I honestly wouldn't mind some sort of pay-for-discovery thing here where the money ultimately goes to the users. Social media does not have to be free as in beer for everything.

There are so many things wrong with this picture, like the fact that this man is using Cardano foundation funds to take trips to LARP as some Amazonian tribal teen trying to get through a rite-of-passage. But the most offensive is that the man is just 38 years old and looks like this.

Ever since I stopped paying for X my engagements are down 90%. X is holding my audience hostage to extort me if I want to reach them. Such is the inevitable result of closed platforms.

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Bitcoin Tech Talk #502

Interesting Stuff

People would rather fast from food and water than fast from the internet.

The Enlightenment philosophy is a cancer that has still debasing the world.

I'm noticing a lot more clickbait over on X. The algorithm is changing too fast to keep up. Turning it off is the way out. Not just true of social media feeds.