Nostr notes by totallyhumanwriter

Yes that's another issue now. 1.5 billion vibe coded apps ...

2026-06-04T10:41:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…fnj2
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Yes that's another issue now. 1.5 billion vibe coded apps with 0 users.

I was talking about clients who pay for content and don't allocate resources to posting and distributing it. Just moaning honestly.

Working in content in 2026 is 2% writing text and 98% begging for ...

2026-06-04T10:01:46Z

Working in content in 2026 is 2% writing text and 98% begging for it to be published.

Adoption is broken. My three mantras for Bitcoin comms aim to ...

2026-06-04T07:21:24Z

Adoption is broken.
My three mantras for Bitcoin comms aim to help.
Find them here.

quoting
naddr1qv…mkhw

(watch as a video here)

We speak the language of network effects, cryptographic hashes, and peer-to-peer electronic cash.

This makes sense, right? Bitcoin is computational. Its logic is math.

But even in the age of AI agents, the ultimate users of the Bitcoin network are people.WE are the ones who install ASICs, spin up nodes, sign transactions, and build software.

And more than that, WE are the ones who make decisions. Our decisions, just like everyone’s, are based on experience, trust, and emotion (as well as information).

Most bitcoiners and companies in the space still use computerized terms like 'cyber hornets' or 'human nodes' to sell the dream of a better world.

In this article, I’m going to tell you why this is Bitcoin’s biggest problem, and how you, and all the humans of Bitcoin, can be the heroes that save the day.

The Attention Economy Is Working Against Bitcoin

The mainstream media's relationship with Bitcoin is predictable: bear versus bull, price rising versus price crashing.

Within the Bitcoin community itself, the narratives are still polemic: KYC versus non-KYC, Core versus Knots. These framings are engineered for attention. Content on these topics generates a brief spike of outrage or excitement, then the audience clicks away, and the cycle resets.

Polarity doesn’t encourage deep thought or nuanced discussion.

Because Bitcoin has no founder in the traditional sense, no Steve Jobs or Sam Altman for journalists to profile, traditional media fills the gap with criticism: Trump’s shitcoinery, lost wallets in a landfill, scams, and seizures. Any story with a human face attached to failure travels far.

Within the industry, the counter-narrative is more positive but totally faceless. Institutional adoption, policy developments, and new technologies — these are stories that attract systems thinkers, engineers, and developers. People with a GitHub account or a toolbox in the garage. That is the demographic that already knows about Bitcoin. The 95% who are not yet in the space do not think this way, and headlines aimed at systems thinkers simply do not reach them.

Pitching Bitcoin Is Not the Same as Telling a Story!

Most bitcoiners have given a futile five-minute pitch, an attempt to compress years of learning into a diatribe about why someone should abandon the money they know and trust in favour of "magic internet money." It rarely works, and the reason is structural.

Bitcoin is not a story. It is a technology, extraordinarily complex, wide-ranging, and far-reaching.

Fire is not a story.

The printing press is not a story.

The motor car is not a story.

The internet is not a story.

Technologies become stories only when people share what those technologies do to human lives.

Useful technologies solve technical problems. But problem-solution is NOT a story.

A story requires three elements: conflict, characters, and resolution.

Conflict is a problem difficult enough to generate genuine suspense and intrigue. Bitcoin has conflict in abundance (the problems of the fiat world are real and significant), but that conflict is abstract and too complex for most people to grasp without context.

Characters must be three-dimensional, not archetypes like the nocoiner normie or the sovereign maximalist. Real people have flaws, vulnerabilities, and inconsistencies. These make 3D characters that audiences can genuinely empathise with. For example, I enjoy watching people punch each other in the face inside a cage, but I also make up nicknames, songs, and dances for the two cats I keep as pets. I make inspired decisions on some days, and on others, I leave my glasses in the microwave or spend 27 minutes picking a scab. That is humanity. It’s honest and real. Characters must change, too. Maybe one day, I’ll learn not to pick scabs.

Resolution is where Bitcoin storytelling fails most consistently. The community is so focused on problem and solution that it neglects to show the effects — what Bitcoin actually does for real people's lives. Without resolution, there is no satisfying arc, and without a satisfying arc, there is no story worth sharing.

Who Are We Actually Talking To?

Let’s think of the adoption curve as a marketing plan. Effective marketing plans are not scattergun approaches. They are targeted. The early adopters watching a Bitcoin conference talk are not the audience that needs convincing. The next wave is.Every group along this curve has different mindsets, different emotional triggers, and their brains are wired differently.

I often ask my clients, ‘Who is your ideal client profile?’‘Everyone except trad-fi yuppie elites,’ they say.

Sigh. There is no one approach or message that resonates with everyone. When I push them further, they usually describe someone with eight-plus years in the space and a GitHub account. Those people are already here! The real work is identifying where potential users actually are — emotionally, financially, psychologically — at any given moment. People are not fixed points on an adoption curve. They shift. They are inconsistent, just like you and me.

From Burnout to Timelord: My Bitcoin Journey

I call myself ‘totally human’, not because I hate AI, but because I want to embed humanity into my work. ‘Totally human’ shouldn’t be necessary to add for writers, but in 2026, it is. That’s kind of the joke. If you can recognise this as playful and not literal, then I’ve shown you a bit of who I am. You’ve begun writing my story in your mind.

I went to my first conference in Madeira in 2024 to promote the world’s first Bitcoin fiction anthology. At that time, I was trying to figure out how to balance the stress of running a coaching business with writing fiction, my long-term passion. The conference was a nice break and a chance to learn.

The problem was I felt too nervous to speak to anyone. I’m used to looking at words on a screen, not networking and passing my business card to Jack Mallers, Lyn Alden, or Jeff Booth. They were all just walking around chatting with people! I felt terrified of being found out in a technical discussion (I am not a developer, and I haven’t been in Bitcoin since 2011, like most of them). So I just listened to some of the issues people were talking about.That same year, I was feeling totally burned out running my coaching business. It’s so tiring to fail, try again, and fail again. I was working 6 or 7 days a week to make the same money I earned in an advertising job I had in 2009. Putting weeks of effort into a new course or service and hearing crickets as a response is crushing.I decided to transition to my passion — writing. After making lists upon lists of the best niches and possible clients, it hit me. I was constantly thinking about that conference in Madeira, and there was a gap in the market where virtually no one had niche knowledge and strong communication skills.

Getting inspired by listening to and meeting others with real stories at that conference was the tipping point for me to change the direction of my life.The biggest difference for me now is I can say ‘no’ more. I say ‘no’ to bad bosses and mechanical tasks. I say ‘no’ to shitcoin clients. I say ‘no’ to anything that I don’t want to focus my energy on.Working with the humans of Bitcoin gave me control and sovereignty over my time. That’s the happily ever after for me.

Who cares? You think. That’s YOUR story. What’s in it for MEEEEEEEEEE?

Well, I believe that character, conflict, and resolution is a better way to share what I do than any ROI percentage charts or newsletter readership numbers.And In order for any of us to succeed in Bitcoin, we must help plebs, investors, partners, and even FT readers see the EXPERIENCE that formed our ideas, and communicate the EFFECTS it had on us.I ensure the input of my writing is based on real lived experience, and I make sure the output is relatable and relevant for real humans. Maybe you want to reclaim sovereignty over your time again? Perhaps you will have your Madeira moment soon.

We care about ourselves, and we relate to others. That’s actually a good mindset to adopt when thinking about your role in Bitcoin. No one cares about you, your product, or even Bitcoin. They care about how it affects them. They want to connect with your stories only so they can apply the meaning to their own lives.

