I never recommend books before I finish reading them, but I have to make an exception for @npub18zsu...lyv6 and his book Modern Chains. Only through the introduction (!!) and outside the Bible I think will be the most important book I’ve ever read to date. “Number go up” bitcoiners won’t be interested because they overlook the much more important moral and ethical foundations. However, the real ones will be thoroughly enriched through this book. I’ve never heard anyone make the moral and ethical case against our monetary system in clearer words that resonated in my bones. Couple short excerpts below from just the first 10 pages: “A person recognizes moral truth long before the mind untangles technical nuance” (!!) “Calling our system ‘broken’ surrenders moral clarity and obscures the deeper reality: the system functions precisely as designed, to dominate and extract human effort. The only things genuinely broken are the people it consumes and discards” “The ethics of money is not secondary: it takes precedence. Economics explains the ‘what,’ while morality defines the ‘why.’ Morality is primary: it takes precedence, comes first. Morality is the soil in which economic seeds are planted, and the quality of that soil determines the quality of the fruit” “We will avoid dense data sets and intricate financial models; instead, we will pull back the curtain on a fundamental issue; if a system forcibly extracts our productivity, then no amount of economic theory can redeem it” “Superficial analysis of economics alone cannot excavate the deeper moral foundation; for that we need a philosophical shovel” “Debasing the money debases human dignity; it stifles our freedom, and as this book will show, freedom is far more than a political ideal; it is the bedrock of our humanity”

One of the many signs that western culture is broken is that people equate owning animals with raising children. Dog “moms” and cat “dads” gotta be one of the most backwards things I’ve ever seen. Grew up with dogs and love (some) dogs. But putting kids and canines anywhere near a similar realm shows how much western culture needs to be totally rebuilt. Pet idolatry has to end and sane people need to push back.

“A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank. Capitalism cherishes voluntary contracts and interest rates that are determined by savings, not credit creation by a central bank” - Ron Paul Most people who complain about capitalism have no idea that what most of us have lived under our entire lives is pure Keynesianism, which is essentially soft communism. Love being part of the fight to bring back sound money for the sake of human flourishing. #capitalism #communism #soundmoney

We need a modern Dostoevsky

Music often captures the mood better than any other medium. Every word of this song resonates. The right v. left divide is much less important than the sovereign v. slave master divide. As @npub18zsu...lyv6 has said, we need to not only emphasize the sovereign individual but the SOVEREIGN COLLECTIVE. There is real strength in numbers and networks. Nostr is a beautiful demonstration of this principle in action. Love this place. “We've got to get stronger Stronger as a people We've got to get smarter Smarter as a unit And watch out for our children Because they are our future Appreciate our women Because they bear our fruits, yeah-yeah My sister, my brother My sister, my brother…” BJ The Chicago Kid - “The People”

Twitter sucks so bad lol. My whole feed is full of people losing their minds over some young dudes throwing around racial slurs in a private group chat. None of those people who are “disgusted” and outraged have said a single word about all the innocent men, women and children who are being starved and murdered in Gaza. No comment on the documented rape and torture of Palestinian hostages or any number of blatant atrocities Israel is committing. Bibi Mileikowsky (Satanyahu is fake name) said he was gonna give Elon the call and boy did Elon get in line fast. What’s funny is you realize how controlled the narrative is when you see almost zero pro-Israel content on decentralized apps like this. #twitter #freespeech #freepalestine #endzionism

PHENOMENAL conversation fellas. Gonna buy the book now @npub18zsu...lyv6 I too came to Bitcoin through theology / philosophy. Strongest foundation you can have for long-term adoption when it’s an ethical position and not NGU. Became Christian and learned all about non-violent stream within Christianity > Learned about military industrial complex > Role fiat played in that > Sound money / gold bug > Bitcoin adoption. https://fountain.fm/episode/GbE7Us559aG9FBNLAQFM View quoted note →

Long story, but had the most amazing conversation with a boomer last night. He’s a conservationist (in the healthy sense, not a purple haired environmentalist) who is helping to bring back mining to a beat up former logging and mining town called Libby, MT where I’ve got some family. For over an hour he talked about how much his generation had destroyed this country and how he wanted to make things right for his grandkids. He was the most alpha, masculine man, yet was almost in tears talking about how much hope he sees in young people who aren’t willing to repeat all these same mistakes that his generation made. I slam American boomers a lot because they have to be one of the most selfish, propagandized generations in the history of the world. Yet, it should go without saying that doesn’t mean every single one of them. I want to do a better job highlighting these exceptions because the connection we made was so energizing and filled me with so much hope. One general takeaway is that I love people who aren’t afraid to criticize their own tribe (and themselves). When I meet a boomer who can’t stand what boomers have done, or a Jew who hates Zionism, etc. those are people who I have THE MOST respect for. Life is so beautiful but I know Satan wants me to constantly focus on exclusively criticizing, tearing down, etc. There is a need for that when it comes to fighting the powers and authorities and not being indifferent to evil. However, there is even more of a need for that sharp resistance to be supported at a foundational level by a relentless and faithful hope for the future. #boomers #churchstr

Pattern recognition becoming increasingly important skill if you want to cut through propaganda and get to the truth

“Great truths can only be forgotten and can never be falsified” - My boy G.K. Chesterton

“The only people who don’t see the non-violence in Jesus are Christians” All glory, praise and honor to the Prince of Peace!

All Bitcoiners should be paying attention to what is happening in the silver market right now. It is literally history in the making. For decades banks have manipulated the silver market and they are on their very last leg throwing absolutely everything they can to keep the price down. Silver will break out and crush these manipulators and that is a massive victory for reality and a major L for the banks. #silver #backwardation