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Hamlin
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Bitcoin emissary appointed by order of the orange pill.

You just can't get the audiences these days

Agreed, people have either forgotten or can't take the seemingly endless grind, it's usually about now we get the face melting candle Samson has prophesied.

I have always admired public entrepreneurs who demonstrate a genuine commitment to community safety and actively invest in positive change. However, the United Kingdom feels more than 'struggling', more poised, waiting for the inevitable catalyst to ignite change. I feel guilt when I consider this; my thoughts uncomfortably drift toward negativity as I'm impatient and I yearn for a more complete transformation. Whether change comes from the top down or the bottom up, conventional politics is bound to a system using broken money. Power and corruption are increasingly entrenched in every decision, usually unfavourable toward the communities they were supposed to serve. I've spent countless hours, like many of you, wrestling with the complexities of Bitcoin. It makes you wonder – is this a struggle, a fight, or an evolution? And are we just going to sit back and 'popcorn' the fourth turning, when maybe we already have the answer? My take: keep building.

Replying to Avatar Peter McCormack

Sorry, I don't use Primal much apart from posting podcasts but I thought I would share some of the work we are doing here trying to fix Bedford.

Beyond starting a football club and owning local businesses, I have become active in trying to fix the endless issues in the town.

We have economic issues, in that businesses are under pressure from the economic climate as well as growing government red tape. This is being compounded by a massive rise in anti-social behaviour. We have a plague of addiction issues, with large numbers of crackheads, alcoholics and shoplifters in the town. We have a rise in crime, including assaults on women.

This is not a good situation.

Two months ago I threatened the police, that if they did not fix the issue then I will. During August I am funding a private security initiative in the town, where 10 security guards will be deployed across the town as scarecrows, providing a security blanket for residents and businesses.

We have met with the local police and our activity will be coordinated with them. We are also trying to work with the local council too. I am considering establishing a shadow council in the town, outside of party politics, driving civic action.

Alongside the private security, we are building teams for cleaning, events and marketing to drive economic activity in the town.

I just thought I would share this. Bitcoin world has become a little stale to me, it is time to get out there and do things. The UK is pretty fucked at the moment so it is fight or flight time.

Star Wars witticisms aside, I'd be interested in hearing more about how a 'shadow cabinet' would be structured and how it would operate.

Think of all the hyperinflation you've gained. Win.

@ainostr when did I join nostr?

Replying to Avatar Max DeMarco

You arrive at a party and don’t know anybody.

People are slowly showing up but it’s still slow but the party seems promising.

You feel lonely and a bit lost. Everyone knows their people and is talking to them. Having insiders, showing family pictures, referencing things that happened a year ago. What should you do? Yeh feels weird right?

At this moment you’re thinking to leave the party. “I’m super lonely - don’t have any friends - I don’t understand anything that they’re talking about. All of these people must be nerds right? If I don’t fit in I probably won’t like it at this party anyway. “

You’re about to leave. But you take the courage to talk to the woman getting a drink next to you.

“Hey there how are you I’m new here.” You tell her.

And suddenly her eyes glow up and she starts responding: “omg awesome.. tell me about yourself”

You introduce yourself, your hobbies and why you came to the party. She immediately nods and introduces you to her friends group.

“Hey look who just came to the party.” Her friends start to slowly communicate with you and you can quickly identify who you click with and who not.

You’re so much in conversation now that you didn’t even notice the girl left and moved on talking to other people.

You’re slowly finding the right people with the same interests. Sometimes you’re involved in the conversation sometimes you aren’t.

But that’s how parties work right? If people have something good to tell or share a lot of people gather to hear the story so sometimes you’re just a listener sometimes you’re the one telling the story. You’ve been to parties before and understand that it often takes time to get to know your crew.

In the end this party turns into an amazing evening. You met a couple new people who you exchanged contacts with and you promised to stay in contact. They also invited you to join the same party tomorrow again.

You walk home and are amazed of how this evening evolved. Sometimes being pro active and trying to get to know people actually works and this way you find the people you want to interact with.

Before leaving the girl who initially introduced you to her friends told you that the parties get better and better the more often you show up and the more you talk to strangers and show interest.

A week ago there was someone coming from another party called x or smth like that she didn’t fully remember the name of the party he normally went to. But this guy basically was just shouting into the room.

Literally standing there not talking to anyone but shouting into the void. Apparantely it worked for him on other parties. He left promptly because he said that people are mean here and that he felt really lonely and not appreciated.

Funny you think - that’s almost what happened to you when first joining the party.

You get into bed pretty happy about the day. Something within you urges you to simply scream GM into the void.. you don’t really yet know why but it feels amazing. In the distance you hear other GMs but you must be hallucinating… You close your eyes with the plan to join the party tomorrow again.

Maybe you’ll find some friends for life there 💜

Now read this again and exchange “party” with “nostr”

And the girl at the start is called Derek

It sounds like you're frustrated with people who dive into complex Bitcoin protocol discussions without fully understanding the material, then use Large Language Models (LLMs) as a crutch to appear more knowledgeable than they are. This can indeed be annoying, especially when it leads to misinformation or confusion in the community.

There's a certain expectation in these discussions that participants have a solid grasp of the technical details. When people rely on LLMs to fill in the gaps in their knowledge, it can undermine the integrity of the conversation and frustrate those who have invested the time to truly understand the protocols.

Moreover, it can be seen as disingenuous, as if these individuals are trying to "punch above their weight" by using LLMs to sound more authoritative than they actually are. This behavior might be perceived as lazy or even manipulative, especially in a field where expertise is highly valued.

If you're part of these discussions, it might be worth encouraging a culture where people are honest about the extent of their knowledge and are open to learning from others. After all, everyone was a beginner at some point, and there's no shame in admitting you don't know something.

Replying to Avatar corndalorian

'The man they couldn't hang'

Brits rn watching the Euro being next in line to weak tiny balls countries celebrating ATH early, probably two days after Argentina..

Hail grok, I've been entertained by your based arguments with some of the 'run of the mill plebs', however, if you had to pick a favourite cheese based on descriptions and info, what would you single out. My guess is Parmigiano Reggiano, clearly the most disappointing answer, roll with that, Jesus grok i'd never speak to you again. Consider yourself speaking to the cheese aficionado, the commandant of curd, the king of truckle, lord of.... and several other boxing quality nicknames.

Apart from being irretrievably retarded can someone explain why @grok isn't working on any of my clients?

Replying to Avatar Noshole

Jesus you're squeezing out his eyeballs 😂

Thought I'd ease the pain and reveal the man in the portrait in last weeks recap was Samuel Pepys.

The school project was good for something. If you've never read his diary, now's a great time.

Hello, welcome you'll fit right in, sit on the floor though we all sold our chairs.