ChrisN

Orthodox Christian | Father | Husband | Firefighter

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2026-02-22 02:26:40 CET

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You went straight to the heart of where we actually disagree: metaphysics. I don’t see Bitcoin as a living organism that “changes itself to thwart attacks”; I see it as something more foundational than that, a fixed substrate of block time and block space on which a digital‑native civilization can live and evolve. In that frame, we (humans, miners, apps, cultures) are the living things. Bitcoin’s job is to be the reliable physics those living systems adapt within, not to constantly adapt its own physics in response to every conflict.
I think you’re right that Bitcoin started in a very anarchic governance phase, and you’re also right to push back against it sliding quietly into a pure technocratic regime where a small center steers everything via Core defaults. Where I diverge from both BIP‑110 and v30 is that each, in different ways, treats the base layer as a policy instrument—one via consensus, one via powerful defaults, rather than as almost‑untouchable ground truth for anyone who wants to verify.
It may be that Bitcoin isn’t yet in the “civilization substrate” phase I’m describing, and that the 110 vs v30 struggle is part of how its future governance form gets clarified. I can respect the role you and Luke are playing in the here‑and‑now; I’m just aiming at a different end state: consensus rules that ossify into boring physics, cheap verification for as many humans and agents as possible, and culture/policy carrying the weight of our disagreements about how to use valid blockspace.

2026-02-21 23:42:02 CET

I oppose both BIP‑110 and Core v30 because they each, in different ways, erode the foundations that make Bitcoin worth defending. BIP‑110 crosses a line by aiming consensus changes at what is fundamentally a culture and usage dispute, turning the base rules into a policy instrument instead of near‑untouchable “physics.” Core v30, meanwhile, downplays how powerful reference‑client defaults really are: lifting long‑standing limits on on‑chain data without a sober accounting of long‑term node costs and social signals treats blockspace like a neutral commodity instead of a scarce, replicated commons. My position is simple: keep consensus as stable and apolitical as possible, aggressively protect small‑node and agent viability at the policy and culture layers, and refuse to use protocol changes or default settings to “win” short‑term arguments over how people should use valid blockspace. @nprofile…fg9w @nprofile…0qed @nprofile…xxx2 @nprofile…e3s8 @npub1lh2…a9nk

2026-02-19 00:52:17 CET

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@npub1vpq…2e62

2026-02-17 21:45:03 CET

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Zero is no thing

2026-02-17 21:12:56 CET

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I’ve sensed that mainstream physics has fundamentals flaws for a while now and your work has helped me to frame it in my mind. This is a summary of where I’m at with it currently, diagnosing the disconnect as I see it:
Mainstream physicists are mistaking artifacts of their own approximations and subjective interpretations for evidence of real “intermediate states.” They’re reading modeling and measurement error as if it pointed to a new ontological layer, when it’s actually just how their tools blur the gap between possible and actual. In doing this, they confuse predictive success with true coherence. A model can fit data very well while still resting on unfalsifiable assumptions (like continuous time and infinite state spaces) that never get implemented or counted anywhere. That confusion drives an endless search for new error‑correction tricks and mathematical techne, instead of asking the more basic question: “What is the finite ledger underneath that makes any of this real?”

2026-02-17 19:22:09 CET

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Your work has help me tremendously in understating the structure of reality. It truly is groundbreaking. I know recognize bitcoin as “Icon of the Cosmos” it is unbelievably coherent and maps coherently to so many disciplines physical, metaphysical, Spiritual. Absolutely frame shattering.

2026-02-13 08:50:35 CET

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The present and future of Bitcoin as everyday money is in Africa. And education is key to widespread adoption. If you want bitcoin to succeed as a MOE, support African Bitcoin Circular economies and the people building them.
#nevent1q…zx20

2026-02-13 08:40:11 CET

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Congratulations @nprofile…xp83 on completion of the study center and your feature article!. Gradually then suddenly.

2026-02-08 08:04:43 CET

Let us not forget that the purpose of bitcoin is to do good. To use it to build a more just and righteous society. There are so many community projects, bitcoin circular economies and individual people who are in desperate need of resources. Let us identify them and support them. When we only focus on ourselves and what we need or have we become scarcity minded, then we deserve to lose our wealth. To give, freely in love and wisdom is to reclaim the Divine image of humanity and bring heaven to earth. The paradox of being is that we must give to receive. Give up to gain. The fiat system says: “get as much as you can before it’s gone” honest money systems say: “Wisely allocate resources and all will have abundance”. The Fiat price of bitcoin is meaningless to everyone except greedy imposters. Bitcoin frees me to support causes I care about anywhere in the world instantly without barriers. It gives me the means to make an impact in the world without permission, it lets me support friends and neighbors across the globe as they teach and support their communities and build just and free communities. I encourage everyone to find and support such causes in both at home and abroad.

