johnkvallis

I was moved to tears several times at Bitcoin Atlantis in Madeira.
The quality, sincerity, generosity, kindness, respect, and encouragement which characterize the interactions I had is on a level I’ve never before witnessed or experienced.
All those people, with a shared passion and dedication for the mission, humbled by all which it represents, interacting with each other as fundamentally equal, but experientially and intellectually unique, creates the best possible foundation for friendship, for mutual understanding, for helping and supporting each other, or for just hanging out and basking in the shared experience, and whatever forces are generating it.
It’s become such a consistent occurrence (though more pronounced each time) that it’s easy to forget just how special it is.
Bitcoin (only) conferences aren’t ‘industry events’, they are little wormholes to the future that flash open for a few days so people can feel what things are like when we orient and express our actions around such a form of truth - as represented in, accessed through, and propagated by, bitcoin.
‘Number go up’ is great and necessary, and none of this would happen without it, but it’s a ‘means’, not an ‘ends’.
What is experienced between people when they are so humbled by the truth, and so lifted and liberated by its presence, is the true nexus of creative inspiration, from which all that is good and beautiful may spring. That is the true ‘ends’, which we might simply understand to be alignment with the generative force we call ‘love’, and the products thereof.
Not the phony, wishy-washy, ‘everyone can be right’ kind of ‘love’, but the one which allows for argument and debate, honest feedback and opinion, while remaining grounded in a paramount aim that is movement toward Truth, which subordinates any divisive differences to this, ultimately uniting, shared objective.
Anyways, Bitcoin Atlantis just reminded me how incredible what’s happening here really is, and how much of a pleasure and honour it is to be sharing it with you (you know who you are).
Thank you.
🧡

2024-03-05 18:15:37

Bitcoin Atlantis was a glimpse into the future…and it looks incredible.
All love. All family. All down for the cause.
Thank you and congratulations to everyone involved, especially @npub1tdc…8r0y 🙏
The orange era cometh 🚀

2024-03-03 14:01:03

I was way too enthralled to remember to take a photo, but @npub1hrc…k525 just absolutely crushed, amazed, stole the show at @BitcoinAtlantis. Literally moved to tears. Amazing.🔥

2024-02-18 09:19:59

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Yup.

2024-02-16 06:16:59

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Not sure yet. But they’ll be back at some point.🍻

2023-12-14 09:29:57

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I sometimes use it as a stand-in or catch-all for those people who act dishonestly, unfairly, or immorally at the expense of others, knowingly or not. There are perhaps many ways Gigi’s ‘Us’ answer could be interpreted, but I see one as the inevitability of everyone being a ‘they’ (pejoratively) to someone, mostly by ignorance. For example, I might consider those who knowingly and selfishly perpetuate an unfair monetary system, at the expense of those coerced (legal tender laws) to use it, to be a ‘they’. Similarly, the mother of a young boy ‘forced’ to work in cobalt mines in response to my demand for the phone I’m writing this on, may consider me a ‘they’. Ultimately, though I sometimes (lazily) use it myself, I think if we are to criticize anyone or anything, it is not only more accurate, but far more useful, to be as specific as possible when we do so. This allows us to isolate the issue, and devise a solution, without catching in the net of our condemnation those who aren’t deserving of it, and de-legitimizing our capacity and reliability for identifying the true cause and culprits of problems in the process. Of course, one may go even further and simply come to the conclusion that even being specific with one’s criticisms is a sub-optimal (and again, lazy) approach, and one ought to focus entirely on the solutions (to perceived problems) which are within one’s capacity or control - basically just adhering to Bucky Fullers advice regarding building solutions which make problems (be they people or systems) obsolete. I see the latter as being the most legitimate and effective, and try to use the former less and less.

2023-12-09 02:01:02

ONLY YOU CAN DO IT #note10pp…xcmh

2023-12-08 00:47:38

Latest Hodl Hang now up on YouTube.
@npub1hk0…20pf @npub15vz…k4um @npub1rtl…jtfs
https://youtu.be/Tjz06aZ9VZA?si=49ait2m_hCD0a_rG

2023-12-02 19:55:29

Any bitcoiners in Bangkok?

2023-12-02 17:23:16

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Will be up on YouTube soon.

2023-12-02 15:22:40

Hodl Hang #10 w/ @npub1hk0…20pf @npub15vz…k4um @npub1rtl…jtfs
https://fountain.fm/episode/GN8dCvKvfiFLdDTTT80D

2023-11-30 16:27:10

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The fresh figs sold me😉

2023-11-30 13:18:55

GM☕️
Here is yesterday’s hang w/ @npub1l2v…ajft
@npub1tdc…8r0y & @npub1der…xzpc
First half on implications & recent developments of/in Nostr.
Second half is discussing life in Madeira (all living there), the emerging bitcoin economy, & the upcoming @BitcoinAtlantis conference.
https://fountain.fm/episode/u9IgBKhpgWtNFXjJYVSE

2023-11-18 18:22:49

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Glad you enjoyed it brother.🍻

2023-11-10 11:51:16

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🍻

2023-11-10 00:00:02

Always fun hanging out talking ‘macro’ & bitcoin with frenz.
@npub1s05…eyhe, @npub1s5y…6q7z, Greg Foss, w/ Luke Gromen jumping in on the back half. 🙏🍻
https://fountain.fm/episode/Wlj18Bh3dJFyogcbi1Km

2023-11-04 00:36:24

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It’s been stopped for now. Not sure if there will be more.

