Skeptical of this level of hype for Nostr specifically. Feels a lot like the first MP3 player, but we have yet to see the iPod. But as an overall concept, yeah protocol based social media is it, and it’s here to stay.
Bitcoin is apolitical.
Bitcoin is political in the sense that EVERYTHING is political, or can be made into a political issue. And, it will absolutely disrupt the current political system.
But money should not be political, and fiat inherently is, just like religion should not be political, but the church inherently used to be (before separation of church and state).
Religion is apolitical, but separation of church and state was probably considered highly political.
Money is apolitical, but separation of money and state is highly political.
Bitcoin is raw mathematical information. It’s a simple ledger of “who owns what”. It is certainly a societal force, but it is not inherently political.
The fact that bitcoin is apolitical is exactly why it needs to and will win.
It’s crazy how foreign self custody is to people as a concept.
If I had to choose between:
Candidate A, whose platform I agree with, but wouldn’t be caught dead in a long form, unedited interview.
and
Candidate B, whose platform I disagree with, but can have a relaxed, 2-3 hour unedited conversation with Joe Rogan.
Gotta be honest, I’m probably voting B.
Is it just me, or are comedians some of the hardest hitting interviewers out there?
Joe Rogan, Jon Stewart, Russell Brand, etc aren’t reputable journalists, but I love the fearless curiosity and burning desire to say what everyone wants to say.
You don’t have to agree with the conclusions they come to (I often don’t) but listening to them is WELL worth hearing the questions they ask.
Money is not hope.
Our souls have a God-sized hole, and bitcoin, being objectively finite, is more honest about the fact that it cannot fill that hole.
Bitcoin is not hope.
“Gen Z is the future, we need to make sure they understand bitcoin.”
IMO, no. They’re the generation that’s not going to know how it works, and that won’t be a bad thing. When bitcoin is WIDELY adopted, most people won’t know how it works.
Millennials are going to be the ones to truly turn the tide. Gen X, and boomers for that matter, are NOW, and Millennials are NOW AND the future.
Time to W-key.
Me, to the $5 wrench attacker:
“You just brought a $5 wrench to a $6 wrench fight”
*pulls out $6 wrench
The real defense against the $5 wrench attack:
A $5 wrench.
That’s right. Wrench duel. Only true way to secure your coins. En garde mf.
Fun to watch 7 figure transactions just… fly by every now and then. Really makes you aware how far adoption has come, as early as we still are.
“Bitcoin can’t be used for anything physical, and is therefore worthless.”
Yes, because the fact that I can turn my paper money into a bag when it’s worth less than the utility of folded/stitched cloth is the stability we really need.
“Bitcoin isn’t backed by anything. It’s worth less than tulips or even dirt, because at least you can use them for things if they go to zero. I can’t even throw darts at it.”
Me: Hm. Yep, you’re right, fiat does have that advantage over bitcoin.
Money is information
“Bitcoin is for hackers and money-launderers”
No - bitcoin is for people that want the security of knowing their community will not and CANNOT take advantage of them by manipulating the money.