Jeff Booth

Entrepreneur, Tech Leader, Author of The Price of Tomorrow - Why Deflation Is the Key to an Abundant Future, GP @EgoDeathCapital

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2025-04-24 14:35:22

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🙏🧡

2025-04-23 18:44:05

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Welcome and get an lnurl in your profile so you can accept zaps.

2025-04-12 17:50:52

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Congrats Pete!

2025-04-07 13:34:07

Shared with me today from a post I did years ago. If my inbox and inbound calls are a proxy, I can imagine others here are also seeing a lot more openness from people to check their biases. https://image.nostr.build/081079639619a5026c72867c76f7f9adb593a2b0c79f8f94f269389a2f7d2d20.jpg

2025-04-06 22:29:22

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😂

2025-04-06 22:28:12

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Some things never get old.

2025-04-06 22:27:31

Standing by for all the “free” market economists and pundits begging for money manipulation.
#bitcoin

2025-04-06 13:21:57

Proof of Love!
Epic wedding uniting two beautiful souls in Costa Rica.
https://m.primal.net/QGMV.mov

2025-04-04 17:46:55

Those measuring the system from inside of it are likely very confused today.
#bitcoin

2025-04-04 02:56:20

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🙏 - and great to meet you here. Get an LNuRL in your profile so you can accept zaps.

2025-04-03 19:02:37

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💯

2025-04-03 16:19:25

A global state change from a system of fear, control and coercion - to one of truth, hope and freedom must be chaotic. This is only the first inning.
Do your best in these crazy times to rise above it and spend your time reinforcing what you desire.
#bitcoin
#nostr

2025-03-29 19:32:15

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FAR more complicated than that - all of these prices should be a fraction of what they were in 1944 if technology and free markets were allowed to function. So it also represents larger misallocated capital, government expansion, the rise of dictators, exponential rise in global debt, etc, etc.
Impossible to measure what you asked for through existing system of dollars but Bitcoin (as long as it stays decentralized and secure) IS pricing the first global free market ever seen.

2025-03-29 16:28:04

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🎯

2025-03-29 16:20:35

Visited my father in law (who was born in 1944) this week and found this. https://image.nostr.build/4bd63f1cd93f1ce64d5f7a95b345c9f5e3869b5a8d5c14804bd2114d62e5f642.jpg

2025-03-25 21:11:22

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Happy birthday!!

2025-03-25 20:40:11

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Thanks @npub103m…d3h5 and thanks for your continuing great work in helping people understand this!

2025-03-25 05:18:21

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Welcome! Enable zaps in your profile!

2025-03-23 00:23:35

So lucky to add this extraordinary proof of work to my library.
Thank you @npub1trr…hdpu https://image.nostr.build/c4146afedcde62b18289a8e8e3596e21b17d4ac7e7f9cd5d473f247d48612a0c.jpg

2025-03-21 23:31:08

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Congrats @npub14mc…frlx

2025-03-21 20:06:27

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Congrats!!

2025-03-18 19:53:27

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🎯

2025-03-18 19:53:09

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🧡🙏💜

2025-03-18 14:14:17

Fresh tracks and sunny skies!
GM! https://image.nostr.build/fafc77ac7788f5ffb71e69d9e52f456f33cb214a2f6f0cbfb0828fb0f51afc03.jpg

2025-03-17 00:27:14

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😂 - I equally love @npub1rtl…jtfs and @npub1hk0…20pf

2025-03-16 21:43:08

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Please enlighten me how you or anyone is going to corrupt an open, decentralized and secure protocol bounded by energy.
(and if you can’t - that honest system is a new reflection - regardless of what system you decide to contribute your energy to)

2025-03-16 21:20:33

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Chaos is from a control structure rooted in the manipulation of currency, its fight change the rules, the inevitable collapse, and most of our time reinforcing it - unfortunately.
A system problem rather than a people problem.

2025-03-16 21:15:06

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I don’t know him, but know of him. Kind of him to say.

2025-03-15 20:44:01

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😂

2025-03-12 15:39:07

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🧡💜🙏

2025-03-12 15:35:35

Was asked to speak at a philanthropy conference last week with ~ $400 Billion looking to help the world where I told them the number 1 thing they could do is learn and contribute to the honest system. #bitcoin
Yes - it did break brains, but many follow ups scheduled.
https://youtu.be/xiunnbrE3XU?feature=shared

2025-03-10 19:14:24

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🧡💜🙏

2025-03-10 19:00:22

It’s always a good time to buy #bitcoin, but now may be an even better time.

