So I'm torn about leaving X and going all in on Nostr...

1. X is a huge time sink and I know it would probably do me good to sever ties.

2. X still has a huge amount of people who no nothing about bitcoin or are being fed misinformation - shouldn't we stick around to help them out?

3. Nostr is still heavily bitcoin centric - at least in my feed.

What to do?

Haven’t watched the video yet but I’m assuming there probably something a Scott Galloway thing going on here. Effectively, men, socially and economically are falling or being left behind (or perhaps both) which easily and naturally gives way to the type of revanchist political rhetoric that is currently quite popular in the Republican Party.

GM ☀️

ok i wanna know: what’s missing in your bitcoin life??

reddit down?

The studio is ready, Danny's flights are booked, and next week we’ll begin recording episodes for our new podcast.

I wanted to share the reasons behind this shift as many have been asking. Three primary factors influenced this decision:

1. I hate making remote shows—I never want to do them again. These interviews need the intimacy of being in person.

2. Traveling constantly has been detrimental to my health and my family.

3. My commitments here with the football club and local community are growing.

So, the solution was clear: build a studio in the UK and produce the show locally.

We’ve secured a fantastic space in Soho, London, and we’re ready to go but given the limited number of Bitcoin guests available in the UK or those willing to fly in, it’s time to retire What Bitcoin Did.

Our new podcast will be similar in feel but will cover a broader range of topics. While some episodes will focus on Bitcoin (though less frequently), most will explore other interesting topics or people.

Having made nearly 900 episodes covering a wide range of #bitcoin topics and guests, we’re now aiming higher. By diversifying our content and guests, we hope to introduce more people to the concept of sound money through podcast osmosis. If we get this right, it will be a bigger show, if we get it wrong, well we tried.

For a long time I have felt there is a need to get out of the #bitcoin corner of the party. Real Bedford FC was a way of integrating sound money into a traditional business model. CheatCode purposely did not include Bitcoin in the title, so changing the show feels like a natural next step.

Sometimes when stuck in the #bitcoin landscape you can lose site of how other people in the world think, lose empathy for the complexities of the world. I have felt this. I'd come home from spending two weeks with Bitcoiners and be with friends and family locally and notice a distinct difference in how we see the world. As everything feels like it is going to shit, I feel like there is a bigger job to do now.

The Bitcoin podcast landscape is well served, from Marty and Odell to Natalie and Preston, from The Blue Collar guys to Stefan Livera and anyone I haven't mentioned. There’s no shortage of high-quality Bitcoin podcasts.

However, there seems to be some fatigue in the space, with similar guests and topics being revisited. With our new show we want to bring fresh perspectives and ideas, aligning with sound money where relevant—think of the shows we’ve had with the likes of Eric Weinstein and Michael Malice.

On a personal note, I’m need the challenge, test myself wider, get fit and find a good woman. I can't do this travelling all the time.

When I started the podcast my life was a shit show - divorced, coming off drugs, heading towards bankruptcy. I've had an incredible 7 years, travelled the world, made amazing friends and got to live my dream by buying my local football club.

To everyone who has helped us get this far - the guests, the listeners, the sponsors, we could not have done this without you. I am forever in your debt.

I hope you’ll check out the new show and enjoy it, though it may not be for some of you. Regardless, Danny and I will work hard to deliver the best show possible, like we always have.

Roll on The McCormack Show!

I love that NVK lets me live in his mind rent-free. An incredibly communistic gesture, comrade NVK.

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Okay, hear me out. I’m looking for some advice.

1. I’ve produced a lot of written content over the last few years about Bitcoin (and also a little bit about psychedelics).

2. Most of it is sitting on single-points-of-failure like Medium, Bitcoin Magazine, Swan.com, Citadel21, etc….

3. I want to put it where it won’t get obliterated if there’s a crackdown on such content or if these individual entities disappear.

4. I’m looking for suggestions on how to use nostr effectively to do that.

4a) I do have a high-powered start9OS machine, but don’t yet run a nostr relay on it, although I am willing to learn how, if that’s the right approach.

4b) I want to know how to accomplish this goal in a way that people can actually easily find the content if they are looking for it, and on this point I don’t have any good ideas.

4c) I’d love to include images if I can inline where they belong in the written articles.

4d) It would be really nice to preserve the few movies I’ve been involved in making this way too.

I’m open to all suggestions and assistance and will try to answer any questions any of you ostriches have for me about this.

A hearty hello to all my new connections on nostr, and, if you’re new to nostr, welcome.