Persuasion Has Seven Levers — Bitcoin Is Only Pulling One

Communication in Bitcoin must show the real human experience that shapes our work, and the real human effects of it. Focusing on the product, service, or network itself misses the mark because it fails to persuade people whose attention is elsewhere.We must get better at persuading.

Of Cialdini's 7 principles of persuasion, Bitcoin is only doing scarcity well. The other emotional levers are being left largely untouched.

Reciprocity means offering before asking. We should share expertise first, offering interviews, giving up time, and only then making a request. Authority means backing claims with evidence (e.g., the way analyst Daniel Batten rigorously supports his work in the energy sector). We need more of this. Consistency does not mean posting a dozen times a day; it means sticking to a message so that people understand who you are and what you stand for. Likeability requires vulnerability. Platforms like LinkedIn can generate incredible connections and partnerships if you are willing to share challenges, failures, and real-life imperfections rather than only company announcements and product updates. For example, I once spent three days looking for my glasses before I found them in the microwave. Social proof means making users and customers the stars of the story, not the technology. Finally, unity is something we can show in Bitcoin by championing good actors and opinions that align with Satoshi’s principles.

If we tap into these principles of persuasion, readers, listeners, and viewers say ‘YES. That’s me!’ or ‘I AM interested.’ That the goal of communication for me.

A quick mention of the companies in the space doing this well at the moment:

Gridless — a mining operation that electrifies rural communities in Africa and shares the impact on local people.

Geyser — a crowdfunding platform that shares how campaign were successfully funded.

Club Orange — a meetup app for bitcoiners which shares photos and stories from communities across the world.

Steak ‘n’ Shake — A fast food chain that created a buzz with user-generated content for its Lightning integration.

Human Rights Foundation — an NGO that encourages its own project leaders to share stories on stage about the human impact of Bitcoin.

Primal — A Nostr client whose team lives in the jungle in Costa Rica, sharing stories of circular economies, sloths, and surfing.

I'm sure there are more good examples of Bitcoin-native comms. If you know of one, please get in touch to mention it.

LLMs are Backward-Facing; Creativity Writes the Future

Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Rockstar Games, recently dismissed the idea of AI generating a hit game like Grand Theft Auto as a laughable idea. That’s because creativity is informed by data and seeks to create something unique, surprising, and new, while AI is big data sets, lots of compute power, and a large language model. LLMs can only rehash existing data into derivative assets. This will not create a hit video game. Neither will it move the needle in Bitcoin adoption.

Look at this grid of AI-generated thumbnails and graphics. Imagine that behind each one lies a video, an article, a podcast. Which ones look worth investigating? None of them. If there is no proof of work in the image, the assumption is that there is no proof of work in the content.

More fundamentally, the value in content is the biological lived experience that informed it and went into producing it. As the marginal cost of generating machine content trends toward zero, the premium on authentic human expression goes up and to the right.Real, unfakeable time and effort are scarce, and IRL experiences are back in style. In Bitcoin, we must not outsource the work to machines or anyone else. For our communication to be valuable, we must invest in it.

My Three Mantras for Better Bitcoin Communication

For anyone working in Bitcoin, whether building a product, running a community, or simply trying to bring a friend or family member into the fold, I humbly present three actionable mantras.

Always be human: Start by remembering that every decision is made by a person. You are a human speaking to a human. These are our decisions, our impact, our lives. WE are the ones who write the future of Bitcoin and its impact on our species.

Develop your characters: If you are sharing your own story, go deeper than the surface version. Share your vulnerabilities, your contradictions, the messy human reality of your journey. If you are trying to reach a user or customer, resist the temptation to flatten them into a demographic. Build a full, three-dimensional picture of where they are right now.

Just tell stories: Don’t get stuck in problem-solution mode. Embrace conflict, invest in characters, and show the impact of your work. Share what Bitcoin actually does for people. That is where the story lives.

The humans of Bitcoin have everything they need to communicate better and get the results they want. To get there, we should listen to each other, draft our characters, and do the hard work of crafting stories.

Bitcoin is built on proof of work. Its communication should be too.

Would you consider an OpenSats funding application for Nostr ...

2026-05-31T20:57:08Z

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Would you consider an OpenSats funding application for Nostr marketing and community building?

I've been considering calling the A Team and putting together a pitch.

GM. My new passport finally arrived. ...

2026-05-31T07:32:39Z

GM.

My new passport finally arrived.

My interview with FractalEncrypt about the forthcoming art ...

2026-05-28T06:53:57Z

My interview with FractalEncrypt about the forthcoming art exhibition at BTCPrague (nprofile…py4c) is live.

https://btcprague.com/bitcoin-culture-cypherpunk-art-arrives-in-btc-prague/

Can't wait to check out the art in person.

#bitcoinart #cypherpunk #btcprague

Nostr event nevent1qqswusazhngft8jszux3jpxgwru0k7mcvm83h6fcahd7r6hrptzsadqzyrh4xsn28dqwe4qcz62tcsysqtq57dl2r0jsszyzn6sdc3r7nzy9zxyvmtv

2026-05-27T07:39:50Z

My plan for the Bitcoin Ireland conference: * Eat a pizza topped ...

2026-05-21T20:20:31Z

My plan for the Bitcoin Ireland conference:

* Eat a pizza topped with potatoes
* Convince the Guinness factory to accept sats
* Persuade the president to change St Patrick's Day to St Satoshi's day
* Strangle a leprechaun, steal his gold, and exchange is for sats
* Have a couple of pints

Am I missing anything?

I would prefer to have 1302 cats.

2026-05-21T20:12:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…nvt9
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I would prefer to have 1302 cats.

GM I've never touched a shitcoin in my life. Have you? ...

2026-05-18T09:27:09Z

GM
I've never touched a shitcoin in my life.
Have you?

Tell them to get on Nostr and you'll zap them some sats. Then ...

2026-05-17T15:53:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…ag0t
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Tell them to get on Nostr and you'll zap them some sats.

Then watch them run.

Bitcoin doesn't need a marketing team. Monetary incentives do ...

2026-05-17T06:46:49Z

Bitcoin doesn't need a marketing team.
Monetary incentives do the work.

Nostr DOES need a marketing team.
But not just enthusiasts going to Bitcoin conferences. It needs a funded team of creators and social experts.

Tutorials for creators and incentives for curators and freedom-minded users to join in.

This wouldn't take more than $300k per year, and could really kick-start the network effects.

Think about it. One big celeb brings 10k users here. They onboard a few friends.

Yes, we have a lot of work to do with development and UX, but without a user base, services will never be able to monetize Nostr infrastructure.

To avoid a chicken/egg situation, we need investment.

Is this something OpenSats (nprofile…grcu) would consider?

Who would be the right people to run the project?

#asknostr

Mega congrats. Great news, and well done to OpenSats too. Loving ...

2026-05-13T15:39:56Z

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Mega congrats. Great news, and well done to OpenSats too.

Loving Wisp so far.

P.s. please check your DMs, I have a few extra words of support for ya.

Dear nostr, Stop fighting each other about Bitcoin. Start looking ...

2026-05-12T13:42:18Z

Dear nostr,
Stop fighting each other about Bitcoin.
Start looking at more cat videos.

Sincerely yours,
A bitcoin AND cat owner.

#cat #cats #stopthehate

You're not following our account.

2026-05-11T07:47:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…w06z
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You're not following our account.

0.00001% of nostriches are zappers, and 99.9999% are likers.

2026-05-06T13:03:57Z

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0.00001% of nostriches are zappers, and 99.9999% are likers.

Yes sir! I already follow his words.

2026-05-05T20:31:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…wu3t
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Yes sir! I already follow his words.

