Ok. Just got back from a lovely trip but had a hectic travel day yesterday. That said, I was delighted to see your reply.

I was also delighted to read through some of your other posts and find that there are topics of general agreement and some otherwise, but all seemed both well-reasoned and communicated.

It is a singular pleasure to come across profiles like yours, and to see that some seem to be in this for the chance to connect with others who have different points of view.

I maintain my primary position that I don’t know shit about fuck, and that neither does anyone else. All we can do as humans is try to find the best path forward for ourselves without screwing over anyone else (or at least as few others as possible).

Regarding the topic at hand, I think we both agree that homeschooling seems like the better, although imperfect in its own right, option for shepherding children into adulthood. I 100% agree that the duty should fall more squarely on the shoulders of those who bore them into existence, and not those who the government must coerce to fund overpopulation and unrealistic perpetua growth strategies.

The topic of having children itself though, is a much more nuanced one as you suggest. We could go on for pages about the merits of each side of the argument, and I appreciate your point about whether a better money could lessen the impact of overpopulation, but I maintain that the planet would still have too many humans on it, even with perfect money.

The end point of the best conversations I’ve had about whether or not to have children seems to be a fundamental difference between those who think life itself has value and those who think it doesn’t.

As someone who has a spectacular life (and I mean that, I am extremely happy by both objective and subjective measurements) but also would rather have never been born, I am very clearly on the side that doesn’t see human life as anything special. Where I do place value is on human suffering, which unlike happiness or contentment, is nearly limitless. My goal then is to avoid human suffering at all costs since I see life itself as meaningless, and that starts best by not making more humans in the first place.

Anyway, I would appreciate hearing your thoughts on this but understand that not all can choose to think about this topic. I readily admit that it is a difficult one for parents since coming to the conclusion that having a child was a “mistake” (for lack of a better word), would produce far too much dissonance. It isn’t like you can undo having children and I get that.

So much obliged again for the reply, and and I’ll throw you a follow and a zap for sure.

Thank you very much for the reply.

I promise I will get back to you. Just don’t have the time right at the moment. Or more precisely, a reply will require more time than I have at the moment. :)

The ultimate luxury is being able to choose what you worry about.

#grownostr

Exercise, read, travel, eat and drink well, write or make stuff, foster healthy relationships, live below your means, and spend time outside.

Anything else? Aside from extravagant travel, this recipe for an impressively happy life is also remarkably accessible.

Why do so many choose otherwise and opt for paths that lead to misery? Consumerism, vanity, and closed mindedness are epidemics in their own right.

#grownostr

I don’t think it’s because they don’t want to be free, I think it is rather because they are too distracted by all the noise in their lives to realize the prison in which they are trapped. To blame the individual is to potentially ignore or understate the fact that the Fiat system is remarkably good and practiced at keeping people distracted. The narrative that Bitcoin isn’t primarily about freedom and instead is mostly just about making you more Fiat is absolutely brilliant in this regard. Misdirection at its very best indeed.

The good news is that while it’s true that some scary proportion will prefer their fiat prison over self sovereignty, once people actually taste true freedom, there are few who can ever go back.

Bitcoin provides not only a way out of fiat, but a way out of the matrix itself (to borrow from that tired analogy once more).

Anyway, I’m supposed to not post about Bitcoin anymore. :)

You’re one of the very few people I follow because you post seemingly honest and thoughtful content and aren’t afraid to go against popular sentiment when it’s contrary to your opinions.

I don’t care about being nice so much as I care to find people who are genuinely thoughtful, engaged, and able to express themselves well.

Most on here, as can be expected given that #nostr is (appropriately) permissionless, are the usual parrots that one finds out in the rest of the world. It’s useful to have those people here too though, as it provides a constant reminder that the average mind is painfully ignorant, super easy to manipulate, and extremely resistant to change.

Not surprisingly then, these hive minds don’t interest me at all. What makes #nostr different is that those rarest of gems who are capable of thought, introspection, and change still have a voice here. Those who can make you stop and question your own thoughts and beliefs, however entrenched. Those who can make you say “Damn, I might actually be wrong about this or that.”

