Look at the size of it👀

How many red flags can you spot in this one post? 😬

If some unlucky person bought bitcoin right at the very top of the cycle in 2021, they're now down less than if they had bought US Treasuries at that moment instead.

That's how awful bonds have been.

The Carnival of Venice is occurring now.

Venetian masks are sometimes used to symbolize decadence. But historically, there was a lot more to them than that.

Centuries ago, Venice was a highly stratified society, meaning big gaps between the wealthy nobles and the commoners, and between men and women. But the Venetian carnival, and any parties where the masks were worn, were opportunities for the nobles and commoners to mingle as equals without knowing or caring someone's social station.

The masks removed identity, and along with it, removed many consequences of interaction. People could speak their mind and interact more thoroughly without the heavy restrictions of the social stratification. And they could be critical of the current social structure without it necessarily being tied back to their identity. If society is open, then perhaps anonymity is rarely needed. But if society is closed or repressive, then anonymity is a tool to change minds while minimizing the consequences to the individual.

And Venetian masks were all different and beautiful, coming in all manner of styles and colors. The wearer could express themselves without revealing themselves, similar to how we might think of a social media avatar today, but in the real world.

Authoritarian/fascist governments on multiple occasions banned the carnival and criminalized the wearing of the masks, because anonymity and social equality were perceived as threatening to them. But as those governments fell, the carnival and tradition returned.

Anyway, good morning Nostr.

I stopped watching the news, stopped following politics. I drink a little less in the evening and improved my diet. I’m getting more exercise doing chores around here like stacking wood and I get a walk in most days. I’m sleeping well, drinking more water and saving in #bitcoin  .

Turned on my old iPhone SE

It’s tiny and awesome. We must bring back small phones

Ppl walking around with a computer monitor in there pocket

three things have been heavily tampered with:

1. languages

2. calendars

3. money

thanks to #bitcoin there's hope to fix at least two of them

I can’t believe this person is real.

I Muted him. Fuck that guy. I just like when they expose themselves. Easy blocks.

I Muted him. Fuck that guy. I just like when they expose themselves. Easy blocks.

CHILDREN IN SUITS.

WE WILL TEACH THEM WHO IS IN CHARGE NOW.

THIS IS OUR SHIP. WE WILL FUCK THE SUITS WITH FREEDOM.

#Bitcoin Spot ETFs have been approved.

Don't use them. Self custody your BTC. Run a node. Fundamentals haven't changed.

Trivial to confiscate your ETF claim. Exponentially harder for them to take your geo-distributed multisig.

Reject fiat. Embrace self sovereignty.

#Bitcoin

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I've mellowed out a lot with age.

I used to be wild.

Hey is this the new Twitter?

332 million Americans x $10 Planet Fitness membership

= $3.32 billion

US govt spent $1.4 trillion in 2022 on healthcare

gym memberships for every American would be a rounding error and could dramatically lower healthcare cost

Why are you on nostr?

Then atay!

Every time I return to this app, it has improved.

I increased my carbs from 20g to 150g as well 🙃