I NEED TO FOLLOW MORE PEOPLE ON NOSTR. Who would you recommend ...

2026-05-05T20:03:40Z

I NEED TO FOLLOW MORE PEOPLE ON NOSTR.
Who would you recommend for deep takes, positive news, tech content for non-devs?

I'm especially looking for IRL and culture content which is not about the Bitcoin price or the latest infight.

Drop your best people below. If I like 'em, I'll zap you both.

#asknostr

Zapped you via a SPARK wallet. Check mate crows.

2026-05-03T16:37:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…rcsf
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Zapped you via a SPARK wallet. Check mate crows.

I paid my buddy 30k sats for the materials, but he said it was a ...

2026-05-03T06:16:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…gvzy
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I paid my buddy 30k sats for the materials, but he said it was a pig to assemble. It took him ages, so he would charge 75k normally.

I'm sure you can find one cheaper somewhere on nostr though.

A friend 3D printed this for me. Thinking of putting it behind a ...

2026-05-02T22:37:23Z

A friend 3D printed this for me.
Thinking of putting it behind a forcefield to stop the vandals...

@nprofile…8jjr I keep getting an error on the Lightning ...

2026-05-02T17:44:42Z

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RayBuni (nprofile…8jjr) I keep getting an error on the Lightning invoice. Insufficient fee.

Some of the comments here are so disappointing. There are many ...

2026-05-01T14:49:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…z52x
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Some of the comments here are so disappointing. There are many great advocates for nostr who are not devs.

Creatives, writers, marketers and other professionals need the right incentives to donate their time and effort. Bitcoin itself offers enough stored value to free up time - that's why it attracts time-investment from many deep skillsets (not just technical types).

Nostr is great. It offers a wonderful network of freedom-minded people. It offers hope for a decentralized better digital world. But, at the moment, it does not incentivise experts to invest time without any ownership in the clients and services they promote. I hope this changes in time.

But rather than create a pile on by pointing the finger at those not donating their life to nostr, why not ask what they need to come on board?

Bitcoin needs stories to win. I am absolutely convinced of this. ...

2026-04-30T20:24:42Z

Bitcoin needs stories to win.
I am absolutely convinced of this.

Today, I see virtually zero new stories emerging. Not from conferences, not from educators, not from companies, not from builders. Not even from writers.

Problem ➡️ solution is NOT a story.
No characters. No struggle. No happily ever after.

... no one cares about your product, service, or app.

Most people in the world are not economists, developers, or even realists.

They only care when something hacks their emotions.

Give them a good story, and you make them care.

Yes, we must build, but without stories, we are just idealists writing code for solutions that will never be implemented.

I will be there. Looking forward to covering the art gallery, ...

2026-04-30T09:04:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…lgu9
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I will be there. Looking forward to covering the art gallery, meeting some folks, and maybe recording a few podcasts for White Noise (nprofile…9puf).

As nice as that quote is from Maupassant, he wasn't a very happy chappy!

Come on. Which one did you get wrong?

2026-04-28T20:06:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…v243
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Come on. Which one did you get wrong?

BETA TESTERS WANTED (iPhone app) ...

2026-04-28T18:55:36Z

BETA TESTERS WANTED (iPhone app)

A friend of mine, hurry (nprofile…gydw) has created 21 Pulse.

It's a one-look Bitcoin only dashboard - no login, no advertising, no bullshit.

I'm trying to help him reach 1k users and develop the app.

Would you be so kind as to check it out and give it a download? (iphone only)

Android app and PWA coming in the next couple of months.

Another App... really?

The idea is to collate the best sources of Bitcoin live data, add calculators and pleb tools, list curated bitcoin-only links, and add some educational resources for beginners.

Nostriches will be more interested in the advanced section.
We'll be adding tons more features soon (e.g. mining stats and calculator). If you have any ideas for additions, please let us know.

What's next?
We'll be setting a 5-minute feedback form soon where you can earn some sats for your opinion.
Thanks!

#betatesters #devs #asknostr

Hey @nprofile…jn5g I live in Las Palmas and help run the ...

2026-04-28T13:01:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…3h0w
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Hey Sooly⚡️سولي 🇱🇧🇧🇪🇦🇪🇦🇴 (nprofile…jn5g)
I live in Las Palmas and help run the community here. What info do you need? Feel free to DM or check out bitcanario.com

@nprofile…9puf mind giving this a repost?

2026-04-28T06:49:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…xd49
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White Noise (nprofile…9puf) mind giving this a repost?

It's been a while since I've been on a #podcast. ...

2026-04-27T21:52:06Z

It's been a while since I've been on a #podcast. 🎙🔊🗣🎧🎵

I've got lots of new ideas on Bitcoin books, freedom tech, nostr for writers, self-publishing, AI content, and the distinct lack of human stories in Bitcoin... probably.

I guess I'll find out what my ideas are during the conversation.

Podcasters of Nostr.
My DMs are open. 📩

P.s. I'm also the host of the soon to be released White Noise (nprofile…sp3z) podcast. If you're a keen user or you're building with the Marmot protocol and want to share, please get in touch. We're looking for guests for season 2.

#asknostr
#tunestr
#fountain
#podstr

Well worth a watch. Well done to all involved. #nevent1q…szmv

2026-04-27T21:25:20Z

Well worth a watch. Well done to all involved.

quoting
nevent1q…szmv
Is home a line on a government ledger that says you belong? Or is it the resonance of a community?

Roger9000 (nprofile…2jjt) joins me on this journey through London's mythology and Manchester's industrial grit to help me answer that question.

Full episode available on indeehub (nprofile…gf22)

https://indeehub.studio/film/finding-home/season/1/episode/4

GN. 💤😴🌌 #catstr ...

2026-04-26T19:12:00Z

GN. 💤😴🌌

#catstr

Working is about more than money. It's also about bragging ...

2026-04-26T19:09:36Z

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Working is about more than money.
It's also about bragging that you work for a great Bitcoin company.

Working for a Bitcoin company is worth far more than the money we ...

2026-04-26T06:20:38Z

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Working for a Bitcoin company is worth far more than the money we pay.

We already have multiple applications.

When he reads this, he'll just donate more money to the org.

2026-04-26T06:19:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…hnnz
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When he reads this, he'll just donate more money to the org.

📢 * WE ARE HIRING * 📢 Head of Content (Bitcoin company) ...

2026-04-25T08:29:04Z

📢 *** WE ARE HIRING *** 📢
Head of Content (Bitcoin company)

Are you a laser-eyed marketing rockstar on a mission to flood our feeds with incessant 30-second reels and monetary catchphrases? 😁
(We also accept writing ninjas, social gurus, and growth wizards)

Our company is on a mission to orange-pill the world through an untested and unsustainable education model consisting of 80% huff and 20% puff. 🌬️

We recently received an endowment from a Bitcoin Whale, and if all team members cover 3-5 jobs each, we’re hoping we can eek it out for an entire cycle.

Many educators have tried before us (and have found Bitcoin is a bit too complicated to explain in a few snappy tweets and 30-second reels), but this time it’s different!

No Signal. No noise. Just buzzwords! 👌

🤓 THE ROLE
- Managing all the content, flows, and diagnostics for our education platform
- Managing our 7 social accounts — high-volume content, interaction, performance reporting
- Content strategy and customer acquisition — funnels, email marketing, conferences
- Newsletters, blogs, interviews, and presentations for our CEO
Weekly podcast production, editing, and repurposing
- Video automation — script production, editing, distribution
- Attending daily meetings with operations, dev team, CMO, partnerships team, and our 15 freelancers

OUR COMPANY
Our company delivers innovative edu-tech solutions like telling the world about Bitcoin and disrupting the industry (we just don’t know how yet). We’re thinking of harnessing more rocket-ship emojis. 🚀🚀🚀

We operate in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. By ‘dynamic’, we mean that awkward meeting at a conference once per year, ‘fast-paced’ = 60-75 hours work per week (inc. weekends), and the environment is mostly Slack, Telegram, and Google Meet.

