I joined Nostr to learn the finer points about BTC.
I joined Nostr to build a cyber security skill set .
I joined Nostr because the community endorses my attitude that I'm on the right track.
Knowledge, skills and attitude helps me to be a better Bitcoiner. To be competent.
Nostr ticks all these boxes.
Awesome feedback. I love how Nostriches come through with awesome, practical ideas. Keep going.
IMF are predatory loan sharks.
They lend, extort at ridiculous interest rates, exploit resources as soon as default is likely and move on to the next .
Good man.
The bureaucrats are expecting the immigrants to be blamed . The immigrants are just as much victims as the seniors. They're the fodder that are deliberately used to cause division, to create chaos to allow the government to plunder and loot and scoop from their own citizens .
If you and I printed money we'd be in jail. If they print money - its legal.
Cronyism . They hold the purse. They make the rules.
Make them irrelevant . Adopt BTC. Stack sats. Separate money from state. Replace with BTC. Its happening .
Now watch the tax regime get busy. Janet Yellen was floating unrealized tax gains. That's why self custody is so important.
⚡️👀 WATCH - "When you think you're drinking from a can, you're not drinking from a can. You're drinking from a plastic bag that's inside of a can."
"And you're getting all those microplastics, those hormone disrupting chemicals, and all those negative things absorbing into your drink."
"So avoid the cans and go for glass, stainless steel or copper." — Zib Atkins
https://blossom.primal.net/0ca686966c355c6b756c7c36bda04dd5b83e02b076ee36fa2ad01bb3fcc794c8.mp4
I feel the same way, when I buy bottled water.
My 2 cents worth . - Identify the enemy. Understand their agenda. Find their vulnerabilities. Exploit - but not in the way they expect.
You've got balls.
Righting a wrong against a bureaucratic regime is no easy task. This is straight out theft, to service a political agenda.
And they exploit the most vulnerable - with double talk and picking them off one by one. They assume that seniors won't form a network of others suffering the same fate. This works in their favour.
The answer is to find out who else is in this boat. Collective numbers give strength, rather than individuals fighting for their rights.
Media won't be touching this issue.
So you need to find hackers/meme artists/cost effective publicity groups to come up with solutions.
The catch is - DO NOT BLAME THE IMMIGRANTS. That's exactly what the bureaucrats want you to do.
Ridicule works. Like-
Thank you Social welfare for docking my power bill. It is important to steal my savings to help you buy a car for my immigrant neighbors.
Bureaucrats do not like being ridiculed.
The macro outlook- (global stage)
Understand that they are endorsing Kissingers mantra -
Control the food = control the people.
Control the energy = control the country.
Control the money = control the world.
The micro outlook -(your mother's bubble)
A layer of division has been deliberately inserted - to create anxiety, fear and despair. The bureaucrats can now claim that the immigrants need servicing first.
Resulting in righteous anger at the unfair treatment.
Take into account the risk/reward ratio - in whatever action you take. But yes they are head fucking your mother deliberately .
I'm serious.
When I found out about cloudflare front running Proton - that was it for me.
Currently learning from ghost about onion mail and Tor.
I get your point. English reflects French and German derivatives /origins.
Unfortunately the English language has been weaponised and is deliberately nuanced to say one thing and to mean exactly the opposite. The lawyers especially in the USA, have made a career out of it. So have Politicians. Bankers. Wall St traders. Media.
Applying the English language to coding calls for logics, cryptography and maths - another whole new dimension. And in AI's case - game theory.
On the other hand China has proven time and again, their skill at taking any product from high end luxury items, to electronics, heavy machinery and everything in between - copying it, scaling it and taking it to market at a far cheaper price.
And they're well educated, bi-lingual and are a culture of patient, longterm strategists. Their history proves it. Invasions, exploitation, often ridiculed, depicted as the boogeyman - end result resilient fortitude.
English is the global trade language, bank language, law language and forex language . Demographics show the biggest democratic population speaks or understands English .
I'm thinking children learning code might need to also learn Mandarin.
Their choice.
This is the definition of a stupid person.
No matter what you say - they're convinced you're wrong and they are right.
No hope.
Jameson Lopp had a problem with his wifi and tv. He wrote about it, roughly a week ago.
Agreed. Countries with big debt, high inflation and debased currency will use USD - it is recognized globally. Its the underlying currency in the black market.
Long journey.
Like peeling off layers accumulated throughout your life. Layers of obedience, approval, compliance.
Sniffing the promise of an exit to a parallel system of autonomy governed by protocol.
Yes. I'm traveling that road. Heavy responsibility - but worth it.
Trump plans to open Bitcoin access to American pensions, unlocking a $9 trillion pool of capital. Just 1% = $90 billion.
Then when you look at global AUM which is around $115 trillion you start to see the scale of where this could go.
