Forever a student of slowing down.

Libertas

We’re living through an energetic renaissance thanks to Bitcoin.

“Privacy is about having the space to think, to experiment, to dissent, and to make mistakes without fear of punishment. You would probably close the blinds if you were dancing in your living room, right? Not because you were doing something wrong but because some things belong to the private sphere.” Read it here:

"Establish a Private Life."

We become unfree without privacy.

“Without a private sphere, every move becomes subject to observation, judgment, and control. Individuality collapses into conformity. Freedom becomes dependent on compliance.”

"Establish a Private Life."

We become unfree without privacy.

“Tyrants seek the hook on which to hang you. Try not to have hooks.” — historian Timothy Snyder on the importance of establishing a private life.

Don’t outsource moral judgment to a social media feed.

Nothing like trail running and a wasp stings you right under your eye 🐝

Life hack: live near a park so your work breaks mean being with trees. Works wonders for mental clarity.

“#Bitcoin is free speech”— Sudanese activist

A beautiful poem before bedtime 🖊️

Welcome to #nostr! 🥳 View quoted note →

Listening to the mayor of Vancouver speak about #bitcoin

I want to be a free human. #learningbitcoin @jb55

Freedom Tech is decentralized resistance. 💪

I met Uyghur activist Rushan Abbas at the halls of the Oslo Freedom Forum last year. Humbled by her story — and her deep understanding of how dictators use financial repression — I wanted to help share it. READ: How China Uses Financial Repression to Erase the Uyghur People.

Human Rights Foundation

How China Uses Financial Repression to Erase the Uyghur People

On April 19, 2016, pastor Evan Mawarire sat in his church office feeling hopeless and overwhelmed with a sense of failure. He couldn’t afford his daughters’ kindergarten fees (one of many consequences of Zimbabwe’s economic collapse under dictator Robert Mugabe). So, he did something simple yet extraordinary. He placed his phone on a Bible and recorded a 4:11-minute video about what it felt like to live under Mugabe's rule. By morning, the video had gone viral. His first reaction? “Oh no. Oh noooo.” He knew the danger of speaking out in Zimbabwe -- you either go to prison or run for the border... or worse. In spite of the fear, Evan would go on to lead a peaceful uprising against the regime—risking everything to demand a better future. He was determined for his daughters not to experience the failure of their dad within the failure of a country. As you can imagine, interviewing him last week was the honour of a lifetime. In our conversation, we talked about how Evan became an unlikely activist, financial repression as a weapon wielded by dictators, and why freedom technologies—like Bitcoin—are vital for those who live under authoritarianism. His battlecry to freedom tech builders? “Keep building for the least among us.” If you watch one thing today, please let it be this (skip to min. 2): https://www.youtube.com/live/PhDuPy05dbY?si=WIBykxUhZNdb2SUg

Whether through surveillance or asset seizure and confiscation, financial repression paralyzes people and makes resistance against dictatorships so much harder. It’s no surprise authoritarian regimes are increasingly turning to it.

Week 4 of no coffee and no alcohol. Feeling like I tapped into a well of energy ⚡️

People in the UK are so friendly and helpful 💙