Sachin

Internet maximalist

Public Key

npub1xnc64f432zx7pw4n7zrvf02mh4a4p7zej3gude52e92leqmw8ntqd43qnl

NIP-05 Address

_@sachin.npub.pro

NIP-57 Address

sachin@getalby.com

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsrfud256c4pr0qh2elppkyh4dm676slpveg5wxu69vj40usdhre4spzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdumgq2wy

Publishing to

relay.primal.net

relay.damus.io

relay.nostr.bg

Author Public Key

npub1xnc64f432zx7pw4n7zrvf02mh4a4p7zej3gude52e92leqmw8ntqd43qnl

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Last Notes

2024-09-25 15:50:53

Just came across the title of Nydig's article that says Bitcoin is protected under the first amendment to the US constitution.
Here's the first amendment to the Indian constitution:
https://image.nostr.build/838db3770935f75e45a8cb422fa67b50ea0a5613a66d349fbcd4d2b2a3719556.jpg

2024-09-23 11:15:27

This is heritage
https://youtu.be/anwy2MPT5RE

2024-09-23 11:10:19

'The history of spam is one that is closely tied to the history and evolution of the Internet itself.'
A document published in July 2014 by the internet society detailing the history of spam on the internet.
https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/History20of20Spam.pdf

2024-09-18 16:55:41

For example, Hinduism in India has this concept of 'Dharma' that seems to resemble 'Natural Law' on the surface, but I'm not adequately well-read in either of those things to effectively articulate the connection. They 'feel' similar to me based on my understanding of the two.
#nevent1q…jf8p
But it goes to show that there are certainly things that are universal to all of humanity.
A society cannot evolve and become civilised without a spontaneously emergent moral and ethical code, absent of imposition of it by a higher power or an authority through violence or coercion. Those who live in a world where this order doesn't exist are simply unfortunate and will have to attempt to bring it about through argument, discourse, cooperation and reason.
It might seem inconceivable, difficult and nearly impossible, but it certainly is the right thing to do.

2024-09-18 16:38:32

Something I've discovered over the last few months while having conversations with people about the conception of individual freedom, rights and liberty: Understanding 'natural rights' and 'natural law' is crucial in making a rational, unemotional case for any of those things.
Some material to read about them:
'Introduction to Natural Law' excerpt from Rothbard's book 'Ethics of liberty'.
https://mises.org/mises-daily/introduction-natural-law
'Law, Property Rights and Air Pollution', a standalone article by Rothbard.
https://mises.org/mises-daily/law-property-rights-and-air-pollution
#note1u8f…573d

2024-09-18 00:05:33

Milei's stance on geopolitics seems to strengthen the libertarian case that wherever the state exists, there is violence.
https://mises.org/mises-wire/milei-wants-more-government-spending-military-course
And even if those who are part of the state endorse libertarian principles, it seems like the violent and aggressive nature of the state will eventually make them the opposite of a libertarian.
#nevent1q…kenv

2024-09-10 18:09:47

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Bitcoiners still actively posting on Twitter give me the same vibe

2024-09-10 18:00:10

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Also, good morning 🫡

2024-09-10 17:59:34

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One of these days you're going to forget using caps and it will be a glorious screenshot

2024-09-09 01:31:50

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Just remembered that I picked up Václav Havel's 'The Power of the Powerless' after seeing you mention it in a note you posted a while back.
It was an amazing and powerful read, especially for someone like me who has grown up and currently lives in a largely socialistic pattern of society.
So is this speech.
Thank you for sharing them! 🫂
It was this note:
#nevent1q…hkdn

2024-09-07 13:33:08

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Little to no rage and a lot of jokes and meaningful good-faith interactions here

2024-09-07 11:20:03

https://image.nostr.build/4f71be9b906df873cf6d6eed936408af33d8ae910f00e87720d06e94ccc9c156.jpg

2024-09-07 10:59:53

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The one that is followed by multiple people you trust would be the legit one

2024-09-05 10:25:44

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I spent almost all of my educational life in a boarding school and a university hostel. I have a lot of good memories and met good people, sure.
But the academic experience was miserable and it felt like I was jailed up and held hostage by those institutions, their systems and their exams.
Only after I got out and started learning things by myself that I thought were necessary for my future at my own pace for my own self-interests did I start enjoying the learning process.

