The Erikssons’ Merry Internet Money 🎅
A #Bitcoin advent calendar 🎄
December 1st
The first snow is falling in Fiatville, but Papa Eriksson is not quite as excited as his family 😬
His father-in-law had been perfectly clear last year.
- Become a bitcoiner by next Christmas or GTFO!
Now there was less than 24 days left and Papa still hadn’t found any “next best crypto asset”.
- Mama Eriksson, I’m selling the apartment to buy Bitcoin..
- Finally! she yelled in relief, but where do we go? 😳
kongerik.et/christmas
I have a really fun idea for a #Bitcoin advent calendar, but I need someone who can quickly design a series of 24 images.
The design is simple and repetitive, so if you'd like to have some fun until Christmas, DM me and I'll drop the details for consideration.
I tried using AI, but failed. So if you can help me use AI to succeed at my simple vision, that's just as good as designing something.
I have no idea who just sent me 42k sats, but thank you so much, kind stranger. Can't wait to get better and share another #Bitcoin for Breakfast together.
Why π has all your private keys.
https://video.nostr.build/ca73588fb75a17f78e06c3dddd0c76c65869ac1540adb1b01f99af434ee8dbbd.mp4
“I could have been a great man if it hadn't been for me” - Unknown
#Bitcoin for Breakfast is doing our first giveaway, just in time for Christmas! 🎅🎄
This week we'll be gifting a signed copy of this year's bestseller among bitcoiners: Fraudcoin - A 1000 Years of Inflation as a Policy, by nostr:npub1sv4zk080fvt4f3982u5kffzdkex3nm0kylky29um2xws5h4wsxvswtsrw4
The winner is the top zapper and nostr:npub15vdp04nh35a2c0edqmzjp99pnuzkehrh2lylgh3kxw0gkd8gs4hqas2zwv has a decent head start due to his consistent support:
https://zap.stream/p/npub1xtdq63g34t3zd3c5ahfc65v7y6pyfu630zl2u86nwlfc7rlhw3pqek8zsj
#Bitcoin for Breakfast giveaways have three purposes:
1) Encourage use of #Bitcoin and Lightning
2) Encourage use of #Nostr and zapping
3) Support the channel and conference
Every week the top zapper will win the giveaway. This means the same person can win many weeks in a row, unless they are dethroned.
But it also means anyone can dethrone them at any point. It'll just be more costly as zaps accumulate the longer we run the giveaways.
This rewards consistent support, while leaving the door open to newcomers wanting to catch up.
E.g. it currently costs 31.67k sats (11$) to skip past Cliffbjanger and win a signed 'Fraudcoin' by @enur72:
https://zap.stream/p/npub1xtdq63g34t3zd3c5ahfc65v7y6pyfu630zl2u86nwlfc7rlhw3pqek8zsj
Good luck! 🤞
Ps' We may experiment a bit to find the best model, so feedback is very welcome.
#Bitcoin for Breakfast is doing our first giveaway, just in time for Christmas! 🎅🎄
This week we'll be gifting a signed copy of this year's bestseller among bitcoiners: Fraudcoin - A 1000 Years of Inflation as a Policy, by nostr:npub1sv4zk080fvt4f3982u5kffzdkex3nm0kylky29um2xws5h4wsxvswtsrw4
The winner is the top zapper and nostr:npub15vdp04nh35a2c0edqmzjp99pnuzkehrh2lylgh3kxw0gkd8gs4hqas2zwv has a decent head start due to his consistent support:
https://zap.stream/p/npub1xtdq63g34t3zd3c5ahfc65v7y6pyfu630zl2u86nwlfc7rlhw3pqek8zsj
You're not depressed
You just live in 🤡🌍
It is damn near impossible to make someone understand #Bitcoin when their income depends on them not understanding it.
My kids hoodwinked me.
They made a big fuzz about the First Sunday of Advent yesterday. Made me light candles, sing songs and hang decorations. Then we all wrote wish lists.
So I decided to make #Bitcoin for Breakfast Christmas themed this morning!
Except First Sunday of Advent is next week.
🤦
nostr:naddr1qqjx2cnzxf3rwdtz94jrzwrx956rvwfs94snzvrx94skxvtpveskxcf58qurwq3qeaz6dwsnvwkha5sn5puwwyxjgy26uusundrm684lg3vw4ma5c2jsxpqqqpmxwkgrtwu
I think, therefore I hodl.
