Entropy

Bitcoin & Nostr maximalist
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npub12q2vfsvec58z8qzvne0v29uwa8rj6m4vkg95f8skpp2ae20x0r8sgrfe63

NIP-05 Address

fortunae@nostrplebs.com

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fortunae@getalby.com

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2024-08-21 22:59:54

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RIP lol https://image.nostr.build/0d425df78d523e2dd921024a195f08a4c45d3feddd21358b2e1c5089d94b951b.jpg

2024-08-21 18:55:04

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Wow. I can definitely see that seeing play. Creatures have come a loooooong way.

2024-08-19 14:57:55

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What do you play in Legacy? Before I stopped playing competitively in 2014 that was my favorite format - Dredge will always be close to my heart even if it didn't feel like I was playing Magic 😂

2024-08-18 06:15:56

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It's gone downhill a lot the last few years IMO.
It feels like it's turned into a total cash grab from endless reprinting of desirable cards, alternate art, special cards, etc. Power creep is pretty crazy.
I just play commander and cube draft on occasion now. The new stuff just isn't appealing to me.

2024-08-17 15:37:50

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Thanks for the tag - always happy to follow another writer!

2024-07-24 16:16:29

GM
I finally made the move to black coffee today in order to do intermittent fasting.
It tastes a lot better now that I've weened off of sugar the last few months.
#coffeechain

2024-07-20 15:15:21

GM
I used to have TDS. I no longer blindly hate him or the people who like him as I was directed to for years.
Growth is a funny thing to watch in hindsight. I went from far-left to Ayn Rand within the space of just a few years because of exposure to the ideas and principles that are discussed in many Bitcoin circles.
This'll be the first election in 20+ years where I don't vote blue. Still undecided on whether I want to participate at all.

2024-06-18 14:26:52

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It shouldn't be a political issue to want to be good stewards of the land. I hate how climate activism has tainted environmentalism as a whole.

2024-05-24 03:23:00

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Basically. I don't understand the collective obsession. I get that it's a train wreck, but still... why waste your attention on it?

2024-05-03 16:55:25

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2 but reversed

2024-05-02 15:50:46

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I think some people hit the 'your bullshit conservative ideas' and jump the tracks.
The note wasn't particularly controversial. TLDR decentralized services are for everyone 😂

2024-05-01 22:03:42

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This song is so damned good. More people need to listen to it 💜

2024-05-01 21:35:42

https://image.nostr.build/240cb3b7d9d2ea56bb5c45aca40b825318f291d2a11d6e03cbae655a39c4e0bf.gif
#nevent1q…52vs

2024-04-30 19:19:47

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I have no love for Ver, but I'm not going to celebrate anyone getting caught in the gears of the injustice system.
This trend is going to accelerate going into the real bull market. Examples are going to be made.

2024-04-30 15:33:46

Boating accidents will not protect you if the state thinks you might still control property it wants.
#nevent1q…3sn9

2024-04-29 20:33:07

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Little over a year. On this nym though I'm at like 300ish days

2024-04-29 16:53:56

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His (and other's) warning about yield farming through Celsius, blockfi, etc saved me from getting rekt, so I do have a bias, but I believe he is a good faith actor and I appreciate his contributions.
I don't trust him any more than I trust anyone else on the internet. I learned the hard way years ago not to trust product recommendations in this space from ANYONE. At the end of the day you have to DYOR and take responsibility for your own decisions.
I don't think he's leading anyone to slaughter. I think there are too many lemmings following him and others blindly as a mental shortcut, and that's inherently dangerous.

2024-04-29 14:57:59

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https://image.nostr.build/0bc84d4de7141c0fdbbed51911299d4941c36ed8d6c9c551cd30b85ba37a704b.jpg

2024-04-28 20:16:30

https://image.nostr.build/68a2f4c545cc7bc7ed3ca362f6c1b894e8c5638d62f975ce6385147e5e3c465f.jpg

2024-04-27 19:02:49

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It took me a few years of panic stacking until I realized this. Life is better when you are intentional about where you spend your money, it's not always about saving.