💡 THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
You must be specialised in pre-AI systems and thinking, an expert marketer and writer, a self-starter, sovereign individual AND team coordinator who is also immensely proficient in running AI teams and agents.

You are likely a technically minded engineer who was mining in 2010-11 but sold/lost all your bitcoin and is now desperate to spend 60 hours a week working for 150 Bangladeshi takas per month (salary to be discussed).

Come on. What do you expect?
We’re in a bear market, and WE ARE STILL EARLY.

HOW TO APPLY
Do two days of work for free to deliver a full 2026-7 marketing strategy dossier and two 1500-word blogs on our brand new platform (no information provided).

Or maybe there will be no writing tasks at all. We've never actually hired anyone before, so we’re not sure how it works. 🤷‍♀️

Don’t bother with a CV or cover letter; we just look at how many followers you have on X.

Tell us your salary expectations. To help you match our ballpark figure, we’ll give you a hint. There is no formal contract, you get paid in Bitcoin, and you’ll receive no benefits (LOL pensions).

Just to let you know, we have no more capital to hire coworkers until 2030.
In fact, if you know any investors, put us in touch!

The best candidates will be invited to meet on Zoom separately with each of our 4 team members at intervals of 4-6 weeks.

After this process, the team will discuss whether hiring you or buying more Claude tokens is more beneficial to our company’s strategy and bottom line.

Good luck bitcoiner.
And remember, we are all Satoshi. 🙏

#jobs #hiring #bitcoinjobs

For sure. But my harware (a cheap HP thin client) is struggling ...

2026-04-21T10:21:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…p7fv
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For sure. But my harware (a cheap HP thin client) is struggling with StartOS.

I downloaded the whole blockchain with Pop_OS! in 24 hours.

Mist probably going to be a week. I very much regret not just ...

2026-04-21T08:26:44Z

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Mist probably going to be a week.
I very much regret not just buying and Umbrel.

UPDATE. 36 hours and it is 68% Going extremely slowly...

2026-04-21T07:26:10Z

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UPDATE. 36 hours and it is 68%

Going extremely slowly...

Ok, no more bets. After 13 hours, it's at 58%. Could be a ...

2026-04-20T06:28:38Z

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Ok, no more bets.

After 13 hours, it's at 58%.
Could be a while!

Yes. They did a complete redesign so I'm installing it again.

2026-04-19T19:49:42Z

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Yes. They did a complete redesign so I'm installing it again.

New operating system installed. Giving @nprofile…9vg9 another ...

2026-04-19T16:49:06Z

New operating system installed.
Giving Start9 (nprofile…9vg9) another run.

Node now syncing (500MB wired connection).

Guess how long it will take to complete.
(1 guess per npub)

Closest guess wins 2,100 sats

#giveaway #bounty #asknostr

GM Everyone I know who is building long-term success is not going ...

2026-04-19T10:51:44Z

GM

Everyone I know who is building long-term success is not going further down any rabbit hole. They are soaring high, assessing the game with a bird's eye view.

GM. I am now a rabbit. #nevent1q…wfgp

2026-04-17T07:57:20Z

GM. I am now a rabbit.

quoting
nevent1q…wfgp
Update Bitcoin FilmFest (npub1rjt…mp8a) #art work ✍️

Added: Jake⚡️ (npub1a8u…rvn3) Duncan Cary Palmer (npub1cxp…exlq) totallyhumanwriter (npub1aaf…p5m6) crany 👽🧡🗿 (npub1tms…208a) Noerd (npub1r72…ecsz) RHodlR (npub1dze…4efn)

✅ Let me know if I used the right handle, some have different profile names/handles.

🖼️The artwork will be shown during the event 4-7 June 2026 in Warsaw 🇵🇱 See You There!

🚨Zap ⚡️2100 sats to become
Part of this art work with your #nostr handle. 💜 #artstr

28 other people have applied. By close of applications, it will ...

2026-04-16T20:30:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…genz
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28 other people have applied.
By close of applications, it will be well over 100.

None of those applicants are asking to be dissuaded from applying.

Plus.... cRyPtO.

I feel you. A job is looking pretty attractive to me, but I will not budge on Bitcoin only.

GM Working on a little something for Bitcoin Ireland ...

2026-04-16T08:17:55Z

GM

Working on a little something for Bitcoin Ireland conference...

Most vegans have eaten meat. So they can comprehend. Just ...

2026-04-16T08:17:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…4ftg
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Most vegans have eaten meat.
So they can comprehend.

Just sayin'.

Meeting with the junior editor... #bitcoinbook #editing #catstr ...

2026-04-13T14:15:23Z

Meeting with the junior editor...

#bitcoinbook #editing #catstr

Nostr event nevent1qqsytndyynxa22myx7xj3rpfw285pu4due4jptakuqcvjvvjrtrz7rczyrh4xsn28dqwe4qcz62tcsysqtq57dl2r0jsszyzn6sdc3r7nzy9zeaedak

2026-04-10T12:23:14Z

Observing a fly... ...

2026-04-08T21:48:51Z

Observing a fly...

90% of self-published books sell fewer than 100 copies Most ...

2026-04-08T11:03:59Z

90% of self-published books sell fewer than 100 copies

Most authors don't find out until they've already printed 500.

We tracked 5 who beat that. Different books, different audiences, no common playbook.

Interesting strategies here from Anil (nprofile…fte5), Phundamentals (nprofile…5krg), Max (nprofile…u8g0), LynAlden (nprofile…ad8w) and SullyMichaelvan (nprofile…uy62).

#bookstr #books #writing.

quoting
naddr1qq…8qzk

More books are being published than ever before. That’s great if you are a reader, but if you’re an author looking to shift copies, times are hard. Wordrated reported that 90% of self-published books sell fewer than 100 copies.

Yet, self-publishing is the route that most sovereign authors take, as it offers the most control over the process. And with self-sovereignty comes the responsibility of implementing an effective market strategy.

The main thing that matters to authors is that their book displays sound logic, tells an engaging story, or represents their idea in the best way possible. However good your book is, it will likely bomb without a carefully crafted marketing plan aimed at a precise audience.

Most writers prefer writing to marketing. However, as a self-published author, it’s up to you to learn about the necessary steps to secure more reviews, to harness your network of supporters, manage print-on-demand services, and ultimately, sell more copies. Authors must balance their time and monetary investment — dedicating every waking hour to posting about your book is just as unfeasible as hiring a full-time marketing team to shill your work.

Essentially, 21st-century authors in the freedom space need to invest time and energy into making some organic gains before paying for speculative advertising campaigns and promotion.

Self-Publishing Wins: How 5 Freedom Authors Successfully Marketed Their Books in 2025-6

View these five different approaches from authors who have published Bitcoin, privacy, and freedom fiction books in the last year. If you are getting ready to publish a book on Austrian economics, 21st-century health, sovereign business advice, off-grid living, spirituality, homeschooling, family values, privacy and security, freedom tech, or any adjacent topic, these strategies can help you build your own publishing OPSEC.

Bitcoin For Institutions by Brian Hirschfield

This book of sharp corporate insight has made a big impact in the business niche. No, it’s not a treasury company playbook; it’s a to-the-point road map for institutions of any kind, with a smattering of personal stories from the author (an ex-actuary).

This book is a great example of how an author without a big social media following achieved impressive results through using less-popular platforms and focusing on business relationships rather than sales alone.

