Jordan Eskovitz

www.vrtcl.studio

Multidisciplinary artist. Partner at VRTCL.
Christ is Lord. Festina Lente.

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2025-04-03 18:50:28

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A bot would say that 😏

2025-04-02 18:15:40

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iPhone?

2025-04-02 18:09:07

It is a common tendency among artists and designers to not handle compliments well. There are many reasons for this, but I think it is most often because we see all the faults in a given piece and are therefore unable to accept that others see something worthy of praise. We are quick to respond to a compliment with reasons why it is actually not as good as the person thinks or by pointing out how the piece falls short of our own artistic standards.
Sometimes we simply mistake downplaying our work as being humble. But this is really a false humility. If I am good at what I do—as compliments from other people can bear witness to—denying it is tantamount to lying.
What's more, we often think of pride as boastfulness, but its less obvious form is self-denigration—or even self-pity. The ironic thing about denying my own skill as an artist, or the effective execution of particular work, is that it forces the conversation down an channel of prideful egotism. The person is complimenting me, the artist, yes, but they are likely doing so because something about my work moved them. To then give them reasons why they actually shouldn't be moved makes the whole thing about me in the worst way.
What I have had to learn over the years is that when someone compliments my work, I should ask them what they like about it or how it spoke to them. Most often I give them the social grace of simply saying "thank you."
#grownostr #artstr #design #nostr

2025-03-30 03:12:02

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I would happily pay sats for that.

2025-03-29 18:03:34

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Very different than It's Always Sunny but it is a great show. Funny, dramatic, and has heart.

2025-03-28 02:07:34

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Welcome to #nostr, Cole.
What are some of your favorite architectural movements?

2025-03-25 16:23:04

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Hype ecash, fade stablecoins

2025-03-25 13:56:42

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And destroy nutrient-rich soil to in order to grow one thing that is either too poisonous to eat or to degrading to my car engine for me to want to fill my tank with it.

2025-03-21 20:28:31

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Likewise.
History is complex, and while I don't deny that many wars have occurred in lands under Christian rule, that is inevitable for two reasons: The first is that mankind is sinful. The second is that Christendom has spanned some 2000 years.
However, we also must recognize that not all war is the same. There is just war and unjust war. There is defensive war and offensive war. With some exceptions, nearly all the crusades were defensive wars. As were many pre-crusading wars like those against the Danes.
But as I said, Christendom is more than her wars, just or otherwise, and honoring our fathers as well as retrieval from the past is essential for the West to have any real future.

2025-03-21 18:56:53

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Yes. But my point still stands.
The image represents an aspect of Christian history, but doesn't speak to all of what Christendom was.
I do not assume ill intent behind your comment. That said, being told to focus on Jesus' teachings rather than discuss Christendom, or her wars, as if these things stood in contradiction to one another, comes across as condescending. Our fathers are worthy of our remembrance and our honor, and if the West is going to have a future, much needs to be retrieved from her past. This doesn't mean we are not rooted in Christ's teachings. In fact, it bears witness that we are.

