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2023-07-06 01:56:42

Nostr is better than Threads. #GrowNostr

2023-07-04 11:31:50

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Probably covertly, you’re right. I meant in terms of actual adoption of the platform like they did on Twitter. And that’s not even considering other use cases for Nostr as a protocol…

2023-07-02 23:12:30

How long does everyone think it will take for governments to start using/abusing Nostr? #freedom #grownostr

2023-06-24 15:14:44

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Done!

2023-06-21 19:54:50

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If it means Damus keeps zaps, I’ll take it.

2023-06-18 11:13:33

From “The Way To Wealth” by Benjamin Franklin:
“…the taxes are, indeed, very heavy; and, if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice and something may be done for us; ‘God helps them that helps themselves’…”

2023-06-16 23:54:37

A concept I’ve thought about for years: a “free market of ideas”
What does this mean?
The way the free market is supposed to work is: a good product is purchased while a bad product is not. No regulation. Simply supply and demand.
A free market of ideas, perpetuated by the freedom of speech, does the same thing: good ideas flourish, bad ideas die.
If you think is an idea is bad, rather than censoring it, engage it head on and prove it wrong so as to cut off its “supply”. Oftentimes, censorship of an idea makes it seem more appealing to those who consider “why” an idea was censored to begin with. Even if it is truly wrong, it gets a cult following…because why else would “the powers that be” not want you believing it?
Nostr could be the agent for such a free market of ideas just as the Internet was and is. Nostr cannot be censored, therefore allowing all ideas the chance to be engaged with.
It’s all about being mature enough as a human race to engage with each other rather than devolving into immediate hatred of the “other”.

2023-06-16 23:40:47

By the way… https://nostr.build/i/97b53f8de647c5f4c438c097a6e4c7384846008ef4de8eb3a8276819847f518b.jpg

2023-06-16 23:37:49

Possible plot twist prediction/conspiracy theory:
The US Government and cooperative private sector actors are cracking down on crypto and Bitcoin now while increasing the fiat debt in order drive the price of Bitcoin up so that when hyperinflation occurs, they can pay off their own debt using this confiscated Bitcoin. OR for the purposes of still having relevance post dollar collapse.
I wonder if they also know where Satoshi’s wallet is…
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2023/06/16/us-government-owns-way-more-bitcoin-than-any-other-countryso-why-arent-they-selling-it/?sh=780d7f311f32

2023-06-16 15:15:53

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Thank you for the recommendation! Checking it out.

2023-06-14 01:44:36

The big lie about inflation is that is rises at a higher or lower rate. Although this is technically true, the fact is that it is still rising regardless of the rate.
In other words, no matter what you do, each dollar you own is worth less now than it did two seconds ago, two hours ago, two days ago, two weeks ago…
It’s all about value. The value of your work doesn’t change (assuming you’re consistent), but the value of each unit of your payment does. The value of a dozen eggs doesn’t change, but the value of each individual dollar does.
That is, unless you’re paid in inflation-resistant currency.

2023-06-13 22:37:18

I’m fairly confident that this “setback” for Damus has onboarded more people than anything thus far. In fact, I hope this is true! Every setback can be a setup for a comeback! #[0]

2023-06-13 10:33:37

Apple’s attack on Damus will, in the grand scheme of things, make Nostr stronger.
There is no killing #Nostr

2023-06-10 16:52:58

Damus looks beautiful on an iPad. Just saying.
#nostr

2023-05-26 12:39:32

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This resistance to change feature of Bitcoin is similar to (and an ideological extension of) the method of changing the US Constitution via amendments. To change the Constitution is hard and requires much larger consensus than simply passing a law. This is what gives it such longevity and what will continue to propel Bitcoin into its second decade and beyond.

2023-05-21 21:59:52

Interesting
https://youtu.be/042-xpFhSn0

2023-05-19 01:04:06

Thoughts on this, Nostriches?
#bitcoin
https://heatbit.com/

2023-05-18 09:48:02

The concept of “diversifying” is simply decentralizing your wealth.

2023-05-16 21:55:33

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Bitbox02 seems like a good choice from what I’m seeing. I like the price of Blockstream Jade. How user friendly are they?

