I just finished Tolestoy's "Family Happiness." I won't spoil the plot, but it is amazing how much it relates to the red-pill cultural conversation. Very prescient. There really isn't anything new under the sun. When romantic intensity recedes, what does it mean to love? Our culture often views this shift as a tragedy but it's a question better left open ended. Highly recommended. Favorite quote from the book: "A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbor — such is my idea of happiness."

I just watched two of my kids dance for 30 mins straight. Full effort shameless interpretive dancing to Billy Joel. Astonishing levels of freedom

Anyone else wear sunglasses when driving at night? Headlights are getting out of control.

Pre-Bitcoin, I struggled to process my views and contradictory feelings about material possessions. This simple framework has served as a reference at various points in my life.

The Yoke Paradox: We don't get a sense of freedom from doing what we want. This is bondage to one's own desires. Freedom comes from the constraint of doing what you are made for.

Newest addition to the clan.

#proofofwalk

#gm indeed! The kids got his forst #bjj gold! Dad's next.

Almost everywhere is unbearably beautiful. Swamps, Kansas, tiny towns. Everywhere.

Bitcoiners have an appreciation for nonfiat lasting products and lifestyles. Enter wool, my friends. Wool is insane. I live a heavy indoor/outdoor lifestyle and I have become obsessed with wool. It's always warm to the touch, water resistant, fast drying, beautiful, natural, non-toxic, and odor resistant. This idea is top of mind because it's been stormy and cold in TN lately. I would even choose wool over a raincoat in the rain. In the ecosystem I grew up in, this is forgotten knowledge. It isn't cheap, fast, or easy but it is beautiful and beautifully optimized for life outside our fiat boxes. To be fair, not all wool construction is super durable, but a simple canvas layer can help bridge that gap.

#gm from the industrial district of a sleepy tn town.

I don't have time to fear the future. I'm too busy building it. We will take on the world if we must.

Humanity marvels, but us We understand Flashing untamed power God's judgment Thunder in your wake And trembling earth Did you know? That men would tame you? God's judgment has returned We have discerned your ways Energy branching through time and space Oh, great wonder, That men should ever wield such power #zap Original Art From Pleb Tales: Guidestone (A bitcoin myth)

I'm trying to read all of #Tolstoys major works this year and learned something interesting. He was the OG red pill guy. #literature

1 vow, 10 years, 5 kids, and a lot of sats.

#gn #nostr New month, new book to read myself to sleep. #literature #readstr

Ancient dwelling, house of men Round and wool and warm within Vault ascendent, wheel of time Geometric and fractal Moving like the spirit of men Shelter from the snow and wind We will work and still refine Ancient dwelling so sublime Humankind will answer in kind We will ever erect you Mighty yurt

In my experience the most powerful orange pill is an exquisitely savored life. Leave the rat race. Don't rush. Love people well. Smell the roses. See the sights. It's mind boggling to fiat people.

Afternoon walk with the family! Peak life. #proofofwalk