Great video. However a slight correction is needed... Ocean doesn't "require" hashers to build their own templates... you can mine to the pool without Datum. You choose from one of Ocean's (ocean.xyz/docs/templates…).
You're not making your own template unless you use Datum.
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I will only pay with Bitcoin if it is PRICED IN BITCOIN.
Practice what you preach! Have some conviction. Put your money where your mouth is.
I dare you to explain your reasons for not pricing in Bitcoin without sounding like a fiat pussy. 
I want to take a moment and salute everyone who has spoken up and taken a stand in calling out Core's authoritarianism and disregard for node-running plebs. This year has been a very enlightening time in finding out who is a serious Bitcoiner and who is a "crypto-asset"-NGU'er. (I'm not talking about people that are new to Bitcoin and still learning what a node or hardware wallet is).
Speaking up and "choosing a side" is not easy... it's much easier to keep your head down and believe that things will sort themselves out. I don't think I'd be the first person to compare this to covid vaccine mandates. It seems easy now to see the failure of "the experts" and runaway authoritarianism. But at the time, it was not easy at all. (NC State was one step away from mandating it for employees... they were already terminating anyone unvaccinated that was part of Federally funded programs).
What I really want to address here is those that say, "See, it worked out okay in the end. See, there were no vaccine passports. See, the mandates have been lifted." Yes but only because there were enough people who said, "Awwwww hell no!" Another analogous incident was only a couple months ago when the US bombed Iran. It was very interesting to see who made excuses for it and who were freaking out. Only by some miracle it didn't escalate into WW3. And yet there were people saying, "See, it worked out fine. See, calm down."
It's possible that this year's OP_RETURN/filter debate turns out not to be the end of Bitcoin as we know it... (I still have my doubts). But man, hats off to everyone that is, and continues to raise hell about it. Bitcoin is not just an "anti-fragile" honey-badger, unstoppable-train all on its own. It takes people to make it that way.
Well shit, me too.... Just ordered.
I don't usually like the mesh/trucker style, but this summer heat is brutal.
Wow, very revealing.
"Because no consensus limit", Lyn thinks it's fair game, anything goes, open season on spam. So why make it bigger Lyn? What's the motivation?
Your ignorance whether intentional or not, tells me all I need to know.
Lyn is good at delivering a banger ngu pep talk, no doubt.
Her unwaivering support for Core™️ however, put her on my ignore/highly-sus list... whether she is knowingly or unknowingly. 
I agree with most everything you say, but I am baffled by these two statements...
>"They are, however, the only team in the fucking world that is making a difference where it matters most."
>"I don't take a side in this fight because 1) it's a stupid fight"
Huh? Take a side for the team that is making a difference! The decision to not take a side is sad and weak. Here's an analogy (probably not a good one, just came up with off the top of my head)...
You: "Well the climate change activists make some good points, but I see their flaws too, and scientists are divided on the topic, so I'm not going to take a side. Just let Bill Gates block the sun with clouds, it probably won't work anyway. It's a stupid fight to get involved in. The WEF are just exposing themselves, and I'm glad to see it. I'll just be quiet and mind my own business."
This is an obvious strawman of your position, but it's the only way I can think of to say, pick a side! Further the cause that matters.
It's all related. The 'ethos' of Ocean/Knots mempool policy is not a distraction. It's waving a flag, screaming and shouting at the thing you say is "what really matters". I'm hear for it. I'm thankful Mechanic/Dasher et al are raising awareness.
What kind are you? 
Existential issues going on in bitcoin, and influencers like this are posting about trees, birds, butterflies, the moon... anything except, lol.
No boosts for Knots, or Ocean, or Mechanic, or Luke. The silence helps you see how serious they are. Or as one my favorite things Walker used to say... "Hey, how about the game last night."
I thought they have at least that many users currently. Is there something you found that disqualifies Keet?
How I feel about the bitcoin price drop... https://video.nostr.build/c356f40a032781ed5b6beb1a63c7dce8476ba5108d0ff1a632511498ee765bbd.mp4