2024-04-27 00:32:37

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Whoa what? Wtfh

2024-04-26 20:24:37

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They will use CBDCs or similar tool for us poor downtrodden peasants 'for our protection.'
They are going to run off-books accounting to do laundering. Maybe even utilize things like Bitcoin + privacy tools which would be painfully ironic.
In other words, it's just another layer of 'rules for thee' and they will continue to use traditional laundering tools like war or foreign aid, shell organizations and other tricks.
They don't even need to hide their activity very deep. Media is in their pocket, and most are asleep. As long as it isn't blatant they can continue their grift.

2024-04-26 19:36:38

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This is great, but just to be clear some of these things I don't understand.
Clone a repo - that's a GitHub thing right? I'll add that to tools I have to become familiar with
What is an ide?
Some code is relatively easy to understand, but much that I've seen is very opaque and requires a baseline understanding of programming concepts that I'm not incredibly fluent with.

2024-04-26 19:27:33

I am not a developer. I believe that I am capable of learning code and building software if push comes to shove. I have spent time in years past trying to learn JS and python but ultimately lost interest from lack of motivation.
Well, motivation hath come knocking, so to speak.
But I don't know where to start. I'm interesting in contributing to privacy and sovereignty focused projects or maybe building something myself eventually, but I don't know what I need to educate myself on to get started. Could be specific languages or tech stacks, tools to understand, or even methodologies that devs commonly use. I want to learn but need help with the steps to take to get started.
Thoughts, suggestions, ideas, or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you #plebchain #asknostr

2024-04-26 15:28:58

This is the vibe we need.
#nevent1q…9y9m

2024-04-25 01:47:50

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I don't think you understand what the first amendment means.

2024-04-23 22:29:55

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If you always have a healthy surplus of ammo, you'll never have a valid excuse not to go to the range 😜

2024-04-23 16:26:25

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I'm still in training wheels mode, carrying without one chambered.
Still experimenting with holsters and positions.

2024-04-23 01:52:52

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I don't think it changes us so much as it reveals how far insane our economic calculations are because of fiat. Bitcoin is a return to baseline reality where rational self interest means low time preference.

2024-04-22 15:31:16

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Here's hoping. The corporate schtick has been nice for stacking but is not what I would choose to do otherwise 😅

2024-04-18 22:08:04

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My parent's age. It keeps going higher, I'm pretty sure I'll never be old at this rate.

2024-04-18 19:16:25

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This is a very valid point. The psychological aspects is very real.

2024-04-18 19:15:09

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I didn't care for the last season, mostly because the theological element felt shoehorned in and I didn't like the end of Starbuck's arc but I don't think it was as bad as what people made it out to be.
Small quibbles about a remarkable show. The tension in s1 is what gives it high marks for me - top shelf storytelling.

2024-04-18 19:10:47

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They make a ton of sense though. The gov wants you to survive and continue paying taxes.

2024-04-18 18:59:04

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The first season is some of the best television I've ever seen. I need to rewatch it soon. It's been 20 years?! 💀

2024-04-17 14:27:48

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Unacceptable. Time to start hoarding.

2024-04-17 14:24:56

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Glad to hear your mom is getting better Shashue.
I'm trying to untangle what a client needs right now. Maybe some writing or a walk when I cut free of work. It's looking to be a really nice day.

2024-04-16 17:14:55

Expected even.
#nevent1q…57u7

2024-04-16 03:39:02

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@npub1e2r…lx8t
@npub1ugn…898l
@npub1el3…l27r
@npub12rz…hrv9

2024-04-15 05:17:16

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Very nice!

