GM! Go spread some fuckery!

https://video.nostr.build/c676ca03bfa4e76d6cdb0a062c3b0270401a9f3625cbc71042468f4e37468694.mp4

nostr:npub1vktdqqwunms2axujjp7ujqz5vgycfg3p8zdgn68v63nqs38puhksjf5s3g not true, Slovenian hasnt ammended the constitution yet, only petition was done with enough votes that the governement needs to take it to a vote

https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis

I think nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s nuking his relay is an important milestone for nostr

self custodial lightning in its current form cant be a viable replacement for cash for people who operate with tiny amounts no matter how much we want to pretend it is - with onchain fees being high-ish and technical solutions still lacking, sending someone 3$ on a self custodial lightning without existing inbound just doesn't make sense as the cost of just in time channel open from the lsp will eat most of that

my comment was practical, i see people demo-ing breez/phoenix and sending 5k sats without the recipients really understanding the underlying tradeoffs, then next time they want to receive a larger payment new channel is opened again and sats "lost" due to that cost

phoenix is slightly improving that with splicing so at least all capacity is in one channel but the costs are still there

The high fees are more about misunderstanding, send a big initial payment to breez or phoenix (akin to funding to your debit card) and the channel will be big enough for spending/receiving then. The problem is with bootstrapping the wallet initially which ppl do with tiny payments which leads to inefficient channel size allocation

I wish it was only americans. US feels entitled to tell everyone in the world how to do things.

We need to figure out a model for infrastructure to operate extrajudicially - lightning needs to take a page from the pirate bay book and create services that cant be forced to shutdown. But that requires trustless tech so it can be more easily run by nyms not operated by companies and individuals that are trusted based on their reputation

doesnt seem very actively developed/maintained from the repo activity

agreed, but if we cant onboard 8billion people self custodially RIGHT NOW does it mean that we should give up trying to get the 10s of millions of people who potentially use it atm to do so? they are the ones that will spread the word around to their social circles and if all this decentralization technology fails because one custodial provider stopped serving US market (and will probably expand the list to all the overreaching shitholes of the "developed" world sooner or later) then we didn't achieve much.

We need the first couple 100m of users to be as self sovereign as possible - they are the critical mass for any kind of changes needed to protect the unfortunate souls who won't own their own utxos in time

This also buys us time to figure out new technological advancements that need discovery and maturation before wide adoption

sure, app stores are the next problem (and we're already seeing a lot of this with all the nostr zaps issue), but thats a harder problem to solve atm.

with custodial entities they need to make a reasonable effort to cut you off. Its not just about removing it from the app store, they will end up doing things like firewalling off country ip spaces etc, so even if you get the apk you need to vpn to an "approved" geography to use the service

and you have to think of the second order consequences - if the self custodial wallets have the user numbers of WoS then it will be easier for them to get more funding -> more research and development -> better ux for users, possible alternatives to app store etc.

the problem is also the mentality of the users, you can see the same responses every time - people demanding that companies and founders fall on their swords,screaming outrage and rugpull every time something like this happens, even tho its inevitable given the current legal and regulatory env globally.

Its impressive WoS operated globally for as long as they did( with them being shut down/changing how they operate at some point a certainty).

Every single time😂

Lol its very amusing when ppl are upset and shocked when a custodial company announces that they are not gonna carry the burden and expose themselves to endless legal abuse from US gov just so you can send and receive some sats.

Everything custodial that doesn't have kyc is going down the same path, if you think otherwise you are fooling yourself.

Noone is doing time just because you are too lazy to use breez/phoenix/zeus/mutiny

GM! Spread some fuckery! https://video.nostr.build/7dd4da9679fe127f3018412b7bd11e246a16dbb86163b3ceb12092a37439ea24.mp4

Bitcoin is ungovernable. Be like bitcoin. https://video.nostr.build/e67f97927d65403969b3fc88a799d3f214e07dbb40eae542f821b9bf1cbbc3a1.mp4

GM

i guess everyone else sufficiently explained the real differences between these things...

for awesome-nostr the instances itself is also a relic of the past - when i started it there were few running instances of clients so the popular one were listed there. over time that section became redundant and i'll remove it now

GM! Keep spreading the fuckery! https://m.primal.net/HQgf.mp4

Its hard to put a price on drinking morning coffee on a tropical island while watching the sun rise

Thats a beautiful doggo!

“One of the only coherent philosophical positions is thus revolt.

It is a constant confrontation between man and his own obscurity. It is

an insistence upon an impossible transparency. It challenges the world

anew every second. Just as danger provided man the unique opportunity of

seizing awareness, so metaphysical revolt extends awareness to the

whole of experience. It is that constant presence of man in his own

eyes. It is not aspiration, for it is devoid of hope. That revolt is the

certainty of a crushing fate, without the resignation that ought to

accompany it.”

- Albert Camus,

The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

common, just ship the nodes plugged into the ups and a phone for the uplink 😜

It works