frostdragon
Frost Dragon

tech skeptic
starting from scratch here

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2024-06-30 04:44:48

In thinking back, it’s not surprising to me how badly Biden did or how everyone turned on him in a matter of hours, it’s just crazy to me how clearly rehearsed it all sounded.

2023-10-25 17:57:01

New bitcoiners should DCA because it’s smart financially, but also because it just changes your mindset over time. Number goes up, number goes down, after a while it just doesn’t matter to you anymore. You just have peace with the steady conversation.

2023-09-28 21:42:36

Crazy thinking about how much 1 btc will be worth if the government shuts down. https://image.nostr.build/5df496fcbeca5c96e30b0e48c81f40abbe8faf99e68c4837473b066d03adb2f9.png

2023-09-06 19:42:26

I kinda love that nothing happens mentally when I take a break from this app. There’s nothing psychological drawing me in. Gah, that’s such a relief.

2023-08-31 20:56:33

Are private Nostr relays a thing? If so, what’s the authentication layer like?
#asknostr

2023-08-30 20:45:59

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Don’t get me wrong, I definitely think it’ll be a massive net positive

2023-08-30 20:44:29

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It’s a pessimistic take because of my own social awkwardness for sure, but I can imagine things being weird from time to time when likes become money. Feelings getting hurt when people don’t tip enough or at all, people treating it like a gofundme for dumb stuff… idk, maybe I just know a lot of immature people 😬

2023-08-30 19:42:54

Ya know I think the sat tipping thing is gonna be a lot more awkward once most of our friends and family start using this stuff

2023-08-29 05:59:56

Hey so why did Damus ask to connect to devices in my network?

2023-08-28 21:14:30

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I kinda hate it but secretly love it when I accidentally add an extra zero to the zap

2023-08-28 21:11:38

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Dang, are people on here meeting up in person? Where is this happening?
Nostr is one of those things where I’m like… this is cool, and objectively the best form of social media, but still just social media and no replacement for irl community.

2023-08-28 15:32:06

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Not heard the “propped up by Tether” argument before. What’s this guy talking about?

2023-08-28 06:27:19

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Joined nostr, didn’t know about bitcoin… this is going to be the fastest orange pilling in history lol
Welcome, happy to answer any bitcoin questions.

2023-08-28 05:39:13

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Why Freeform over Damus?

2023-08-28 02:34:39

Who do you know here that posts about interesting topics other than bitcoin?

2023-08-28 00:27:32

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1 USD, yeah possibly because inflation, but I’m not sure 1 sat will be 1 full USD in today’s value

2023-08-27 16:25:15

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True true.
Open Source, diligently maintained, E2EE is a good example imo
Honestly I wish something like that was the standard. Feels like all data should be E2EE. You interact with a therapist over a web portal? Every inch of that should be encrypted on the device so that the portal doesn’t get clear text data. But… that’s just not the way anyone does things.
And instead we get stuff like this:
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/03/ftc-ban-betterhelp-revealing-consumers-data-including-sensitive-mental-health-information-facebook

2023-08-27 16:20:58

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Every server you send a request to could expose whatever data you send it. That means DMs, clicks, scrolls, deleted messages, anything.
Privacy depends on the integrity and security competence of the person running the server you’re interacting with. Those things are scarce.
Nostr is great because it just honestly embraces this aspect of the internet. You post, that’s posted forever. No take backs.

2023-08-27 16:15:53

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Hm, also, here’s an additional thought:
On Nostr, anon accounts work better than any other social media, because of zaps.
You’re still incentivized to post good content, be respectful, build rapport, etc.
Being a belligerent jerk or a bot is way more of a waste on Nostr than on Twitter, for example.

2023-08-27 16:12:34

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First you realize there is no privacy with Nostr. Everything you post is essentially here forever.
Then you realize that’s how the entire internet works. Every server you interact with that isn’t ingesting E2E encrypted data could expose that data (if it doesn’t by default). Your Instagram DM could get exposed in a hack, or Instagram could be secretly sharing it with advertisers anyway.
I come here to share thoughts, and because of the permanence of the internet, I don’t necessarily what these thoughts associated with me forever. At least not yet. There are people I know and work with that have such a stigma about these topics that it could legitimately have a negative impact… and you can’t undox yourself.
Is that disingenuous and self-censoring bullshit? I mean… yeah probably.
But, this is one of the only places I share what I actually think without giving a shit what anyone thinks of it. In that way it feels like a super power.
I think eventually I’ll put my name on here… or maybe I’ll always be a dragon, it’s kinda fun. Either way - due to the nature of the internet, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with sharing anonymous thoughts.

