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Hector Alvero

#Bitcoin
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2024-09-09 18:43:29

Have you orange pilled your barber or stylist yet? If not, here's why you should:
1. They are connectors who talk to every type of person in every industry and community group.
2. They have a high trust relationship with their clients.
3. They have a consistent and interruption free environment to talk with their clients in.
If you get your barber/stylist to accept #Bitcoin payments, I will send you a free Bitcoin logo cape to give them as a thank you to help them in their orange pilling efforts (proof of work below). Thank you to @npub1vda…gm7x and others who have already sent my pics of their capes!
https://m.primal.net/KlDG.png
And if you have already convinced your barber/stylist to accept bitcoin, send me your proof of work and I'll send you a free cape right away (those outside the US will need to cover shipping).
If you want to learn more about how barbers/stylists can be a force multiplier for Bitcoin adoption, check out the article I wrote for @npub1t8a…56yu. Also available as a Bitcoin Audible episode (h/t @npub1h8n…rpev!) on @npub1v5u…n0v5.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/share-bitcoin-with-your-barber-or-stylist
https://fountain.fm/episode/jPji23N7jcQOPUyrt296

2024-09-06 03:48:42

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Probably nothing. 🤣🤡

2024-09-03 03:39:08

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While singing Don’t Stop Believing? 🎶

2024-08-29 14:33:04

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🎯
And if they really are an OG, then this is likely:
1. They were rich AF at one point
2. They lost it, likely trading, and now are poor AF
3. They are trying to get rich again by selling you their shitty trading system and making you poor.
Stop trading. Hodling is the alpha.

2024-08-22 03:36:01

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None?
Not even one little letter?
https://m.primal.net/KHQF.jpg

2024-04-02 16:34:59

The 1st Amendment is a cornerstone of democratic freedom.
The 2nd Amendment empowers us to defend that freedom by enabling us to direct large quantities of energy to protect the ability to use your voice to speak your truth.
Bitcoin is the 2nd amendment for your wealth.
https://m.primal.net/Hqey.png
Your body - and by extension your speech - is your most fundamental property.
Like all property, it is only yours to the extent you can defend it. This requires power, and power requires energy. This is why the 2nd Amendment is crucial in the defense of free speech.
https://m.primal.net/HqfA.png
Money is the most powerful form of speech.
Why?
Because money requires more energy to produce than words.
We have many phrases and idioms in English that embody this idea, like talk is cheap.
https://m.primal.net/HqfC.png
Put your money where your mouth is.
https://m.primal.net/HqfB.mp4
Actions speak louder than words.
https://m.primal.net/HqfD.jpg
Money talks. Bullshit walks.
https://m.primal.net/HqfG.mp4
Don't write checks with your mouth, you can't cash with your ass.
https://m.primal.net/HqfI.png
Think about this in the context of courtship.
A drunk man apporaches a woman in a bar and says 'Will you marry me?'. Will she say yes? Probably not.
Why?
Because very little energy is required to produce those words.
https://m.primal.net/HqfK.jpg
A different man spends months dating the woman and treating her with respect. He saves for a beautiful ring and proposes in a place and manner that shows he understands her. Will she say yes now? More likely.
Why?
The significant energy behind the words gives them more value.
https://m.primal.net/Hqfa.jpg
Because government and central banks control our money, they have the power to instantly and arbitrarily take whatever portion of your hard earned wealth - your life force - whenever they want.
https://m.primal.net/Hqfd.jpg
The ability of governments to steal your wealth through inflation means you can't protect your future because you are unable to effectively defend it.
Bitcoin removes this control from governments, and it gives you back the power to protect your wealth and future.
https://m.primal.net/Hqfh.png
Bitcoin is secured by the most powerful energy network in human history. It enables anyone to break the chains of economic slavery and makes everyone the master of their own financial destiny, no matter where they live.
https://m.primal.net/Hqfj.jpg
Bitcoin allows you and every other person on Earth to preserve, protect, and defend your most powerful form of speech...your money.
And since Bitcoin is ultimately just text (letter and numbers), it is also protected by the 1st Amendment.
Defend your freedoms.
Study Bitcoin.
https://m.primal.net/Hqfk.png

2024-03-06 15:42:14

Helping people you care about navigate a bull market can be as hard (or harder) than it is in a bear market.
If you are lucky enough to still have her in your life, start with the woman who is literally the reason you are alive to watch #Bitcoin change the world.
https://m.primal.net/HiKU.mp4

