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Last Notes npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah He's the one derpy billionaire (i think) so inept they won't let him into the cabal. So he spouts off with his highly regarded recycled takes trying to sound original and curry favor. Bless him. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah When someone sausage-fingers the "report post" button on one of your tweets 👁👄🤛 npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah BTC pump after losing your coins has to be the worst twist of the knife. Heart goes out to my brethren in arms 🫂 npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah 😲 #nevent1q…v9s6 npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah There's a mutual benefit ppl are downplaying. I don't think anyone's bitcoin journey would have even begun without podcasts.... Even the real worldview-altering bitcoin books were popularized via podcasts. There is 1000% a value-add. Even if it is motivated by self-interest. Ads come with the territory. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Exactly that. That it helps with crime. That and the whole "if you're doing nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide" argument. He works in tech. Can only imagine the positive applications of surveillance tech. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah It's horrific. People are absolutely clueless/naive. Got into an argument with a friend of a friend the other day. He was completely sold on the value prop of constant surveillance. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Toxic maximalism doing toxic tings. Tired of all the cynical takes I see on here. I hold @nprofile…6z2t @nprofile…72gh and other good-faith bitcoin educators in the highest regard. I maintain that they are good and honorable men - unless there is damning evidence I am just unaware of. All this "they only believed in the product because they promoted the product" criticism seems like bullshit to me. Is it not possible that it was the OPPOSITE: they promoted the product BECAUSE they believed in the product??? Keep your heads up fellas (if you even see this). Unfortunately, the man in the arena eventually gets bloodied. This is the way. And also thank you. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Every Revolution eventually leads to the revolutionaries killing one another.... npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Damn. What a blow. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Chaos in bitcoin getting exhausting. But I'll take it anyday over the calm, gradual, heatdeath of the fiat world..... Bitcoin derives order from entropy. Fiat order succumbs to entropy. Few. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Dude. Clearly. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah I hope yall gave Erin Redwing her props. She kinda called a chaotic July/Aug for bitcoin..... thought it was bullshit, but boy oh boy... npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Ditto. Sentiment everywhere is 💩 lately npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Fatal flaw of the Titannic was the widespread belief it was "unsinkable"... npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah To think Coinkite's con extends to everyone that promoted the product is a bit much. Moreover for Odell and Bent to have been in on it would imply not only that they are unethical but also that they are stupid (which they are not). They, more than most, would have understood how damaging this would be to bitcoin - and against their interest. In fact, them peddling Coldcards makes me LESS inclined to think they knew. What would have been more damning would be if they had been subtly directing people AWAY from Coldcards without being transparent as to why. That would tell me they knew something but were scared or disincentivized to expose the exploit. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Pretty much Scenario B.... I have the mental image of a moat filled with ravenous, man-eating crocodiles. Just inside the moat is a large minefield filled with super sensitive claymores, with hair triggers. Anyone that gets past these two defenses must then clear a barbed-wire fence, inside of which are dozens of AI-powered robot dogs. Evade the dogs and then there's an inner perimeter of sniper towers. Finally there is 6-foot thick reinforced cement-walled structure with biometric entry. Inside of this is a triple-locked state-of-the-art vault. Inside the vault, is a post-it note, on which is written the word "password." This is the Cold-card. An air-gapped, high tech post-it note securing the world's weakest password. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Must EVERYTHING be a labor of love?? I, for one, have never compensated any bitcoin youtuber for the THOUSANDS of hours of content I've consumed over the years. So I am in no position to criticize them for accepting sponsorship $$$ from companies they honestly believed to be credible. We were all betrayed. Some horrifically so. We must learn and grow. