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January 31st:
THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF STRENGTH
"Remember that your ruling reason is what is invincible when it withdraws into itself and is satisfied with itself, doing nothing other than what it wills... This is why a mind free from passions is a fortress. For a person has no stronger place of refuge. To fail to see this is ignorance. To see it and not take refuge is misfortune.”
—MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.48
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The Fortress of Mathematical Truth
Your ruling reason, your conviction in Bitcoin, is invincible when it withdraws into itself—into the logic of the protocol. When it is satisfied with the mathematical truths of the system, it is a fortress. It does nothing other than what it wills: it validates, it secures, it transacts, unswayed by the passions of the outside world. To fail to see the strength of this decentralized, mathematical refuge is ignorance. To see it, and yet to leave your wealth in the hands of a trusted third party, is misfortune. Take refuge in the fortress.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-30 20:39:33 CET

January 30th:
DON’T ABANDON YOUR POST
"A person’s station is the post they have been assigned in life. And it is their duty to hold that post and not to desert it.”
—PLATO, APOLOGY, 28d
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: Hold Your Post on the Network
You have been assigned a post. If you are a developer, your post is to build. If you are a writer, your post is to educate. If you are a merchant, your post is to accept Bitcoin. If you are a user, your post is to run a node and hold your own keys. This is your duty. Do not desert your post when the market turns, or when the media narrative is hostile, or when it becomes inconvenient. The strength of the network depends on each individual holding their post. Hold yours.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-29 09:01:08 CET

January 29th:
ON BEING A GENIUS OF THE GOOD
"Let your motto be, ‘I am a genius of the good.’ And what is a genius of the good? One who has trained their mind to be free from the passions.”
—MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.3
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: A Genius of Low Time Preference
Let your motto be, "I am a genius of low time preference." And what is a genius of low time preference? One who has trained their mind to be free from the passions of the market. Free from the fear of a price drop. Free from the greed of a bull run. Free from the envy of another’s gains. The genius is not the one who perfectly times the market, but the one who calmly stacks sats, week after week, year after year, unswayed by the passions that consume the masses.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-27 07:44:16 CET

January 27th:
THE STOIC IS A WORK IN PROGRESS
"Show me a Stoic, if you know of one. For by the gods, I’d love to see one. But you can’t show me a fully formed one. So show me at least one who is in the process of forming, one who is headed in that direction.”
—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.19.24–25a
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The Bitcoin Maximalist is a Work in Progress
Show me a perfect Bitcoin maximalist. You cannot. Everyone has a moment of doubt, a lapse in security, a compromise on privacy. But show me one who is in the process of forming. Show me the person who is learning to run a node, who is experimenting with CoinJoin, who is reading the technical documents, who is striving to be more sovereign every day. That is the person to admire. Do not be discouraged by your imperfections. We are all works in progress, headed in the direction of decentralization.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-27 00:48:00 CET

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💯

2026-01-27 00:15:25 CET

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Can’t fault the team working on @npub12vk…pugg

2026-01-26 21:52:34 CET

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Honestly… What is the UK doing?
Do they wake up in the morning and think “How can we fuck with people today?”
No wonder people want out 🤦
#nevent1q…hp68

2026-01-26 21:50:49 CET

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A perfect reminder to take what you have on exchanges and put into cold storage.
Remember: Not your keys, not your bitcoin
#nevent1q…jd5x

2026-01-26 21:47:09 CET

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Congratulations 🙌

2026-01-26 20:18:08 CET

January 26th:
FINDING THE RIGHT MENTORS
"Choose a master whose life, conversation, and soul-expressing face have satisfied you; picture him always to yourself as your protector and pattern. For we must indeed have someone according to whom we may regulate our characters; you can never straighten that which is crooked unless you use a ruler.”
—SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 11.10
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: Choosing Your Cypherpunk Mentors
In this new and often confusing world, you need a ruler to straighten your character. Choose your mentors wisely. Do not choose the trader who promises riches, or the influencer who chases clicks. Choose the builder, the educator, the cypherpunk. Picture Satoshi, Hal Finney, Adam Back. Study their lives, their conversations, their code. Let their commitment to privacy, their intellectual rigor, and their quiet humility be your pattern. They are the ruler by which you can measure your own progress on the path to sovereignty.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-25 23:01:24 CET

