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Friend tells me, "Bitcoin does not have any value, because it doesn't have any intrinsic value and it isn't backed by anything.". There’s no such thing as intrinsic value. You could argue happiness has intrinsic value, as all actions are driven towards this end goal, but that would be the only thing. Everything else is valued subjectively by individuals. To you, dollars may be of value, to me it’s not really. I cannot do any daily transactions using dollars. To a man living on an island with no water but a million dollar in cash would surely pay his million dollars for a bottle of water. Does that mean waters intrinsic value is a million dollar? Does it mean that the dollar is worthless? In some scenarios yes, and in others no. The dollar is not backed by anything except for the promise of US government to repay their debts. It’s not backed by oil and it’s not backed by gold. Yes, most oil is traded using dollars but that is a very different thing. That is the Eurodollar network in works, which is essentially a global dollar system (not just Europe). It really all boils down to the trust of the currency. Do you believe you can still use your dollar tomorrow? Probably yes. Do you believe 1 dollar today would be the same as 1 dollar tomorrow? Probably. But also the next 5-10 years? History tells us this is not the case. You can ask the same questions for Bitcoin or any other type of money. Bitcoin is far from mature enough to work as a global standard but can it be excluded as a candidate? Most definitely not. Then there’s Gresham’s law. Bad money drives out good money. Why is that? Well you do not want to spend your good money if you can spend inferior money and get the same goods. Why not use your bad money first and then your good money?

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Bitcoin and Nostr enables the flow of true value. We are experiencing the extinction of digital parasites.

#[0] any chance to have zap ⚡️ enabled for posts on the Damus app? 🔥

Just realized there's a "Translate to English" button under "..." - Really helpful, although it keeps failing 😆

# Nostr Markdown Guide I have compiled a list of markdown code that can be used when posting on Nostr. I have only tested this on the snort.social platform, so there could be some addtional markdown codes available on other platforms. Please let me know if I have missed any and I will append it to the list. ## Headings You can create headings by using the hashtag (\#). See below examples: \# Heading 1 # Heading 1 \## Heading 2 ## Heading 2 \### Heading 3 ### Heading 3 You can create more levels of headings, but you get the point. ## Text Styling \**This is bold text\** **This is bold text** \*This is italic text\* *This is italic text* \**This is bold and nested \_italic\_ text\** **This is bold an nested _italic_ text** \***This is all bold and italic text\*** ***This is all bold and italic text*** ## Quoted Text You may want to quote some clever genius. \> "I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens." - Woody Allen > "I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens." - Woody Allen ## Lists You can make normal and numbered lists. \- I am item number 1. \- We cannot all be number 1. \- I am item number 1 reversed. - I am item number 1. - We cannot all be number 1. - I am item number 1 reversed. \1. I am item number 1. \2. We cannot all be number 1. \3. I am item number 1 reversed. 1. I am item number 1. 2. We cannot all be number 1. 3. I am item number 1 reversed. Nested lists are created by having the first nested item align with the first letter of the item above. \- I am item number 1. \- We cannot all be number 1. \- I am item number 1 reversed. - I am item number 1. - We cannot all be number 1. - I am item number 1 reversed. ## Emojis Yay! You can use all sorts of emojis by start typing \: followed by any other character. You can find an emojis cheat sheet from ikatyang github here https://github.com/ikatyang/emoji-cheat-sheet/blob/master/README.md. \:tada\: 🎉 ## Disable Markdown Rendering If you want to actually use some of the letters that is creating a markdown, you need to use the backslash character (\). \# I can write anything and it doesn't show as heading 1 # Did I forget anything? If I forgot anything, please let me know and I will add it to the list.

Nostr has the potential to kill several social media platforms. In terms of users, that would be massive! 1. Facebook - 2.91 billion monthly active users 2. YouTube - 2.29 billion monthly active users 3. WhatsApp - 2 billion monthly active users 4. Instagram - 1.22 billion monthly active users 5. TikTok - 689 million monthly active users 6. WeChat - 1.25 billion monthly active users 7. Facebook Messenger - 1.3 billion monthly active users 8. Telegram - 500 million monthly active users.

Nostr and Zaps is truly amazing. You can choose your role on Nostr and immediately get paid for the value you provide, whether its story telling, nostr support, bitcoin & lightning support, travel experiences, life hacks, restaurant recommendations, ... You name it. The list is limitless. As long as others think there is value to your posts, you'll get zapped.

Any clever minds out there? First 5 correct answers will be zapped 100 sats! I can be sent without a name, But you'll always know from where I came. My history is long and secure, But my value can be hard to endure. What am I?