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Jake Woodhouse
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Dad, Husband, Investor, MC, & Podcaster | Discussing financial, humanistic, & intellectual investments | Follow to future-proof your happiness, health, & wealth

I’ve been a YT user for years

Starting to really irritate me all the pointless metrics on there

- likes

- views

- comments

- subscribers

None of it shows you “value”

There could be thousands of views, likes, and comments, and they’re all pointless to me as a user

Channels “monetise” these metrics, and advertisers pay, but do they get “value”?

Who knows

All I know is the gamification of it makes me unhappy

The “look how many views that got” game

There must be a better way of providing video content online… My bet is someone on Nostr is already building it

The user in mind, at the centre

I look forward to it

🙏🏻

A lesson from my recent nostr:nprofile1qqsy6q3ua80awknlxp6m368qssqghct6ra6scca4meepumhcswkuwegppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnxda6kuarpd9hzuendhf3ewe episode is really sticking

“Time is a flow, and you have to choose how to spend it”

Your day is passing whether you like it or not, so how one allocates their attention, is absolutely crucial to all outcomes

It’s a hack

An input

It makes me really evaluate how I spend my time

Very important from a capital allocation perspective

There’s something so amazing about stumbling across new Nostr accounts

People I’ve never heard of

Posting real stories

Real opinions

Real life

It’s powerful

Very powerful

Who would have thought… give people a way to communicate that is free of centralised authority, censorship, and a superior form of defensible free speech

And there they are

Talking

Networking

Making new friends

Building new things

Bravely having their say

What a world that is opening up for us, abundance, optimism, honesty, opinion, debate, the whole spectrum of free speech

A lesson nostr:nprofile1qqsf9jl9scw0c5snmkylpfhkppzgd7z7dupul6ms5yl52kfcz9jr8wqpzdmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ue0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap007davk gave me once: “if you do not allow people to actually have freedom of speech, they resort to violence”

Arguably Nostr is a peaceful revolution

Onwards

🙏🏻

Nic Carter

Lol

Not heard that name in a while

Used to follow him a fair bit as a Bitcoin analyst

The ETH shift stopped that

Free markets be free though. He’s welcome to do whatever he wants

This is the definition of the “diamond hands” in my mind

And highlights the truth: just because you’re early, doesn’t mean you’re wrong

Indeed, being early can feel wrong, purely as a function of the status quo

Yeah he seems a straight shooter, in that he explains what he sees with integrity

Not many would be willing to actually do that

We’re all wrong all the time

Time will tell!

🙏🏻

Luke Gorman is without doubt one of my favourite macro commentators to listen to

Recently he’s been bearish Bitcoin, to his credit he is saying what he believes, and taken some profits

I think he’s wrong in terms of price action

Macro indicators could well be showing a tough start to 2026, and often Bitcoin is the canary in the coal mine when it comes to economic strife

But we’re only ever just one public announcement away from a total shift

Just one big player

And boom

The whole market can just accelerate to a new tier

Digital scarcity has never been seen before

All models are wrong, some are helpful

And price gains happen fast

Really fast

So timing the market is MUCH harder, than time in the market

So there is no place I prefer to be than long Bitcoin

GM

💪🏻

Thanks for the support!

Ever do podcast appearances?

Sounds like you’ve got a story to share

🙏🏻

Replying to Avatar Pengsats

This time, I need your help, Bitcoiners.

Plebs, you may have already heard about the floods and landslides that struck Sumatra, Indonesia, on November 26, 2025. The three provinces most affected were West Sumatra, North Sumatra, and Aceh.

Aceh, where I was born, also suffered a major disaster 21 years ago—the earthquake and tsunami. But now, Aceh has once again been struck by tragedy. This time it was not an earthquake or a tsunami, but floods and landslides. Even worse, floodwaters rushing down from the highlands carried millions of logs, smashing into homes along riverbanks and hilly areas.

As a Bitcoiner, I am deeply saddened to see my country like this—people losing their families, their homes and land destroyed, and their belongings swept away by the floods. This ecological disaster has claimed 1,069 lives, and the number will continue to rise, as many bodies are still buried under flood debris and landslides.

What is most heartbreaking is how slow our government has been in handling this disaster. Local governments, including the governor, have been unable to respond quickly due to very limited resources.

You may have also heard that several international media outlets have reported on how absurd and slow the Indonesian government has been in responding to this disaster, showing clear incompetence in managing the crisis.

Since the very first day, victims have demanded that the Indonesian government declare the affected areas a national disaster, so that international aid can enter—just as it did after the Aceh tsunami on December 26, 2004. Thanks to foreign aid, Aceh recovered much faster back then.