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This is just impressive
https://blossom.primal.net/2ce2194f76d6c9d11de5f8a6718c3ebace12a18f40d0e6187113940017c51b79.png

2026-01-25 21:55:41 CET

January 25th:
THE OBSTACLE IS THE WAY
"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”
—MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 5.20
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The Anti-Fragility of the Protocol
Every attack on Bitcoin has made it stronger. Every attempt at censorship has highlighted its resistance. Every market crash has washed out the speculators and strengthened the conviction of the holders. The obstacle is the way. The regulatory crackdown becomes the proof of its necessity. The media FUD becomes the filter for attracting independent thinkers. The scaling debate becomes the catalyst for innovation like the Lightning Network. Do not despair at the obstacles. They are not impediments; they are the very things that forge the network’s strength.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-24 17:09:25 CET

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It’s not much but it’s one of the most attractive features that have arisen from platforms like @nprofile…68e2 @nprofile…vqwq etc! Instead of a simple “like” show your gratitude towards someone else taking time to interact with your posts/content. You can zap them⚡️

2026-01-24 15:26:44 CET

January 24th:
GETTING TO THE GOOD LIFE
"The good life is not in the length of days, but in the use which we make of them.”
—MONTAIGNE, ESSAYS, 1.20
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: Time Preference and the Good Life
The fiat system, with its constant inflation, encourages a high time preference. It tells you to spend now, to consume now, for your money will be worth less tomorrow. This is not the path to a good life. Bitcoin, as a store of value, encourages a low time preference. It allows you to save for the future, to plan, to build. The good life is not found in the frantic consumption of the present, but in the deliberate and meaningful use of your time, secure in the knowledge that your savings are protected. Lower your time preference, and you will find the path to the good life.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-24 02:27:00 CET

January 23rd:
THE POWER OF A MANTRA
"Don’t be bounced around, but in every impulse, give what is just, and in every impression, preserve what is certain.”
—MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 4.22
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: A Mantra for Volatility
In the chaos of the market, you need a mantra. When you feel the impulse to panic sell, ask: "Is this just?" Is it a just action based on a change in the protocol’s fundamentals, or an unjust reaction to fear? When you see a sensational headline, ask: "Is this certain?" Is this a verifiable fact, or the uncertain opinion of a biased observer? In every impulse, hold to the certainty of the protocol. In every impression, preserve the justice of your long-term conviction. Don’t be bounced around.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-22 20:05:27 CET

January 22nd:
THE TRULY GOOD PERSON
"The truly good person is the one who is not concerned with their reputation.”
—CICERO, ON THE ENDS, 2.22
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The Pseudonymous Builder
Who is the truly good person in the Bitcoin space? Is it the influencer with a million followers? The CEO with their face on a magazine? Or is it the pseudonymous developer, quietly contributing to the codebase, fixing bugs, and improving the protocol, unconcerned with fame or reputation? The fiat world is obsessed with reputation. The Bitcoin world is built on the quiet, often anonymous, work of individuals who are concerned with one thing only: making the system better. Be like the pseudonymous builder. Focus on the work, not the credit.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-21 19:51:27 CET

January 21st:
THE ENEMY OF HAPPINESS
"The things you desire are not in themselves evil. But the evil is in your desire for them.”
—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 4.1.175
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The Desire for Lambos
A high Bitcoin price is not evil. But the insatiable desire for a high price, for a "lambo," for overnight riches—that is the source of your misery. It makes you impatient. It makes you greedy. It makes you vulnerable to scams and bad decisions. The Bitcoin Stoic does not desire a higher price. They desire a more decentralized world, a more private financial system, a more censorship-resistant store of value. Focus on these virtues, and you will find that the price—an external—has less and less power over you.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-21 03:13:07 CET