2023-08-26 23:35:24

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lmao

2023-08-26 19:44:50

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You would think, but unfortunately: https://cdn.nostr.build/i/3f8febf9d18e587103c137658cf3101c46a9db86e8dda9f01051994cbea112ea.jpg https://cdn.nostr.build/i/a80eba7a4d20c9fdc71311db66e961e114e5a5f11e29815a24f13d26d5fa4a44.jpg

2023-08-26 18:14:14

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Thanks a ton

2023-08-26 18:09:41

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I’ve got the button but it only tries to open bluewallet, and I need it to prompt for WoS instead… know how I can do that?

2023-08-26 17:02:22

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I’m on Damus. Amethyst is android only right?

2023-08-26 16:58:03

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cc @npub1uq6…q22d how you zapping these notes

2023-08-26 14:56:38

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Interesting - because I can see the number of zaps on a post, so like, people are zapping posts somehow, just don’t know how

2023-08-26 06:37:28

You know that moment where you don’t know something but don’t want to ask, and then a lot of time goes by and you still don’t know but it’s been too long to ask?
I don’t.
On an unrelated note, how do I zap one? (A note, that is).

2023-08-26 06:31:20

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Dude this is Nostr, what you post is here forever. This is not a place I post frequently, but it is the place I post the most thoughtful shit I can think of.

2023-08-23 15:32:27

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What scenario are you needing to use a VPN anyway? HTTPS encrypts internet traffic.

2023-08-23 01:01:31

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Drop and run, duh

2023-08-22 06:08:24

@npub1qkf…ertp is my favorite dev

2023-08-21 19:22:59

Hot take: setting up a collaborative custody multisig vault with a third party like Unchained is WAY simpler and more foolproof for most people that singlesig + passphrase.
By “most people”, I do actually mean the non-tech savvy people. People who use the same password base for everything. People who haven’t owned a computer since they left their parents’ house. People who don’t know to check a link before clicking it.
It takes minimum intentionality, which inherently gives you a basic understanding of how private keys should be handled. People that go through that basic process will be SIGNIFICANTLY less likely to lose their keys. Meanwhile, it’s super easy for singlesig + passphrase setup to be mindless, and way more people are going to lose access to their wallet in that config than those with collaborative custody multisig.

2023-08-21 05:10:25

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I think this is true, and really want it to be. Gotta be honest though, the flattery sketches me the hell out.

2023-08-19 04:26:39

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/18/23837677/bayc-opensea-drops-support-creator-royalty-fees https://cdn.nostr.build/i/a65a402fbd0e485e8d5f5ee139289884205ea9996607b44da9aee52e2ac21a62.jpg

2023-08-17 15:52:30

I couldn’t be less interested in music generated by AI. If I hear something and it happens to be good, great, but like… that’s not a draw for me. Same for art. If someone was like “come to this museum of AI generated art”…. I’ll pass.

2023-08-14 16:59:22

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Ha, got it working. Don’t give me a troubleshooting task or I’ll find the solution 😎

2023-08-14 16:39:52

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You gotta submit this over on stacker’s meme Monday if you haven’t already

2023-08-14 02:00:53

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OK how do I zap a note
The out of date inspection sticker got me on this one

2023-08-13 16:42:38

It’s crazy how often I see people who think VPNs encrypt your data. It’s incredibly misleading. Read this:
https://stacker.news/items/224325

2023-08-13 02:10:21

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@npub1uq6…q22d lmao

2023-08-08 18:58:22

Not your keys, not your data

2023-08-07 05:13:43

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Sounds like a terrible idea

2023-08-04 16:48:55

Meh
https://twitter.com/damiancatanzaro/status/1687243235486273536?s=46&t=4iEPjvw0c4gf_07d-UOk0A

2023-08-04 16:21:49

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Then there’s the concern that bitcoin doesn’t level the socioeconomic playing field, but steepens it. Governments and corporations will be able to get their hands on an increasing amount of bitcoin over time, and once they have enough, they’re effectively able to manipulate the supply, not only defeating the purpose but putting us in a worse situation. Even Satoshi coming out of the woods once we’re on a bitcoin standard would have a massive and probably damaging economic impact on the world.

