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196 sats \ 10 replies \ @optimism 15h \ on: Bitcoin is a Lie - Mike Brock bitcoin
But here’s the trick: if you build systems premised on the assumption that everyone is your enemy, you create the very conditions where everyone becomes your enemy.
He completely misses the meaning of "Bitcoin is for enemies", but that makes sense if you're neck-deep in politics. He should have read #1254359!
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100 sats \ 9 replies \ @ek 12h
Yeah, the beginning is already a great example of just reading into something what you want to read:
Bitcoin is for enemies. They say this. Seriously. Look it up.
It's an article for a specific audience. I feel bad for the little attention I paid to it. Even though I guess we should be aware of how bitcoin is portrayed by our "enemies."
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50 sats \ 8 replies \ @optimism 12h
Propagandists be propagating.
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121 sats \ 7 replies \ @ek 12h
At least his bio is funny:
Ex-tech exec, now a reluctant Cassandra. Deeply unfashionable. Penning dispatches from democracy's peril at notesfromthecircus.com. 2+2=4, even when power insists otherwise.
And it reminded me why I don't describe myself in my bio or here. I’ve read so many bios I can’t take seriously that I feel like, no matter what I write in my own bio, other people will feel the same about it.
I’m probably overthinking it, but that is definitely me.
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218 sats \ 4 replies \ @Taj 11h
I remember Jack D saying on Nostr in the early days that the bigger the bio, the less trustworthy the npub, or something along those lines
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268 sats \ 1 reply \ @jimmysong 7h
Funny because Brock worked for Jack D. Actually was in charge of adding Bitcoin purchasing to Cash App IIRC.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Taj 4h
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70 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 10h
If only the reverse were true lol
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 10h
Interesting
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175 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby OP 8h
you aren't overthinking. I've always liked your about page.
bios are hard. The temptation to be self-important is real.
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102 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 8h
Thank you, my insecurity appreciates you.
Now I think we’re both overthinking haha
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