The type of typical Bitcoin/crypto user from the western EU, to whom it's impossible to explain the concept of freedom, either theoretically or practically. Until the last breath, such people will support the regime and contribute to the construction of communism. Link: https://xcancel.com/Bart_Mol/status/2014633674051101124

An awesome analogy from my friend, who compared using Bitcoin with increased privacy to communism in USSR. I told him that BTC can be used more or less privately (to a certain level, which depends on a large number of factors), but it's very difficult, even with a full set of tools available to _advanced_ Bitcoin users (to buy BTC without KYC, Lightning, all types of CoinJoin, Silent Payments, PayNyms, etc, etc, etc.), but at the slightest mistake, all your efforts and privacy will be destroyed (also to a certain level, which also depends on many factors). And here's his quote: Communism could also be used to live a beautiful life of abundance, to have a large family that would be provided for generations to come with money, positions, private privileges, etc., but this was only available to a very few people, namely those who possessed the appropriate tools at the time. And there, too, the slightest mistake would get you labeled an enemy of the nation, and everyone would be imprisoned at once.

I have always been very surprised by people who consider themselves part of the Bitcoin/crypto community and who masturbate over politicians and regulations. EU will regulate it to death, just like everything else in the EU. https://xcancel.com/thealepalombo/status/2013654142649278705#m

No kidding, this is the only normal thing the leftists have come up with, although the meaning they put into it is fundamentally flawed. Right-wingers/conservatives think that everyone should be deported and all their problems will be solved. Leftists/liberals think that everyone should be saved, and they don't think about anything else. Why are both of these statements wrong? Because both groups exhibit collectivist thinking. The exact same thing is happening in Europe. Why did I call it a normal invention? Because I like to watch how resources and power are extracted from the state. [ only agorists will understand this ]

birth=$(stat -c %W /); now=$(date +%s); days=$(( (now - birth) / 86400 )); echo \"${days} days\"

I have been Linux-only for ~12 years. And I ❤️ KDE Plasma. #Linux #KDE #Plasma

I've noticed that with every update, Signal works worse and worse, new bugs, new strange solutions UX (or are they bugs?), etc. SimpleX.chat is now simply the best messenger I've been dreaming about for 10 years.

Hmm, now even Nostr is gradually being flooded with crazy antifa and other types of ultra-lefty-commies and other aggressive scum. I thought Fediverse had been enough for them all these years.

Lately, I've been hearing from accounts that praise the European Union, saying that there is freedom of speech in the EU. Invite this guy to speak in Germany, Belgium, or Sweden, and you'll see what happens to him.

@YakiHonne / @Moos What could be the problem that I don't see a reply in Yakihonne (Web) but I see the reply in Yakihonne (Android), considering that both of them use the same relays?

The only thing I don't like about #Nostr is that you need to use several clients to use it properly. I understand that the protocol is still in its infancy, but damn... 😒

If you trade air there, you're gay. not #Monero, not #XMR, #HyperLiquid

Today I bought the following with Monero: 1 flat white 1 borscht 1 syrniki The owner of a small café now accepts XMR. I won't say where, but he will add the place to Monerica and XMRbazaar. #Monero #XMR

I am looking forward to it no less than Serai. #monero #XMR #atomicswap

CCS - EVM Atomic Swaps Development

An excellent question for @fluffypony on @Ungovernable Misfits srteam. More and more people are noticing not only the fact that Monero has been actively fought against for many years (both technically and socially/in the media), but also the fact that nothing has been able to destroy the Monero project so far, and it has only made it stronger. I am one of those who get satisfaction every time I see XMR delisted from any centralized exchange. And the larger the exchange removes XMR, the higher my level of satisfaction. By the way, back in ~2017, I predicted that sooner or later XMR would be removed from the major (large) centralized exchanges. Why do I think that delisting XMR from centralized exchanges is a positive thing? 1) The more difficult it is to buy/sell XMR, the more a __non-technical person__ appreciates the XMR they have received, and the less desire they have to sell it/convert it to fiat; 2) The Monero community culture is focused on educating newcomers on how to use XMR as digital money by directly purchasing goods/services with XMR; [ take a look at Monerica and XMRbazaar ] Thanks for the podcast (@btcqna, @MaxBitbuybit, @sethforprivacy), it was fun. View quoted note →

Play with the state by the state's rules in state games = receive the corresponding prizes. Seriously, I'm all for banks showing their power and crushing CEXs. More people will start looking for alternatives.