Dudes will drop 2 grand on a gaming laptop and the same day try to tell you how basic node hardware can't be economically justified.

Imagine if people thought driving their own car was just too unacceptably risky and everyone believed you either need to hire a chauffeur or take the city bus. "Only lunatics drive their own car! It's too hard, takes too much time!" That's the current state of self-described "bitcoiners" and "freedom tech" people who still don't get the simple stuff. In other words, we're still early 😉

A lot of these retarded cattle on here will call themselves "bitcoiners" and still somehow spend the next decade scrambling from one third-party custodian to another. Lmfao y'all the weakest in mind and spirit I've ever seen. I blame much of this loser energy on all these slick UX apps making it *too* fucking easy. Too many people have coin who haven't put in any proof of work and most of them will also turn it into dollars when it hits 110k. These people should not be coddled, they should be pushed to greatness. The only path to greatness is node running, btw. And anyone can do it, but few will.

Tyson shredding beardy boi to pieces today 💥💥💥

Yo btw we had an absolutely rocking KC Bitcoiners meetup tonight, all my favorite people were there plus a lot of new faces. I wonder what could be driving the renewed interest 🤔 🙃

@Alby has been an EXCELLENT steward of bitcoin value transfer from the very start. I see some whining about the new fees from dudes who i know for a fact have made chunks of sats *freeloading on their node*. First, you should return value to Alby in some form as a token of gratitude for what you've made off free access to their node this whole time. Then second you should quit being a huge crybaby and just build your own node. There is zero...ZERO excuse for a bitcoin content creator to be working without their own node. Your camera and light kit combined cost more than setting up a node does. Build a node, install alby hub, click one button to transfer your alby sats from THEIR NODE to YOUR NODE. And after that, Alby will continue to function the same as it ever did, but the sats are in your node instead of theirs, where the shit belongs! Run your own node already jfc.

Thanks to @Kieran for the pushed fix to zap.stream! I'm trying to zap you as a thanks but getting an error in multiple clients (pic related)

With one more along for the ride, here's Bowl 353! In which I admire top-tier trolling, @npub19ha7...q0fa checks the label and you can't keep a good caller down! https://fountain.fm/episode/VIn8xjktAG4MQi1mOsaS

We're bitcoiners! We're decentralized! We represent a new approach! By the way you have already agreed to our terms of service, please don't read through them it's too long and boring! Did we mention we have a beautiful graphic design team!

We all have our role to play. If every single dev was of the mindset of "growth at all costs, dumb every feature down" we'd have no fun, no innovation, no sovereignty, and no real skin in the game. A self-sovereign user is worth 10,000 "normal" "everyday" "average" types. Coinbase has the most users but they do not have the most Bitcoiners. Toxic Maximalism is actually a form of love. On-boarding a user to a brand new protocol without teaching them anything new is just empty calories.

Shorter than your average Bowl, here's 352 for you! In which I remember #OpCashBack, @npub19ha7...q0fa uncovers more questions and our favorite caller laughs all the way to the bank!

Bowl After Bowl • Episode 352 ★ Worth a Bank • Listen on Fountain