CitizenLocke

Developer, entrepreneur, permaculture, jack of all trades. For a freer society with truly free individuals working voluntarily.

https://freevillages.org/
FreeVillages (nprofile…hrqn)

Interested in:

- #freespeech
- #libertarian
- #voluntaryism
- #nonagressionprinciple
- #permaculture
- #syntropicagriculture

#europe #portugal #spain

I consider Switzerland the only democracy in the world: https://thedemocracyupgrade.org/

The medium is the message. Long live #nostr. Feel free to send messages :)

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2024-10-11 15:23:44

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My conclusion is that it's all about moral backbone.
Buddha inspires the way. If we are not attached to comfort, don't have aversion to discomfort, and focus on the real, we can get there.
It took me a lifetime to understand this.
It's not about anything but fear. The only way out of this is to overcome fear. Every single one of us.

2024-10-07 14:02:12

Going back memory lane, does anybody remember or noticed how Covid ended with the Ukraine war?
All of a sudden in February/March 2022, Covid silently ends. What changed? TVs stopped focusing on Covid and instead focused on the Ukraine-Russia war.
This shows that most people do live by what the TV tells us. In other words, TV was and still is the main window to reality. People believe and do what mainstream TV tells them to do (especially the newspapers). If the TV is telling us there's a problem then there's a problem.
This decoupling will take decades and there will be many ramifications.
There are many ramifications.
#bitcoin #politics #libertarian #covid #media #tv

2024-10-06 09:53:03

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Exactly :)

2024-10-05 16:57:32

This is a very good and important point.
It seems like that if we're not here already, we're very close to this.
In way or another :)
#note1wzf…3ngj

2024-09-20 09:49:35

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The only thing with Coracle.social is that I can't seem to mark notifications as read?
It's always showing the same notifications for a long time.
Could I be missing something?
Cheers and thank you :)

2024-09-19 15:02:56

It seems like Coracle.social is solving spam very well!!
Great job @nprofile…754h and thank you very much!
#asknostr #spam

2024-09-19 14:52:32

Is there a way to block the ReplyGuy on Primal or Nostrudel?
#asknostr #nostr #spam

2024-09-19 12:23:55

"The obstacle is the way" - Marcus Aurelius
Did you know that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy is basically (at it's core and in a simplistic way) repeating mantras that make us embrace the challenges that the world has brought us?
Repeating mantras really works for me when negative thoughts come into my mind.
So yes, try it out. Whenever you feel a negative (hatred, depression, delusion, etc) thought, i.e "this was so unfair", "why did this happen to me?", "I'm not good", etc, etc, etc
Just put it in a:
"The obstacle is the way" by Marcus Aurelius
"I cannot control the waves, but I can learn to surf."
"This too shall pass."
"Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional."
"I am in control of my response."
"Everything will be alright."
Have a great day and remember the obstacle is the way. We're all going through it. That's the way.
#nostr #bitcoin #philosophy #entrepreneurship #career #buddhism #psychology

2024-09-14 14:21:34

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Thanks very much! :)

2024-09-14 09:06:48

Hello everyone, hope you're doing well.
Just wondering, what are the current solutions to mute this ReplyGuy?
Because it seems like he has multiple npubs or at least he's in multiple relays and the Mute doesn't work?
Thank you very much!
#nostr #asknostr

2024-09-11 09:51:23

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Exactly. And then slowly, more purchasing power will mean more free time to make better choices, leading to a higher quality of life, more opportunities, happier people, and thus a better world as a consequence, step by step and gradually.
It's a long term game, it will take time and patience but I think we can definitely get there, step by step, individual by individual.
At least now we have a clear path, we just have to keep working on it, day by day, etc. It's great to have hope, before it was harder, now there's a much clearer path for a better world and that's great :)

2024-09-10 09:53:01

"Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLZVYA-qzkY
#bitcoin #nostr #zen #philosophy #focus #career #entrepreneurship #mindfulness

2024-09-09 09:35:37

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We should buy more Bitcoin/Monero and become closer to people in our networks, on a local level.
Local Bitcoin-powered economies, more local entrepreneurship, stronger trust networks, individual to individual, much more entrepreneurship in general, etc. That's what we're building with https://freevillages.org/.
Every individual is valuable and a micro economy on its own. :)

2024-09-08 15:02:29

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Gutenberg the real original G.

