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With as much as I shill #GrapheneOS, you'd think I am getting paid. I'm not. I just want to live in a world of smart, uncoercible people, and as it happens GrapheneOS is a killer tool to that end...

#freedom #Graphene #bitcoin #plebchain #grownostr #nostr #zap #zaps

Freelancer life

cons:

- no pay when sick

- ups and downs are extreme

- no safety net other than one setup by oneself

- banks don’t give me loans

pros:

- flexible in terms of vacations

- good earning potential

- no boss

What would you add?

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"Do You See the Fnords?"

Let's start with what a fnord is. While best known from a book called the "Illuminatus Trilogy" by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, it actually originated in a work called "Principia Discordia". "Principia Discordia" is a foundational text for the Discordian religion.

Discordianism is a modern, chaos-based religion, or perhaps a parody religion, depending on one's perspective, which venerates Eris, the Ancient Greek goddess of chaos. The "Principia Discordia" was authored by Greg Hill and Kerry Wendell Thornley. The two used the pseudonyms Malaclypse the Younger and Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst, respectively, within the book.

In this context, a "fnord" can be thought of as a type of misinformation or disinformation, a deliberately implanted falsehood or distraction. It's a part of the overall Discordian theme of chaos, confusion, and seeing through the illusions presented by societal systems and the media.

The "Illuminatus!" Trilogy later adopted and expanded on the concept, presenting fnords as subliminal, anxiety-inducing messages. Simply put, a fnord is "a piece of disinformation in plain sight," and the news and media in general are full of them. Most headlines and snippets are fnords. Here's an example, a major news story right now is that the Republicans might impeach Merrick Garland.

Today on Twitter, NewsMax posted a story about this. The attention-seeking headline was,

"POSSIBLE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY: House Speaker McCarthy suggested the lower chamber might launch an impeachment inquiry into AG Merrick Garland after an IRS whistleblower said he interfered with an investigation into Hunter Biden."

Whoa, all caps must be very serious and real, you don't just use all caps willy-nilly, do you? Anyway, a guy with the Twitter handle @Shorting_Bull responded with this, ' "Suggested"...."might" '

My response was, "You're not supposed to see the fnords," and he then responded with, "It's like those damned pictures they sold at the mall where you could only see the sailboat if you stared at it the right way."

What a great point, and it led me to the reason it is so hard to talk to people who do not yet "see the fnords". If you remember those pictures he referenced, once you can see the boat (or whatever is in the given picture) you can never not see it again. Yet if you show it to someone, point right at it, draw a circle around it, they still do not see it.

No one can see a fnord for you, you must see it for yourself. Once you do, you get really good at seeing them really fast. Remember the movie "They Live" and those glasses in it? With the glasses on, the characters saw the truth of modern society. All the media went from pretty pictures to simple black and white messages like....

"Consume"

"Obey"

"Do Not Question Authority"

"No Independent Thought"

"Conform"

"Submit"

Etc.

"They Live" is a fictional movie that explains the reality of fnords. It had to be absolutely over the top to break through the mindset of modern man who thinks he is free and yet is enslaved by the system he has been conditioned to defend since birth. It was taking the fnord to the maximum and entertaining sci-fi extreme.

The real fnords, though, are more subtle; you either see them or you don't. Yet, if you look for them, if you clear your mind, you will see them. Once you do see them, you will be like characters in "Illuminatus!" who, after waking up, ran around shouting, "I see the fnords," and ended up at a loss for how others couldn't see them. I mean, they are right there, in the open, so obvious. Just remember, a day before, you didn't see them either.

Then, just remember standing in a mall at Spencer Gifts in the '80-'90s (assuming you are old enough) and shouting at your friend,

"I see it, there's the boat, right there, don't you see it? It is right there!"

And your friend tilted their head like a German Shepherd hearing a strange noise and said, "I don't see it." It is like that. They are not going to see it until they are ready to see it for themselves.

In real life, there are no magic sunglasses to see the fnords. It remains the job of each individual to see them for themselves. So, do you see the fnords? If not, keep looking. Once you see them, you will never not see them, ever again.

#grownostr #jacksthoughts

Possibly I have said things that sounded arrogant and made some people uncomfortable with the way I expressed myself regarding the latest events about Apple, and this is solely my responsibility.

I apologize for the rude way I expressed myself; it was never my intention.

I just want to help as much as I can because I understand the importance of freedom of expression and information in today's world, which is moving rapidly towards global tyranny.

What I want is for Nostr, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, and the expression of individualities and different opinions to prevail because we will only have a fair and free world if there is the possibility of an open debate of different opinions and points of view.

Feel free to criticize my opinions whenever you think they are wrong because, by doing so, I learn and we all learn.

Thank you, Nostr, for existing, and let's move forward 💜🫂

#nostr #freedom #grownostr

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Advice from An Old Farmer

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.

Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.

Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled.

Meanness don’t jes’ happen overnight.

Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.

Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.

You cannot unsay a cruel word.

Every path has a few puddles.

When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

The best sermons are lived, not preached.

Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway.

Don’t judge folks by their relatives.

Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

Live a good, honorable life… Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.

Don ‘t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t bothering you none.

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance.

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.

Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin’.

Always drink upstream from the herd.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in.

If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around..

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.

Most times, it just gets down to common sense.

#grownostr

Most young people’s reluctance to have children is rooted in anxiety about their financial future. Everything changes once we’ve adopted #Bitcoin . We'll see another baby boom. Generation ₿

Been gone for a time. Had to put down my German Short Hair of 11 years. I believe, but can't prove, a vaccine harm. Issues immediately after Vet visit in 2019... too many coincidences. Miss you Julliet...

#createyoursurroundings #seniormechanic #R&D #grownostr #hoist

A constitutional republic, not a democracy

The idea of a democracy is universal equality. The ideal of a constitutional republic is individual liberty.

A democracy always degenerates into dictatorship which promises government-guaranteed equality and security. But it delivers nothing but poverty and serfdom for the people it robs and rules.

America was founded as a constitutional republic - to safeguard the liberties of the people against the tyranny of democracy or a one-man dictatorship.

In this century, great strides have been made toward the goal of subverting our republic into a democracy. The foremost tactic of subverters is subversion of language. By calling America a democracy until people thoughtlessly accept and use the term, the totalitarians have obscured the real meaning of our principles of government.

#grownostr

#tsp

#liberty

I'm interested in starting to write and share content online, but I'm unsure of where to begin. Do you have any suggestions?

To provide some background, I hold a PhD in Chemical Engineering with a research focus on microfabrication and molecular biology. Currently, I work at a 3D genomics start-up. In addition to my professional interests, I am also intrigued by crypto and AI. #grownostr

No. My tribe overthrows the slavers when my tribe increases. These things happen on God's timing or else you find that the new boss is the same as (or worse than) the old boss.

Yeah, they want you to have kids, as long as they can destroy their natural allegiances. They want slaves who are as atomized as you're talking about being.

Sure, there are times of great catastrophe when children should be avoided. The first century church was in such a situation. "I think that in view of the present distress it is good for a person to remain as he is. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife" (1 Corinthians 7:26‭-‬27).

They were in distress, as Christians continue to be in dozens of nations around the world, because the Bible creates people who are compliant in many important ways, but resistant to governments that go beyond their God-given bounds.

#JesusisLord