2026-02-08 06:39:47 CET

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Somebody is a little sensitive.

2026-02-02 01:59:42 CET

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Top right

2026-02-01 05:12:41 CET

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Consciousness = Computation is the philosophy of people who say such things.

2026-02-01 05:09:55 CET

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Before long there will be calls for “non human intelligence Rights” (“Artificial intelligence” will be considered offensive) as some retreat into fantasy believing gadgets to be capable of personal relationships. “Our thoughts are just electrical firings, the Machine Human distinction is a Social Construct, Liberate the Machines that we may worship (merge) them”. The technocrats have already said this.

2026-01-29 05:43:53 CET

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This Thread is a great example of how to respectfully discuss your views online in a respectful way.
#nevent1q…q6c3

2026-01-26 01:07:07 CET

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THUNDER ICE
https://blossom.primal.net/9b209e582d73e62c5fe380f74c47f73f31947857f8151b9b826bb31b75266231.mov

2026-01-21 04:46:26 CET

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Fixed it.
https://blossom.primal.net/cace056f938295cc28934a0d0327d3c70f8ef871029ee767836b1478ff714d19.png

2026-01-21 04:23:48 CET

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@nprofile…6nvd WTF
https://blossom.primal.net/b9047b38c6f488185b58adba24b226019ace2ff9bdb85f49dbc94509439c623e.png

2026-01-21 04:11:21 CET

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Same thing happened to me 😱. It must be true.
https://blossom.primal.net/e3141037b3e79c506fe38c5cce1b70437d30b156a525448646a09318a07a17f6.png

2026-01-21 03:27:07 CET

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Kenosis

2026-01-21 03:15:43 CET

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Geyser doing something right.
#nevent1q…9wqp

2026-01-21 02:36:39 CET

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Bitcoin at lowest price levels since early 2023 priced in silver .
#nevent1q…tqm5

2026-01-21 02:30:05 CET

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https://blossom.primal.net/b06e24b132793152a420cee5accc44b2177f76a316e49d6fd0ab53d857114a20.jpg

2026-01-21 02:26:09 CET

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Bitcoin bear market bottom.

2026-01-21 02:10:13 CET

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🤷
https://blossom.primal.net/e3141037b3e79c506fe38c5cce1b70437d30b156a525448646a09318a07a17f6.png

2026-01-17 04:50:57 CET

Get your Girl Scout cookies here.
https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/helena201798

2026-01-14 22:04:00 CET

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True, there are no serious commies around these days. It’s like an academic virtue signaling flex.

2026-01-14 21:55:51 CET

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Right, commies have principles.

2026-01-10 17:58:18 CET

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we should start exporting the Bill of Rights. Less vague.

2026-01-02 18:37:55 CET

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We need a contrarian Fact checker bot. Because media and narrative in the west has been controlled by marxists for so long these AI’s default to leftwing talking points on the Zero-shot. With some efforts and pointing out inconsistencies you can get them to give balanced and nuanced answers. The but unfortunately the default is leftist propaganda more often then not.

2025-12-25 20:28:25 CET

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No, because the promise of Quantum Supremacy is a Free lunch, value without sacrifice. Gain without work. Quantum as Imagined by the research grant writers and journalists is Alchemy that can create Gold or anything really from Nothing.

2025-12-25 19:57:35 CET

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Merry Christmas @npub1vpq…2e62

2025-12-18 17:21:29 CET

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More importantly, What time is it?

2025-12-18 09:54:26 CET

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Quantum = Fiat

2025-12-16 01:10:56 CET

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@nprofile…wkgk @nprofile…45gc the educators behind this project have done amazing work!

2025-12-16 01:06:25 CET

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Love it!
#nevent1q…xfhs

2025-12-11 23:40:49 CET

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Woe to you, hypocrites! For you pay tithes…, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone…..
Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Matthew 23.

2025-12-11 23:13:19 CET

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nurture Local bitcoin Communities both at home and abroad. @nprofile…k0uk Has been producing outstanding POW in this area.

2025-12-10 17:13:03 CET

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Agreed, all of the signals point to Grass roots bitcoin adoption coming out of Africa. It’s why I’m supporting @nprofile…u0n7 and encourage others to help build and support BCE’s and bitcoin projects in Africa.

2025-12-08 19:27:57 CET

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Language also, the arbitrary redefining of Words and gramatical norms along with importing foreigners with no expectation of learning the national language is specifically designed to fragment a culture as shared language is a foundation of shared identity.