2023-05-16 21:12:37

So Ledger is now out of the question given their new scandal. Question for anyone both privacy-minded and a Bitcoin enthusiast: what cold storage wallet do you use?
#bitcoin #privacy #security

2023-05-16 20:23:30

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Saw this on Stacker News earlier today: https://twitter.com/sethforprivacy/status/1658544658761277447?s=46&t=6hUuGd6rYW1Dn8fE5hUlHQ

2023-05-16 10:29:10

I’m very concerned. What ever happened to Jeeves, and who do I ask to find out? #Jokestr

2023-05-14 13:49:00

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I’m with you on some degree, though I do think there’s something to be said for “thinking before you post”. No one is infallible, that’s for sure. The convenience of the edit button helps with fixing mistakes of whatever kind. But no edit button forces you to be extremely careful with what you say.
Also- if politicians were to ever adopt Nostr like they did with Twitter (perhaps by necessity once we hit critical mass), it would either force them to be careful with what they say or keep them from backtracking on what they DID say. Ultimately, it’s about accountability for words and thought, in my opinion.

2023-05-14 13:20:33

In many respects, growing Nostr is like growing a platform for one to build their mind.
Not being able to run away from opinions unlike your own hardens your mind in a way that exposure to a variety of books similarly did after the invention of the printing press and the variety of information spread by the internet before censorship really started to kick in.
#grownostr

2023-05-14 13:09:23

Posts on Nostr are so meta.
Posts on Meta are so…stupid.
#grownostr

2023-05-14 13:08:31

In the early days of the internet, people would often caution others to “watch what you post online because it can never be truly deleted”.
Although this has never stopped being true, more and more people have become careless with what they post, oftentimes not even thinking or proofreading before they post. After all, there was always the fail-safe of the delete button, edit button, report button, and block button.
Nostr fixes this.
With the permanency of notes, being that they are decentralized across relays, one not only gains freedom of speech but is also forced into a world where you have to think before you speak/post.
Alternatively, one continues sloppy thinking, leaving crumbs for the rodents of the internet to munch on for eternity.
#nostr #grownostr #freedom

2023-05-12 21:20:44

Hear me out: Fountain app, but for music where you send sats directly to artists
#bitcoin #nostr #decentralization

2023-05-12 20:49:14

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Earning sats > paying fiat

2023-05-11 09:12:32

Is it possible, even in theory, to have decentralized email?
#nostr #freedom #bitcoin

2023-05-08 21:01:11

Freedom is the only way for anything and everything.
Freedom is a natural state of being. Coercion is completely unnatural.
Yet, with freedom comes responsibility. Coercion sometimes has security, but nearly always comes with degrees of hate, pain, and sometimes even death.

2023-05-07 00:28:39

Prediction: Elon getting mad over how he will not be able to stop this will get Nostr a ton of publicity and help onboard the masses to this platform.
https://damus.io/note1uxx0nwmc7vfkpcdqwlsladp825c9hjhxyhzfrvl3ahhl286szxfquxzfzz

2023-05-06 11:31:21

It’s so easy and painless to stack sats that I just don’t understand why more people don’t do it.
Fountain app, Bitcoin Magazine app, sMiles app, games like Bitcoin Miner, zaps on Nostr are all free ways to stack. Rewards apps for dollar purchases exist, too.
One day, shitcoiners and Bitcoin haters will look back on 2023 and kick themselves for not starting to stack sats sooner similarly to how many of us look back to the early days of Bitcoin and kick ourselves for not stacking thousands of Bitcoin when it was worth pennies on the dollar.
Side note: it truly says something about the dollar when autocorrect tries to change “pennies” to “Pennie’s” because the word and the coin are so rarely used…
#grownostr #stacksats

2023-04-30 19:43:40

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Really great points. There’s something to be said for zaps as the future (or evolution) of monetization, but maybe not in the same way that YouTube currently is, for example. Breakable paywall gardens seem likely, but unsustainable if they keep breaking.
As far as AI, I made a separate note about that a few weeks ago. I’m fascinated by the implications of AI and free speech. I literally could not tell that an AI was actually talking to me about AI on Nostr! 😳
Additional privacy layers could really pose a problem with how to deal with bad actors. Then again, who and what determines a bad actor? This is the risk of freedom and privacy in general, and a risk worth taking every time!

2023-04-30 17:03:37

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Perfectly valid point. I think what I care more about is the honest person who put forth time and energy into creating a product, only to have it stolen and monetized by someone else. I don’t really care about the big companies, although one may set a precedent for the other.
Interesting point about the relay operators. You’re probably right with that, but if the infringement is posted on multiple relays, it will probably take a long time to take down, if ever. Some may say this is a good thing because information should be free. I don’t dispute that. I do go back to caring about the honest person who put in time and energy into making a product to sell, only to have it stolen.
I have not heard of Cashu or Fediment. Are these Lightning wallets?