2024-09-05 10:20:00

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Yes, works now

2024-09-05 06:36:35

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Unable to zap you. Something's up with your node.

2024-09-01 11:12:21

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Sure.
It's still their money and capital. Which they used to buy Twitter.
I am not going to tell them what to do with it. And neither can they force me to use it.

2024-08-31 17:53:50

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He controls the company

2024-08-31 02:19:09

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Yeah in that case, one needs to be censorship-resistant on an ISP level.
Tor does have its weaknesses, true.
The point of OP is that there is no entity to go after whose arrest leads to the service itself becoming unusable, as is the case with VPN's.

2024-08-31 02:15:57

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They publish a list of exit nodes yes.
Even if they don't, it can be determined whether a particular node is an exit node on Tor.
Information which can be used to selectively block access to those connected to Tor.
That way, you are correct.
Still better than a VPN because there is no entity to go after, since the code for the protocol is open source.
The weakness you mention exists by design and can only be addressed by being censorship-resistant on an ISP level.

2024-08-31 01:48:32

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How?
Whose IP's are being published, who publishes them and where? I can't respond without these details.

2024-08-31 01:43:17

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Relay lists are public irrespective of the client you use.
Besides, Tor was the subject of this conversation. If you're a bureaucrat, how do you go about blocking a relay that people connect to over Tor?

2024-08-30 12:54:56

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Nice!
There's something wrong with your LN Address. Can't zap you.

2024-08-29 22:32:14

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It's a great book
Reading it at such a young age would be very impactful.

2024-08-29 22:12:41

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Truly

2024-08-28 15:03:57

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How do I set one up without asking for anyone's permission?

2024-08-28 10:09:36

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How can I set up my own ISP?

2024-08-28 09:58:17

Ayo what's up @npub1tsg…htk4?

