"There is no such thing as a person who is immune to rationalization or pressure. I’m certainly not. Anyone who believes that they will never be tempted is a danger to themselves and the people who rely on them. A belief you can never be tempted or coerced is like a belief that you can never be conned — it makes you more of a mark, not less." - Cory Doctorow

Being in Ethereum early on and having to navigate my way around all the scams and grifters gave me pretty good intuition for spotting red flags, I think

"prioritizing community safety" is peak decentralization theater. gatekeeping infrastructure while cosplaying as freedom tech.

Please, recommend me some cool Nostr people who talk about : Javascript/Typescript, Rust, cannabis growing, 3d printing, movies (Lanthimos style)

"Neither revolution nor reformation can ultimately change a society, rather you must tell a new powerful tale, one so persuasive that it sweeps away the old myths and becomes the preferred story, one so inclusive that it gathers all the bits of our past and our present into a coherent whole, one that even shines some light into the future so that we can take the next step… If you want to change a society, then you have to tell an alternative story." - Ivan Illich

Fuck the government But I'm really glad I live in one of the four European countries that disagree with this nonsense. The battle over chat control is not over (!!!)

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

I'm trying @Rizful.com (zap tester), and it wants $9 for Sybil protection. That's probably fine, but when the main page says "Free To Use," it smells a little.. I would welcome more transparency

When I was a Bitcoiner, I always respected competitors such as LTC. because competition pushes you forward. Now I am an Etherean and respect Bitcoin as competitor

blockchain agnostic nostr