2024-04-13 20:17:35

The sound of degens weeping over getting margin called will probably always be in the background.
I find it soothing.
https://image.nostr.build/3547cda46f2b5eff8d0d66f38dbde556197ab4a34935fa581eace7949cdec3dd.jpg

2024-04-13 04:19:54

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Alphonse Mucha
There's something about how he balances a grounded femininity with the ephemeral that I find incredibly striking.
https://image.nostr.build/66e4ba514cabf750179622dc7db12a681a1e5841c0e39c2b70a5ae9b5c4b4ccb.jpg

2024-04-13 04:12:26

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The good old days😂
https://image.nostr.build/9c139e02975d342743f3e4d0d3ec167da9f80d5794316ad3c875d89a73a77a39.jpg

2024-04-13 00:23:35

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Very pretty ❤️
Any cat lover is a friend of mine. Welcome to nostr 🫂

2024-04-13 00:22:23

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I'm so sorry 🫂
Thank you for sharing the interview, I will send it to the people I know who are still using legacy social media.
I wish you the best.

2024-04-12 21:21:44

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Mass civil disobedience is effective, but the problem is that it first has to get to a point where people don't care if they are made an example of. The media is not going to show that kind of unrest, so there's an even higher bar to clear for this to work.
Higher taxes on middle-to-high earners and corps is basically a strategy to limit protestors demographically to the ones with the most to lose if they refuse to comply. If you can stop the first wave, it'll never gather momentum.

2024-04-12 19:43:35

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I've probably spent a thousand hours between the first three Fallout games, not counting Tactics, which was fucking terrible.
I stopped following the franchise after New Vegas but am also interested in hearing what people think about the show.

2024-04-11 20:35:51

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This is just like how they smeared Assange with sex crime allegations only to quietly drop charges later after 'review of the evidence.'

2024-04-11 15:46:09

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Looks like an east coast chain, across the country from me 😕
Sounds a little bit like Aldi's or Trader Joes. I've basically split my grocery runs into 3 pieces to minimize costs at the expense of my time, and I do use Trader Joe's as such. Appreciate the suggestion though, maybe they'll branch out west eventually 🤙

2024-04-11 15:39:22

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My grocery costs (including non-food staples like toilet paper) were mostly steady at about $350-400 a month prior to 2020.
Now it's in the $800 range. Some of that rise is insistence on quality eggs and meat, but still... it is shocking when I stop to look at the receipt.

2024-04-11 04:25:43

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It's gorgeous, super unique piece. It's even better that it's LotR inspired 💜

2024-04-11 04:22:16

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That mug in the background with the female warrior battling a giant snake is the coolest shit I've seen in a minute.
My collection of mugs are just from destinations I've flown to 😂

2024-04-10 16:46:32

Today, we are all masters of Go.
#danstr

2024-04-10 15:45:02

I don't know what's going on but I approve.
https://image.nostr.build/5460266fef2e75cecd2f0876b55bb1b8b68f2ea6f1686ef0282d04ff8894594a.jpg

2024-04-09 19:50:11

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I don't think it'll ever die. The hero worship just changes year to year, cycle to cycle. Some people learn from it and eventually grow out of it, most won't.

2024-04-05 19:52:49

This is a fantastic quote regardless of the source.
#nevent1q…rh9f

2024-04-05 19:17:32

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I hope you enjoy it, I loved the world building. For my tastes it's an exquisite balance of great characters, politics, magic, and romance.

2024-04-05 19:12:52

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If you are ever curious, it is some of her best work, and I was once a huge fan of Rawn.
Exiles: the ruins of Ambrai
The Mageborn Traitor
She suffered from very severe long term depression during that time and she's been direct about how she's tried to finish the book but just isn't able to me tally revisit that story because of the associations.
It's worth reading if you go into it knowing it'll never complete. If you aren't into masochism but are curious about her as an author, the Dragon Prince trilogy is also very good and fully published.

2024-04-05 18:57:02

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I'm still (forever) waiting for The Captal's Tower by Melanie Rawn. It'll never come to pass though. I sympathize deeply.