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah America: land of the affinity scam npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Is this the centralizing force of AI vs the decentralized resistance of encryption? Seems only big players with huge teams can survive on this emerging landscape npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah That's valid. I agree with you on that. There can be no tolerance of anyone that airbrushed their bullshit behavior. I don't think calling that out should be labeled as righteous crusading... especially now while people are actively losing their savings npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Of course not. But is sponsorship as a rule a bad thing? When a company deceives, that company deserves to burn...... I just don't know if I can decide which victims of the deception need to burn as well I'd say maybe those "victims" who knowingly participated in the deception npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah A lot of sloppy thinking going on right now. Of course we are in a lot of pain after the Coldcard disaster. But pain does not justify friendly fire. No. Every influencer that promoted ColdCard was not complicit in the entropy defects. We are all only as good as the information upon which we rely. The criticisms I'm seeing fall into one of two general lines of reasoning: 1. Every influencer touting Coldcard as a secure device is accountable because they SHOULD HAVE KNOWN about the vulnerability, and not to know represents some sort of dereliction of duty or worse: outright corruption. OR 2. Only those knowledgeable about code/software development should have been qualified to give HWW recommendations. So not knowing is not an excuse. I take issue with these points because the ENTIRE bitcoin experience is the self-taught common man learning and teaching other self-taught common men. Wisdom acquired in this way is by definition hard-earned -- at times painful and others fatal. But this is the only way to out maneuver an ever-evolving adversary (the State). Do not seek advice from others without the courage to sustain whatever path that advice leads you down. Otherwise lean on your own understanding. If we only relied on pure technologists to purvey knowledge in the bitcoin space, many audiences would be unreachable. We need all voices participating. We were all fooled. Some of us were accountable only to ourselves. Some of us took it upon ourselves to bring others along by sharing what we believed (erroneously) to be best practice. This has produced painful tradeoffs; namely, propogating flawed knowledge. This is tragic. But the alternative world is NOT better. We must be willing to strive and to lift one another. We will endure. We will adapt. Or we will die. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Hey man, keep your head up. This is the risk one takes when one attempts to help or be of service to others. "Others" don't always react how you expect. The intent is lost. When your service works out, you're appreciated. When it does not, you're blamed. People are woefully poor at allocating accountability. So, when crises happen, everyone involved is to blame. We want the benefit of people willing push into the frontier and share the knowledge gained, but we can't handle the uncertainty and risk inherent in that process. So we blame the purveyor of that early knowledge as somehow being complicit when the hidden flaws inevitably come to light. Coldcard and NVK failed. You did not. Keep your head up. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah So very sorry. This violates what we all hold sacred. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Was skeptical when the BTC astrologer predicted bad things in July/August on TFTC.... maybe she was onto something npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah The evil guys just CAN'T keep winning. Fuck. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah This breaks my heart. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Curious to see how insane quantum FUD sounds coming out of this vulnerability exploit... npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Hiding his DSLs behind that mask. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah "Those who do not move do not notice their chains." npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah The older I get, the less I feel I understand people. And the less I feel people understand me. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Thought i was the only one who did this npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Comrade Ursula is no stranger to 'super-equality' https://npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2.blossom.band/39e5af3a17df794df6554a94a86af5287ab9859ce79ab926dfaa8621ec7797f8.jpg https://npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2.blossom.band/87ce401744b5296da4f37fb3d0e4ea52fe6e8fb2d1c0000fb236231685dd2053.jpg https://npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2.blossom.band/0463816af9df9b924a0e82b64d644829daa9b40af226a1fa8ba573241eb3a061.jpg https://npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2.blossom.band/8c7e88d9f993c1e1e17c5176e2c92711d591eb2e511bc5218be018a633bc4a02.jpg npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Happy Father's Day. Be a wolf. Not a dog. #nevent1q…hgws npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah I'd watch npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Has there ever been effective revolution that didn't attract (and ultimately get coopted by) power-hungry psychopaths? Was the founding of the US the only one?? (Spoiler: power-hungry psychopaths DID eventually infiltrate the US power structure) npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah On Hunger and Freedom. https://npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2.blossom.band/25ed918e0a2b0b96bedc706bfaf2ca9b0e55ae5149dee0af727ad4c2f4b3a8d5.mp4 npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah The Curse of Awareness https://npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2.blossom.band/614bb90edacfeccb58da4a96cc5e4302240fbd7cc1dd12a2460c6f00fdb42837.mp4 npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah "It's not me. It's you guys!" Truer words have never been spoken.... those kids will be the ones losing lives and limbs npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah ...looks like what you get if a Kia fucked another Kia npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Everything is fake. Geez. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah We're surrounded by quiet evidence we don't live in a free economy. Case in point: why/how is it that every item in a grocery store (with all their myriad inputs and complex supply/demand dynamics) fall into neatly quantized price increments? $1.99, $2.99, $10.99, etc.? Why isn't a box of blackberries $3.37 or $2.03? ....I understand there are reasons (psychological or otherwise) for charging round numbers, but those reasons are nonetheless distortions of free market dynamics which do not care about the difference between $9.99 and $10.02. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah On-board a cruise with extended family... Let me just say that the Nostr/Bitcoiner vision of a future where the people rise up, throw off the yoke of the state, and demand freedom, liberty, and respect for their Natural Rights is OVERLY optimistic. Even more than I expected, the general population has ZERO objection to being bagged, tagged, and herded. The technoccracy will be embraced. Normies are already SLAVES to convenience and maintenance of status quo. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah "Being against everything..." Define "everything" npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Leftists need to understand that the problem with billionaires is NOT that there isn't enough $$$ to go around and they are hoarding it. The problem is that the only real way one becomes a billionaire is by exploiting proximity to power and/or capitalizing on the degeneracy of the fiat system. Similarly, the problem with your neighborhood crime syndicate isn't how much money they have amassed. The problem is HOW they went about amassing the money. Redistribution doesn't solve anything. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Random thought: I've always heard the DOD touted as proof that a socialist system can work (e.g. Tricare). What's always missing from that claim is the obvious fact that it can only afford to be socialist because it is funded by the proceeds (and debasement) of a larger capitalist system. Also the fact that socialism always works... for a moment... until gravity kicks in and it collapses under its own weight (much like the bloated/corrupt DOD is doing now). That is all. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Always wait for "Print receipt?" prompt. That marks end of transaction. Gotta love fiat. Makes everyone a cop and a robber. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Sending strength brother. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Bladerunner npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Orwellian double-speak has quietly created a deep semantic divide that enables reality-manufacturing at an unimaginable rate. Add AI, and all bets are off. We underestimate how much of "objective" reality is actually perspectival. Yesterday I learned, this whole time, that my wife has thought Trump Derangement Syndrome referred to irrational PRO-TRUMP zealots. Your media diet defines your reality. This successful coopting of language negates any hope of compromise, agreement, or a democratic resolution to modern societal rifts. This is tower of Babel stuff. https://npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2.blossom.band/fa97529d7ee04662a56b4dc312f160b31fc7db7d0b70365da3687fec0ade0c22.jpg npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Much appreciated. Been off nostr for a while. Need to do some wallet maintenance npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Why I fear we're fucked fucked... Anarchocapitalism is cruelty. This is the general sentiment of most mainstream (particularly left-of-center) detractors of such a system. Indeed this is the reaction to any sociopolitical/economic system founded on principles of individual accountability - sound money, libertarianism, small government, Austrian economics, etc. Individual responsibility, while empowering to some, is outright terrifying to others. The consequent reality is that a large swathe of society generally operates under a premise that equates consequences with cruelty. This bias is preserved down to the individual level, most commonly expressed in different parenting styles. Why is this important? It is important because it illustrates that what is needed is NOT a fact-based discourse highlighting the merits and drawbacks of the seemingly radical ideal of a predominantly individualist (as opposed to collectivist) system of governance. First a deep exploration of the underpinnings of morals and justice must occur. Before I can convince you that the libertarian vision is not one of cruel and indifferent individualism, we must first have a mutual understanding of notions like ‘justice,’ ‘kindness,’ and ‘cruelty.’ I am generally a proponent of facing the consequences of ones actions. This starkly opposes the opinions of many people I know personally who view this way of being as harsh or uncaring. So the problem is that when you view consequences as cruelty, then the type of society proposed by libertarians IS a cruel one. And this gap is unlikely to ever be bridged without catastrophe (e.g. Great Depression or Soviet-style civilizational despair). Nature to be commanded, must be obeyed. As people and societies experience prosperity and insulation from nature - and its uncompromising Darwinian competition for survival - they become increasingly intolerant of hardship. Stated differently, the better able civilization is to subdue the forces of nature, the more misaligned with nature and its principles we become. The problem with this is that laws - be they of physics or nature - cannot be escaped. They can be deferred. So eventually, the bill comes due. If individuals are not required to pay the price for their actions, eventually, then society writ large will have to. This the case in much of Europe. And it is becoming increasingly the case in the United States as we forget our own rugged, self-reliant origins. I suspect the dislocation will only worsen as we opt for continued attempts at denying the axiomatic truth that NOTHING IN LIFE IS FREE. This is the weak-men-creating-hard-times phase of the cycle. If you’ve reached the end of this post, thank you. I don’t like to be a pessimist, but I just do not see a path forward, barring a major recalibration of society’s prevailing views on individual responsibility. Perhaps I am mistaken. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah He's an aged billionaire autist who lives in Miami. That painful ad is his best attempt at speaking to what he thinks is the "youth." He's out of touch. Brilliant. But he'll always be a corporatist. Buyer beware. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah At BBB this year? npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah The cognitive dissonance of being a bitcoiner in medicine.... love my patients. Love treating them. Fucking hate Healthcare, the bureacracy, the corrupt incentives, and the way many of my colleagues think. Can't go on forever. Sigh. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah A pardon would be the right thing. That said, it's funny how easily he's played like a fiddle - just say it started under Biden and his ears perk up 😂 npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Oh I absolutely agree. But there's rational atheist skeptic types who argue that supernatural framings aren't compelling. All I'm trying to imply is that even if divorced from the supernatural, the existence if a spiritual war is irrefutable. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah I am increasingly hearing the term "spiritual warfare" pop up in the modern vernacular. Some obviously subscribe to this framing, but others I see cringe or recoil at this, as it appears to evoke religiosity and superstition. I would argue that intentional and exacting attention needs to be paid the WORDS, however. Spiritual warfare encompasses the Christian connotation people think of. But it also has a more general meaning. I would argue that ANY struggle that transcends establishing exclusively physical submission of an opponent is spiritual. When a UFC champion takes a match into late rounds to dissect a challenger, that becomes a war of the spirit. When a prisoner of war is subjected to psychological torture, the goal is conquest of the POW's spirit. The intent is to BREAK his or her spirit. So the question is: are there or are there not forces at play in society that strive, whether intentionally or otherwise, to break our spirit? #thinkstr npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah What a guy! npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Probably an unappealing take, but I believe two facts exist in opposition in modern society (specifically with respect to the male psyche): 1. Emotional intelligence, the therapy revolution, comfort with being vulnerable, etc. are generally positive forces for actualization of men - as social creatures. This is a good thing. 2. Cultivating rich emotional fluency has the directional effect of domesticating men. Of course this a generalization, and there are/will be exceptions. But, generally speaking, emotionally actualized and vulnerable men are less savage men. The question is, does society need savage men? I would argue savage men in your populace aren't needed. Until they are. Every revolution in history has hinged on savage men. And if history teaches us anything, it is that revolution is ALWAYS coming. Eventually. This is the paradox I observe as we unconditionally push for more emotionally intelligent men. ...but idk tho 🤷🏾♂️ npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Was just ranting yesterday about this phenomenon to my wife. Everyone and everything MUST be monetized. It's gross. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah War is the difficulty adjustment. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Question in my mind is, who holds more sway in their respective domain: JPM in America or CCP in China? If Xi couldn't successfully defeat the corn, can Jamie? npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah If restaurants billed like hospitals.... 1. A menu item would cost X. 2. The value of X would be hidden from BOTH the server AND the guest. 3. The guest would then be charged some value Y (instead of X). 4. The restaurant would then be paid some value Z (instead of Y or X). 5. We, as a society, would then be downright BEWILDERED by how broken restaurant economics have become. Insanity 🤬 npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Sure. In this case. I'm just pointing out the problem with unforeseen consequences. You are implying these ppl are good at anticipating consequences. I am suggesting they are abysmal at it. Therefore there should be no tinkering with the source code Nature is the only proofreader I even marginally trust. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Familiar with Roundup? It's a highly toxic chemical that kills nearly anything it touches. Crops were "bioengineered" to be tolerant to roundup. Farmland was then saturated with Roundup, killing only the undesirable plants (weeds). "Testing" the bioengineered crops would have revealed no problematic effects to the plant. But it turns out human consumption of Roundup is VERY harmful.... nature would have never produced a plant immune to Roundup. Gene editing did. Unfortunately the second/third order effects became apparent only after the practice was already mainstream.... this is a large contributor to America's food supply being toxic npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah If we assume gene X only controls one trait, but it turns out to control a lot of functions, we could introduce weird diseases or mutations by accident. When you selectively breed, you let evolved biological control mechanisms filter out potentially dangerous mututions I don't trust profit-motivated corporations to tinker/optimize for bigger oranges and beefier cows without tolerating some possibly harmful tradeoffs. These are the ppl that brought us high fructose corn syrup. Given the means, they will ALWAYS want a "stickier" product.. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah The nuanced distinction between the two approaches is in fact the very critical detail... every single thing humans do HAS to factor in the probability of human error...... Human error in the context of selective breeding has a much lower probability of catastrophic fallout than does human error in the context of direct genetic modification/"bioengineering" npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Man.... thanks npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah So is @nprofile…6237 DC open to public yet or nah? I think google is trying to lead me astray. Says it doesn't open till December npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah The US floating toxic financial thirst traps like this 50 yr mortgage scheme WHILE gutting the populace is the fiat govt equivalent of a mob boss that gives a usurious loan, then positions goons outside to shake you down for the borrowed cash. You end up broke and idebted to the mob boss - who ends up with the money & power. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Glancing through their reported data, seems they are... npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Any w/o nuts? npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Fold? npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Lost on most of the world. Many seem only interested in understanding that which they have already decided to condone. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah You know how fiat relies on monetizing tomorrow's resources today? Tesla does that with innovation. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah I find it amusing that to many people I know, the statement, "not everyone needs to go to college" is more controversial than "not everyone needs to get married/have a family".... one statement is backed by 70 years of precedent, the other thousands. We have a long way to go yet. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah I guess that's a valid point too. Our conception of time is so constrained by its necessary link to geographic location on Earth. Seems so obvious that this becomes a woefully inadequate system as soon as you leave the atmosphere (or time travel for that matter)... block height doesn't seem to suffer this same limitation npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Thought question: assuming bitcoin represents a new New World, complete with its own time zone - or rather its own timekeeping convention (block height)... Would this convention be tenable at extraterrestrial/interstellar distances? Is there already an accepted convention for timekeeping in space (I assume UTC would be a silly idea)? 🤔 #thinkster npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah I WISH it was only 80% npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Boing. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Our society pulsates to the hypnotic drumbeat of corrosive hedonism. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah The word 'healthcare' is a fairly modern word. I don't know why, but I've always taken issue with it - as compared to other longstanding terms like 'medicine' or just 'health.' It feels like an orwelian misdirection designed to CONNOTE (imply) one thing, but DENOTE (mean) something entirely different. The term is never examined, but I feel it should be. Similar to how 'social justice' masquerades as actual justice, but in reality is a wholly unrelated, highly political, and less noble idea. The serpents should be given no quarter. Every single word should be dissected before accepting any of their premises. Idk. Just a gut feeling I suppose. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah It's the only echo chamber where I routinely get wise/sound advice.... Or is that just what someone inside an echo chamber would say? 