2024-09-08 13:56:57

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I know this game but I can't remember the name. :D

2024-09-03 14:14:00

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What about duplicating the original metal seeds and storing them in different places, is it a good idea?

2024-09-01 11:05:45

I have the feeling that in this next week we're going to have something like between 100k to 500k Brazilians joining Nostr.
Just throwing this out there.
If you're Brazilian I would say now is the best to bring people over. Talk to your friends, show them Nostr, explain it to them, etc...
It's a great opportunity for Nostr, Bitcoin, free speech, etc.
Because people will be in the frequency of learning new platforms, tools AND they're going to be mad because losing their audience. Explaining them that with Nostr you'll never lose your audience I would say could be very very interesting right now for them.
Perhaps also doing so in Bluesky, etc. i.e "Bluesky is great but with Nostr the architecture is truly uncensorable forever, you'll never your audience ever again, etc, etc"
#nostr #bitcoin #introductions #brazil #brasil

2024-09-01 10:35:43

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It does need a phone number though, is that correct?

2024-09-01 09:46:10

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I see, I see. Thanks, that's great to know.

2024-09-01 08:57:55

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Yeah, by the way, if I have a home server running Matrix I can easily connect to everyone else's server also right?
So I could run MatrixServer.org for my friends/family/group and then they could use this account to access other groups too right?
Thanks!

2024-09-01 08:49:55

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Oh yeah, very likely. Some Brazillian friends usually call Brazil a great "libertarian factory" often times, jokingly.
And it really is. I think it's the whole weak, strong, cycle in history happening in our time. And then it's also a big country, etc.
I'm pretty sure more great things will come from our Brazilian brothers and sisters in the future.

2024-09-01 08:41:30

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Thanks a lot! Checking it out.
I just remembered that it would be especially useful to find something useful for groups.
There's some Telegram groups that will perhaps need to be exported eventually and I was wondering where will everybody go?
Thanks again!

2024-09-01 08:33:01

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Oh wow. This is incredible.

2024-09-01 08:30:41

Hi #privacy enthusiasts,
It seems like the EU is more and more undemocratically (no referendums EU, you are not representing the people's will...) clamping down on privacy with the ChatControl measure: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/
My question is what do you recommend as an alternative?
1. XMPP
2. Element/Matrix
3. Signal
4. Threema
5. Jami
6. Anything else?
I'm a bit out of the loop and was wondering what do you recommend?
Thanks!
#nostr #bitcoin #monero #privacy #eu #chatcontrol

2024-09-01 07:57:36

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Yes! I think it's related to the Economic Complexity perspective, in other words, the idea (or phenomena really) that it is complexity as in different industries, ideas, skills, philosophies working in synergy create a more resilient and better economy. https://oec.world/en/rankings/eci/hs6/hs96?tab=ranking
This is also found in nature as seen for example in the work of Ernst Gotsch Syntropic Agriculture. Basically the more biodiversity and density of plants, trees, etc, the more productive that area is.
It's fascinating. So yes, idea complexity is what perhaps will work. So in other words Bitcoin, Monero, entrepreneurship, AI, Web3, transparency, tokenization, electronics, technology, etc, etc, the people with a more well-rounded approach will probably create more complex/resilient economies.

