Mattymick
Matty Mick

Family. #Bitcoin. Aortic Surgery. Node runner and stacker…
wrestling back individual sovereignty from state control, one SAT at a time.

Public Key

npub1klypsyjkgr2aavaslvy4snp78780f5phnx5pc9ffmyjt29553hysww73vf

NIP-05 Address

mattymick@nostrplebs.com

Profile Code

nprofile1qqst0jqczftyp4w7kwc0kz2cfslrlrh56qmen2quz55ajf94z62gmjgpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wdmksetjv5hxxmmdwkgclg

Publishing to

nos.lol

relay.noswhere.com

Author Public Key

npub1klypsyjkgr2aavaslvy4snp78780f5phnx5pc9ffmyjt29553hysww73vf

Show more details

Last Notes

2024-05-02 12:43:54

- reply

Pretty sure that exit tax is dis-incentivizing as is. Fight at state level to protect self custody and build here is the answer. That said, not sure DIDs are the type of building I’d encourage.

2024-04-29 14:26:20

- reply

The decentralized nature of our Constitutional republic gives us recourse when they attack decentralized #Bitcoin.
States vs Federal
Legislative vs Executive
Finally…the judiciary.
Stand firm, #Hodl, run a node and get involved.

2023-11-23 10:53:36

- reply

Bank wires when you understand Bitcoin are like asking someone to telegraph a note in morse code when you have email.
#note1mhj…3kgs

2023-09-16 23:03:52

Egg looking like pacman, 700 degrees and ready for some dry rubbed steaks. #greenegg #carnivore https://image.nostr.build/de7e8339393da2e055f300a23175ec09ec9b1f0aaa39bba005b0b6c2cfa9679b.jpg

2023-08-26 13:26:23

Just noticed that my node likes 69 degrees. 68 and 71, normal. 69, nice! #umbrel https://cdn.nostr.build/i/51e8e01cf11f643fa2e8c19461d52d67e043eca54afdef2b5ff7a0c09632d3fc.jpg

2023-08-14 10:56:03

Banger of a sunset last night to cap a great weekend. https://cdn.nostr.build/i/dbd4ae9d2ec6dc6f42d3fa6bf7fbc22e6058695cc530fdea4494153ef13a0d34.jpg

2023-08-01 18:48:20

- reply

Did you download core from scratch or port over a backup of that as well as your ⚡️channels?

2023-08-01 14:27:10

#Chesapeake #Sunset https://cdn.nostr.build/i/3466153290f52a0752ae433e626ad3243f05c8e7818be075400b07a7549fbb1d.jpg

2023-08-01 13:26:07

Sold a boat and sat in two #banks yesterday for wire services and notary. Felt like I was watching the teller dinosaurs blissfully roam freely just before the #bitcoin meteor rendered them extinct.
I believe this next bull market will be looked back upon as the one that sparked real change in legacy systems. https://cdn.nostr.build/i/1e02fd878d54fff6ed89b0032e991602d62530723e0af635366244d61f2c8da3.jpg

2023-07-03 11:14:17

GM, PV! https://nostr.build/i/75f58c54966aeca9259a0421997a242089025085b45a86ef4ab13387b414e570.jpg

2023-06-09 12:44:49

https://nostr.build/i/880808c9fab63d7ade4c8d8afa5df831127e623dfcf53e3569806d9e205b8f22.jpg
Teach them to aim early and often….particularly when young, as target practice is a metaphor for life.
The perfect center of the target is the goal, infinitely unobtainable, but worthy of relentless pursuit. At the perfect center lies truth.
Taking aim requires discipline and the need to follow a natural ruleset. Failure to exercise both carries immense risk to both self and others.
A missed target requires critical self analysis and proper adjustment in order to achieve improvement. Failure to adjust guarantees similar missed goals.
Focus, respiratory and heart rate control, awareness of environment and controlled movement during execution are all learned behaviors that carry immense ramifications in life. We need to learn to breathe, narrow our vision, appreciate our surroundings and control our movements (or reactions) though-out our journey…moving closer and closer to our goal with each attempt.
Critics and skeptics will see a bb-gun in a child’s hands….I see a lifetime of life lessons packed into a backyard practice with Dad.