2025-03-19 22:06:18

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Internet access

2025-03-10 19:05:56

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Some thoughts that will get me in trouble:
The original use of the word "idiot" in ancient Greece was for a self interested person who only minded their own affairs and did not participate in public life or civic duties. I think this captures a lot of the spirit of modern day Libertarianism and Anarchism. This is not to say that Libertarians and Anarchists don't ever participate in public and civic life, but it is to say that, on the whole, they function as political philosophies of idiocy. I think this is because both Libertarianism and Anarchism assume moral relativism and social egalitarianism.
Both of these political philosophies have understandably become attractive in our post-industrial, Liberal International Order. I think this is partly because we have lost sight of how our pre-industrial forefathers saw the world. For the Greeks, to be a virtuous citizen was to be engaged in public and civic life. But this was also at a time when one's country was seen as an extension of the family—the nation as being comprised of households. So duty to one's country was an extension of duty to one's family. This is alien to us now, for ours is a time of hyper individualism: The family is not a covenantal unit but is merely comprised of individuals. The household little more than a common dwelling place. The individual is supreme. The individual is the most important unit. The individual's rights and moral philosophy is essential. The individual demands to be "left alone".
I'll grant that the temptation towards tyrannical governance has been around since humanity Fell. Sin mars everything we do, including how we govern. But that doesn't mean that it is impossible for governments to rule justly—as @nprofile…khkl has pointed out, history has many such examples of good rulers and governments—it just means that in order for them to rule justly, a number of deeper things must first take place. Those in power need to first see themselves as also being under authority to One higher than them, namely to Christ, who rules over all things. There also needs to be a retrieval of a healthy understanding of what a family is, of covenant households, of citizenry duties, and of sound money. And, not least of all, there needs to be private and public repentance.
If men try to govern out of a moral relativism and social egalitarianism, then it will always result in tyranny, and it won't be solved by a Libertarian philosophy predicated upon the same moral framework.

2025-03-10 13:51:09

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I say this as a Protestant, by the way

2025-03-10 13:50:43

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Protestants are quick to disavow their Crusader fathers but without them our entire Western heritage would have ceased to exist centuries ago. Most of the Crusaders were more courageous, honorable, pious, and self sacrificial than most of us could ever hope to be.
This is all desperately predictable because nothing has really changed since the rise of Islam and the Crusader era, but most of us don't know our own history and the rest have been taught to hate it.

2025-03-04 03:11:17

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This doesn't answer your question directly, but here are some services that assist businesses in adopting a bitcoin standard:
https://opennode.com/
https://zaprite.com/
https://www.oshi.tech/
https://www.unchained.com/business

2025-02-19 02:00:22

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New level of health and antifragility unlocked.

2025-02-15 02:27:57

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You should listen to his speech on AI as well

2025-02-01 01:31:22

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GN, Gigi

2025-01-29 23:07:20

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Virex.health
https://allfamilypharmacy.com/ivermectin/#ivform
https://www.buy-pharma.md/ (only accepts bitcoin)

2025-01-29 16:58:33

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Yes, I was intending to say that it can indeed be found on Zapstore, just to be clear. I worded it oddly 😅

2025-01-29 03:55:18

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Not sure if this is still a thing but it is/was being worked on:
https://github.com/fiatjaf/gitstr

2025-01-29 03:52:38

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Each state has different laws around it. Worth looking into what your state says about the options.
Some of it comes down to how you wish to structure your business as it pertains to taxes and separation from personal assets.
Depending on the type of business you are establishing, you may also consider less conventional approaches like John Bush's "Freedom Trinity" framework. Check out Live Free Academy. He probably has something on it there. Otherwise do a search for "John Bush + Freedom Trinity".

2025-01-29 02:23:48

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You would probably appreciate this: https://www.prageru.com/video/how-dark-were-the-dark-ages

2025-01-29 02:18:37

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Excellent. Thanks for the response. I'll look out for the writeup.

2025-01-28 20:54:18

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"Various other reasons" doing a lot of the heavy lifting there.
The Biden admin wasn't willing to own it, and we are now told they were deploying them because *reasons*. My spidey sense is still tingling.

2025-01-28 20:25:37

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Looks like the existing options are either Android only or web-based.
This isn't exhaustive but likely shows most of what is available: https://nostrapps.com/#signers#all

2025-01-28 18:08:08

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Curious if ypu will be providing any insight in future write ups on the technology about the GPU side of things. Whose GPU? Where is it? How is it secured?
Also, (I'm still learning how a lot of this stuff works so this may be a naive question) doesn't the GPU need to see the info in order to provide an AI response?

2025-01-28 17:49:24

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"You can't debank me! I'll debank myself!"

2025-01-28 15:47:40

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I'm all for good, healthy fats.
Thanks, Laser. I'll pass this info along.

