I came across this excerpt from Alexis de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America" today that I thought you would find interesting. He discusses the dangers of the tyranny of the majority in American democracy.
"When an individual or a party is wronged in the United States, to whom can he apply for redress?
If to public opinion, public opinion constitutes the majority; if to the legislature, it represents the majority, and implicitly obeys its injunctions; if to the executive power, it is appointed by the majority, and remains a passive tool in its hands; the public troops consist of the majority under arms; the jury is the majority invested with the right of hearing judicial cases; and in certain States even the judges are elected by the majority. However iniquitous or absurd the evil of which you complain may be, you must submit to it as well as you can.
The authority of a king is purely physical, and it controls the actions of the subject without subduing his private will; but the majority possesses a power which is physical and moral at the same time; it acts upon the will as well as upon the actions of men, and it represses not only all contest, but all controversy. I know no country in which there is so little true independence of mind and freedom of discussion as in America.”
I came across this excerpt from Alexis de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America" today that I thought you would find interesting. He discusses the dangers of the tyranny of the majority in American democracy.
"When an individual or a party is wronged in the United States, to whom can he apply for redress?
If to public opinion, public opinion constitutes the majority; if to the legislature, it represents the majority, and implicitly obeys its injunctions; if to the executive power, it is appointed by the majority, and remains a passive tool in its hands; the public troops consist of the majority under arms; the jury is the majority invested with the right of hearing judicial cases; and in certain States even the judges are elected by the majority. However iniquitous or absurd the evil of which you complain may be, you must submit to it as well as you can.
The authority of a king is purely physical, and it controls the actions of the subject without subduing his private will; but the majority possesses a power which is physical and moral at the same time; it acts upon the will as well as upon the actions of men, and it represses not only all contest, but all controversy. I know no country in which there is so little true independence of mind and freedom of discussion as in America.”
I came across this excerpt from Alexis de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America" today that I thought you would find interesting. He discusses the dangers of the tyranny of the majority in American democracy.
"When an individual or a party is wronged in the United States, to whom can he apply for redress?
If to public opinion, public opinion constitutes the majority; if to the legislature, it represents the majority, and implicitly obeys its injunctions; if to the executive power, it is appointed by the majority, and remains a passive tool in its hands; the public troops consist of the majority under arms; the jury is the majority invested with the right of hearing judicial cases; and in certain States even the judges are elected by the majority. However iniquitous or absurd the evil of which you complain may be, you must submit to it as well as you can.
The authority of a king is purely physical, and it controls the actions of the subject without subduing his private will; but the majority possesses a power which is physical and moral at the same time; it acts upon the will as well as upon the actions of men, and it represses not only all contest, but all controversy. I know no country in which there is so little true independence of mind and freedom of discussion as in America.”
I know it’s a pain in the butt, but why not auto-withdraw to a single sig wallet and then send from there to your preferred self-custody arrangement? I assume for the convenience of auto-pilot “set it and forget it?” It would be cool to see more services like the one you are describing.
I am still rooting for Strike to be successful, but I had a few disappointing experiences with their customer service that have caused me to reconsider. If you end up finding a solution that works, I would definitely be interested to hear what you come up with.
Strike no longer supports direct deposit, but I believe that River and Swan both do (assuming you’re in the US).
The root problem with a commodity-backed BRICS currency is all the trust that’s required to make it work.
#Satoshi #BRICS 
Just saw that nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx has finally gotten through to nostr:npub1guh5grefa7vkay4ps6udxg8lrqxg2kgr3qh9n4gduxut64nfxq0q9y6hjy And the blue check is gone. Congratulations on the breakthrough, now get that man a hat…🤙🏻🫂
Hopefully they’ll keep the #[4] blue check pins at Bitcoin Park. Those were nice.
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This did the trick 🙏
Figuring out #Primal and Alby. Thanks nostr:npub15mvl5c2z72qgluhcl3t8n94fg2q9z5c0nh5gq8z4nd536z4az8ns9e8449 and nostr:npub1aemj48k9pu7xvn8rtqaz84leuqmdfc6n7ydffvk3zyf3vhfaemvq6820rd
Does anyone know how to make the homepage feed only display content from the users I'm following?
What’s your favorite #Nostr desktop client? Damus on MacOS isn’t doing it for me (great on iOS though).
#plebstr #asknostr
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single lunch.
The SBF and Asante covers were relevant, but in my opinion this was one of the most iconic of all time. 
Getting a lot of work done. What are you all working on today?
All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the zappers are immortal and divine. #Socrates nostr:note1xfht0m3l7wmkeemwzlmm4ljgjte743zdqc8azy8c6pmpttyw7ncq4prtu6
All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the zappers are immortal and divine. #Socrates
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If you haven’t seen this website yet, you’ll love it.
“if u bought
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ElevenLabs is really good. It sounds 90% real and seems to keep getting better. They’ll give you 5,000 characters per month free, which isn’t a lot. Then they offer paid plans.
I’ve tried a few others, but haven’t found anything that sounds good. I would love to know if you find any other options. I’m working on a project that could really use it.