2023-06-06 15:46:27

#Bitcoin maxis (myself included) cheering #crypto regulation now, but shouldn't be shocked when the regulators come for #btc . US onramps and offramps will soon be thru banks only, and the govt will attempt to paper dilute, centralize and limit what the common man can hold.

2023-05-15 14:13:54

Perfect sunset to cap the weekend. Liquid glass on the Chesapeake Bay.
https://nostr.build/i/ada362f57e11863040dd58cb0b49e354b77d6bc1a8860a2735c47fdbb254c89c.jpg

2023-05-12 09:32:08

GM! That time of year again. Get outside, breathe deeply and remember that you are already on THE ARK, well ahead of the coming flood. #Bitcoin #WAGMI
https://nostr.build/i/a9005e0af03fb65ec99be1c71bc8cd43703b78ecace76ef0c45fc0ebcae7f62b.jpg

2023-04-15 20:15:50

Spent 30 mins talking about $BTC last night to a table of 8 at a work dinner.
Surprisingly, one guy at table was wholecoiner, but got spooked and sold after ftx because he didnt trust Coinbase. He knew NOTHING about cold storage….
Everyone else griped about inflation, their 401k and uncertainty, but threw fud grenade after grenade at $BTC.
Did my best to plant the seeds but so much work to do.

2023-03-22 08:51:10

Another FOMC meeting where the world waits on pins and needles to hear from the ExpErTs whether we’ll get six more weeks of winter…or something like that. Opt out, buy #Bitcoin
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_023a0efefa4ff053c042aa44fd09d7bf1819b2ce88969c4f43a59fcbe1b8481e.jpeg

2023-03-20 23:13:34

Today, I had a friend of mine, a cardiac surgeon, tell me he doesn’t get #bitcoin because it sounds complicated….a cardiac surgeon who literally stops the ❤️to surgically repair it (circ arrest) and then brings it back to normal function once done. We’re still early

2023-03-13 10:54:11

“At no loss to taxpayers” is the new “sixweeks to flatten the curve.“

2023-03-11 14:46:49

Could thus be coming to a bank near you? Hope not…time to opt out now.
-Buy #Bitcoin
-Cold store
-Verify stack with personal node
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_868aafaabfdd2eda21d7d7d98252b8af3f9f5d6045977d6eef2f4b82a985dc50.jpeg

2023-03-11 13:34:46

- reply

100%. Its about managing risk and lowering time preference.

2023-03-11 13:26:38

- reply

My thoughts exactly. Dirty bank math is going to get aired in the general public.

2023-03-11 13:07:46

Methinks the general public is going to learn some funny lessons about funny fiat bank math…aka fractional reserve banking.
Ignore the short term volatility and be happy you’re hodling the verifiably hardest money on planet earth. #Bitcoin PV!
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_45d305ec85d0967768acf03d15b8e826f9fb838ca2826bcc21074f5de77541a1.jpeg

2023-03-11 02:55:36

- reply

National….join emerald club and have at it.

2023-03-10 17:26:44

- reply

Was a comedian. Died way too early. One of the best.

2023-03-10 12:35:05

The Admiral says “Stack Cheap Sats, cold store and chill.”
Happy Friday #Nostr!! PV!
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_3efc08378b5730e06a3d8dd0fc636444ab5ae1a121303a7d96544ff13602d9db.jpeg

2023-03-07 10:46:20

Keep building, learning, writing and evangelizing to the masses why #Bitcoin adoption is critical….both now and for our future generations.
History will look back on us and consider us the next “Great Generation.”
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_6abacfb2947f64fcfc333043fbdf06e8d9e9b3794dc0eac9e9056ec1c359f446.jpeg

2023-03-04 20:17:05

- reply

Brothers Karamazov would get my vote.

2023-03-04 18:29:33

- reply

Dostoevsky

2023-03-04 18:26:23

- reply

Not sure we wont survive as a species without it, but the gulags will look like a nice summer vacation if the current system prevails.

2023-03-04 13:54:36

- reply

All roads lead to #Bitcoin. The lesson that “there are no shortcuts” is a hard one many of us still need to learn.

