no u r
View quoted note →
pourteaux
_@pourteaux.com
npub1yje6...v0ge
surgeon, writer, technology & humanism. 中文OK。
what is the best:
- custodial lightning app
- non-custodial lightning app
i don’t always run a node, but when i do, i run Bitcoin Core
(jk i have several nodes)
on nostr you can say cis-gendered without being censored
social networks are incredibly destructive weapons when owned and wielded by one person. neutrality needs to be at the protocol level.
an interim step to disintermediation is automated cross-posting to corporatized platforms
i’ve never been more motivated to disintermediate my online identity
bitcoin and nostr are declarations of self-sovereignty
they’re an emancipation from oligarchs and regimes trying to manipulate you
they are opt-in: you don’t need permission and no one can stop you
a “neutral town square” ran as a for-profit company by a conspiracy-minded mega donor to one political candidate… is not credible.
you can increasingly move more of your life to a digital bunker, meant to withstand all sorts of chaos and perfect for a time like now: bitcoin, nostr, signal, vpn, tor
posting directly to a protocol, rather than a company, is incredible.
it is hand-delivering your words to the world rather than entrusting them to someone whose self-interest is adversarial to your own.
i’ve been here nearly two years, and the endurance of nostr through it all proves that it is here for the long haul.
testing X as L2 integration …
i expect X/Twitter to be a cesspool around election day. lets see how nostr does in comparison…
is it possible to delete posts on Nostr? from what i understand, seems like Nostr is forever 💎
so much respect for y’all consistently posting on Nostr. it reflects good values and clarity of vision!
we back
i’m still here
📍 marked safe on nostr
jpegs on bitcoin are fun
jpegs on bitcoin are good
jpegs on bitcoin are forever
New from me-
Geopolitical Horseshoe Theory: a Convergence of Bad Ideas at the Extremes
Geopolitical Horseshoe Theory
A convergence of bad ideas at the extremes