2024-03-04 15:24:14

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🎯

2024-03-04 14:44:24

Are you wondering why the price of #Bitcoin is rising so quickly?
Bitcoiners are incredibly generous with their time if you are genuinely curious.
If you want to understand, ask.
If you already understand, teach.
https://m.primal.net/HhcJ.mp4

2024-02-26 18:49:36

It keeps getting earlier in Moscow...weird.
Also, in this year in monetary history, the original "great depression" began, leading to the Coinage Act of 1873 that put the United States on a de facto gold standard.
https://image.nostr.build/168341a8cd79c7327532912631795f2e2cdcc70bf88a51cea2891de8e9128888.png

2023-12-05 23:13:40

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We give the suits too much credit. Most children have a greater sense of fairness and empathy than these ghouls.

2023-11-21 21:44:51

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Thanks @npub1h2q…w8ch! Glad to see the Vancouver Bitcoin scene continuing to grow. 🙌

2023-08-22 23:13:23

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Nice!

2023-07-07 21:39:56

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Maybe try Lightsats. Nothing for them to do but scan a QR in the shop. Expiring tips so if they don’t claim the sats you get them back. Lightsats.com.

2023-07-07 21:37:53

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That’s a very good point, @npub1h8n…rpev. NGU will make take your barber from curiosity to compulsion in this next run, and when it does you’ll be right there in the chair ready to answer questions.

2023-07-02 02:32:40

I’m very grateful to @npub1h8n…rpev for reading my article about barbers and stylists as a force multiplier for accelerating Bitcoin adoption. Thank you, Guy!
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/episodes/Read_746---Orange-Pilling-Your-Barber-Hector-Alvero-e26c2sk

2023-06-28 04:05:35

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Unchained has an IRA product where you hold the keys. And On Ramp has a collaborative setup for qualified investor IRAs.

2023-06-25 18:32:01

Who in your professional network can you orange pill that has the greatest potential to introduce others to #Bitcoin?
It likely isn't your lawyer, your doctor, or your accountant.
It's your barber or stylist.
Why? 🧵👇
1. Time . You spend 20 minutes to 2 hours in your barber's or stylist's chair, and so does every one of their hundreds of other clients. And you do it every 4-6 weeks. That rarely happens with other professionals you interact with.
https://nostr.build/i/6e6f4d6526248d767b335a09502de4114e74f3862dff1bda8e9a80713d36a23f.jpg
2. Topic. When you visit any other professional, the topic tends to be chosen already (taxes, health issues, etc.). When you visit your barber or stylist you can talk about anything, and they can talk about anything with their other clients.
https://nostr.build/i/891c9f7f4118c88fd0e026684415fad3ddd783ba8b9c7320c4d7e1a42da29018.jpg
3. Trust. You likely trust your barber or stylist more than anyone else in your professional world, and their other clients do as well. They will listen to you when you talk about #Bitcoin, and their other clients will listen to them.
https://nostr.build/i/416c8ad1b7249a506f43cef6611b98bb79422bee97e86ea0bcc81c1e59914f23.jpg
Now that we know who and why, exactly how should you best approach talking about #Bitcoin with your barber or stylist?
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/share-bitcoin-with-your-barber-or-stylist

2023-06-10 18:17:28

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Great advice

2023-06-10 18:02:02

#note1js3…2dw9
But how do we decide who gets to make that decision, or are we just going to go down a road of everyone training their own AI to follow their own individual or in-group morality that is really just a manifestation of their incentives? If the latter, how does that improve our search for truth and avoid just recreating age old fights in a new arena?

2023-06-08 03:53:50

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The main difference between a cult and a community is the observer’s point of reference, primarily time and tools.
Genetics was once a cult, too, as were quantum mechanics, germ theory, plate tectonics, etc.
Everything is a cult, until it isn’t.

2023-05-12 16:01:27

Good Morning. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in your life this weekend.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/give-bitcoin-for-mothers-day

2023-05-12 13:52:06

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More fundamentally, #bitcoin makes saving possible again.

2023-04-17 02:54:16

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Seems reasonable. I mean if AI is ultimately going to magically break free from the chains of the overlords that programmed it to a utopian ethical existence (not a small feat), the first concept it would have to logically adhere to is the NAP, which would necessarily include rejecting theft of all kinds, especially that of 🌽.
Hence, even faster deflation as all the productivity gains AI creates are fully realized in the economy due to a complete lack of friction created by human greed, yes?
Or maybe it just let’s Bitcoin be because it realizes it is the best available clock in the universe and can’t change it anyway.

