Nobody becomes your friend in one meeting. You just met a guy you don’t hate yet. Trust is what happens after a hundred small interactions where neither of you screwed the other one. Nostr is that, but with cryptographic receipts.

a man who rents his inputs rents his conclusions

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Contra Cast • Is AI going to destroy humanity, or not? • Listen on Fountain

I made an episode asking whether AI is going to destroy humanity, and my answer is no, at least not the way the movies promise. It’s a glorified ...

You use it every day. Have you ever asked what it actually is? New Contra Cast. 40 minutes on whether AI is going to kill us, and the answer nobody in the doom camp or the hype camp will give you straight. If almost every person you know is now asking a machine the questions they used to ask God, a historian, educator, or their own hard won judgment, what exactly did we just hand over without noticing. Listen before you ask it one more thing.

Good morning! Let's start the day with a smile because, well, it confuses people.

the gap between what US leaders actually do around the world and what Americans believe their leaders are doing is one of the great propaganda achievements in history.

Purple Press. A quick little build. Needs some help but it’ll do for now. Let me know if it works.

THE PURPLE PRESS — All the Beef Fit to Relay

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The question isn’t whether you’re capable of burning what you’ve built. You are. Everyone here is. The more interesting question is whether you’ve built something with enough integrity to survive contact with your own worst judgment. On Nostr the answer is public. #CurrentEvents

You don't need more motivation. You need fewer excuses. You need convictions that survive pressure. Discipline that survives bad days. And a standard higher than your own comfort. That's today's 26 minute episode 🎙️⚡️

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Contra Cast • The Unexamined Man • Listen on Fountain

Most men aren't lacking potential.They're lacking conviction.In this episode, I break down why motivation is overrated, discipline is freedom, and ...