Yes, that was funny. I actually intended to post your handle into the search field so I could find your profile but put it in the post field by mistake. π
I wonder whether Elon Musk has taken a look at Nostr, seen all the zapping taking place, and thought to himself - "Would this work on Twitter?"
Nice to meet you too. π My first BTC purchase was with Mt Gox.
I got into Bitcoin in 2011. Why? Because since the 70s I had understood that debt-based money was the cause of most trouble in the world and the ultimate driver of servitude.
A couple of decades later, and many books read, I was intellectually and philosophically primed for Bitcoin when it arrived. I actually first heard of it in 2010, but was unable to mine it (wrong computer) so had to wait until the first exchanges appeared.
Fact is, at the time I had no idea whether Bitcoin would or could succeed or not, I just wanted to be part of it because it was a beacon of freedom. Since then, seeing its monetary value rise is proof it is succeeding in its mission.
So I'm definitely in it for the freedom, and it's monetary value is a metric to measure its progress towards its ultimate goal.
In the greater scheme of things Bitcoin's monetary value is important for freedom. Why? Because its rising value is a representation of its rising significance and acceptance - both of which are necessary for Bitcoin to succeed in bringing more freedom to the world.
Internal Revenue Stasi would be a better term.
I believe all posts, whether done in global or following feed, are published in the global feed. At least, that's what I understand.
And the Lightning network is the key - the ability to send microtransactions for 'next to nothing' fees. Imagine how main-chain bitcoin would work with Nostr. It could, but not in the way zappers would prefer, or be able to afford.
Sounds similar to what's happening or soon happening for most the rest of the world.
I played around with Cashu and Nutstash for a couple of hours yesterday, moving eCash between the two different accounts, funding and withdrawing via Lightning etc. It was fun and fascinating. Still thinking about how I could use this personally, but I'm always in awe of what people come up with in this "permissionless innovation" space.
Just to update. I have just watched BTC Sessions video tutorial on eCash and have successfully done test transactions. The steps he outlines are different than the ones I took previously - and it works!
If interested, I can recommend the video:
Inner sadist π€‘
To avoid car accidents, treat every other driver as an idiot who's about to do something stupid at any time.
Yup, sure does. I read that when it was first published - 1996 from memory. Made a big impression.
If I was to read it today, for the first time, I think I would be blown away by the prophetic nature of it.