#Bitcoin is the Token of Time. #Ensiferum

The essence of Bitcoin Self-Custody is laid out perfectly in ancient texts, primarily the Art of War by Sun Tzu. Apply his principles and enjoy posperity. Ignore them and bear the consequences: - Develop virtue and character - Learn method and discipline - Understand the nature of Bitcoin - Make plans and calculate with outcomes - Deception and confusion is key - Know yourself and know the enemy - Build your defense first - Use your energy wisely - Develop an abundance of tactics

Cornerstones of a healthy society: - Sovereign Individuals - Strong, supportive families - Free markets All 3 need #Bitcoin. Neither need nation states.

The least wise was I when I had the smartest answers. #Bitcoin helped me humble myself and adopt more Responsibility.

The Evolution of #Bitcoin Custody Solutions is closely tied to low time preference Bitcoin adoption. It's a huge deal. While most people used to hold their stash on exchanges, nowadays Collaborative Custody services enjoy a lot of popularity like Unchained, River, Casa or Nunchuk. The next steps on the path of Self Custody Evolution will be made towards more private but still quite secure solutions: Ecash based Custody pioneered mostly by #Fedimint and #Cashu. These find a different trust-security-privacy balance which will gain a lot of interest in my opinion. The Gold standard of Self-Custody remains holding all your private keys in your sole possession. This has also become more convenient thanks to the vast improvement of a whole tech stack: Mynode, Umbrel, RoninDojo, Sparrow wallet, Samourai, Coldcard, Seedsigner, Foundation devices and others. Risk can be spread and different needs can be met by using a combination of these. One thing hasn't changed though: Responsibility as the foundation of Bitcoin Self-Custody and as the most important virtue of The Bitcoin Pleb.

Most people thought Google could not be challenged for decades. They were utterly wrong. Fortunately. They misread the AI revolution. They were too caught up skimming profits of other businesses with the ad-model, rushing a race to the bottom. They are failing to understand the money revolution as well. This is an even bigger mistake. ANY company ignoring #Bitcoin will bitterly regret it. As well as any government and any individual.

#Bitcoin and #nostr are a match made in heaven. Lightning Zaps are gonna be leading the social media revolution sooner than you think. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Value for value will upend everything you knew about content.

Some people resent Self-Custody saying it is too hard and complicated. Remember: Complexity can be reduced and more Convenience can be achieved through smarter technology. Responsibility on the other hand: There is no amount of science and engineering that can raise it even a tiny bit. There is a high economic incentive to solve for convenience and simplicity. It will take care of itself. What about you?

#Bitcoin Pleb mindset is not about ego-centrism. It is more about responsible partaking in the violence-minimized Digital Safe Haven.

Nostr is signal, Twitter is noise. Migrate your fellow #Plebs. It's a new era of sovereign social.

Stop wasting time hitting on shitcoiners and nocoiners. History is full of governments and religious institutions that tried to attack and persecute people with different beliefs to no avail. Focus on learning and self-betterment. Be open and ready to teach. The rest will take care of itself.

#Nostr and L2 #Bitcoin is not irrelevant. We can't win without protocols like #Lightning and permissionless social media. Can you win a chess match without openings, forks or pins? Tactics matter.

Advice for low-time preference folks: Invert the fiat mindset of time management. Spend your scarce time in this order: 1. Giving value: Building, writing, personal relationships 2. Learning by doing 3. Learning by reading books and long-form articles 4. Everything else

Take #Bitcoin for the meaning crisis every day with Self-Custody. Works like a charm.

Don't just HODL. Learn from #Bitcoin Self-Custody. Plebs can gain more sovereignty and master invaluable skills for life by getting their hands dirty: - Key management - Wallet Software - Hardware wallets - Nodes - Privacy

The authors of The Sovereign Individual envisioned a future with a so-called cybercash and a crypto economy. They were right. What they didn't know back then that the cybercash will be called #Bitcoin and the Sovereign Individual will be called the Bitcoin Pleb.

#Bitcoiners will find #nostr to be an absolutely vital part of the Bitcoin Pleb way of life. Lightning and Nostr are not essential for bitcoin as a store of value. But no better way to demonstrate the bitcoin-enabled freedom economy and the ethos of The Sovereign Individual.

Self Custody is the way for all serious Bitcoin Plebs. It is hard. It takes plenty of Responsibility but it IS worth it. It makes you a better person. Also remember: You are not alone. Plebs are stronger together. #bitcoinplebs