Thank you I needed this, when I’m arguing with monero bros their fav argument is lightning adoption so this is great!

“X is the best platform in the world for free speech.”

GM 🌅☕🤙

What? Nip5 doesn’t fix leaked key ..

He’s not wrong. Leaking your nsec is irreversible and password and accounts can be recovered.

We could fix this but it seems it would require cooperation from everyone. nostr:note1k3e40jm5negkzz9z3eezn5mt0u2z0ufddw65t2t6pk8zlmy6tfzsuewzl2

Good morning and pura vida, Nostr! It's time to create notes and send zaps! 🫂🤙🏻💜

Boost new Nostriches. Be part of their algorithm.

I know so many smart Bitcoiners, developers and journalists that hate the Bitcoin/crypto/finance environment on X and complain about it.

But then won’t come to nostr 🤦🏼‍♂️

I think they’ve been black pilled too hard and joined the critique economy, rather than wanting to build and be a part of great potential and change here on #nostr

BITCOIN BLUE CHECKS CALLING FOR GOV SANCTIONS AGAINST ETHEREUM IF THEY DO NOT ROLL BACK THE CHAIN IS A SAD SIGHT.

"Tbh I went on and just a lot of laser eyed btc maxi retards"

I was trying to explain nostr to a real cypherpunk, and this was his reaction. It's a common reaction but slightly dismissive of the whole of nostr. How do we make a better impression to technologists and cypherpunks?

From the context of the conscious mind:

If I'm angry with you, the personality of defense or predatory aggression now has me in its grip. It's dominant from a neurological perspective. It's suppressing all other personalities. So now when you talk to me, any word that you say that I could interpret as irritating is going to be much more obvious, and anything that you say that would be peacemaking, I would regard cynically. And I would be looking in my interactions with you for pathways to victory. And it wouldn't be all that I would see that, but also, if you asked me to justify my actions while we were arguing, even if I became cruel, that drive that is a personality would have all those arguments at hand too. So it's a full fledge personality, also has it's own emotional systems because if i'm gripped by rage, I could easily be happy to see you suffer. But if i'm gripped by compassion, seeing you suffer is going to put me in pain.

- Jordan Peterson

Fort Knox holds 147.3 million ounces of gold—at least, that’s what they say. No full audit has been conducted since 1953.

Trump and Elon visiting the vaults? That’s the kind of spectacle that shakes markets. If the gold is there, it reaffirms trust in the system. If it’s not… well, that’s a monetary crisis on a scale we’ve never seen.

The real question: Does it even matter when #Bitcoin exists?

Agree for the most part but “private global hellscape?” Really? Come on now lol. So hyperbolic it erodes the message imo.

Finished reading this book and I can highly recommend it! 💜

The book is comprised of 3 parts: Opium, Coffee and Mescaline.

So I thought I’d share a few thoughts on each bit.

Opium

I finished reading this chapter just as Ross Ulbricht was being released from jail.

Ross was sent to jail with a double life sentence plus 40 years, and was released after 10, for creating a website that enabled people to purchase anything, including drugs.

His treatment contrasts starkly with the Sacklers, who are discussed in this book.

The Sacklers empire created an exceptionally addictive pharmaceutical drug. They had direct knowledge of its impact and fully supported its sales and marketing. That drug, OxyContin, directly destroyed innumerable lives. And yet…not one single jail term. Not one single criminal charge for any of the individuals involved. Paid some fines. Dissolved the business.

The whole episode perfectly illustrated just how misguided the US administration’s war on drugs actually is, and seemed to underline Pollan’s thoughts on the matter in this book.

Coffee

Really interesting chapter that included a lot of history that was eye opening.

The impact on sleep was not what I was expecting but it explains a few things.

Made some adjustments to my coffee intake but I haven’t, as yet, decided to give it up!

Mescaline

This chapter surprised me the most!

The author describes a Mescaline trip. I was struck by the similarity of the trip to a very deep Mindfulness meditation. Done properly, with eyes open and senses brought to the fore, experiences are so magnified that they seem to have very similar effects.

‘The immensity of existing things’ is exactly how it can feel. Leaving the conscious mind aside and connecting to the unconscious with intense awareness.

It was a surprise to me that I’ve been hacking my brain to mimic a mescaline trip 😂💜

It was also interesting to read how Native Americans use mescaline for self-healing (physical,mental and spiritual).

It had me wondering if mescaline was a way to achieve a deep mindfulness meditation without the hassle of learning how to do it or for people that find it difficult to practice.

I’m guessing that a mescaline trip would likely be a more pure experience as the conscious mind would be tamed for a much longer period.

All in all, it was a fascinating read.

I’m a firm believer that books are called to you at a time when you’re ready for them and sometimes that timing syncs with world events. It certainly felt like that with this one! 💜

#bookstr