January 20th:
OUR JUDGMENTS MAKE THINGS WORSE
"If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. And it is in your power to wipe out this judgment now.”
—MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.47
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The FUD is in Your Head
Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) are not external forces. They are judgments. A headline is just a headline. A tweet is just a tweet. It is your judgment—"This is bad for Bitcoin"—that disturbs you. But is it? The network remains secure. The code remains open. The community remains active. It is in your power to wipe out the judgment. See the external event for what it is: noise. And see the protocol for what it is: signal. The FUD is not in the world; it is in your head.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-19 22:13:00 CET

January 19th:
THE PHILOSOPHER’S CALLUS
"Here is a tough-minded person’s statement: ‘I will not be bothered by pain.’ And here is a soft person’s: ‘It’s a shame to be in pain.’ The first has a callus, the second, a blister.”
—SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 98.14a
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The Callus of a Bear Market
A bear market is financial pain. The soft person, the tourist, says: "It’s a shame the price is down. This is terrible." They get a blister and sell at the bottom. The tough-minded person, the one who has done the work, says: "I will not be bothered by this volatility. My conviction is in the protocol, not the price." They have developed a callus. They have been through this before. They use the bear market to learn, to build, and to accumulate. Do not be the person with the blister. Be the person with the callus.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-18 08:37:23 CET

January 18th:
THE OPPOSITE OF ANGER ISN’T CALM
"The opposite of anger is not calmness, it’s empathy. It’s the ability to step back and ask: What is this person going through? What are they afraid of?”
—SENECA, ON ANGER, 3.26.4
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: Empathy for the Fiat Mind
When confronted with a vehement critic of Bitcoin, the opposite of anger is not a calm recitation of facts. It is empathy. Ask: What is this person afraid of? They are afraid of losing the world they know. They are afraid of the volatility. They are afraid of the responsibility of self-custody. They are afraid of what they do not understand. To show them where they went wrong, you must first understand the source of their fear. Empathy, not anger, is the only tool that can bridge the gap between the old world and the new.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-17 22:37:16 CET

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Lets hope the UK takes note of this 🙏
#nevent1q…tdtl

2026-01-17 22:34:50 CET

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100%
Could t agree more

2026-01-17 17:01:58 CET

You’ve got to love how traditional social media is only now posting about @npub1sg6…f63m creating bitchat
Whatever he does will make waves
The bloke is phenomenal, end of story 👊

2026-01-17 16:55:46 CET

January 17th:
THE FIRST RULE OF PHILOSOPHY
"The first and most important field of philosophy is the application of principles, for instance, not to lie. The second is the proofs, for instance, why we shouldn’t lie. The third is the support of the first two, for instance, how we establish that it is a proof, and what is a proof, what is logical, what is true, what is false. Thus, the third field is necessary because of the second, and the second because of the first. The most necessary, and where we ought to rest, is the first.”
—EPICTETUS, ENCHIRIDION, 52
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The First Rule: Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins
The first and most important principle of Bitcoin is self-custody. This is the application. The second is the proof: why you must hold your own keys (the history of exchange failures, the risk of censorship and seizure). The third is the technical support for the first two: how cryptography works, what a private key is, how a transaction is signed. The third is necessary for the second, and the second for the first. But where must we rest? On the first. Do not get lost in the technical weeds and forget the most necessary principle: hold your own keys.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-17 09:04:30 CET

January 16th:
THE SOURCE OF OUR ANXIETY
"It is not external things that crush us, but our judgments about them. And it is up to us to wipe out those judgments now.”
—MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.47
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: A Critique of Market Anxiety
A market crash does not crush us. A critical news article does not crush us. A politician’s threat does not crush us. What crushes us is our judgment: "This is a disaster." "This is the end." "I am ruined." These are judgments, not facts. The protocol continues to produce blocks. The network continues to validate transactions. The difficulty adjustment continues to function. These are facts. It is up to you to wipe out the judgments that cause your anxiety and focus on the immutable truths of the system.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-16 07:05:43 CET