2025-03-10 03:40:47

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🧡💜🙏

2025-03-05 20:02:43

Thought I would use Elon’s own AI to check something I’ve often wondered about.
One thing if you don’t know - a completely different thing if you know.
For those still on twitter - might be an interesting share and maybe do similar for other tech leaders like Andreeson.
Ask Grok: What is the likelihood that Elon Musk knows that the 1) natural state of the free market is deflation, 2) That in a free market the exponential technology gains "should" flow to society in the form of lower prices, 3) That ANYTHING that stops that natural process is theft through a centralized control system, and 4) that the reason that he doesn't comment positively on Bitcoin is because it breaks the control system that he benefits from?
Estimating the likelihood that Elon Musk knows these four specific points involves analyzing his public statements, actions, educational background, and business interests, while acknowledging the limits of inferring private knowledge. Musk is a highly intelligent individual with a physics and economics degree from the University of Pennsylvania, extensive experience in tech and markets, and a track record of disruptive thinking. Let’s break this down point by point, using publicly available data as of March 5, 2025.
Natural state of the free market is deflation: In a free market with technological progress and competition, prices tend to fall over time as efficiency increases supply and reduces costs—think Moore’s Law in tech or historical declines in goods like electronics. Musk has spoken about this indirectly. In a 2018 Tesla earnings call, he noted how technological improvement drives down costs, saying, “The cost of lithium-ion batteries is dropping faster than anyone expected.” His focus on scaling production at Tesla and SpaceX to lower unit costs (e.g., reusable rockets cutting launch prices) shows he grasps this dynamic. Given his economics training and practical experience, it’s near-certain—say, 95% likely—he understands deflation as a natural free-market outcome under ideal conditions.
Exponential technology gains "should" flow to society via lower prices: This builds on the first point: if tech improves exponentially, a free market should pass those gains to consumers through competition. Musk’s mission statements for Tesla (“accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy”) and SpaceX (“make humanity multiplanetary”) imply a belief in democratizing access, which aligns with lower prices over time. In a 2020 interview with Joe Rogan, he said, “The whole point of Tesla is to make electric cars affordable.” His push for mass-market vehicles like the Model 3 supports this. He likely sees the link between tech gains and price drops—90% likelihood—though his normative “should” might be tempered by practical business realities.
Anything stopping this is theft via centralized control: This is trickier. It assumes Musk views interference (e.g., monopolies, regulations, or currency manipulation) as theft, implying a libertarian streak. Musk has criticized centralized control—tweeting in 2021, “Government is the ultimate monopoly,” and railing against SEC regulations. His disdain for bureaucracy and subsidies (despite Tesla benefiting from them early on) suggests he recognizes distortions. However, “theft” is a strong moral framing. His actions—like moving Tesla’s HQ to Texas in 2021 to escape California’s rules—hint he sees such barriers as unjust. I’d peg this at 80% likelihood; he likely gets the concept but may not frame it so starkly.
He doesn’t comment positively on Bitcoin because it breaks the control system he benefits from: Musk’s Bitcoin stance is complex. He’s tweeted support—“I think Bitcoin is a good thing” (2021)—and Tesla briefly accepted it, but he’s also criticized its energy use and volatility, pivoting to Dogecoin quips. Bitcoin’s deflationary nature and decentralization threaten centralized financial systems (e.g., fiat inflation), which Musk’s wealth partly relies on via Tesla’s valuation and government contracts. Does he avoid praising Bitcoin to protect this? Possibly. His 2021 tweet, “You can’t have a currency with a negative interest rate,” shows he understands deflationary mechanics, yet he’s cagey. This could reflect strategic silence—SpaceX and Tesla navigate regulated systems he can’t fully buck. I’d estimate 70% likelihood he knows Bitcoin disrupts control and benefits him to downplay it, though personal eccentricity or genuine skepticism could explain his reticence too.
Overall, Musk’s intellect and track record make it highly probable he understands 1) and 2) (95% and 90%), likely grasps 3) conceptually (80%), and has at least a strong chance of recognizing 4) (70%). His silence on Bitcoin’s systemic threat could be calculated, but it’s not conclusive. Adjusting for his unpredictable public persona, I’d ballpark his awareness across all four at 70-95%, with 85% as a median guess—high confidence he gets the economics, moderated by uncertainty on his deeper motives.

