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Progressive bitcoiner. Building and using decentralized tools that matter. Working on Bitcoin-backed loans at Firefish.io. 🐠

Thanks! A true gem!

Added to next week's post.

I agree. As long as the term limits are not too strict.

Learning the rules and intricacies of politics and administrations takes time.

I personally don't see anything wrong with career politicians that preserve their integrity, accountability, and remain connected to society.

#FollowFriday: interesting Nostr users that are NOT posting about Nostr and Bitcoin. :)

Diversify your feed, follow them!

Animals: informative and fascinating, learn something new every day, stunning imagery

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Dining & Cooking: find inspiration for your meals

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Biblestr: pictures and short videos featuring Bible verses

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ChessPuzzles: daily chess puzzles with SATs giveaways, unfortunately it does not seem to be active anymore. Anyone willing to take its place?

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=> Reply with your non-Bitcoin, non-Nostr favorite accounts, thanks!

How is BlueSky currently dealing with moderation of illegal content? What does the AT protocol allow BlueSky to do when it comes to removing posts, deleting profiles, ...?

Nostr is wild and free, and I can foresee issues for relayer coming soon. But this is Nostr's unique strength too, and it is worth every risk.

In my (not so positive) experience, relying on VC money amplifies risk perception and leads to very conservative moderation policies.

My friend nostr:npub1veg83xv7lkehhdswrgc986ts7ru2qd839lythvv3swyjfdskk8pstze3p6 directed me to this 2017 ACM paper that reconstructs the academic foundations Sathoshi Nakamoto used to develop the Bitcoin protocol.

Even for non-experts, the article is incredibly accessible and fascinating, while being a worthwhile read for experts and long-time bitcoiners as well.

The paper also jogged my memory. It mentioned Guardtime, and I recalled writing to CEO Mike Gault in 2008 after seeing a Merkle root inside an ad on the front page of the Financial Times. I was quite excited by this simple yet powerful concept that I wanted a job there.

Link to the ACM paper:

https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3136559

Replying to Avatar ew0k

I don’t believe in many of nostr’s bad #science takes, but I do believe in your right to #dyor

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

https://clinicaltrials.gov/

https://www.biorxiv.org/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

https://www.uniprot.org/

https://www.rcsb.org/

https://patents.google.com/

Any mirror for “sci-hub” if it is legal in your jurisdiction

And remember, if a research paper is behind paywall, you can often email the corresponding author for a free copy đŸ€™

Nice list nostr:npub1f48mtlc2lwxqfekxuql4z2qmvezhd7v9uk7rfga8accs585zrars56lpgj!

Allow me to add other repositories and specialized search engines not strictly limited to medical sciences:

https://sci-hub.se/

https://oa.mg/

https://www.jstor.org/

https://www.scienceopen.com/

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Thanks for your kind words nostr:npub1gk76j57d8w3x8dudj4wllvdke6u7kcqd20j6cwuawkqa90q72x8qqw5nqq!

I'm trying to do both.

I agree that trying to contribute to institutions is difficult, frustrating, and sometimes just impossible. Nonetheless, often an institution can achieve results that last longer and have more profound consequences than endeavors pushed by individuals (e.g. improvements in laws to protect rights).

I might (if I'm quite wealthy and not too sick). 😉

But what about those that are just earning enough to make a living?

I'd like they could have my same chances to get well when sick.

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Thanks. I saw that nostr:nprofile1qqsd2s26xy7ns3sllyagc9c0jsdje49xdfw0mwcfxsrfvrmvkvtcf8cpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqz9nhwden5te0wfjkccte9ehx7um5wghxyctwvsq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuegrwllad also put out a lengthy description of his personal views as well this morning that I found helpful. I think in general bitcoiners who push back the hardest are the ones who know how terrible the government has been historically at "social services" but I don't necessarily think that progressive bitcoiners are endorsing current wealth distribution mechanisms as a perfect system.

My thoughts for better messaging from progressive bitcoiners would be to highlight the problems with current social systems (like broken money and broken incentives), propose actionable solutions and point out how justice and equality are literally just promoting freedom and consistent rules for everyone.

My 2 sats. đŸ»

I really liked Trey 's arguments in that post.

And yes, personal experiences may condition your world view (both ways). I'm certainly lucky to live in a place with universal healthcare, education, labour rights, ...

Replying to Avatar Trey Walsh

Dear Bitcoiners on #nostr,

For some, when you see or hear someone say they are a progressive/left bitcoiner, some of you lead to attacks, questioning and probing, assuming:

“pffft that’s not possible, how stupid can you be!”

I’ve been at this for over 3 years now. What you should do is take a step back, and realize how incredible it is that a progressive probably broke ranks heavily (think Liz Warren, greenpeace, woke police etc etc) to learn about and advocate for bitcoin. That’s really cool and a hard thing to do! Tribalism is deep and can produce awful things that get in the way of independent thought, truth, and progress.

Most progressives in bitcoin are not your caricature of the modern progressive that wants big government control, censorship, against free speech, MMT, etc etc. they’re bitcoiners that advocate for social change and progress, the true essence of the word, and believe there is a role Bitcoin can play in improving the lives of everyone, especially those downtrodden by society and the government. And those of us on the left in Bitcoin are socially liberal - we’re anti-war, pro lgbtqia+, pro women and freedom, and pro people gaining true financial freedom and prosperity.

Progressive bitcoiner does not equal democrat foot-soldier

Hell, most of us are politically homeless, as are you probably.

And at the end of the day these political labels can paint a bit of a picture but are inadequate at best, harmful at worst.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk

#progressive #left #bitcoin

I'll use this to address the criticism I receive for being both a Bitcoin supporter and a social liberal.

Thanks nostr:npub164q45vfa8prpl7f63stsl9qm9n22v6julkasjdqxjc8kevchsj0sp42rl3!

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I'd love it if you could have a conversation without insulting me.

Anyway, why alienate from Bitcoin people that have different political views? They are not going to disappear just to please you.

You should write a vademecum to answer all those in the Bitcoin world that are so pissed off by us.

Supporting Bitcoin and social welfare at the same time triggers the worst instinct in them ...

I'm not sure I'm willing to stick my head out.

So, now I rob others ...

I'm a thief because I want equal access to healthcare, education, ...

We might share the view that Bitcoin is a better money, but I'm afraid it ends there.

I could give you multiple reasons to be both an advocate of sound money and a supporter of social welfare.

Here is one: I value universal healthcare. I like that everybody, no matter their income, has access to the same healthcare services. I live in a place where healthcare is excellent, and I do not feel robbed when paying my taxes.

I do believe that a transition to a Bitcoin standard would benefit both individuals and society.

You are right.

I personally find myself quite aligned with the ideas of the so called social liberalism "that endorses social justice, social services, a mixed economy, and the expansion of civil and political rights, as opposed to classical liberalism which favors limited government and an overall more laissez-faire style of governance" (from the Wikipedia entry for "Social liberalism").