2024-08-31 13:21:42

The most important thing I see failing time and time again, in myself and in the people around me, is having a clear vision and milestones to achieve it.
I've found that having a 5 year vision (inserted in an overall life vision, dream, etc) of where we would like to be is absolutely fundamental. A vision with what kind of work (career, business, personal, etc), what kind of life, what kind of people around me, etc, etc, with as many specifics as possible, etc, is fundamental to answer the why are we doing anything and to avoid falling into cycles of nihilism, negativity and fear. At least in my personal experience.
Writing a 5 year vision/dream and then daily looking into it and confirm that we're tasks are aligned with it I think has a lot to it. It's the answer to the "what AND why do I really have to do right now?". The question/answer to that question then becomes, "where do I want to be in 5 years (remembering that, bringing that to mind, visualizing, inspiring ourselves on that dream/vision) and then using the left part of the brain "how can I do more today to get to that specific vision more real today"?" becomes the habit and flow. Every task we do today becomes incredibly meaningful that way.
It's a form of CBT also I think. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Visualization and then focus. It's a form of getting into the mindset of abundance AND focusing on the tasks, goals, path. I think we absolutely need to see where we're going to get there. Can we really get anywhere without a map?
The 5 year vision/dream and the intermediate milestones are one of my treatments for fear, nihilism and setbacks. Just remembering/"vibing" in the frequency (imagining, visualizing, consciously seeing it) that there is a possible dream and that I maybe can get there completely changes my daily attitude and mood.
Without a vision, plan, roadmap, we can't go anywhere because we don't know where we want to go.
For example, I really don't think it's a coincidence that Buddhism for example, described 2500 years ago Right View (vision) as the first step to a better life (the 8th fold path). All modern psychological methods are also based around this (although often therapists fail to use it). The Greeks called it "know thyself" and they wrote it at the top of their most prized Temple of Apollo in Athens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_thyself
Do you really know yourself and where you'd like to go? Do you have that written down and remind yourself of that daily?
Writing it down maybe will help see things more clearly, bringing much more focus and clarity to everything. Writing is thinking as they say.
Anyways, just wanted to share these thoughts. Have a great day on your side. Visualize and keep grinding. We're all together on that path :)
#bitcoin #nostr #monero #psychology #work #entrepreneurship #meditations #habits #career #growth

2024-08-29 22:04:29

The issue with fiat is that it centralized capital drastically.
By controlling the money flow, states have managed to create silos, that either work well or very bad, depending on the competence of their leaders (and everything else).
Bitcoin will create more opportunities for individuals to create their own economies/communities/ecosystems around the world.
This was already possible with digital payment systems but Bitcoin/Monero will take it to another level.
#nostr #bitcoin #monero #entrepreneurship

2024-08-18 19:47:15

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Thank you! :)
Yeah, I really like Classic Liberalism and Swiss Democracy.
I believe these philosophies are very basic definition of the West. But of course understand where everybody else is coming from.

2024-08-18 19:05:30

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Yeah, I have a website at https://thedemocracyupgrade.org that explains the most important from a libertarian perspective.
I think it’s the most voluntaryist system in the world. And like you said it’s the freest country in the world.
My argument is that it’s the referendum system.

2024-08-18 18:57:22

If we focus on solving our economic problem, everything else is solved.
Are you focusing in solving your economic problem?
#bitcoin #nostr #business #entrepreneurship

2024-08-18 18:55:22

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Swiss democracy. It’s the best way to define common ownership, in my opinion :)

2024-08-13 13:43:49

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Transparency and ownership share will (or is) changing everything.

2024-08-12 20:56:14

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It's a bit weird yeah...
But yeah there's a lot of interesting subs still. Great content on Reddit. Wish they moved to Nostr though...

2024-08-12 20:32:43

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Is the sub-reddit r/Europe an echo chamber or does it really represent more or less the average European?
It's just strange, everybody seems to think the same way, have the same opinions. Is this normal? Does Reddit really reflect the average European?
#nostr #europe

2024-08-11 16:23:41

We're beginning to have the greatest opportunity for freedom that we've ever had as a whole in the history of humanity.
We have never been as connected as this. We have never had as many tools as this.
We have never been as close to the truth as this, as a whole.
But it's going to be shaky.
Just hang in there. Keep calm and carry on. We're going to get there.
#bitcoin #nostr

2024-08-11 14:19:36

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Wait, so it works for you @npub1s88…2kes?