2024-08-27 16:37:55

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#nevent1q…guj0

2024-08-27 14:53:14

Jeff Booth is not a Communist.
Neither am I. And I do not see a decline in capitalism in the coming years.
That's not the effect that Bitcoin or other technological innovations will have on the global economy, according to me.
I want to establish two things first.
1. Scarcity exists.
Land is scarce.
Our time is scarce because we are mortal.
Our energy is scarce because of our physical limitations.
The resources available to us are scarce.
2. We are not aimless, meaningless creatures.
All of us have aims, needs and goals in life.
I certainly do.
Nobody wants to suffer voluntarily.
But because scarcity exists, all of us cannot do everything we want to all at once. We need to prioritise the things each of us will do in order to achieve our aims, needs and goals in life.
We need to 'value' certain things more than others, i.e. prices.
To acquire the means to achieve our aims, needs and goals in life, we need to produce things that others will value.
Our time, resources and land will always be factors of this production process, even if our energy in the form of labour becomes less so because of technological progress.
Which means we need an effective way to value them and deploy them i.e. money.
The form of money we use is up to our own individual calculations and judgements about the one that will do it the most effectively. For me, it is Bitcoin. For others, it might be different and that's okay.
In order to effectively deploy these factors of production, we need to be able to make decisions about how to deploy them and exchange them according to our value judgements and calculations. We need ownership of these things.
We need to own our time, energy, land and resources.
But not everyone can own everything because every single individual has different aims, goals and needs in life. They are also born under different circumstances which means they will value things differently.
If everyone owns everything and everything is scarce, there will inevitably emerge an entity that people outsource the problem of appropriation and distribution to.
But this entity can never have complete knowledge of the aims, goals and needs in life and the circumstances and valuations of everyone.
As a result, the decisions this entity takes will always end up with a situation where the aims, goals and needs in life of a large number of people will go unfulfilled, causing conflict, misery and suffering. Circumstances are not empathised with and valuations become distorted.
This is why private ownership of the factors of production is more effective i.e. private property.
Abundance in production, technological deflation and prices of produce going down will not mean people stop working for profits, incomes, their aims, goals and needs in life.
It will not mean that the need for private property will go away.
It will just mean the means to acquire private property will become cheaper.
It means more people will be prosperous and well off.
Their pursuit of aims, goals and needs in life becomes a lot easier.
Money, prices and private property are three of the many things that are integral to the capitalist system.
They are not going away, because they are effective.
So Capitalism is not going away.
If one wants to be communist, they are free to be a communist. They are free to acquire a huge plot of land through voluntary exchange and peaceful cooperation, invite their fellow comrades and live in that area as if its their own and engage in pursuits that satisfy their aims, goals and needs in life.
That doesn't mean I will accept people coercing and aggressing on my natural rights.
I won't give up my time, energy, resources and property unless it satisfies my needs, goals and aims in life.
Regarding Bitcoin being harbinger of a communist world:
Bitcoin merely makes one thing better among money, prices and private property in my view and is only a part of the solution.
Because even on a Bitcoin standard and an age of technological abundance, there will be forces that distort price signals, violate property rights, exercise coercion and violently aggress on people's lives and liberties.
A social, political and legal order in which voluntary exchange, peaceful cooperation, a mutual respect of the natural rights to life, liberty and property of fellow men and women is the norm will be more accommodative to keep these forces in check.
In theory, the social, political and legal order that exists in most liberal democracies in the world right now can accommodate this. It emerged from the ideas of classical liberal thinkers during the age of enlightenment.
If anything, what I believe is coming and hope will come is a second age of enlightenment.

2024-08-21 08:43:11

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Those are incomplete definitions. Mine is more complete.
I recommend reading the following as it can help you understand why I say so:
https://mises.org/mises-wire/socialism-brief-taxonomy

2024-08-20 23:12:16

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The Mafia can establish a 'Government' with a set of well-defined laws and coerce people into abiding by them as well.
As can trade unions by overthrowing the Government and 'seizing the means of production'.
As can a group of businessmen looking to maximise profits by establishing monopolies through licenses and permits.
All of the above has coercion and aggression involved, and would amount to Socialism. I generalised my definition to include them.

2024-08-20 22:07:40

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This is something about my Nostr activity I want to change
Not enough replies and interaction

2024-08-20 20:44:38

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I think we're in late stage socialism.
I can see it in the emptiness of Globalist organisations, attempts at creating CBDCs and mandating digital IDs, increasingly out-of-touch nature of politics, extreme and unnecessary mainstream media alarmism for solvable problems with workable solutions.
Bitcoin, cryptography, the internet and software in general will drastically reduce the role of government in people's lives, if not entirely eliminate it. It's inevitable, if one looks at the incentives.
I'd say we are in the very early stages of a capitalist renaissance and possibly a second enlightenment era.
I see two obstacles:
1. Fiat money and Central Banking
2. Being able to access the internet without relying on ISP's/setting up ISP's without Government permission

2024-08-20 20:24:18

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This reply section is full of chilled out interactions, similar to live chat on CD and RHR streams. Yours is the only show I interact with when I get a chance watch live, when time zone difference permits.
Is it really like this all the time? Do you ever sit back and think about the fact that the community you're building is super chilled out?

