I’ve always been amazed that people go cashless, meaning they literally walk around and even travel without cash, and just rely on cards to pay.

Credit and debit cards are centralized and can be shut off or denied for all sorts of reasons, or can run into technical issues. BTC/LN is better because it’s decentralized, although it still needs power+internet and merchant acceptance. Cash as physical bearer asset money is great. Of course I wish cash was redeemable for something sound, but maybe in the future that’ll be the case again. In the meantime it’s good to have a few meals or taxis or hotel rooms worth of cash on hand.

I always have a diverse mix of digital and physical payment methods on hand, so I never get caught unable to pay.

So far in life I have only had one instance where I couldn’t pay. I was at a restaurant in Cairo a few years ago and their card machine/connection was down, and were only accepting cash. I had physical US dollars but they were part of a bigger corporate restaurant chain and so didn’t have the flexibility to accept them. My husband normally carries Egyptian currency but didn’t have any on him that day, and since he carried it, I previously did not. Neither did our friend that was with us. So we had to go on an awkward search for an ATM for a while and then come back and pay. And from that point I iterated, so I always carry Egyptian currency in Egypt as well as my other methods. And it has come in handy a bunch of times, when my husband needs some spare cash for tips or something I always have a little stockpile ready to go since I am a stickler about always having a certain amount whereas he is more flexible.

I always have a kind of “prepare for everything” type of mentality and like to be in control of my situation, and thus always have like backups for my backups in various contexts, including payment or being able to access various types of value anywhere, even when such preparation is not really needed.

good morning nostr, bitcoiners attack each other and argue about useless bullshit every bear market, it is a tradition 🫡

thoroughly enjoying the peace that is nostr during this part of the adoption cycle - appreciate it while we have it

in a few years nostr gonna be complete chaos - in a beautiful way - but much different than the vibe here now - of course you could curate your experience to maintain the current vibe but imma probably embrace the chaos

Good morning! 🐶🐾🫡☕️☕️☕️🤘🏻

She told me she could not even talk on how good it felt.

Makes you wonder 🧐

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good morning nostr, become unruggable 🫡

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Hi #Noster my name is Darina. I feel very fortunate to have met @dutch while wake surfing. She spent her free time that week teaching me about #bitcoin. Since then, she's been my go-to #BitcoinAngel for questions. Now, she tells me there are many here who are also into bitcoin like her, and some are even bitcoin developers.

I'm still new to bitcoin, but I'm eager to dive in and connect with more Bitcoiners! I’ll tell you a little about myself in hopes of learning a bit more about you guys.

I am from Moscow. I love wakesurfing, riding horses, photography (I’ve been a photographer for a long time), traveling, and coffee dates.

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& Roasted tomatoes

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good morning nostr! started off the day with some pickleball, grounding , and sun in the eyes ☀️

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It is literally nature. 🤝