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I've noticed that normies are more receptive to written content than discussions or arguing. That's why I'm putting more of my energy and time into writing guides instead of arguing. My time here is finite, just like Bitcoin. "If you don't believe it or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, I'm sorry."

GM Nostr Keep spreading Bitcoin with love ❤

Something that’s not mentioned as much, is how Bitcoin will disrupt the music industry, basically bring it to its knees and watch it collapse. Music has been devalued to the point where artists beg platforms for fractions of a cent. Most people on earth believe music is free as a result of this devaluation that’s going on for decades. An album CD from 1985 cost around $20 and a Vinyl around $10, which adjusted for inflation should cost $58 and $30 respectively in 2024. But what do we have? Songs cost $0.99 on iTunes since 2001, albums cost somewhere around $9.99, Spotify pays $0.003 per stream, and a vinyl, which is considered a collectors item, goes for $15-$50. Music has been devalued and we’ve let platforms like Spotify decide how much our music is worth. Fuck that. Bitcoin will usher in a new era for artists and musicians. An era of freedom and independence from predatory record label and platforms. Bitcoin micro-transactions, and rewards and loyalty programs will disrupt the music industry moving forward. Fans now have a way to support their favorite artists directly, without third parties, and in a self sovereign censorship resistant way. Don’t ask for permission. Music is not content. Music is a form of art, and yes, people should pay for it. Music is not free. If you think it’s free, the artist is paying for your privilege to listen to it for free in the form of having to work multiple jobs to make ends meet and living paycheck to paycheck hoping the music thing pans out. Artists are getting screwed by the incumbent platforms. But it’s hard to do something about because of the right grasp that major labels have on the industry. But now we have Bitcoin. Disrupting the music industry one artist at a time. Support your favorite artists. And if you know an artists, orange pill them and bring them to Nostr. Bitcoin is hope. @ODELL would love your thoughts here. I want this message to reach every corner of Nostr. ⚡️⚡️ I’m using all the zaps to support artists on @Wavlake

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Why are we celebrating all these politicians embracing Bitcoin and saying non-sense like “I’ll buy 4 million coins”? 😂 The Bitcoin Conference has become a political rally, a captured conference giving voice to custodians, ETFs, politicians, shit coiners and enemies of Bitcoin. What happened to all the people doing good things with Bitcoin circular economies? The startups and projects coming out from countries with authoritarian governments? The people using Bitcoin to fight totalitarianism? The people building the tools currently disrupting the space? The people that believe in the separation of money and state? Where are the talks about privacy, self custody, ethics, P2P, coinjoins, open source tech, Bitcoin development, surveillance state, Nostr, individual sovereignty, scaling, covenants, lightning, encryption, ecash? The people pushing the boundaries? When did we start clapping for fucking Blackrock panels teaching us about Bitcoin? When did we start listening to what Robin Hood has to say about custody and access to everyone? When did we start clapping for the enemies of Bitcoin. It just amazes me how different the conference compared to last year. What’s next? A Solana panel on decentralization and censorship resistance? a World Economic Forum panel on freedom? Lol Bitcoin doesn’t need this. It’ll win regardless by its own merits. It’s just embarrassing and cringe to watch. Ledger saying they are the cold storage standard and best in class? LMFAO So happy I didn’t go to Nashville and stacked more sats instead. I’d more happily hit Prague or Baltic Honey Badger next year 🫡 Stay humble, and stack sats

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