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In a world increasingly defined by centralized control and eroding property rights (e.g. "You will own nothing and be happy"), owning your digital content is more important than ever. This is one reason why I have decided to offer the DRM-free .ePub of Beyond Money on my website. Here's what you get: - No DRM: You can upload the #eBook to any device you own - Reflowable .ePub optimized for all readers and devices - Discount in Bitcoin, Lightning accepted ⚡️ - Exclusive discounts on the physical and audio copies Read more & grab your copy: https://daniella.io/product/ebook/ Beyond Money is a journey into the hidden systemic forces that influence our thoughts, emotions, actions, and ultimately, our collective destiny. It dives deep into the crossroads of personal development, #spirituality, and #Bitcoin. Foreword by @Jeff Booth Feedback from readers Matt and J.B.: “Daniella may have found the bottom of the rabbit hole with this one” “Reads like a rebellious manifesto, wrapped in an Alan Watts lecture” Digital Rights Management (#DRM) is a is a technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying, sharing, distribution, or modification of digital media like software, music, videos, and ebooks, but can also lead to overreach. DRM is considered detrimental to ownership and property rights as it fundamentally alters the nature of what it means to “own” a digital product. Unlike a physical book, DRM can keep you from transferring your book between personal devices and can allow providers to remotely delete or disable your book. It may also require a persistent internet connection tied to a specific online account, which can lead to loss of access if the service shuts down or the user’s account is suspended. Bitcoiners are building a present/future where individuals have control over their property and I am also here for it. While my goal is not to encourage pirating (the book is still protected by copyright) I hope this offer provides the freedom we expect when it comes to monetary value exchange and personal ownership of digital books. You can also order it WITH DRM from Amazon which means it will be stuck in your Kindle account. Beyond Money is only on Amazon to reach a broader, non-Bitcoiner, general audience. Keep in mind that using this link does not support the author or the Bitcoin ecosystem: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Money-Regaining-Sovereignty-Rediscovering-ebook/dp/B0FQFM32JF/ I’m in the process of editing the author-recorded audiobook to ensure it captures the same energy and passion that went into writing the book (no AI or voice generation). It should be ready before the end of the Fall and will also be #DRM-Free ✨ My only source of income is the book and #Nostr zaps, so if you like my work feel free to support scaling Bitcoin education with a few sats, appreciate it ⚡️

Made my post into a video, hopefully it's better than a wall of text ^^ https://youtu.be/mDTfEr2gYWo

Been thinking about the Core/#Knots debate. Going back to first principles and Satoshi's Bitcoin Whitepaper: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf - First Principle 1: Bitcoin is a monetary network "peer-to-peer electronic cash" - First Principle 2: "Honest" nodes secure the network "The system is secure as long as honest nodes collectively control more CPU power than any cooperating group of attacker nodes." - First Principle 3: Nodes keep the network decentralized "peer-to-peer" - First Principle 4: Bitcoin must remain decentralized and secure to function as a monetary network Bitcoin, as it was originally intended ("peer-to-peer electronic cash"), dissolves the false illusion of fiat by imposing Universal Laws in service to humanity and thus transforms the world. Bitcoin Core v30 Related to: - First Principle 1: Violates Bitcoin as a monetary network by welcoming larger non-monetary data on to the blockchain - First Principle 2: Compromises Bitcoin's security when nodes become public data storage forced to hold and relay illegal content uploaded to the blockchain by bad actors - First Principle 3: Compromises decentralization when it becomes too expensive, too complex, or illegal for regular individuals to run a node because the blockchain is bloated with non-monetary / illegal data - First Principle 4: Bitcoin is no longer a decentralized or secure monetary network if the previous first principles are violated Bitcoin, as storage for .jpegs and other non-monetary content, becomes a shitcoin. Core is not Bitcoin; we are Bitcoin. There is a thin line between "Bitcoin will be fine" and "we need to act to keep Bitcoin fine." The simple solution is to vote with your node 🧡 On a positive note: - This debate is strengthening Bitcoin as a monetary network; it is getting more plebs involved, running and actively managing their nodes. - It has made the issue of centralized mining more visible to the community and invited more plebs to run solominers. - It has also provided excellent signal! I'm grateful to be connecting with a lot more nodes who deeply care about this protocol for humanity and know what Bitcoin entails far beyond "1s and 0s"⚡️✨ For more info, would recommend these videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t0J9jq5q_A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMvpRVHr8Lc

I was listening to a discussion about #cults, indoctrination, and human action but couldn’t help but see how the broader system creates the incentives. I wanted to work through my thoughts so I wrote this article, “Fiat Money: The Cult of All Cults?”: https://primal.net/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqhkmmzzadxclqdfgsw6ll03nwqpwj09dn5x64qhgjx7z3d0mc2g7qqsxv6tpwskk6mmwv4uj6argv5kkxatvwskk7e3dv9kxcttrw4k8guc68r8fk Maybe this is another reason why the cognitive dissonance Bitcoin creates is so deep: most of us do not want to hear or accept that were born into, and still actively partake, in a cult that enforces division, control, and our own slavery. But once you leave the cult of fiat money, there is no going back. Note: I’m still working on the third article in the series on cognitive dissonance, I hope to finish it in September; still working through my own limiting beliefs in the process. Just had to share this one in the meantime.