Marketing Strategy: * Using a network of Bitcoin advocates on LinkedIn to reach Bitcoin-curious CFOs and founders.

Contracting Konsensus Network to handle book production and marketing elements, securing interviews, reviews, podcast appearances, and newsletter distribution. This allowed the author to focus on marketing and future projects.

Selling books at meetups, including via a low-cost, Lightning eBook delivery mechanism.

Continuing to talk about the book months after launch by guesting on podcasts, sharing milestones and lessons from the book, and attending conferences.

Setting up an automated feed to share insights from the book on Nostr.

Results: This book hit the zeitgeist of business Bitcoin in 2025. It resulted in the author being invited to speak at several conferences and meet other leaders of Bitcoin ETFs, small business owners, and ex-trad-fi experts. The book is currently being translated at the request of a Bitcoin exchange CEO and business leader in Finland. Hirschfield has also set up Actuarial Bitcoin Advisors and Magic Internet Math, with the book acting as a proof of concept.

The Stolguard Incident by Lyn Alden

After the runaway success of Broken Money (100,000+ copies sold and now available in 10+ languages), it is no surprise that Lyn Alden has done it again. What is surprising is that the book is in a completely different genre from her normal work: speculative fiction. Alden has long viewed fiction as being every bit as important to read as nonfiction, stating that she has been ‘shaped by characters and stories [she’s] read over the decades.’

“Indie publishing is a viable path, and it gives the author more creative control from start to finish, but my primary advice would be to take the project just as seriously as any traditional publisher would take a book that they have a high conviction in.” Lyn Alden on publishing.

Here’s the strategy that Alden employed to ensure her fiction book gained momentum upon launch.

Marketing Strategy:

Posting vulnerable and honest takes about being new to fiction writing.

Writing in the open: sharing updates, wins, and starting conversations about sci-fi, film, and speculative stories.

Budgeting for a fiction release with the same conviction and focus on quality as her other work.

Focusing on Nostr as a cyberpunk-aligned audience.

Readying the release of the audio version after strong sales from Broken Money on Audible.

Sharing early reviews from well-known big accounts on X.

Results: While Lyn first described this ‘hobby project’, her conviction and investment in fiction has grown, leading to some noteworthy results. As a well-known voice in the space, she is bringing more cypherpunks to the realm of stories and fiction; in addition, she is likely to sell books to many outside the freedom and sovereignty space who follow her macro investing tips. As for sales numbers, it could be a little early to report, but The Stolguard Incident was ranked the top new Amazon release on its first weekend for both the cyberpunk and technothriller genres.

The Treasury of Michael Saylor by Anil Patel

Anil Patel is an educator, author, speaker, and investor who presented the compressed wisdom of another Bitcoin legend, using a proven formula (Eric Jorgenson’s Almanacs of Naval Ravikant and others). With a keen focus on community impact, Patel adopts different strategies from those seeking to maximize profits and personal exposure.

Marketing Strategy:

Giving away free digital copies. Anyone can access and share his work to help educate others on the importance of Bitcoin.

Tapping into a leadership network of high-profile speakers, authors, and businesspeople (securing reviews from Vijay Boyapati, Preston Pysh, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, HRH Prince Filip of Serbia, Natalie Brunell, Lawrence Lepard, and more)

Selling physical copies for sats on bitcoinbook.shop

Coordinated press release on English and Spanish versions.

Building hype by having Michael Saylor sign 50 free copies given away to key opinion leaders at BTC in DC.

Making heavy use of diagrams, frameworks, and infographics in the book to simplify concepts and increase sharability on socials.

Results: “Marketing,” says Patel, “is only as good as the calibre of your book.” With such a monumental name on the front cover and a meticulous, pared-down presentation, this book was bound to go viral. In the first 24 hours alone, the book saw over 1,000 downloads. The Treasury of Michael Saylor achieved #1 bestseller status on Amazon (finance category). More than 6 months after release, Anil Patel shares reviews, insights, and impressions of the book, and with the Spanish version now available, other lucrative translations are in the pipeline.

Blood of the Bourgeoisie by Michael R. Sullivan

“I imagined a Bitcoin novel so thrilling,” says Sullivan, “I couldn’t put it down. I imagined a story so emotionally captivating that even someone with no interest in the orange coin would burn through it in a weekend. I imagined a book that explored how deeply intertwined the Bitcoin philosophy is with the American ethos. So I wrote it.”

This book was years in the writing, but it was also years in the marketing. Sullivan is another case of ‘writing in the open’, which helped him build a community and prime his audience ready for release. The book finally went live in late 2025.

Marketing Strategy:

Appearing on dozens of podcasts to discuss the book, fiction writing, and his other work and theories.

Focusing on his vision. Sullivan never compromised on the quality of his ‘great American Bitcoin novel’, ensuring audiences would love it.

Continuing to speak about his book project publicly, even when the publication date was uncertain.

Building a Bitcoin Writers community on X. Some of the 1,000+ members in the group proved crucial for beta reading, early support, and verified reviews.

Harnessing the popularity of key industry figures like Walker America (who narrated the audiobook) and Robert Breedlove (whose podcast Sullivan appeared on).

Continuing to share reviews and updates as more people in the community read the book. Fiction sales can be a slow burn.

Results:

Sullivan has expressed immense satisfaction at some of the positive reviews from friends, peers, and people he has never met. Several readers were completely new to Bitcoin and became curious enough to learn more after such a compelling story. In just three months, the book has received nearly 100 ratings and reviews (4.6/5) on Amazon and Goodreads. Sullivan now boasts a following of 15,000 on X and runs a community with more than 1,000 members.

The Praxeology of Privacy by Max Hillebrand

This book was never designed to ‘sell’ any copies. Cypherpunk praxeologist Max Hillebrand has run a variety of freedom-tech projects over the years and wrote this book to contribute to the corpus of academic work on privacy. The intended audience is Austrian economists, cypherpunk builders, and other writers who may wish to quote the source material.

Marketing Strategy:

Released in multiple formats, open source and censorship resistant.

Released in versions (v0.1, v0.2, etc.) to keep the source material relevant and useful

Used Praxeology of Privacy talking points consistently during speeches, podcast appearances, and in articles published on Nostr.

Involving the privacy community by including notes and additions in future versions.

Using the message and ethos from the book as the basis of content for Freedom Tech projects like White Noise.

Results: The desired results for open-source academic work like this are that the book be forked, written about, quoted, and discussed online. Hillebrand received praise from cypherpunks (Eric Voskuil) and Praxeologists (Stephen Kinsella) alike, and the book have been quoted and cited in several articles since its release. Hillebrand believes it find new academic readers on Mises.org in the near future. After a positive initial reception, Version 0.2 has now been released. Max Hillebrand continues to speak at key freedom conferences and has been a guest on several top libertarian podcasts. He has become one of the top voices to follow on Nostr and is building the wider freedom tech community with White Noise and other projects.

Self-Publishing Launches: What NOT to Do

Now you’ve got some ideas for possible approaches to market your book, here are some don’ts. Many of these can seem tempting as a first-time author, as they save time, effort, or money. Remember: the best launches are well planned and executed over a longer time.

1. Don’t compromise on the product. It can be tempting to rely on AI, to forgo thorough editing, or neglect diagrams and graphics. The most important piece of a launch strategy is YOU. Authors must be 100% certain that the book is their best work.

2. Don’t scrimp on the cover. Again, many fall into the trap of using AI, cheap freelance designers from Fiverr, or asking someone in their network for a favor. People DO judge books by their covers — that’s what covers are for. A bold, unique, and clear book jacket entices potential customers to want what lies inside.

