In Lugano, Switzerland, there is now a statue dedicated to Satoshi Nakamoto. From the front, it is almost invisible. #Bitcoin

My wife is pregnant.

These next months are going to be a wild ride.

Wish us luck.

Even when you know a loved one is likely going to pass away soon, it's somehow still a bit of a shock.

My granddad died this morning. It's ok, it was well past his time. I'm sure he's at peace now.

Knowing those things somehow doesn't make it hurt any less though. 💔

Romulus HBO series season 1 is about that.

And it is decent

Constantly hating on Saylor and fanboying for Saylor are two sides of the same coin, imo...

Giving too much importance and attention to any random thing he says. It's cool if he says something valuable, and whatever if he says something silly. The average person is going to have the same tumultuous journey as everyone else and I've come to realize that there's probably no great shortcut. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I've kind of come to the same place with that sort of thing as I have with shitcoins. I used to spend SO much time and energy trying to explain why it's stupid and everyone was going to lose their money... now i just don't care. It's a waste of my time and it never seemed to work anyway. I just make my case to anyone who will listen.

My long-term Bitcoin concerns mostly revolve around apathy.

What if not enough people care to self custody?

What if not enough people care to enforce the rules by running nodes?

What if not enough people care to put in the hard work seeking consensus for improving Bitcoin?

The most important thing is that we continue discussing Bitcoin. The exchange rate is merely a SIGNAL that we have done well SO FAR.

Don't be too quick with your judgement. You never know what people are going through.

Masculinity is under attack lately. But I like masculinity actually.

I know, shocker.

The fact that so few U.S. presidential or vice presidential candidates have had beards in modern history is funny to me. I think men usually look better with facial hair, and the older they get the more likely that is. 20-somthing or 30-something strong jaw dudes often look great without facial hair. But when men are 50 or 60 or whatever, that salt-and-pepper beard is so rad and almost always beats the no-beard weak-chin look. I actually think it's weird that neither Biden nor Trump have a beard. JD Vance looks like shit without a beard. Growing a beard is the best move he ever made, imo. And yet the media is like, "A vice president candidate with a beard?"

Masculinity can be rough around the edges, but that's what we need sometimes. It's usually balanced by other societal aspects. In some societies it gets extreme and needs to be pushed back on. My husband has a temper, but his temper is part of his power and why he impacts the world to the extent that he does. So when I interact with his temper, it's not about eliminating it, but rather it's about appreciating it but making sure it's directed in the right direction.

Masculinity and femininity are good. They don't need to be forced. Nature is diverse but society tries to categorize nature into narrower categories. Feminine men and masculine women are cool too. But that doesn't change the fact that masculine men and feminine women are also cool.

I grew up kickboxing and submission grappling. I'm a tomboy. I'm a feminist in terms of promoting equal gender rights. But at the end of the day, I appreciate masculine men. I was never attracted to men who were weaker than me in any capacity, but rather was always attracted to men with gravitas.

The easiest approach to life is to 1) respect biology as it is but then 2) also appreciate the divergences that inherently exist within it.

Trying to equalize nature is to fight against it. And yet trying to eliminate the diversify of nature is also to fight against it.

Nature is fascinating, and I do my best to appreciate it.

Being a man means duty and obligation.

Duty is the root of masculine love.

A man understands that his duty is a gift, not a burden.

He doesn’t complain because he’s stoic, but because there’s nothing to complain about.

He enjoys being responsible for others.

Seeing those under him happy and healthy.

He knows he provides that and without him the world would be a much darker place for those he loves.

At what price are you buying again?

I'm still learning the BTC game...

The Tao Te Ching was libertarian like 2,500 years before libertarianism became a thing.

Chapter 75: Stephen Mitchell translation:

When taxes are too high,

people go hungry.

When the government is too intrusive,

people lose their spirit.

Act for the people's benefit.

Trust them; leave them alone.

⚖️

GM 🌧️

Meditation is a superpower.

Let me know if you have a practice, I’d love to follow you.

9 principles of nature

1. Nature runs on sunlight.

2. Nature uses only the energy it needs.

3. Nature fits form to function.

4. Nature recycles everything.

5. Nature rewards cooperation.

6. Nature banks on diversity.

7. Nature demands local expertise.

8. Nature curbs excesses from within.

9. Nature taps the power of limits.

Bruce Lee’s Affirmations

1. You will never get any more out of life than you expect

2. Keep your mind on the things you want and off those you don’t

3. Things live by moving and gain strength as they go

4. Be a calm beholder of what is happening around you

5. There is a difference a) the world b) our reaction to it

6. Be aware of our conditioning! Drop and dissolve inner blockage

7. Inner to outer: we start by dissolving our attitude not by altering outer condition

8. See that there is no one to fight, only an illusion to see through

9. No one can hurt you unless you allow him to

10. Inwardly, psychologically, be a nobody

Bitcoiners should stop simping to any political banner or system and realize that they are a new kind of power unto themselves.

It will only be with the full realization of this that peoples will start to organize the new political dynasty and possibilities for a future freed from the lies and corruption of a monetary system that is tied to the current system of party politics.