Larry Fink said that 2–5% allocations from sovereign and institutional funds could potentially push Bitcoin to $700K+.
Everything’s bleeding into Bitcoin, pensions, ETFs, corporates, even countries.
But in the UK?
We still can’t buy a spot Bitcoin ETF. And financial advisors still can’t recommend it. 🤨
https://www.ft.com/content/07906211-5ab8-4917-bcad-5397c0bc3170
Interesting space. Following .
First impression - someone is going to lose and it won't be the pointy shoes, the suits or the jack boots.
Not kidding. Great potential as NFT's.
You need some more chapters
The Hunter
The Priest
The Leader
The Pedophile
The Rapist
The Murderer
Powerful statement.
'Is your fear of what others will do keeping you from realising what you can do?'
I expect many parents are going to experience variations of your apprehensive moment with your son. I hope I can instil the love and care you shared when both of you were so vulnerable .
Thank you for sharing such an emotional moment.
You do great work. I am sorry for just lurking. Between you and Zero Hedge I get a daily dose.
Most times I'm learning stuff. Primal creates incredible apps to help us become autonomous and exit the fiat damaged brain rot. Its a slow journey and your coverage keeps me in touch with the now, while I learn skills for the future .
Sincere thanks. I promise to acknowledge your work after each reading.
This is so deep - its like looking at a work of art and you keep coming back to it, because you see other aspects, you missed the first time. This is now #4.
1. The language you use - poetic brevity - each word effectively used to hammer home a point.
2. Went straight to your website - and pored over your other writings. Result - Subscribed.
3. I have knowledge and attitude. I agree this is ineffective. Unless you have skill.
Result - you have clarified where to focus my efforts. Paralysis analysis - some would call it. I call it straight out fear and impatience, when I don't get it after 3 attempts.
Note to self - Try again and analyze where I'm going wrong and breakdown the steps into smaller bite sizes.
4. I am a senior in age only. So I don't fit the criteria you are targeting.
That doesn't stop me from learning how to be an effective teacher, to help onramp the generation that follows. Their future is bleak.
Result - I am reposting your note that hopefully commands the reach you deserve.
5. There is so much noise out there. Its time to take stock of what is important:
Bitcoin
Tor
Nostr
Your note and blogs on your website are the signals.
Thank you for sharing and pushing me forward.
Awesome quote.
Based on being true to self.
Not easy to do. Takes you out of your comfort zone.
But when you do it - the end result is exhilirating. Clarifies the bs(perception) from reality (perspective).
Nice work.
Agreed. Relays and DB are the same.
So what sort of system are you suggesting that doesn't sound like centralizing ?
Hey friend. I haven't forgotten you.
1. Looking at Tor for alternative email and their built in vpn.
2. Looking to dump proton.
Something amazing happened this week. Met this random guy, while out walking. Talked about things happening in the world . He knew something was wrong, but couldn't be specific. Then he talked about crypto.
We swapped addresses because neither of us had our ph.
Next day 4 hours of intense question and answers.
Today is day 3 - his cousin lives 1.5 hours drive away is coming to meet me. I'm meeting the rest of guy 1's family this weekend .
Can't believe how fast this is happening .
Guy 1 has offered to pay for my time.
Told him No.
Short term plan is to onboard as many as I can to sats/BTC/Monero.
Long term plan is to help secure a better future for our young ones and that's the payment.
Study time now - looking at Jack Mallers new offering .
Update laters Aaliyah.
Clarify please.
Database under control of service providers? Who decides who the providers will be? Is this different from relays?
Not sorry for the dumb questions . I want to understand your perspective relating to database storage .
Great introduction .
Reading /writing are great skills to share values, culture and interests.
Nostr is the perfect place to launch from .
All the best in your future endeavours.
Taking minimalism to a whole new level.
At least a cushion for maximum comfort.
Bookmarked .
A powerful example of why BTC should be adopted.
USD used to weaponise trade. BTC weaponised to free trade.
Depression?
20% left ?
Do you regret your choice?
Use your knowledge to secure their future - so they can stand like you.
A fliptop head. A big mouth. A happy stomach.
I can almost smell that. Drooling.
Oh yes. Roger Ver and bcash.
Chizelled into my memory bank.
This will haunt him for the rest of his life.
Amen.
Amazing how the culprits are protected by protecting the victims.
On the other hand there's a sense of shame, awkward interactions and the topics are studiously avoided.
I don't know how to reach out, without them getting defensive. So, I just shut up. I leave them to talk.
Agreed. Saw it through the vax jabs, the mask bs, the climate crap, the BTC volatility and today the Epstein files.
Being told idiot, nutjob, looney tune, wasting my time etc etc - I wore them as badges of honour.
