Anyone working on decentralized open source AI? Something where a single company doesn’t have control over the answers. @jack

Republicans are the party of fear mongering. Democrats are the party of deceit.

Efficiency ⚖️ Resiliency

I work in a local government. What I see and have opinions on, from both my general political outlook (fiscally conservative, libertarian) and also from my internal role, is sometimes at odds. My municipality is fiscally responsible. When adjusted for inflation, the city’s budget is down about 10% over 20 years, while demand for our services (fire, ambulance, police, recreation, streets) are all up significantly. Yet, we live on the dole from the federal government. Waiting for grants for much needed infrastructure that never comes. I’m more convinced every day that government, at local level, where people directly receive daily services - is a net positive for society. And federal level government is bloated, spread thin, and politically unable to be fiscally responsible.

Stack & Chill or Run the Fool’s Errand Bitcoin is the easiest investment to make, once you understand it, if you have a long term timeframe. Unless you’re bullish on governments fiscally responsibility, Bitcoin will continue to fare well over decades. To be successful though, refrain from thinking short term. “Looks like it’s going down, I’ll sell and rebuy lower” is a fool’s errand. You may get lucky but at what risk and what cost. You risk your stack. You cost yourself mental capacity and anxiety. Much more productive to stack, DCA, workout, read, spend time with loved ones. That’s real wealth. And that is what you get when you keep your focus on the long term.

First the series of Twitter files, now Meta also explaining how the government pressured them to censor content.

Testings zaps

Merry Christmas Nostr! 2023

GM Friends

Bitcoin miners are high beta plays on Bitcoin’s success. A way better investment choice than most shitcoins. $RIOT $MARA $BITF $HUT

Nostr will be signal during the hype peak, while X will be overrun by bots. Thanks for pushing for this @jack @Lyn Alden

I see a lot of nostr talk on nostr, and not many Bitcoin / financial discussions.

Some people talk way too much on Nostr.

Here is some Alpha- You can be a Bitcoin maxi but also diversify. Stay humble. Miner/Bitcoin related equities often follow the same hype cycle as Bitcoin, with higher beta. Allocating a small amount to ETFs like $DAPP, $BITQ, and $WGMI; along with equities such as $RIOT, $MARA, and $BITF are ways to gain exposure to higher beta plays, while still investing in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Many have January 2025 dated options available! 👀 For me, this is much more palatable than shitcoins. Not investment advice.

Just set up my zaps, I think. Can someone zap me so I can see if it works?