Family in need of help. My wife had a miscarriage at 34 weeks pregnant and she is in the hospital. We don't know how we are going to get through this. Any help is appreciated.

Happy New Epoch!

Recently, fellow Chicagoans plebs were curious why I been absent from #nostr and what's been going on. Here's my take: I've noticed a concerning trend of influencers pushing products, particularly Opensats and Ten31 investment portfolios almost constantly. It seems like 99% of the developers on nostr are funded by these organizations, which raises questions about maintaining a truly cypherpunk ethos, and the trend set by the influencer how nostr should look like! Additionally, privacy non-existent here. While some suggest using VPNs, it's not a satisfactory solution. We need integration of tools like Tor, privacy-focused messaging, and enhanced key management to truly prioritize privacy over monetization and onboarding issues. The atmosphere feels increasingly cringe-worthy, reminiscent of Twitter 2.0. While it might sound paranoid, I suspect #nostr might already be under surveillance by government agencies, and devs should stop play with it like with toy if they want to see a growth on here.

Bitcoin is the perfect tool for charging money to people that want the service but don't want to give up any personal information. To my knowledge VPNs are about the only service that's really embraced this.

Reddit will probably force subscriptions on users.

Feels like corporate capture is pushing for the 3rd phase of their plan - make everyone pay.

The final phase will be to make all the nonpaying user platforms an enemy in the eyes of the law. (That’s nostr) “look at us, we kyc our users, those other platforms allow anons - they’re bad”

Or am I being too paranoid?

Spilled coffee all over my keyboard 😭

How's YOUR day going?

"Or maybe they just enjoy living life on their own terms and don't give a damn about your judgmental opinions. #Liveandletlive #Notyourbusiness"

People who are hysterical about weight loss, workouts and burning calories and in the same time drink alcohol on daily basis have to be retarded for real.

Stop being hypocritical motherfucker.

#relaythat

Hawk vs Wolf or The Nine Club, Dan Carlin's Hardcore History (currently not active, but the episodes up until last year are awesome)

Hmmmmmm….

Only problem with this is that it always grows over time. Any single gov in existence always tend to socialism until full destruction. And full destruction can take 10 years or 300 hundred years like the Roman Empire took, but ultimately will happen.

It's better for us to understand that gov should die completely. "Limited" gov is an impossible paradox.

I’d happily be an anarchist.

But I’m well aware that the opportunity for power projection in an anarchic society is too great, especially when hierarchy in human nature is inevitable. That’s not disputable.

Governments form because of hierarchy, power and collectivism. Unless you give me a solid answer on how you eradicate hierarchy and the will to power in all humans then it will never happen.

Always Been.

Government regulation and intervention in the market create opportunities for politicians to extract benefits from businesses, thereby leading to corruption.

The state has a monopoly on the use of force, which enables it to impose regulations and laws on businesses. These regulations can create barriers to entry, restrict competition, and protect incumbent firms, all of which benefit established corporations at the expense of consumers and new entrants. In order to gain favorable treatment or avoid punitive measures, corporations may feel compelled to make campaign contributions, hire lobbyists, or provide other incentives to politicians. This creates a system of crony capitalism, where politically connected businesses are able to secure advantages over their competitors through influence peddling rather than through superior products or services.

While corporations may indeed engage in corrupt practices, the root cause of the problem lies in the coercive nature of the state and its ability to regulate the economy. By creating a system of privilege and protectionism, the political class invites corruption and undermines the functioning of markets. We must advocate for the complete abolition of the state and the establishment of voluntary, competitive systems for resolving disputes and protecting property rights, which would minimize opportunities for corruption and lead to more efficient and just outcomes.

Can you recommend a good non-Bitcoin podcast?