“We’re taught to measure life in days, years, deadlines, and paychecks.
Those measurements feel objective, almost sacred.
But they’re not neutral. They shape how we move, what we value, and what we ignore.
Most of us never chose this clock. We were simply born into it.”
- About Time
Brett
brettjohnson@strike.me
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Pet sitter. Nomad.
Opting out with Bitcoin.
Reimagining Travel on Nostr.
Building #Nostr Client.
Sharing excerpts from some of my recent writings
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Nester update 🌍🐾
Quick update on Nester: the project is currently on pause. I’d love to pick it back up once I find another passionate traveler + freedom-tech builder who wants to help push the product forward. If that’s you, or you know someone aligned, reach out.
In the meantime, we’ve been traveling the world using (yes… centralized 😩) platforms to take care of all kinds of animals. It’s been wild in the best way seeing new places, meeting people from every background, and realizing just how many people deeply crave freedom but don’t yet know how to access it. Most are still looking within the system for the solution… which only seems to reinforce the system itself.
This season has been a mix of gratitude and longing, grateful to love on people by caring for their homes and their animals, and longing for the decentralized future we know is possible. Saddened by how stuck so many feel, yet hopeful because the desire for freedom is everywhere. And once people see a real alternative, they won’t go back.
Nester will have its moment. Until then, we’re soaking in the culture, the relationships, and the reminder that the world is full of people waiting for something better.


I want to update my IPhone Lock Screen to show just Bitcoin metrics. Anyone have any suggestions? #asknostr
🏡🐶🐈 Nester Progress Update
The MVP is starting to take shape! Just shipped:
Screenshot below 📸 — it’s raw, but it’s real.
Now I’m calling in builders:
⚡ React/Next.js devs
⚡ Nostr protocol tinkerers (NIP-04/05/57/etc.)
⚡ Lightning integrators (Alby, NWC, etc.)
Nester is about reimagining travel 🌎 — no middlemen, just people helping people, backed by open reputation and sats.
If you’re passionate about building the next generation of travel on Nostr, DM, zap and share.
We’re just getting started. 🧡🐾
#buildinpublic #nostr #bitcoin #lightning #travel #dev


🚧 Building Nester: Decentralized House and Pet Sitting on Nostr
Looking for devs to help me build Nester — a fully decentralized platform for trusted house and pet sitting, built on Nostr + Lightning.
Think: TrustedHousesitters + Airbnb meets Nostr. No platform lock-in. Open reputation. Sats for sits. All while traveling. 🌎
👷♂️ Currently building:
• Public sit requests (Nostr events)
• NIP-05 identity on profiles
• NIP-04 encrypted messaging (host ↔ sitter)
• Lightning zaps/boosts/payments
• References, reviews, and availability calendar
🧠 Looking for:
• React/Next.js devs
• Nostr builders (NIP-04/05/57/etc.)
• Lightning tinkerers (Alby, NWC, etc.)
DM me or zap if you’re interested in building the peer-to-peer future of trust 🧡🐾
#nostr #lightning #buildinpublic #bitcoin
#Nostrclient coming soon!
Reimagining travel.
Peer-to-peer. Permissionless. Sustainable.
Stay → help → earn sats.
Built on Nostr.
📡 brettjohnson@getalby.com
⚡ zap enabled
#slowtravel #bitcoin #freedomtech #peer2peer #openforcollab
Tonight was the first time we spent #Bitcoin. 😃


Time is constant. But our orientation to it isn’t.
In this video are 3 perspectives living within a singular constant:
🐾 The dog thinks she’s leading the pack-hunting for her next meal.
🌿 @Logan Marie walks peacefully in the present.
📸 I’m behind the lens — wondering what this moment reveals.
Bitcoin is like this:
It doesn’t demand attention.
It doesn’t bark or beg.
It simply waits —
for us to stop chasing,
and start seeing. 👀
🧵 1/
“What’s the price of Bitcoin?”
This was my first question when I first was curious of Bitcoin.
A thread on how Bitcoin shattered my measuring stick — and what that means for truth, time, and freedom 👇
#Bitcoin #Freedom #Truth
Patience. Perseverance. Focus.
An Open and Evolving Reflection
I’d rather be fiat poor and truth rich
Than fiat rich and time poor.
I trade illusions for sovereignty,
Comfort for clarity,
Fear for freedom.
Let others chase yield.
I choose peace.
Let others climb ladders.
I choose ground to stand on.
My wealth is not in digits but in days well-lived.
My value is not in what I own, but what I no longer fear losing.
I do not serve money—I steward truth.
Let my time belong to love, to purpose,
To building what lasts beyond currency.
And if I am wrong—
If Bitcoin fails and the system wins—
I will still have lived honestly,
And that is a richer life than any fiat can offer.