2024-08-11 14:06:08

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I've given up on it :D
Are you working on something similar?

2024-08-11 12:40:35

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The Euro took the only advantage these countries had basically...
Center Europe has all the industrial competitiveness, the south can't compete. Now they compete on sun and vacations. But there's sun and vacations everywhere, who wins there?
New models are appearing though. Opportunities are created because of this too.

2024-08-11 12:09:36

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Yeah exactly. Lighthing Network is a good tool for that right?

2024-08-11 09:50:03

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Thank you very much kind sir!

2024-08-11 09:42:30

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Yeah, I then checked your profile. Much strength to you! We're already connected, that's the first step. We have Nostr, Bitcoin, Monero, VPNs, etc, etc. We're in a much better position than we were EVER.
It's just a matter of keeping calm and carrying on. Scoop by scoop we can drain the whole ocean.
We're going to get there. We just have to keep connected and focused. Good day to you friend :)

2024-08-11 09:21:00

Do you any clients that have implemented NIP-87 or more specifically Encrypted Group chats (as in Telegram) with encrypted messages?
I was looking through https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/875
But couldn't find Encrypted group chats in Coracle?
Thanks!
#nostr #nostrdevs

2024-08-10 22:27:49

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The only democracy in the world is Switzerland.
All the other countries are a joke dominated by the political class, parties, etc...
We've been living on lies upon lies since forever. The people with power convince everyone of everything by repeating lies.
The greatest lie was that you live in a democracy.
https://thedemocracyupgrade.org/
#nostr #bitcoin #democracy

2024-08-10 19:53:09

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Yes.
And many other things that nobody knows about. The Apostasy law for example whose penalty is death. If you leave Islam the penalty is death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam_by_country
This is absolutely fundamental for the social dynamic of that situation. It's the reason why you don't see much criticism.
I suggest everybody checks out r/exmuslim to see the crazy situations and social dynamic people have to go through. It's very sad.
It's not normal. It's just that it is one more of those socially accepted things that history will definitely not be kind with. And then in 100 years you'll see all the professional outragers going crazy but with the other side...
Cheers!

2024-08-08 19:41:58

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Hola!! Que tal? :)

2024-08-08 19:41:43

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Hola!! :) Que tal?

2024-08-08 19:33:07

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Oh and when we start writing good AI Data Vending Machines (https://www.data-vending-machines.org/) then that will be through the roof.

2024-08-08 09:14:53

Your attention is the most fundamental thing you have.
The reason why Nostr is fundamental is that it will allow you to define exactly where do you want to spend your attention on.
The model is top-down everywhere, where the already established eat everything. This will change with Nostr, with much more flexible, fine-tunable, configurations and models for discovering what you're looking for.
We will discover exactly who and what we're looking for AND we will discover to lead, not to follow. The following, follower dynamic will change with Nostr.
#nostr #bitcoin