However, President Prabowo Subianto (that despicable leader) has selfishly refused to declare a national disaster. A man who was proven to have committed human rights violations during the Suharto regime now claims, in front of national media, that he is capable of handling this disaster. In reality, he has proven completely incapable.

I am furious and filled with hatred—there are no insults harsh enough for him. Recently, credible data has circulated showing that Prabowo owns palm oil companies, with thousands of hectares of plantations in the mountains of Sumatra. Forests have been cleared and replaced with palm oil plantations. This environmental destruction is what led to this tragic disaster.

Until now—25 days after the disaster, as I write this—recovery efforts have been carried out almost entirely by volunteers from various regions, working independently. The government’s role has been minimal, and when present, it is far from proportional to the vast resources they possess. Government aid has been scarce and slow. At this point, the only hope lies with independent volunteers from within and outside the region, though their impact remains limited.

The current situation is still filled with fear and trauma, as people worry that heavy rains may strike again at any moment. Victims want to return home from evacuation shelters, but a major problem remains. Homes near rivers are no longer habitable, buried under thick layers of sediment left by the floods. You can see these conditions in the attached photos.

A few days after this ecological disaster, I had the idea to open a special donation fund for Bitcoiners. However, I was afraid I would not be able to fully account for the funds. After all, I am nobody—just a Bitcoiner from a small region. I know trust is the biggest issue, so at first, I remained silent.

But today, I have no other choice. Seeing the dire situation of the victims, combined with my frustration toward an incompetent government, I have decided to open and accept Bitcoin donations, or even just a few sats, from fellow Bitcoiners here on Nostr. We know that Bitcoin is not only for storing wealth, but also for humanity.

I have discussed this with fellow Bitcoiners here in Aceh. If donations are received, I will convert the sats into rupiah to purchase equipment needed to clean homes buried in mud and to repair houses after the floods, so that victims can return to their homes. Our focus is post-disaster rebuilding.

The needed equipment includes hoes, chainsaws, shovels, tall rubber boots for mud, wheelbarrows, and other tools according to the needs of the affected villages.

I am nobody—just an ordinary Bitcoiner with a small amount of Bitcoin in a hot wallet, living in a country that is constantly struck by disasters. Doubts about trust are understandable, and this message may not even be read by many people. At the very least, this is a small effort I can make to help the victims after the disaster, with support from the beloved Bitcoin community.

If you wish to donate, any amount of sats is welcome. I will be accountable here. If you have suggestions or ideas, I would be happy to receive them. All aid will be distributed directly to the affected areas, with reports made as transparently as possible. Thank you.

Lightning Wallet address:

rotundhood441@walletofsatoshi.com

On-chain:

bc1qvg3k8qaasr8c7clucmzv895p6zwfnlqpttu0ptz7au20gcslk22ste255e

Below are several international media reports on the ecological disaster in Sumatra and Aceh. Perhaps these can prove that I am not joking. As a Bitcoiner, I uphold honesty and transparency. Don’t trust, verify.

1. ‘Everything destroyed’ as Indonesia’s Aceh grapples with disease after floods

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/everything-destroyed-indonesias-aceh-grapples-with-disease-after-floods-2025-12-07/

2. Indonesia president expects flood-stricken Sumatra to return to normal in 2-3 months as death toll exceeds 1,000

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/indonesia-president-expects-flood-stricken-sumatra-return-normal-2-3-months-2025-12-15/

3. Flood deaths rise to 174 in Indonesia, surge across Southeast Asia

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/28/flood-deaths-rise-to-174-in-indonesia-surge-across-southeast-asia

4. At least 1,250 people dead: What caused the devastating Asia floods?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/2/at-least-1250-people-dead-what-caused-the-devastating-asia-floods

5. Sumatra floods: Aceh residents raise white flags in desperation as hunger, shortages bite

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-aceh-flood-white-flag-national-disaster-prabowo-subianto-5610441

6. Outrage in Indonesia as government blocks foreign disaster aid to Sumatra

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/outrage-in-indonesia-as-government-blocks-foreign-disaster-aid-to-sumatra

I just donated

Story really caught my attention

Interestingly, it was a repost from a trusted account that got me over the line in terms of trust

This is the web-of-trust in action

Very effective concept for future value flows

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Replying to Avatar Pengsats

This time, I need your help, Bitcoiners.

Plebs, you may have already heard about the floods and landslides that struck Sumatra, Indonesia, on November 26, 2025. The three provinces most affected were West Sumatra, North Sumatra, and Aceh.

Aceh, where I was born, also suffered a major disaster 21 years ago—the earthquake and tsunami. But now, Aceh has once again been struck by tragedy. This time it was not an earthquake or a tsunami, but floods and landslides. Even worse, floodwaters rushing down from the highlands carried millions of logs, smashing into homes along riverbanks and hilly areas.

