Getting ready for a conversation with @calvadev⚡️ on the @Open Markets Podcast cc: @Milk Market @Sync

Seen some people complain about lack of algos but damn sometimes the latest posts are just pure fire. Like an organic synchronicity of awesomeness. Sure it’s rarer, but sweeter than any curated feed when it happens.

First time being here for a game after being involved in the build

Grateful to have people around who humble me by making me realize just how much I still have to learn GN

There’s a strange thing that happens when you get really good at something. You stop focusing on the work itself, and you start noticing the people around you. You start seeing who actually knows what they’re doing—and who’s just… performing competence. Saying the right things, packaging ideas cleanly, nodding along in ways that sound intelligent enough to pass. And the unsettling part is: it works. It works on everyone else who’s also playing the same game. But if you’ve been on the receiving end of real consequences—missed calls, bad decisions, things that actually affect people’s businesses, livelihoods, stress, families—you can’t unsee it. So you sit there, in rooms full of people who sound confident, and you feel insane. At the same time, you feel like the only sane person in the room. I can’t tell if that’s a blessing or a curse. What’s weirder is that, over time, the few other “real” ones start to notice you. There’s this quiet recognition. And also a kind of tension—because people are a little afraid of someone who can see through the game. Who can see the edges, the gaps, the consequences. And then there’s the part that really messes with you: What if you got this good at something you don’t even love? You know your decisions matter. You know you can make things better, or at least less broken. But you’re not drawn to the work itself—you’re just pulled along by the weight of its impact. So you end up in this loop: Frustrated by people who don’t get it. Aware that the stakes are real. Unsure if you’re even in the right room. And then you start wondering— Maybe it’s not this room. Maybe it’s all rooms. Maybe most systems are just… this. A loose network of people, many of them guessing, held together by structure, momentum, and just enough competence to keep things moving forward. And somehow—it works. I don’t fully understand how. I’m not even sure what the conclusion is here. Just… a strange place to find yourself.

The amount of shit you can get done is inversely proportional to the amount of fucks you give

Hell yeah @Aaron van Wirdum for putting yourself primarily on Nostr Great episode

Trust Revolution • S03E03 Aaron van Wirdum – Bitcoin's Origin Story and the Unfinished Fight • Watch on Fountain

“The cypherpunks who tried to build digital cash before Bitcoin might one day be remembered like America's founding fathers.” Aaron van Wirdum ...

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Raw cream whipped by yours truly with cinnamon and local honey… on top of golden milk tea. Combine with nootropics and nicotine and we’re gonna have a hell of a podcast ladies and gents.

Mornin! What a fuckin’ week. Feels like I’m constantly sprinting. Want to post more but… priorities. All things headed in a good direction though. Recording Episode 2 of @Open Markets Podcast with @Sync soon!