2024-04-05 18:54:20

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I want to read it so bad, but after being burned by Martin, I won't touch a series unless there's high confidence the series will be completed within a year.
I changed it with Stormlight Archives because Sanderson is a machine when it comes to writing but Rothfuss is nothing but red flags. I look forward to diving in when it's eventually published.

2024-04-05 18:51:22

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I want to be careful with my wording here. I enjoy the books enough to purchase them and read, but his writing style, particularly the dialogue, falls very flat for me and a lot of that has to do with how he shoehorns 'witty' exchanges in.
His world building has great breadth but little depth. Taken as a whole, it feels artificial and 'color-by-numbers' if that makes sense. LotR and WoT feel extremely organic as it unfolds to the reader by comparison.
I have similar critiques about Mistborn, and his wrap up of WoT so I think it's a style thing that just doesn't jive with me.
I am appreciative of his work though. I wept when Jordan died. Partly from losing such an amazing voice and storyteller, and partly from thinking we would never have a completed story. Sanderson helped give us that, however flawed.

2024-04-05 18:38:50

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I can't provide a full answer because I've never read Potter, NotW, or Earthsea.
That said my -personal preference- for the whole package overall ( style, world building, structure, characters, plot, etc) would be:
WoT
LotR
Narnia*
Stormlight*
* It's been over 20 years since I read Narnia, I'm drawing from very old impressions.
*Currently reading Stormlight, book 3. Enjoyable but I have criticisms about it that drop it below what I would consider a 'classic'

2024-04-05 18:30:10

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All I was able to find from a quick search was a write-up from a think tank on the topic from 2018. Lots of good argumentation provided.
https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/inflation-adjusting-capital-gains/

2024-04-05 18:15:22

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LOL 🍿

2024-04-01 18:59:54

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Would it be possible to build a limiter like what twitter has where people you dont follow can't reply or otherwise engage with you?
If people who are harassed are given control to consent to social interactions as a starting point, that might be worth considering.

2024-03-29 15:45:21

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Your Name is one of the better animated movies I've seen in the last 10 years. Love seeing it here 💜

2024-03-28 02:08:57

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Sobriety is underrated. That's a huge change of mindset, and a giant wall to climb over after 15 years of heavy use. You should be proud of yourself 🔥

2024-03-21 06:01:58

GN
https://image.nostr.build/72debc86030fa047e467b5483982b4f1dffbafa633844e9d536446abedcff6cf.jpg

2024-03-18 16:54:05

I'm not going to eat the snakes either. GFY Klaus. https://image.nostr.build/567f23d5c366d002a0bc7310fbdac971c51e283845d2327c74fb0110e8d5157d.jpg

2024-03-17 00:55:06

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I'd love to be in this years!

2024-03-15 14:24:47

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Followed, and welcome! What do you write?

2024-03-14 22:10:00

This is one of my favorite threads of all time. I found a lot of plebs to follow here.
Always worth a repost (and thank you @npub1jk9…lqz7 for the original note)
#nevent1q…3m9g

2024-03-14 05:12:18

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https://image.nostr.build/d789fb671d8b3882e7d684146a2e9630b19be09ff5a976afdf415f00c8e0edc7.jpg

2024-03-12 15:52:43

One of the things that everyone has in common, that cuts across all demographic lines, is a love of stories.
Everyone loves a good story, and has carried with them the ones that struck a chord with them. It could be a book or movie, song, poem, or even a tale heard from a family member, friend, or stranger.
The Wheel of Time is probably my favorite. I've reread it several times throughout the years, and each time I'm in a different place in my life. Each time I'm drawn to and resonate with different characters and plot arcs.
What's one of your favorite stories anon?
#asknostr
#plebchain

2024-02-25 07:08:27

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I don't have anything fit for consumption... yet anyway. What do you write?