2023-10-25 16:09:28

Heads up for this imposter.
‘Reported’ already.
@npub1fez…0d3g https://image.nostr.build/68559c8b654d0b0af7126678facd6f408e2f545c3af0cc11ddec8e5b4da61969.jpg

2023-10-14 15:53:20

As many of you know, ‘adopting’ #bitcoin tends to have several positive impacts on one’s life, including one’s approach to health. To explore this phenomenon in more detail (and recap his experience with the Canadian trucker protest), @npub1y6f…3u6x joins me for the first ep of the ‘Bitcoiner Health Hang’ series.
https://fountain.fm/episode/8jIc4Rg2tniRbeD3zHZh

2023-09-29 12:06:21

The bitcoin circular economy is not just about transacting in bitcoin, it’s also about transacting with people who share a similar set of values, which inevitably influences the products and services which they offer, and the manner in which they do so.
@RemnantMd is one such example. A medical doctor & bitcoiner, he is pushing back against ‘fiat medicine’, by exploring an approach to health which is more consistent with ‘bitcoin values & principles’.
He was also on the front lines during ‘the hysteria’, and shares with me his take on the many ‘shenanigans’ that took place, the distorted incentives that led to the misrepresenting of facts, treatments which harmed rather than helped, and his arc from hero to villain at the hospital where he worked, ultimately being dismissed for his resistance to mandates.
It’s a wild and important story / perspective to hear.
https://fountain.fm/episode/tszRpbYuyKqEUhGzuuL3

2023-09-17 11:57:05

Looking for 3 bitcoiners to join me on a pod to discuss the candidacy of @npub1hq0…f9mp
If you’re interested, let me know why in comments or message.
🙏

2023-09-16 12:20:42

I recently had Izzy ( @npub16uu…x0h6) John Carvalho (Synonym) & FractalEncrypt on to discuss Jordan Peterson’s comments / stance on the ‘threats’ posed by anonymous/pseudonymous social media accounts, a more nuanced view of the ‘problem’, and more targeted / individualized solutions.
https://fountain.fm/episode/SlhkQZaqdl4zoUi8x9Yr

2023-09-05 12:05:05

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😂😂

2023-09-01 20:09:48

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🍻🙏

2023-08-31 20:20:08

Bitcoiners discuss the candidacy of Vivek Ramaswamy w/ Jordan Schachtel & Vijay Boyapati.
https://fountain.fm/episode/I6UQxRrmgT1vJ4Iam70P

2023-08-30 00:50:30

Rev is the man.
If you’re curious about permaculture and want to connect with other like minded people / bitcoiners, this seems like a great opportunity. #note1qqk…ecra

2023-08-29 17:49:28

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Mine is / has been, no?

2023-08-29 14:44:49

I recently had another chat w/ @HodlRev, a bitcoiner who’s built an impressive permaculture homestead, turned it into a source of income, integrated #bitcoin mining in several innovative ways, & educates others on his process & the ‘8 forms of capital’.
https://fountain.fm/episode/EfyNbQ9jFnmBFtphuejl

2023-08-29 01:30:22

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Always great to chat, beother🍻

2023-08-21 20:02:34

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😂🤣🤌

2023-08-16 20:39:09

Anyone wanna join a 4-person pod discussing the candidacy of Vivek Ramaswamy? If so, DM me why.🍻

2023-08-16 20:38:20

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They’ve been regarded like that for a while now.

2023-08-15 00:26:56

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I’m not trying to please anyone.

2023-07-27 15:09:36

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🧡🫂🔥

2023-07-23 18:26:20

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😂🤣

2023-07-22 18:35:17

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🍻

2023-07-22 18:32:29

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Always a pleasure, brother🍻

2023-07-22 18:31:29

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🍻

2023-07-13 01:57:14

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🎯🍻

2023-06-27 00:21:35

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🙏🍻

2023-06-24 17:41:44

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Should be.

2023-06-21 17:04:38

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😂🤣

2023-06-21 11:17:57

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Glad you enjoyed it🍻

2023-06-20 19:37:30

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Appreciate it brother 🤙🍻

2023-06-19 18:40:38

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I appreciate it brother. I kinda doubt we’ll do live audience ones, but you never know.

