Saved a ton of these

It's fine to disagree I just don't get the hostility

Why are you so angry? Are you incapable of having a civil discussion? I did not disrespect you once.

No self custody means Bitcoin failed. That’s not a stretch. The point of Bitcoin is to hold money that the state doesn’t control.

So the implication of your statement is that Bitcoin will fail. Yes those are your words. I did not put them in your mouth. Unless you think that Bitcoin can succeed without self custody, then I would be wrong for putting words in your mouth. Although I have a hard time believing you actually think that. No self custody in Bitcoin means it failed.

I spent hours trying to understand your thought process and all you’ve suggested is that Bitcoin is guilty by association which is a logical fallacy. The NSA played a major role in the development of modern cryptography but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use it or that it’s bad. They’re tools that can be used. They’re amoral.

And now you’re telling me to fuck off after I wasted all this time trying to understand the risks you’re anticipating?

Why are you so angry? Are you incapable of having a civil discussion? I did not disrespect you once.

No self custody means Bitcoin failed. That’s not a stretch. The point of Bitcoin is to hold money that the state doesn’t control.

So the implication of your statement is that Bitcoin will fail. Yes those are your words. I did not put them in your mouth. Unless you think that Bitcoin can succeed without self custody, then I would be wrong for putting words in your mouth. Although I have a hard time believing you actually think that. No self custody in Bitcoin means it failed.

I spent hours trying to understand your thought process and all you’ve suggested is that Bitcoin is guilty by association which is a logical fallacy. The NSA played a major role in the development of modern cryptography but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use it or that it’s bad. They’re tools that can be used. They’re amoral.

And now you’re telling me to fuck off after I wasted all this time trying to understand the risks you’re anticipating?

Why are you so angry? Are you incapable of having a civil discussion? I did not disrespect you once.

No self custody means Bitcoin failed. That’s not a stretch. The point of Bitcoin is to hold money that the state doesn’t control.

So the implication of your statement is that Bitcoin will fail. Yes those are your words. I did not put them in your mouth. Unless you think that Bitcoin can succeed without self custody, then I would be wrong for putting words in your mouth. Although I have a hard time believing you actually think that. No self custody in Bitcoin means it failed.

I spent hours trying to understand your thought process and all you’ve suggested is that Bitcoin is guilty by association which is a logical fallacy. The NSA played a major role in the development of modern cryptography but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use it or that it’s bad. They’re tools that can be used. They’re amoral.

And now you’re telling me to fuck off after I wasted all this time trying to understand the risks you’re anticipating?

Dear Nostr,

Christmas arrives each year carrying far more than tradition.

It carries memory.

It carries longing.

It carries the quiet hope that something gentle might still be possible in a world that so often feels sharp.

Beneath the noise and the rush, it offers a pause, a moment where time softens and we are invited to remember what truly matters.

Christmas is not about perfection.

It is about presence, reminding us that warmth can exist even in the coldest seasons, that light does not need to be loud to be real, and that meaning often lives in small, unremarkable moments we overlook.

A shared meal.

A familiar voice.

The silence that feels safe instead of empty.

For some, this season is joyful.

For others, it is heavy with absence, grief, or exhaustion.

Christmas makes room for both.

It does not demand cheer; it offers comfort.

It does not ask us to be whole; it meets us where we are and whispers that being human is enough.

May this Christmas be gentle with you. May it remind you that rest is allowed, that connection matters more than display, and that even the quietest forms of love still count. And may you find, somewhere in the stillness, a sense of peace that lingers long after the lights dim.

Merry Christmas and peace to you all.

the problem is they never see it as a cult in the first place.

I know nostr and bitcoin are cults lol.

