there are a lot more jobs than work to be done

bitcoin is fixing this, but for a while people will still keep running in circles out of poverty forced upon them

phones auto-update while still inside the box they’re sold in. signal is really not even something to talk about

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It gets difficult when you also want it for cheap or free

can they fail after 30 or 100 years? can’t expect the same resilience when stacking counterparty risk factors

the signal logo really needs to move a few pixels to the right

😀 it’s worse on the bike than in linux in my experience

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i’m more interested in the world that’s just outside the imagination, than one that’s already planned for

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if you ever try to employ your emotions, it’s safe to assume that you might be a workaholic

BTC is not an investment like everything else could be considered. It’s the return value.

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if you ask ChatGPT about what mega projects humanity is currently working on, it likely won’t mention Bitcoin.

it’s bigger than going to Mars, 6G, or more rail, etc.

maybe as big as making quantum computing useful, AI - smart, or fusion - real.

👏

should hold in the most general sense of “transaction” too

remember the moment in your life when everything became a transaction and you’ll know why you feel dead

yes. “make art” is something I’ve lost touch with while out in corporate culture

maybe when you do the right thing it feels like you’re not doing much

so you’d rather make mistakes and stay busy

it feels like something at least.

bitcoin has freed up a lot of my time. not sure what to do with all of it now.

it often goes like in this xkcd, but when the time is right one standard does gain market share

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ChatGPT:

“You’re touching on a core issue with how social media platforms fragment communication. Defining a universal specification for a “social media post” could help unify content across platforms. Here’s how such a specification could work:

Key Principles of a Universal Social Media Post

1. Independence from Platform

A post should be agnostic of the platform, allowing it to be consumed, shared, or stored without relying on proprietary systems or branding.

2. Standardized Format

Similar to how email uses protocols like SMTP and IMAP, a universal “post” could have a standardized schema (e.g., JSON, XML) that defines:

• Content: Text, media, metadata.

• Author: Unique identifier, such as a decentralized public key.

• Timestamp: When it was created.

• Interactions: Likes, comments, reposts, etc.

3. Portable Identity

Instead of accounts tied to specific platforms, posts could link to decentralized identities (e.g., DID or Nostr public keys).

4. Content Agnosticism

Whether it’s a “tweet,” “reel,” or “short,” the post format should be extensible to support text, video, images, and more without predefined labels or bias.

5. Interoperability

Platforms could adopt the spec to exchange content seamlessly. For instance, a post made on one platform could be interacted with natively on another.

6. Name-Free Universality

The term “post” could be the default. Users can apply their own context—calling it a “note,” “thought,” or even “shitpost”—without affecting the post’s structure or portability.

Potential Challenges

• Adoption: Big platforms benefit from walled gardens. Persuading them to adopt a universal spec would require incentives or user demand.

• Governance: Who defines and maintains the standard? Open communities like W3C, or decentralized protocols like Nostr, could lead the way.

• Moderation and Ownership: Decentralized posts raise questions about responsibility and governance.

What you’re envisioning could follow in the footsteps of the ActivityPub protocol (used by Mastodon), or even extend projects like Nostr. The idea is definitely worth exploring further—standardization has a way of unlocking new possibilities for innovation.”

here we call them “notes”

the names alone are hard to keep track of

there’s potential in defining a specification for what a social media post is. it’s silly that even inside of one ecosystem there are discrepancies

a post should not care where or how it’s posted

it should not care about being called a “tweet”, “xeet”

“reel” or “short”

shitpost or value

little mention of the $2 trillion market cap with laser eyes set on $4 trillion up next