15/365 The Floor Lamp #olas365

It's bullish.

Still under £100k

100k what?

I sure hope not. I would welcome a 10 to 20k drop. 🤞🏻

Lolz No

we can mention npubs on #notedeck now?

npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424

if you paste an npub it recognizes the mention. thats not too bad for now.

I'm not religious. There is no combination of words in the English language that you can use to convince me otherwise.

Sometimes, though, I wish there was. To admit anything else would be a lie.

Christianity is on the rise amongst bitcoiners, and I sometimes think of my own experiences with religion because of this.

I grew up in America with the Greek Orthodox church. I was an alter boy, and I went to Greek school after normal school. We were taught Greek culture, religious topics, language, etc.

The church was my social center. More than that, it was an aesthetically pleasing place.

The Byzantine iconography. The smells of incense. The feel of the pews. The beautiful hymns chanted in Greek. The taste of the Eucharist.

As a youth & young adult, the divine liturgy was an experience for the senses. I wanted to believe. The idea of a greater power watching over us is very powerful. It gives a man purpose.

Alas, I could not believe. I do not believe. It's not me.

True believers show up every Sunday, but there are also the ones present for the social aspects. It's what they grew up with. They go through the motions, live their lives as decent humans, but are likely too afraid to confront their beliefs.

I couldn't respect myself if I did this. I can't be inauthentic to myself and to the true believers in attendance.

Being honest with myself meant leaving the church. It was like denouncing the club, removing myself from a social circle that was the foundation for much of my life.

It left a space that I've done my best to fill.

I think the world would be a better place if everyone lived by the general teachings of Jesus. If we were kind to others. Love your neighbor, forgive people, and all that. This is decent human behavior.

I try to live my life this way, but it is not easy.

This post isn't a cry for help. Deep down, I'm not trying to be convinced. Much like my journey with the carnivore diet, and diet in general, only my own experiences will convince me. I remain unconvinced.

I'm glad some of you are true believers, and I wish you peace and happiness on your spiritual journies. 🧡

Bitfinex hack

You can post your nsec 😬🔥

Good Morning Nostr 🐶✌️🫂

Interesting 👀

#Bitcoin

Instead of migrating to Nostr—where you’re *not* the product, nor a slave to a closed-source algorithm—people are flooding to yet another Chinese-owned centralized platform.

The reality is that 99% of people do not actually care about censorship resistance and free speech; they just want their dopamine fix.

They do not care about “decentralization” or client optionality. In fact, they hate having options, because it forces them to make decisions, which are scary.

They do not care if they are a a slave to an opaque algorithm that influences them in unknown ways, as long as it continues to feed their dopamine addiction.

They just want to escape the drudgery of their daily life by scrolling ad infinitum.

If you are on Nostr right now, you are part of the 1%