As a Bitcoiner, I am deeply saddened to see my country like this—people losing their families, their homes and land destroyed, and their belongings swept away by the floods. This ecological disaster has claimed 1,069 lives, and the number will continue to rise, as many bodies are still buried under flood debris and landslides.

What is most heartbreaking is how slow our government has been in handling this disaster. Local governments, including the governor, have been unable to respond quickly due to very limited resources.

You may have also heard that several international media outlets have reported on how absurd and slow the Indonesian government has been in responding to this disaster, showing clear incompetence in managing the crisis.

Since the very first day, victims have demanded that the Indonesian government declare the affected areas a national disaster, so that international aid can enter—just as it did after the Aceh tsunami on December 26, 2004. Thanks to foreign aid, Aceh recovered much faster back then.

However, President Prabowo Subianto (that despicable leader) has selfishly refused to declare a national disaster. A man who was proven to have committed human rights violations during the Suharto regime now claims, in front of national media, that he is capable of handling this disaster. In reality, he has proven completely incapable.

I am furious and filled with hatred—there are no insults harsh enough for him. Recently, credible data has circulated showing that Prabowo owns palm oil companies, with thousands of hectares of plantations in the mountains of Sumatra. Forests have been cleared and replaced with palm oil plantations. This environmental destruction is what led to this tragic disaster.

Until now—25 days after the disaster, as I write this—recovery efforts have been carried out almost entirely by volunteers from various regions, working independently. The government’s role has been minimal, and when present, it is far from proportional to the vast resources they possess. Government aid has been scarce and slow. At this point, the only hope lies with independent volunteers from within and outside the region, though their impact remains limited.

The current situation is still filled with fear and trauma, as people worry that heavy rains may strike again at any moment. Victims want to return home from evacuation shelters, but a major problem remains. Homes near rivers are no longer habitable, buried under thick layers of sediment left by the floods. You can see these conditions in the attached photos.

A few days after this ecological disaster, I had the idea to open a special donation fund for Bitcoiners. However, I was afraid I would not be able to fully account for the funds. After all, I am nobody—just a Bitcoiner from a small region. I know trust is the biggest issue, so at first, I remained silent.

But today, I have no other choice. Seeing the dire situation of the victims, combined with my frustration toward an incompetent government, I have decided to open and accept Bitcoin donations, or even just a few sats, from fellow Bitcoiners here on Nostr. We know that Bitcoin is not only for storing wealth, but also for humanity.

I have discussed this with fellow Bitcoiners here in Aceh. If donations are received, I will convert the sats into rupiah to purchase equipment needed to clean homes buried in mud and to repair houses after the floods, so that victims can return to their homes. Our focus is post-disaster rebuilding.

The needed equipment includes hoes, chainsaws, shovels, tall rubber boots for mud, wheelbarrows, and other tools according to the needs of the affected villages.

I am nobody—just an ordinary Bitcoiner with a small amount of Bitcoin in a hot wallet, living in a country that is constantly struck by disasters. Doubts about trust are understandable, and this message may not even be read by many people. At the very least, this is a small effort I can make to help the victims after the disaster, with support from the beloved Bitcoin community.

If you wish to donate, any amount of sats is welcome. I will be accountable here. If you have suggestions or ideas, I would be happy to receive them. All aid will be distributed directly to the affected areas, with reports made as transparently as possible. Thank you.

Lightning Wallet address:

rotundhood441@walletofsatoshi.com

On-chain:

bc1qvg3k8qaasr8c7clucmzv895p6zwfnlqpttu0ptz7au20gcslk22ste255e

Below are several international media reports on the ecological disaster in Sumatra and Aceh. Perhaps these can prove that I am not joking. As a Bitcoiner, I uphold honesty and transparency. Don’t trust, verify.

1. ‘Everything destroyed’ as Indonesia’s Aceh grapples with disease after floods

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/everything-destroyed-indonesias-aceh-grapples-with-disease-after-floods-2025-12-07/

2. Indonesia president expects flood-stricken Sumatra to return to normal in 2-3 months as death toll exceeds 1,000

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/indonesia-president-expects-flood-stricken-sumatra-return-normal-2-3-months-2025-12-15/

3. Flood deaths rise to 174 in Indonesia, surge across Southeast Asia

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/28/flood-deaths-rise-to-174-in-indonesia-surge-across-southeast-asia

4. At least 1,250 people dead: What caused the devastating Asia floods?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/2/at-least-1250-people-dead-what-caused-the-devastating-asia-floods

5. Sumatra floods: Aceh residents raise white flags in desperation as hunger, shortages bite

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-aceh-flood-white-flag-national-disaster-prabowo-subianto-5610441