2023-03-04 13:03:16

- reply

Welcome #noderunner….🤝

2023-03-04 12:47:00

Coffee Thought:
Nature aligns itself in hierarchies so its somewhat natural for the masses to defer to the state.
It was during critical turning points in history, (the Enlightenment, the American Revolution) where the concept of the sovereign individual was born, flattening the established power structure…a time where individuals placed value on the “self” and a time where science, math, technology, art and culture flourished.
#Bitcoin, #Nostr and the next wave of decentralized platforms have sparked another revolution of self. The first principles of both networks are a literal mind virus….awakening man from an entropic slumber….forcing him to heat the system and take back control of the self. The revolution has begun. #WAGMI

2023-03-03 13:19:19

- reply

The incentive structure in research (specifically grant funding) and medicine is also going to greatly benefit from decentralization over the next decade. #MedNostr could easily be the pin that bursts the bubble.

2023-03-03 10:39:03

We spend a lot of time thinking about a better, decentralized future with #Bitcoin as the backbone of a low time preference society.…one where art, science, tech and culture are improved by a different incentive structure.
This road will be bumpy with unforeseen chaos at times. It also may move slower than what you expect. A simple reminder to enjoy the moments between now and then…TODAY is all that is guaranteed!
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_157c2bac484013f1f22b4ae29c6c7e5cf730f8f0095cd69ef780dbdb35588e23.jpeg

2023-03-02 15:08:37

- reply

Thinking you may be on to something. Without algo to drive liked content to your feed, followers either see it when its up or its gone an hr later. Is a repost as valuable as a zap in the nostr community?

2023-03-02 10:21:59

Be grateful today and take nothing for granted. Open your eyes to all that is good around you and let your light shine thru!!
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_11faf0e40dd72aa95151e16d1682e69b434d819cfa51fdc4cc98b93b6fd180c5.jpeg

2023-03-01 17:01:14

- reply

Easier to unplug when you realize that your outrage is their currency…applies to all centralized algo social media platforms.
Outrage drives more ad revenue than does jealousy, sexual arousal or any other human emotion.

2023-03-01 15:23:46

- reply

WOS and Damus updates within 48 hrs of each other. 🍻to the devs building this space! 🤯

2023-03-01 14:14:35

Working towards a decentralized future on a #Bitcoin standard for them…for they shall inherit the earth.
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_345bc20a656913f81ec71ba010c98c29700fc10f5af38f0a5f4ead13a00718ee.jpeg

2023-03-01 12:51:50

They say you should look up for inspiration and down for perspective:
Today I look up to all the early OG Bitcoiners who were building and developing this space.
I look down at all those stuck on the bird app, stewing this morning in toxicity. Thankful that we’re here instead!

2023-03-01 12:47:12

- reply

https://nostr.build

2023-02-28 20:32:11

Zapped my $8 worth blue ☑️ in sats to the developers of my #Nostr client. Feels good and has a much higher ROI. Join me #marchofftwittwer #zapthedevs

2023-02-28 13:18:28

Which will trigger the clear “decoupling” of #Bitcoin, where it is no longer viewed as risk-on?
A. US Sovereign Debt Default
B. Housing crash worse than 2008
C. Multi-year negative S&P Returns
D. The 2024 halving dumbass, hyperbitcoinizarion is imminent, shut up, buckle up and hold on!

2023-02-28 12:36:37

“I dont wanna work…I just wanna ⚡️ on this phone all day 🎵”

2023-02-28 11:32:36

Damus update is the tits!! Congratulations @jb55 💪 work. Another nail in the bird app coffin.

2023-02-27 23:16:37

2 year Anniversary in #Bitcoin. Class of ‘21….way late compared to most here. Endured my first bear and most corn “in loss” but not selling a GD thing. This paper drawdown was the cost of the best education money could buy. I’ve learned more about macro, tech, energy, and sound money than 10 degrees could buy. Deeper into the rabbit whole I go. Thanks to you all for sharing your knowledge. #WAGMI

2023-02-27 10:18:10

- reply

Zero….you just have 12 or 24 words.