2024-08-05 17:11:37

The world is polarized, divided and collapsing because there are no political system in any nation-states (in any but one) that are joining the best of the left and the best of the right, in other words, creating actual solutions that work for EVERYONE from the bottom-up, precisely defined by the PEOPLE with orderly referendums, solutions that promote meritocracy and that actually work for everyone in way or the other, that can be paid, are economical, low debt, long-term, etc...
Trump won't do what you want him to do, Kamala even less. Milei will reach a point where he will be wrong. Bukele probably already is getting there.
Because they simply don't have the mechanisms. There are no mechanisms for them to represent both the short and long term. How can the people tell Trump what you think is important in short and long term? With protests? Screaming more? Screaming less? There are no mechanisms to serve the people, especially in the long term. How can they precisely know what the people want? What's measuring and defining that? There's nothing measuring that with precision, process and order.
We need better leaders (and culture) too sure but most of all we need BETTER systems.
And that system until now IS the Swiss model. The Swiss model has been working perfectly since 1848. Switzerland is the richest country in the world per capita. Neutral, peaceful, not even part of Nato.
The Swiss model:
- People vote on about 16 referendums 3 times per year. All kinds of referendums. Stuff like taxes (they often reject tax raises, taxes are very low in Switzerland), if they should build a new statue at a municipal level, public transit, what can be taught in school, everything, etc, etc.
- People's Veto Power: In Switzerland the people can reject ANY law at the federal, cantonal and municipal level. On a federal level they need 50k signatures for that law to go to referendum. Which is nothing compared to the population.
The US doesn't have the People Veto Power at the federal level. Switzerland does. If the US had this veto power, there would be no wars for example, because wars would be vetoed by the people.
- Federalism: In Switzerland the cantons have independent constitutions with independent courts, education, and police.
- Open Lists (Panachage): Voters can choose candidates from any party in elections.
- People's Initiatives: Citizens propose laws with 100,000 signatures, leading to a referendum at any level. Meaning anybody can create new laws.
- Constitutional Referendums: All constitutional changes require a public referendum. The US has not nothing like this.
- Public Recalls: Elected officials can be removed through recall elections.
Check out this video if you want to know more about this system:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d9xHeY1vBM
This is the most voluntaryist and libertarian system created.
- Corporate Tax Rates: Switzerland offers highly competitive corporate tax rates as low as 11.9%, making it an attractive location for businesses seeking tax efficiency.
- Low Income Tax: Personal income tax can be as low as 10% in cantons like Zug, benefiting individuals with average salaries.
- Personal Income Tax: Swiss personal income tax rates range between 22% to 45%, varying by canton.
- Value-Added Tax (VAT): Switzerland has one of the lowest VAT rates in Europe at 7.7%, benefiting consumers and businesses.
#bitcoin #nostr #politics #democracy #libertarian #voluntaryism

2024-08-05 09:29:40

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Is anybody interested in building a DVM (data vending machine) for finding business or co-founders?
#datavendingmachine #startups #cofounder #business #entrepreneurship #nostr #bitcoin

2024-08-03 15:59:03

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And also trying to find more liberty-minded, Bitcoin people in general. This is very important for me, to feel less isolated... :D

2024-08-03 12:38:25

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In other words, connecting to our data, finding opportunities for us, etc... For example, AI tools for finding business opportunities, finding the right people, etc. I think this a pretty great usage for AI!

2024-08-03 12:35:23

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The true AI opportunity is in learning how to use AI properly in your case, i.e making your life more efficient, finding the sweet spot of productivity.
And of course in B2B in general. Lots of opportunities there also.

2024-08-03 12:26:55

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Love it :)
What's the meaning of that in more specific terms perhaps? What are you trying to achieve, what problem are you trying to solve?
I think this is a good exercise for our entrepreneurial abilities and it's good to get the conversation going, we gotta network :D

2024-08-03 10:06:26

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Hey entrepreneurs,
How are you doing? What are you trying to solve? What kind of help would you need?
#entrepreneur #bitcoin #startups #nostr

2024-08-02 11:58:08

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Awesome, done:
https://www.nostrchat.io/channel/a2fd84eacf2bd74f55d7fc81ddd4d6c98ef87cbe6f0fa3e635ce02742bbdff38
Is it working?

2024-08-02 10:01:57

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Hola! Encantadostr :)

2024-08-01 22:41:37

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Sorry for the delay! Yeah, there's a Telegram channel if you're interested: https://t.me/+5JG9cIkYEI5hODE0
I'll also create a Nostr chat, that's a good idea. The only thing is that the messages there are permanent and searchable too :D not sure if it's everyone's cup of tea.

2024-08-01 20:43:33

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So cool, thank you heaps. Yes, and the idea of the podcast is a great idea and I'm gonna bother you when I'm ready. Thanks again, great stuff!