6. Outrage in Indonesia as government blocks foreign disaster aid to Sumatra

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/outrage-in-indonesia-as-government-blocks-foreign-disaster-aid-to-sumatra

Zap sent

Good luck! I hope 50k sats can be useful

I had a fantastic trip to Nias island in 2007, just after the Tsunami, I remember travelling through towns that were still under re-construction, which mainly meant rubble all along the dirt high streets still

It was crazy to witness how far inland the tsunami travelled

I trust your friends and family are safe, and that you can work together to re-build

🙏🏻

Replying to Avatar 1776

I’m sorry about the (perhaps) self indulgent exposition below, but it’s all I’ve been thinking about while I’ve been sick for two weeks.

Having rejected all of social media for the past 25 years of its explosion across the world, I know I have changed the trajectory of my personal and professional life. Especially considering that many of my jobs have been sales related. But I instantly recognized what the big platforms “are”, after a month or two of testing them: data and personal info harvesting machines, sucking us in and commoditizing human attention.

I had a Facebook account for a couple months in 2008 and instantly reconnected with all of the childhood friends and family that I had fallen out of touch with when we moved across the country when I was 15. But I just couldn’t stand the “look at me” culture that was emerging. The “selfie generation” was firmly bootstrapped. And I could tell that my feed and my time was already being manipulated by “something”. I went dark, and everyone I reconnected with wondered why I was gone. Some thought I had gotten into some kind of trouble and was laying low lol. Meanwhile, I put my head down and worked my J.O.Bs. I’ve made millions for others. And paid at least a million and a half in taxes.

It wasn’t until watching The Social Dilemma in 2020 that I was able to put a name to what made me reject centralized social media. Algorithms, as we all know now.

By then I had tried and rejected Instagram and Twitter after very short stints, because I could tell they were mental illness inducing.

I know I have deprived myself of professional and personal connections that may have allowed me to capitalize more on my creativity and talents in things like writing, computing solutions and process engineering, but I just couldn’t handle the slop.

Maybe I would have found myself surrounded by more like-minded people earlier, and converted my aptitudes into greater professional success, had I embraced what the crowd was doing. Maybe not.

I know one thing, I would have found Bitcoin sooner if I had been more “plugged in”. When I found it, I instantly took to it like a neodymium magnet to iron. And I had the technical chops easily by 2010 to have navigated the early technical hurdles to adoption. Never shitcoined, just instantly 100% in on this shit, thanks to earlier learnings from Ron Paul and G. Edward Griffin. And a healthy dose of 9/11 truth.

The weird thing now is that I find myself and my family in a northern community with incomes that would be great if they weren’t being ravaged by repressive at source taxation and deductions, and a stifling cost of living. Locked in to an insane interest rate on a house we will never own, that has us economically paralyzed for at least a couple more years.

I have one or two friends that “get it”, but are similarly trapped. Every conversation only deepens our despondence at the state of our country and our world. We are focused on waking up our kids and grandkids to the traps that lie ahead of them. And teaching them ways of self sufficiency for the lean times ahead.

Much to my wife’s chagrin, I am encouraging my kids to get the hell out of Canada before they get trapped here by consumer debt and other obligations. This country has become a perfectly crafted prison.

Have we ever missed a meal? No. Are all of our basic needs being met? Yes. But for the life of me, I can’t ignore the fact that it is all being provided with a boot on the back of our necks.

We could be so much more. I have SO many dreams, projects, learning and enrichment of my community that are being held up for lack of capital that has been stolen.

I have reached the peak of what my current company’s structure can provide for advancement and income increase. Faced with a choice to either accept a complete lack of local upward mobility options, or strike out somewhere new in a job market where I will be competing with people two and a half decades my junior, I am seriously considering nuking it all and using what little capital I have amassed to escape to a hermit lifestyle somewhere warm and free of rampant socialism.

All I’ve ever wanted to do is surf, to grow food and raise animals. And be surrounded by my family while doing it.

Sometimes I feel like I would have been better served to have been lobotomized at 30 and gone the route of the majority. But I refuse to ignore all that I have learned about the nature of our existence here on earth.

In short, all I can say is how much hope it has given me to have a self-directed way of meeting awakened individuals in a world gone mad. I wouldn’t want to go through a fourth turning with anyone else. I hope I can meet some of you in person one day.

God bless FOSS

God bless Bitcoin

God bless Nostr

👊🏽

What a great post! Thank you for sharing your story

Is this true?

“Cost of labour, energy, production, materials etc all trend to zero.”

I still require labour, energy, and raw material, I just put it together faster

So the cost of inputs isn’t changing per say

Perhaps labour is less as less time is required?