2023-02-26 21:24:39

- reply

🤷‍♂️ . I do know your profile needs a wallet link for a ⚡️!

2023-02-26 21:20:08

NGL…Profile zapping ⚡️ using Damus on ios has me feeling like a boomer using aol. But profile ⚡️ I will.

2023-02-26 18:00:37

- reply

Enjoy, post the final pic. I’ve always trimmed lamb as the fat doesnt seem to render like other meats, but always open to different methods

2023-02-26 17:56:28

- reply

Lotta trimming of fat and fascia ahead of you but well worth the effort. I’ve been smoking grass fed LOL on my green egg and prefer it to every other meat alternative.

2023-02-26 15:46:23

- reply

The ultimate rugpull. Covid would have been better named #faucicoin.

2023-02-26 14:40:22

- reply

Followed Joe. Decentralized repository for data presentation and discussion sounds refreshing.

2023-02-26 14:20:12

- reply

Lol…have thought about it. May be the gateway to 🍊 💊 the vascular and cardiac surgeons I work with. Historically a high IQ/W2 but terrible with economics group.

2023-02-26 14:08:20

- reply

But where would you go for random fight videos, toxic political infighting, and rage mob replies?
Only still there because there is not #Nostr aortic surgery community. Pretty niche group only on Twitter….currently.

2023-02-26 13:48:06

- reply

And apparently, I dont know how to copy and paste notes, lol. Always learning.
https://damus.io/note1eqzzcp8thhn2kk3e4uk7sa6ezchx6q9a5wc030qxptdvfp7kcksqk06gug

2023-02-26 13:40:31

- reply

Well said, and 💯 agree. Congrats on early adoption, you’re well ahead of the pack. So much work to do within our own circles (family, friends, coworkers) to remove the veil from their eyes around money.

2023-02-26 13:29:11

- reply

My thoughts from yesterday.
note1eqzzcp8thhn2kk3e4uk7sa6ezchx6q9a5wc030qxptdvfp7kcksqk06gug

2023-02-26 13:26:46

- reply

That’s not how 90% of Bitcoiners started. Most aped in during bull runs trying to capture returns. Its only those who held thru drawdowns, did the requisite homework to learn about sound money and a broken system, built a node, etc who are not the same. Many jumped on the train and off when because they didnt do their 1000 hours. Congrats to you for doing so, but the basic survival instinct, rational self interest and desire for return is what got you here in first place.

2023-02-26 13:26:46

- reply

2023-02-25 22:39:23

- reply

🤙 ⚡️

2023-02-25 22:02:11

- reply

Grimmace quit McDonalds and got her shit together.

2023-02-25 21:33:21

- reply

Saw post earlier about emergency fund. Same boat in more ways. 3 kids single income household here as well.
Emergency fund is somewhat useful. More important to have life insurance and ltd to supplement income in case you are injured and cant provide for family.
All about managing risk to some degree.
Keep stacking and raising them right!

2023-02-25 21:19:46

- reply

Still learning #Nostr. Not sure how many relays I should have…or which to choose. Going to play with using my own relay thru Umbrel

2023-02-25 21:15:38

- reply

⚡️ at ya! I see 99, 100, 95. Depends on relay cooperation I would assume.

2023-02-25 21:15:38

- reply

⚡️ at ya! I see 99, 100, 95. Depends on relay cooperation I would assume.

2023-02-25 21:08:02

5 days on #Nostr…99 followers. Who is getting ⚡️ ⚡️ for number 100?!!

2023-02-25 20:55:39

- reply

Pretty comprehensive list but I’d humbly add art, music and the outdoors.

2023-02-25 20:52:59

- reply

Enough today is much different than enough for “retirement.” I plan to stack enough that I’ll own my time completely, yet will be able to endeavor in worthwhile pursuits without the need to earn from my work.

2023-02-25 17:02:40

Rational self interest, survival instinct and greed are what enabled single celled life to adapt and evolve to complex beings.
That same instinct brought you to the edge of the #Bitcoin rabbit hole. The minute you took the plunge, you evolved into a new being!! Embrace the change.
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_a105763fdaa7685db120d89b1fe713898db3b6f06ff4f7a620d953110efcfd4e.jpeg

2023-02-25 13:22:40

- reply

Thanks for followup ⚡️! Glad it worked.

