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2025-02-03 13:28:16

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Why do you think Coinbase is creating paper Bitcoin? It seems more likely to me that the early distribution/accumulation of Bitcoin is very concentrated in the hands wales
It will take a long time to reach equilibrium, possibly generations

2025-02-02 17:56:51

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Med school faculty and doctors in general are followers, not thinkers.
They are practitioners within the current scientific consensus.
To say they all take vaccines is to understand the obvious. People entrenched in a paradigm follow the paradigm.
I am a physician and this is how it is.

2025-02-02 15:04:25

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Interesting. What does that do?

2025-02-01 14:13:43

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This sort of self correcting mechanism is elegant and appealing.
Seems like the difficulty adjustment.

2025-02-01 14:01:08

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Thank you for the thoughtful presentation and conversation.
I am cautions by nature and this feels abstract.
If you have a moment, could you briefly explain what is definitely lost if the block size stays the same?

2025-02-01 13:33:07

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A change today to the benefit of some will beget a change tomorrow for the benefit of others.
The BIPs you highlighted demonstrate the difficulty of Goldilocksing the protocol.
Maybe we should put the Fed in charge of the protocol. They can fine tune the dials for optimal performance.

2025-01-31 18:01:02

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What would be the incentive that would prompt the US to lift capital gains tax for bitcoin?
What is the line of thinking that would explain that action?

2024-10-21 23:15:41

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But, I still want an invite to your party when btc hits 100k.

2024-10-21 14:31:39

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In my view Saylor is speaking intentionally specific audiences.
His comments do not deter Bitcoiners, and he knows this.
His comments assuage fiat while simultaneously motivating Bitcoiners.
Well played imo.

2024-09-15 14:08:26

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I’ve never thought the pentagon was a notable architectural triumph. But compared to the Surat, it looks like a
Cathedral.

2024-09-14 18:05:31

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Indeed. I will make it through :-)
I asked my 14 yo son what he thinks of the name Mr Obnoxious, he said he likes it. So, maybe you are on to something!
(He is a semi regular listener—i have podcasts playing when I drive him to practice and school. He of course likes it when you swear. I do think he has picked up a few things along the way though.)
Congrats on the win today.

2024-09-14 17:53:00

Standard:
What is your background?
Better:
Can you tell the audience how you know this?
Better yet:
Were you into this as a kid?
I think the most interesting interviews are subtle and humanizing in how the narrative is advanced. Makes for a much more credible and interesting discussion.

2024-09-14 11:55:36

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Maybe focus on your fans rather than your enemies.
Is the name some sort of inside joke?
Without context I find it off putting. Even with context (whatever that might be) it has a lot of connotation to overcome.

2024-09-12 12:20:09

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I like Damus too.
Do you know if there is a way to change the background on Damus to dark?

2024-09-06 00:58:06

9/7, 3pm cst
USMNT V CANADA

2024-09-05 16:48:56

https://i.imgflip.com/7l7axn.jpg

2024-09-01 17:25:13

I think I’ll go sailing https://image.nostr.build/db1d4f90d6e3df006ae93c7ba314e87010f5416f496b226e47c855f08ef35b70.jpg

2023-10-12 14:58:19

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Fed?

2023-09-03 18:05:51

#bitcoin I have a lightning question? Is it possible to issue a lightning payment address and then assign the value of the payment after the fact?
I have a quirky use case for this scenario in which i would like a lightning payment to be embedded as a rebate, but not want the rebate value to be determined by the purchase price (which will vary).

2023-09-03 13:46:53

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Interesting point

2023-09-03 13:13:33

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https://cdn.nostr.build/i/745b853d49b95395506708b1a9d903e3e18d35a5692281b616eaf821ebaaf3da.jpg

2023-09-03 13:13:14

Fishing in MN

2023-09-03 12:31:42

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Something like bitcoin may have been inevitable in the sense of monetary progression. But if we don’t nurture/fight for it, Bitcoin could be lost/destroyed and it won’t come back.

2023-08-23 08:36:25

Switzerland really looks like this. https://cdn.nostr.build/i/5b015f5dd1f43031c9745f743fa299ee85a008e378b02e467977975045f2f6b2.jpg

2023-08-23 08:25:23

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Are you referring to BlockFi? I personally lost 7 ETh in BlockFi. So at this point, a little more than $11,000 usd.
I bought the ETH when it was $80 per. I put my ETH along with 2.5 BTC in BlockFi to generate some yield. I was hoping to increase my BTC stack. I got my BTC out in time, but I didn’t get my ETH out. It is true that I invested in BlockFi in part on Peter’s voice and other influencers (Nic Carter, Dan Held, etc) But it was my choice.
If I knew one of the influencers personally and he looked me in the eye and said, “buy this” while knowing I would loose and he would win, it would be fraud.
But personally I think these guys are promoters doing their thing, not fraudsters.
As far as Peter goes…I don’t know if he willing deceived . Seems unlikely to me. He would have very little to gain and a lot to loose. I do admire that he is a builder. He creates things and I respect that.

