Sorry for invoking AI. I guess i'm not entirely a free thinker. I guess that the answer is that it depends on the goal, and why you made it.
How does hedonism vs happyness play out in setting a goal? Say to save up 10000?
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In terms of setting a financial goal like saving up $10,000, the approach taken by someone who follows hedonistic principles versus someone who seeks happiness could differ significantly:
Hedonist perspective: A hedonist might set this goal because achieving it would allow them to purchase items or experiences that immediately bring them pleasure, such as luxury goods, vacations, or exclusive events. They might prioritize spending money on these pleasures rather than focusing on long-term savings strategies. Additionally, they may struggle to maintain motivation when faced with sacrifices required to reach the goal, since delayed gratification goes against their core beliefs.
Happiness-focused perspective: Someone striving for happiness might view saving up $10,000 as part of a larger plan to achieve financial stability and security. This could involve creating a budget, cutting back on unnecessary expenses, and investing in assets that will generate income or appreciate in value over time. Their primary motivation would be to improve their overall quality of life and well-being, rather than just chasing immediate pleasures. They would likely be willing to make temporary sacrifices to reach their goal, understanding that doing so contributes to their long-term happiness.
Spend and replace.
I can't seem to live without using lightning sats almost daily these days.
What say you? #asknostr
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That depends on how effective chainanalysis is against #lightning, and whether #cashu fixes this.
Have you tried https://nostr.com/clients
Can anyone answer this for me pls? 🤔 #asknostr
https://video.nostr.build/509e1d7fbcab69b6aad7c1dfe60bea74b04e55b18a5153e3b0c30f9072de4a75.mp4
I'm no psychologist but
Hedonism is a philosophical doctrine that regards pleasure and happiness as the highest good. It advocates the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain as the primary goals in life.
Maybe it's something like that.
I think the issue is my environment. I have been surrounded by sheeple my whole life, and have never been able to successfully operate in the gray market without it blowing up in my face. The whole prisoner's delimma dynamic only works in your favor when the mafia has your back.
Inflows vs outflows. If my investments succeed then i would be limited in my ability to spend them. I would arguably be less sovereign because i would have to operate via some proxy between the gray market and white market. Paying rent, or a house payment would be difficult. Sure I could probably live as a minimalist, but i would still depend on other people to function. My lanlord has to run a credit check, proof of employment, etc. Live like a drug dealer?
If you buy KYC-free and P2P no one should be able to know you bought crypto in the first place.
If you aren't already familiar - get comfortable using privacy tools. Use a good VPN like Mullvad or IVPN and/or Tor. Keep your real identity completely separate and don't mix them. Create an email specifically for these things with Proton or Tuta. Use email aliases and temporary emails where you can. Use burner numbers or no-kyc sms verification websites when they're needed to create accounts. Use encrypted messengers like Signal, SimpleX, Session, XMPP (OMEMO), or PGP to communicate.
#1:
Best way would probably be to withdraw physical cash and send cash-by-mail using LocalMonero, Bisq, HodlHodl. Or find crypto ATMs near you with little to no info required and buy using cash.
For a bit more convenience and speed you can use payment apps like Cashapp, Paypal, Zelle, etc on those sites above. There is no way for them to know you sent a payment for crypto unless you say that. You can make up a reason or simply leave the memo blank. If you just use common sense and avoid suspiciously large amounts, you won't draw any attention either...but I'm sure you want to be extra cautious after what happened and I don't blame you.
#2:
If you know friends/family/someone that already buys crypto off exchanges anyway, and doesn't plan on changing that, you can get them to act as your proxy. Ask them to buy you crypto and pay them for it for a slight premium to incentivize them. Ask them if you can buy something they're already planning to buy or pay bills for them in exchange for crypto.
#3:
Sell stuff for crypto locally, over Telegram groups, or on p2p markets:
https://t.me/bitcoinp2pmarketplace
https://anarkio.codeberg.page/markets/
Monerozon and PeerShop allow you to buy anons something on Amazon and get paid in Monero. You wont know the person or their address, they wont know who you are, and Amazon won't know you're getting paid in Monero. Fairly new though so not much traffic atm.
Last method I can think of is to freelance, work under the table, or do odd jobs and ask them to pay you in crypto.
I'm sure I'm forgetting a few things...
Check my profile for links and more info
I'm not telling you what to do this is just me thinking out loud. This is just how I would do it if I was in a similar situation.
All of that sounds great, but none of it addresses the core issue. Having to face my auditor. They are adversarial. This is no secret. They are this way to deter non-compliance. You are guilty until proven innocent. The only reason i didn't go to jail was because i had nothing to hide. It's like a 3 year long police interrogation.
What about https://github.com/Start9Labs/start-os
Just learned about it today.
I have not tried startos, etc, only kubernetes. Umbrel i hear is easy, but also haven't tried. I don't see the incentive to run a node. Especially in the cloud. Seems expensive.
The number of implementations of the protocol may grow in time if this thing catches on. It's too early to tell. One thing i have noticed is that nobody wants to run their own hardware. I'm waiting for all the nosr relays to live on aws, azure etc. Is that decentralized?
Bitcoin is like fiat. Try using it with privacy. Let me know how it goes.
My measuring stick is which platform is more decentralized. I'm not a protocol developer, but i can sort of see how a DHT might be better. Bittorrent proved that DHTs work, so long as the DHT keys are network endpoints, yada yada. What he said in that post. Again, i'm no expert here.
Because nobody has convinced me that nostr is more decentralized than a DHT
https://twitter.com/peterktodd/status/1759151430336737645?s=46
I know a few people who are intellegent, but they are cowards. Not trying to say intellegent people are cowards, but i don't think intellegence is the correct metric here.
I don't blame you. I am more interested in the platform they have built that is open source. I want to build a decentralized app on it. This was how I was introduced to it:
Yes i am actively working with them. They are online and sending me screenshots of the error. The image is only ~600kb
Sorry, this may not be obvious, but i am basically operating as if i will be audited for every transaction that i do. I've already been audited, and i don't see why they couldn't do it again just for good measure.