2023-02-25 12:50:34

Coffee Thought: Zaps ⚡️ are a natural extension of hierarchical order. Best tech, content, humor rise to top. Bad ideas receive no incentives.
The algorithms on other centralized platforms have have destroyed that natural hierarchy.
When a decentralized town square branches out to the fields of science, health, fitness, education and the citizens can pick the winners by ⚡️….natural order is restored.
PV - LFG #Nostr community.

2023-02-25 01:05:27

- reply

Thank you Ser!

2023-02-25 01:01:45

- reply

I believe a few updates were pushed on TF this week. Looking forward to participating in the ⚡️ revolution.

2023-02-25 00:56:37

- reply

Crawfish boil is legit. Gator po’ boys not bad either.

2023-02-25 00:55:20

- reply

Likewise. If using Damus, you need testflight to acess addional functionality. App store version still requires ☝️to ⚡️

2023-02-25 00:55:20

- reply

Likewise. If using Damus, you need testflight to acess addional functionality. App store version still requires ☝️to ⚡️

2023-02-24 21:50:11

At what fiat denomination of #Bitcoin will family gatherings go from worry/laughter to mutual respect?
A: 75k
B: 150k
C: Never, they dont worry/laugh at u because of Bitcoin…its just you.

2023-02-24 11:12:55

- reply

Thank you fren. Let’s get after it today. PV!

2023-02-24 09:44:51

4-5 am is when all the important pondering occurs.
Coffee thought: divide each day into meaningful moments and dwell infinitely in each of them. The smile of a loved one, a good song on radio, the budding trees of early spring can be held onto with effort. Dont let the chaos of your past, future and present mind rob you of the now.
GM to the early bird US ESTers on #Nostrz. WAGMI ⚡️ ⚡️
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_079d564adcb552166893412a614c5cc9cd187682f18ec25e142460246994c805.jpeg

2023-02-23 21:37:47

- reply

The “professors” who posted bail for SBF?

2023-02-23 12:08:10

Few days on #Nostr and I’ve been able to seamlessly ⚡️ ⚡️ every #Bitcoiner who helped 🍊 💊 me or provided useful content in wallet and node setup. What an amazing platform…GM PV

2023-02-23 11:31:34

- reply

Nostr.build to upload, copy and past images and video.
To zap, go to users profile, hit ⚡️ icon and tap your wallet (if not already selected in setting.). Should open your wallet, edit sat amount and click send.

2023-02-22 23:59:29

TWATCOIN - first we allow the algorithm to censor and shadowban your speech….now your social internet currency - TWATCOIN

2023-02-22 23:05:17

Elon showing up late to the party with ….TWATCOIN. 🤦‍♂️

2023-02-22 18:16:32

- reply

Did what…Bitcoin lending? Blockfi/Celcius/others offered non-custodial lending platforms, as well as yield for depositors and like fiat banks, rehypothecated deposits engaged in all sorts of scammy activites and got wrecked.
The original question was how to retire on BTC and my suggestion was about how to fund a business or other cashflow positive endeavors by using your BTC as collateral in a multisig custodial lending setup where you appropriately manage risk. This was an alternative to just selling sats and paying capital gains, assuming you didnt have a boating accident.
Collateralized lending will remain a thing like it has since money was created…BTC is the most pristine collateral and lenders are realizing this. Technology advancements will enable you to cold store your stack, verify it 24-7-365 with your own node, and still use it as collateral against an interest bearing loan to fund cashflow producing ventures.