January 15th:
GOOD HABITS DEFEAT BAD HABITS
"Since habit is such a powerful influence, and we’re used to pursuing our impulses to gain and avoid outside of our own reasoned choice, we should set a contrary habit against that, and where appearances are really slippery, use the counterforce of our training.”
—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.12.6
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: Building Habits of Sovereignty
The fiat world has trained us in bad habits. We are used to trusting third parties, to sacrificing privacy for convenience, to pursuing the impulse of instant gratification. To counter this, we must build habits of sovereignty. Set a contrary habit. Instead of checking the price, check your node’s uptime. Instead of leaving coins on an exchange, practice sending them to your own cold storage. Where the appearance of a new, centralized service seems appealing, use the counterforce of your training: remember the lessons of Mt. Gox, of Quadriga, of Celsius. Trust, but verify. Better yet, don’t trust. Verify.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-14 21:04:26 CET

January 14th:
OUR POWER OF ASSENT
"The soul is a sphere in perfect shape when it does not reach out to any external thing, nor shrink back into itself, nor is dispersed or sinks in, but is illuminated by the light by which it sees the truth, the truth of all things and the truth that is in itself.”
—MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 11.12
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The Uncorrupted Ledger
A Bitcoin full node is like this perfect sphere. It does not reach out to the legacy system for validation. It does not shrink from the attacks of powerful adversaries. It is not dispersed by misinformation or sunk by market crashes. It is illuminated by a single light: the truth of the shared ledger, validated by its own rules. Our own minds should strive for this state. We must assent only to what is true—what we can verify for ourselves. This is how we achieve a state of sovereign clarity.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-14 00:42:49 CET

January 13th:
VIRTUE IS THE SOLE GOOD
"It is the sign of a lack of merit to spend one’s time on external things, whether it be on the body, in exercise, in eating or drinking. Instead, these things should be done in passing. Let your main attention be given to the mind.”
—EPICTETUS, ENCHIRIDION, 41.1
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The Signal and the Noise
It is a sign of a novice to spend one’s time on external things: the daily price, the Twitter arguments, the mainstream media headlines. These things should be observed in passing, if at all. Let your main attention be given to the protocol. Is it secure? Is it decentralized? Is it censorship-resistant? These are the virtues of the system. The price is merely an external, a distraction. The wise participant focuses on the signal—the underlying strength of the network—not the noise of the market.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-12 21:43:46 CET

January 12th:
THE STRAIGHT PATH
"If you can see the road, follow it. If you can’t, then stop and consult the best guides. If some other thing stands in your way, proceed with caution and according to your best judgment, holding fast to what is right.”
—MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 10.12
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: Navigating the Path to Self-Sovereignty
The path to self-sovereignty is clear, but not always easy. If you can see it—if you understand the importance of holding your own keys, running your own node, and prioritizing privacy—then follow it with conviction. If you are unsure, stop. Consult the best guides: the original whitepaper, the foundational texts of the cypherpunks, the trusted educators in the space. If an obstacle appears—a regulatory threat, a technical challenge, a wave of FUD—proceed with caution, but hold fast to what you know is right: the principle of decentralization. Do not be deterred.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-11 19:55:39 CET

January 11th:
THE FIRE OF TRUTH
"The flame of a lamp lights up and doesn’t lose its radiance. Will your truth, justice, and self-control be so easily extinguished?”
—MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 12.15
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The Unextinguishable Node
A single Bitcoin node, running on a simple computer, validates every transaction and enforces every rule. It is a flame of truth in a world of financial deceit. It does not ask for permission. It does not bow to authority. It simply broadcasts the truth. Will your own commitment to self-custody be so easily extinguished by the inconvenience? Will your demand for privacy be so easily compromised for a discount? Will your resolve for decentralization be so easily swayed by the promise of easy returns? Let your principles be as radiant and unyielding as the flame of a full node.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-10 15:58:07 CET

