The success of the decentralized world will rely on the structures that exist for people to compare notes. The more disparate the knowledge levels coming together, the more power the decentralized communities will acquire and wield. Nostr is a good place to establish such structures but it may be that podcasts are what select for the people who come together. I do a math podcast designed to motivate people to learn math but it’s the people who listen to it and discuss what they are seeing, starting with my partner, but really extending to everyone sharing their experience, that gives that community power. I do something similar for the band Phish. What I’ve noticed is that the more horizontal the subject matter connects with Bitcoin, the stronger base you can build and the more people can go down into the Rabbit hole with you.

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Motivate the Math • MTM02: Exploring Groups and Mathematical Structures • Listen on Fountain

Wrath of Math: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzsAehzmjrU&list=PLztBpqftvzxVvdVmBMSM4PVeOsE5w1NnNA Book of Abstract Algebra: https://www.amazon....

Episode 2 is out. Look at the show notes for supplemental support. Hang in for this one and I think the time pays off.

Cryptography is a deep and rich field with a regal and sordid history. Many people misunderstand the significance of the ability to keep a secret with a computer. Bitcoin uses cryptography, yes, but it also simulates the essence of cryptography physically to create a valuable commodity, All cryptographic systems will eventually be broken - yes. However - hashing to compete for the tiny new bitcoin the protocol has to offer is the true trapdoor / one-way process that cannot be broken. As long as Bitcoin is something the world wants to spend its scarce resources competing for, its one-way-ness will be absolute. SHA256 is robust but it’s pretty easy to upgrade the algorithm to 512 (compared to capitulating and giving up Bitcoin or dealing with other defense maneuvers). and that will work for a generation. If there’s one thing most people need to learn in life, it’s how this would work.

Testing this thing

I already know I screwed up a concept on Episode 2 of Motivating the Math. Would be great if I could just pin a post for stuff like this. I didn't explain a Binary Operation (for a Group) correctly. I did leave a reference to a video that does explain it correctly and nothing I said will steer anyone wrong, but these things are what they are . The video addresses things in the first 20 seconds and I highly recommend it. I'm still a noob w.r.t. Abstract Algebra and all things considered I actually think I did it justice. @average_bitcoiner can we pin this post in the show notes?

Thanks bud. All of our conversations are related. This is almost our Phish show in a different language. Maybe you’ll help us out with some of the math one day View quoted note →

As long as we’re in a system of fiat money you never know who is paying you. You might think you’re adding value to somebody but you have no idea whether or not that person is part of the government just trying to influence you by proxy. No human society ever flourished with entrepreneurs ignoring their customers so one can’t be belligerent with those paying them. There are only two ways to operate on a path towards sovereignty: 1. Resist getting paid by a benefactor to the extent possible. This requires stacking bitcoin and living extremely frugally. 2. Spend every second you have destroying the fiat system and working outside it. Should you find yourself unable to resist being paid for your value, at least you can minimize the probability that you’re being bought by someone wishing to control you.

WTF happened in 2009? Did Bitcoin put us back on the Gold Standard? View quoted note →

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The nostr groupies are gonna hate this but - I enjoyed Nostr much more 18 months ago when it was easy and straightforward to zap. I enjoyed it more when the apps were experimental and developing, before the influencers centralized everyone around Primal. I enjoyed it more when Twitter was much more of an absolute signalless helscape than it is now. I still like it here and its worth the time to keep building here but I don't think the experience is better today. Zaps need to come back and be made a lot easier.

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Cryptography itself is a secret. Most math majors never see it until they are deep into their undergrad study and it’s a back-row backseat to Calculus, Analysis, etc. How many cryptographers know the basic math? Bitcoin needs these 2 fields to merge if it is to deliver its promise.

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We as Bitcoiners don’t understand what it takes to live this life. The difficulty level goes up constantly and the gravity around us will be one that drains us if our sats if we don’t have strong structures to avoid it. View quoted note →

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Rock Paper Bitcoin • 55 - 2024 & 2025 • Listen on Fountain

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This is my favorite podcast I’ve ever ripped. I’m only sharing this with Nostr. I really want people to hear my message and get the ball rolling for 2025.

You guys got me to #6 and pumped us to 98K. Now let’s finish the job! Gets us to 100K for good!

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We made it 100K • Fundamentals

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The first few times we hit 100k were an aberration. I wrote this song so that we’d get there and stay there for good. We just need to listen to it and internalize it into our hearts. The more we listen, the more it becomes us and the more we run past 100k and never look back!

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