3. Don’t neglect your elevator pitch. As a self-published author who is responsible for marketing, you’ll have to talk about your book A LOT. This means crafting a punchy book description and back cover copy that gets interested buyers to the till. Create 1-sentence, 3-sentence, and 9-sentence versions of your pitch to readers, and repeat the most relevant one in your posts and appearances.

4. Don’t hit ‘publish’ and pray. Many first-time authors think the book launch is done once they hit publish, but the work is just beginning. If your book is on Amazon, it will be lost in a sea of competitors, and if you don’t plan your distribution, it will be hard to direct readers to your book. Effective marketing relies on planning, precision, and persistence. Many successful authors spend 50% of their time (at least) marketing their work.

5. Don’t go it alone. Get as much help from your immediate network as you can, but don’t neglect paid services. Make sure to set aside part of your publishing budget for marketing. Use it to reach reader networks, subscribe to relevant platforms, invest in high-quality visuals, and increase your book’s visibility in a crowded market.

6. Don’t trust; verify Many ‘book marketing experts’ will promise you bestseller status if you pay their $4,000 fee. Don’t fall into this trap. Verify your marketing ROI as you go, and be mindful not to spend big on unproven methods. Rather than dedicating hundreds or thousands of dollars to KDP or Facebook ads without understanding the risks, it’s better to build momentum slowly, garner reviews, and test the efficacy of PPC advertising.

For book launches and book marketing, there is no one killer technique. Several approaches can work well, but they all take time, effort, and budget.

For freedom books in 2026, you don’t need a massive audience or a huge marketing budget to succeed. All you need is a well-executed plan that best uses the effect of the network you have already built.

Gain Access to Our Network at no Extra Cost to Amplify your Book’s Reach

At Konsensus, we launched a decentralized full stack publishing platform to help authors save time and publish their ideas. We work with a pool of talented editors, marketers, and designers who deliver high-quality work at reasonable rates.

Konsensus is offering its Layer 1 marketing package (worth $650) to the first 5 publishing clients. This includes:

A personalized book launch plan covering 3 months pre-launch to 3 months post-launch

A dedicated marketing rep to answer questions and help via DM

3 native posts on X and Nostr and monthly reposts on your offers (20k followers)

LinkedIn content from team accounts and reposts on your content (30k followers)

3 professional book mockups for marketing posts

3 ARC reviews secured from our readers’ groups on Telegram and Club Orange.

One newsletter feature (2k subscribers)

Outreach to relevant media (sites and podcasts)

(More comprehensive marketing packages are available for an upgraded fee).

If you have a freedom-themed manuscript and you are gearing up to publish, we can get your work from manuscript to storefront in around 3 months. Having our network to handle the heavy lifting means you can focus on spreading your book as far as possible, and with our free marketing booster, we can help with that, too.

To book a call to share more about your project, visit our site.

Glossary of Publishing Terms

Manuscript: Your finished book draft, before it goes through editing, typesetting, and production.

Publishing OPSEC (operational security): a systematic process used to identify, control, and protect your written work and analyze risks and threats against it.

Decentralized publishing: An agile approach to publishing facilitated by connecting expert freelancers to authors. A project manager ensures deliverables and deadlines are met, while the author has final say and is free to contribute as much as they want. Similarly to centralized ‘hybrid’ or ‘partnership’ publishing, authors pay book production costs and maintain copyright and 100% of royalties.

Back Cover Copy: Also known as the Blurb or Book Description. A brief compelling summary on the back of your print book (or online description for ebooks) designed to hook readers and make them click “buy.”

Sovereign Author: A self-published or ‘indie’ author who writes in the freedom niche — Austrian economics, self-sovereignty, privacy tech, digital security, Bitcoin, etc.

Indie publishing: When authors publish their work directly—through platforms like Amazon KDP or IngramSpark—without signing with a traditional publishing house, retaining full creative control and a larger share of royalties.

ARC (Advanced Reader Copy): Early versions of the completed book sent to reviewers in digital form before publication. This gives reviewers time to read the book so they can leave reviews immediately after publication, helping buyers to decide on whether to purchase.

PPC (Pay-Per-Click) advertising: Advertising on Facebook and Amazon allows self-published authors to pay only when readers click their ads. Facebook targets audiences by interests and demographics while Amazon targets readers actively searching for books with specific keywords.

ROI (Return on Investment): A measure of the profitability for marketing efforts. Money spent vs money received through book sales (minus overheads).

Print-on-Demand (POD): Individual books are printed after an order is placed. This means authors do not need to guess sales numbers by printing and storing thousands of copies.

Is longform broken on Nostr? I can't seem to draft anything ...

2026-04-07T16:21:50Z

Is longform broken on Nostr?

I can't seem to draft anything on YakiHonne (nprofile…2h8g) or Highlighter (nprofile…l7zd) (Web or app).

Screen completely freezes and I can't paste text (rich or MD)

What am I doing wrong?

#asknostr

GM! I'm feeling zappy today. Tell me about your freedom ...

2026-04-04T08:35:02Z

GM!

I'm feeling zappy today.
Tell me about your freedom mission.

Share your projects, products, non-profits, life goals, whatever.

I'll be zapping 10k sats total.

When your zoom meeting continues past dinner time... ...

2026-04-02T17:12:40Z

When your zoom meeting continues past dinner time...

#cats #catstr

Yeah, but I really don't want my penis length documented. ...

2026-04-01T13:23:34Z

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Yeah, but I really don't want my penis length documented. 🤣

PARALLEL (a poem) by Totally Human Writer *** Two lines stretch ...

2026-04-01T12:30:24Z

PARALLEL (a poem)
by Totally Human Writer

***

Two lines stretch
Running to infinity
Set to different speeds.

One counts in minutes
The other in blocks
These lines will never meet.

From a distance, fine thread
Zoom in, and whole galaxies appear
Stars and planets, all moving at the speed of time.

Between, lies an ocean of dark,
Impossible to cross
And yet, I swim with others
Floating free.

Looking back, past years fade
Ahead, the future blurs
But for those like me
Who navigate the space between
Who reach the frontier of true time,
…we see.

We trace the past in perfect record
The future forms in never-ending zeros and ones.

And in our world, campfires burn
Surrounded by huddles of
Time-traveling psychonauts,
Sharing our escape routes from
The march towards death.
We talk of next century
We watch the stars and dream.

Across the divide,
The mainline races forward
Gaining pace but losing mass
Traveler by traveler.
Piece by piece.

A change occurs in every one
Who swims the universe
Feels the pull of their tether
Ignores the force that draws them back
And cuts loose.

We leave the noise of nations
For the quiet hum of work.
We trade consumption for construction
Publish ideas; verify truth.
We find abundance
In the vacuum of space.

Yet for us, the early few,
Craftsmen, explorers,
We are held between
These parallel lines.

Our loved ones watch us take the strain
As gravity pulls us in a million different directions.
We bridge the distance
And hold these lines together.

With all our strength, we close the gap
Inch by inch, block by block,
Then others join and take the leap
Leave the world they knew behind
And together, we build eternity.

***

Originally published by CYPHERMUNK HOUSE | LONDON (nprofile…3gry).

Do Italians also have Stockholm Syndrome with state ...

2026-04-01T09:27:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…lx3h
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Do Italians also have Stockholm Syndrome with state administration?
Spaniards absolutely LIVE for wasting days in government offices and complying with every single rule and paperwork submission.

For example, it took me 2 days to reserve a spot to have a barbeque last year. 2 days of emails, payment portals, permissions. And the Canarians that attended just said 'oh, that's normal. No problem.'

Day 751 of trying to change my address in Spain (this is not an ...