January 10th:
IF YOU WANT TO BE STEADY
"If you want to be steady, side with logic and reason. But if you want to be carried away, then side with wealth and property. For the one is a matter of choice, the other of chance, and while you can choose to be patient, you can’t choose to be lucky.”
—SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 120.10
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: Protocol Rules vs. Market Chance
Do you want to be steady? Then side with the logic of the protocol. Understand the rules of consensus, the difficulty adjustment, the halving cycle. These are matters of reason. Do you want to be carried away? Then side with the market price. Obsess over the daily charts, the leveraged positions, the speculative fervor. This is a matter of chance. You can choose to be a patient holder, accumulating according to a rational plan. You cannot choose to be lucky in a casino. The Bitcoin Stoic sides with logic, not luck.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-09 20:10:25 CET

January 9th:
WHAT WE CONTROL AND WHAT WE DON’T
"Some things are in our control, while others are not. We control our opinion, choice, desire, aversion... We don’t control our body, property, reputation, position... Even more, the things in our control are by nature free, unhindered, and unobstructed, while those not in our control are weak, slavish, can be hindered, and are not our own.”
—EPICTETUS, ENCHIRIDION, 1.1–2
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The Uncensorable Private Key
This is the core of the Bitcoin ethos. You do not control the price. You do not control the headlines. You do not control the actions of governments. These things are weak, slavish, and not your own. But your private keys? Your choice to use a privacy-preserving wallet? Your desire for a censorship-resistant world? These are in your control. They are by nature free, unhindered, and unobstructed. Bitcoin’s genius is that it takes "property"—something Epictetus listed as external and not our own—and makes it internal. When you hold your own keys, your property becomes an extension of your own mind, and thus, truly your own.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-08 21:19:48 CET

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I run a Field Notes with a Lochby cover 👌

2026-01-08 20:41:21 CET

January 8th:
SEEING OUR ADDICTIONS
"We must give up many things to which we are addicted, considering them to be good. Otherwise, courage will vanish... Greatness of soul will be lost, which can’t stand out unless it disdains as petty what the mob regards as most desirable.”
—SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 74.12b–13
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The Fiat Standard as an Addiction
The fiat standard is an addiction. We are addicted to the easy credit, the illusion of stability, and the comforting lies of the authorities. We consider these things to be good. But they are not. They are a poison that erodes our courage and diminishes our soul. To break free requires a greatness of soul that can look at what the mob desires—the latest consumer gadget, the status symbol bought with debt—and disdain it as petty. The path to sovereignty is a path of withdrawal. It is uncomfortable. It requires courage. But it is the only path to freedom.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-07 06:46:48 CET

January 7th:
SEVEN CLEAR FUNCTIONS OF THE MIND
"The proper work of the mind is the exercise of choice, refusal, yearning, repulsion, preparation, purpose, and assent. What then can pollute and clog the mind’s proper functioning? Nothing but its own corrupt decisions.”
—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 4.11.6–7
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The Mental Model of a Cypherpunk
The sovereign mind has a clear set of functions. It is not a passive receptacle for media narratives. It is an active agent.
• Choice: To run your own node.
• Refusal: To store your wealth on a third-party platform.
• Yearning: For a world with stronger privacy guarantees.
• Repulsion: Of censorship and financial surveillance.
• Preparation: To secure your seed phrase as if your life depends on it.
• Purpose: To achieve and maintain self-sovereignty.
• Assent:To the mathematical certainty of the protocol.
What corrupts this? The decision to take a shortcut. The choice to trust, not verify. The lazy acceptance of convenience over security. Protect your mind from its own corrupt decisions.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-06 07:13:55 CET

January 6th:
WHERE, WHO, WHAT, AND WHY
"A person who doesn’t know what the universe is, doesn’t know where they are. A person who doesn’t know their purpose in life doesn’t know who they are or what the universe is... So what to make of people who seek or avoid the praise of those who have no knowledge of where or who they are?”
—MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.52
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: Locating Yourself in the Fiat-Bitcoin Universe
To not know the nature of the fiat system is to not know where you are. To not know the purpose of decentralization is to not know who you are. Why, then, would you seek the praise of those who are utterly lost? The talking heads on financial television, the tenured economists, the central bankers—they have no knowledge of where or who they are. They are cartographers of a crumbling empire. Your purpose is to build and inhabit a new world, founded on the principles of sovereignty, privacy, and censorship resistance. Do not be swayed by the applause of those who still worship the old gods.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-05 07:07:22 CET