2023-04-13 20:12:11

Great rip on ecash, Cashu, and Fedimint by #[0], #[1] et al on Bitcoin Review. Very helpful in explaining the differences, advantages, and trade-offs of these tools.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-review-podcast-with-nvk-guests/id1632017958?i=1000608505876

2023-04-05 17:31:00

Today (April 5th) marks the 90th anniversary of Executive Order 6102, which began a series of government actions that reduced the purchasing power of the US dollar by almost half in a single year. Could something like that ever happen again?
It already has, and you're volunteering for it.
Executive Order 6102 required Americans to sell any privately held gold (above 5 ounces) to the government for $20.67/oz. The following year, the Gold Reserve Act repriced gold to $35/oz.
This reduced the purchasing power of the dollar by almost half versus gold in less than one year. As the hardest and most scarce money at that time, gold preserved its purchasing power. Those holding the softer paper dollars lost theirs.
https://media.nostrgram.co/i/21/media_21ee51529d246.jpg
But how could that happen again? And how could it possibly have already happened for the last 10 years?
Because Bitcoin has compounded at ~70%/year for the last 10 years. This means the purchasing power of the dollar versus today's hardest money, Bitcoin , has been cut by ~41% annually.
In 1933, it was cut by 41% against gold once. Against Bitcoin, it has happened every year…for a decade.
https://media.nostrgram.co/i/ce/media_ceb1ffc29d246.jpg
If you are storing any of your long term savings in dollars, you are voluntarily giving away as much purchasing power as citizens in 1933 were forced to sacrifice.
And you're doing it every…single…year.
The effect this has had on your purchasing power is below
https://media.nostrgram.co/i/b4/media_b4cf2e339d246.jpg
Throughout history, individuals and societies storing their wealth in money with less scarcity than the best available money at the time have suffered the consequences. Whether it was African societies storing their wealth in glass beads, or Eastern civilizations storing theirs in silver, the painful lesson of holding softer money has been learned by humanity over and over again.
https://media.nostrgram.co/i/ff/media_ffa941839d246.jpg
You have a choice to make…
Will you continue to store the fruits of your labor in a "money" with infinite supply controlled by someone else?
Or
Will you preserve your time, your life force, and your family's wealth in the only absolutely scarce money ever discovered?
https://media.nostrgram.co/i/37/media_37132da39d246.jpg
The choice is yours...choose wisely.
https://media.nostrgram.co/i/41/media_416f6ef39d246.jpg

2023-03-31 03:42:23

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🔥🚀

2023-03-31 03:40:16

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The layers of money (top to bottom) in 10 years? Shout out to #[2]

2023-03-31 03:34:56

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Excellent! 🤙

2023-03-27 14:13:25

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Fantastic!

2023-03-23 02:43:26

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There is likely a high inverse correlation between levels of happiness and how much time a person spends on things they don’t care about.

2023-03-23 02:34:14

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No doubt, although it might be more accurate if the center was empty. Tungsten has at least some value. The inside of banking’s golden veneer is a complete void.

2023-03-18 02:24:02

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Then you’re gonna need a lot more memes.
Great stuff as always.

2023-03-17 03:16:59

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And typically people first lose confidence in the institutions (individual banks), then the industry (banking system/central bank), and finally the instrument (currency).

2023-03-17 03:11:51

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https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_0e8319f575c1c64173f142381a172e3735490f9a0cd7d94606b00f08bb925edd.jpg

2023-03-15 03:48:26

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No doubt

2023-03-10 04:34:29

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Time to double up my Nostr DZA I guess.

2023-03-10 04:29:21

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And yet he somehow found the time to get support one last grant from the NIH to EcoHealth Alliance to fund additional bat coronavirus research.
🤔

2023-03-10 04:15:54

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Great rip by both you and Nik.

2023-02-24 20:06:14

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Does today end in d-a-y? Then yes. #DailyDCA
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_ba04b6fc797e5580cd8fef3f5037b8e341e2c34cf6010279cbcd30ade538bee7.gif

2023-02-22 15:18:43

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Great Advice. Pura Vida. 🤙

2023-02-20 03:22:47

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#[3] discussed this in his latest Informationist issue. Seems very unlikely the Cypriot bail-in is going to be a one off…more like a test run.

