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Harrison Friedes
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AI for Individual Rights at the Human Rights Foundation, Founder & President of Freedom Lab NYC , Chair of Fat Cat Fab Lab.

I don't think Nostr will win until it's hyperconvenient to use.

(Ratings are my own and may be inaccurate)

The future is bright with nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgzqtdq0

Realizing the problem is the first step to solving it. While there's no immediate actionable step, I think it lies somewhere in using Bitcoin and building local communities in order to opt out of fiat politics. Being open minded about how power being misused is indicative of being open minded towards solutions, and possibly even searching for how one can be a part of them. This is 100x times better than believing the legacy media headlines one reads, which is still a huge problem and far closer to the opiate of the masses than not believing them is.

I've seen a few prominent figures do it. I think it's less about getting them to say yes, and more about getting the clarity that they reserve the right to misrepresent you if they say no.

Replying to Avatar Frank Corva

Here’s what NPR didn’t share from the interviews I did with them (four in total) for the most recent episode of Planet Money:

•That while it’s awkward for most Bitcoin enthusiasts to have the political class here now, it’s better that they are here so that we can have conversations about Bitcoin out in the open with them, instead of conversations on the topic happening behind closed doors.

•That it’s a good thing that the U.S. government is no longer antagonistic toward Bitcoin, because there are activists and others living under authoritarian regimes globally who rely on bitcoin as a money of last resort, and if the U.S. is openly hostile to it, it gives more leverage to the leaders of those authoritarian regimes.

•That Bitcoin is the separation of money and state, but that doesn’t mean the state won’t have something to say about it. And that, again, it’s better that Bitcoin enthusiasts and industry leaders are at the table to have those conversations with politicians.

•(I believe I also told the reporter about the work Gridless is doing in Africa, which is incentivizing the growth of renewable energy, and that Bitcoin shouldn’t be a bipartisan issue and that some Democrats like Ro Khanna see the benefits of it, but I’m not totally sure of that.)

In total, I spoke with the reporter who interviewed me for somewhere between 20 and 30 minutes and they clipped two lines from what I said so to fit them into the narrative they wanted to craft.

While I get that this is how journalism works - that all reporters have a bias - I wanted to weigh in to let you all know that what I shared was manipulated to fit an agenda.

I used to defend NPR’s public funding, as I thought the organization served a public good, but I no longer feel that way.

If they refuse to tell the whole Bitcoin story, they no longer have my support.

The move for interviewing with legacy media may be to make it a condition for them to release the unedited interview before agreeing to speak with them on the record.

We had a great time at the How to Mine Bitcoin Workshop, thank you

nostr:nprofile1qqs9j7m9ra94knyheefyneakw3tjxrr09rv73r0f4wxuy8m6xj0varctlzhk4 for teaching!

"The merchant who understands bitcoin will unavoidably and inevitably drive the shift to bitcoin payments." — nostr:nprofile1qqs8dzjwlrgdzltmgmmzg50l3jpr3hxv357hj03rjut5jsfm5ugtv9gn0vuws

We're hosting our first workshop on how to mine bitcoin - designed specifically for the beginner. If you're in NYC on the 24th come check it out!

https://plektos.app/event/naddr1qvzqqqrukvpzqmlvjjwes6askgt0prnh3tzfdqwfuzx7h88a9juch4zrwlaaqa20qq5xyet8d9hxuetjyaej6am0wf4hx6r0wqaz66r0wukhgmedd45kuefdvf5hgcm0d9hqsk8mzj

Replying to Avatar Alex Pecorilla

I vibecoded a Bitcoin Mining Calculator ⚡

Use it to forecast how much you'd mine and your profitability 📈

Try it here => https://alexpecorilla.com/mining-calculator.html

Thanks nostr:nprofile1qyw8wue69uhhqct69ej8jmnfwqh8xctsduh8qap6xsurgwp0qyvhwumn8ghj7cn0w4hxxetj9ehx7um5wfjk2tndv5hsqgr0aj2fmxrtkzepduyww79vf95pe8sgm6uul5ktnz75gdmlh5r4fuzhtc6t for recommending I make it a web app 🙏

#Bitcoin #BitcoinMining #VibeCoding #AI

Amazing!!

To compete with existing event platforms, most important will be capturing user's email (making it required to RSVP) for event organizer's to use to email blast them later.

DM's are neutral in terms of value added IMO, but if/when a Nostr messaging service becomes dominant could be very helpful.

One of the cool things about Bitcoin is that wealthier countries tend to be overregulated, giving less developed countries a chance to get ahead in adoption. That said, the big picture goal is to increase privacy as much as possible to make regulation less and less feasible across the board.

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