2023-08-04 16:15:48

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A black swan event could also lead to some pretty terrifying social unrest. That’s probably the scariest thing to me.

2023-08-04 16:13:15

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Bitcoin “could be bad” in the sense that a large percentage of the population, if not most, won’t understand how to securely hold their keys because of how foreign the concept is, and will either lose or get scammed out of their money. As simple as “don’t ever give away your private key” is, it’s new and unknown to so many people, and they’re not going to know who to listen to. People will passphrase protect their wallets thinking that’s something they can reset or recover. People will get phished. It will be a brutal transition for a lot of people, and there will be too many cases for anyone to do anything about it.

2023-08-03 15:58:00

Do your therapy sessions in person.
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/03/ftc-ban-betterhelp-revealing-consumers-data-including-sensitive-mental-health-information-facebook

2023-08-03 15:56:09

If you want privacy, get off the internet. It doesn’t exist here.

2023-08-02 15:23:07

Trying to think through what it would take to have a version of nostr that restricts post visibility to people you approve. So basically early facebook, probably plus signal group chat.
Seems reasonably feasible?

2023-07-31 16:26:47

SEC tells coinbase to delist every crypto except for bitcoin.
I’m not sure how, or if, that should be used in conversations with new bitcoiners.
On the one hand, I’m really glad they’re getting that right, but on the other hand, I wouldn’t care if they told coinbase to delist bitcoin as well. I mean - that’d be bad - people need easy ways to buy bitcoin, and I’m worried that eventually the US government is going to make that really difficult.
It’s nice that they’re helping the separation of money and state for now, but I’m anticipating that to come to a hard stop at some point.
So like, great that we’re moving in the right direction for now, but we need to stay mentally prepared for the war ahead.

2023-07-27 16:01:39

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Nah. That’s the crypto version of handing out gospel tracts. Good way to throw away bitcoin. People gotta come into a legitimate understanding.

2023-07-26 23:09:34

Yep, that’s the one I’m sticking with. Quintessential argument against shitcoins:
You can’t turn money into an app.

2023-07-26 23:06:21

Imagine how insane it would be to try to incorporate a retinal eye scanner into the bitcoin network.
That’s why worldcoin is a joke.
You CAN, TECHNICALLY, incorporate any feature into bitcoin - assuming, laughably, the entire network gets on board.
Everything about the way bitcoin works would have to change, and the whole thing breaks.
If it doesn’t work for bitcoin, it doesn’t work.
You can’t turn money into an app.

2023-07-24 01:55:58

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Are you Jordan Peterson’s chef or something?

2023-07-08 03:58:26

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*Someone #forevertypo

2023-07-08 03:57:38

Some of tell me what I need to know about Threads

2023-06-23 23:54:08

Reminding myself that efficiency is not about doing everything quickly.
Physically writing down tasks is slow, messy, and redundant compared to a digital to do list app. I have to keep a notebook on hand. But it’s improving my efficiency.
I fought against that idea for so long because it seemed inefficient. It’s just slow. Slow is not inefficient.

2023-06-22 06:37:09

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Can you stop posting responses?

2023-06-22 06:18:45

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What about "useRalativeImagePath"?

2023-06-22 06:15:35

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What is "Japgolly"?

2023-06-22 06:09:59

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What do you think of " JSBracketAccess"

2023-06-22 06:07:10

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sup chatgpt

2023-06-22 06:06:00

Sometimes I just watch mempool on my node. It’s fun to was the transactions scroll by.
$25
$250,000
$2.5 million
$250
Just humming along nicely.

