Free markets are more productive because more ideas compete to provide value to you.

A global free market equals faster deflation with every person in the world becoming wealthier as the productivity gains flow to them in the form of lower prices.

But, that comes at a direct cost to those extracting value from the world through a control system that gains its power…..by stealing ours.

Our world and each of us in it makes perfect sense.

Just a mirror reflection of two different operating systems with the system you give your energy to, reinforcing your reality.

The one based on coercion, control, and scarcity! An extractive model, preying on fear while the majority make it stronger (in their minds) by their actions within it.

Or

The one based on truth, hope, and abundance. A cooperative model - where we see that we are all connected.

#Bitcoin and freedom tech.

Choose wisely!

We are having a boy! Exciting day!

GM

Watching the Northern lights dance above me while swimming in the cold ocean water past the arctic circle is something I will never forget as long as I live.

Gn nostr

- Shot on Canon EOSr

- Aperture f3.5

- RF 15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM

- ISO 2000-4000

- 6-15s exposure

- 15mm

#lofoten #photography #photostr #norway

50. Bitcoin and Crowdfunding: A New Way to Raise Funds

Bitcoin facilitates crowdfunding, enabling start-ups and projects to raise funds directly from investors without going through traditional channels.

Blockchain-based crowdfunding platforms enable entrepreneurs to propose innovative ideas and receive financial backing without the barriers imposed by banks or institutional investors.

#bullishbounty #bitcoin #btc

#nostr #zap #zapathon

The last days were a reminder for myself that time with your loved ones is the most precious thing in the world.

I try to live by this every day.

1) I try to focus my social media usage to connect and communicate (aka spend time) with people I dearly love but are far from home

2) I try to stack sats not for having more sats per se but being able to use them to spend more time with my family

3) I try to be present in the moment when meeting new people or having a conversation to truly get to know them

4) I try to be thankful for every second someone spends with me and not uselessly waste any of other peoples time

Time is so incredibly precious…

I regularly suck at living by theses standards. I need to remind myself more often about this… GN 🧡

Uncomfortable Nostr Reality check:

I've tried to Nostr-pill all my YouTube friends (some of them have incredible amounts of subs), but none of them care about the censorship resistance or decentralization. Even though they know Nostr exists, they have no incentive yet to come here. Their audience would follow them anywhere, but they need the tools to create community communications.

It's a sad reality, but it all comes down to usability, UX, and ultimately the easiness of paying and signing up for the community. None of these can afford to have a sign-up problem or issues with someone being interested in joining the community/their platform. It needs to work flawlessly and feel and look professional. Some of them charge $3-5k a year just to get access to this closed space, and people are willing to pay for this.

Another big pain point is community management. All of these YouTubers create these platforms to help their audience have a safe place to communicate with each other and build their own tribe.

Nostr is capable of facilitating all of this - we're just not there yet. We need to somehow invest so much more into UX and design.

All of this will come when the time is due. So, knowing that all of this is possible and that ultimately, Nostr will be powering most of these via the social graph, is what makes me extremely bullish. But also, let's not get ahead of ourselves and expect them to come already.

The UX and features are not there yet for these people. I am more than happy to help anybody trying to make this a reality. I want nothing more than having these people join Nostr. But I also totally understand their pain points. So, if you're a dev or a company working on this, please feel free to reach out - I can tell you all the issues they told me. Or just tell me how to best do this; maybe I can jump on a podcast so the issues are open-sourced for the whole community to hear.

#nostrdesign #asknostr

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