2024-02-25 02:42:48

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I'm Entropy, been hanging out here since last August. Decided to start fresh and ditch the name/pfp I used when I was on BT.
I write fiction as a hobby. Bitcoin saved my marriage by rewiring my brain into longer time horizons and showing up for myself and my relationships.
I'm left of the bell curve about technology, and am generally into prepping and gun culture although you would not at all assume that if you met me on the street.
I think there's enough people fighting for a better world that I no longer despair about the future.

2024-02-17 16:31:40

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I honestly think that we've discovered technology that shifts our incentives. I don't know what that means for the future - maybe eventually statelessness will make the most sense. Maybe not and it evolves into a different equilibrium with more power resting with I dividuals and smaller collaborative groups. But the way that we interact with and depend on each other will shift along with those incentives over time, and I think it will be overwhelmingly for the better.

2024-02-17 03:28:00

I know ink has been spilled on this topic ad nauseum, by writers more knowledgeable and eloquent. But something really clicked into place for me this week, and I wanted to share.
Humanity was trapped in an endless cycle of states rising and falling. The 'good times creates weak men' meme.
States are incentivised to grow their power in order to justify their existence, because each state is nothing if not a collection of people who are self-interested. But that power must be granted by the populace.
Governments are literally incentivised to break societal bonds, to sap our strength and will, -to make us weak- so that we are inclined to grant them ever more power. If the average person took maximum responsibility for their own life, family, and community, what space is there left for a government to step in and LARP like they're solving problems?
We've been driven to this abhorrent softness over the course of generations, because this is what happens every cycle, in every land, with every people. Because we're flawed, and fearful, and imperfect.
But now we have Bitcoin, and Nostr... And I think these two things will give us enough space to break that cycle and realize our potential long term.
If you have young kids - take a look at them. When we are all gone and they are spending time with their grandchildren, the world will be a blindingly bright place.

2024-01-11 04:48:20

My dad reached out and asked my opinion on what ETF to buy into. 😕🫠😂
Boomers gonna boom I suppose. Wish he had listened to me about stacking and self custody all these years.

2024-01-08 17:54:13

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'News' is not to inform but to manipulate. ETF will increase demand but market participation is an unknown.
Not even the halving immediately triggers a price spike, it takes time. No one knows anything for sure except the long-term direction.

2024-01-06 20:51:38

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I'm envious, I wish I had a facility like that in my area. What are you running today?

2024-01-05 18:41:26

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I don't think he wants the weight of people's trust. He just wants us to think for ourselves and verify our information.
I respect him and listen when he speaks, but I don't trust him any more than anyone else who I follow on social media.

2024-01-03 00:51:59

Another idea for Nostr clients - delayed reposts.
When someone creates an awesome note, dozens of people repost it flooding everyone's timeline more or less simultaneously, limiting value.
Having an option to repost in 1 day, week, month later without having to bookmark it and then remember would be awesome to have.

2023-12-08 23:39:14

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That's exactly what I tried. I like it in theory, but it was an exercise in frustration.

2023-12-08 22:35:54

I'm guilty of this. It's hard to break a 30 year habit when you know where everything is and how to troubleshoot effectively.
I love the idea of Linux but the learning curve was steep and I stopped trying. I need to do better.
Are there any Linux distros that mimic Windows UI? 😅
#nevent1q…k7cu

2023-12-07 23:38:00

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They can't enforce a ban on knowledge. 'owning' Bitcoin is having the knowledge of a private key. If you know a particular 12 word sequence, how do they prove it, and how do they seize it if you do not consent?

2023-12-07 23:10:59

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Nothing is stopping them in theory.
In practice I would say that they realize that such an act is unenforceable and highlights how powerless they are to stop the protocol. It's better for them to capture and undermine it's usage than enact a ban that they can't enforce and will rile up the wrong kind of people.

