As an infrequent ‘noter’ my nostr experience was starting to get a bit stale. In the last few days I switched back to TestFlight #Damus, activated #zapplepay, downloaded #Primal and started following various hashtags. Such a difference! The pace of innovation is crazy. Adoption is going to come in waves 🌊 - some small, some large, but always continuous.
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So nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx gave an absolute masterclass on the problems with Musk's current Twitter approach on WBD, starting at the 17m mark. It's a great advertisement for Nostr and I recommend everyone watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ms-dE6aasA
I've been retweeting or reposting Odell's various observations on this topic for a while and so I'm happy to share this too, including on Twitter today, even as a filthy blue-check myself.
Where I disagree with Odell (slightly) is on tactics. He thinks people should give up blue checks in protest. And that's a very fair position. I don't disagree, especially for someone like Odell with a purist position and a generally cypherpunk audience.
But I think there are multiple successful paths on this. I have always been a Twitter fan, and my normie audience is there. I wanted to be able to pay for better UX and anti-impersonation defenses for years before they became available. Just because Musk is running it doesn't mean I won't pay for helpful services, especially if they protect my audience. Real people lose money to Lyn Alden impersonation scams if they can't tell my account from others, and I directly hear from them when it happens. It's always heartbreaking.
So, I'm on the offensive, not the defensive. The way I view it, unless or until someone censors me on Twitter, they're locked in there with me, rather than me being locked in there with them. If having a blue check reduces the success rate of impersonation scams and amplifies my reach at calling out Twitter's problems, I'll have the blue check. What I absolutely *won't* do is change what I say based on a blue check. If anything, I purposely overdo it to the opposite and exaggerate my criticisms on purpose to push back against platform incentives.
Two simultaneous approaches:
1) Call out the problem on Twitter. Don't give Musk a pass. Point out that a pro-freedom, pro-anonymity view doesn't match with what is going on there. Don't let his rhetoric disguise his inaction. If Twitter cares about freedom and anonymity then they will offer a paid option that doesn't require identity (e.g. the "orange check" bitcoin payment.) Until something like that, they are LARPing and are fair to criticize as such.
2) Have your foot here on Nostr and on decentralization technologies generally. In the long run, I think this is the future. And more importantly, I hope it is.
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Absolute game changer! Will be using this service for sure!
Just a reminder that the 3iQ bitcoin ETF ($QBTC) allows for the redemption of units into bitcoin.
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/the-bitcoin-fund-s-redemption-options-869685845.html
Been thinking about this lately - how to convert BTCC from an RRSP into cold storage when the time comes. I don’t think Purpose offers redemption but I’m sure it would be KYC in any case. I think better to withdraw cash and buy non KYC.
What are your thoughts on using bank transfers (say Interac eTransfer in Canada) to buy on Robosats or Bisq in terms of privacy/risk?
Success! Repurposed an old laptop into a #[0] Embassy! Syncing #Bitcoin Core. Feels good!
“Get your house in order’” - #[0]
🫡 Just set up a bare bones Bitcoin Core node. Next step is a DIY #[1] Embassy on an old laptop and then non KYC stacking flow.
CD94: Bank Crisis and Bitcoin with Jesse Myers
BLOCK: 780957
PRICE: 4100 sats per dollar
TOPICS: Bank Failures, Bailouts, Contagion, Fractional Reserve Ponzi Banks, Inflation, Money Without Trust, Corporate Treasuries, Stay Humble and Stack Sats
https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch/cd94-bank-crisis-and-bitcoin-with-jesse-myers/
Great Dispatch! Best summary of the past week I’ve heard. Loved the musings on Satoshi. #[0]
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600 days in a row!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqyLYW3aYAALOGz?format=jpg&name=large
So I’m not the only one to forget that pesky @ 😂
This was fun to put together. After 120 shows of the #Bitcoin Fundamentals Podcast, I picked 5 moments that were really instrumental for my own learning. These were some of the guests involved: #[1] #[2] #[3] #[4] #[5] #[6] #[7]
Watch: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=raxpm9Qu7rI&feature=youtu.be
I forgot how much I love that epic rant by npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc !! So good!!
Zapped! If you setup Lightning Tip Bot we will all be able to see the zaps under your post. ⚡️ ⚡️
Finally able to send my first zap! Feels good.
I’ve mostly been a lurker on all social media platforms. Nostr is different - no algorithm to misalign incentives makes for more truthful interactions. Seems like a good way to test thoughts and ideas. Plus, it seems like way too much fun not to post!
Won’t be able to make it tonight but I’m going to try and be there more regularly this year. Gotta build the community in this City!
#[0] ! This week’s show knocked it out of the park! One of my favourite podcasts in quite a while. It’s going to be one of my go to resources for pre-coiners. Keep them coming! https://fountain.fm/episode/13450232586