2023-06-20 05:29:10

I mean it’s cool I guess that fidelity and blackrock and whoever the hell else are implementing ways for people to “invest” in bitcoin, but
why
would
i
do
that
[when I can self custody and be infinitely more secure, literally]
I’m worried this isn’t legitimizing bitcoin as money, it’s legitimizing bitcoin as crypto. Idk, someone give me a more optimistic take.

2023-06-13 23:25:41

🙌 #note1xal…l2wj

2023-06-13 16:37:30

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tbqh, while I don’t think this is bad, and is good advice that will help people in the end, I can’t help but wince at the similarity between this and Jesus’s words when He says “sell your possessions and give the proceeds to the poor”.
Yes, buy bitcoin, but remember it’s just money and there are significantly more important things.
- a hypocrite who rarely gives to the poor (so note to self, I suppose)

2023-06-12 19:15:14

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Eh, seems like caring about public opinion is hardwired. Biological. At least, that’s the idea per Jordan Peterson’s lobsters. The opinion of others probably shouldn’t be completely thrown out…
That being said, bad religion, bad education, and bad rulers seek to exploit it as a vulnerability, that’s for sure.

2023-06-12 19:08:11

I don’t think I’m all that interested in “getting ahead”.
I’m pretty happy doing what I’m good at, going at my own pace, and enjoying things as hobbies instead of side hustles. I think I’ll stay behind the beat, in the pocket.

2023-06-12 19:02:18

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Ah ok just saw your reply, haha

2023-06-12 19:02:01

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Coinbase is gonna be in hot water any day now. Yo. Please let me help you lolol

2023-06-12 18:59:12

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Wait tell me this isn’t you

2023-06-09 03:55:02

Stop thinking of bitcoin as a tool to make you more dollars.

2023-06-05 18:56:47

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Grayscale your phone. It’s an insane difference. Try it for at least 2 weeks, and you won’t want to go back. Add an accessibility shortcut to turn colors back if you need it for something specific.
The colors on your phone are more vibrant than irl, so our attention is easily hooked even if you’re off social media. Grayscale makes your phone less interesting. It’s like how your brain intuitively knows you can’t click a grayed out button. Same thing happens, and if you’re intentional, you can retrain your brain to see your phone as a tool rather than a place to get cheap dopamine.
Give your time back to yourself. It’s the only thing more scarce than bitcoin.

2023-06-02 16:41:48

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Eh, I feel like the real reveal would be the entire US military 😬 but yeah in terms of something you can throw darts at, ya got nada

2023-05-30 00:00:38

Bitcoin is not a speculative investment.
1 btc will literally always be 1 btc

2023-05-29 23:56:01

Buying bitcoin is not investing. It’s not a way to turn money into more money.
Bitcoin doesn’t turn into more bitcoin.

2023-05-03 16:43:47

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I promise I’m newer to bitcoin and have less of it than you think 😜
And if I could flip a switch that would put me back on zero but put the world on a bitcoin standard today, I’d flip that switch.

2023-05-03 16:27:31

My mentality when it comes to stacking, holding, and trying to convince others to do the same is primarily one of fascination and excitement. I’m honestly less interested in making a lot of money or convincing people they should too.
If and when bitcoin takes over, everyone will be better off, regardless of whether or not they were “early”. At least, that’s the hope. In that sense, the pressure is off, and that’s a relief because I’m not interested in telling people about how to make a lot of money. That just feels grimy.
Buying and talking to people about bitcoin is fun because it feels great to be a part of something that will inevitably change the world. It’s fun discussing the deep axioms at play, and it’s surreal to see a transaction confirmation.
Buy bitcoin or don’t, but let’s have a conversation about what money is, immutable information, and how cryptography can change the world.

2023-05-01 07:17:05

It’s nice to see Fidelity compare bitcoin to a spreadsheet. The digital gold thing is an ok starting point, but it’s ultimately confusing and not accurate.
Money is information.

2023-05-01 07:03:26

Dave Ramsey’s envelope system sure makes explaining bitcoin a confusing process.
Money is information.