2023-06-19 15:50:16

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🍻👊

2023-06-19 15:49:35

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🍻🤝

2023-06-19 13:18:51

gm☕️
New ‘Portal Orange’ pod with Tulsi Gabbard, @npub1rtl…jtfs & @npub1hk0…20pf, discussing the absolute state of politics and why ‘freedom protocols’ like bitcoin and nostr are absolutely essential to oppose tyranny in the digital age, and why they must precede or be prioritized over political action, if the latter is to have any lasting benefit or progress.
https://youtu.be/66sybNMn3FU

2023-06-17 13:09:35

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Ya, it’s before the mics we’re turned on, but so many people were asking which book he was talking about that I included it anyways, figured it was worth it to avoid missing information.

2023-06-17 12:56:28

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It turns out the picture was unnecessary😂

2023-06-17 12:54:49

Podcast version of the inaugural episode of ‘Portal Orange’ w/ @npub15dq…lm5m now available.
🍻🤙
https://fountain.fm/episode/MTzv9xoDjZDvyJSqdGJA
h/t @npub1hk0…20pf @npub1rtl…jtfs @npub15vz…k4um https://nostr.build/i/f80f7bc5828131a4a110dab0b32be2a3190dde079dc80cb41c610d943f28ac70.jpg

2023-06-17 12:50:55

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Now.🤙
https://fountain.fm/episode/MTzv9xoDjZDvyJSqdGJA

2023-06-13 12:23:22

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Better😂🤣

2023-06-12 21:04:45

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Almost certainly.

2023-06-12 20:17:57

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Later in the week🍻

2023-06-12 20:07:56

Myself, @npub15dq…lm5m, @npub1hk0…20pf, @npub1rtl…jtfs & @npub15vz…k4um got together in Miami for a discussion about the novel form of property which bitcoin represents, and the significance of that for how one understands and engages both themselves, and the world.
New channel. Subs, likes and shares mucho appreciado🙏
(Only YouTube until later in the week)
https://youtu.be/J38-PQ6X8HI

2023-06-07 13:47:03

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Man, Midjourney is getting crazy😜

2023-06-03 01:34:38

My mom explaining to #[1] that bitcoin ‘just makes sense’. 😂🤣😍💯 https://nostr.build/i/bfb704795bd85078c27100d867dee1fa78a967c049f40ce6cc87aa53ecfc5688.jpg

2023-06-03 00:59:05

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🙏🍻

2023-06-03 00:58:47

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🙏🍻

2023-06-03 00:58:27

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🙏🍻

2023-06-03 00:57:57

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🙏

2023-06-03 00:57:39

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🙏🍻

2023-06-03 00:56:35

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Thanks brother. Buying drinks with it currently.🍻🧡

2023-06-03 00:55:56

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🍻

2023-06-03 00:55:41

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🍻🤙

2023-06-03 00:55:11

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🙏🍻🧡

2023-06-03 00:25:27

Just got married to the woman I love, amongst friends and family I love. Feels amazing.🧡 https://nostr.build/i/598d1df11e6364749412f0dc822001a72dda1882ff54a502826ff4bce64f8289.jpg

2023-05-22 12:38:24

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Sir…wat?

2023-05-17 02:28:55

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🤙

2023-05-16 00:33:26

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Great chat🍻

2023-05-15 23:39:59

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#[3]

2023-05-15 22:40:42

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🤙

2023-05-14 12:07:47

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While I do believe certain values were ‘built in’ to bitcoin, which when taken together and beheld by our minds does represent a kind of ‘ethic’, what I was referring to here was speculating as to what would ‘come through’ our minds, when it is no longer (or much less) influenced by the various algorithms/incentive structures of our digital environments (and beyond) today. When information, identity and transactability are ‘set free’, what happens to our minds? Among other things I expect it too will experience a type of liberation, or at a minimum a far greater degree of clarity. In this state, what ‘comes through’? What is the experience of the mind unshackled by ‘illusion’ or absent the co-option by the will and ends (‘corrupting incentive structures’) of others? In the extreme, what IS that force of pure awareness? Is it ‘closer’ to god? Does it permit a ‘more fundamental’ force to emerge in our minds and manifest through our actions? Seems like it to me. I’m not saying that the manner in which nostr might ‘set information and identity free’ will directly result in such a circumstance or state, but it’s seeming more and more apparent to me that it could serve as a powerful or useful contributor or catalyst to such a state (more and more as it develops), in both conscious and unconscious ways, over the course of time, in a manner that scales to a huge number of people, by virtue of the incentives involved.

2023-05-13 23:07:00

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🙏🍻

2023-05-13 11:51:01

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😂🤣

2023-05-10 19:23:33

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Welcome to the freedom zone😎🍻

2023-05-01 17:27:15

Lots of info here for those considering a move to El Salvador.
https://youtu.be/E0jvmvbN4N4

2023-04-27 16:04:39