January 5th:
CLARIFY YOUR INTENTIONS
"Let all your efforts be directed to something, let it keep that end in view. It’s not activity that disturbs people, but false conceptions of things that drive them mad.”
—SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND, 12.5
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The Purpose of Proof-of-Work
It is not the activity of the market that drives people mad, but the false conception that its purpose is to make them rich overnight. The purpose of Bitcoin is not frenetic, speculative activity; it is the slow, deliberate, and costly securing of a global ledger through Proof-of-Work. Let this be your end in view: to align your efforts with this principle of meaningful work. Your intention is not to gamble, but to save. Your goal is not to get something for nothing, but to participate in a system where every block is earned. This clarity of purpose is the antidote to the madness of the market.
#bitcoin
#stoic
#nostr
#plebchain

2026-01-04 02:26:53 CET

January 4th:
THE BIG THREE
"All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the present moment; and an attitude of gratitude in the present moment for anything that comes your way.”
—MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 9.6
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation:
Perception, Action, Will
1. Perception:
See the world as it is. Recognize the inherent fragility and injustice of the fiat system. Judge with clarity the soundness and necessity of a decentralized alternative.
2. Action:
Act for the common good. Run a node to strengthen the network. Practice self-custody to reduce systemic risk. Share your knowledge to empower others.
3. Will:
Accept with gratitude the reality of this invention. Embrace the volatility as a necessary trial. Find peace in the protocol’s immutable logic, for it is a force of nature beyond any single person’s control.
#bitcoin #stoic #nostr #plebchain

2026-01-03 02:18:03 CET

January 3rd:
BE RUTHLESS TO THE THINGS THAT DON’T MATTER
"How many have laid waste to your life when you weren’t aware of what you were losing, how much was wasted in pointless grief, foolish joy, greedy desire, and social amusements—how little of your own was left to you. You will realize you are dying before your time!”
—SENECA, ON THE BREVITY OF LIFE, 3.3b
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation:
A Fiat Critique on Wasted Time
The fiat system is designed to waste your life. It manufactures an endless stream of pointless grief (market crashes), foolish joy (speculative bubbles), and greedy desire (leveraged trading, altcoin casinos). These are not features; they are bugs in your soul. Every moment spent on these social amusements is a moment stolen from your true purpose. Learn the power of saying "No." No to the noise. No to the distractions. No to the manufactured desires that keep you tethered to a dying system. Be ruthless in protecting your time and attention, for they are the only resources you truly own.
#bitcoin #stoic

2026-01-02 01:35:31 CET

January 2nd: EDUCATION IS FREEDOM
Stoic Quote:
"What is the fruit of these teachings? Only the most beautiful and proper harvest of the truly educated—tranquility, fearlessness, and freedom. We should not trust the masses who say only the free can be educated, but rather the lovers of wisdom who say that only the educated are free.”
—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.1.21–23a
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: Knowledge is the Key to Sovereignty
Why do you study this complex, often counter-intuitive system? Not for the fleeting thrill of a price surge, but for the enduring harvest of the truly educated: tranquility in a world of monetary chaos, fearlessness in the face of censorship, and the profound freedom of self-sovereignty. The masses, chained to the fiat system, believe freedom is a gift granted by others. The student of Bitcoin knows the truth: only the educated are free. To understand the protocol, to grasp the significance of decentralization, is to forge the key that unlocks your own chains. This education is not optional; it is the very foundation of your liberty.
#bitcoin #stoic

2026-01-01 14:10:37 CET

"The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own . . .”
—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.5.4–5
Bitcoin-Centered Interpretation: The Citadel of Self-Custody
The first principle of the Bitcoin Stoic is to draw a hard line between what is external and what is internal. The decrees of central banks, the panics of the legacy market, the pronouncements of regulators—these are externals, beyond our control. They are noise. Our good and evil are not found in the market’s fluctuations, but in the choices that are truly our own. The choice to hold your own keys is the first and most fundamental of these. It is the act of defining the walls of your sovereign citadel. Inside, you have control. Outside, you have only influence. Do not mistake the two.

