For my own understanding when I’m talking to people about nostr, is there anything like this in eth, sol or other scamcoin spaces? #asknostr

Nothing ends a conversation quicker than when someone starts complaining about their kids. This gift of fatherhood is so precious. When people tell me “don’t worry, it goes by fast” implying that it’s a good thing they won’t be young anymore, I often reply that “I pray daily time slows down.” My wife and I lost two kids after the 20 week mark and would give an arm and a leg to have them with still with us. Five kids would be the dream

Are there any verified people on nostr who live in either #gaza or #westbank? Would love to follow and support them if so #asknostr

Is there a good #substack equivalent for nostr? #asknostr

Instead of calling it “yield curve control” we should call it “yield curve waterboarding”. It’s more visceral and descriptive of what they are really going to do to the purchasing power of those naive enough to hold fiat debt and debt-denominated instruments in the face of what’s coming.

Was reading a market commentary on commodities today (I’m a fun hang) and as the writer was reflecting back on a recurring historical pattern, he began his sentence with this beautiful injection of humanity. He wrote: “In hindsight - which is a lens that spares no one…” I literally paused and said “wow” out loud. It stunned me with how profound and out of place it felt. And yet, it was pure wisdom and immediately revealed a profound amount about the humble character of the writer. It fundamentally shifted the way I read the rest of his analysis of inflation trends and it pleasantly left me with much more than I was expecting. It encouraged me do more to fearlessly bring my humanity with me wherever I go and to bring the messiness and beauty of real life to all the realms we’ve sterilized and sanitized in our modern world.

As Bitcoiners, our grandchildren will one day ask us what is was like to get caught on the sidelines during the generational 5-month ETH bull market of 2025

God created us to be free

As western society has largely become more effeminate and soft, so too has the modern Church in the West. Probably no greater example of this than how we conceptualize “love”. Obviously there are different types of love, but as a general concept love is largely presented as being totally tolerant, never angry, always gentle and never firm, conflict-avoiding, etc. When you look at the life of Jesus through this lens however, the only conclusion you can reach is that there were many times when love incarnate was not actually “loving” at all! Think about the times where Jesus was flipping tables in the temple, excoriating the Jewish leaders for their corruption and even coming across as disrespectful to his own family. So we need to ask ourselves, is Jesus in the wrong or are we? The most ironic part about this, is that I often see what I think is this more true, Jesus-like love in courageous women who hate evil and cling to what’s good, than I do in passive men who won’t stand for anything.

“They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.” - Revelation 12:11 As we begin to rapidly move in an increasingly totalitarian direction, there will be pockets of immense persecution of those who fight for freedom and human flourishing. I pray we grow increasingly courageous in speaking truth regardless of the consequences.

The last president we had with any courage and selflessness who truly fought for the people was JFK. Don’t have to agree with all his policies to respect and admire him. He largely stood for what was good and they killed him for it. One of the only politicians I believes shares those qualities today is Thomas Massie. I would support him through thick and thin and this is coming from someone who hates both political parties.

Realizing more and more that I don’t mind disagreements, arguments or even rebukes (for the most part lol). But what I loathe is when people try to do my thinking for me. #self-differentiation

Question from #non-developer to #developers: Should non- technical folks invest time in at least learning the basics of some programming language to develop better understanding of the more technical aspects of #bitcoin and #nostr? If so, should I start with C++, JavaScript or something else? May sound like an obvious question, but trying to invest my time wisely and not sure if a lot of the most important concepts are better learned on their own or through the process of also learning a specific language. My short experience on Nostr has really radicalized my desire to deepen my technical understanding so that I can increasingly work towards a more sovereign computing setup and more fully take advantage of all Nostr has to offer in these early days. #asknostr

“I’m in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection. But with Montana it is love. And it’s difficult to analyze love when you’re in it.” - John Steinbeck Beautiful family wedding this weekend in Red Lodge #montana

We’re going to take back our money from this cartel of thugs. All these international financiers including Keynes knew exactly what they were creating. Intentionally creating obscure mechanisms to destroy and extract as much as possible. We should take Keynes words at face value when he says: “Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the Capitalist system was to debauch the currency. By a continuing process of inflation governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens. By this method, they not only confiscate, but they confiscate arbitrarily… Lenin was right. There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of DESTRUCTION, and it does it in a manner which not one man in a million is able to diagnose” - John Maynard Keyes

Imagine how cool a #Spotify like app for Nostr would be. Would love to be able to tip artists by the individual song. And I’m not an artist but can only imagine how satisfying it’d to be on the receiving end. People going out of their way to recognize and appreciate your art with sats?

As the Fed chair gets ready to make his remarks this afternoon, here is a good reminder of what Thomas Jefferson thought of the institution Powell represents: “A private central bank issuing the public currency is a greater menace to the liberties of the people than a standing army. We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt” - Thomas Jefferson This quote is not hyperbole. Thomas Jefferson and the Anti-Federalists would’ve been #Bitcoiners. Jefferson would’ve been roasting Hamilton on #Nostr.

Art often captures the experience of reality much better than data: Music especially so, in my experience. There is something about the way it penetrates my spirit that is unlike any other art form. My favorite song about the experience of fiat and inflation is a song by Allen Stone called “Unaware”. He’s a fellow WA state native who’s got some soul and some absolute pipes (wait til the 4:00 min mark!). This song is almost 15 years old and I’m not sure if he’s a Bitcoiner yet but he definitely understands what it’s like to be on receiving end of a corrupt, broken monetary system. The fact that it’s recorded from his mother’s living room makes it that much more fitting. A couple lines especially that stick out: - “Every day the deficit grows, we spend more than we own” - “Every day taxes increase, so is this our land or is this our lease?” - “Push, pull, tear…I can’t stretch it any farther” - Presumably referencing politicians: “You say that you care. I was unaware” Any other good songs that really capture the experience of fiat that resonate with you?

RIP Charlie. I disagreed with him on a lot, especially on what seemed like his unwavering support for Israel’s genocide of Gaza. Regardless of the disagreements I have with him (or any human on earth), I thoroughly respected Charlie’s courage and willingness to speak what he believed to be true. Assassinations like this accomplish a lot of things, one of which is to send a warning shot (literally) to those that speak out too much on certain issues or bring uncomfortable attention to certain topics. The work of cultivating places of free speech, free thinking and being able to speak without constantly self-censoring is as important as ever. And it’s one of the reasons so many on here are serious about growing the strength, resilience and scope of the #nostr network. I hope and pray that this unnecessary bloodshed emboldens even more people to speak truth, stop filtering themselves, and take our freedom and liberty back for future generations.

“We may one day become a great commercial and flourishing nation. But if in the pursuit of the means we should unfortunately stumble again on unfunded paper money or any similar species of fraud, we shall assuredly give a fatal stab to our national credit in its infancy” - George Washington, 1789 George Washington would’ve been a Bitcoiner