2024-08-20 13:31:45

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I can relate.
Living in a society where Socialism has taken hold, the idea of individual freedom and personal responsibility can be hard to make a case for, because people haven't yet learnt to articulate and conceptualise enlightenment era values. It's a never-ending fight with tyrrany because the social order isn't enlightened enough to respect the right to life, liberty and property of people, so it's easy to justify government overreach in the name of protecting these rights.
And besides, my country has never known an era of the gold standard or free banking, so laissez-faire is even harder to make a case for too.
I've recently understood that embracing enlightenment values are a precursor for a society to 'get' Bitcoin. If a society can't respect natural law and understand that each individual has natural rights, then it will never be a free society.
The way to go about it imo is argument, reason, debate and education. It has to make sense and as Vaclav Havel would say, be aligned with the aims of life of individuals and let them live within the truth.
I just do little things like share few memes on the social channels I use to interact with my community everyday, recommend intellectuals like Hayek, Friedman, Sowell, Mises, Locke, Rothbard, Bastiat, etc. I share books, talks or lectures that make a case for individual liberty and economic freedom, throw in content about Bitcoin and Nostr.
I realise as I right this that this is mostly how I have been spending my free time during 2024.
It isn't much, but it's honest work.

2024-08-19 16:14:10

I don't understand why John Locke isn't talked about a lot more while people discuss the history of ideas and political thought.
He was and is very influential, right?

2024-08-18 17:54:36

https://image.nostr.build/3f91987a20111ec5a7dd31dd3f1c96dfacd3a5d57640d241edbb37a007ce1e0e.jpg

2024-08-16 13:49:08

https://image.nostr.build/cf821f812104714bd7fac34178af2e45d704614c667e569ccad87d06861dc672.jpg

2024-08-15 18:21:29

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Capital controls lead to a dying economy

2024-08-15 13:01:00

Socialism is a disease
https://image.nostr.build/1b8d29a5eda821b41bfebf4511c0627f4f687113a585cea35161eb513d6baf17.jpg

2024-08-14 18:52:47

'At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.'
August 15th, 1947 was the day.
https://youtu.be/2Cudc5Mhlcc?si=UMWNRv9G5Ze6pJtW

2024-08-14 15:37:51

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You are describing a political and legal situation that exists in your country.
I am talking about the importance of property rights and how to make a case for it.

2024-08-14 10:04:13

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I'm not clear about your position on property rights. Are you for it or against it?
If you are for it, then my question in the OP is for you.
To remove property taxes, people living in a society that has them first have to become aware of the importance of property rights.

2024-08-13 19:51:56

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Well, I'm saying property rights is still important in this world you're describing.

2024-08-13 19:50:53

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You will be free to believe that as long as you don't try to steal something other people own. Then you will have a problem.

2024-08-13 19:28:43

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It is indeed a better way to live.
The reason why I ask is it's better to live in a society that values property rights than one that doesn't.
Perhaps what you're saying is that it starts with me living that way, people seeing that I am happy and content in living that way, then deciding to do the same and as a result a social order emerging from it spontaneously.

2024-08-13 19:17:28

How do you make a case for property rights to people who predominantly rent instead of own, take on debt instead of saving, excessively rely on public transport to go anywhere, don't want to accumulate wealth because they despise it for some reason and don't want to get married or start a family?

2024-08-13 18:16:40

There is no Nostr office for the Indian Government to raid.
https://reason.com/2024/08/13/can-nostr-make-twitters-dreams-come-true/

2024-08-13 10:34:31

Instagram Stories but on Nostr
#nevent1q…sue3

2024-08-13 10:33:47

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I like

2024-08-13 02:19:54

Economics: The Austrian School vs The Chicago School
https://youtu.be/s5Kx6-nyVkk?si=r2cRFoGd9W4o7reF

2024-08-12 10:59:14

Milton Friedman in 1999 talking about the internet being a major force in reducing the role of Government in our lives https://video.nostr.build/5e6956a7db82009292ad2d9a8ebfa87e98db10b54dbac6e3f80e1fee539d3be3.mp4

2024-08-09 03:20:54

https://image.nostr.build/56d648185908d5a27dc87a1e8842eeef572c315fc13fb5bc0aa9bf1413b35bde.jpg

2024-08-07 12:54:22

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If there's actionable information that I can get from watching it, I'd watch.
But I don't remember getting that from her interviews, so I never watched again.

