My name is Edmond Dantes.

I know this will sound corny to this crowd, but I'm thankful for #bitcoin

There are several reasons, but at top of mind right now is how F'n fake everything else is.

So, I'm old enough now to have seen a few waves of anti-state or "freedom" movements. Its always the same pattern, and its always a complete let-down, which I think is by design.

Videos emerge from carefully constructed platforms. There's different platforms for different mindsets - rebels don't mix with kowtow'ers, but both can be in the same camp if their leaders present themselves accordingly. So we're presented a video, the magic words are said, a guest speaker appears and he/she is an expert and they're "in the movement" and part of the magic words is referencing other people you've never heard of, but seem influential. You've never seen these people before, or very little, and if you step back and look at the construction of the dialogue, you see that there's something of an upward spiral of credibility being built, where we're assured they're on our side, then details, then associated experts referenced, then details, then past predictions referenced, which always were right, and so on - credibility in the viewer's mind builds. Its a story, and the shape of the story is always fairly similar, though the details change. But the underlying message is, someone is doing something.

And we're in the movement, because we watched the video. And something is happening, something is being done - so you have the option to find this movement, or continue to sit, content in the knowledge that you're right and things are happening, and better people are getting the right thing done, and you can keep sitting there and it's okay, because you were right.

Its all bullshit.

There's no movement. Never was.

Its all carefully constructed to get one outcome : you doing nothing. Complacency is the goal.

They sing the sweet sweet song of "you were right." They cast a spell on you... and you go back to sleep.

While someone out there puts their hand in your pocket and robs you. Except... Its not really your money they want, although they'll take that - they rob you of your life force. Your spirit. They consume your inner you. There's no hell or heaven waiting - what's left after they've eaten your soul? Those things are for them, not you.

Because you believed the bullshit.

Back to bitcoin : we finally have a way. You DO have to actually do something. You DO have to take a risk. The measure of your success is determined by how much you actually stand up to the powers and principalities. No pain, no gain - and it tests you.

You can stop watching the BS videos about people doing something. You can stop lying to yourself that something will change. The way out is here. Withdraw. Withdraw with a plan.

Remake yourself ; remake the world.

Happy Thanksgiving.

No one is going to appreciate the flexibility of mind, the ability to endure pain and the willingness to accept risk that caused you to get bitcoin early.

Instead they will treat you as a clown who got lucky. Someone with nothing to offer them. The same way they treated you when you first brought bitcoin to them.

And because of this attitude they will miss the rest of Bitcoins upside and the new things that Bitcoin enables.

Fuck em.

You’re not like them.

You were meant for more.

Atheists keep saying this all the time, but actually it's the atheistic, nihilistic era of humanity, the current so-called 'modernity,' that has broken all records in this regard.

From world wars and colonialism to fiat pharma, fiat life style and fiat food, humanity had never before reached this scale of destruction and agony.

48.

One app with your private key.

One app with your relay.

A thousand apps with your interface.

There are a lot of people here who claim to be Bitcoiners but then defend patents and intellectual property, i.e. state laws.

These are not Bitcoiners nor do they understand that they violate fundamental principles of individual freedom and true private property rights.

Be consistent and use products that are truly opensource, and remember that in crypto there is no room for trusting a third party, no room for a black box, no room for closed source.

Nostr has it's own unique way of #shadowbanning users, since a handful of npubs effectively control what everyone is looking at.

GM. 🌥️

Struggling a bit with the perpetual duskiness, like every November. Gets a bit better, soon, when the Christmas lights and candles go up. Weekend after next is First Advent.🕯️

Last selfie in front of my bookcase. We have no room for bookcases in the living room, apparently.

Ah, the joys of downsizing.

I think people that grew up to see the early days of the internet remember how much fun it was and find something similar in the new-ness and free-ness and novelty of nostr. Plus we had the patience to wait for dial up and deal with hacking things together so we don’t mind shuffling through the mess here. That’s my theory at least 😂

What a sad picture...

To watch the EU "leaders" of Germany, France, and many others show their true colors, the USA administration is changing and thus thei EU leaders policy toward the East...

All the EU subordinates that until yesterday were war mongers and will shout at any attempt of dialogue or peace talks ( Orban from Hungary and Robert Fico from Slovakia being the only ones with the balls to speak truth to power and there was an attempt on the life of Fico ) are now in line changing their tune speaking of diplomacy and the possibility of a peace treaty

After this, it should be quite clear Brussels does not govern itself, it has a boss and it is USA...

I would assume Europeans are waking up to this fact in anger, they don't vote in the US elections and their leader do not represent their interests but the ones of a foreign state...

The new US administration already anounced will increase tariffs and reduce net income taxes to 0% to workers making less than $100K, the difference in tax collection will be covered by tariffs, those companies that wants to sell their products in USA will have to pay the tariff or open factories in US territorry hiring Americans to avoid the tariffs...

Brilliant plan and very good for Americans, the median class will finally get some oxygen,

As for Eurooe, much worst, following the USA policies the German economy is in big troubles, no more cheap gas and oil from Russia, factories are closing and the workers losing their jobs and going into poverty levels not seen in Germany for decades, Germany is the industrial and economic muscle of Europe, now is barely surviving by itself, winter is coming and it will be worst if they do not take control of their foreign policy and start doing the right thing for their citizens. I assume revolutions will come in Europe, political ones... Meanwhile its citizens are experiencing recession and economic difficulties, harsh tines ahead ...