2024-08-01 14:12:43

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That's such an awesome project and story. Congratulations for your amazing project! Great job. I'm going to bookmark it :)
The FreeVillages project is just a community (Telegram chat) for now, a place for liberty-minded people that are looking for a place to move or invest in.
A podcast would be a great idea in the future! But also honestly there's still some things I would like to define before being more comfortable talking about this to be 100% honest, if that makes sense.

2024-08-01 10:17:12

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Awesome, best of luck with that. How did you find it? Was it through connections, or did you just set to search yourselves and found a place?
I'm always curious as to how people find these opportunities. I've been trying to do something in this area, maybe a migration service or something of the sort. Have already created a community for people looking entrepreneurial-friendly affordable villages: https://freevillages.org/
That's the vision, entrepreneurial villages, bringing life, liberty, Nostr, Bitcoin, permaculture, syntropic agriculture (plenty of trees), to small pockets around the world. :D There are so many depopulating places in the world, why not get together and do something? Either remotely or locally, or a combination of those.

2024-07-31 19:43:04

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In the meantime I bet in https://freevillages.org/. Free Villages everywhere, bubbles of entrepreneurship and liberty everywhere.

2024-07-31 14:23:44

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Both, I would say. The European Union, how do you feel about it? Yay or nay? :D

2024-07-31 09:09:44

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Europeans, how are you doing? Are you hopeful or not so much with your life in Europe?
Do you consider leaving Europe? What would make you leave Europe?
#europe #nostr #bitcoin

2024-07-27 07:20:24

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Hola! Genial, bienvenido :)
Sí, yo también tenia o tengo Alby pero no me funciona a 100%, tengo que encontrar alternativa. Me gustaria de aprender a montar un Node LN pero me parece algo que va a tardar dias :D

2024-05-14 14:16:26

Hey everyone,
Is there something like this a Nostr relay of relays?
In other words, any P2P Nostr project?
#asknostr #nostr

2024-03-21 12:30:43

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Is there already an uncensorable relay indexer/list? An uncensorable relay of relays?

2024-03-21 11:05:48

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Phenomenal! thanks!

2024-03-01 13:30:17

Hello #nostr,
Anybody interested in joining a group or movement to get people from Reddit to join Nostr?
I'm so tired of all the Reddit mini-dictators... That model is dead, it will never work for the community. We need better tools.
#asknostr #reddit #exreddit

2024-02-08 14:02:23

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Yes, I agree with that statement. It currently helps me or in other words, I try to think about things in the order described in the post. Free speech, non-agression, voluntaryism. That's the gist of my philosophy.
And thus I of course understand and absolutely sympathise with how some people think ideas are mixed up in the end. For example, some libertarians are libertarians because they are Christian and thus they believe in the individuality of man as a right that comes from God. Natural rights. And that's fine too. Why wouldn't it be? If we reach the same conclusions and act in the same way, is there really a difference, in a libertarian context?
A part of me also thinks it's all mixed up in the end. I mean, what do I really know about anything? In other words, people came to the same conclusions from different places. And that's perfectly fine in my view 😉
I know this is a very sensitive topic that nobody wants to touch. It's for the brave of heart only. But it also doesn't have to be.
In case of confusion, I would say being kind and compassionate to each other always works because that's never a bad thing. 😃 AND of course we should also buy more Bitcoin. Always. 😉
Thanks for the response by the way!

