The code that every node runs to ensure the correct amount is created during every block (6.25 right now), the total number of blocks between havings (210,000), and the number of havings until the subsidy is done (50 I think). If any block is created attempting to alter this supply schedule it will not be accepted by nodes.

No, but it would be a hell of a lot more sexy if you could right? It does seem pretty drab that we envision bitcoin mining like some dwarven metropolis extracting bitcoin from earths essence, and then the reality is its a bland silver box making heat.

I mean its real in the sense that I can prove it is a fraction of the total supply of actual bitcoin, I know it is not a forgary someone is trying to dump on me.

Gold can't go to zero but it can take a serious hair cut (its industrial use case can't support current prices), I think the reality is that will take generations though and it has high potential for upside compared to fiat vehicles in the mean time. I am highly skeptical of gold backed crypto, the neat part about bitcoin is it doesn't require trust; I know its scarce, I know its real, I know its secure. A gold backed crypto would just be someone's SQL database, adding crypto into the mix just obfuscates who the trusted party is, I'd rather deal with someone issuing literal paper or digits against my gold than someone saying its "crypto".

What? Yes it is more, in fact, $14T sounds pretty accurate. What are these half truths?

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I think that's the local meetup. I would think all the big conferences get pretty stuff too, I just want to be among my people, we can talk about everything else like cars and computers and videogames.

That one next to saifadean is nostr:npub10vlhsqm4qar0g42p8g3plqyktmktd8hnprew45w638xzezgja95qapsp42

I don't know how many goldbugs you'll find here, I personally respect gold for what it is, and think in the situation of fiat blowing up gold will prove to have been a perfect hedge. Though, outside of explaining its accomplishments or as an example of the value of sound money and its impacts on society, I don't really pay it any attention or recommend it to people.

You'll find many rothbardians, saifadean and nostr:npub10vlhsqm4qar0g42p8g3plqyktmktd8hnprew45w638xzezgja95qapsp42are public figures on it. Aristotle is certainly foundational to the culture here though isn't mentioned much, though Robert Breedlove has probably talked at length about it. Greg Foss will definitely scratch the value investing itch with his talk of junk bonds, risk adjusting investment decisions etc. Spinozan, that's a new word for me, I think you'll find that around, maybe nostr:npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3 would be a good place to start, I think the real Alan watts would have enjoyed the topic, and nostr:npub1flm9yc3vhc3dj036pn3ysl5xwd4f5gyhyjnn9rzehs5mqe9y9ynq6qrg9qwould provide worthy criticisms; this space is certainly more open to the idea than more conservative circles that would consider Spinoza a hieratic if they knew his beliefs.

A lot of the individuals aren't nostr bound yet, but their ideas are discussed here and you'll find yourself at home talking about them, though gold is a bit unfairly ridiculed at times.

A few of my favorites, its an incomplete list by any measure.

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A rare letter for my playlists

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ns3SAjqMGU0&pp=ygUOTXV5IHRyYW5xdWlsbG8%3D

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=356lWpKHz10

I get so angry just looking at other platforms, I hate the way it makes me feel. Maybe there is less engagement on here, I think theres still a lot of users that might follow someone and then forget about the platform for a while. Maybe the platform won't end up being good for influencers for a while, but I believe it is better for users mental health. That said, the disproportionately lower engagement seems like a distribution inherent to network effects.

This is precisely why I reject discussions over race, sexuality and shit. Its highly contrived and a false front for what the real issue is. People are fucked up, narcissistic and arrogant, completely blinded by terrible ideology and indoctrination. Arguing over what age you can castrate yourself misses a very serious sickness in our society that underlies everything else. Just my 2 sats.

Yea, censorship will get much worse, they won't give up power willingly. We have a great tool here, but it isn't enough on its own. VPNs help, but that too won't help once the real crackdown works. I think cyperpunk was posting about recreating TOR over lightning, that sounds very useful in the times to come.

Side note, one of the bankers (I forget who) responsible for pushing the bailouts said something to the effect of "we didn't really need the money, at least not that much, and we knew we couldn't ask for $1T so we just gave a nice number squarely under that.

What was it, astral.ninja and enigma.io, I think I preferred enigma, and with all the cookie wiping and everything on my phone if I so much as switched tabs I'd loose the key. When amethyst came out it took me a minute to appreciate that my phone would actually keep the key around for more than 30 seconds.

I cycled through a few npubs before I settled in here, ye old astral days and on. My first post was definitely "test"

How do you know what to get rid of. I finally got a wine sub and I don't know what default relays to start disabling.

Day 2 of carnivore. What is fun? I'm not much of a fun loving individual but I think I need some. Video games are a nice time killer, certain work is a nice time killer, memes can give laughs, but I wouldn't say any if its fun. I've had a lot of fun doing autocross days but I'm not going to trash my daily doing that, its just not economical right now. I might try hitting a gun range, but ive never found it to be fun before so my expectations aren't high. Am I being childish? Do I just need a milkshake and a bag of chips?

The conversations tab of your feed on amethyst does this.

Happy #bitcoininfinityday