“The road goes ever on and on, down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone, and I must follow, if I can, pursuing it with eager feet, until it joins some larger way, where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say.” — JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Some days you just try to make it through the day. Other days you’re on top of the world. In either case…

NFTs aren’t cypherpunk. Quite the opposite.

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.” — Psalm 23 (KJV)

Normies: Surely the fiat system isn’t just taking me for a ride. The fiat system:

#Bitcoin is revolutionary.

You can’t send gold over the internet. You can only send gold IOUs. You can, however, send real Bitcoin.

Them: Please be normal to our guests and don’t just talk about Bitcoin. Me as soon as they arrive: How many chairs are you sitting on right now?

Goldbugs this past week:

Q: What’s it like being a Bitcoiner? A: Same as normal everyday life, only you’re about two inches off the ground.

Have a blessed Sunday.

“Zen is feeling life instead of feeling something about life; it has no patience with second-hand wisdom, with someone else’s description of a spiritual experience, or with mere conceptions and beliefs.” — Alan Watts, The Spirit of Zen

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Bitcoin/Gold is the new Stocks/Bonds.

Once everyone agrees the bear market is here, the bull market resumes.

The fanfare around gold shows people have properly diagnosed the problem. But gold doesn’t solve the problem of unsound digital money. Bitcoin does.

Fiat is temporary. Bitcoin is forever.

How it feels to own a Bitcoin UTXO

Bitcoin is a masterpiece.

If X did eliminate creator payouts, many would flock to Nostr. Many already have.