nostr:note1xv7qzz82pla5hrkcjecp50ewy68fshtz5cg64ueqe9kf40phtdaqznep28
That outta keep the malware out.
That’s a Wences Casares company. He’s a Bitcoin OG. Due to his family history in Argentina, his focus has always been on inflation protection and separating money from State control.
Clients can rely on Xapo for storing funds and creating a secure system accessible only to valid account holders — articles have been written about underground vaults, and armed guards protecting offline servers and cold storage, etc.
Note, however, that pseudonymity and privacy are not his main focus. So if you are looking for a non-KYC option, this isn’t it.
I agree that it comes down to incentives, as you point out.
Whether it’s a misinterpretation (intentional or not), or an entitled/inflated pancakes v. waffles outrage, or an a attempt at a witty dunk on a perceived enemy to score points, or a pandering to one’s follower set to maintain loyalty, or imposing/expressing an authoritative opinion outside of one’s expertise to increase an audience or relevance…
All of these are driven by an incentive to be seen, feel validated, or get paid. I think it comes down to culture. Note, for example, how Tumblr used to have a unique audience and content creation. It was different than MySpace or Facebook. Some of that had to do with how these platforms were built and how user interactions were displayed. Some of it was how the content, itself, was consumed by users. Note that many areas of Reddit (at the time of writing) still have a playful sense of humor, and supportive community, while X is broadly a cesspool of insults and hatred. Why? Is it just because the Mods make it so? Is it the ability to downvote?
Seems like there’s an opportunity for a Reddit-like Nostr alternative. Mods wouldn’t be able to remove content from relays of course, but it would be nice to have a community that wasn’t permissioned and publicly traded, with all the incentives that come with *that*.
TL;DR build better communities by supporting others with thoughtful interactions and disincentivize trolls (somehow).
Yes, that’s another great meditation technique for sure, but not the one I’m advocating for in this post. This post is an intermediate exercise for people who can’t get there as easily as you.
Rather, in *this* exercise, the goal is to bring your focus directly onto the thinking process itself, examining it in the moment that it arises. The next step, which I didn’t write (because I didn’t want to write too much this morning), is to draw your attention sharply on onto the thought and then momentarily turn your attention onto the source of the thinking, if you can find one.
Is there a source, or is there just an experience of thinking? If you think you found a source, isn’t that just another creation of your thoughts? There’s actually nothing there.
By bringing your focus directly onto thoughts, you watch them unravel into nothing. Metaphorically, thoughts are just the running programs of your body-mind’s operating system.
The idea here is to see, first hand, that the mind is just a functioning organ like any other. The liver makes bile, the body-mind makes thoughts. Acknowledge this, and you don’t need to take them as seriously. You don’t need to indulge them. They aren’t necessarily real or true. They are just a process and you are experiencing them.
Often people have difficulty meditating because they find themselves “lost in thought.”
First, realize that the very act of noticing that you are lost in thought is literally the first step to coming back to the present moment. Noticing that you are caught up in thinking is not a sign of failure; it’s the opposite.
Second, here’s a strategy you can try: close your eyes, let your body relax into a cloud of sensations, and listen to whatever sounds you hear. You cannot fail to hear them. You simply notice whatever you notice.
The same is true for thoughts. The simply arise out of nowhere.
Now…attempt to notice your next thought AS SOON AS IT ARISES. Be alert. Remain vigilant.
Thoughts will generate, that’s out of your control, but you can surf the wave of the ocean of thoughts, riding in front of them, rather than drowning in the turbulent swash after the wave has crashed against the shore.
#Meditate
#MeditationTips
First time I flew into NYC, I saw this view and I *knew* it would be my destiny. The following year, I moved and spent 8 years in MH.
Amazing city.
Checking ‘em off and right and schedule.
Like I was just saying:
nostr:note12yfcl56sgu78sm322ah6w95f4fc0e8dmr5zey76h8e5l5x0em0csnj0n4a
Can confirm.
Be a gentleman.
Therein lives nobility, chivalry, romance, respect, and love.