2025-12-31 11:10:58 CET

GM ☕️ ☀️
Only a few hours until the final episode of Stranger Things

2025-12-30 16:15:37 CET

What do people think of this?
https://www.ugle.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/freemasons-launch-legal-action-against-metropolitan-police

2025-12-29 00:55:08 CET

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Obviously 🙄
#nevent1q…8wrc

2025-12-28 17:44:58 CET

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I say the same but about the UK

2025-12-28 15:14:55 CET

Does anyone use @npub1wnw…95l8 as their Nostr client?
I like the Cashu Wallet integration
But still prefer @nprofile…kclk

2025-12-27 19:54:22 CET

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Good start 👏 👏 👏
Kudos!
But I couldn’t agree more personally

2025-12-27 19:44:26 CET

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👏 👏 👏
#nevent1q…a5vn

2025-12-26 20:36:16 CET

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Looks solid to be fair! I’ve just had a look and it’s not available in my country 😕

2025-12-26 18:18:05 CET

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What app are you using?

2025-12-25 22:17:55 CET

I have just renewed my Primal subscription, but it is saying my name is not available and I cant find a user with that name? Am I missing something?

2024-12-31 18:01:06 CET

https://image.nostr.build/b2614deeefe2c15cc30affa3dbf7f0d32cef0a4da136190530c98cec6473f734.jpg

2024-12-28 23:59:08 CET

https://m.primal.net/NJof.jpg

2024-12-27 10:02:59 CET

https://m.primal.net/NHzL.jpg

2024-12-24 07:11:54 CET

https://m.primal.net/NEwG.jpg

2024-12-04 18:05:39 CET

Birthday card from the folks at CoinCorner #bitcoin
https://m.primal.net/MndI.jpg
https://m.primal.net/MndJ.jpg

2024-12-02 09:11:28 CET

GM 🫂
First day of annual leave and I’ve got a soar throat and have a meeting at midday… Good start 👍
#coffeechain

2024-11-24 10:51:10 CET

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2024-11-23 21:45:38 CET

Honestly forgot how much I prefer #nostr to others and @npub12vk…pugg makes it that much better again 👊

2024-11-23 11:07:43 CET

😂👏😂👏😂👏
#note1vce…y5p9

2024-11-23 08:54:00 CET

GM 🫂 #coffeechain
Spot the #bitcoin mug https://image.nostr.build/3546518b2f3955e047abd939844bc437099a987f8eac0ace9969d9d50528a221.jpg https://image.nostr.build/09f9dd9d078fe482a61b1bc04abef43c8df2963e67e9a4a4399872a1fcf50dd4.jpg

2024-11-22 23:46:31 CET

What is happening with the people who had their stuff on FTX these days? Are they getting anything back?

2024-11-19 21:56:00 CET

The other half had to try out a TikTok meal… Safe to say… It slapped!! #foodstr
https://m.primal.net/MbZh.jpg

2024-11-19 21:53:54 CET

If I was to ever go onto I’m a Celebrity… My item to take in would be a Coldcard… Just saying #bitcoin

2024-11-18 08:06:34 CET

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GM 👊

2024-11-17 11:58:47 CET

GM! #coffeechain
Let give a different node software a go before I bite the bullet and get new hardware https://image.nostr.build/2971b203cdbc27460e1e9cc242d983e9d184662757afe299415cf57f73d32a67.jpg

2024-11-14 08:36:27 CET

Is a Raspberry Pi 4 with a 2TB not sufficient for a node these days?