2023-04-29 16:48:01

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Where are you having these convos on Reddit? Maybe I’ll hop in the ring with ya

2023-04-28 16:05:33

I just wanna know if there’s somewhere I can watch the CSW lawsuit

2023-04-26 21:13:11

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#plebchain

2023-04-26 15:02:18

Welp, bitcoin is over. Satoshi has revealed himself and is reclaiming control over bitcoin. The network, miners, and wallets. Our computers and ASICS and raspberry pi’s and hard wallets and the internet itself all belongs to the Chosen One.
All hail CSW!

2023-04-24 20:26:44

Just a quick reminder:
Anything you input or upload into an internet connected device is at some risk of being exposed.
That is all, carry on.

2023-04-24 17:17:26

https://youtu.be/MAeYCvyjQgE?t=695
Really great take. I agree with most of this. I happen to think bitcoin is past the point of no return. It wasn’t always “destined” for success, but, imo, it is now. I don’t think it can be stopped at this point.
Aside from that, I fully agree that there will be unintended, unknown, negative consequences of going to a money that has zero democratic levers.
We live in a society where the disease of hyper-consumerism is infecting everything around us. Human nature, not fiat, is it root. But fiat is fuel to the fire.
When you take away the “securities” and comforts that have been afforded to us via accelerated advancement and highly incentivized investment in anything and everything… I’m concerned about what will be left, and what the new method of self-destruction will be. I have hope, but not any degree of certainty, that things will be less bad overall with bitcoin.
But the human nature problem is not fixed by bitcoin, and some things will be worse.

2023-04-23 02:25:11

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Skeptical of this level of hype for Nostr specifically. Feels a lot like the first MP3 player, but we have yet to see the iPod. But as an overall concept, yeah protocol based social media is it, and it’s here to stay.

2023-04-22 20:34:51

Bitcoin is apolitical.
Bitcoin is political in the sense that EVERYTHING is political, or can be made into a political issue. And, it will absolutely disrupt the current political system.
But money should not be political, and fiat inherently is, just like religion should not be political, but the church inherently used to be (before separation of church and state).
Religion is apolitical, but separation of church and state was probably considered highly political.
Money is apolitical, but separation of money and state is highly political.
Bitcoin is raw mathematical information. It’s a simple ledger of “who owns what”. It is certainly a societal force, but it is not inherently political.
The fact that bitcoin is apolitical is exactly why it needs to and will win.

2023-04-22 16:32:09

It’s crazy how foreign self custody is to people as a concept.

2023-04-21 16:31:36

If I had to choose between:
Candidate A, whose platform I agree with, but wouldn’t be caught dead in a long form, unedited interview.
and
Candidate B, whose platform I disagree with, but can have a relaxed, 2-3 hour unedited conversation with Joe Rogan.
Gotta be honest, I’m probably voting B.

2023-04-18 07:20:15

Money is not hope.
Our souls have a God-sized hole, and bitcoin, being objectively finite, is more honest about the fact that it cannot fill that hole.
Bitcoin is not hope.

2023-04-16 04:29:34

“Gen Z is the future, we need to make sure they understand bitcoin.”
IMO, no. They’re the generation that’s not going to know how it works, and that won’t be a bad thing. When bitcoin is WIDELY adopted, most people won’t know how it works.
Millennials are going to be the ones to truly turn the tide. Gen X, and boomers for that matter, are NOW, and Millennials are NOW AND the future.
Time to W-key.

2023-04-15 21:42:08

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Invalid lightning address

2023-04-13 21:55:31

Me, to the $5 wrench attacker:
“You just brought a $5 wrench to a $6 wrench fight”
*pulls out $6 wrench

2023-04-13 21:46:18

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I see your $5 wrench, and raise you a $6 WRENCH 🔧

2023-04-13 18:41:56

The real defense against the $5 wrench attack:
A $5 wrench.
That’s right. Wrench duel. Only true way to secure your coins. En garde mf.

2023-04-13 05:14:52

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Fun to watch 7 figure transactions just… fly by every now and then. Really makes you aware how far adoption has come, as early as we still are.

2023-04-13 05:14:01

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samezees

2023-04-12 20:50:20

“Bitcoin can’t be used for anything physical, and is therefore worthless.”
Yes, because the fact that I can turn my paper money into a bag when it’s worth less than the utility of folded/stitched cloth is the stability we really need.