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John Galt
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You are not going crazy, the world is changing. Be accountable to yourself and your family. If everyone does that, we'll be fine.

Good Morning Nostr, been a while. Been out building. How are you?

GM! Been a while. Hope you all are doing great!

Merry Christmas everyone. just wanted to thank some of the tireless educators. I'm class of 2021 and getting to experience my first cycle after white knuckle lump-cost averaging in all *increasingly difficult* liquidity. Thank you nostr:npub1s5yq6wadwrxde4lhfs56gn64hwzuhnfa6r9mj476r5s4hkunzgzqrs6q7z, nostr:npub1ahxjq4v0zlvexf7cg8j9stumqp3nrtzqzzqxa7szpmcdgqrcumdq0h5ech, nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a, nostr:npub14mcddvsjsflnhgw7vxykz0ndfqj0rq04v7cjq5nnc95ftld0pv3shcfrlx, nostr:npub128tlrdek6x2clft0zylg9gnes736ef8sumfr0750cd5uc9sgchqqkffadp , nostr:npub1cn4t4cd78nm900qc2hhqte5aa8c9njm6qkfzw95tszufwcwtcnsq7g3vle , nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m, nostr:npub1qex7yjtuucs6ac49kjujdgytrjsphn5a4pdscu2w3qlprym4zsxqfz82qk nostr:npub1g4lp0dl2j75ytgx3l287m2vhvktx0r363t6xm3n8r4qwq5xws47swgxt9c nostr:npub1pyp9fqq60689ppds9ec3vghsm7s6s4grfya0y342g2hs3a0y6t0segc0qq, nostr:npub15dqlghlewk84wz3pkqqvzl2w2w36f97g89ljds8x6c094nlu02vqjllm5m, nostr:npub1qg8j6gdwpxlntlxlkew7eu283wzx7hmj32esch42hntdpqdgrslqv024kw, and so many others. I'm a skeptic of many things but your authenticity caught my interest and your proof of work held my attention. Your thoughts and efforts are what enabled me to hodl through a terrifying 60% (for me) bear.

You have changed my life, the lives of my family, and the lives of a few friends who had the humility to listen.

Cheers from a true Pleb who is truly all in due to you.

Hi Fran, hope you feel the love from Nostr.

"I dislike Dune with some intensity" -J.R.R. Tolkien πŸ˜‚

Anyone feel like the btc price pumping at night and off market hours is unusual? It feels to me like this is a recent development. Are we experiencing other countries fomo'ing in to front run the US regulatory changes?

GM β˜• Beautiful Day!

Spicy thought experiment, if money is truly and finally separated from state, what is left? Wouldn't a new version of governance emerge that is based on the Bitcoin standard? Wouldn't that then be unifying Bitcoin and State? In other words, isn't Drake pointing at what we actually do want as the end game?

Excellent points and very real threats. My hope and belief is that we are early enough and there has been enough institutional adoption (which is controversial I realize) that the biggest threat to widespread and immediate Bitcoin adoptionis the existing system stabilizing.

Even in that scenario, I believe the transition from fiat to Bitcoin will be allowed to continue in a more orderly fashion, albeit likely a longer adoption curve.

Regarding Internet access, my hope is our global society will not stand for regulated access. There may be pockets of government overreach, but the genie is out of the bottle. The people demand access to information.

had an interesting thought experiment ... one candidate wins, doesn't attack Bitcoin, reigns in gov spending, reduces inflation, saves the dollar ...or... the other candidate wins, increases gov spending, attacks Bitcoin, inflation goes wild, dollar falls apart, global scramble for dollar exit doors ... which one is better for Bitcoin? is either outcome even bad for Bitcoin? or as some suggest, does anything even stop this train regardless of who wins?

Everyone gets the GM/PV or HFSP they deserve, hopefully he chooses GM/PV.

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A few months ago I disabled my phone from being able to access X, I disallowed java for that particular site in settings (I never used the app). This forced me to change my old habit of going to (doomscrolling / rubberneck scrolling) X and instead I scratch the itch by opening Nostr (via Primal in my case). To be fair and honest, I do still visit X on my computer when I need to check on something specific. Now that the veil has been pulled back, it only takes a few minute until I feel the urgent desire to close X and get on with a more fulfilling focus.

I didn't expect the profound improvement in my life. Like the adage - you're the average of your 5 closest friends - you're also the average of the content you steep yourself in... the worldview you expose yourself to... the lense through which you engage in current events ... this is not reading "the news" ... this is you defining the very fabric of you, of your psyche.

Now, the positivity and optimism of Bitcoin is also the conduit or filter through which I engage in the digital world, and by extension the real world. It's been great. Far less time wasted, far more optimism and motivation, overall a better way to live.

We all enjoy being part of a tribe, it's embedded in our DNA. Now, through Bitcoin Nostr, my digital tribe operates on the profound truth that it's all going to be okay. We have the power to build a better world for our children and future generations. The corrupting forces that have brought societies low in ages past cannot match the power that we now have. It is my hope our power, and the tools it enables, proliferates fast enough for me to see meaningful societal change in a short enough timescale that I can enjoy that world in my lifetime, or even better at this time in my life.

Thank you to the builders, the visionaries, and punk rock freedom loving heros who are making this world happen. 🧑

Agree, this is the type of content I'm talking about. Great day to be alive, thank you for your positivity!

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A few months ago I disabled my phone from being able to access X, I disallowed java for that particular site in settings (I never used the app). This forced me to change my old habit of going to (doomscrolling / rubberneck scrolling) X and instead I scratch the itch by opening Nostr (via Primal in my case). To be fair and honest, I do still visit X on my computer when I need to check on something specific. Now that the veil has been pulled back, it only takes a few minute until I feel the urgent desire to close X and get on with a more fulfilling focus.

I didn't expect the profound improvement in my life. Like the adage - you're the average of your 5 closest friends - you're also the average of the content you steep yourself in... the worldview you expose yourself to... the lense through which you engage in current events ... this is not reading "the news" ... this is you defining the very fabric of you, of your psyche.

Now, the positivity and optimism of Bitcoin is also the conduit or filter through which I engage in the digital world, and by extension the real world. It's been great. Far less time wasted, far more optimism and motivation, overall a better way to live.

We all enjoy being part of a tribe, it's embedded in our DNA. Now, through Bitcoin Nostr, my digital tribe operates on the profound truth that it's all going to be okay. We have the power to build a better world for our children and future generations. The corrupting forces that have brought societies low in ages past cannot match the power that we now have. It is my hope our power, and the tools it enables, proliferates fast enough for me to see meaningful societal change in a short enough timescale that I can enjoy that world in my lifetime, or even better at this time in my life.

Thank you to the builders, the visionaries, and punk rock freedom loving heros who are making this world happen. 🧑