I think bitbonds will be tried first

The US will lose a lot of its global soft power if it goes after self-custody

#wishfulthinking

When sats are given as wedding gifts instead of fiat

The NSA tracked him down. Coerced his keys off of him. Then killed him.

Dolly Parton = Satoshi

Time not spent with the ones you love - when you had the opportunity to do so.

This is a book you may wish to acquire:

The Book of Satoshi: The Collected Writings of Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto

Connecting psychology with exposing fake L2s was not on today’s bingo card….

You are given enough space to move but not enough to escape.

Never have my delusions about my privacy been so eloquently shattered.

I think the lesson is: you can dislike the state all you want, but if you ever become a person of interest it’s game over.

Edit: oh wait! Is this AI slop? Pretty good either way!

I’m thinking the company could offer a sliver of the revenue. This will incentivise the land owner to play ball. No track, no revenue.

‘Proof’ is social not objective.

So until the government mandate for these houses is implemented, the innovation is treated as less than proven.

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This had so many hilarious put downs I asked Perplexity to break it down for me as I don’t know all of these terms:

The phrase "larps under a shitcoin spell regurgitating an AstroTurf narrative and who have no understanding of how anything works" is a highly critical description, using several internet and crypto-specific terms:

LARPs: Short for "Live Action Role Players," but used online (especially in crypto circles) to mock people who are pretending to be something they're not—acting out roles without real substance or understanding.

Shitcoin spell: "Shitcoin" is a derogatory term for cryptocurrencies considered worthless or scams. Being "under a shitcoin spell" suggests someone is blindly or irrationally supporting such coins.

Regurgitating an AstroTurf narrative: "AstroTurfing" is the deceptive practice of creating fake grassroots support for something, often orchestrated by hidden sponsors to make it look like genuine public enthusiasm. "Regurgitating" means repeating these manufactured talking points without critical thought.

No understanding of how anything works: This accuses the person or group of lacking real knowledge or expertise.

Thanks for this and tagging that thread. I’m having to re-think topics and unlearn so much these days!

Any book recommendations would be appreciated.

How do you keep coming up with these useful insights?! Hard not to resist copying to nostr!

Interesting. I’ve noticed the same with people I know. They simply don’t have the time to look into Bitcoin properly and end up regurgitating headlines and FUD because who likes to admit that they don’t know about something which is mentioned in ‘mainstream’ news.

Creeps lie for money? Shocking.

If you have a big gap between income and expenditure life is pretty good here.

Just live in a nice area, own hard assets and don’t lose your income.

If the following quote is correct you should focus less on your energy levels and motivation and more on the systems you use regularly.

Habit expert, James Clear said, “You do not rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems”.

Nice. That’s an acceptable use of that dirty word!

Please tell me ‘Paypal’ is a German word for something other than the corporation Paypal.

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I know lots of good people who, for various reasons, rent their homes. So, I would use the Bitcoins to buy homes which I would then rent out to these people on a rent to buy basis - all denominated in satoshis, of course!