Seedsigner 0.7.0 will indeed be a staggering update

#FOSS freedom tech

You gotta read it before you shelf it

Respectfully, your post makes assumptions about why people might choose to value Bitcoin. You initially suggested that the ability to move jurisdictions was the "main" value prop. I think that's a highly flawed argument.

Surely some will value that attribute but others may be quite happy and settled in their jurisdiction and simply want debasement protection without the hassle or risk of self custody.

It's up to each individual to create a value judgment against personal opportunity cost of time and energy for everything in their life, including owning, studying, custodying Bitcoin.

If fiat end times are nigh and tyranny abounds sufficiently ominously, they'll adjust their value dials accordingly or get swallowed up.

No one cares what you say you're going to do

Just do it without seeking the unearned approval/validation on the front end by saying you'll do the thing

If you tell me you're going to stop drinking this year, you 100% will fail

If you tell me you haven't had a drink in a year, damn that's impressive

My most recent orange pill 24 hours later

Bitcoin seems to attract extremely intelligent humans

Bullish

Separate money and state

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Wouldn't such a hodl curve mean you're unable to pass on any energy to your descendants upon death?

The "wallet #3" hype feels extremely left curve.

The notion you can decipher buys and sells from on chain data also seems flimsy at best.

And then you get tip shamed at the register for that salad.

Do you want to tip 15%, 25% or Other for this 60 second interaction?

Was pondering today at what age I'll own the peak Bitcoin in my life. For OG Bitcoiners with weak hands this day very well may be in the past. For pleb Bitcoiners it is hopefully in the future.

Age 45? 55?

The BTC hodl chart over an individual's lifetime would be interesting to see.

My current rando normie orange pill drive by seed bomb goes something like this:

"You work for those dollars while they just print it. #Bitcoin is money the government can't print.

I'll take some fire sauce please."

#plebchain

Getting what you want != joy or fulfillment

Joy and fulfillment are on the far side of service

There's no such thing as #retirement in the animal kingdom (of which we're members)

We have to move to live

The Pro is the amateur option.

You want the fanless Air.

Things are exactly as they are supposed to be, for they could be no other way.

Remember when the $5 footlong depegged?

Sad day in America

"Proof of work is inherently past-tense"

wise and timely words from nostr:npub17tyke9lkgxd98ruyeul6wt3pj3s9uxzgp9hxu5tsenjmweue6sqq4y3mgl dev @KeithMukai

(can't find your npub Kieth, someone hook me up)

I deleted my Twitter app when I saw Elon flippantly tell RealJamesWoods to delete his account. Against the backdrop of all the Linda Yaccarino WEF bullshit they're doing, that really pissed me off. It felt tone deaf.

I'm not strong enough to delete my account yet, but not having the app has been a forcing function to curate my Nostr experience to serve me a little better.

🍻 Cheers my autistic freedom tech freaks

#plebchain

Lost their minds they have not (Yoda voice)

They support the common cantillionaire, not the common man.

Judge them not (Yoda voice)

They follow the incentives our ancestors laid out for them. Satoshi gave us the tool to free ourselves.

Great minds talk about ideas #bitcoin

Average minds talk about events #politics

Small minds talk about people #gossip

Didn't remove blue check (didn't have one), just deleted the damn app finally.

Are there any small business accounting products out right now that help business owners accept USD and BTC, tracking USD transaction price and cap gains on HODLed coins?

You've reminded me how glad I am to be done with school

You know we answer the same questions over and over as new people come in. We do it with love of course. We can't hit every nuance and possible decision tree every time... Like what about multisig!!! That's an encyclopedia Britannica in and of itself!

I try to answer the question as directly as possible, with a little context to guide potential curiosity, and then wait to see what questions they have next.

Talking through things with new community members, even if sometimes repetitive, is always rewarding and keeps you sharp.

Once you fully grok Bitcoin it's easy to forget what it was like before.

An analogy that works for me is food. I was raised by a single mother on a fiat diet. I am processed food through and through.

Logically I know organic single ingredient foods are superior, and if I could grow my own food that would be even better.

The reality is I have grown comfortable with convenient food and often still choose to allocate my time and energy to other areas of my life. I don't eat total shit, make better choices where I can, and yet still don't get mentally jacked up to redesign my entire nutrition life in a trustless, self-sovereign way.

Normies who don't get or care about Bitcoin might feel similarly about Bitcoin as I do about food. They might logically understand the government inflates away their currency and still not care enough to do anything about it. Their time and energy are already allocated to raising their kids, staying employed, or whatever else they have going on.

It's hard to break free from the fiat matrix and grok Bitcoin. Everyone has their own thing going on and likely won't change until they feel enough pain with the status quo.

A question that comes up often in the nostr:npub17tyke9lkgxd98ruyeul6wt3pj3s9uxzgp9hxu5tsenjmweue6sqq4y3mgl community chat: When generating the 24 words, is it recommended to add a passphrase? Or is it enough without it, thank you very much

My answer: This all depends on you and your personal threat models. Cryptographically, a 24 word seed is going to be as secure as an attacker having to pick a single atom in the observable universe to guess your key. Never happening. (someone correct me if I've got that wrong)

But if you leave your 24 words in your underwear drawer, your kids dumbass friend can find and steal your money very easily.

Adding a passphrase prevents someone from being able to steal your money with your 24 words, but also introduces the risk that your forget your passphase and lose access to your own money.

There's no free lunch in personal responsibility. Every option has trade offs. Complexity and security must both be monitored.

Best generic advice I might give a new Bitcoiner is to play around with all options until you feel like you personally understand well the technology and tradeoffs involved to make educated decisions.

You want to sleep well at night. Find the self custody solution that gives you the best sleep.