/or Zap 🤙🏼🤙🏼
https://jacoutotonlaw.com/2022/11/securities-cryptocurrency-analysis-bitcoin/
Hilarious. Zapped!
Thx! Feels like this opens up tons of new possibilities from a content producing perspective. Can’t wait to see it working at scale!
Testing
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Block 777777 just miner. We gonna have a Block 1,000,000 party??
Awesome thank you! Made it 200 sats for the helpfulness of the response
considering "10k for pizza" in the history makes me wonder how long those micro amounts remain micro
CentiSats and MilliSats, here we come!
Thanks to whoever sent me 44 sats! 🤙🏼🤙🏼
I just zapped you for 1 sat. Is that because that’s what I set it at or what you set it at? I’d prefer zapping 20-30 sats for a while and it didn’t look like I could change it on my end