All science should be questioned.

I have no problem with the people that try to prove things wrong.

My problem is with the people that want me to believe without question.

All science should be questioned.

I have no problem with the people that try to prove things wrong.

My problem is with the people that want me to believe without question.

The good news is I finished the manuscript. The bad news is it required being mostly offline and so I missed the whole Peanut the Squirrel story arc.

Trade-offs, man.

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I was going to vote for trump and Vance anyway, but it sure is nice to be able to hear them for 6 collective hours unedited on Rogan so that you have a more complete view of how they think and what their plans are.

As an informed voter I would like to have the same 6 hours of Harris and Walz. So that I could form the same view of them.

Unfortunately they are either too scared to sit in the hot seat or too controlled to be allowed to do so.

One thing that changed this election is the shift from traditional to alternative media.

I suspect trump is going to win and going forward candidates will be expected to sit for 3+ hours with Rogan or an equivalent program.

Twice I've searched the Internet for information and twice that same topic has appeared in my Nostr (Amethyst) feed. Is it a glitch or did I start participating in a centralised algorithm again?

🫵🏼 “Socialism works, we have just never implemented it well”

We all heard the quote. But what If I told you that there is ONE place where socialism (or communism) actually did work? No, it’s not in Cuba or with the Soviets, or Pol Pot.

I’m talking about Social(ist) Media. Social Media. It worked online.

➖ you think you own something, but actually you don’t. Property rights don’t exist.

➖ you don’t earn anything, but are creating wealth for the boss/CEO. They get rich, you swipe for them.

➖ everything you do, is for the greater good (or: “the algorithm”). You’re feeding it every single day.

➖ you think you are in charge, but actually you are constantly surveilled and monitored.

➖ you have no freedom to say what you want, as the “thought police” is always there to censor you.

If you really look at it, social media is maybe the best implementation of socialism so far. Or maybe even communism — Lenin and Marx would be proud!

Luckily, there is a peaceful way out. We don’t have to fight, but we have to ignite a revolution with code. “Ideas are bulletproof, they cannot be killed.” Nostr is this peaceful way out!

With nostr “you own something”, “you earn something”, and “you are in charge”. It’s the antidote to Social(ist) Media. It’s Free(dom) Media. ✨

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”

~ Buckminster Fuller

Spending sats in Arnhem since 2014 🥳

Now X doesn't allow API's to do useful stuff that is used a lot. Like a raffle for a giveaway... We're wondering if something like nostrpicker has already been built. If it has been built and people can publicly verify the raffle, that would be awesome. We could finally do our first Nostr #bitaxe giveaway...

“I joined nostr and only saw bitcoin content so i left”

Yeah well i joined bluesky and only saw commies and guys dressed as girls, so pick your poison I guess.

Looking for a tool to easily pick a date with a bunch of bitcoiners.

Are there open source options available? #asknostr

So my friends in lisbon who were very and extremely early to ETH are all full send into memecoins.

It’s kinda sad and sobering talking to them as the vibe is glib.

But then I remember they throw the lavish parties and live in villas with pools, expensive art and cleaners. lol.

Anyway. Their initial hope and belief that ethereum might actually provide some financial innovation or help, for example, millennials get a home with some clever on chain mortgage have evaporated.

There’s now Revolut, Wise, Monzo all sorts of neobanking solutions and the stuff they tried on ethereum doesn’t work as well nor have the traction of incumbent solutions.

The idealistic devs are now worn out and jaded. The ones remaining are now trying to secure the bag…Hence meme coins.

They’re a bit older than me, 33 to 41 ish and some of them are chatting kids.

So the focus is now: how we can 100x “popcoin” or some other meme junk so they can buy a restaurant and live quietly in Portugal.

They know it’s all scam bag pumping scheme and there’s a meme coin cabal running the meme space but they don’t care.

Secure the bag and GTFO is the play.

They’re wicked smart it feels a waste of talent.

And no, despite my best attempts they don’t understand bitcoin.

Two of them were hedgies before ethereum. The other two are hardcore devs from Germany who spent time in Silicon Valley.

I guess they’ve been comparatively rich for at least a decade and they don’t really see the separation of money and state part.

It’s sad and a bit funny.

I wish they’d see the orange light but part of me resents the shite they’ve peddled for years.

Ramble over.

Have a good evening Nostr ✌🏻

That’s nominal GDP. Not real GDP. You’re making my point. Everything was “priced” higher in 2024. Clearly you don’t understand.

Yes, because of COVID. I figured that was obvious. And thank God he did.

And the bottom statement makes zero sense, you’re just restating yourself a second time in the same sentence. It’s obvious to say that if a percent (x/y) is increasing, the denominator can’t outpace the numerator.

Back to my original statement, it’s a no brainer which will be better for GDP. Energy prices were half the price under Trump administration vs Biden/Harris. If that’s lost on you, I can’t help ya.

Cleary you can’t read. I said which will raise GDP. And if you understand GDP, it’s a no brainer.