2025-01-28 15:15:04

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epik.com

2025-01-27 22:36:28

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4) Taking advantage of interoperability

2025-01-27 20:24:10

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Welcome to #nostr, sir

2025-01-27 03:36:05

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You should check out @nprofile…nrls
Pro tip: your nsec is your private key, like a password. Keep is safelys stored somewhere and don't plug that into other Nostr apps. Use a signing app to sign in to other apps like Wavlake. If you are using Android you can check out the Amber signing app. Otherwiae there is Nostr Connect and Nsec Bunker. You can use the asknostr hash tag if you need further assistance.

2025-01-27 03:32:59

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Correct. Relays and clients can censor you to some degree, but you can then just chose other relays and clients to use. There is no *owner* or CEO or board. Welcome to the new internet.

2025-01-25 15:29:52

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#designstr #artstr #grownostr

2025-01-25 03:40:59

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Thanks, Vitor

2025-01-25 02:47:19

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That's so crazy it might work!

2025-01-25 01:12:49

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Welcome to #nostr!

2025-01-25 01:10:22

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0xChat
SimpleX
Also Signal now allows people to connect without exchanging phone numbers.

2025-01-24 21:45:27

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Vitamin C, vitamin D, quercetin, zinc, ivermectin, nebulizing saline solution with iodine. Happy to send a few links and brands if helpful.

2025-01-24 21:42:50

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What kind of sick?

2025-01-24 21:30:07

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You can try NewPipe if you are on Android

2025-01-24 21:20:40

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Regulations are a huge part of the issue too. You *CAN'T* go back without rolling back a lot of regulatory tape. There is a modern pickup truck sold in India that is just a pickup, almost no digitization, no bells and whistles.
It is illegal to sell or import it into the US.
Make Cars Great Again. This mainly means making cars cars again, instead of computerized surveillance boxes on wheels.

2025-01-24 19:34:02

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A good friend orange-pilled me. Sometime after I happened upon Mark Moss's YT channel and learned a lot from him. Eventually I discovered guys like @nprofile…hce4, @nprofile…vlfj, @nprofile…xafw, @nprofile…qft7, @nprofile…ph8a, @nprofile…ks73, and others. I understood so little of the fiat system before discovering bitcoin. That discovery, and gleaning insight and wisdom from these guys, has really changed my life.
And not just my life. As the father of three young children, it is now also a blessing to my generations, however many the Lord sees fit to establish.
"A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children". Bitcoin has made this more possible for our family than it would have ever been in a fiat system.
Trust in my friend's judgement is what initially made me believe, and then the further down the rabbit hole you go, belief begets conviction.

2025-01-24 18:33:52

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I'll let others duke it out over lightning walets. I'll advocate for Envoy and ProtonWallet for on chain only wallets in case you are also interested in that.

2025-01-24 18:30:21

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Gm, sir

2025-01-24 16:43:17

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Gm, Sergio ✌️

2025-01-24 16:38:14

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#nevent1q…cz7q

2025-01-24 15:21:53

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Blackpilling=pride

2025-01-24 05:56:46

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*Jacob.
I nailed that welcome message...

2025-01-24 05:55:37

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Welcome to #nostr, Jason

2025-01-24 05:54:50

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Hello and welcome to #nostr

2025-01-24 05:54:22

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Welcome to #nostr

2025-01-24 05:53:15

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Hello and welcome to #nostr

2025-01-24 05:43:33

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Welcome to #nostr

2025-01-24 03:49:15

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Back when cars were cars and not computers on wheels

2025-01-24 02:58:33

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Obtainium is great. I would advocate keeping that and consider swapping F-Droid with Zapstore. It has a growing catalog of apps, has better UI/UX than Obtainium and F-Droid, uses a web of trust model, and you can zap devs and projects in the app.
Or you can just have all three on hand, haha. One is none, two is one, three's a guarantee.

