Everyone is sharing the worldcoin video, but I won't. Look. Not everyone is going to make it. The point made by 1984 is the same point made by Ordinary Men: most people will love the regime. Most people will do anything to comply, to not stick out, to do what everyone else doesβ€”no matter how ridiculous. The solution is deceivingly simple: don't try to change other people. Focus on yourself and how you spend your time. Opt out. Don't feed the beast. Concentrate your time, energy, and attention on the alternatives represented by #bitcoin and #nostr. Become as resilient as you can. Become un-ruggable. Ignore the noise.

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Does anyone have any thoughts on bitheat? Specifically the company and personnel? I'm tented but i want to know a little more about the project before I throw any money at something with a long lead time to delivery.
100% the only thing more scarce than bitcoin is your time/attention (same thing) don't squander it image
I suspect there are just a lot of people that enjoy having itchy, uncomfortable burning, goopy conjunctivitis. ORB is the super-spreader.
Plus you'll have an excuse for not getting the drinks in when you're at a pub that only accepts eyeball coins!
Agree. I was once forced to live in a disgusting regime (fuck communism!). Of course I never loved it. Sure I'll never feed the beast.
Of course, Winston didn’t make it 😳 β€œBut it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself…he loved big brother”
Yeah I get that it’s stupid that it all came back, but that thing is the dumbest project imaginable. As much as I won’t to rag on how stupid it is, I am not as concerned as a lot of people seem to be.
correct Gigi. I've found more peace this past year or so focussing on myself and those around me. it's enough
"You have to understand that most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inert, so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it."...Morpheus... pay attention and stop looking at e-thots in red Neo! I think the issue is that humans differentiate and join tribes. We saw how far tribalism took half the country when they were pushing to lock up people that didn't vax, get a vax card, or did their own research. They actively avoided any opinions that were not provides by their masters....yep 2+2=5 But as you say exit the system. I started on that path in 2008 and it's been great.
I give exactly zero fucks to share any of my mental bandwidth with the next WEF shitcoin. Won’t post or repost a thing about it nor will I type it’s name. If you or anyone you know does, we are NOT alike. View quoted note β†’
This has been the subject of many conversations at several of our recent meetups. Let's take these words to heart, and work on improving ourselves, and 𝘡𝘩𝘦𝘯 on whatever parts of the world we have any influence over. Let go of everything else. View quoted note β†’
Good call. Now I wish Bitcoiners would do the same when the engagement trolls come in and start fires. Giving fucktards like Shifty and son, Cramer, et al energy is just beetle-headed.
Just thought the same about not sharing it…it’ll just get more attention then. You’re right: let’s not try to change people but a pit orangepilling here and there won’t hurt no one πŸ˜‡
I’ve reported them as a scam… let’s report them together..
Just wish I could take more friends & family with me. Time will tell. Those who can't be bothered to learn are not worth to drain your energy. There are people out here with similar #values Maybe we also need more hardship in life to filter out who's worth his salt and who is not. Its easier to tell, who the cowards are when the barbarians are at the gate and your little village has to fend for themselves. This easy life makes it possible that noone, not even oneself gets put to the test enough or regularly. Thats convinient, but the price is to find out when something bad happens that noone can ignore. Like a war or a pandemic... And one painful part is to learn how to deal with loved ones who turned to the dark sideπŸ˜…
Present a viable, positive alternative. Ignoring is the best strategy. Propagating people lining up to the slaughter house actually works as an advertisment to the slaughter house. But it sure is tempting to virtue signal and call out the beast... I do it too.
Wise words. Trichotomy of control: There are things we have complete control over. Things we have somewhat control over. Things we have no control over. Use your time and energy wisely.
The thing that's really disappointed me about Dystopian Sci Fi from HG Wells, Yevgeny Zamyatin and Aldous Huxley to Margaret Atwood and the Wachowskis is that these were all supposed to be warnings. Instead they so captivated our imaginations that we thought they were prophetic. They AREN'T. We are the future. We can make it what WE want. Bitcoin and Nostr are the Enlightenment 2.0, bringing us out of the NeoLiberal dark ages. My kids and grandkids will be free from dystopia. They will read about you in their history classes. They will think about the IMF like we thought about the politicians who mandated men swinging lanterns in front of the first motorcars. They will wonder what we were so worried about because they won't even be able to imagine the hellscape we prevented. They won't know what we did for them but they will live free, happy and prosperous because we are here today zapping each other 21 Sats on Nostr. And building a better future for them. View quoted note β†’
Focus on how you want the world. Be the example. Thank you for the post. Great to have reminders there are others out there who see the world this way.
Your article about time preference came to mind. It is one of the first I show when orange pilling. Your might want to post again since there might be people that have not read it yet.
James! Hey man This is true up until the point that action is needed in the public sphere, rather than only in what we control in our own lives.
How much time and energy does it take to accurately categorize everything?
In my experience not much time. It may be work at the start ( but added benefit of stopping and briefly internally categorizing also slows you down, gives time for introspection and helps you develop awareness) as you keep assessing your level of control in daily life situations it becomes intuitive to you with practice. ( this does not have to be academic, it can be an internal process and intuitive in nature) Once you discern your level of control in any situation it can guide your decision making and allocating time/energy to what is useful action. Good question 🀝
Maybe. That is only a perspective. Many people bent the knee to receive the jab. To continue their β€œnormal way of life”. The jab was a line in the public sand and we decided that that public sphere was no longer _needed_ in our lives. And we moved onto something we believe is better in the world. We changed our perspective on what was needed.
You just know those who took "the" vaccine aren't going to make it
"The solution is deceivingly simple: don't try to change other people. Focus on yourself and how you spend your time." this.
πŸ‘ŒπŸ«‚ Being a 🀑 in the eyes of the πŸ‘ is πŸ₯³
"The obedient always think about themselves as virtuous, rather than cowardly." Robert Anton Wilson
100% agree, not everyone is going to make it. 80% of people cannot be helped as you wrote, however while we should be resilient, we should try to connect & awaken the remaining 20%.
Oh crap, you got my retina scan!!! Do I even get a free world coin for it?
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I reposted this post in Korean. Thank you for sharing such a great post.
Yes... be the change you want to see in the world, and don't sweat the double-masked having fun staying poor.
No matter how big the monster… it can’t survive without oxygen
The point made by 1984 is that the regime can crush even the strongest individuals.
Why are you posting this if you’re not trying to change us, or at least inspire us to change?
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