2024-08-07 12:44:04

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I've listened to one of her podcast appearances. That was the first and last one.
I hate doomsaying as much as I hate delusional optimism

2024-08-06 16:20:36

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Their target is probably noobs beginning their journey down the rabbithole
Bitcoin Review, Citadel Dispatch, Bitcoin Explained (by Sjors and Aaron) and Bitcoin optech would be more useful for people like us

2024-08-06 12:58:01

https://image.nostr.build/5b9d13680ebfe489569ae91d05d3f5b02b02e77609bda2712087ce6b918c1466.gif

2024-08-06 01:26:04

https://m.primal.net/JpVc.jpg

2024-08-05 06:58:57

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Is that what a commune means?

2024-08-05 04:28:44

https://image.nostr.build/5224ad16dac5bec860739038f6816df1d498f8fc8d78bff8dfb332a560b06e7e.jpg

2024-08-03 12:45:56

https://image.nostr.build/3c9df687efdbde6b7999cd3f0dd23f735e69402cf6e2108a6475b4aabe8ccb79.jpg

2024-08-03 04:11:58

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There's a particular voice everyone would have read this with in their minds.
I don't have to share a clip, everyone would just know what voice I'm talking about.

2024-08-03 02:35:25

'Economics in one lesson' by Henry Hazlitt is a very good book

2024-08-02 12:12:03

In case you guys wanted motivation https://image.nostr.build/7c9bed7963690ae8812b19c9960c40f964862803593d5177c20bc05c21c31dc3.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/db506c727e0c88a2447827ba225937ad4197b095dc7cb687b782099ae00110e0.jpg

2024-08-01 10:24:08

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'Spontaneous order'

2024-08-01 09:01:35

That anarchy means peaceful, spontaneous order and not violent, disorganised chaos is one of the biggest realisations I've had this year

2024-08-01 05:19:10

Not a single person in my economic network in India use USD-backed stablecoins or the US Dollar.
Everyone uses the Indian Rupee.
Hundreds of millions of people have access to digital payments over this state-run payments protocol called the UPI, which is nearly ubiquitous.
UPI is far more accountable to Indians than Tether or Circle will ever be.
The Rupee doesn't depreciate rapidly enough vs the Dollar for people to consider USD as a store of value.
Bitcoin is the real alternative.
US Dollars are irrelevant in India's local economy.

2024-07-29 08:42:59

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The dream for me is to get an internet connection without needing to rely on an ISP, even if it costs a lot more.
Is that even possible? If so, are there tutorials?

2024-07-28 15:54:34

https://image.nostr.build/133ba37ab75b6a62c2a84734d09411f85c5c445bea2ee3534ab57b77a099dec3.jpg

2024-07-21 12:41:43

https://image.nostr.build/db64c8579f423ba0d03894d48a3ae5414d7efcb74d2b8dd6d713792710fd71e5.jpg

2024-07-16 10:34:57

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Yep it's pretty cool

2024-07-16 10:28:10

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Also a bit darker and add something like a logo or a distinguishing symbol
I got it from Twitter and didn't realise it was yours till now

2024-07-16 00:37:02

https://image.nostr.build/9fb43cd7773780be15d2feba527b82d3d6d77e334b3b1e2cffa5f5ece19fc4f9.jpg

2024-07-15 21:50:13

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All of these are just for backup though right?
I'm looking for something that will allow me to set up a personal relay exclusively for events I publish that my friends can connect.

2024-07-15 21:32:21

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Anything else I should check out on Android besides Primal and Amethyst?