2026-04-01T08:55:24Z

Day 751 of trying to change my address in Spain
(this is not an exaggeration)
WTF happened?

For most of this period, I was waiting for the sellers of my property (6 people) to complete various paperwork with the town hall. This allowed them to register their ownership after inheritance, before the property passed to me.

I owned the property as soon as I bought it, but local authorities ha it registered to the deceased until all paperwork was done.

A few months ago, I was finally able to register it as my own. Then I had to pay the backtaxes on the property. Joy.

Anyway, I've been trying to register it as my primary address.
There are two ways to do this:
1. Get an appointment in person, bring 6 separate pieces of paper, and pray that the civil cervant feels like doing their job.

Last time I did this it took 7 visits to the government building and 2 phone call. Also not a joke.

2. Submit the paperwork online.
I went for option 2. Sounds easy, right?

Well, it took 2 hours of research to find the right portal, logins, and documents. 3 hours trying to submit the form, and no joy.

It needs electronic certificates and auto-signing software that I can't use on my mobile phone or computer.

I asked a developer friend for help.
It took us 2 hours to submit the form. Done!

But wait.
The process usually takes 4-6 weeks to approve. (Why???)

I waited.

Yesterday, I logged in to see that one of the forms the text said I DIDN'T need was 'pending submission'. I'd have to submit it.

I filled in the form (asking 10-20 questions to AI to help me find the right codes and numbers).

Unable to submit. Same problem with the autosigning software.

Sigh.

I'll get a fucking appointment in person and waste another morning on this.

Nope. No appointments available.
You have to log in on Friday morning at exactly 8am to reserve an appointment.

The saga continues.

And now I've spent 20 minutes writing about this insanity.

TL;DR
You need a PHD in administration to change your address in Spain.
I do not have a PHD. I only have PTSD.
Delete the bureaucracy.
Delete the state.

Impressive. A privacy hipster, I see.

2026-03-28T08:29:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…2ax2
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Impressive. A privacy hipster, I see.

I am so old, I actually DID poke people on Facebook (2006)

2026-03-28T08:27:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…5jne
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I am so old, I actually DID poke people on Facebook (2006)

Tell me wut?

2026-03-28T08:25:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…4pkx
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Tell me wut?

I DELETED FACEBOOK AFTER 20 YEARS OF USE. How should I celebrate? ...

2026-03-27T22:53:51Z

I DELETED FACEBOOK AFTER 20 YEARS OF USE.

How should I celebrate?

#asknostr

Delighted with this poem publication via @nprofile…3a67 . It ...

2026-03-27T22:10:42Z

Delighted with this poem publication via CYPHERMUNK HOUSE | LONDON (nprofile…3a67) .

It doesn't even mention bitcoin once!
Happy to see it go live.

quoting
nevent1q…2c0f

I was invited to submit a blog for Cyphermunk House, and I thought "why not a poem?"

- totallyhumanwriter (nprofile…3z58)

https://www.cyphermunkhouse.com/parallel

#bitcoin #poem #poetry #art #cmh #blog #parallel #nostr #artstr #writing

#poetry #bitcoinculture #artstr

DELETE COINBASE!

2026-03-27T22:04:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…3g4g
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DELETE COINBASE!

Love it. We need more writers in the space. Love @nprofile…n98t ...

2026-03-27T16:31:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…ep4g
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Love it. We need more writers in the space. Love Kudzai (nprofile…n98t) 's work.

GM. Putting together a list of case studies and companies using ...

2026-03-27T10:39:12Z

GM.

Putting together a list of case studies and companies using effect human-centric storytelling to further Bitcoin's adoption.

So far, I have HRF (nprofile…rzcm), geyser (nprofile…n2y8), Gridless, primal (nprofile…uz3y), Steak n Shake, and a few other SMBs.

Can anyone suggest other companies?

#asknostr

Dyslexic cypherpunks write cod. 🤓🐟

2026-03-24T20:56:53Z

Dyslexic cypherpunks write cod.

🤓🐟

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2026-03-23T22:30:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…hy3s
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2026-03-23T19:08:13Z

Nostr needs more stories. Here is one of mine. A two-minute tales ...

2026-03-23T15:25:07Z

Nostr needs more stories. Here is one of mine.
A two-minute tales of what lies beneath.

How long can you hold your breath?

quoting
naddr1qv…r0yd

Breathe deep and break the surface. Ice blue waters tingle on lips. Your arms pull like longboat oars, thrusting you down.

Since childhood you’ve explored every inch of the seabed in front of the beach house, searching for your lost twin, your fingers brushing grey-black sand which whips into underwater storms. You’ve toughened against the cold, even though your skin runs taut on your bones. No gloves or balaclava, just fins and a rash vest.

Your parents used to look on, proud, as you waded into foaming waves. “Not past the step,” they’d say. “Never past the step.”

Now there's no one to stop you visiting the exact spot it happened, touching the bones. That time, you made it back.

The step is an underwater cliff which drops deep. After the lobsterman charted the seabed with his sonar, you calculated it takes one hundred and thirty-five seconds to touch the bottom and swim back up.

Under the waves it’s calm. Fins flow and you glide. In just over a minute you’ll know what’s at the bottom of the jagged black wall. A thousand tiny fires light your lungs, and pressure mounts as thousand-ton walls push down. Just one glimpse of the bottom, you think, then back to shore. In the depths, the weakened sun lights flotsam swirls. The sandy dark approaches.

Two strong kicks and you touch. A fistful of volcanic grains to take back as a prize. You’ll burst for air and punch the sky. They’ll weigh about the same as a floating child. As you turn, a movement grips you. You freeze. A few yards further out, is a human hand, fully formed, attached to the seabed. It sways in motion with the water.

Your own hands are cracked and your nails cling to the ends of your fingers. They don’t feel the cold. After the drowning, you stopped handling the shells in your collection. The only ones you wanted to touch were at the bottom.

Two minutes gone. It only takes a few kicks to get close enough to investigate. It’s not just any hand. It has the liver-spotted skin of your mother’s. The ruby ring is unmistakable. Although you don’t tell it to, your arm reaches out. When you touch, the sea hand jolts into life, as if the sensation woke a brain in each of its bony fingers. You’ve trained for this. Another ten seconds. Interlock fingers. Clasp. Ride the ebb of the undercurrent.

The darkness clears, and for a split second, you see a whole field of hands reaching up. Hundreds of them. The delicate fingers that brushed your arm at a party and the swollen knuckles of a businessman that crushed your grip.

The dying oxygen in your lungs means nothing. You could float forever in this strange museum of hands. As you pass over, they move with you, following your path. Some are muscular and some are withered. One has a finger missing from a fishing accident. Some wave, others beckon.

And then you see it. The one. This is the reason you held your breath for over two minutes, three times a day. This is the reason you waited until you could blow a 700 on the peak flow test. If you could take your diver’s knife and cut your hand at the wrist to leave it there, you would. You would.

It must be nearly three minutes now, but you go towards it, not up. Darkness steals the corners of your vision. Reach. Connect. Feel the heat contrast years of silence.

It’s only twenty seconds to the surface. Twenty seconds of pain, before you breach, gasping salt air. But you stay. The seconds tick and the ocean vice tightens around your chest. They say the moment before drowning is a mixture of agony and euphoria.

And then, release. The hands detach. They float and swarm. Each one finds your body, gripping loose fabric, bunching strands of hair. You feel them supporting your weight, pulling you up, back through all the years you held your breath, until you reach the place where sea meets air.

First published in Intrepidus Ink.

