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you're stronger than the lies

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human beings are not the means

they are the end

It's revealing that such a barbaric system is heralded as the apex of western civilization and sociopolitical thought.

"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."

Just arrived. Trying to figure out how to inject it straight into my veins, brb

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I created my Twitter account in 2008 (17 years ago), and it quickly became my only real "social media" presence.

One highlight of mine on Twitter was tweeting about bitcoin in 2009, the first tweet on the platform with the word "cryptocurrency" (yes, Satoshi used it on the SourceForge page where the repo was originally hosted).

After a couple of years, I decided to switch the account to pseudonymous since years before I had emigrated resolutely into anarcho-land, and was becoming more vocal with my radical (I use this term positively) views. Mainly, I didn't want to cause strain in meatspace relationships, nor unnecessarily draw the ire of state agents. Also, nyms are just cool.

At some point in the past 6-8 years or so (pre-Covid) I started noticing less engagement across the board. People would tell me they couldn't see all of my posts or replies, and had to navigate directly to my profile to see anything. I was shadowbanned.

My hunch with no proof is it was voicing my anti-voting opinions; I do this every election cycle, but 2016 was a particularly difficult one for the statists. Of course it could be even with my account longevity, having a nym handle and no phone # associated with my account tripped the algo eventually. Whatever the reason, I wasn't even that upset, since I couldn't care less about dopamine hits from follower counts or likes. What I do care about is disseminating ideas that strive toward truth.

I spun up a npub in December 2023, essentially migrating my nym from Twitter which I wasn't using much by that point, anyway. After maybe less than I year, I decided to throw caution to the wind and created a meatspace account, a small window into the complex and strange ecosystem that is my psyche.

A part of the Nostr dream for me, among many other things, is that heterodox thinkers – who live (and thrive) in the margins of polite, intellectual society – can't be silenced effectively, even when what they are saying might be uncomfortable to the status quo. I control my data, identity, and voice, not a corporation or state.

The Ditigal Age is upon us. And while there are still dark storms in the distance, the horizon is slowly getting brighter. A new dawn is coming, and I'm here for it. #Nostr

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+ nostr:nprofile1qqsq52wnak9tu2uu7r0zk2xqla03zrk9ac7z4j9j4lf7zcws3s5jeygpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0f7dmz9 nostr:nprofile1qqst0xtvrqlqxm0j0qpfgkuqh0wgkzl4judkvgdgd0e4d8pnyytlqlgpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsz9thwden5te0v4jx2m3wdehhxarj9ekxzmnyqyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnndehhyapwwdhkx6tpdsz909sk nostr:nprofile1qqsg2zqd8wkhpnxu6lm5c2dyfa2mhpwte57apjae2ldp6g2mmwf3ypqpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgcwaehxw309ahx7um5wghxvmt59emkj73wvf5h5tcpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9urj9dyf Peter St. Onge

It makes perfect sense in the context of the State's internal logic.

The latter threatens its "legitimacy" (very high concern), the former threatens its subjects (very low concern).

1 Corinthians 15:24-26 is my eschatology

"...The final enemy to be destroyed is Death."

Colossians 2:15 is my soteriology

Already hooked on nostr:nprofile1qqsts3zgh98et8tlwlp26vk2rktvgcl8nxwhs0r3c8u8esh82gdul4cpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9un2ydvy after ep 1. Great service; keep it up boys.

All you nerds out there go listen and ⚡ 'em. nostr:nprofile1qqs9val6td43edk4hmnct5yg4yzv6zqgy4ft7awl8eps9n4qzkja8cgpremhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet59uq3wamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wdah8xct5wvhx7un89uq36amnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3dwfjkccte9emkcann9eehqctrv5hsj3pt3x nostr:nprofile1qqsd846pynwlkk7uvxu0rrghcve4hw6033c3s234acnnzjjf5n4hk8gpzdmhxw309ucnydewxqhrqt338g6rsd3eqy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3uamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3dwp6kytnhv4kxcmmjv3jhytnwv46z7e9lsuj

For anyone sincerely wondering how Western Protestantism was overtaken by "Christian Zionism", look no further than the 17th century British Christian restorationism movement

...to be replaced with full-scale facial/biometric recognition, Triple Canopy, and the IDF's Lavender

Weird how I've heard all kinds of speculation on "Signalgate", but not the one where the NSA (or whatever) has a forked version of Signal installed on govt phones – as I believe Waltz or Ratcliffe or some other doofus said they were given phones with Signal pre-installed. If true, someone should really verify the SHA256 checksum on those apps...

CoinJoin is basically a collaborative transaction with multiple people that returns your funds to you denominated in equal amounts.

For a couple of reasons, this disrupts analysis of the blockchain. Otherwise, it's fairly trivial to follow the flow of funds across the network.

Super quick layman explanation: https://river.com/learn/terms/c/coinjoin/

My Alby Hub was borked earlier, but it should be fixed now 🤔

Is searching your own notes, likes, and zaps on the #Amethyst roadmap?

Black Jesus was extremely underrated.

Hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt.

https://m.primal.net/OzPm.webp

The problem is, ironically, the prerequisites for this superpower are patience and humility, which are in short supply (for all of us).

Deeply listening, genuinely empathizing, and discovering common ground with people you disagree with is a superpower in today's age.