ZEN Browser & ZED Editor are the linux duo I didn't knew I wanted for 2025.
Global governance isn't some illuminati scheme - it's just the messy reality of countries trying to solve problems that don't stop at borders.
Think pandemic response, climate change, financial crises. The IMF, UN, WHO - they're imperfect tools built by imperfect humans. Sometimes they help, sometimes they screw up. But going full conspiracy mode whenever someone mentions international cooperation? That's not skepticism, that's just letting fear do the thinking.
I mean, if you hate the current system, cool - propose better solutions. But pretending we can solve global challenges without any form of coordination? That's not being wary, that's being naive. 🤷♂️
Was meant as a reply to you and nostr:npub13eywhklnpvxx66u0hvwm9drnlvz6c0ees0kp5k6hewqaenylrrqqja64c9 under his reply, but since I cannot edit nor delete this note, I feel compelled to add context.
Look, this IMF = evil empire take is pretty weak. While they've definitely messed up with harsh austerity programs, calling it a US puppet ignores that it's a 190-country institution that's prevented multiple financial meltdowns. The Japan/Plaza Accord stuff is way more complex than you're making it sound.
On Bukele: Say what you want about his politics, but calling Bitcoin adoption pure propaganda misses the point. Tourism's up 30%, there's more financial inclusion, though yeah, daily Bitcoin use is still low. It's an experiment, a work in progress, with real trade-offs, not a "pact with the devil."
And NATO as just a US tool? Come on. Ask the Baltics or Balkans if they're being "enslaved" by choosing collective defense. International institutions are messy and need reform, but this good vs. evil framing is peak Twitter oversimplification and the easiest explanation to bring out. The truth is more boring: nobody is in control and everyone is scrambling for a bit more than they currently have.
Global governance is more complicated than "everyone's shit." 🤷♂️
Speaking about a similar subject, I’ve enjoyed: generating BTC wallets from photos.
More details in the following article.
I must say I was amazed by how elegantly simple it was to generate wallets from photos you take or any other. The randomness of it all is cool.
we must be in a bull market indeed because I once again find myself here
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you're exaggerating. you are able to set up your own instance or invidious, or use another service than YouTube all together.
I just set up a dummy account of YouTube that I use just for youtube, and paid a 1 year subscription for Premium via a Turkish reseller for $37 in BTC.
There are tons of solutions out there, especially in 2024, it's not 2014.
are a lot of people saying what others want to hear just to get zapped?
is it just me noticing this?
is Nostr turning into OnlyZaps ?
ofc I may also be generalising here.
GN satofam 🟧
this is the video that triggered my young adult brain to switch from binary thinking to nuanced thinking. I was 21 when I saw it.
I don't have idols, but one very influential person in my development towards adulthood was Hans Rosling.
Precisely.
The FUD is also coming from people who generally don't contribute anything meaningful in any form to the causes they criticise available solutions for, just want to have the last word and be praised for being right.
The intentions matter and in all honesty I believe it boils down to the need of validation from strangers on the internet when stating those opinions rather than concern for user's privacy.
swap it for sats on an exchange 🦩
GM☕️
What does everyone think about this? 🧡👊🏻☕️
⚡️⚡️zaps for comments & reposts⚡️⚡️
https://x.com/bitcoinerrorlog/status/1867597672363806995
it could be a future proof BIP, but imagine how many apps have to adapt to it
I gave up Ethereum when it became cheaper to send a friend my secret phrase than pay for gas fees.
Eventually they switched to Proof of Stake but it was a tad bit too late for some of us.
I left Twitter because a lot of crypto-bros with followers in the hundreds of K still don't know you don't have "coins" in your wallet, just a private key proving what amount of the BTC ledger you're allowed to spend, all this while promoting shitcoins and decentralized tech they do not understand, while playing with the FOMO or FUD their influence generates.
Hello Nostr 🍊🦩
omaga, it happened <3 thanks nostr:npub1rqe7upz9nl4jef9wdyx47vfxnt2g3357tl5s8fpt2vkxwlz2s9cq9w3jdt
it was an assumption, now I have test messages laying around and my first nostr message is 'tiki taka barcelona'
I've never been zapped before (true story)