2023-12-04 02:44:33

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My man.
https://image.nostr.build/4ba6a77201cf31b64c4970535b728b724b3721acd6144194338d59fa3c700f17.jpg

2023-12-01 23:58:24

Yearly self-review is done. I need a drink to wash the cringe out. Ugh 😬
Every year I spend climbing the ladder makes me think I should have just gone into the trades.

2023-11-23 15:52:42

Thankful for the plebs here on Nostr. Y'all are good company.

2023-11-13 22:59:41

Every pleb is a micro psyop, eroding the foundation of clownworld by stacking sats and spreading hope.
https://image.nostr.build/f9b5e1f82491d5a9ba9eed1e447eec41b38418d6ed8fc04a12c9c1f18a940dd1.jpg

2023-11-08 04:03:05

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I think criminal justice reform is a great idea, and generally I'm opposed to people being thrown in cages, but I'll make an exception for him.
But even if you disagree with that, you have to realize the scope...he disintegrated almost 9 billion dollars of investor's money. If he could find a job paying a million dollars a year, it would take almost 9k years to recoup those losses.
That's how much human productivity he destroyed. There's no 'paying back the victim' here.

2023-10-26 21:22:36

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It's a consistent and very real factor in human decisionmaking. We're talking about literally millions of human beings that exist within the government.
You have to account for the fact that incentives drive behavior if you want an accurate read on why a particular person or group of people behave. It's not the only thing that drives behavior, but it's everpresent.
What did you mean when you said it only works if corruption is assumed as a standalone event?

2023-10-26 19:25:22

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It's easy to forget that all the government is, is a collection of people.
People who follow their incentives. Except it's distorted because their performance doesn't matter, but the perception of their performance matters very much.
So they turn into parasites who get paid and have job security for a song and dance routine that doesn't solve any problems and actively worsens the situation in the long run.
They work for the elites in the sense that the elites know how to leverage wealth and power to play on the incentives of bureaucrats and elected officials.
Most of them are not on Dr. Evil's payroll, they are just working for themselves to keep the grift going for as long as possible.

2023-10-24 13:49:30

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Enriching people in dollar terms will lead to selling for dollars, which means wider distribution.
It's the same as with previous cycles, but with a larger market cap. New entrants are going to sell while in profit thinking they are geniuses, but some will hodl and learn and become the latest wave of bitcoiners.

2023-10-17 22:08:02

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Goes without saying 🤙

2023-10-17 21:47:23

I'll be totally honest, I don't have much to contribute here. I'm not a coder, a builder, or an entrepreneur. I'm certainly no leader.
I don't have a newsletter or service to shill. I don't have any unique insights into politics, economics, Bitcoin, or Nostr that hasn't already been repeated as nauseum.
I'm just a guy who stumbled into all of this and was made a better person through the process.
Nostr is for builders, it it's also lurkers to plug directly into the signal, to help us stay humble.
https://image.nostr.build/a641b4f19fff2ff2975468bb7dc3634086658788af7179861438184c41192eca.jpg

2023-10-13 18:40:38

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I wouldn't worry about it too much.
Memorize a 12 word seed so that in the event you need to flee your home you can keep your wealth with you and hidden.
If global war goes so far that we've completely lost the internet globally, I'd say Bitcoin is the last thing anyone should be worried about.
Focus on what you can control, what you can mitigate by planning and preparation. Don't sweat the rest of it.

2023-10-03 18:01:53

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Unpopular opinion:
Coinjoining is not something to proceed with unless you are willing to do a lot of research and understand what you are doing, and what the best practices are.
Failing to do so will likely result in burning a lot of sats in fees for no privacy gain whatsoever.
You also have to realize that the other people coinjoining with you might compromise their privacy in a way that makes it more clear who owns what.
I'm not saying it's not worth doing, but be aware that it's not a push button solution without any other considerations.

2023-10-02 13:53:19

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I love the idea, I'd be interested to know if you're successful and what games you settle on