2023-02-22 15:11:06

- reply

👏 ⚡️

2023-02-22 10:31:11

- reply

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HO0svGjVEP8

2023-02-22 10:01:46

Tick tock, thar’s a lotta blocks!!!!
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_87b1359a5f378411dc735543c88ca0379f98fecd9773b0839f0bd525c7e10446.png

2023-02-22 09:58:54

Ahh hell, why not
lnbc7770n1p3ltehlpp5klv3nfwkt9khlkzp6j0yduqgyzfyw7ekphjnk2ghz34utxlfprgsdqu2askcmr9wssx7e3q2dshgmmndp5scqzpgxqyz5vqsp5t6yn2pawuap9mtcsagzvlgejjptlp9c9qm7pecxe8wwuxxsqfz2s9qyyssqwxty0e2hpv7gmlajl25a6jnmm3vw52srzasmv305jl34u8g7a2f454seyz3yj3u5cfyte6kweqawd5x8wtp8g3xfnk0a32kccuypwhcpj88gxy

2023-02-21 19:47:30

When did dems become the war party and republicans the peace hawks?
The world is upside down and neither side of the one-legged ass kicking contest represents me or my family.
I’m with a party of sovereign #Bitcoiners and I vote and protest with Sats. Citizenship will be fluid as pro-Bitcoin countries begin to attract capital, business and human intelligence to their shores.

2023-02-21 19:36:24

- reply

My bad…I was skimming and missed the fact that you both have a jpg in profile and were looking for gifs. ⚡️ back at ya!

2023-02-21 19:31:43

- reply

https://nostr.build
You can upload a photo. Copy the link after upload and paste into your profile.

2023-02-21 15:47:40

- reply

Cant speak to OUS unfortunately but know that we collectively tend to underestimate innovation and the pace of discovery. There will be a “goldrush” of tools built on the hardest money known to man. Custodial lending will be just the beginning.
My timeline may not see hyperbitcoinizarion unless I’m grossly underestimating adoption curves and the collapse of fiats around the globe. So, tax strategy is one critical component to living outside of a W-2 job or running business day to day.

2023-02-21 13:57:14

- reply

That’s a fair argument, but remember Unchained Cap and others offer custodial lending thru multisig. You’re assuming tradfi models will be the only lending offered. This space will evolve quickly in the next bull phase.
Curious your alternative plan? drawdown and incur the tax and reduction in stack? I’m ok with that but like the idea of using a conservative % of total holdings in Bitcoin to generate retirement cashflow with a business of some sort.

2023-02-21 13:32:56

- reply

Depending on your retirement timeline….#Bitcoin will be pristine collateral to lending institutions. There is reason blackrock, jp, goldman are entering space.
Rather than sell stack off, take loan against a percentage of it. Live off loan and refinance every halving, or invest loan in syndicated commercial re that yields 12-15 IRR. Rapid depreciate against cashflow….rinse repeat.

2023-02-21 11:03:16

Middle of night text for me normally means I’m heading in to hospital for an emergency, but this was an unexpected ⚡️ ⚡️ alert from WOS. I rolled over smiling thinking about the future of #Nostr!

2023-02-20 23:00:16

- reply

👍

2023-02-20 22:57:33

There was BitcoinTwitter, then there’s #Nostr. I’m only one day in and find myself in a beautifully curated Bitcoin echo chamber of fellow plebs.
Question is…are there other verticals within Nostr? For example, med-Nostr, or fitness-Nostr?
Have the public/private keys been a hurdle for other audiences or are they adopting as quickly as the Maxi’s?

2023-02-20 16:45:05

- reply

lnbc1u1p3l8gmupp5sktgs3fnka9zl6ckl7stfe548wuxffq8zs56ruj9f377636emt4qdqu2askcmr9wssx7e3q2dshgmmndp5scqzpgxqyz5vqsp5em48dk3xrj9sl4j5t4x75qw69djkwy8a5j8znhv4vmefa89spshq9qyyssqevtddcjhj54sxsyvm30z2ggwqfzn0vcnl7jjeftkwxksf75w28x30hwxr8keys8st662q7nyggjnf0gn7n8ztdu79rlf2pq73km0jmspy7qnk5

2023-02-20 14:53:30

- reply

i’d vote for a bitcoin only fiscal hawk who wants to substantially reduce govt spending, eliminate the special interest beltway swamp, and balance the remaining budget with hard money. Since that unicorn doesnt exist, I only vote with Sats.

2023-02-20 14:03:46

- reply

Thankfully no, outside of Bitcoin, my fiat job is working with cardiac and vascular surgeons to repair aortic disease.

2023-02-20 14:00:20

Aortic Surgery and #Bitcoin everyday!!!