I miss being unreachable. I can wait to skip my work phone out into the lake one day.

I blasted corny chat with the haul truck brakes....

Sorry guys!

RIP everyone's ears.

#holyfuckhaultrucksareloud

Yeah, it does make you wonder how something so big was ready so fast. It’s like it was just waiting for the right moment. Every little step since then has just chipped away at privacy bit by bit. Makes you think about where it's all heading.

Who on here left the legacy socials already?

When did it become acceptable to normies for governments to read everything you write privately?

Who gave them the right?!

What’s the twisted logic to explain that some rando who knows where can spy on your private exchanges?

So weird.

A lot of people don’t know my story about how I got into bitcoin so here it is…

I was a smart kid from sort of a rough background.

Always academically gifted, but never really applied myself.

I had a keen interest in mathematics and really excelled in school but had a hard time staying out of trouble.

I was in and out of juvie during my early adolescence. Nothing serious. Petty stuff underage drinking. Fighting. Resisting arrest etc…

Even though I had a rough home life I always had a close friend group that I could count on.

One of them got me a job as a janitor at a local college.

I was a lowly janitor but I still had my love for mathematics, so I used to sneak around and finish high level equations that people had left on the chalkboard.

One day a professor confronted me as I was writing an equation down. I told him to fuck off and ran away.

Then I got like mandated to do therapy with this old guy who was all wise and shit anyway I forget how the rest of the movie goes…

Then I got into bitcoin!

And that’s my story.

Understanding Inflation - A Short Explanation

You need to understand the rate of inflation alone is not enough. That lower inflation rates doesn't equal prices going down at all, even a little bit.

Year one, inflation at 8%, a 1 dollar item is now 1.08

Year two, inflation at 12%, a one dollar item from year one, is now 1.21

Year three, inflation at 14%, a one dollar item from year one, is now 1.38

Year four, inflation goes "down" to only 3%, yay we win right?, A one dollar item from year one, is now 1.42.

Inflation is now "low" but the price is cumulative as is the true inflation. The true inflation rate here over 4 years is 42%.

The TV will say "inflation is going down", it isn't a lie, it also isn't the truth. Not to mention what happens if you get a "bad year" next, say just going back to 8% in the next year.

1.42 x 1.08 = 1.53

In year one 8% was 8 cents on the dollar, in year 5 it is 11 cents on the dollar of the previous year. And a total of 53% over 5 years.

Now do it on everything you buy and have to pay for, food, energy, housing, clothing.

Inflation is an at will unregulated tax on every thing you own, buy, sell, etc. It makes the income tax seem benevolent.

If you read this far you now understand the problem more than most so called "economic experts". Those who didn't read this far are likely wondering why things are so bad if the TV people say inflation is down.

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”

―Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

I would love to hear your most obscure book recommendations.

Give me the weirdest, niche book that tickled the neurons in your cranium! I will zap every recommendation, thanks!

#grownostr #plebchain #quotes #nostrafterdark #philosopherpoet #nostr

“I suggest that we should think of the time spent in creative thought, in quiet reflection and contemplation, in mental replenishment, in consolidation of our identity and values in positive terms - not as what it is not, but what it is. It is time to restore our psychological well-being. It is time to promote growth as human beings. It is time to unleash our imaginations.

It is time to protect our sanity. It is time to understand who we are and who we are becoming. ‘Wasting time’ engaged in the activities I've described is far from immoral uselessness. It may be the most important occupation of our minds.”

“Invisibly, almost without notice, we are losing ourselves. We are losing our ability to know who we are and what is important to us. We are creating a global machine in which each of us is a mindless and reflexive cog, relentlessly driven by the speed, noise, and artificial urgency of the wired world.”

~ In Praise of Wasting Time, by Alan Lightman

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Poet and teacher June Jordan on perspective:

"Our earth is round, and, among other things, that means that you and I can hold completely different points of view and both be right. The difference of our positions will show stars in your window I cannot even imagine. Your sky may burn with light, while mine, at the same moment, spreads beautiful to darkness. Still we must choose how we separately corner the circling universe of our experience. Once chosen, our cornering will determine the message of any star and darkness we encounter."

Source: Soulscript​

#grownostr #plebchain #NostrAfterDark #poemstr #poetry #philosopherpoet #perspective

@Dark. There is so much richness to history. It's amazing when mixed with fantasy. Do you know Elden Ring?

#Bitcoin #Satoshis #Freedom #Apocalypse #Music #Movies #Philosophy #Literature

#grownostr #Stoicism #nature

APOCALYPSE ANONYMOUS by

ATOSHI ANARKOMOTO

Forgotten Founder:

Narcís Monturiol In 1859, Narcís Monturiol unveiled the "Ictineo I," the world's first combustion engine-driven submarine. This 23-foot marvel allowed for underwater exploration like never before, equipped with an air purification system that enabled extended dives.

Despite his visionary designs, Monturiol remained largely unrecognized during his lifetime. His contributions laid the groundwork for modern submersibles, paving the way for future underwater exploration.

The legacy of Monturiol is a reminder of the pioneering spirit that drives innovation.

~Narcís Monturiol