is Munity now officially rebranded as OpenSecrets?

best speech, maybe ever

inter-cabal squabble

noogle.lol is a dedicated search client but not too many advanced search options there yet

nostr.band can do the job, too

noted, will give it a closer look today. Looking forward to see what will come of this

why not Nostr?

I think of Nostore but it seems like it only works in Safari:

You can typically find most Nostr-related tools here: https://nostr.net/

good point

I guess they were accelerationists

hell yes, been waiting for this one

Lol true

this reminds me of a conversation with a no coiner friend who is into finance and programming. He is simply stuck on the:

"If Bitcoin is so great as you're telling me, why isn't everyone [in the mainstream] saying so?"

I don't think there's any grand media conspiracy, excluding dedicated BDS haters. People are not using it themselves. Maybe they tried setting up a wallet at some point but it was somewhat weird. The vast majority of normies who interacted with it did it via Coinbase or other shitcoin casinos, where it's just another crazy thing to bet on.

People simply don't get it and diffusion of innovation takes time. Setting up your wallet takes time. Getting bitcoin takes time. Learning about self-custody takes time. Lightning takes time. Getting to quality resources of information takes time.

Most people wish they bought Bitcoin earlier. Heck, everyone does. But dedicating time to through the steep adoption curve is complicated. And you can't even begin to grasp Bitcoin if you don't recognize the problems in the current system. The way things are today seem normal to people - we're living it, using a bank is normal way of doin things.

In this setting, offering any sort of alternative comes across as radical in the society of complacency, where everyone is trying to win approval and fit in. And in this period of scammers, shitcoining and MLM's being cautious about Bitcoin doesn't seem ultimately bad, though I have to admit it is disappointing.

The people I had no trouble orange-pilling already had a genuine need for it. They get it instantly and their eyes light up when you talk about it. Others are lost in the ocean of blind trust or shitcoining (gambling). Best we can do right now is lead by example and offer a way out for the curious one's.

Bitcoin information landscape is better than ever and my hope is that it's only going to improve moving forward. The growth of stacker.news itself is a prime example of this. We won't be able to influence the change to the degree we'd like to until we have popular publications and forums built on Bitcoin itself, driven by Bitcoiners. It's happening and the way forward is clear but lots of work to do still.

will do, thanks!

beautiful. Can I use it as a cover for the next issue of Nobsbitcoin.com GM report next Monday?

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next discussions and new proposals for this will be back in autumn. They have to pass some form of child protection regulation by 2026 from what I've read since existing child protection measures will expire by then

For me, Bitcoin is more about becoming increasingly more effective individual as it is a great tool for optimizing one's focus and time.

If bitcoin went away, there are many more ways to 'make it.'

'Making it' feels like a misnomer but I feel like people just want more time and comfort for themselves to pursue whatever they deem meaningful which isn't necessarily a bad thing. The problem seems to be viewing bitcoin as 'last chance to make it' seems to indicate desperation and huge emotional attachment towards something you can't control. This doesn't seem like a healthy or sustainable thing long-term but again everyone is built different.

A healthier approach would likely be to think of bitcoin as just one of the tools to help make it - use it as a means of inspiration rather than desperation.

I will sound idealistic but fundamentally, I think there's no 'foolproof' substitute for good old proof-of-work, humility, and certain degree of risk taking - embrace those and you can always find new ways to 'make it.'

Got my friend hooked on playing with home mining, will attempt to set up this next week, should be lots of fun: https://d-central.tech/product/the-nerdaxe/