2025-01-24 02:44:37

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Pro tip: download it from @nprofile…tdq0

2025-01-24 02:02:15

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Keep those teeth clean, now, ya hear?

2025-01-24 01:27:39

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GN, Gigi

2025-01-24 01:25:58

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Depends on the client you are using. You can either copy and paste their npub, or if your client might allow @ing someone. Amethyst does this, for example.

2025-01-23 23:03:51

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I agree. I understand the responses of many here but I'm also of the "who cares if the USG wants to stack shitcoins?" mindset.
I prefer bitcoin only, but I would also rather they release the bitcoin they currently have to the markets and buy BTC for the reserve legitimately. But that is a much more complicated process than simply moving what they have to reserves. So it seems likely that there *will be* bitcoin in the reserves. If there is crypto in there too, meh, whatever. 💁🏻‍♂️

2025-01-23 21:10:06

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*easy work around

2025-01-23 21:06:08

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I find it more likely that a government- backed-private-sector stable coin is issued rather than a CBDC.
"Public-private partnership"

2025-01-23 20:35:25

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Welcome to #nostr
Check out the #artstr hash tag

2025-01-23 18:53:48

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Welcome to #nostr

2025-01-23 18:09:57

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https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/676ffea2ec31426a906d7795d7ebae2ba5e61f0b9fa815995b4a299dd085d510/84e895d3323ebc077048630c667e0d2f3f9d5a936d37c5ab43848a353ede039c.webp

2025-01-23 17:40:57

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Welcome to #nostr!
You should check out @nprofile…zaec, an Instagram-like Nostr client

2025-01-23 17:37:41

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Only if you put one on your head
Cc: @nprofile…n6q3

2025-01-23 17:36:33

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Welcome to #nostr, brother
#biblestr

2025-01-23 17:04:47

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Sure. Nice way to save face. 😉
My mistake ✌️

2025-01-23 16:32:28

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Welcome back

2025-01-23 16:32:11

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GM, Dr.

2025-01-23 16:17:59

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And post an introduction note using the introductions hash tag.
Welcome to #nostr.

2025-01-23 15:45:21

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You can leave a status update saying you are deleting and how to reach you and also touch base via messenger with specific people to tell them directly.

2025-01-23 15:28:13

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Never too late. And never a bad time to buy, there are just better times, like 5 years ago. But you are where you are. Just stack what you can as you can. We are still very early.
If you want to understand bitcoin better, here are a couple educational resources:
river.com/learn
casebitcoin.com
You should also check out content from @nprofile…wmsc. He has great tutorials on YouTube.

2025-01-23 15:16:24

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Nah, if I'm returning value for value it shouldn't be under the pretext that "I will only provide this value for you if you also provide the same value for me / if you return value under my stipulations". The follow for follow thing is very Legacy Social matrix thinking. V4V is less arbitrary, more voluntary, and more free market oriented.

2025-01-23 06:17:32

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So crazy it might just work

2025-01-23 06:16:49

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Agreed. And *follow for follow* has always been a big turnoff for me as well.

2025-01-23 06:01:48

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The Biden admin's U.S. Surgeon General issued an "Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk" earlier this month. Shortly after the LA Times ran an opinion piece specifically aimed at Christians, using the Advisory to try and convince "people of faith [to] rethink sacramental wine".
Summary of our church's position:
https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/676ffea2ec31426a906d7795d7ebae2ba5e61f0b9fa815995b4a299dd085d510/78a8607c64ffe6d9cac62bbafb4f3db6be63a742118b5740002b2f5f8dbbcb28.webp

2025-01-23 02:51:59

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I use Venice.ai for basic searches.I plan on experimenting with the new DeepSeek model soon. Fully local model.

2025-01-23 01:53:33

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Subliminally trying to reprogram your brain to love fiat

2025-01-22 19:24:12

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Book of Ages by Jill Lepore is also a great biography on the Franklins. It focuses on his sister, Jane, but is about the whole family in many ways.

