Fair enough. I've heard this argument a lot from bitcoiners, and I respect the "don't trust, verify." But given the amount of regulation in American financial markets, this isn't a risk I'm gonna spend a lot of time worrying about. If we are going to worry about these huge companies not having what they say they do, shouldn't we also worry the same about all balance sheets in the market? I don't see coinbase going full FTX with regulators up their asses. But I 100% get your point.

Bc they would go to jail.

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We should have gone over $100k last cycle. How high would the blow off top have gone? $105k, $150k, $200k? Who knows. But we should have had that blow-off top and we didn’t because of the DeFi shenanigans.

FTX, BlockFi, Celsius had 150k bitcoin that they had to liquidate? How much paper bitcoin was caught up in those psyops? A couple hundred thousand?

Here we are - 9 months after the halving - still floating around a purchasing power of $100k. Bitcoin influencers everywhere - even the hardcore maxis - are drooling over MSTR.

MSTR has exchanged dollars for claims on 450k bitcoin. You don’t think there are games being with the bitcoin they have bought? How much price suppression can COIN and MSTR and financial/government actors achieve by fractional reserving MSTR’s bitcoin? How does the fractional reserve scheme get exposed when governments are backstopping COIN?

Unless #nostr developers really start working toward more "professional" software development and testing, commercial closed-source products are going to dominate. Users demand products that work, and work consistently. They don't care about how much work you put into this shiny thing or how exhausted you are. They will use what products work. Those are the rules, it's not up to me or you.

I say this as someone who has not made a dime from nostr, loves open source, and is invested the community.

I'm not religious. There is no combination of words in the English language that you can use to convince me otherwise.

Sometimes, though, I wish there was. To admit anything else would be a lie.

Christianity is on the rise amongst bitcoiners, and I sometimes think of my own experiences with religion because of this.

I grew up in America with the Greek Orthodox church. I was an alter boy, and I went to Greek school after normal school. We were taught Greek culture, religious topics, language, etc.

The church was my social center. More than that, it was an aesthetically pleasing place.

The Byzantine iconography. The smells of incense. The feel of the pews. The beautiful hymns chanted in Greek. The taste of the Eucharist.

As a youth & young adult, the divine liturgy was an experience for the senses. I wanted to believe. The idea of a greater power watching over us is very powerful. It gives a man purpose.

Alas, I could not believe. I do not believe. It's not me.

True believers show up every Sunday, but there are also the ones present for the social aspects. It's what they grew up with. They go through the motions, live their lives as decent humans, but are likely too afraid to confront their beliefs.

I couldn't respect myself if I did this. I can't be inauthentic to myself and to the true believers in attendance.

Being honest with myself meant leaving the church. It was like denouncing the club, removing myself from a social circle that was the foundation for much of my life.

It left a space that I've done my best to fill.

I think the world would be a better place if everyone lived by the general teachings of Jesus. If we were kind to others. Love your neighbor, forgive people, and all that. This is decent human behavior.

I try to live my life this way, but it is not easy.

This post isn't a cry for help. Deep down, I'm not trying to be convinced. Much like my journey with the carnivore diet, and diet in general, only my own experiences will convince me. I remain unconvinced.

I'm glad some of you are true believers, and I wish you peace and happiness on your spiritual journies. 🧡

What’s super cool is that with just a few touches, you can change your settings and completely walk away.

so…

what do you think?

the Dead Man’s switch tapes incriminating LBJ as the primary force behind murdering Kennedy feel like a limited hang out to me.

But i dont know 🤷

he’s the fastest growing pod…growing too cool for my antics..

one fun thing about building stuff is people telling you daily that you’re not building the right thing in the right order for the right people. Usually from people who haven’t built anything. I’m just trying to build *something* that hopefully works.

#bitcoin #nostr #zap

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Hey everyone! I'm pretty new here and interested in getting engaged in this community. Not engaged in the other sense, as I'm married and have been for 31 years. lol. Anyway, hailing from the Midwest, USA, interested in Bitcoin, Bible, and beef. #introductions