We are a couple of cold winters away from massive upheaval. Tech has both improved our ability to adapt, but also diminished our mental and societal resilience.
In emergencies, flexibility and adaptability are key.
Spanish Prime Minister calls for the end of anonymity and pseudonimity on social media.
This is why Nostr matters. Push to ID all users will increase.
#WEF #Privacy
Ayn Rand se equivocó en muchas cosas, pero los ministros de transporte los clavó.
Hace años que cada vez que me subo a un tren en España me acuerdo de 'Atlas Shrugged'.
Los superhombres estilo John Galt, Howard Rearden o Francisco D'Anconia no sé si existen.... pero los Wesley Mouch los he conocido en persona. No están ni exagerados.
#hispano
Some useful labels. Added dates, events, etc.
#timeline #history
Territory is not everything, but it's easy to measure compared to military strength, wealth or cultural influence. It also shows the rise and fall of empires quite clearly.
I'm quite happy with this ridgeline format. It condenses a lot of information very efficiently, but also allows for comparison. This one only has 26 empires, but I imagine it could be expanded to the top 50.
#timeline #history
Regimen administrativo: más libertad (1) --> más restrictivo (10)
1. Libre prestación
2. Seguro obligatorio
3. Autorización (incondicional)
4. Permiso (condicional)
5. Licencia (numerus apertus)
6. Licencias (numerus clausus)
7. Concesión (múltiples)
8. Concesión (monopolio)
9. Monopolio público
10. Prohibición
En derecho administrativo nos enseñaban este ranking de más abierto a más restrictivo. Sirve para la prestación de cualquier servicio. La conclusión es que cuanto más restrictivo (1-10), más poder tiene el estado y por tanto más corrupción habrá.
Donde más dinero ganan los corruptos es con la prohibición total, ahí está en su mano hacer la vista gorda o permitir "excepciones", comisión mediante claro está.
Why is #Bitchat surging in Uganda but not in Irán?
Both are suffering Internet shutdowns, but in one people prepared for it by downloading Bitchat massively.
I think that a public figure like the Ugandan opposition leader speaking about it made a major difference. People follow influencers.
IMHO the way to bring more people to Nostr is to approach every influencer mistreated, censored, shadow-banned by centralised social media and convince them to come to Nostr. They will bring their audience.
Just like youtubers at risk of censorship will plug their rumble or alternative channel in every cast, X influencers would plug their Nostr in their bio as a backup.
Building tech to solve problems caused by govt.
Fiat money -> Bitcoin
Censorship -> Nostr
Internet shutdown -> bitchat
Surveillance -> WhiteNoise
What more can we add to the list?
Spanish banks in Bitcoin
1. BBVA ✅
2. Santander ✅ (Openbank)
3. Bankinter ✅ (Bit2me)
4. Caixabank 🔜
5. Sabadell ❌
By end of 2026 all of them will be in.
BTCmap numbers are growing nicely. @BTC Map
How could we go faster? How can we get from thousands to millions?
Square offering Bitcoin to all its merchants was great. What other PoS operators could we convince to join?
Stablecoins can be frozen, banned, blocked, confiscated at the blockchain level. Why? Because there is a centralised issuer.
Bitcoin cannot. Because it is decentralised.