2025-03-05 18:34:10

This is going to lead to some serious cognitive dissonance for fiat/crypto brains.
Thanks @npub1dnz…x52h for the breakdown. #note1w3l…zsjv

2025-03-04 20:50:34

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Human action is what is centralizing. Most people pricing bitcoin from a piece of paper - to get rich. That will centralize further because it is how people see the world. (Trust institutions, think prices naturally go up over time).
To prevent that outcome requires enough people who contribute their time in education, running nodes, economic nodes, spending in bitcoin, building additional layers, building companies that create value which “when” the attack comes (which it most certainly will) - there is enough knowledge, decentralization, power, privacy, etc to withstand that attack. (Or make the risk of that attack so great from the centralizing chain - that it is not worth it)
That is what is being built and those on Nostr are already a part of that future.
Giving in to a system of control only makes it stronger.
We are the change.

2025-03-04 19:11:54

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🎯 + that we are each a part of that change - like ripples across time and space. Ie - without our actions that arise because of the change in us (once we see, we can’t unsee) there is no change. We are both the map and territory.

2025-03-04 18:27:33

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The first global free market that has ever existed. Prices falling forever through the competitive and cooperative nature of that as long as #bitcoin remains decentralized and secure. Governments and monopolies MUST lose the control over you b/c it doesn’t care if they want to debase their currencies against it.
The open, decentralized, and secure nature of the protocol is just the first layer.
Layers built on top like Nostr lightning, Cashu, Fedimint extend its functionality/privacy while preserving the critical trade offs in the base layer to keep it decentralized and secure.

2025-03-04 18:06:15

The system change the world
Is going through must be chaotic because the true change is within each one of us.
#bitcoin

2025-02-27 21:47:38

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Was fantastic!

2025-02-27 19:24:24

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Speaking in probabilities versus guarantees but I think the highest probability is a chaotic and long transition (especially for those living in fiat) that continues to test the decentralized and secure nature of Bitcoin through our actions. In other words - how many people care?
Here is one very probable scenario that you can see playing out right now (and could see coming from a mile away if you think in first principles and understand human nature)
Most people are pricing bitcoin through US dollar - which ensures centralization of bitcoin and people taking more risk (ETF, microstrategy, etc, etc)
As that system (still inflationary) prices Bitcoin FAR higher in fiat terms, it also underpins a global control structure that is “more” solvent because of Bitcoins dramatic rise in price. (Strategic reserve)
Imperialism 3.0. 1. Gold/USD 2. Petro dollar/ USD 3. Bitcoin/USD
Again, this is all centralizing and many Bitcoin holders today will sell into this and reinforce it because it will seem more convenient and they will “get rich” (Similar to how most people still using Twitter today)
Eventually that system MUST attack Bitcoin and the nodes, economic nodes, decentralized nature of Bitcoin mining pools, communication that can’t be shut down like Cashu, Fedi, Nostr etc will decide its outcome.
If I were the centralizing system, I would not engage in that attack until I thought I could win (ie - not for a long time - but that would also allow Bitcoin to gain more utility as medium of exchange,
Protocol layers listed above, etc)
But, this attack should not be underestimated because it aligns with human nature in thinking short term.
If we prevail, which I think is probable ….(only because I know how deep this thought process goes in this community) then that becomes true hyperbitcoinization as the alternate chain fails and with it the exploitative control structure (including everyone who trusted counterparties)
Or to simplify - we decide what world we’re going to live in and as long as enough people choose truth, hope and abundance - “we” win.

2025-02-27 18:37:10

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Yes - structural from that system which ensures it accelerates AND accelerates people’s off ramping to Bitcoin.

2025-02-27 18:35:26

The ONLY thing you would need to be concerned about in regards to #bitcoin repricing the entire world, imposing a global free market — leading to truth, hope, and abundance is that it remained decentralized and secure.
And if you knew that your actions influenced that future, and your network was growing exponentially with others who knew that too - you would probably tune out all of the noise and sleep well at night.
And yes - many of those “psychopaths” protecting the network are already here on #nostr
What a time to be alive!