2024-02-08 12:09:15

Hey everyone,
Are there any libertarians here? Or what would be your philosophy/political view of the world? Any philosophies, ideas, principles that you think are important?
And for specifity when I mean libertarianism I mean principles like:
- Free Speech
- Non-agression Principle (NAP)
- Voluntary interactions between individuals (Voluntaryism)
- Self-sufficiency, self-sovereignty (Bottom-up & Autonomy)
People like:
John Locke, Auberon Herbert, Rothbard, Mises, Hayek, David D. Friedman, etc, etc...
These ideas are important to me. It's the basis of my philosophy. And then there's also the moral/"spiritual" philosophy that I get from a combination Buddhism, Christianity and other stuff. For example, the 5 Buddhist Precepts are a simple and important moral code for me.
Are ideas important to you? If not, how do you see life and the world? I'm just wondering because see there's a lot of love for #bitcoin and I wonder what each individual's philosophy (philosophy or politics) behind that. How people really think, if there are principles behind behaviours, etc...
I'm at a point where I believe that human beings need to have an organized hierarchy of principles, otherwise we will fall for other people's principles. And we all know the problem is other people's principles might be not be good at all for us and the people around us. This is the reason why this topic interests me.
Also feel free to join the Libertarian community at:
#naddr1qv…mylj
#libertarian #bitcoin #nostr #asknostr
Thanks!

2024-02-07 14:59:53

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Thanks a lot!

2024-02-02 14:18:04

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Ah, cool. I'm not from Venezuela but I often read about life there, also know some people from there. It would be cool to have a stronger network with you guys though. I don't think there's for example a Venezuela community on Nostr right?

2024-02-02 13:35:00

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Best of luck friend :) interesting channel!

2024-02-02 13:22:09

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The thing is, in Venezuela and other similar places around the world (what's usually called the 3rd world), it's even more dystopian.
In Venezuela, you're working remotely for a "gringo" as a virtual assistant helping him run is Spiderman doll business in the US/EU, trying to make sure that he doesn't understand that your electricity fails every 3h, all while paying the police guy next door $10 per month (from the gringo's money) to stay away from your business/life so that you can feed your 3 unemployed family members. You can't do many physical/real-world things and businesses like farming because the police/criminals will take it from you.
And in my view this is definitely an upgrade from an even more broken past. There's more possibilities, more information, more exchange. The internet and technology is making everything better. We just have to keep calm and carry on.
My point is we can see dystopia and simultaneously we can also see the opportunities everywhere. The most important is that we stick together and carry on :)

2023-12-04 10:18:57

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Thank you for the answer by the way. Your working in algorithmic moderation is going to change the world.
Thank you very much for it 👍 😉

2023-12-03 20:57:31

I was checking Secure ScuttleButt and I was thinking, technically speaking this P2P model can be implemented in Nostr right?
#asknostr #nostr

2023-12-01 14:00:03

Is it technically feasible to have a network of millions of private #nostr relays?
I'm imagining a world where millions of people will have private nostr relays serving their own content only. That's pretty technically easy to achieve, right?
#asknostr #nostrdevs #developers

2023-11-29 13:24:28

Hi #nostr, quick question, which Nostr clients do you think are better (or more effectively) implementing Nostr Communities functionalities, currently?
I'm really looking forward for Nostr to become the Reddit replacement so that's why I'm asking. :)
Cheers and good day!
#asknostr

2023-11-29 11:07:35

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You can't ask these questions... 😉
In pratice this is an early version of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses
Also known as the "dole":
> Why is it called the dole?
> In British English, unemployment benefits are also colloquially referred to as "the dole"; receiving benefits is informally called "being on the dole". "Dole" here is an archaic expression meaning "one's allotted portion", from the synonymous Old English word dāl.
The current (last thousands of years) status quo of government is to divide and conquer. They are dividing the people, making them more friends/dependent of the government.

2023-11-24 12:05:04

A question for #bitcoin and overall #crypto entrepreneurs:
With the advent of crypto currencies and #defi my question is, has that changed the way you would finance your business?
Imagine a person is starting a business today, would you recommend any #defi (or #tradfi) crowdfunding tool for acquiring money or would you recommend a fully bootstrapped implementation?
#startups #entrepreneurship #defi

2023-11-20 22:26:44

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What options do you recommend for that?

2023-11-20 22:24:47

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Why? Curious :)

2023-11-20 15:40:56

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What are Nostriches? Couldn't find much info... 😄

2023-11-20 15:00:32

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Good morning Derek!
A curiosity, where do you use your Zaps? Is it just in Nostr posts?
Is there any other use list? Perhaps for financing projects? Stuff like this?
Thanks!

