WHAT A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF FRIDAY!

GM!

Long first day back after the holidays. GN #Nostr.

I feel compelled to ask…decaf, what’s the point?

GM!!!! HAPPY TO SEE EVERYONE STARTING 2025 OFF RIGHT!

Happy new year #Nostr. Wishing you all health and happiness in 2025.

Very sorry for your loss.

Merry Christmas fellow Nostriches! Thanks for helping to make 2024 a banger of a year. Wishing you all health and happiness as we look toward 2025.

Fair to say that nostr:npub1mznweuxrjm423au6gjtlaxmhmjthvv69ru72t335ugyxtygkv3as8q6mak points aren’t lost on any bitcoiner. But I think it is also important to remember that BPI is writing to a specific audience, policy makers whose job is to think about what is in the country’s best interest. Matt Pines is one of Bitcoin’s most effective advocates on the policy front. I think in this piece he is speaking to policy makers in a language they understand. And he articulates the case for the SBR as well as anyone.

Zooming out, if we accept the basic premise that actions are determined largely by incentives, we must consider that should an SBR be realized, and thus bitcoin were to become part of the larger policy-making machine, the incentives that optimize bitcoin’s strengths would ultimately influence that policy making machine.

We talk a lot about how the perverted incentives of the fiat system have caused a litany of problems, all well discussed by Bitcoiners. We often refer to Bitcoin as the “apex predator” that will consume the traditional financial system and break all the models. If we believe that, we should be looking for ways to make bitcoin a larger part of the overall financial system, to find ways for it to take root in the political consciousness of policy makers.

There are perfectly reasonable arguments among friends about the merits of the SBR. Having spent a few years in government, I understand how incentives push policy makers toward positions, good and bad. If we are confident in Bitcoin’s promise to rebuild the incentives of a broken system in a more fair manner, I offer that bringing bitcoin into the heart of that system offers the best opportunity to realize that opportunity.

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I’m hoping Bukele suckered the IMF like the IMF has suckered so many countries before.

I am not of the “one book changed my life” tendency. Maybe I’ve become too cynical….ahem….skeptical. But I do believe there are works that compel you to try. I’m working my way through “The Matter of Things” by Iain McGilchirst. It’s not light reading, but if you give this book your attention and aren’t profoundly affected by it….I think you missed it.

The two volumes are ca 1500 pages. But I promise those many pages will grip you.

I had a BUSY couple weeks and was off #Nostr. Now that I'm back, I realize...I kinda missed it!

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My daughter just saw my computer desktop and asked "What the heck is all that?"

It all makes sense to me....more or less🤔

Always sharing some of the most serene images. Appreciate it!

GM ODELL!

GM NOSTR!

WISHING EVERYONE THEIR BEST LIFE!

TKay - I feel better already!

People want that hot sauce for their portfolios!

If you find yourself in #Prague, definitely find time to visit the people at Paralelni Polis. Great cafe, available work spaces, and you’ll randomly meet some great people. And of course, pay for everything in #Bitcoin !

https://paralelnipolis.cz/en/

https://secondculture.cz/en/

They also sell some cool stuff.

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Still looking for suggestions!

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Would welcome any recommendations for a place to grab a beer in Prague that accepts bitcoin.

Thanks!

#asknostr #prague #bitcoin #praha