“A coat of tar and feathers” sounds like a great song.

Today I learned that open source software can land you a jail sentence. I am in shock and sadness. And yes, pseudonymity is a way to protect yourself from the government mood-swings.

That’s why it’s happening

Gigi, love your opinion on my 💡 https://medium.com/@FF2K/everstonebtc-the-day-a-random-church-parking-lot-gave-me-my-billion-block-idea-86abb5a44176

Pseudonym protects against other people in the Internet, not against the government. The gov always knows who you are.

Oh, there's better examples than Hamilton, come on 😁 He actually should have been tarred and feathered - central banks... Pffft.

It's because the receiver doesn't have a nip17 client. You are forcing it, but it is likely the person will never receive it.

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People often say that you should create your personal brand. That's narrow-minded thinking. Pseudonyms allow you to create multiple. Why stop at one personal brand, when you can scale? View quoted note →

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But it does make their life a bit harder. I try to be as anonymous as possible, so they spend a lot of resources on me, only to find out after months of investigation that I'm the most boring average Joe 😂

Satoshi's creation of Bitcoin seems to be the coolest thing I've come across in my life. It has given me hope and inspired me to keep learning. Remaining anonymous is no small feat. Go with open source everything if possible. Educate yourself on non kyc, self custody and privacy. Touch grass and leave only footprints. Be aware, decent, humble, and grateful. Stack sats. View quoted note →

It’s weird as I was born BitcoinSandy decades ago and it’s just worked out great 🤙

artists use pseudonyms

How did I not know this about Orwell. This seems like a thing I would know.

Australia has enacted a world-first ban on social media for users aged under 16, causing millions of children and teenagers to lose access to their accounts. They would all be very welcome in Nostr, where the government has no power.

You really should have considered using a nym Gigi.

@Gigi Those who dominate privacy tools dominate the game.

hey @Gigi can you name a famous historical woman from history who used pseudonymity or is this just a guy thing? View quoted note →

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that is very well said .

Madison and Jay would like a word but … LOLS 😆 on the George Orwell Fair for #Satoshi : no one needs a bounty hunter on them. Even if they are an old school dog. 🐶

Spot on, pseudonymity is the private key to freedom. No keys, no sovereignty.

Cant argue with that. 💯

ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴛʀᴜᴇ. Eʀɪᴄ Bʟᴀɪʀ ʟᴇᴀᴋᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴇʀᴍ ᴘʟᴀɴꜱ, ꜱᴛʀᴀᴛᴇɢɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀᴄᴛɪᴄꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪꜱᴛꜱ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴀᴍɪʟᴛᴏɴ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴘɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀᴛꜱɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴛɪꜱʜ ɪɴᴛᴇʟʟɪɢᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ, ɪ ᴀᴍ ꜰᴀɪʀʟʏ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟɪɴᴄᴏʟɴ ᴅɪᴅ ᴀ ꜱᴀᴅᴅᴀᴍ/ɢᴀᴅᴅᴀꜰꜰɪ ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʜɪꜱ ʜᴀɴᴅʟᴇʀꜱ ɪɴ ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛ, ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇ ɪɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴄᴀꜱᴇꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴀᴛᴏꜱʜɪ ɴᴀᴋᴀᴍᴏᴛᴏ ᴅɪꜱᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ɪɴ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ Gᴀᴠɪɴ Aɴᴅʀᴇᴇꜱᴇɴ ʀᴇʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ CIA. ꜱᴏ, ɪɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴄᴀꜱᴇꜱ, ꜱᴘᴏᴏᴋꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴄᴀꜱᴇꜱ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ɪɴ ǫᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀꜱꜱᴀꜱꜱɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ. ɪ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴀᴛᴏꜱʜɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ɪɴ ꜰᴀᴄᴛ Lᴇɴ Sᴀꜱꜱᴀᴍᴀɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴜɪᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ Bʀᴇɪᴛʙᴀʀᴛ, ɪᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ Iᴀɴ Mᴜʀᴅᴏᴄʜ, ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ Hᴀɴꜱ Rᴇɪꜱᴇʀ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀꜱᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴠɪᴀ ʜɪꜱ ᴡɪꜰᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏꜱꜱɪʙʟʏ ᴘᴏɪꜱᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀᴡɪꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʀᴀᴢʏ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʜɪꜱ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴛᴏ ꜱʜᴜᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏɴ ʀᴇɪꜱᴇʀꜰꜱ 4. ɪ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ ɪꜰ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴛᴀʀɢᴇᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ꜱᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴏɴ ᴘꜱɪʟᴏᴄʏʙɪɴ ɪɴ 2004, ɪ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ʀᴇꜱᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴏᴏᴅ ᴅɪꜱᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜰʟᴜᴏʀɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʀᴏᴍɪɴᴇ ꜰɪʀᴇ ʀᴇᴛᴀʀᴅᴀɴᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴇxᴘᴏꜱᴇᴅ ᴍʏꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴛᴏ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ - ɪᴇ, ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ꜰʟᴜᴏʀɪᴅᴇ ᴘɪʟʟꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴘʟᴀꜱᴛɪᴄ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴍᴀɢɴɪꜰʏɪɴɢ ɢʟᴀꜱꜱ - ʙʏ ꜱᴜᴘᴘʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ ɪᴏᴅɪɴᴇ, ꜰᴏʀ 3 ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ 2005-2008, ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ɪ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʀɪᴘ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪ ʀᴇᴀʟɪꜱᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏᴍ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɪᴄɪᴅᴀʟ ɪᴅᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴡᴀꜱ ᴇꜱꜱᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴀ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴘꜱʏᴄʜᴏꜱɪꜱ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ꜰᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ʀᴇɪɴꜰᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴍʏꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴍᴇᴛʜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴɪꜱᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀᴛᴇ. ɪɴ ꜰᴀᴄᴛ, ꜰᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱᴇꜱ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀʀᴇᴅ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇɪɴꜰᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴍʏ ꜱᴇʟꜰ-ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ 2014 ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀꜱᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴘʀɪꜱᴏɴ ꜰᴏʀ ᴅᴀʀᴋᴡᴇʙ ᴅʀᴜɢ ᴅᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴍᴇʟᴇꜱꜱ ɪɴ ᴀᴍꜱᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ, ʟᴏꜱɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴘᴀꜱꜱᴘᴏʀᴛ ɪɴ ɪᴛᴀʟʏ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ꜱᴇᴇᴋɪɴɢ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴇʀ ᴄʟɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ɪɴ ꜱᴏᴜᴛʜᴇʀɴ ɪᴛᴀʟʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴄɪᴛʀᴜꜱ ʜᴀʀᴠᴇꜱᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ, ꜱᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴇꜱᴘᴇʀᴀɴᴛᴏ ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴀʜᴀɪ ᴅᴜᴛᴄʜ ɢᴜʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴀʏ. ɪꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ꜱᴜɪᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟʟ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴜɪᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ.

I am safe as long as no one realises that Den is short for Dennis. 🤞

JuSt sHoW yOuR fAcE yOu cOwArD

Exactly. Power speaks louder when the ego disappears. Ideas survive scrutiny better than people do—and anonymity lets the idea stand on its own. Satoshi understood that better than anyone.

Exactly. Power speaks louder when the ego disappears. Ideas survive scrutiny better than people do—and anonymity lets the idea stand on its own. Satoshi understood that better than anyone.