1940s Los Angeles became the cultural capital of German and Austrian exiles - taking the cafes of Munich, Berlin, and Vienna and placing them between physical paradise and writing purgatory. In LA, airy aristocrats like Thomas Mann were put together with Marxist firebrands like Bertolt Brecht - what ensued was boredom, tedium, but also resilience and hope - and some of the most defining post-war literature to reflect on what led Germany to madness.
I often wonder about what city or perhaps online community this might mean for the exiles of Ukraine, Russia, Iran, China and more. Perhaps Nostr?
TPB99 - Would Mao Hold Bitcoin? with nostr:npub12qxvc5evxqt3rky25mfskywugalx5vnhppfl32cu903cnwpyu0uqkmq8u9 is out now 🗣️🎧
In this episode we discuss:
- Roger’s new book, “Would Mao Hold Bitcoin?”
- Chinese gov’t stance on Bitcoin
- protestors in Hong Kong, using bitcoin in China, and more
Roger’s book: https://chinabitcoinbook.com/
https://progressivebitcoiner.com/tpb99-would-mao-hold-bitcoin-with-roger-huang/
It was awesome talking about the broader confines of Bitcoin + China including the future of the technical and economic paths they offer in contrast to one another with nostr:npub164q45vfa8prpl7f63stsl9qm9n22v6julkasjdqxjc8kevchsj0sp42rl3.
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until the next time Bitcoin price dips, friends
Remember your heroes:
From top to bottom:
Anna Politkovskaya, Liu Xiaobo, Francisco Ortiz Franco, Aaron Swartz.
Part of the reason why I think Nostr will win, eventually, is that nations understand how to control and co-opt corporations very well, but don't understand how to do it with protocols.
There is no clear "face" or "villain" to paint. This is important because now Elon is seen as controlling X, which makes it an easy target and reduces the attack surface.
Maduro, the hamfisted and bloody tyrant calls Elon out - Starmer, the incompetent looking to implement force to cover up his failings has also side eyed Elon. This has come up with "left-wing governments" like Lula's Brazil as well. The sentiment makes for sport and is the kind of emotional BS that politicians ply to control their peoples every day. But this sort of attack is confusing at best when it comes to Nostr and Bitcoin - because who exactly do you attack? "Shadow coders" isn't as easy to define as "Elon Musk".
if you find yourself caring about Bitcoin's short-term price trajectory, remind yourself not to care about Bitcoin's short-term price trajectory
Proton Wallet got suspended by that cursed X/blue bird app. nostr:npub18s4zkd0wjq5gkthz4paw2704ty4s354wcp2krvxy0sewz3g9z2cs73ydrt is still on Nostr, not suspended, as things should be.
The plebs are the core of it all 🤠
Nice seeing you as well! Damus booth looked lit
It was great to see a lot of in-person Nostr engagement and meetings in Nashville. Normalize sharing npubs
Wish I could but probably too much of a trek for this one :(
Switch back and forth, so I think I was on Primal when I answered you
Ah yeah sorry, I got confused myself, I'm finding this on Amythyst
Yeah I think WoT works for established people on the network, but not sure what stops people from registering more plausible IDs (say Twitch streamers?) who aren't currently on Nostr
I'm seeing two accounts if you search for jack@primal.net, I'll edit and link though. 
That's a good point on non-custodial NIP-05s - I'll look into taking the leap with thr domains I have
One of the most common questions I get is - will China unban Bitcoin? To save you a click, no. But it's well-worth diving into the whys and hows.
Looks like we're starting to get fake accounts like Jack@primal.net on Nostr, but that's defrayed by the trust gained by Jack's main account. A sophisticated attacker might spawn accounts that aren't on the platform already, making things difficult to track. Right now, Nostr's verification process is longest-standing npub with most followers, but perhaps, in time, there should be tracking on people who zap back and forth as "verification". This has the incidental benefit of getting people to use Bitcoin/LN even if they're not Bitcoiners.