Inflation is an intentional policy pushed by the few who benefit.
https://video.nostr.build/85c6ebe1087db8a71ffec9dee34e9da5bda911549a5390456b8ae8476c714fbb.mp4
Of all the ways you could tell the story of Napoleon, Ridley Scott decided to barely bother.
Starting with the execution of Marie Antoinette, it skips right over Napoleon's journey from son of a Corsican rebel to officer in the French Army. There are no prior motifs established beyond his unshakable belief in "providence".
While we are treated to brilliant reenactments of the battle of Toulon, the coup of 18 Brumaire, and the Imperial coronation in 1804, they feel disconnected.
Zero minutes are spent on Napoleon's rise to General in Italy, or more generally, on how he won French hearts and minds to become emperor.
The fifteen year period where Napoleon dominated Europe becomes an afterthought, with no mention of Code Napoleon, perhaps his single greatest achievement.
Most grievously, the biopic only includes a single victory, at Austerlitz in 1805. A crucial battle to be sure, but this hardly does justice to one of history's greatest military leaders.
Instead, we are presented with Napoleon the cucked husband desperate for an heir, almost the only clearly discernable motif for any of his actions beyond pathology.
There are more scenes depicting Napoleon's sexual inadequacies than military accomplishments!
We are left understanding far more about why Napoleon divorced Josephine than why he became emperor, why he invaded Russia, or why we're still so fascinated by the guy 200 years later.
Count me disappointed.
No amount of redistribution, no matter who well executed, could ever compensate for the structural inequality of fiat money.
https://video.nostr.build/d08892ee65936a30e9efc3d84098f9a9944deeccf513803404deae9e12937f66.mp4
Bitcoin does not care about you and that's a good thing.
Watch the full episode of #Bitcoin for Breakfast
⚡️ https://fountain.fm/show/8j6u0z7KjI5EndrAMOr7
🎧 https://open.spotify.com/show/0N3qUkyzsbVL08jS6v5yTI
📺 https://youtube.com/@kongeriket
⚡️ https://zap.stream/p/npub1xtdq63g34t3zd3c5ahfc65v7y6pyfu630zl2u86nwlfc7rlhw3pqek8zsj
https://video.nostr.build/4fefec4aa39e961b4d91a4acf35c0788a6a5450dc9001315d23a4cb951f0dcf6.mp4
In which case, nostr:npub15vdp04nh35a2c0edqmzjp99pnuzkehrh2lylgh3kxw0gkd8gs4hqas2zwv nostr:npub1ur0506p6aupyraw2k93rjauxxx98m5x7ek0fdg4qvmrfgu90e9wqx27fsl nostr:npub1zl3g38a6qypp6py2z07shggg45cu8qex992xpss7d8zrl28mu52s4cjajh nostr:npub1cn670f663n3ks02jnnlsvd5y88zjnefy8343ykaxs7y3nzzketrsrjwt8a nostr:npub1kmu9dl7qda4360xxl0h8tt0l4mfy0qjm2zujnudaxjp6vk63nc6qf305ep are clear frontrunners for the first giveaway.
Thanks to some generous #Bitcoin companies, we will be restarting weekly giveaways soon.
I'm thinking I should reward the top zapper(s) each week, encouraging use of Nostr and Lighting while supporting the channel, but I'd like your feedback.
Is that a good giveaway model?
Since the 15th of August 1971, more than 50 years ago, our governments have had the ability to print endless money without the backing of any hard asset like gold or Bitcoin.
What amazing feats of equality and justice have our governments accomplished with such tremendous power?
nostr:naddr1qqjrycesvgex2vmp956n2vmr956r2dty943xyven95mrwdpsxyuxvwfsx5ckgq3qeaz6dwsnvwkha5sn5puwwyxjgy26uusundrm684lg3vw4ma5c2jsxpqqqpmxwmaahcy
Every second morning, nostr:npub15vdp04nh35a2c0edqmzjp99pnuzkehrh2lylgh3kxw0gkd8gs4hqas2zwv gets up, turns on #Bitcoin for Breakfast, and zaps me 1000+ sats, which is exactly what it costs to run the broadcast for one show.
By far our most consistent supporter this autumn, he deserves a big shoutout and a follow from everyone! 🧡