Throughout my life I have envied those who seem to maintain a more sensible emotional equilibrium. Never too excited, never too angry. Never too sad nor overly exuberant. I have felt, at times, burdened by riding the sine wave of life – never quite able to ignore it let alone fail to experience it. While I appreciate the Stoic perspective, I have learned over the years to appreciate life's muck and mire. In order to appreciate it you must truly experience it and not feign disinterest or emotional detachment in the name of perseverance. And then you learn about Bitcoin. And you once again understand that fearing volatility does not make you more adept. Like the flexible wing of a plane in turbulent air, you learn that being fixed and rigid inevitably fractures with strain. You learn that it is the air that is constant and we merely oscillate around it. The Bitcoin protocol is constant, but our unit of measurement is what changes. The fight against volatility can be seen in other aspects of life. You begin to recognize that identity when fixed is a wing that cannot fly. It cannot adapt under strain, further locking itself to a fragile structure. Privacy and freedom as a core to one' s identity becomes subjectively applied depending on the political currents, remaining fixed only to anchors of righteousness. Bitcoin illuminates our volatility around a fixed point and our struggle to hold onto it as if that point is the only thing true and real in this world. Having the courage to let go is the freedom you're after.

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2026 resolution - no more Bitcoin pundit podcasts

Does anyone have a suggestion for what app or service would be best for use in Mexico for sending/receiving bitcoin?

Where are the Rage Against the Machine Bitcoiners? Does government overreach end at the Fed and nothing else matters? The “what radicalized you?” meme - buying and hodling btc isn’t radicalization - that’s Wall Street. I’ve seen grandmas willing to risk their necks more than a lot of us on this app

I’m having a hard time seeing how anything is about Freedom. It seems like people are more than willing to sacrifice freedom for righteousness and preservation of identity

It’s not going to come from appealing to reason It’s not going to come from appealing to emotion It’s not going to come from voting or the “right” politician Change will only come from influencing the money and refusing to participate in Government Inc

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I have grown tired of posts, of substacks and podcasts. It all feels so disconnected from lived experience. I am fortunate to work in an industry where I see the spectrum of life. This has benefited me by tempering my judgment of others. I know longer want to pontificate about politics, this or that ideology or ‘ism. I’m just trying to be a good person to others these days.

It occurred to me that 99% of people are not buying a book of poetry, but I would still like to share what I had written over a year ago. Hopefully my words can provide some degree of understanding for the experience of losing a child and perhaps may offer some solace if you have been through it too 🧡

“Why was Saylor so defensive?!” asks the Bitcoiner who has spent the last 10 years in hostile defense of Bitcoin.

Over the years in bitcoin I’ve seen a lot of rebuttals and alternatives proposed to bitcoin; some philosophical some sociopolitical. Many of these are well articulated, others verge on a utopian ideal. But these theses, having been nailed to the door, whither away in the rain of the timeline feed instead of igniting a movement they were hoping to sow. Their messages do not inspire, they do not compel, they do not make me willing to sacrifice for their them. Their anger is thin, inauthentic and fails to inspire, or their utopia is theirs, and not mine. Words, I feel these days, are mere ornaments for us to decorate our morality. This post, in fact, is exemplary of this sentiment. However, I remain encouraged, motivated and inspired by that something new, something whose promises are laid bare but whose outcomes are up to us. So, of course, I remind you of what we signed up for - the understanding that sentiment should not be dictated by price. You are the node, the miner, the holdr, YOU are the sentiment, so let it be dictated by your support of the network and its users not price action. This is supposed to be hard. Words and posts are easy. Courage is hard, seeking to inspire is hard, leading with kindness rather than vitriol is hard. But I have never met a group of people that I’d rather sacrifice my time, safety, and comfort for than Bitcoiners. 2026 - WE CAN change the sentiment 🧡

Alright my Nostr friends I need your feedback on a wine app I created. I’ve never liked Cellar Tracker and I wanted more of a recommendation function so I built this app. If you have any thoughts I would appreciate it! 🙏🏻 @Ben Justman🍷 @Chef Tommy 1. Create an account for full features 2. Add preferences for personalized recs 3. Any thoughts on UI/UX? 4. Error messages? 5. Any additional features?

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