2023-08-22 12:35:31

Guard rail in Switzerland https://cdn.nostr.build/i/e07622a0458b98b8590555c8c887affd60d2f97b1d511f8ca29db3b6992ab10a.jpg

2023-08-18 22:33:22

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But stay humble ;-)

2023-08-18 22:14:02

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Impressive

2023-08-18 11:18:15

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What is Peter’s immoral scam? His soccer team? I really like that he has a team. What am I missing?

2023-08-18 11:06:15

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Have you seen the English Game? About the FA Cup i believe. Only one season so it ends kind of abruptly, but I liked it. https://cdn.nostr.build/i/0a6b97d065e521c57964dea3c30ef225f269b7d13ff1cd131773ce2eb3bb4b47.jpg

2023-08-18 01:03:22

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I tried to update bank info and got stuck on this screen. I gave up on that instance and added a new payment method (same bank) and it worked. Then i deleted the problematic one. https://cdn.nostr.build/i/95fd0e701f278aa42c4a64bb103422443135867528b0c2e80fa0da7902e7617b.jpg

2023-08-17 22:49:38

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Wow. Cbdc deployed on X ?

2023-08-17 22:40:54

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Don’t know. Did notice that Coinbase stopped working for me.

2023-08-17 19:35:30

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Bitcoin is different. It is an intangible manifestation or an inalienable right. It cannot be taken away.

2023-08-17 14:01:24

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Bitcoin is different. It is a tangible manifestation of an inalienable right. It can’t be taken away by the majority. Amazing.

2023-08-17 13:41:11

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If the majority feels it is wise to limit their own power, they can do it. But it seems that as a matter of practicality that the limitation of power over the minority can be revoked at any moment.

2023-08-17 13:35:17

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Realpolitik. Not saying it’s right. But it does seem like reality. I think the intuition that the majority might rule roughshod over the minority is what led to protective rights (bill of rights)
Constitutional framers aside, many believe rights come from the majority, not inalienable endowed by God. Thus the emerging reality is unfortunately just as you pointed out: The majority makes the rules and that’s that.

2023-08-17 13:11:35

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I am thinking that in a democracy taxes are agreed to. The majority agrees we should drive on the right side of the road, have speed limits, and have taxes. I think conceptually these policies could be changed, if the majority agreed.
I imagine one could disagree with the majority and fight (and loose).
Or disagree and persuade until a new majority is formed.
It is pleasant to think of oneself as an autonomous entity, born free. But that doesn’t seem to be the reality. Seems to me we are all born into a system and as such are participants in that system, whether we like it or not.

2023-08-17 03:11:51

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It was great though.

2023-08-14 13:49:31

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I find it difficult to sort through the bip 300 discussion.
The proponents are obnoxious.
Given where things stand now, it is not obvious that drive chains are good. If you could rewind, they may have been an elegant solution to keep everyone “in house”, thought I doubt that. Seems like bitcoins sharp early rise was too appealing and other altcoins yearned for a similar zero to one.
Now that the cat is out of the bag. The reality of altcoins has led to key differentiators between bitcoin. I don’t see why it would be good to bring all altcoins back under the bitcoin tent.
I think Lopp warned against ossifying too early as btc could be frozen out of really useful functionality. This seems reasonable to consider.
It’s just that for me, bip 300 feels like a Trojan horse.

2023-08-13 22:38:23

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Thank God

2023-08-13 17:08:06

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Depends on how you account for the downstream effects.

2023-08-13 16:57:43

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When I visited Egypt as a kid (7yo) you could climb on the pyramids. My brother and I have a cool picture :-)

2023-08-13 16:55:27

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Cool artwork on the notes. It will always be worth at least that

2023-08-13 14:33:52

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Is it already priced in?

2023-08-13 11:04:13

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Fair point. There are food scientists hard at work making processed food easier.
Welfare erodes agency. So easier is probably just about the only choice that can be made.
For me, the song juxtaposes work, taxation, and the governments use of tax dollars. Things aren’t adding up.

2023-08-11 20:40:57

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It doesn’t seem obvious to me that instituting drivechains will eliminate shitcoinery.
Some sketchy projects may piggyback on bitcoin for the halo effect.
Other projects will want to remain separate as a differentiator and to achieve zero to one success.

2023-08-11 20:04:43

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Cool, but terrifying.

2023-08-11 19:49:19

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I do this. Thank you.
I also follow along with current btc issues.
Currently I am listening to Paul Sztorc on a Twitter spaces.
He may stack sats, but I wouldn’t describe him as humble. Actually hard to listen to.

2023-08-11 19:05:14

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That Nostr exists is amazing.
That Nostr has to exist is depressing.

2023-07-30 14:12:15

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Interesting idea. Would probably make me more present and engaging in personal conversation.

2023-06-08 03:37:06

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My feed is pretty much exclusively zerohedge. Can anyone please recommend some good follows? Thanks

2023-06-01 03:34:34

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I wonder how this works in countries who are already further down the totalitarian path? Are inflation references absent from sanctioned discourse? Is there any evidence that eliminating references to troubling economic news makes a difference? I can’t imagine it would be a confidence booster, though I suppose that would be the intent.

2023-04-09 00:04:33

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Initially I thought it felt kind of synthetic with over the top wannabe English football fans chanting like extras in a movie. But now a few seasons down the road with academy’s up and running there is authentic local support.

2023-04-08 02:43:53

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This is spot on