Any nonprofits/causes done any fundraising on here yet? Receive zaps, post “proof-of-work” of the cause? Would be pretty cool.

Some ideas of how I may do this for my org:

- raise money for professional clothes for our high school students going to internships

- transportation costs (subway, bus) for low-income folks to get to their jobs

- student scholarships

why

I can be out here dancing with the stars. I can't let my family starve.. i go hard... That's our God.

on Twitter I was very mindful of who I follow because I want my feed filled with positive energy, but here I feel like I can follow everyone and they will bring the good vibes ✨️

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Illegal things are completely legal when you don't get caught.

If you don't want to end up like these Bitcoiners in cages, take privacy precautions.

- Avoid KYC

- Use coinjoin

- Obfuscate with Lightning

Don't buy from KYC exchanges, buy P2P. Hodlhodl, Peach, Bisq, Robosats etc. depending on where you are.

How much do you want to bet this *1488 user on Nostr is some govt plant.

“Hur der let’s post generic offensive stuff on Nostr.”

Waiting for the over the top “hey guys let’s go ${commit crime}”

"The historical trends of peace, development, cooperation, and mutual benefit are unstoppable."

Been wild watching left and right narratives flip flop the last few years.. Respective supporters also changing on a dime without batting an eye. Seems like most just have a leader, and few have any actual principles.

Our defense budget is so absurdly bloated it isn’t even funny. I can’t even comprehend the ‘nice’ things we could have if our military budget were only 2-3x the next largest.

In order to even find Bitcoin, you have to be explorative, disagreeable and risk taking. To then understand its paradigms and realize it's potential, you have to value the conservatism and stoicism that guides the protocol, the development and the economics of Bitcoin.

A tradition loving anarchist is a very rare and strange bird.

[is that why we now have this OSTRICH as a mascot, and a PURPLE one too? Of all the animals in the world?]

Maybe the philosophy layer of Bitcoin is most appealing to you at some point of your journey, as you feel you can map its principles onto many aspects of your life in an attempt to fix or upgrade them. Do that and take your time, first fix the heartache, then the business. Don't make decisions when you are angry and don't make promises when you are happy.

To learn Bitcoin you must conquered yourself. You erase the weakest parts of yourself, even if it means there's almost nothing left of you. Good. As Laozi said: 'It is the empty space which makes a bowl useful'. Once you're there, don't just stuff that space with the next best thing but safeguard it, apply rules of entry and enjoy the silence within you as you sail the ocean of noise.

For some this comes easier than for others, as they already had the pleasure staring into the abyss -

Your soul has to become whole to not be blindly guided by authority, nor stopped by fear, neither distracted by greed or thrown off course by forces from the outside. A week goes by like a decade, you live a life in a day and you die five times before breakfast. Good company is most important to you, especially when you are alone. Group pressure means nothing to you, you just feel sorry for the individuals lost in that group.

I can hodl alone, that means I'm winning the game but to hodl with friends means winning in life.

Good times!

Rico, 778380

I’m getting really tired of criticisms of unconditional financial support for the war in Ukraine being viewed as “right wing.”

As a progressive, I’m deeply concerned about the military industrial complex and the US’s unconditional support for potentially another forever war. Biden does know people in Ukraine can’t vote for him in the next election, right?