This is failure

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No one knows the future. You can speculate a million different terrible things happening. But if you can’t explain a rational reason why those bad things will play out the way you anticipate, then it’s just a doomer trap. We already have enough things to be depressed about. If you can’t offer a rational game theory of how this all plays out, then this is just a negative spiral of doom. And I’ve experienced those and am not interested in going back. People like this were so certain that masks, lockdowns, and vaccine passports were going to be the new norm. I was convinced of that too. That didn’t end up happening. So I suffered and tortured myself in my own mind because i overestimated the power of elites and underestimated the impact that the disobedient minority had in this world. People have been calling for the demise of Bitcoin for years. Why is it still around? Every controversial thing is the end of Bitcoin. Every damn time. And it’s still around. Blocks are still being mined. Payjoin still exists. Lightning still exists. Non kyc sats are still around. Ashigaru is being built out the last time I checked and that project could be infinitely better than samourai. Bitcoin may literally be in a better place overall a year from now.

Samourai should not be in jail but they also should’ve decentralized their business better. They got greedy and attracted too much attention to themselves with their marketing. They flew too close to the sun. Ross did the same thing. He admitted that he went about it wrong and was trying to make things happen faster. It’s going to take time.

It’s great to be cautious and prepare for horrible things. But if everything is viewed as an inevitable failure just because elite evil billionaires exist, then what’s the point of living? This isn’t an asshole take? What’s the point of life if we are headed for inevitable demise with no hope for anything to change or improve? Your worldview is too narrow. Let the US ban Bitcoin who gives a fuck. Move somewhere else. The US will crumble under its own bullshit anyway. As if these mining businesses can afford to be that reckless. They’ve literally destroyed their own currency. So what are they going to do? Destroy their own mining businesses and subsidize it with more money printing? How long will that last? People are already on the edge financially. A 51% attack is not sustainable. And people that are desperate for money, and there will be a lot more in the coming year, will break the law to mine those censored transactions. Your views lack nuance.

You need to study Austrian economics. There are economic realities that you can’t just brute force.

#merrychristmas #nostr #frens

While I'm slamming back a few mugs of coquito, I'd like to take this time to thank all of you beautiful Terrans. Being on nostr conversing, and interacting, with you all has been a mentally inspiring experience. HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MEET CHRISTMAS!

If any of you have real evidence or a logical theory about it failing I'd love to hear it. But so far all I've read is bad people want to ruin bitcoin so bitcoin is bad.

Which is probably not even worth it when youre gonna spend more in healthcare costs trying to offset the damage it does.

Yeah, and cant trust every brand either when it comes to avocado, there are some brands like Aldi's private label being sneaky; cutting it with other oils.

Well I've read theories on what a 51% attack will look like many years ago. I felt good about the outcomes eventually when I tried to play out the game theory. I'm trying to understand how you think it will play out but it doesn't seem like you have played theory out to its logical conclusion. A 51% attack will most likely lead to a growing number of unmined transactions in the mempool with inflated transaction fees. It's basically free money sitting there for miners to take. This incentivizes miners to break the law. It also incentivizes miners to leave the US and incentivizes new miners to pop up in other countries.

It's a divisive issue, but what truly separates us is intolerance and the desire to control other people's lives... basically, the problem is the state, as always, the root

GM ☕

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Merry Christmas

Okay so let’s play out the game theory. They actively harm their own business revenues in order to censor all non kyc bitcoin transactions. What do you think people with non kyc sats and people that value privacy will do in response?

Energy is energy … it goes on just changes forms

Why is 6ft cat 8 the same price as 1.5 ft of cat 8? Why is two 6ft cat 6 only a dollar more than one 4ft cat 6?

I feel like it’s the hotdogs and hotdog buns mismatch all over again

I did go ape 🦧 shit 💩

When I lost my best friend

Best doggo ever

Hence :

Hoosier Sigma Pie 🥧 Joan D’Arcy Wick (Ed)

Time for gangsters paradise

Movies? I dont understand

May I ask you why do you post this sir?

Men 🔻🔻🔻 That’s the sexiest man alive

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#nostr #bitcoin

Yeah right as if.

Either BTC will slowly start to recover or it will fall trough the roof.

The next month will tell.

Serious question: What if me and the boys like some laws, borders, and common services, and want to organize to enforce and maintain them?

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To what? Greed? Genuinely?