Thinking of Ross’s mom rn 🥹🥹🥹

😂

Sure. insofar as they both want "freedom". One side that means leave them alone. the other side it means "freedom" from gun violence by gun control. "Freedom" from misinformation by censoring.

But yeah, they both say they value "freedom".

It would be unhealthy to think of all new tech as "competition" to Nostr.

Nostr is not Bitcoin, it isn't an investment that will mature and make you rich (unless you get funded by Jack?).

Nostr is derivative networking protocol tech that builds on the ideas of many people before it (including my own, believe it or not). It is tech that already has been improved upon in various ways, both inside and outside the Nostr community.

Pubky is a strict improvement to Nostr and if that makes you uncomfortable, the cure is to learn more, not to attack it like it is some sort of virus or scam.

I have dedicated the past 12 years of my life to Bitcoin and freedom technology, and the Synonym team has similar stories. Do you really want to just ignore us and discredit us out of spite?

Is that what you want this community to represent, some sort of tribe with taboos and strict allegiances?

That is not how to compete with Bluesky and Big Tech.

Anyway, we will keep doing what we do regardless of any hate, and we will be ready for you and accepting when you arrive to our ideas.

Thank you for your consideration.

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The "rub" is the core values are diametrically opposed

Here’s my observation with respect to the U.S. Elections. Most people opining on why Americans shouldn’t vote for the other party/candidate are full of shit, painting caricatures of people who vote for the other party/candidate. This goes both ways, from both the “Trump/Vance” camp and the “Harris/Walz“ camp, both Democrat and Republican.

The majority of people are re-enforcing inherited narratives about the “other”, fuelled by the toxic incentives that guide electoral politics as sport. I’m more and more won over to the idea that this is by design.

If we actually invested time to speak with each other, to focus on values and hopes for society, we would find that 80% of people can generally agree on 80% of things. However, our current civic climate pushes us to engage at the fringes, beginning from the disposition of the 20% focused first and foremost on the 20% of things on which they disagree. We are sucked into this abyss of false conflict.

Regardless of the outcome today, perhaps make a point of talking to more people with who you are led to believe you “disagree”. If you skew Democrat, have a conversation with some people who skew Republican. And, vice versa. Ask people what they think a better, fair society means to them; what it would look like. Try to get at what they think the core values are that should infuse society. Make the effort to extend a generosity of spirit.

The only way things get better is if we make them get better, one person, one conversation at a time.

#ElectionDay #USelection #press

My dad has stage 4 cancer and has made the personal choice to “fight” with chemo, radiation, and all that jazz.

I have seen him suffer all year. Now, he is in the hospital again and just called to inform me that they found a mass in his brain.

It’s a depressing situation because he wants to live so bad, but his body doesn’t.

I don’t like sharing stuff like this because I don’t wanna be a buzzkill, but if you don’t see me note as much or in a good mood, I got some stuff going on.

today was a great day.

i got to see more large scale truths, and learn more about why people react the way they do.

good for you! I know see so many things I should have questioned pre-covid

thank you ☺️

what sort of seeds and cuttings were there?

Welcome! 🤗 2016 got me out of the matrix myself.

I'm 2 hours off social media and now I learn a civil war is breaking out because of an illegal squirrel that was murdered by the state and even Trump made a statement about it? Is this what has been happening yeah?

😆 This election is way too dramatic. I just saw a big Dem guy say: “tomorrow set your clock back an hour, and Tuesday get ready to set it back 100 years.” Bro a hundred years ago we had a functioning transatlantic rail system. Don’t threaten me with a good time. 🤣

oh so now the state is good for you and you are dependent on the state because you pay. Got it, remind me next time when you post up anarchist sentiments and memes.

Make a decision - either you want government intervention or don't. Taxes don't even play into it because you're not paying taxes as an insurance of natural disasters.

This level of complaining we saw about a month ago in the North Carolina areas.

And yes, Madrid is fucking the Catalonian coast and down south, but that's a tribal problem because they are just abusing you.

Poll: Is Trump really anti-establishment?

A) No, Peter Thiel is backing him, and Thiel sells AI to the CIA

B) It's unclear. On some issues like Ukraine, he is. On others, he sides with the deep state

C) Yes, and they are trying to kill him

Ron Paul, is that for real!?

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+1

i listened to this one the other day and thought of it when I saw your note too.

good perspective 👍

skip her episode on AI tho