Bitcoin is so much fun now. Enjoying the last hodl before the penultimate halving, enjoying the connection we’re having, appreciating what we have shared together!
It’s all going to change for the better, and for the worse. So soon.
Two years from now, Bitcoin won’t be fun anymore. It’ll be corporate.
None of all y’all that I’ve come to love will really matter anymore.
Yeah, we’ll hold on…for a while, but we’ll all fall by the wayside.
Just you wait and see.
The masses won’t care for or understand us.
Let’s appreciate what we have now, and maintain our connections.
We will always be the forerunners of humanity’s future.
Family is the only Future.
U.S. State Dept officials globally told not to use the terms “de-escalation, ceasefire, end to violence or restoring calm” - signaling the U.S. intends to escalate hostilities in the Middle East.
Israeli music festival was moved to w/i 1km of the Palestinian border just 2 days before the concert opened, because previous site “fell through”. How many large-venue concerts - booked probably a year in advance - fall through at the last minute?
“Universo Paralello was not originally intended to take place at the Re’im site, with organizers moving it to this location only two days before it started, when another site in southern Israel fell through.”
My first reaction when Zaps were rolled out was “why would I give someone my valuable Bitcoin?”
But I tried it out, and knew immediately I could never go back to NOT exchanging value for value.
Eventually I received my first Zap, and it lifted my spirits for the rest of the day.
Zaps have IRL effects that can’t be had with just a “like”.
“It’s important to remember that big monetary changes have happened before. Every few generations the system resets itself and starts something anew. The period of change can be disruptive, but on the other side, something comes out that is either better or worse, depending on how we all work together to shape it. To use the control system analogy again, the metal ball is picked back up and put back in the electromagnet control system.” - nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a
The first global-modern fiat monetary inflation was when the Spanish plundered South America for silver.
They funneled massive amounts into Europe, blood money, yet the first monetary QE.
It funded all modern history until the Industrial Revolution, which piggybacked on that by the exploitation of global resources, principally Oil.
This piggybacked modern Colonialism, the Federal Reserve and the Dollar as the Global Reserve Currency.
#CliffsNotes
Yes, you are a joy! :heartemojiorsomething:
When the rubber hits the road, you won’t have time to prepare.
Being Open-Minded is the one quality of humanity that has no positive opposite.
Decentralization is the future, and begins with what is very, very real. nostr:note1qp2qq03cpfletak4qv5wxmnzql3dfzh7snrfk668xz9j6m7rsu6qla9gsr
That’s kinda the opposite of Liam Neeson’s monologue in Taken.
But I’ll allow it cuz I want to see where this is going…
Latest newsletter from Whitney.
If you don’t know her, you’re not cool at all and no one wants to be seen with you, sry just how it is.
Also Whitney, enable Zaps on Nostr plz! nostr:note1gnr6hr67hdtw5nrhgnua835k6e646ur7q4r2fyppdsq5aeywwctq7cylua
But, but…butter is good on potatoes. And Butter Chicken is a popular Indian dish. So what could possibly go wrong?
I continue to view nostr:npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37 as one of the best podcasts out there. And probably the best podcast relative to its size.
They spent a whole episode talking about risks, which is important.
https://youtu.be/jzF6jg7d7-I?si=AObmQkcmU8iqkpJ-
Some podcasts speak to an echo chamber and reinforce their own views. Dan and Josh from Blue Collar Bitcoin are always reaching to challenge themselves and their audience.
As much as I like Austrian economic theory, what I really love is good money *winning in the field*. I love to see practical discussions about good money from people around the world who aren’t in the primary business of talking about money. They end up doing it more interestingly than most monetary theorists.
Just subbed. Looking forward to it, and thank you so much for the suggestion!
“Yes, well erm…I do believe we have an opening to fil—arhgmm…um, I mean I’m sure there’s a position we want you in :coughcough: woo…hoo, bit of a tickle there, apologies.
Well hell. Frankly, we’d love to have you Ms. Wood!” 
You absolutely killed with this Tip!
As a fellow performer I’m so appreciative and so proud, and definitely want to see this again live somewhere, someday!!!
Ok reposting after reading comments.
Atheism IS NOT a dislike of or resistance to “religion”.
Atheism is a staunch, categorical rejection that there is a higher Intelligence in the World/Universe.
You can rail against religion of every stripe, embrace the scientific method, and still recognize there is a Reason behind our being here, now.
To reject there is any Reason behind our being here, now, is Atheism.
Personally, I don’t think it’s cowardice.
I think true atheists are deeply hurt and angry.
My2sats.
“Suck up, suck up and take your medicine.
It’s a good day, it’s a good day, to face the hard things.”
Shoutout to Chowcast nostr:npub1mm0eraw9am3l8pjwas6t9r7fn34ge3zty5yg3n856rvds485342qlqnm32
for opening up a world of amazing indy rock that’s happening in Japan.
Well worth subscribing if you grew up in the ‘90’s or just love discovering independent artists.
Unless someone is setting out to be a professional author (very hard), nobody should write a book to make money.
When I set out to write Broken Money, it was because I *had* to, not because I wanted to. Spending a thousand hours on something that I get a profit of $5/copy for is not my best use of time.
Any time I spent on my research business revenue generation content, or leaning harder into my venture capital partnerships, would have been better on an hourly ROI basis. I have to sell 40 books to equal each newsletter subscription on my website; clearly the latter is better financially.
Almost regardless of how many copies I sell, it's a bad ROI for me. I'm overworked and the fact that I wrote a book while maintaining my existing business stressed my relationship and social life. And further, I am reinvesting most of my initial profits; the first 1,000 copy profits go to the Human Rights Foundation Bitcoin Development Fund, and the next 4,000 copy profits will go towards making a video about money and why it's broken.
And all of it was worth it. When a creator has something in their head, it's painful until they get it out into the world. I wrote this for bad ROI but because I wanted it to be out there for people to read, period.
Will I make a profit? Yes. But at a much lower hourly rate than I make on other work I do. It's a negative profit compared to having reinvested that thousand hours into my other existing work. But I consider it to be more important, which is why I spent the time.
I wrote Broken Money because I had to. The book concept formed in my head after many years of writing and research regarding money, and it would have been increasingly distracting to *not* write it. I didn't realistically have a choice. I felt compelled to write it. Part of it was altruistic; I wanted people to learn from my total monetary framework thoughts over five years of research. Part of it was egotistical; I wanted to timestamp something in the world, in physical form, and put it out there. Maybe it's the low time preference part of me; I'd like something of me to be mentionable to people in the distant future who look back at this time.
My background has been a blend of engineering and finance, with both ironically pointed toward bitcoin.
I don't care where you buy it from, and you can pirate it if you want, but it benefits bitcoin and nostr:npub1gdu7w6l6w65qhrdeaf6eyywepwe7v7ezqtugsrxy7hl7ypjsvxksd76nak if you buy it from his website. Circular economy rather than big fiat business. We've introduced a special edition hardcover with a cloth cover and dust jacket for those that prefer that premium format, only on his website. And you can buy it in fiat or sats.
https://academy.saifedean.com/product/broken-money-hardcover/
In your profession, writing books is like creating a high-effort Curriculum Vitae, and while you yourself Lyn likely don’t need it…I suspect its energy well spent. Much respect for the immense effort, srsly!
Now back to my Bitcoin-themed erotic fiction….