On every other platform, where the goal is to monetize (Ie: exploit) large user bases, these voices must be kept silent or risk alienating the majority. And the majority, as we see here and elsewhere, is almost always headed off a cliff.

So thank you for being one of those rare gems. I’ll keep trying my best too because the alternative is a world I don’t care to live in. None of us is perfect, or in possession of “the truth” so it’s always worthwhile to stay open to new ideas and ways of seeing the world.

#thinkdangerously

#getoffended

#grownostr

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news again, but one bad decision by an otherwise perfect kid can kill or maim them just as easily as one raised by bad parents. That is to say nothing about the other abuses they will suffer as regular members of society.

It’s sad to think about but that doesn’t change reality.

By having kids, you are gambling with someone else’s life. You may be improving the odds by putting in effort as a parent, but the risks are all still non-zero.

Agreed. As flawed as it may be, it seems like a far better option than the bullshit public or private options out there.

Homeschooling seems like a reasonable option if you have children.

The devils advocate position though would be that you are catering to your children’s individual needs in a society that will do anything but. Society doesn’t care (nor should it in my opinion) that you have one son who is special needs and one who is gifted. That’s your problem as their parent, not mine as a tax payer. So are you really preparing them for the real world? Maybe but most likely nothing you do as a parent will matter in the end. Sorry. That said, I certainly don’t blame you and instead commend for trying.

I can say that the far simpler solution may be to just not bring humans into existence in a world that is already over run by the other 8 billion of us.

Sorry if this is a downer but you will likely be otherwise assuaged in your views as a parent by the others here on #Nostr.

I maintain that the whole point of #nostr though is to experience the uncensored points of view of others who think differently from us.

If it helps, I readily concede that I, like you, haven’t the slightest clue if I am right or wrong about anything.

#childfree

#thinkdangerously

#grownostr

I think I have posted enough on here now about #bitcoin.

Selfishly, because I want the Fiat price to drop, I will only post about other topics from now on.

So on that note, happy stacking plebs, I wish you all the best.

Please check out #childfree, #thinkdangerously, or #getoffended for some non Bitcoin related content that leverages the true power of #nostr, and our ability here to express beliefs outside the reach of our Fiat overlords.

Ignoring Fiat means ignoring Fiat based political systems.

Choose #bitcoin instead.

Cast a vote that actually matters for once.

The best part of #bitcoin is knowing that there will only ever be 21 million of them.

This is so significant as to border on the incomprehensible.

When you pair this with a DCA strategy, (and a visceral hatred of our fiat overlords) you gain absolute peace of mind.

They don’t even try to conceal their crimes anymore. It’s all out in the open. People are just to distracted to care.

So your observation is that your posts do not generate value?

What ever could be the problem?

Hint: it ain’t #bitcoin. Or #zaps.

You may just not be as smart or special as you think you are, like the rest of us.

Travel is such a necessary thing. The further you venture, the more you become convinced that humans everywhere are pretty much the same.

The differences are artificial. And they’re carefully crafted to keep us distracted and fighting amongst ourselves while we are robbed by those who enslave us.

Resist this. The differences within groups will always be greater than the differences between them.

The true enemy is almost always the one pointing fingers at some poor person 2000 miles away.

I pay attention to hash rate and the amount of Bitcoin in my self custody accounts.

I don’t give a shit about anything else.

Or, you know, buy Bitcoin to escape the fiat debt slavery cartel.

But hey, fiat gains! Am I right???

Sooo much stuff I could buy. That’d be sooo cool.

Hey, stop doing that. We’re supposed to all stay distracted and motivated by the ‘stuff’ we can buy when the price goes up and worry about the ‘stuff’ we can no longer buy when the price goes down…

Either way, we’re only supposed to sell bitcoin, not buy it… geez, you’re such a dummy.

You clearly don’t know that fiat price is the most important thing about #Bitcoin.

I mean, why else would anyone want it except to make sweet fiat gains?

Signed,

Fiat loving fools, sponsored by blackrock inc.

You seem convinced.

Just don’t buy Bitcoin then. It doesn’t seem right for you.

Simple enough. I hope many more people agree with you. Bitcoin works fine for me and I would love for the price to drop.

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