Running Linux 🙌🏼 :D Been an avid MacOS user for over a decade but could not stick around for 'Apple Intelligence' and relentless surveillance tech. This is such an exciting and welcome change to #FOSS. Just the initial install not having a bunch of bloat apps you can't uninstall is so 😘👌🏼 Feels empowering ⚡️✨

Finally finished writing Part 2 of the Series 🙌🏼 The Psychology of Bitcoin: Awakening to Systemic Programming TLDR What's in This Article: - States of awakening - Systemic Programming - Reprogramming - Ways to Help Others Awaken https://primal.net/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqhkmmzzadxclqdfgsw6ll03nwqpwj09dn5x64qhgjx7z3d0mc2g7qprhqctjwsknytt5dpjj6cm0w4exzem9946x7ttvdahkkttfdckhg6r9943xjarrda5kuttdd9e8ymmjw35x2ttnw3shgetn94hkvttpwaskketwd9hxwzqwyfk Part 2: The Courage to Look in the Bitcoin Mirror—The States of Awakening Why do so many of our friends and loved ones seem so hesitant to explore Bitcoin? It’s easy to feel frustrated or disappointed when those closest to us don’t share our enthusiasm; but there may be more to the story. What if there were subconscious reasons for their hesitation, and other ways to guide them? This article explores systemic programming and the cognitive dissonance Bitcoin creates, while attempting to qualify different states of awakening. Part 1 if you missed it 👇🏼 https://primal.net/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqhkmmzzadxclqdfgsw6ll03nwqpwj09dn5x64qhgjx7z3d0mc2g7qpyhqctjwsknzttzd96xxmmfdeej6atwvdhk6en0wf6xzcnvv5khgun4w35xztt2da6hymn90ykhg6rjda6kw6pdvdhkwmnfw35hvefdv35hxum0deskucm955m772 Part 3 will take longer for me to release because it is about the most deeply ingrained systemic belies we hold onto as Bitcoiners; including myself. I still need to work through the ideas as well as my own cognitive dissonance. I hope to finish it for the fall. https://daniella.io/softcover/

It can be difficult sometimes to sit with loved ones who tell me they are suffering due to fiat pressures, their health, or other fiat-related problems. While they are ready to openly share their struggles, they naturally seek answers from 'experts' trained by the very system designed to keep them trapped. I get why, a few years ago, I did the same. They tell me they are "too tired" or "don't have time" to find root causes or learn about their problems on a deeper level; which I completely understand—the system is designed that way. While my mind consciously knows everyone has their unique path on their own timeline, and that you cannot 'force others to awaken,' my heart heart still struggles sometimes with what feels like 'leaving them behind.' I keep getting reminded that I just need to be a supporting presence in their lives; that letting go is an act of love. So my reminder to self is to trust that everything unfolds on its own time, to enjoy what I have found through Bitcoin, and to be the change.

A few weeks ago I started writing an article on what I learned about cognitive dissonance while wiring Beyond Money, but this unfolded into something much bigger than I initially expected 😅 The more I wrote, the more it made sense to separate it into a series of three articles. I'm excited to share it with you! Here is what you will find: Part 1: Bitcoin’s Uncomfortable Truth—A Journey Through Cognitive Dissonance https://primal.net/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqhkmmzzadxclqdfgsw6ll03nwqpwj09dn5x64qhgjx7z3d0mc2g7qpyhqctjwsknzttzd96xxmmfdeej6atwvdhk6en0wf6xzcnvv5khgun4w35xztt2da6hymn90ykhg6rjda6kw6pdvdhkwmnfw35hvefdv35hxum0deskucm955m772 Does exploring Bitcoin ever feel challenging, or even unsettling? It is natural to experience some resistance when encountering new ideas, and Bitcoin certainly is a paradigm shift. Explore how our current perspectives may influence our understanding of Bitcoin by uncovering the role of subconscious programming (childhood, societal, and systemic). We will examine self-imposed limitations and how ego may sometimes get in the way of this unlearning process. Part 2: The Courage to Look in the Bitcoin Mirror—The Stages of Awakening (Coming Soon) Why do so many of our friends and loved ones seem so hesitant to explore Bitcoin? It’s easy to feel frustrated or disappointed when those closest to us don’t share our enthusiasm; but there may be more to the story. What if there were subconscious reasons for their hesitation? This article explores systemic programming and the cognitive dissonance it creates through Bitcoin’s stages of awakening. Part 3: The Bitcoin Matrix—Entering a Parallel Reality by Exposing and Reframing Deep Systemic Beliefs (Coming Soon) This article will delve into some of the deeply held beliefs that shape our perspectives, even for those who are well-versed in Bitcoin. We will spell out the tacit agreements we made as children born onto this planet in the Fiat Era so they can come into conscious awareness and be reframed if we choose. The goal of this article is to translate the cognitive dissonance: What is someone really saying when they say “Bitcoin is volatile”? What is it we are exposing about ourselves when we say: “Bitcoin is going up forever?” What deeper beliefs might be at play? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts ✨ If these are topics you are interested in and you want to dive deeper I explore these themes in detail in the book: https://daniella.io