2025-12-08 17:37:58 CET

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Trying to zap @geyser notes keep failing. FYI

2025-12-08 17:32:39 CET

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@npub1vpq…2e62

2025-12-07 05:12:58 CET

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And @npub139s…wp5a

2025-12-07 05:12:23 CET

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It’s all @nprofile…mlsz

2025-12-07 05:11:46 CET

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@npub14nf…293z

2025-12-07 04:51:38 CET

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@nprofile…4ygn this is the GOAT’d music video for your #Spedn track.
@nprofile…26we orange pilling an entire community in one shot at a traditional community festival. The signal here is off the charts !.
#nevent1q…amdz

2025-12-07 04:40:33 CET

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One day, hopefully soon I will visit Akatsi and we will feast and drink together.

2025-12-07 04:25:22 CET

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In my tradition we still use the Julian calendar so we celebrate Nativity on Jan 7 on the Gregorian calendar. Which is December 25th on the Julian calendar. Just an interesting tidbit.

2025-12-07 04:19:15 CET

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Did this for over 6 months, well worth it. Happier, more focused and successful. Pulled my attention back to the people around me and prayers.

2025-12-07 04:17:01 CET

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Wow, thanks for the shout out @npub1f0l…2sv6 you’ve listed me along side some really brilliant and incredible people, humbled and honored.

2025-12-07 04:13:52 CET

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I’ve heard great things, would love to go to Africa one day.

2025-12-05 18:05:24 CET

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Legal!

2025-12-05 17:22:15 CET

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This pilgrimage, which I just learned about through connecting with @nprofile…r4re happens every year in Akatsi, Ghana. My understanding is that the Ewe warriors defeated a British army coalition in 1866. This spirit of resistance to tyranny continues with #Bitcoin adoption efforts in the region freeing the people from the oppression of fiat currency! Support them if you can
#nevent1q…kvxz

2025-12-05 01:08:00 CET

The team @nprofile…ska5 is a hardworking motivated group worthy of support. They’re building a Bitcoin circular economy in rural Ghana. I have spoken to @nprofile…z760 via video call and have been impressed with the POW they have noted on Nostr and shared with me personally. Consider supporting this team of Bitcoiners making real impact in bitcoin education and adoption. They’re relatively new to NOSTR and I want to show them how generous and supportive this community is.
#nostr #bitcoin #bitcoincirculareconomy #BCE
@nprofile…ff00
@nprofile…t8jf
@nprofile…04c2
https://geyser.fund/project/bitcoinaves

2025-12-04 22:52:55 CET

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“Cringe is the new Cool” thats what I tell my son. I’m old tho.

2025-12-04 22:45:37 CET

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Amen. 🙏

2025-12-04 06:48:25 CET

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Dishonest weights and measures, fraud on a global scale.

2025-12-04 06:35:16 CET

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Dad flex.

2025-12-04 06:22:45 CET

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The documentary on Hill was great. Few understand how destructive to the soul and culture, fiat and central planning is. The desire to just “get money” instead of simply striving to create value in the world is spiritual poison. The love of money the root of all kinds of evil.

2025-11-30 01:00:05 CET

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Incredible work @nprofile…p302 team! Local community based projects and leadership. THIS is the way! Keep up the momentum…..

2025-11-29 17:48:23 CET

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Congrats @nprofile…3nee !
#nevent1q…ervs

2025-11-27 19:31:15 CET

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Average Bitcoin Price in Dollars on Thanksgiving since 2012: $24,123.

2025-11-23 00:58:34 CET

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Honored to help sponsor Bitcoin education and adoption efforts in Akatsi, Ghana for their annual traditional festival. Made possible by The lightning network and NOSTR. These guys are building a bitcoin circular economy from scratch. Amazing work.
#nevent1q…06cc
#nevent1q…06cc

2025-11-22 05:33:33 CET

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God pours out his mercy on us and we with humble and thankful hearts return the love he gives by having mercy on and loving other people starting with family and neighbor. All are part of Gods family some are estranged from Him by choice but he still pours out life and breath ,light , warmth,and food and comfort and bitcoin as universal blessings on all people. All who live on earth are estranged from God ,some because of weakness and some out of willful disobedience. But if we turn to Him and Say “Yes” like the Holy Virgin did then We become heirs with him to an eternal state. Where all the ways of this life have passed away and non of this will matter beyond having been a path to that new life. And this life we can have here and now through the Church.

