Thought experiment.

Is Consciousness Born from Nothingness?

Imagine delving deep into your mind, beyond neurons and synapses, into the quantum realm where particles exist in multiple states until observed.

What if, at this level, our brains record experiences in a way that mirrors the quantum eraser experiment where observing particles leads to 'nothingness' instead of concrete facts?

Consider a black and white photographic negative. Paradoxically, the darkest areas (black) hold all the light information, while the lightest areas (white) represent the absence of light. Could our memories and experiences function similarly?

Perhaps consciousness arises not from accumulating information, but from the 'nothingness' that holds all possibilities.

Think about our DNA carrying this inherent 'nothingness', kickstarting our journey of consciousness with potential rather than predefined information.

If our brains are part of the universe, could our thoughts and experiences contribute to the universe's own memory and consciousness?

When people are placed in environments devoid of sensory input like complete darkness and silence they often experience disorientation or a loss of self. Does zero information overwhelm our minds, similar to overexposing a photographic negative?

Could it be that consciousness and the universe are interconnected through this paradoxical 'nothingness'? Is it possible that by embracing 'nothing', we uncover the foundation of everything?

How are we exchanging Empathy with others and the World in general moreover a part of the Universe?

What are your thoughts on this idea? Let's ponder the mysteries of consciousness together.

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It makes me feel sad and disappointed. Human connection and interaction is far more important than whatever they could be listening to unless they are going to discuss it afterwards as a source of communication. Perhaps they are listening to something mindful but are still on a walk together. Sometimes that can be a healthy thing too. Hard to say what’s actually taking place but I do agree that technology can get in the way.

At this point I'm just assuming anyone talking about the identity of Satoshi is trying to manipulate the polymarket odds.

The species is best characterized as female-centered and egalitarian and as one that substitutes sex for aggression. Whereas in most other species sexual behavior is a fairly distinct category, in the bonobo it is part and parcel of social relations--and not just between males and females. Bonobos engage in sex in virtually every partner combination (although such contact among close family members may be suppressed). And sexual interactions occur more often among bonobos than among other primates. Despite the frequency of sex, the bonobos rate of reproduction in the wild is about the same as that of the chimpanzee. A female gives birth to a single infant at intervals of between five and six years. So bonobos share at least one very important characteristic with our own species, namely, a partial separation between sex and reproduction.

No prisons, no limits.

It doesn't make sense to put a jpg or a blog post behind a paywall. If it's good, it will be available for free in no time. Someone will right-click save the thing, or take a screenshot, and send it around or republish it. Trying to fight that is stupid. Putting chunks of data behind prisons is stupid.

All data can be reproduced at zero marginal cost, leading to infinite supply. That's why market prices are ridiculous for blog posts, and why it's equally ridiculous to try to sell a single blog post. What you CAN sell is access to an exclusive club or community, as well as access to the author. That's what all Twitch/YouTube/OnlyFans have figured out. But make no mistake: they're not selling JPGs. They might sell early-access (in the case of OnlyFans) which is fair, but it's not selling a JPG as you would sell an apple. Early access because if the stuff is any good, it will be available for free to anyone everywhere.

Here's the thing: people love to support other people, so let them. No limits. The success of Patreon and Substack does not come from paywalls, but from the inherent willingness of people to support others. Lean into that. Let people give without limits.

Social signaling is important. Community is incredibly important too. Do that right, and we can 100x the whole space just like a switch from $50 per game to free-to-play 100x'd the gaming industry, selling cosmetics and social status only.

Computers are copying machines. Information yearns to be free. People want to support the stuff they love, and they're willing to pay for it. Not all people, but ~4% of them. And that is enough.

I am not sure. Could be that it’s too much work or could be that they didn’t value it at all.

Or they didn’t have money for that thing.

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What's your go-to one sentence explanation of #Bitcoin mining?

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What I just can't wrap my head around:

You confront specific Muslim authorities with the fact that fiat money is created through riba (originating from loans with interest), and they say nothing. I don't mean ordinary Muslims, but scholars who engage in economic issues or entire institutions and companies that have literally made the fight against riba their mission. So, authorities that should be directly concerned.

But they say: nothing.

They could argue and overwhelm me with their knowledge (I'm just a web dev), but there is nothing to argue about, so they don't. Instead, they silence the topic and continue to sell their financial products based on fiat money.

This is such a selective deafness and blindness that I would only expect from completely rotten hearts. The false vanity and arrogance of not wanting to admit that they might be completely wrong with their financial products and need to go back to square one. The main thing is to keep pushing the chosen approach and not have to revise it.

There are very few exceptions who got it right, very few. But they're not the most popular voices in the scene. But the big names just don't get it. And we need them to understand it asap; CBDCs are knocking at the doors.

How can we ever trust those scholars and institutions again, if they don't even dare to debate such important issues?

Corporate overlords reach is far. The laws back them. All is well.

ELON TOOK THE AMERICA HANDLE TO PROMOTE TRUMP.

HE CAN TWEET FROM BIDEN'S ACCOUNT OR THE WHITE HOUSE'S. AT WILL.

FUCK IT. HE COULD TWEET FROM MULTIPLE MAJOR HANDLES AT THE SAME TIME.

EVERYONE WOULD BELIEVE THEY ARE REAL. IMPOSSIBLE TO VERIFY THEY ARE NOT.

HE COULD MAKE A MOCKERY OF ANY PERSON. ANY COMPANY. ANY COUNTRY.

HE COULD CRASH GLOBAL MARKETS OR START A WAR IF HE WANTED.

NOSTR IS NEEDED. NOSTR FIXES THIS.