Confirmation bias: We welcome information that confirms what we already think and resist information that disturbs or contradicts what we already think.

Analyzing Bitcoin Consensus: Risks in Protocol Upgrades (Ren Crypto Fish, Steve Lee, Lyn Alden) Links to the PDF and Github repo 👇 https://www.lynalden.com/wp-content/uploads/bcap_v1.0.pdf

GitHub

GitHub - bitcoin-cap/bcap: Repo for Analyzing Bitcoin Consensus: Risks in Protocol Upgrades

Repo for Analyzing Bitcoin Consensus: Risks in Protocol Upgrades - bitcoin-cap/bcap

There are so many overlaps with permaculture and Quaker testimonies: Care for the earth = Stewardship Testimony Care for people = Community Testimony Fair share = Equity Testimony #permaculture #quaker

Don't expect privacy from governments or corporations. We must create our own systems to protect it.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: An important story to be familiar with.

~ Cormac McCarthy, "The Road"

Viktor Frankl, "Man's Search for Meaning"

From Grassroots Economics: "Mweria is an ancient practice of the Mijikenda people of coastal Kenya, echoing the traditions of many Indigenous cultures globally. Known as a Rotating Labor Association, it revolves around mutual commitments to community support. This participatory video (created by the community) explores their efforts to revive Mweria and restore grassroots economics of collaboration and shared responsibility."

The real value of Bitcoin isn't its price. It's the principles it represents.

Financial inclusion isn't charity. It's about giving everyone a fair shot at prosperity.

Government surveillance money or people's money. Which side are you on?

Bitcoin isn't about getting rich quick. It's about fundamental societal change.

"By believing in that false idea of safety through totalitarian control, we condemn billions of people to poverty." - Andreas Antonopoulos

Financial exclusion isn't just unfair, it's expensive. It traps billions in poverty.

Money is a language we created to express value. Bitcoin is a new dialect.

"You shouldn't. We will." - Andreas Antonopoulos, on providing financial services to those banks won't serve

The unbanked aren't just statistics. They're real people, often women and children, excluded from the global economy.

Financial freedom means the ability to transact freely, privately, and without censorship. For anyone, anywhere, anytime.

Peace isn't just the absence of war. It's the presence of justice, including financial justice.

Banks can freeze your accounts without authorization. Is that the kind of financial system we want?