🤔 npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Something I struggle with almost daily is authenticity/integrity.... Does being authentic and committed to truth-telling mandate that I share my position on EVERY issue at EVERY opportunity? In my day to day life, I'm surrounded by left-leaning normies who couldn't be bothered to question any of the mainstream orthodoxy. It gets exhausting engaging these people. So I generally keep my mouth shut and my head down. This is taken as tacit agreement with their dogma. This feels cowardly. Is there a proper balance between having the courage to speak my mind and just being combative/argumentative? #asknostr npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah I believe leftism is an emergent property of increasing scale. Large atomized populations are the fertile ground for this ideology to take root. Maturation, parenthood, entrepreneurship provide a counterbalancing force to this scale. They draw attention to the micro. Conversely, big tech, bureaucracy, academia are blinded by their focus on macro phenomena. This decouples them from reality. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah When a patient is dying, there are a number of physiologic derangements that are universally present. Many appear early and worsen (sometimes gradually, sometimes rapidly) until the person's demise. These commonly include low blood pressure, low oxygen saturations, labile heart rates/rhythms, and an altered or depressed mental state. Many, if not all, of these aberrations, are apparent even to the lay person or the junior medical trainee as worrisome. For the most part however, these findings, though very concerning, do not NECESSARILY spell the imminent death of the patient. There is one derangement though, that once it appears is a harbinger of the end: hypoglycemia. It turns out that maintaining physiologic blood sugar - specifically avoiding LOW blood sugar - is an absolutely fundamental condition of life. So much that this function, largely fulfilled by the liver (with some input from the pancreas), is more protected and preserved than even maintenance of blood pressure or blood oxygen levels. So when a patient's blood sugar begins to tank, requiring administration of dextrose to correct, this spells liver failure and is an undeniable tell that the end is nigh. This is often missed by family members or novice clinicians as meaningful because hypoglycemia seems so innocuous when compared to the other concomitant physiologic abnormalities in the critically ill. ...why do I mention this? Lately, when I listen to people like @NikBhatia, Luke Gromen, Dr. Jeff Ross, @Preston, @MartyBent, to name a few, I get the impression that the silent (as far as MSM is concerned) geopolitical and macroeconomic tremors we are experiencing are America's hypoglycemia moment. These tremors highlight fault lines in the post 1971 USD hegemonic structure. But - just like low blood glucose - to the lay person these events seem like esoteric concerns, easily corrected by a hit of sugar. Bond auction and repo market fragility aren't felt as palpably as inflation, unemployment, or unaffordable housing, but they are nonetheless telling signs of things to come. I'm no economist. But I know a sick patient when I see one. And, as I listen to the people with expertise in this domain, I see some concerning parallels. Just my 2 sats. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah My little cousin (20 something) just started a job as a financial advisor. Cold calls me to offer his services.... i declined but said I'd be happy to chat. I was excited to see if Gen Z tradfi has evolved in its understanding of #bitcoin. I was sorely disappointed. The hubris is oh so strong npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Ewwww npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah For the warriors that have passed on. .Anis.Mojgani. https://video.nostr.build/a5fb201c7303e009a698cbca363fa11bcea094efc022d8131cf7693496d20e5e.mp4 #artstr npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Wtf is this?? Shit's fire. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah This is so upsetting. I'd hit though. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Pretty sure there's a reach-around somewhere in there.... npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Breaking: the Shitcoin™️ industry is a scam. Who knew? After all that has happened, it takes a liquidation to reach this conclusion. Maybe the shitcoin universe is fractal.... this pattern is doomed to repeat for all of eternity. Some kind of Dao of Crypto. npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah "World Government Summit".... what is this insanity?? npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah What venn diagram intersection leads to someone simultaneously having the ability to make/possess $15M AND the sheer stupidity to put it all on SUI (whatever the FUCK that is)?????..... i am truly bewildered by this npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Help me out here... What's a hypothetical leverage scenario where a 12% drop in the underlying leads to COMPLETE liquidation? Does that imply this guy levered his entire stack up 9-10x?? npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah Probably unpopular take: I've never understood the hate I hear for Charles Hoskinson (the Cardano dude)... I get the shitcoining point. But is it possible that he's just WRONG about crypto but isn't necessarily a charlatan? I've always heard negativity about him, yet every single time I've listened to him speak (most recently on Shawn Ryan Show), my impression is that he's intelligent, nuanced, and ethical. What am I missing? https://youtu.be/_DZgdAUGXug?si=Xsgo8DJhrspBSAbV npub1njrxx64druwzxvexewj2ejg0upxp7ynd4m3a7tyfpp33fplz8ufq4z2hq2 Simon (2.₿y.2) Kofah What tradfi ppl don't understand: they are thespians. They're actors in the play. As a bitcoiner, I am an audience member that noticed the theatre is on fire. I don't care what act/scene we are in or when intermission is. I'm leaving.