White or Gold?

Which of these wine boxes feels more high end?

So I’m looking to eventually up my label game, and I reached out to nostr:nprofile1qqs2gndun24r2utk5l20tscsdprw5zttvm0qk58w8xhl2ja2kmzt7jcpremhxue69uhkummnw3ez6er9wch8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet59uqkvamnwvaz7tmxd9k8getj9ehx7um5wgh8w6twv5hkuur4vgcn2vmcd4jhsdpj0q6xx6ryvcmn2dmgwqehzdn60pskw7ttddjkkdmsv3nhwathvscrwdpexc6xg6medpsnjuecxfe8jafc8a38ymmpv33kzum58468yat97qvf29 to ask him where he gets his labels.

Turns out, he supports a custom label printing company local to him, which I found to be so cool.

Because of this, I switched from trying to find a large label company online to calling ones in my area. Found a great small business ran by a mom and dad as a side hustle 30 mins from where I’m at.

Shoutout to Ben and Peony Lane for the continued inspiration to support local businesses. Exciting stuff coming.

First word you see…

Nostr is just so much more fun than Twitter

I interact with great Bitcoiners in both places

but things just feel more free and loose here.

I think we tend to underestimate how much different we act in slightly different circumstances. You can feel it here.

How wild is it that we are all just here on Nostr, a place no one else in our lives knows about just shitpoasting our way into a brighter tomorrow.

I'm so grateful

Fuck em. 🫂

Normal is obedient. Normal is broke. Don’t be normal. Be weird. #Bitcoin

Anyone wanna do a College Football Survivor League that starts week 2?

What is a Survivor League? 👇

Pick one team to win each week and you pick that team the rest of the year (NFL VERSION)

So we might make it 2 picks or something for college 🤷

Last man standing wins

College Football games on 2 screens

Whiskey Poured

GF doesn't know what hit her

We are so back.

Everyone sees themselves as the victim in their story.

Not me.

I take ownership of everything that happens to me.

If someone hurts me, it’s because I allowed them close enough to do so.

If no one helps me, it’s because I’ve chosen to stand on my own.

Nothing outside of me has the power to stop me.

All resistance is internal, and what I carry inside is what I project outward.

Everything is within my control because everything begins within me.

Oh ok got it 👌

Here’s a new #bitcoin onramp. For parents or grandparents who know a child that loses a tooth, give them sats over depreciating fiat. Start building low time preference early!

Today I attended a classical liberal social event at a Stockholm research think-tank where I interned over seven(!) years ago. It was lovely to be back, great to say hi to a few faces I recognized from my pre-Bitcoin days (at least publicly).

They're all academically inclined, most who work there are almost entirely on a government payroll ("controlled opposition"?) — as civil servants, as experts for various gov bureaucratic offices, or as professors at public universities.

They all favor free markets — but, let's be honest: in name only and in ethereal, over-two-beers hypothesizing, not in any sort of practice. They're about small, incremental, microscopic, and insignificant changes ("life is better if we contribute one sentence to the latest parliamentary budget proposal that reduces taxes by 0.1%, right??").

The clash to my "burn-it-all-down" approach is palpable.

Still, small social victories:

- Recommended one guy to check out Nostr, "social media without ads or algos, where people just send you small amounts of bitcoin for posts."

- Talked about the pre-history of Bitcoin with two dudes, and said for them to read nostr:nprofile1qqsw34nugddy5kfsfc2pg2qwj5h0u9a7gf20egnez6lk870h8e22hfqpp3mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7qg4waehxw309ajkgetw9ehx7um5wghxcctwvs9xgry8 's book when one of them asked what to look at to learn more.

- had a 45 minute friendly convo with conservative dude about the virtue of discretionary monetary policy. He seemed interested in bitcoin, and genuinely surprised that somebody could be in it for other reasons than GREEN CANDLES-NUMBER-GO-UP.

He understands that the Swedish Riksbank hasn't done a good job printing money, and that it's "unbelievable that the krona has survived." Kicker? He thinks Sweden should join the eurozone (hashtag, massive faceplant...).

- Discussed Swedish housing market debacle with someone who researches intergenerational inequality. He was politely interested in bitcoin, wonder how I pay my bills.

- Gave away a few Print magazines to the CEO of the think tank — admittedly, a lady I know since before Bitcoin, but still. Now all of their interns and staff will have a chance to look at the highest quality writing in the Bitcoin space.

At dinner, I asked three masters students who had just finished their summer research internship about their work and their interests. We laughed, we teased, and had fun; we were being human.

And that's the most important bit for orange- (and purple-) pilling: just be a normal, friendly, engaging dude. No shilling, no technobabbling, no wacky crazies.

Just good vibes.

This is how we win.

Tasting my first 2 yr Barrel Aged Estate Pinot Noir.

DAMN. Today is one of those days where I think my wine is the best wine on earth. May have to keep doing this LTP approach.

😓

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It's been awhile...

So here are more magical lines drawn on a chart... 👀

I drew this potential reverse head-and-shoulders pattern back in late May and have been watching the price action with much interest.

OPINION #1:

If the bitcoin price retests the $111k-112k region in the coming days/weeks, then buckle up for some serious upside price action.

OPINION #2:

$140k-160k would be a reasonable (and relatively quick) price target.

OPINION #3:

Don't take any of this stuff too seriously. Just stack sats and chill. 😎

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Regardless of the outcome--and whether or not the current business cycle extends into 1H 2026, which is interesting to consider--I wish each of you well.

Onward and upward.