Feeling trapped in work I don't love. Dreaming of a different kind of life. Fascinated by technology, craving nature. Aware enough to know something is wrong. Not sure how to build the bridge. I'm realizing my visionary self has an expiration date most days. Retreating to the jungle for a week and feeling clear and optimistic felt great. The reality on the ground back home is much different. The contrast is sharp. The bridge out is not. One hard conversation. One look at the bank account. One moment of "how am I going to pull this off" — and the version of me who can see a better future just logs off. What's left is a guy just getting through the day. I'll keep building anyway. Even if it feels like I'm starting over again and again.

They said go touch grass. I'm touching grass

Wiping windows from your laptop and deploying Linux feels gangster #linux #opensource #techforhumans #cyberoutlaw #stayfree

May we let nature be the guiding force in the digital revolution. Choose #privacy Choose #opensource Choose #decentralization Choose #sovereignty

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Learning to surf is challenging but super fun, especially when you can rent your board with bitcoin via @primal. Gracias @South Surf Costa Rica !

I love technology, computers, AI etc. but I also love nature, playing, connection, and clear thinking. You know, being a human. Up until recently modern technology and online services felt like energy sucks, attention traps, and involuntary control mechanisms. I felt like this digital world left behind the humanness of being alive. Now I feel that with the tools provided to us by the cypherpunks and open-source wizards we have an opportunity to reclaim our humanity and reconnect with nature like never before in the modern world. We can can have the benefits of technology while staying grounded in our human nature. It is still a choice we have to make and I hope more people will choose the better path.

The future feels a little less overwhelming with orange tinted glasses

I bought mangos with bitcoin today and no trusted third party could stop me! Suckers!

I love freedom tech: - @GrapheneOS privacy phone - @Start9 home server/bitcoin node - Linux computing - @COLDCARD cold storage - @BULL BITCOIN mobile wallet - @VeraCrypt encryption - Open source and privacy AI - VPNs, Tor, and so much more - @primal to freely post this Its been about 8 months diving deep into this world and it just keeps getting better. Technology for humans, not digital debt slaves.

There's something special about this place #costarica #uvita #naturelife

In the jungle learning about biomechanics, bitcoin and nostr. Let freedom ring! @Gregory Bader 🦍🌺 @Laura Park Figueroa @Chandra @MixedMFRtist @Stephen Dickinson @paul keating