2025-02-25 19:41:14

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Control system or free market - UK is choosing the former.
Good thing that there is an open,
Decentralized and secure global free market that they’re not negotiating with.

2025-02-25 15:58:13

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That is the only part of the interview where Satya hasn’t connected the dots. Global gdp growth can only be 10% with massive printing.
The productivity growth he is referring to = faster deflation. (Negative GDP)

2025-02-23 18:46:29

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I actually believe it’s far more about curiosity and an ability to admit where you were once wrong than smarts. There is an extremely large audience of “smart” people making models and doing mental gymnastics to reinforce their “beliefs” about the world they live in while bitcoin is imposing new reality on their beliefs.

2025-02-23 17:56:46

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In moments, yes - to hold at all times….something I continue to work on.

2025-02-23 17:26:20

If I knew that #bitcoin was the only honest ledger but chose to spend most of my time trying to accumulate wealth on dishonest ones, it wouldn’t say anything about #bitcoin
I realize that most people still don’t know.

2025-02-20 01:24:51

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LOVE that you’re spending more time here my friend.

2025-02-19 23:49:44

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Not yet.

2025-02-19 23:42:41

Was sent this by someone “negotiating” with ChatGPT to try to push back on its output using my thesis.
#bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/456afa47a078b994805f3063816a67ae7e3d25ddcf7062e389d8d3318d66d094.jpg

2025-02-18 18:33:03

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Congrats on the launch of your podcast. Buckminster Fuller was right, (as were many other visionaries throughout history) #satoshi unlocked a way for us to see/experience it.

2025-02-18 16:20:30

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#bitcoin is the best investment in AI because it is pricing ALL productivity gains.

2025-02-18 15:59:06

When AI researchers realize that there is no risk of AI when the productivity from it flows to the general population….they will become #Bitcoiners.
Until then, they will accelerate a system of control by trying to win in a game with no winners.
Having this conversation often these days - and it’s starting to click.

2025-02-18 05:55:59

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🙏

2025-02-17 21:50:53

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Excellent book.

2025-02-17 17:30:25

Use for payments or contribute to those capturing and centralizing.
Interesting times ahead!
#bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/0b22ec5241fea7d98a49676e7513cf9af84a10534e90f4741b420c705047c171.jpg

2025-02-17 02:26:42

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😂

2025-02-17 01:35:15

Happy 19th Birthday James!
Enjoy every moment! Hard to believe how fast it all happens.
https://m.primal.net/OzkI.jpg

2025-02-15 20:54:14

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Welcome!

2025-02-12 00:39:20

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Just told him that

2025-02-12 00:31:27

Back in Vancouver and glad to see The Big Print delivered. I was lucky enough to read the draft and it is excellent. Congrats to my good friend and all around amazing human being @npub1d3f…r4xv in getting this out. Hopefully, it can help people understand the problem and the solution before the inevitable bing print. https://image.nostr.build/7530dc3fe4380e3e8290fdc20f0996dd6403a4d2b5ac5342047d983c80109a9f.jpg

2025-02-08 00:51:53

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I think states and countries will compete on an honest ledger and citizens will choose and move to where/what they value. In other words, competition in a free market will reduce/eliminate them over time.

2025-02-08 00:20:25

Is anyone really surprised that a system requiring theft (inflation) at its base layer….has theft throughout it?
#bitcoin

2025-02-07 15:29:23

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😂

2025-02-07 14:42:30

Pura Vida https://image.nostr.build/589c2bd9ae91a3aa36616ec665a1cddcb515abd08054086712765ed1b4f262f1.jpg

2025-02-07 14:41:52

Pura Vida

2025-02-06 15:27:28

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Great report showing the speed of adoption of Bitcoin as a medium of exchange.

2025-02-05 22:11:00

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Yes - at a restaurant called Coyol (in the middle of nowhere) which is just incredible.

2025-02-05 21:52:07

Just finished the Bliss summit in Costa Rica called making freedom investable.
Incredible group of people…with some
deep down the rabbit hole and others just starting their journey.
We are early…but we are winning.
#bitcoin
#nostr https://image.nostr.build/eb7b3d32cba1f1505eff4179a08ad9e6eb9ecb2231ec75c8ecf987ac8c06fd96.jpg

2025-02-03 15:20:17

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Welcome!