2024-07-15 00:07:23

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Hahaha top tier meme

2024-07-13 14:05:24

https://image.nostr.build/6faf3c9df053c41f5ad3431fbd3af4cffe616c804ea1cbb9ad5db96ef878fdf8.jpg

2024-07-07 22:34:11

And there it is.
The socialist disease.
https://image.nostr.build/51cd596f02f38c18abe2f41234adf0690f353da59f95fcb421ea4feeefd2c7cf.jpg

2024-07-04 00:28:42

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It comes from him making a base assumption that there is something called 'Bitcoin ethos', interpreting said imaginary ethos in his own way and opining that the code that everyone runs on their node should adhere to these ethos.
This stands contradictory to the fact that there is no 'official' reference implementation or spec that the Bitcoin network adheres to. (Something that Bcashers wanted if I remember correctly)
There is no such thing as 'Bitcoin ethos'. Just code, consensus rules and a database. If he wants to change any of this, he can indeed fork off, run his own version on his node and convince other people to run it.
I won't.

2024-07-04 00:08:50

That Bitcoin magazine article that is calling for Bitcoin holders to pay a fee for holding Bitcoin is the reason why reading Hayek, Mises, Rothbard and Bastiat is important.
It will be incredibly useful to counter braindead, anti-capitalist, socialist ideas like that.
Libertarianism and Bitcoin go hand-in-hand. One cannot flourish without the other.

2024-07-03 09:41:55

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Hayek, Mises, Sowell and Rothbard will help understand where Bitcoin fits into the wider political and economic discourse

2024-06-30 02:06:08

The only thing I open Twitter for is to steal memes https://video.nostr.build/a2d07007e07633b6389ccd01d291ead079f9e1d64f603f3ea05c251441a964f1.mp4

2024-06-29 14:03:41

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Well, I wrote one reply on Amethyst, the second on Primal and this one on Coracle. I'm still too amazed by the magic of all this to be worried.

2024-06-29 13:58:33

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Ah shit okay
I do get zaps from you yes
But I can't send any
Alby is ideal

2024-06-29 13:45:28

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Btw I can't zap you. Have you not set up an LN address?

2024-06-29 13:44:55

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The support is literally rock bottom 😂

2024-06-29 13:40:48

https://image.nostr.build/92df1f06b284aa9be12ddc920a3b534da15b05b6cc00c6b39dd6035194069f23.jpg

2024-06-29 12:18:54

It's so simple
Zap the people who are being nice or helpful
Don't zap the assholes or unpleasant, miserable people who don't understand what building bridges means
Watch the incentives play out as the signal from the former drown out the noise of the latter
No moderation needed

2024-06-29 11:07:48

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Emergency cycle?

2024-06-29 09:42:57

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https://image.nostr.build/4de1fd037bc62cfc2b526f28e425577df3f3a4ad23e562bc725f4f53b077a3fd.gif

2024-06-29 09:14:49

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2024-06-29 00:26:53

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Got it!
Yes I agree with you that it's better to buy books at local physical book stores than through a Bitefill gift card on Amazon.
I see where you're coming from 🫂

2024-06-28 18:34:51

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Congrats 🫡

2024-06-28 18:10:31

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Why that store in particular though?

2024-06-28 14:54:25

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If you happen to know folks who sell books for Bitcoin online in India, I'd be more than happy to buy from them.
Outside India is a bit difficult because import duties are a bit much.

2024-06-28 14:26:04

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I don't live in Bangalore.
The reply was not passive aggressive. You indicated that I enjoy making Bezos richer. I denied that and told you how I actually felt.

2024-06-28 13:15:20

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I neither enjoy nor resent it.
Amazon is offering me a service and I am paying for it voluntarily.

2024-06-28 12:26:57

Just spent the sats I've been zapped to buy a bunch of books on Amazon with the Bitrefill gift card https://image.nostr.build/11fe3a4d9fe6b501b5c3f85f465ec1cd89d607204d85c072b3dcf9a2f5872914.jpg

2024-06-26 18:34:29

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Ayo what