i spent the last couple of days analyzing other bitcoin podcasts, trying to understand why they get more listeners

the short obvious explanation: they are less technical, more approachable to the masses

the more in-depth explanation: they paint a narrative of "bitcoin vs them".

for example, tales from the crypt is hardly distinguishable from other american conservative shows like tucker carlson's or alex jones' - the major difference is that it inserts bitcoin in the middle of issues as the solution that fixes them.

another example is peter mccormack's show, which admittedly is not about bitcoin anymore. but it does dive into politics and follows certain trends that are popular, while also inserting bitcoin into the conversation as a potential solution.

in stephan livera's case, the narrative is more along the lines of "bitcoin vs cbdcs" or "bitcoin vs the fed". it's a tried and true libertarian plot that seems to work since 2011 or so.

other shows also go deep into the "bitcoin vs vc-funded shitcoins" dichotomy, emphasizing on points about immaculate conception while ignoring any possible criticism that can be addressed to bitcoin. it's simply perfect, no point in ever trying to improve anything.

in comparison, i approach topics from the perspective of my own curiosity and explore technical matters in a way that helps me understand them. the approach is selfish, i know. but it also attracts the kind of audience that i like and to which i can relate.

will the bitcoin takeover podcast become political and start following popular mainstream narratives just to attract a wider audience? no, i'm not interested in any of that. but sometimes it's a little bit frustrating to notice that the growth is slower than my expectations. there's definitely an increase in views/downloads all across the board, but it doesn't really go "viral" in the space.

anyway, i'll just keep going and hope that people in the space get smarter and more interested in finding out what's new and/or understanding how some technical aspects work.

now i know what i'm doing wrong, but i'm not sure it's that "wrong".

well its not accepting them anymore

what alias did you use?

Simplelogin or what?

Well so Eric Voorhees is a liar

"disposable emails are not permitted"

A while ago I deleted my twitter account. Then, a few days ago I had a moment of weakness and thought "let me just peek what's going on". Tried to sign up with a throwaway email by simplelogin.com

My signup was rejected. And I m glad. I didn't want to participate in this anymore. I don't really miss twitter and think elons takeover has resolved exactly 0 problems of the underlying architecture. The future belongs to open protocols - like nostr.

Whats your daily driver OS?

The samourai arrest waking up Bitcoiners to the privacy problem

What are the most important #Bitcoin cultural moments (ie. Bitcoin being accepted or legitimized) in the past 2 years that you remember?

I love a thinkpad with linux

Yes but everyone needs something fun under the tree!

Alright, what's on your Santa list 🎅?

Mine:

2 TB ssd for full node upgrade

Foundation Passport cause it sexy

Bitaxe gama for the culture

Bitcoin metallica dad hat