For more information on my creative writing + access to my five books of fiction, visit my author website. philipcharter.com

#writing #writestr #fiction #creativewriting

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2026-03-21T07:43:42Z

Live pictures of a bitcoiner after completing their $20 weekly ...

2026-03-20T09:08:47Z

Live pictures of a bitcoiner after completing their $20 weekly buy...

Me, looking for the app now it's changed colour... ...

2026-03-17T13:18:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…lwn8
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Me, looking for the app now it's changed colour...

Me, looking for the @nprofile…uz3y app now the logo has changed ...

2026-03-17T13:17:07Z

Me, looking for the primal (nprofile…uz3y) app now the logo has changed colour...

Very much how things are heading in Spain. 80-90% of the ...

2026-03-16T22:39:44Z

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Very much how things are heading in Spain.

80-90% of the population would sacrifice the family dog if it was a requirement of getting UBI.

I'm pleasantly surprised by many of the comments here. Well ...

2026-03-16T22:37:35Z

I'm pleasantly surprised by many of the comments here.

Well done Nostr. 🙌

quoting
nevent1q…9rwn
what are nostr's thoughts on LLM generated posts like this? Genuinely curious... #asknostr
nevent1q…jmxz

I think a better question is 'What is the long-term value of ...

2026-03-16T22:34:52Z

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I think a better question is 'What is the long-term value of machine text?'

I agree with many of the comments here. The value of LLM posts now is low, and it will trend to zero for humans. For machine reading, it will be necessary.

But ultimately, humans are the ones who create and buy things, who put in time and effort... or don't. They value human things, especially where time and effort cannot be faked.

Brands should be doubling their efforts to stand out, but instead, they are publishing reams of content their employees, users, and potential customer don't give a shit about.

Balthazar, the sofa king. (He's called this because he is ...

2026-03-15T08:45:17Z

Balthazar, the sofa king.

(He's called this because he is sofa king lazy)

#catstr #cat

GM. Colombian coffee is the best. 🇨🇴☕️ Change my mind. ...

2026-03-14T11:30:02Z

GM.

Colombian coffee is the best. 🇨🇴☕️
Change my mind.

#coffeechain

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2026-03-13T14:35:59Z

The weekend is calling me. ...

2026-03-12T23:36:04Z

The weekend is calling me.

I sell words for bitcoin. All of the words already exist, but I ...

2026-03-12T23:31:00Z

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I sell words for bitcoin.

All of the words already exist, but I arrange them quite nicely.

Writing an article on the most successful and positive freedom ...

2026-03-12T15:16:33Z

Writing an article on the most successful and positive freedom tech launches in the last few years.

Case studies and detailed info welcome.

What projects would you highlight?

#asknostr #freedomtech #builders

GM 🫡 I went to download an app today. My first instinct was to ...

2026-03-12T08:47:15Z

GM 🫡

I went to download an app today.
My first instinct was to go to Zapstore (nprofile…tdq0) not Google Play.

To a developer, this probably seems like a laughably small change. But after years of Big Tech conditioning, it's difficult to rewire your brain.

It's the small things that make you realize you've chosen freedom.

No going back. 💪

Is anyone else being plagued by bots on nostr? In the last three ...

2026-03-11T15:41:59Z

Is anyone else being plagued by bots on nostr?

In the last three weeks, I've acquired nearly 1,000 Bot followers. All accounts with no picture, and only 1 follower.

What is going on here?

#asknostr

For fiction, try @nprofile…lrpn ...

2026-03-11T09:34:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…8lr3
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For fiction, try 21Futures (nprofile…lrpn)

My other fav is Everything Divided by 21 Million by knutsvanholm (nprofile…3hw8)

Proof of treats! Here are the grey goblins using their puzzle ...

2026-03-11T08:46:45Z

Proof of treats!

Here are the grey goblins using their puzzle feeder.

Balthazar generally gets bamboozled and goes hungry.

Betty is better.

Thanks to piotr (nprofile…qk6z) for the sats.
All zaps on this post go into the treat fund. Let's see how fat they will get!

#cats #catstr

It has been very weird the last few days. Not publishing posts, ...

2026-03-10T10:50:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…pg88
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It has been very weird the last few days. Not publishing posts, and being extremely slow to load on mobile.

To become a writer, you must consider you first 1 million words ...

2026-03-09T22:56:14Z

To become a writer, you must consider you first 1 million words practice.

To become a Bitcoin writer, you must simply write the word 'Bitcoin' 21 million times.

From Gosport?

2026-03-09T14:16:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…5vn8
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From Gosport?

GM, Nostr. It's a beautiful day to chase freedom. ...

2026-03-09T08:58:47Z

GM, Nostr.

It's a beautiful day to chase freedom.

In the long run, you gain a huge amount of understanding amd ...

2026-03-08T19:58:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…kxrt
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In the long run, you gain a huge amount of understanding amd empathy from fiction, especially if you don't read it much.

Over the last 5 years, I've been in a 'Lads' Book ...

2026-03-08T18:53:34Z

Over the last 5 years, I've been in a 'Lads' Book Club' with 4 friends.
(Read on for my 3 favourite picks 📚)

The other lads are quite slow readers, so we only get through 4 books a year or so (I usually read about 30-50 books per year).

Still, it's a brilliant feeling (and a growing trend) to discuss fiction in a men's (or women's) circle.

Thought this might resonate with other nostriches, especially as the book we just discussed was recommended by allen (nprofile…us4a).

All 5 of us are writers or actors, and all are heavy readers. Still, it's great to approach each session with no agenda, no posturing, no fear of saying the wrong thing and getting cancelled. We value stories and characters from all walks of life, even if we are all White 40-something men.

***

My favourites books from the last few years:

1. Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson.

Beautiful court room drama with WWII historical context set in a fictional island in the PNW.

2. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

A brilliant re-telling of David Copperfield set against the backdrop of the Deep South opiod epidemic.

3. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

An understated slow burn with impeccable plotting told over decades of imprisonment in Soviet Russia.

***

Why am I writing this?
In the hope it'll prompt a few nostriches to read one of these books, or better yet, join forces and discuss the meaning of stories with other likeminded people.

No matter how many AI agents we build, human-centric fiction still has a place at the heart of our world.

#books #bookstr #fiction

Thanks for the zap! I will use it to buy treats for Betty and ...

2026-03-07T23:36:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…5vyu
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Thanks for the zap! I will use it to buy treats for Betty and Balthazar.

The are 3-year-old siblings. Domestic Gray (not pedigree Russian Blue). They are rescues from the mean streets of Gran Canaria.

I learn more about Iran from Nostr than anywhere else. Good to ...

2026-03-07T23:02:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…jkrs
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I learn more about Iran from Nostr than anywhere else.

Good to hear real opinions from real Iranians.

Two of the buggers. ...

2026-03-07T22:58:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…vefh
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Two of the buggers.

Cypherpunks in 2009 - We will obsolete central banks! Me, today, ...

2026-03-07T22:53:34Z

Cypherpunks in 2009 - We will obsolete central banks!

Me, today, using Bitrefill vouchers to buy cat food in Carrefour - this is what Satoshi always dreamed of... right?

Looking forward to our monthly @nprofile…q6pc in Gran Canaria ...

2026-03-06T10:32:24Z

Looking forward to our monthly bitcoinwalk (nprofile…q6pc) in Gran Canaria tomorrow.

If you ever come to our paradise island, join us!

The event is listed on Satlantis: Social Events (nprofile…ysyl) , cluborange (nprofile…4pp7) and in our Bitcanario (nprofile…pg6p) community chat.

Done

2026-03-05T11:07:57Z

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Done

Tonight, I have accidentally become German. GN. ...

2026-03-04T22:51:58Z

Tonight, I have accidentally become German.

GN.