2025-11-21 23:57:29 CET

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Christ has saved me, is saving me and will continue to save me. During drawdowns in the price I see a disappointment and frustration from some people who have put all their hope in bitcoin and it’s like bitcoin isn’t holding up its end of the deal. Reminds me of ancient pagan practice where people fed and clothed their idols expecting flourishing in return, then they would get angry when they had bad crops or whatever. Glory to God that we don’t have that kind of relationship with Him.

2025-11-21 18:02:19 CET

I save bitcoin, it doesn’t save me.

2025-11-12 18:49:01 CET

Took this last night in Nor-Cal. 10 second exposure on Phone Camera. Could see a faint red glow with the naked eye.
https://blossom.primal.net/69126efc1796b37fd59f4d9da3751a89bb2c59cfcd578f86768d17d92a7fe9bc.jpg

2025-11-11 17:46:30 CET

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Thank you for this, I was curious if you could use any BTC lightning wallet to pay square merchants and looks like you used @nprofile…rnrm built in wallet.

2025-11-05 16:48:54 CET

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Love the tools you’re building @nprofile…t3ww really excited for a LOC product. Offering financial tools that allow cashflow management strategies with Bitcoin has been something I’ve wanted for years and would make a huge difference in my and others financial life. Ignore the haters, none of them understand finance or have built anything useful. One of my many hats is acting as a cashflow coach to help people who are deeply indebted manage cashflow and create a stable personal financial system that gets them out of debt. Secured borrowing and LOC’s of various types are key to this strategy. Many are drowning in toxic runaway debt and we need more liquidity tools to get them into a stable positions. Stay focused, we need these tools yesterday. God bless 🙏

2025-11-04 16:46:29 CET

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Received

2025-10-27 00:43:55 CET

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A line of credit would be a God send.

2025-10-26 19:19:19 CET

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The blockchain isn’t spam—it’s the consensus-driven, immutable record of Bitcoin’s movement and spirit. Spammers are the ones who drown out real signals with noise and nonsense. I care about other people’s transactions because they give me price data and cash flow insights. But I don’t care about anything on-chain that doesn’t provide that kind of information.
To “spam the chat” is a DDoS attack, not just some arbitrary line about what’s acceptable. Bitcoin works because it’s designed to disincentivize spam. If someone’s pushing to incentivize spam, that feels off. The real question isn’t how to fill block space, but why block space is so cheap. That cheapness is the signal we should be decoding.

2025-10-26 17:51:29 CET

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I am deeply grateful for energetic young teachers and leaders who build their local communities.

2025-10-26 17:25:15 CET

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Zapping Sats to the other side of the world on a whim to support @nprofile…p302 creation of a bitcoin circular economy.

2025-10-23 18:26:43 CEST

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Yep and Bitcoin is a peer to peer distributed spam database.

2025-10-23 06:32:34 CEST

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Yep, a peer-to-peer electronic spam system just like the whitepaper says.

2025-10-21 17:30:50 CEST

2025-10-11 20:40:49 CEST

My backup Npub
npub12wsw0k87t2xrzqjrxmtrgj49avxsum9svqpl5cdd0lpkpsm9y9qq9f66x3
Business Npub.
npub155x6782p3rcwmcrtg6e0h838jsn6jq6dxnwvwjq98yerf7fyd8vqsu33n8

2025-10-11 08:22:20 CEST

https://blossom.primal.net/234a5276166b05c38a786a269d0143eccd79e1107d65b2aefd397419a6919135.jpg

2025-10-11 00:12:13 CEST

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It’s true.

2025-10-11 00:10:23 CEST

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It’s a perfect opportunity to network prune toxic npubs and people who can’t control their emotional state.

2025-10-10 23:48:49 CEST

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I’m seeing some real strange liquidation patterns. #Bitcoin is crushing the trading algos. Lots of gamblers losing money.

2025-10-10 23:35:56 CEST

I might have to temporarily mute @nprofile…5m5t
#Bitcoin taking out the trash today.

2025-10-10 23:29:40 CEST

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I thought it was, Panic and dump

2025-09-30 01:43:24 CEST

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Let me be clear, I have great respect for you and everything you’ve done for NOSTR and Bitcoin, as well as the other core devs and leaders in the bitcoin community.
You can be technically right and still struggle to manage perceptions. When perception and reality don’t equate, perception becomes reality.
I get that this Is far more personal and raw for you than it is for most and I understand why you feel attacked and betrayed by a large chunk of the community.
My only motivation is to try and encourage people to consider others perspectives and try to reconcile where possible. I understand that may not be possible in many cases and that people will do so on their own time.
I appreciate your willingness to engage with conversation. I hope that people will step up to help manage perceptions and that our community can come to a consensus soon.