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Natalia
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Free from unwanted annoyance from unpleasant people. 👀

The right formula to be free is being independent.

just finished the movie Stardust, really good - what if we were all stardust, watching and knowing everything, but decided to come here to experience human love... yet ended up being fooled into chasing fake money and fuc*ing with each other.

Having coffee in a 400+ years old house, it felt like traveling back in time.

We all talk about POW, but it upsets me that oftentimes the people who do most of the work only get a tiny fraction of the reward.

That's partly why I quit my job and started to do my own thing a few years ago because it's just not fair - I work hard to do the job and need to do what was told and be there every day, then you just reap my effort and giving me a faction called the salary? how is this even make sense, not to mention all the stupid corporation shit and unproductive meetings... 🤯

feel free to ask me tips on how to get there once you are around:)

went to a money museum the other day, the owner spent about 30 years collecting money from different places; then I asked where is Bitcoin 👀 and he said he doesn't believe it, as it was *not guaranteed*.

Then I asked him what's money, and he didn't answer; I guess even a money collector don't know what's money.

Currently hot and dry, really impressive how they built it and the choice of the location, in the middle of nowhere but overseeing everywhere yet without being seen - it almost feels like it should be invited only, otherwise how could one know?

The City of the Prophets: Urfa ( Şanlıurfa )

places around this area are like a living human history documentation, you can see how different human civilizations lived here, and they built things that last so we got to know that they existed, which led me to think about what our generation is building that could last, besides Bitcoin?

Went to Göbekli Tepe recently, the oldest temple discovered so far; it was built about 12000 years ago, you could probably find many videos online of it, but nothing beats seeing it in person - it's literally in the middle of nowhere, seeing everywhere yet without being seen from afar, super smart! ( there are still other areas waiting to be excavated )

And one of the interesting things I have learned is that ppl used to use it to gather together to exchange goods, even marriage 👀 not just being a temple; I was getting lost a bit in history last week, too much to learn...

Maybe it's not about going or searching for the places that are more popular with Bitcoin if you are willing to do the work yourself.

So far, I've paid Airbnb hosts/rent, devs who I work with, some of the restaurants I go to all the time, VPN, Mail, Domain, and basically most of my web setup switched to paid in sats.

*You don't need the whole world to accept Bitcoin*; Seriously, all you need is the people around you; And be selective, only pill the good ones, don't waste your energy.

Things you own end up owning you.

Here's a fun hack for simplifying your life: categorizing your belongings into essentials ( the things that are really needed ) and the optional ( the things that bring you more comfort, but you can live your life without them. )

My solution to keep my life simple is to see what is really needed first and do my best to get the best of them, not fiat marketing brand best but inside best, then slowly do the same for the optional; Now, I don't really need to buy any new things, but trying to integrate my ideas into making what I need better.

Your home culture is an invisible cage, which could potentially limit your growth.

Sharing one funny story, I had my first ear piercing when I was about 18 years old, and my dad was so mad at me. Then I often see cute little girls are already wearing earrings in Turkey maybe like 5 years old ...Many things don't make sense in a place, yet it could be perfectly normal somewhere else. *Don't let your home culture limit you or tell you what to do*; I think one of the best things you can do is see it from far away, explore around, and then choose what works for you instead of doing what everyone is doing there.

And one thing I noticed is that many people still love to hang out with people coming from the same place and barely leave their own bubbles, even within nomads, expats, or people who moved abroad a long time ago but would still be married to people coming from the same place, I guess mostly due to convenience and it's easier? Nothing is wrong with that but it's quite interesting. 🤔