Sourcenode on Nostr: I spent the entire two hour flight orange pilling two intelligent young men whose ...

I spent the entire two hour flight orange pilling two intelligent young men whose boss is a crypto degen. They learned about the importance of self custody, the difference between Bitcoin and crypto, the Byzantine generals problem, and where Bitcoin fits into current events.

Their curiosity and desire for positive change was a breath of fresh air.

At the end of the day most human beings want the same thing. The situation is not as complicated as it appears at first glance.

Voting and protesting will not change anything. Violence will only breed further violence.

I'm beginning to think the only way to enact lasting change is through tax strikes and boycotts.

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My travel day started in an Uber with a Christian Palestinian. He was incredibly friendly and incredibly based. I opened up the conversation by telling him how terrible I felt about what's been happening in Gaza. We ended up talking about 9/11, building seven, and hos opinion about the Zionist movement. His dash cam recorded the entire conversation. As I was leaving the cab I told him I thought Bitcoin is our best shot at a solution and gave him my card.


Upon entering the airport I see police everywhere. Stearn faced and uptight. I go to the pre-check line and I see this sign

I gladly inform the TSA agent that I will be skipping the facial scan. He asks me to scan my boarding pass and then he takes my brand new "Real ID", runs it through a machine, places it under a microscope for about 20 seconds, then takes out a magnifying glass and looks it over for another 10 seconds. While he's doing so I said, has there been an issue with these new IDs being faked. He said, "We need to do more when we don't trust the machine."

Of course when he said we he meant me. So basically what he's admitting is that the TSA has a policy of harassing people who don't submit to the face scan. Then I get "randomly selected" to remove my shoes


I enter the airport terminal smiling because all of this is too surreal and nobody fucks with my vibe except me. I then go to buy a bottle of water from a self checkout kiosk. The screen runs me through a whole process of trying to KYC me using my phone number, asking me for a donation, all while my face is on camera and the checkout clerks are having a conversation two feet away... Next time I'll talk with them instead of the clanker cashier.. while they're still there.

I walk away from my transaction and see a new type of CCTV hanging from the ceiling. It looks like it could have dozens of high powered cameras inside. Thanks I feel much safer now.

I'm on my flight writing this now.

While it would be easy to be blacked pilled this morning I'm choosing faith instead. The people are waking up.

The control mechanisms won't work.