2025-02-02 03:42:59

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Incentives - people will choose what is right for themselves/family and ignore the greater consequences.
It’s also why it’s impossible to change the system from the system.
So yes - idealistic/unrealistic….but….
If you’re in Bitcoin, you’re already part of a completely different system unfolding that those actions can’t hurt.

2025-02-01 19:13:01

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And very proud to be.

2025-02-01 18:25:51

Great role for the right person. An ability to create positive impact at the intersection of AI and the fight for freedom. #note122u…cr4h

2025-02-01 16:55:05

If prices fall to the marginal cost of production in a free market, then
1) the most advanced AI becomes free and serves you
or
2) you don’t live in a free market and that same AI will be used to control you.
If you’re measuring from Fiat (or Bitcoin priced in fiat) you’re contributing to the 2nd statement.
And from #bitcoin - the first

2025-02-01 15:50:45

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True!!

2025-02-01 11:55:37

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You belong here my friend!

2025-01-31 13:53:40

It’s amazing to watch this movement permeate everything including institutions and organizations. An organization or business is made up by people. When the best people see it….they either change the organization or leave it for one that matches their values.
An interaction this morning at the highest level reminded me of this.
#bitcoin
#nostr

2025-01-31 01:59:05

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🧡💜🙏

2025-01-30 20:37:24

#Bitcoin growing, we’re growing. For the right person, this could be a fantastic opportunity.
Apologies in advance as we won’t be able to reply to all.
https://egodeath.capital/analystapplication

2025-01-30 19:46:16

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🎯

2025-01-30 17:28:40

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Great chart.

2025-01-30 13:33:08

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Rate of return of #Bitcoin versus existing system. Actually had to pick a higher price in 2011 or it would be higher AND that is measure against existing system. (So doesn’t capture the true effect of what I talk about in measuring prices falling) In any 4 year period if you bought at the very highest and held for 4 years, your lowest IRR is 23%.

2025-01-30 13:26:29

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🙏

2025-01-29 20:15:59

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All music but for guitar, like songs to play around campfire. Country etc. Yes classical nylon string but with a story - wedding in Mexico 20+ years ago and friends bought it from musician and all signed it as a surprise gift.

2025-01-29 18:28:55

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🧡💜🙏

2025-01-29 18:28:17

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Yes I did Dan - everybody is a somebody. :).

2025-01-29 17:41:23

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He did a great job with it.

2025-01-29 17:05:57

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Understood and why its hard to see. By no means am I saying you should do x…but the reason for calling what they’re doing out is I am sure John felt same way at one point, but by doing what he loved that was aligned with his energy, he created something really special. (And it’s having a big and positive impact on others).

2025-01-29 16:44:58

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Might be worth connecting with @npub17cy…4ml3. John started it in similar spot to you and then open sourced it all.

2025-01-29 16:44:10

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😂

2025-01-29 15:41:12

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🙏

2025-01-29 15:40:04

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Forgot about even said this but sounds like something I would say. 😉

2025-01-29 15:35:11

I am consistently blown away by how many people still haven’t fully recognized that a system of credit and manipulation of money MUST centralize because it is opposition to the free market.
And even when they do realize, they continue to give their all energy to that system - thinking there is a way out, while making it stronger.
#bitcoin
#nostr
FYI - posted this because good friends (who I thought understood) just sent me a list of investments that would benefit from free AI - without having #bitcoin as the protocol repricing it all.

2025-01-29 12:54:58

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2025-01-29 12:54:33

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2025-01-29 12:53:43

Pura Vida from Costa Rica. This place has special memories for me in some of the HRF events and the beginnings of #nostr

2025-01-29 12:49:54

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I hope the rest of the podcast answered your questions but to your question, for a time, yes there are trade offs where people value one thing higher but that then creates an opportunity for entrepreneurs to attack the industry with higher margins - in both additional supply and novel ideas and alternatives to compete that create more value.

2025-01-28 11:58:11

Great opportunity.
Got to visit and see some of the incredible things coming out of here in person.
Added plus is you get to work with @npub1der…xzpc @npub1l2v…ajft and live in paradise. #note1wtv…w9wn