2023-11-20 13:46:20

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Hi! Today I was thinking about the same. Linkedin is expensive and for absolutely no reason...
Do you think it's possible? I honestly don't see why building a Nostr alternative to Linkedin is not feasible?
Am I missing something?

2023-11-20 00:52:28

Milei just won in Argentina!!
Very interesting! Let's see what happens in the next months/years. Very curious to see this change!
#argentina #milei #libertarian #bitcoin #monero

2023-11-19 10:55:42

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Really?
That's sad. The protocol was also a bit too complicated in my view, technically speaking. And the incentives were not the best.
I think in the end Rumble, Bitchute, Peerhost and all these uncensored/federated hosts will be the solution for hosting stuff and then one single global video link from Nostr that points to any of the working host. At least for now.

2023-11-18 15:47:49

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Yeah, I don't mind paying for a relay. I'm just curious if the network will ever be publicly sustainable without some sort of global incentive to host it.
i.e Mastodon/ActivityPub is a series of echo chambers and the ideal is that #nostr never becomes an echo chamber, right?
I do like the line on Github: "there's always gonna be someone with a server in Russia that will accept money to host your stuff"
I would say that's very legit 😄

2023-11-18 15:40:30

A bit of an architecture/incentive question.
Why would I create a free relay on #nostr? What are the incentives to do it?
Will free relays survive on Nostr?
Thanks!

2023-11-18 15:37:22

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Yeah exactly, that's a very important point. Views are definitely not ideal as they might create echo chambers and thus an unbalanced reality. Zaps instead might reward hard work because they potentially come from hard work themselves. And hard work is always good (at least in my view) 😃
Either how, the fact that the architecture allows for different incentives/signals is the absolute key. The best mix of incentives will win.
I'm still not 100% clear on what are the incentives of relays themselves, need to study some more. Why would I setup a free relay for example?
Thanks for the answer!

2023-11-18 13:56:53

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Long live #nostr!

2023-11-18 13:47:00

What's the best alternative to Youtube? Odysee? Can Odysee ever survive now that Lbry is under threat (or vice-versa I'm not sure exactly what happens after the SEC)?
#nostr #decentralization #bitcoin #monero

2023-11-18 13:36:05

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And by the way, on another note, what do you think about incentives and rewards? For example, Steemit I think has an interesting model for rewards where each post gets attributed a value based on views/clicks I think. Do you think this could ever be implemented in Nostr?

2023-11-18 13:34:26

Hey everyone,
In my view the biggest usage of #nostr for me is to become an alternative to #reddit. A decentralized, uncensored alternative to Reddit also with #bitcoin or #monero incentives, allowing for the content creators to be rewarded for their content.
On that note, quick question, what do you think is currently the best client, web or native, that handles Nostr Communities the best? Satellite is what I use and it's very appreciated but I was wondering if there's something else for Communities?
Thanks!

2023-11-17 16:52:38

Is there a way to make #tor faster so that we can have mainstream #privacy?
Will Tor ever be fast?

2023-11-17 16:50:34

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Yeah, by the way, am I crazy for training myself to use Tor for my social network (Nostr and Twitter) usage?
Tor is slow but at least it is completely anonymous...

2023-11-17 16:10:20

What's the easiest, cheapest AND most private way to buy #bitcoin?
Bisq, HodlHodl, or any kind of private wallet?

2023-11-17 14:57:35

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Bom post! :)
Será que existe alguma Monero wallet para fazer pagamento tipo Zaps mas de Monero?

2023-11-17 12:23:03

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Interesting. That would make it easier to use in the end. At least for a noob user. I like Monero's main client for macOS. It's good stuff, simple, good user interface, safe, private. I think currently it's a bit easier to use than Electrum.
Is there a Monero wallet for the browser for micropayments? aka. Monero Zaps?