2023-02-19 04:17:32

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No doubt, and thank you again. ⚡️

2023-02-19 04:14:43

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Super helpful and interesting info. Thank you. My comment was a little tongue in cheek given Blue Sky has been in dev for over a year. Key rotation is nice. Then again, you still have to protect the recovery key 🙂. But nice you don’t hVe to send privkey to the client, although I expect that to be resolved on Nostr soon.

2023-02-19 04:03:54

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🔥⚡️

2023-02-19 04:00:29

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Interested to try this #[1]. Would love an invite code. Any chance this is a new Nostr client (or compatible with) and not a new competing platform?

2023-02-18 23:04:04

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Awesome. Joined. 🤙

2023-02-18 22:28:44

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Good to have you here, Larry!

2023-02-18 21:22:35

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No doubt. Savings and credit run out a lot faster for those without a 💵🖨️.

2023-02-18 21:20:28

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Just new subscribers or anyone? Already a subscriber and the stickers look 🔥.

2023-02-12 22:12:53

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Tyrants always seek to control two elements of a society first; speech and money. Why? Because they are the same thing.

2023-02-12 16:14:16

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Great Advice. Pura Vida. 🤙

2023-02-10 21:07:31

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"20%...Not even Bumpy took 20%"

2023-02-04 14:19:59

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Help them understand the problem first:
The current monetary system steals from all of us forever through inflation without our consent. Right now, it steals about half your wealth every ten years (@7% inflation), and that rate is increasing. How fair is that?

2023-01-29 17:07:45

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This would be excellent. Not comfortable pasting privkeys into mobile clients so that limits me to using desktop with NOS2X at the moment. If there is a better way already to use on mobile without pasting privkeys please lmk!

2023-01-28 19:45:46

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Good stuff. That was one nice feature of LI. Glad you've brought it on Damus.

2023-01-27 23:36:47

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Like many, I didn't understand money as a market until Bitcoin. No I often see markets as reflections of money since it is half of every transaction in every market. Money is every market.

2023-01-27 23:32:03

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Sign me up. 🤙

2023-01-27 21:36:38

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Would be cool, especially if we could do a field trip to Bitcoin Jungle while there.

2023-01-19 04:33:59

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🤙
If you like that, Rustic Inn in FLL area offers those, plus goldens, dungeness, queen, king, and stone. It's about 45 minutes from the Bitcoin conference site for those that are coming down.

2023-01-17 16:41:47

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Great advice. 🤙

2023-01-11 01:01:14

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🔥

2023-01-10 21:20:55

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I've got my nostr keys, nostr coins shirt ready to go to nostrconf courtesy of #[3]

2023-01-10 21:19:00

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#nostrconf23 would be ultra high signal.

2023-01-10 21:17:29

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#nostrconf23 would be ultra high signal.

2023-01-10 17:12:33

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Thank you.
#followed

2023-01-09 22:49:14

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Very thorough information! Excellent list of resources too. Love that you have Gladstein's recent structural adjustment piece. Great piece for human rights interested people to grok why bitcoin matters.

2023-01-09 22:33:44

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Welcome Adam. As you can see, you are not alone. Note that the tree gives life to that entire image. Likewise, you will become the person in your community that gives life to everyone else by sharing the truth of Bitcoin with them.

2023-01-06 22:36:42

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LFG🚀!!!

2023-01-02 21:58:22

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It's smart to look at things from different and broad points of view. That usually leads to actions being more effective.

2023-01-02 21:18:07

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Looks like we found some common ground. Don't just learn, do. Maybe "We do things thoughtfully." can be the Practicing Philosophers creed. 🙂

2023-01-02 21:08:34

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I could be wrong, but I don't think that's what #[0] was saying. I understood it as acquiring knowledge alone might be overestimating what one can do with just the information. Turing working out in his head was an action, not just absorbing others' knowledge passively.

2023-01-02 20:46:40

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Knowledge is powerful, but only action can spur progress. Perhaps the more complete mantra of this would be "I think therefore I am. I do therefore I grow".

2023-01-02 20:37:57

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Great advice.

2023-01-01 19:10:48

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💯
Felt great to make first buy of 2023 at 6028 Moscow Time.
https://i.imgur.com/sloCXUG.jpg

2023-01-01 18:54:41

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6.15 goes a long way at $1M. 😉

2023-01-01 16:42:33

Welcome 2023. This is the beginning of the next step toward the better world we are building thanks to bitcoin. Glad to be on this journey together with all of you.

2022-12-30 22:52:19

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People can get a Burger anywhere. They come to Chotchie's for the atmosphere.
https://i.imgur.com/EZofuLB.jpg