Wen can I download SOS model?

Only gonna ask one last time

Why do you have a little calculator in your butt?

Depends on their pain point or initial interest.

If they understand decentralized money and censorship resistant transactions then they'll understand decentralized social interaction and censorship resistant communication. The two have a beautiful symbiotic relationship. You cannot have one without the other. If we can't communicate freely, we can't transact freely. There's your podcast.

good for noobs

Finally back to normal, if there even is such a thing. The last couple of weeks were a whirlwind, as is to be expected if a lot of bitcoiners are at the same place at the same time.

Bitcoin Atlantis was a fantastic event, as many others have mentioned before me. It was so good to see everyone. New friends, old friends, brothers and sisters, even classmates and family. Yes, family.

To me, the gathering that happened on this strange island in the middle of the Atlantic felt more like an extended family gathering than a conference, which is what made it so beautiful. Exhausting? Yes. Strange? Definitely. But also full of love, tears of joy, and a deep sense of "togetherness" that only families can provide. Strange uncles and all.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: cherish these times. We're still in the early days, and as bitcoin marches on and grows, and as bitcoinization proceeds, what is strange and extraordinary now will soon be normal and ordinary.

The internet is magic, as are mobile phones. Yet we don't have any "internet people" anymore, not in the "bitcoiner" sense, to bridge the analogy. In certain places and for certain people bitcoin is already normalized, and what used to be mind-blowing just 12 months ago simply isn't anymore. We get used to things too quickly, even magic. We adjust, we get bored, and we fail to appreciate how far we have come.

I'm writing this as a sip my morning coffee, a coffee that I will pay in sats outright, with zaps I've received on nostr. Isn't that magical? Yet it's very normal to me. I have to pinch myself every day to make sure it is real.

It's hard to comprehend how much sweat, blood, tears, and pain were necessary to make all of this work. Bitcoin. Lightning. Nostr. The myriad of tools, libraries, capital, and infrastructure required so that you can zap me and I can pay for this coffee. Instantly. Global. Without anyone's permission. We say that Bitcoin is magic internet money for a reason, so please take a step back and appreciate the magic. Appreciate how far we've come.

It's easy to get lost in the thick of it all when you're close to the grindstone. I know there's people out there that question themselves, wondering why they keep working on all this stuff, asking themselves if they make a difference. I know because I'm one of these people sometimes. I know because some of my friends are struggling, and have been struggling for a while. I see you, and if I could I'd give you a hug twice a day.

But most days we're not in the same place at the same time, so let me say the following instead: You matter. Your contributions matter. You just being around matters.

That's why physical events are so important. It's borderline impossible to feel stuff through a computer screen. But once you meet people in person—your people, the people that, for one reason or another, are perfectly aligned with you—you can FEEL it. You can really feel it. You can feel that it matters, that the tide is shifting, that the freedom tech we are working on changes the very real lives of very real people.

It was wonderful to meet all of you. Peace & Love, and please take care of each other. 🙏🧡

A welcome clarification. I knew what you meant. My position with politicians though is that it’s almost always premature to call it…

I’m rereading your last comment.

Of course I have no problem with power. What is freedom, ultimately? The legitimate use of power within certain bounds. What is property? Obviously exclusive power over some things, power to direct its energy to one or another end.

The problem I have is power for power’s sake, where it becomes power over others, and therefore a transgression of others’ freedom. For me maximum virtue lies in inhibition of power, in restraining the instinct to exert one’s will where it is legitimate to do so. And that is over one’s body and property and, through voluntary interaction, over other domains.

Hardly the stuff to create myths and appear in History books, but great in its own way.

Thanks for your reply and for linking to further material. Here to learn.

My intuition is that there is greater virtue to be found in the anonymous responsible man than in any historical figure since the filter to make it into historical literature (heroic prowess, so to speak) is often murderous imposition of one’s will on others. History, as it is too often recounted, is the History of States, and of those who have been most and least capable of wielding its power. And I am a Historian myself.

In any case I think we can reconcile admiration for bold, strong, heroic individuals with warranted skepticism and criticism of abuses of power.

Alright Svetski, I’m happy to see Milei win as well but might be a little early to be taking his dick ALL THE WAY IN, bro 😂. You might wanna slow down champ. A lot of statism and deep authoritarian simp here my guy. “STRONG PATERNAL ENGERY” “MILEI THE SHEPHERD” You gunning for Bitcoiner Simp In Chief for Milei’s Argentina like Max & Stacy are for El Salvador?

I’m all for the “Libertarians don’t understand that abdicated responsibility is usurped by tyrants”. The problem I have with that mindset (when used to justify fascistic strong men) is that strong men are in a position to prevent me from taking responsibility.

It’s great that Milei is charismatic and convinces people, but what ultimately matters is that he’s giving people the chance to be responsible, giving them the freedom to succeed.

And yes, as a Libertarian I believe freedom is asserted, not received. What we need is not a society of sheep lead by a lion, but a society made up of lions, which is explicitly what Milei has told Argentinians. So strong individuals yes, just no unconditional submission to one, regardless of charisma.

Alexander and Napoleon, admirable as they were on some things, were terrible tyrants and murderers, by the way. There is no wisdom in choosing your tyrant, but in rejecting tyranny.

I'm interested to see if Milei can actually have a sustainable impact, same with Bukele for that matter. Maybe bad times actual creates change but I'd rather decentralisaion over politics.

I’m all for the “Libertarians don’t understand that abdicated responsibility is usurped by tyrants”. The problem I have with that mindset (when used to justify fascistic strong men) is that strong men are in a position to prevent me from taking responsibility.

It’s great that Milei is charismatic and convinces people, but what ultimately matters is that he’s giving people the chance to be responsible, giving them the freedom to succeed.

And yes, as a Libertarian I believe freedom is asserted, not received. What we need is not a society of sheep lead by a lion, but a society made up of lions, which is explicitly what Milei has told Argentinians. So strong individuals yes, just no unconditional submission to one, regardless of charisma.

Alexander and Napoleon, admirable as they were on some things, were terrible tyrants and murderers, by the way. There is no wisdom in choosing your tyrant, but in rejecting tyranny.

jfc I remember how toxic and obnoxious you were back few years ago on Twitter and on podcasts

Whomever put the idea of Calming tf down and focusing on positivity saved you