Global happiness levels per county

The thing that stops many people from using it as a medium of exchange is that most likely in a few years it will be invaluable

Podcasts were great before the same 25 people started interviewing each other on repeat, recycling their ice cold takes that they post on X all day on the same dusty podcasts as everyone else.

I've been thinking about the old common law concept of the "reasonable man" as a benchmark in disputes. It's not a specific person, but an ideal of reasonableness. When handling conflicts, everyone is compared to this standard. Justice operates as if we’re all reasonable, expecting us to act that way, even though it’s not assumed everyone is. You can’t resolve disputes with a madman, after all.

But in the real world, this is often a problem. I’ve seen countless times that people just aren’t reasonable. Worse, even those who usually are can lose it when dealing with someone who’s gone completely off the rails. They turn into madmen themselves during arguments or disputes with crazy individuals. It’s frustrating to witness.

I’ve got two thoughts on this. First, I’m genuinely glad there are still reasonable people out there who stay calm and rational, even when facing someone clearly unhinged. That’s the positive. But on the negative side, I feel like being truly reasonable is rare these days. Honestly, it seems most people are a bit crazy... And many more than a bit...

Neither is really pro-war.

Trump is pro-war. He's trying to appease Russia for a short term political “win”, an action that will inevitably lead to an even bigger war later.

Appeasement does not work. Killing scumbags does.

Respect the pump 🚀

Many people have been asking how to effectively bootstrap enough capital for a Lightning channel. Our costs for a channel lease are pretty low (~6k sats) - but what if you don't have any Bitcoin to begin with?

1) Try the new ZEUS alpha

2) Get a free Cashu Lightning address through ZEUS Pay

3) Put it in your Nostr profile and accumulate zaps

4) When you have enough sats for a self-custodial channel, you’ll be prompted to upgrade!

I think so. Seeing nothing of this on Amethyst...

Heard through the grapevine that a neighbor completed a purchase of some property using #Bitcoin because it was the easiest way to transfer internationally. First time I hear of that happening in this valley. LFG

Either a welfare slave or working for slave welfare. Your choice.

#Agorism #Libertarian #Antistate #Antitax #TaxationIsTheft #EndCorporateWelfare #NoMoreBailouts #TooBigToFail

I blew my streak in February 2023 while in Breckenridge! Before that I had never puked from alcohol and had last puked in 2002. I’m convinced it was as much to blame on the altitude as the alcohol! But - alas - I had to start over.