2024-11-13 22:51:53 CET

Thought I was on a good run with plugging in my #bitocoin node after doing 25% in 12 hours… Now stuck on 0.5% every hour 😪

2024-11-12 08:06:21 CET

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💯

2024-11-12 07:27:15 CET

GM #coffeechain
72% done! Not long until my #bitcoin node is back up and running! https://image.nostr.build/528f331d000a5fc1dfbb33e79a9e1ff28479eeecd989fcbb2ee8155b3b2b63eb.jpg

2024-11-10 19:36:49 CET

👏 👏 👏
#note17av…6u8t

2024-11-10 08:53:10 CET

GM 🫂
Love having to re-sync the blockchain, but on the plus side… 25% in 12 hours could be worse
https://link.storjshare.io/raw/jwmx3xo2x7wbuy4ssbw7ol2pegea/production/4eb444ac84ee349446d9d0c947e4200f5e9e961591ab3f861dd90f42bb73ebee.JPG

2024-11-09 13:18:52 CET

GM! 🫂
Finally plugged my node back in to run @npub126n…e9ll
https://m.primal.net/Lxgt.jpg

2023-12-12 22:08:43 CET

Quote from the series See:
“Books are silent and yet they speak directly into the imagination… All of the knowledge of the ancient ones are put into them”

2023-12-12 20:43:08 CET

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👌 I tried a Marco Pierre White owned restaurant in London a few weeks back… it was nice but not worth the price 😂

2023-12-11 23:50:08 CET

After 2.5 years and going 3.5x over budget… First house refers is almost complete 🤙
Then back to stacking sats #bitcoin

2023-12-11 23:32:12 CET

#note1w2m…p8wx
One of the best quotes I’ve seen in a while… This is the majority of people down to a T

2023-11-18 10:14:51 CET

For the longest time when I started using Nostr and everyone as using this emoji 🫂 I always thought it was an old film camera, and never understood why people were saying “GM 🫂 “ etc … and I still think it initially to this day 👍 https://image.nostr.build/f1746470425e36dfb894e08a7697247c7bad0b14e334c6cfe7bdb8234b9d1195.jpg

2023-10-07 17:14:34 CEST

It’s been a hot minute

2023-07-18 07:47:36 CEST

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GM ☀️ ☕️
This is 100% me this morning

2023-07-17 22:41:36 CEST

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Too accurate 😂 👏

2023-07-17 20:23:53 CEST

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Tidy… you do you 👍

2023-07-17 18:07:24 CEST

First day back at the fiat grind after a week off was rough 😓

2023-07-16 22:03:43 CEST

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Loving @npub12vk…pugg at the moment

2023-07-16 13:05:01 CEST

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💯 🔥

2023-07-16 13:02:06 CEST

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👌

2023-07-15 12:25:12 CEST

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I absolutely love this project and I can’t wait for it to develop further! Good luck 🤞

2023-07-15 02:13:57 CEST

And with that, GN #nostr 🌙 💤

2023-07-15 02:12:25 CEST

Let’s support @npub1mut…23vg with Mutiny+ https://cdn.nostr.build/i/aaa973e0d71616cd498dc7b5fcf00117e1fcc88e339c3327e23f324eac1a068d.jpg

2023-07-15 02:01:46 CEST

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This is the power of freedom money

2023-07-15 01:21:21 CEST

#note1mj9…haua
Her dedication is out of this world!

2023-07-14 17:31:10 CEST

First time fitting a kitchen… got to save that fiat money for the better things in life, like wine and #bitcoin https://cdn.nostr.build/i/f52ff20527b513269fbf13766d58f6b8e507834ad56325d59507420bc79e2323.jpg

2023-07-14 12:22:49 CEST

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💯 agree!

2023-07-14 12:11:54 CEST

I love how @npub1ahx…5ech articulates her story about an asset which has so much pushback from everyone who isn’t orange pilled… Makes me feel like I’m watching mainstream television, in a good way! True professional 🤙
Exciting times ahead for #bitcoin 👏 #note13ka…csrj

2023-07-14 10:57:21 CEST

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Well well well! The more you know 🤔🤙

2023-07-14 10:30:01 CEST

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Haha, that’s a first! 😂 I don’t know about that, there’s more ways to spell it than satoshis I find 😂

2023-07-14 10:24:41 CEST

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GM @npub1clk…pup9 ☀️ ☕️

2023-07-14 10:17:06 CEST

I seem to be struggling by with Zapple Pay and Damus… guess I’m going to keep using @npub12vk…pugg for while then
👏👏👏