Setting up more streams of income scales a lot better than trying to save more from a fiat job.

Lots of ways to make a few hundred or thousand extra dollars without any tech experience.

Try Etsy, Amazon FBA, Shopify

Sell a course on udemy or Coursera

Make a YouTube channel or social profile get sponsors

Don't start a Bitcoin podcast

Start a niche blog or review website

Find a way to monetize your hobbies...

Lots of software falls into that category too. If software on the airplane fucks up...

Lots of software falls into that category too. If software on the airplane fucks up...

I just got $0.02 dividend payment from the 🏦 bank. Buahahahahahahahah thanks for the 78 sats dividend lol joke

Should devs call themselves engineers? 🤔

The False Dichotomy: Soft Forks vs. Innovation

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A common argument in the altcoin community is that Bitcoin isn't innovating, especially compared to newer, "advanced" altcoins. I've debunked this fiat argument in the past, as it equates bribed rent-seekers with entrepreneurs under the label of "developers." These arguments come from non-technical midwits that spew altcoin propaganda and have no interest in providing value.

Unfortunately, this argument has a particularly obnoxious form within Bitcoin where the so-called "moderates" argue that Bitcoin needs to implement more soft forks to continue innovating or progressing or gaining adoption. This argument is flawed for several reasons.

First, it's incorrect to say Bitcoin isn't innovating. Numerous developers are continually working on Bitcoin, not just in Core, but in the many projects building on top of it. Innovation doesn't just mean changes at the protocol level; it also happens in second layers. Innovation is happening in a permissionlessly.

Second, equating soft forks with innovation is not understanding the long-term consequences. Soft forks are permanent changes to the protocol, and implementing them doesn't necessarily make Bitcoin more innovative or better. In fact, rushing to add new features can introduce security vulnerabilities, a problem often seen in many altcoins. Worse, if the soft fork is a complete dud, we're stuck with it. Reversing a soft fork requires a hard fork. We're essentially stuck with these soft-fork changes forever so we'd better be careful about the changes we let in.

Third, there's a misconception that a lack of soft forks indicates stagnation. This view ignores Bitcoin's biggest strength: its decentralization. Because Bitcoin is not controlled by a single entity, it doesn't have a traditional roadmap or deadlines. This decentralization enables a more organic and safer form of innovation, primarily occurring in layers above the Bitcoin protocol.

Innovation in Bitcoin is not solely defined by the number or frequency of soft forks. The argument that Bitcoin is lagging because it isn't continually implementing soft forks misrepresents how genuine, sustainable innovation occurs. Such misunderstandings comes from a fiat, centralized mindset and the less credence we give to this assumption, the better off we'll be.

I’m not technical enough to speak to drivechains.

But I CAN tell you that one reason I am in bitcoin is to circumvent interventionists proposing public solutions to personal problems - yielding 2nd and 3rd order effects that will eventually require more intervention.

In my opinion the best for android. 🤙

Global is back in #amethyst update your app 👊

🙏 I loved my global feed so much.

Is there anyone actively working on a wikipedia alternative for nostr?

That one I saw I reposted but dunno what actually it is conceptually. But no worries ✊

Ohhh right it kinda came up fast and I didn't catch it that good on those days. Would be nice to see what they blabbin about

How stupid do you have to be to put your open source money in a closed source wallet? #bitcoin #asknostr

Apparently HP servers with SAS controllers are only compatible with HP enterprise hard drives.

Tried to save money buying a used server now I'm stuck with this hunk of junk because I didn't do my research 😭