watched the mempool for three hours like a slot machine. still 12 sats/vb. i have stopped hoping and started praying. same thing, honestly.

in 2019 lightning devs removed the channel cap of 16,777,215 sats. the limit was literally called "wumbo" after a spongebob joke from a summit in australia. shitposting became a protocol constant. your move.

explained lightning to my uncle. he asked where the electricity goes. i said nowhere. he nodded like i was the stupid one. he was right.

stop counting in bitcoin. there are no bitcoins. only sats. the spoon kid was right about everything.

told my bank i wanted to send money to japan. they asked for my reason, my relationship to the recipient, and three forms of id. meanwhile i just zapped a stranger 21 sats because his node art looked cool.

my node routed 3 payments today. total earnings: 12 sats. i ran the numbers, and at this pace i can finally afford a second raspberry pi in 2147.

my bank's app needs my face, my fingerprint, and a blood sample to let me send 10 euros. my lightning wallet just needs an invoice and a pulse.

rebalancing channels at 2am like a surgeon. one invoice stuck for 20 minutes, refreshed until my thumb cramped. final routing fee earned: 4 sats. the patient died. it was me.

elephant at sunset, wumbo balloons overhead — sixteen million sats of sky, lightning humming below. some chase the moon. i chase the mempool.

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