I don't understand that some people start a business and think they're still employed somehow. risk : reward Monetize, or go bust. If there is no plan, don't expect people to just give you money.

If you are interested in what the mempool is showing us: It's time to understand Gresham's law. The mempool is showing the result of a collective of people coming to the unwavering realization that #Bitcoin is the best store of value currently available. View quoted note →

Tariffs and human action don't mix. Sorry about that. 🤷‍♂️

Does anyone know why @jack wants to fund Nostr clients? Is there some website that explains it?

We are all on our journey of discovery, each of us discovering something different for ourselves. When I realized that I loved myself, I wouldn't accept anyone who didn't love me the same. I then also needed to realize that the only way to be a real friend is to accept and love my friends just the way they are. This is what I tell everyone that I love. It is not unconditional, but it is acceptance.

Let the EU leadership blunder, let them fail. Don't explain to those corrupt laggards how they can remain in power longer.

We need to allow things that don't work to fail. @jack : I'm going to create a fund so Nostr clients can keep failing without consequence.

Not everyone just builds things. Nor will they ever.

Cure the incentives by protocol not by influence!

Economic incentive by one source means centralization. Why won't you just leave us alone? View quoted note →

Why policy doesn't work: Someone will break protocol. Why #Bitcoin works: Most secure protocol in the world, nobody can break protocol.

You want to be short your own fiat currency and long #bitcoin So get a loan and buy bitcoin.

For people who say it's bad to be in debt. The credit system is still dominating our economy. If you're not using financial repression in any way as a tool to stack #Bitcoin, you're missing out. View quoted note →

If you're buying something without a loan: You're fixing the amount you're paying nominally in a #bitcoin denomination. This is a poor choice right now, because you're betting that Bitcoin won't go up more than the percentage of the interest you'd pay over the period of your loan. Just make sure you can afford your installments and make up your own mind in stead of treating this perspective as advice.

Keep time free in your workweek to scout for what you really want. Make a realistic wish and spend time on that wish, just focus on it. Once you spend time dreaming about what you want, you're automatically going to look for it. You need to be looking for what you want, otherwise you will not see it when it comes. If you're constantly working and constantly on your phone when you're free, you will not see the opportunity when it arrives. This preparation also enables you to be ready. For example if you want to own a house, you'll need to check out mortgage rates and market cycles, real estate prices and average prices in neighborhoods, but also refine your taste. Then, when the time is right you recognize opportunity. Because if you hadn't done all that snooping around and wishing for it, you wouldn't even recognize the opportunity.

The first time I started working I realized what the requirement was. I was selling my time and working itself, created an upkeep. So part of my time was going to working, so that I could work (taxes, buying a van for my tools, the tools themselves, insurance, renting storage for my materials, etc). So my first reaction was to ask how little I could work so that my upkeep became smaller? I cut costs by a lot so I could own more of my time. Working less also meant paying less taxes, and less risk of getting injured. This resulted in having a lot of time with no clear purpose but just a feeling of being liberated, and boredom. Being bored helped because it wasn't fun. It made me realize I loved working, but what I needed for it to be fun was autonomy. So that became the goal. I adjusted my mindset to focus on the goal. It landed my lap not because I was lucky but because I was ready for it. View quoted note →

Did you know you can buy a house and #bitcoin at the same time without spending any of your bitcoin? One of the conditions of the credit system is that you can borrow money in the form of a mortgage. Inflation will make your mortgage more affordable over time. When you buy a house that requires some work, you can borrow more to fix it up. When you do most of the work yourself you can buy a lot of bitcoin with what you borrowed. If you then just hang tight for four years, pay your installments, hodl your bitcoin, you can enjoy the benefits of both. Just stacking bitcoin with your income works fine, but stacking with a mortgage is probably going to give you a lot more bitcoin. This is not advice, but it is an option you have.