Having a coffee this morning? You're partaking in one of the earliest Social Networks!

☕ The Original Social Network: London’s “Penny Universities” ☕

By the late 1600s, London had over 500 coffeehouses, buzzing with philosophers, merchants, scientists, and revolutionaries. They were called “Penny Universities” because for the price of a single coffee, anyone—rich or poor—could engage in intellectual debates, political discourse, and groundbreaking ideas.

💡 Isaac Newton discussed physics over a cup.

💡 John Locke debated democracy at the next table.

💡 Revolutionary ideas that shaped the modern world were brewed

alongside steaming cups of coffee.

These weren’t just places to grab a drink—they were the birthplace of modern public discourse.

If coffeehouses still worked like this today, who would you want to share a table with? ☕👇

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GM! That was a hell of a production. Kind of Hunger Gamish, nah?

That's pretty sweet. You just made Mozart that much more of a bad ass in my mind.

GM! Its a great day when you consciously choose to make it so! Build away!

As I was reading this, the entire time I was thinking about the growing Chinese influence in Africa.

Could it be said that most of the push against the European influence is generated and funded by China...

I read through the end part of the article that showed the stats on Chinese and Russian influence. This will definitely lay the groundwork for future conflicts in the region. We'll just have to see how that turns out!

As I was reading this, the entire time I was thinking about the growing Chinese influence in Africa.

Could it be said that most of the push against the European influence is generated and funded by China...

I read through the end part of the article that showed the stats on Chinese and Russian influence. This will definitely lay the groundwork for future conflicts in the region. We'll just have to see how that turns out!

There is too much truth to this.

This is the most obvious sign of brainwashing of our time. When people claim their nation so proudly it's in large part that the national narrative has burrowed deep in their personality.

Natuonalism has been used for common good and for the most heinous crimes... but what it does better than anything is have people intimately understand that it's us vs them for everything.

It really does suck that crypto has been hijacked to mean so many things now. Bitcoin is unique, the rest are copy cats of Ethereum.

I also don't blame new entrants for making that mistake, I did the same. There was once upon a time I thought Ethereum was superior to Bitcoin because of smart contracts..... then I fell down the rabbit hole.

Time is a strange thing…

When Plato was teaching his students in Ancient Greece, the once-mighty Sumerian civilization had already been in ruins for 2,673 years—a distant past even to him.

To put that into perspective in respect to today:

💡 2,673 years ago today, Ancient Greek city-states were just getting started.

💡 Plato himself wouldn’t be born for another 200 years. Plato is closer in history to us than he was to the Sumerians.

History is layered, it's vast, and mind-blowing. 🌎⏳

What’s a historical time gap that blows your mind?

Ask for a friend to help think through possible contingencies.

Crunchwrap supreme turns into taco hell in a few min.

Has anyone used the fedi app? I downloaded it to see how it worked but wonder what everyone here thinks about it?

Whats the take on fedi vs cashu and should we have fedi/cashu wallets? Or is that solution made for a future problem?

This is just delicious

You must be in Australia.

Cashapp= free and guided taxe filing. Enough said...

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I love zapping anything that made me want to engage or laugh out loud or ponder an idea. I start with 1-5 sats instead of likes then 50 for thought out content and more for great and outstanding stuff.

The goal should be for content creators to get a ton of engagement. Then, even if a ton of people only give 1 sat it turns into something worth time and effort to create.

- unpopular opinion uncoming- A big piece of this is having a varied content diet and supporting/creating content that is not just bitcoin related.

Bitcoin is so important and the bitcoin community has literally been the life blood of nostr but content creators of all kinds will come here and seek out the benefits of zaps and should be showered with v4v if they bring true value and entertainment.

I know we are nascent but I've seen great content go unnoticed if it's not btc related. That's when we have to boost and reshape and comment and introduce one another to eachothers connections.

nostr:npub1lrnvvs6z78s9yjqxxr38uyqkmn34lsaxznnqgd877j4z2qej3j5s09qnw5 challenged me to 30 days without liking.... I failed, but I have been focusing more on zapping if something made me stop and engage or outright engaging in the conversations/ with the content.

Its honestly the best way to bring a true v4v future to life.

Hell yea, this is a great step to build yourself and your health. You just inspired me to get more active