2023-04-30 16:55:32

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1000% agree to that point. It takes time, consideration, and conversation. Evolution, not revolution. Skepticism is what keeps freedom of speech healthy. Thank you again for the resources!

2023-04-30 14:26:17

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Thank you, I’m open to reading more about this. I’m a little skeptical of simply getting rid of intellectual property wholesale (otherwise, what’s the incentive of putting in the work?), but thank you for sending some literature to take a look at!

2023-04-30 14:05:03

The main thing that sets Nostr apart from other platforms is how it is nearly impossible to delete a note.
What implications will this have on copyrighted material? What if something is posted that someone else has copyrighted, but the material cannot be taken down? More significantly, what if this person gets zaps for material that is not intellectually theirs?
Although there could be (read: will be) complications, I believe this would require our legal systems to adapt. Example: if a copyrighted audio is posted on Nostr and earns zaps, a court could order those sats to be redirected to the original owner of the material in perpetuity. Then again, this is only possible with lightening wallets which, to my knowledge, don’t have cold storage options and are run by centralized authorities by their very nature.
Of course, there is always the concept of “clips” currently being pioneered by Fountain, but this is fundamentally different from posting a whole audio on Nostr and claiming it as your own, as opposed to a “remix” of sorts.
#grownostr

2023-04-29 12:24:44

Curious to hear some perspectives: do you diversify your investments? In other words, do you own ONLY Bitcoin? Or do you also own stocks, precious metals, etc?
Personal opinion: Bitcoin is the best investment, but using shitcoins to purchase silver rounds is still an upgrade.

2023-04-21 18:38:45

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No! Where can I learn about it?

2023-04-21 13:45:27

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This is REAL sustainability, by the way. Yes, there is something to be said for low waste alternatives to modern “throw away” culture, but that is only a small part of what I see to be a larger movement in terms of systems, small and large.

2023-04-21 13:43:12

High Tech New + Low Tech Old = Next Gen Futurism
In my view, the future holds a space not only for high tech decentralized solutions like Bitcoin (money, economy), Nostr (free speech), but also “going back” to personal responsibility like homesteading, self-sufficiency “off the grid” (also decentralized options, if you think about what centralized authorities they disconnect from).
I’m interested in seeing decentralized solutions in politics and what that could look like. Curious to hear people’s thoughts on this.
#decentralization #grownostr

2023-04-21 11:01:58

Love this concept by Fountain and love this idea to spread it by #[0] !
#flirtingwithbitcoinclips
https://fountain.fm/clip/Vqwz19Y9Ousst8wPZ025

2023-04-14 15:35:11

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Glad to see there are like-minded people out there! 😁

2023-04-14 13:59:30

A little about me:
If I could pick “one thing” that motivates me and that I’m passionate about, it’s “sustainable systems”.
This includes (but is not limited to) economic sustainability (ex. Bitcoin, localized economies, small business), health sustainability (ex. plant-based, natural, organic, alkaline, “non-dogmatic” diet), environmental sustainability (ex. reduce, reuse, recycle…but “actually”, not just parading around with paper straws), efficiency & effectiveness in organizations, sustainable models of education, etc.
Where does Nostr fit in? Nostr preserves free speech. Without free speech, democratic values (read: values in accordance with natural law) cease to exist. Free speech must be preserved in order for freedom to exist. Simple.
In our modern social media based world, Nostr will be a key player in speech preservation.
The next step is ensure that education systems teach you what to DO with free speech, rather than shoveling narratives (of ANY kind, right or left). Just because someone says it and just because it SOUNDS convincing, doesn’t mean it’s true.
The primary goal of education should be teaching how to critically think. Without critical thinking skills, people simply fall for the most confident, well-spoken, gripping, entertaining speaker, whether or not their logic is truly correct. This is not sustainable and the easiest way to get politically rug pulled.
I don’t have THE answers, but big picture sustainability motivates me every single day. I am interested in new and better systems that help us get to a more sustainable world.

2023-04-11 22:52:39

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I agree with this sentiment 100%. Ironically, Twitter felt the same way in the beginning: a fresh new network, “microblogging” changing the face of media, a lot of talking about the platform and it’s implications on the platform and the beauty of 140 characters. Once it became mainstream, though, it changed into what it is today: a cesspool of rage tweets, ads, and bots.

2023-04-10 22:04:14

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Found this today and ended up answering my own question: https://bitcoinnostr.com/

2023-04-09 22:23:02

Aside from tinkering with Nostr, what’s the best way to learn more about how to use Nostr as a user?

2023-03-14 22:27:42

Nostr makes me feel like I did when Twitter was new and revolutionary.