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Back on the Chain • BoTC03: From the Possum to the Honeybadger • Listen on Fountain

This podcast episode explores the purported connections between the band Phish and Bitcoin. The hosts, Fundamentals and Jason, discuss their shared...

@JasonC and I are Back on the Chain Phish is the honey badger. The song Possum represents the nihilism that good people resort to when demoralized. It’s the CODA of a long tale about a tyrant who gets overthrown by rebels only to see those rebels continue the cycle of tyrany. Possum is about a guy 500 years after the tale we’re told, seeing a possum get run over and finding it funny as though none of what happened in that world really mattered. The national anthem of nihilism. Phish is constantly resisting the pull towards nihilism- they are still putting out their best music even after 41 years of fighting the Fiat monster. Bitcoin would help a lot. Thank you @Pickle Dan 🥒 for the logo as always.

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Rock Paper Bitcoin • 58 - Spiritual Capital - w/ Rev.hodl • Listen on Fountain

Recorded Feb 8, 2025 - 882889Thanks Rev.hodl for joining us to talk about 8 forms of capital!If you like the show and want to support us, you can s...

I read this post to introduce my good friend @npub1f5pr...wt3z to our podcast episode. This was a banger! View quoted note →

We had the great @npub1f5pr...wt3z to discuss the 8 forms of capital and circular bitcoin economies. What does it take for a culture to know they will outlast Blackrock?

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Rock Paper Bitcoin • 58 - Spiritual Capital - w/ Rev.hodl • Listen on Fountain

Recorded Feb 8, 2025 - 882889Thanks Rev.hodl for joining us to talk about 8 forms of capital!If you like the show and want to support us, you can s...

Circular bitcoin economies are what make diamond hands. Spending your bitcoin at Burger King doesn’t make much sense - you might as well sell it to an exchange - but I get why people think these are different. Spending your bitcoin on a friends time because you want them to see how valuable spending that time on your task is - this bitcoin isn’t sold off right away. This bitcoin is HODL’d within a community that wants to direct each others time in a particular and focused way. Bitcoin circular economies isn’t about buying soap or trinkets - though they may do so strictly for the fun and the ritual. It’s a deep agreement amongst the members that Bitcoin is crucial to their way of life. These communities and economies will outlast the Microstrategys and Blackrocks of the world by centuries. What are you building now anon? Who are you building for?

Most frustrating NPC way of thinking around math is the question: “When am I ever gonna NEED to know that?” It’s a complete cop-out from learning anything challenging and it’s so widely accepted that you can’t even discuss anything cool in math for a minute without someone asking it. Here’s a life tip: YOU DONT KNOW WHAT SKILLS YOU NEED BECAUSE, IF YOURE NOT A TOTAL LOSER, YOUR LIFE WILL CHANGE MANY MANY TIMES OVER ITS LONG TIMESPAN. YOU ARENT LEARNING FOR YOU - YOURE LEARNING FOR THE YOU THAT YOU WILL BECOME AND SOCIETY WANTS TO LIMIT WHO THAT CAN BE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. STOP LETTING THEM!! That is all.

Jon is the founder of a hybrid physical / metaphysical circular sound money economy called the @meshtadel It was inevitable that a coffee shop would show up to help bring us together. View quoted note →

Thanks Dan. Knowing there are ppl who are hanging in keeps us going. We’ll be doing another one tomorrow. View quoted note →

Thank you kindly. Means a lot. Did you get to view the video I made? I need to figure out how to make that public in the,@Meshtadel View quoted note →

Pretty hilarious that Bitcoin bottoms out right before US markets open and comes back as the great NVDA burns

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SOUND COFFEE • SC 01 // ORIGINS • Listen on Fountain

A beginning in which Fundamentals and Otis discuss the Grand Opening of their metaphysical cafe, SOUND COFFEE, as well as their individual coffee o...

I have a new podcast with @Otis Bitmeyer about coffee. He roasts it. I drink it. We all learn about it. #coffee #coffeestr

Nostr is so great because it doesn’t matter what client you want to use Now let’s pile millions into Primal so that users can be in an algorithm again.

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.

I couldn’t be happier to see a person back on a podcast. Loved it and hope to see more of you. View quoted note →

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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.

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.

El Salvador is making a disappointing move by allowing the IMF to dictate terms on their sovereignty for a loan they say they don’t need. But let’s have a little perspective 1. Bukele can’t stay in office forever - democracies with term limits are not good structures for long term Bitcoin projects that need decision continuity for decades 2. El Salvador shot for the moon. Just because they missed doesn’t make them shit. They are an inspiration for being so unreasonable and they gave a lot of people hope. 3. The fact to face is that the IMF is undefeated and will remain so. No nation can truly resist the corruption of Fiat money. It’s just a statement of how early we still are

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