2025-01-22 17:54:28

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I believe this has been confirmed as false. Just so you know.

2025-01-22 17:27:02

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Same goes for the federal income tax, by the way. The Revenue Act of 1913 was passed by Congress and part of it established a one percent tax on income above $3k per year. Of course that wasn't adjusted for inflation so this morning I looked up what $3k in 1913 is in today's dollars. $95k. A 3000% decrease in purchasing power in 100 years. Federal income tax is basically zero for some of the lowest income brackets, but still, inflation just made everyone subject to what was once only applied to a specific income bracket.
Will be interesting to see if there is enough support in congress to eliminate the income tax as Trump has proposed.

2025-01-22 17:11:30

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Technically abloshing the IRS, Fed, and cap gains on BTC all require congressional approval. The admin may provide enough incentive or pressure for congress to approve one or all of these things but at the moment it seems like an uphill battle. Perhaps establishing an ERS will help provide enough political cover for going after the IRS or cap gains.

2025-01-22 16:30:07

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GM, sir

2025-01-22 02:26:12

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Polymarket?

2025-01-21 22:26:05

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On a related note: I would love to see more movie posters done like this again. Fully illustrated imagery that communicates the mood or nature of the film without being too on the nose, and dynamic title treatments. It isn't the high watermark of design but it is visually interesting and has personality.

2025-01-21 21:28:55

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Welcome, again!

2025-01-21 21:22:26

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Based

2025-01-21 21:13:33

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Welcome to #nostr, Rob

2025-01-21 21:06:41

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Christian father of three
Welcome to #nostr, sir

2025-01-21 20:07:49

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Welcome to #nostr!

2025-01-21 19:26:45

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Hello and welcome to #nostr

2025-01-21 19:26:22

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Hello and welcome to #nostr

2025-01-21 19:25:13

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Welcome to #nostr

2025-01-21 18:55:42

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@nprofile…8s05 has thoughts on that

2025-01-21 18:38:10

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Welcome to #nostr!

2025-01-21 18:08:16

An EO signed yesterday that isn't getting as much attention:
Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture
https://archive.is/meaFc
Architectural movements inevitably flow from worldview, reflecting the zeitgeist. Brutalism, for example, is inherently socialistic. Architecture also acts as a way of *further shaping* the beliefs of a peoples. In other words, what we make flows from how we see the world and how we continue to see the world flows from what we make.
This EO is likely a response to the federal and civic buildings that emerged during and after the world wars. By this time, modernism—a result of the industrial revolution—had already gained popularity as an artistic, architectural, and cultural movement. After the wars, Modernism led to the New International Style, a more universalist style of architecture. Brutalism rose as a reaction. Then post-modernism followed. Each of these movements are distinct and deserve their own studied attention, but each of them have played large roles in shaping 20th century civic architecture in the United States and abroad.
The post-war consensus is globalist in its orientation, and, in many ways, so is the architecture that it produces. Universal man is exalted above a man's particular people, place, and culture. In this sense, much of the architecture from the last century can be described as anti-local, giving one a sense that they are nowhere in particular because there is nothing of the local culture reflected in its buildings. So it is understandable that many average people hate 20th century architecture, even if they don't always know the deepest reasons why.
As it concerns this EO, one can understandably ask "who decides what is beautiful?" and it is a good question. I'm not yet certain of who would judge and what standards would be used in that judgement. However, the past century has shown that there are architectural styles that are *more human* and those that are *less human* as it concerns what is communicated both about people and about the the world God made.
Beauty is not merely subjective. Neither is it a civilizational byproduct but a civilizational driver. It is essential for human life and flourishing. That is, we are made for beauty. I hope what results from this EO is civic architecture that honors people and place, that beautifies cities, and that glorifies creation's God.
#plebchain #architecture #grownostr #nostr #design #beauty