I've done some incredibly dumb things in my life. BTC is not one of them.
Thank you for responding, and its awesome that you are an original since Nostr's inception. Forgive my anger.
Prior to Nostr I was following Lyn Alden (her macro view on broken money), Jeff Booth (his comparison of BTC/USD), Matt ODell/Marty Bent (geopolitical, BTC updates and regulations likely to impact BTC), Jack Dorsey (the various projects to create software to help onboard people into BTC), Peter MacCormack (the impact of BTC people in countries suffering high inflation and their currency is practically toast).
I've never considered them influencers . I respect them for their knowledge and their willingness to share what they know. Influenced by them? Of course. When they have something to say - I sit up and listen. The kicker is - I don't blindly follow them. I don't worship them. I apply their teachings to my bubble. We all have different realities, different priorities and yet they have helped shape my education on what is money. There are many more out there that deserve a mention.
All have one thing in common - they see Trumps train wreck coming and its picking up speed. They are helping us get off the train track.
I'm sorry I misunderstood your comparison to ethereum. I get the point.
Best you stay lost in the whispers of the wind. Lost being the operative word.
You make assumptions, claiming that influencers are hogging Nostr. The other side to that coin is you imply those that follow are too stupid to think for themselves.
I am here to learn stuff. For me its about content in the one place that's vibrant with developers, Bitcoiners, cybersecurity and a host of hardware/software information, AI and everything in between.
If ethereum rings your bell - there's nothing to stop you from creating your own following.
Just cut the whinge / deport yourself or stay and create stuff.
No one from the Trump administration resigned? The money must be good.
Thank you very much for a great read.
I'm new and didn't do any of the step by step instructions you so eloquently laid out.
Just jumped in, blatted around, squawked here, there and everywhere and then realized this is deep water and I can't swim.
So I learned Nostr is a protocol like BTC, clients are like apps layered over the top of Nostr and relays are like depositing your notes in a filing system for anyone to read.
I've bookmarked it for further study, and appreciate the time you've taken to onboard new entrants.
Nostr has been so timely. Exploring the different groups within Primal.
I am so grateful meeting you here. So many people on this protocol - all with the same outlook, to see BTC fly. And it will.
Trump's BBB was the signal. The printing machine working overtime to service the bond interest payments. They can't afford to default , otherwise the USD collapses . But the printing makes USD devalue and goods and services is on a rocketship to Mars. Inflation begins.
The house of cards now in a spiral. Next few months - mortgagee sales, credit card debt, loan defaults.
And then Wall St and the stockmarket. 7 will survive and expand. 493 will die or get swallowed up.
Same with the banks. Crushed and everybody's money vaporized never to be seen again.
No bail outs this time.
Money/assets are not lost. It flows straight to Blackrock, JP Morgan and the big 7.
At the same time - the impact of Americas plight, will crush or cripple all Western countries . Some are panicking now - India stopping currency outflow, NZ banning BTC ATM's.
BRICS+, GCC and sanctioned countries don't care.They seen it coming, much like we seen BTC coming.
Now, I'm really bullish on XMR.
Great time to be alive.
Great time to be on Nostr.
Too nosy now to look away.
I see fear in my own bubble. The closed look. The smile that doesn't reach the eyes. The fake flattery. Words with no substance.
People have really learned to NOT be themselves.
Idiot on board.
Badge of honour.
Perhaps you were looking for Stupid.
Every idea is a remix of survival - I love that.
And you are right about survival. We are in a war right now.
Health is under attack from the air we breathe, to the food we eat, the water we drink, the hygiene products we slather on our bodies, the clothes we wear and worst of all, trust in our doctors who are paid a bonus to keep us sick. To kill us. Reports from embalmers. You don't need to watch a horror movie - just watch one of these.
And then we come to the psychological attacks, weaponised in fear. Fear is the most crippling emotion that paralyzes , hypnotizes and breaks the mind.
Media uses it, influencers use it, political leaders use it, government bureaucrats use it, corporations use it, banks use it, politicians, preachers, teachers, family and friends use it.
Its like being in a game of whack-a-mole. Forever ducking, diving, dodging.
Paranoid? Yes. I'm a 10.
You've lost me.
Is the law to protect life, liberty and property working today?
Charles Hugh Smith makes an analysis called The Hollowed Out System that shows the complete opposite .
Agreed.
Securing our data is paramount no matter which money is used.
I follow hacker news - the looting is phenomenal . So many attack vectors - hardware, software, networks, apps, social media and especially data bases.
The good news is banks and governments are exploited too. But there will come a time when governments, banks and hackers will attack me.
Even worse - you buy storage ssd's only to find that they've upgraded, no longer support that version and you can't access your files. So, you have two choices - buy the next or shove it. And now we have AI.
XMR - provides hope to defend ALL attacks .