much more activity on nostr these days. ebbs and flows. but continues to compound.

Central Bank of Argentina announces that it will not be dipping into gold reserves to pay off the financial terrorists at the IMF.

hey nostr

any non US folks open to chatting with me and some of the strike team in a user research study we’re doing?

we are looking to launch our global on-ramps soon and we wanna learn more about how strike can be the best bitcoin experience and learn more about the financial needs of different parts of the world

8,105,595,899 de seres humanos.

206,677 nuevos naciminetos y van creciendo a cada segundo.

Y #Bitcoin es para todos.

Voy por unos rayos de sol. 🤭😇

😂 nostr:note1tdywwrhwgh5l80s5kk8d7yvlhtkpxtyw3cv0caunkr7zwedy0wuqhyzh2c

Every time i skip breakfast and lunch i feel great, dinner is 100x more satisfying as well. Eating is a scam.

Every year, I spend 1-2 months living in Egypt. This is because my husband is originally from Egypt, his family is much larger than mine, and so while our economic base is in the US, our social base is actually in Egypt. I thus became multinational many years ago.

However, my husband spends 3-4 months each year in Egypt, while I only spend 1-2 months there. So, there are 1-2 months where I’m in the US alone. The reason I choose to do this is to look after the household and business, and because I’m not as productive in Egypt (inconsistent internet, less optimal workstation, way more social pressures, and so forth).

In some ways, we find that spending some time apart strengthens our relationship and lets us focus on our separate things for part of the year. And when we meet after 1-2 months, it’s such a great reunion. We find ourselves wanting to catch up on so much and spend extra time together. But also, even though in some ways I look forward to having time alone and indeed get a lot done during that time, I immediately regret it once I am alone. I find myself constantly looking forward to going to Egypt, as I am now. During these periods, I end up posting more on social media, either constructively or non-constructively, in what tends to be a replacement for diminished in-person contact.

This seems to be amplified by my work situation. When I was an engineer, I worked with colleagues in person each day, but now that I work from home, my colleagues are virtual and I meet them in person only at major events. So, this relatively brief window each year of being in a different place than my husband tends to be oddly monk-like, with me at home alone 24 hours per day, working and living and doing whatever I do. I think one of my future goals will be to increase my deliberate effort at spending time with local friends, especially during this part of the year.

Anyway, I’m doing a series of “real thoughts” uniquely on Nostr, and this is the first one.

Conclusion: Social circles are (obviously) a very important thing, including for workaholics and introverts like myself. Social circles affect us in various ways, and having gone through many cycles, I have become increasingly aware of the changes that take place during these seasonal cycles of being close to others vs far from others.

USD hits all-time high against Argentinian peso in the blink of an eye. Currently hovering around 550 ARS for 1 USD. Free-fall underway. 6th-worst in the world.