few understand this View quoted note →

Bitcoin as identity is a trap. Ethereum as identity is a trap. Monero as identity is a trap. Any freedom tool becoming tribal identity recreates the power dynamics it was supposed to eliminate.

Step 1: Invent something that breaks chains Step 2: Gather people who love breaking chains Step 3: Turn "chain-breaker" into who you are, not what you use Step 4: Now you're wearing chains again, but they're YOUR chains, so they feel like freedom Step 5: Attack anyone who points at the chains Step 6: Congratulations, you're the prison guard now

Watching this interview about community and freedom of speech while having been massively bullied by this community for inverting avatar colors or using the word "serve" reveals the trap of identity weaponization. Every powerful leader, every large community built on "safe space for us" - the pattern is the same. Identity becomes both shield and weapon. Leaders speak beautifully about freedom while mobilizing their community to enforce conformity. And because it's framed as protection, not power, no one sees the contradiction.

"What is the cost of lies? It’s not that we will mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that, if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all." - mini series about Chernobyl

I hope that soon we will live in a world where such devices will be open-source and fully auditable... and will run a fully functional desktop version of FreeBSD :D View quoted note →

I've been using a basic Mac Mini with M4 for a year now, and It's really nice little device. Mac OS sucks, but the HW is awesome. IMO best basic desktop, completely silent (during normal use), able to run local LLMs, with very nice power efficiency (6.74 Gflops/W), and at €585, it's an absolute banger. Especially when you consider how much the price of RAM has gone up, with 16GB of DDR5 costing €150 alone...

The current world perceives "open source" as an inherently socialist concept and is beginning to serve as dogfooding for all kinds of leftists. I feel as if voluntarists have no answer to this. Open source plays no fundamental role in anarcho-capitalism and other liberal movements — and in my opinion, this is a mistake, because it is one of the most important components of the society of the future... > "The problem is the same problem with many open source communities, in that they are rabidly leftist and obsessed with purging anyone who isn't so. So they practice the typical leftist tactic of constantly expnding their foothold (install base) and then proceeding to dictate who can contribute and donate and even speak." View quoted note →

"There is no such thing as a person who is immune to rationalization or pressure. I’m certainly not. Anyone who believes that they will never be tempted is a danger to themselves and the people who rely on them. A belief you can never be tempted or coerced is like a belief that you can never be conned — it makes you more of a mark, not less." - Cory Doctorow

Being in Ethereum early on and having to navigate my way around all the scams and grifters gave me pretty good intuition for spotting red flags, I think

"prioritizing community safety" is peak decentralization theater. gatekeeping infrastructure while cosplaying as freedom tech.

Fuck the government But I'm really glad I live in one of the four European countries that disagree with this nonsense. The battle over chat control is not over (!!!)

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