The ancient greek philosopher's views, that the world would be a better place with philosopher kings, are accurate. With the arrival and growth of Bitcoin, that world is almost here. A king is not the same as an authoritarian. Throughout history kings have traditionally been tied to a monopoly on the issuance of local money. In capturing the most important good in the free market (the hub of the wheel of the economy) and becoming corrupt gluttons on the backs of the people, kings became authoritarians so we associate them as one in the same. What is a king at their core if not a guardian and distributor of value for and to the people? What is a philosopher king if not a patient and wise person, living in the present with a low time preference. A philosopher king is capable of respecting that the market is more capable of problem solving than any individual or group. Bitcoin eventually turns everyone who's capable of being so into philosopher kings. This is a decentralized universal kingdom of freedom, prosperity, and fairness that runs in parallel to the other systems. Systems of value distribution are in their own competition against each other, in this way though they try as they might to control everything they are still a part of the free market. In this free market competition Bitcoin will win, in doing so it will cause every other archaic and dishonest method of value distribution to become irrelevant and ignored.

With all the drama about the elite and their inconceivably awful actions, it's never been more clear than ever. Bitcoin's traceability is a feature, not a bug. Once the network gets dominant, and Bitcoin is the money most people want the most, the biggest addresses will have the most scrutiny. The average pleb won't have much to fear. Plus, it's a lot easier to increase privacy for small transactions than it is for big ones. The world will be a better place on a Bitcoin standard, it can't come soon enough for me.

There are 2 types of people. Those who believe in authority, and those that don't. If you come across someone who believes they have authority over you, and they're supported by a system of other people that says they have authority over you, treat them like you would a gorilla. You can't reason with a gorilla, talk to a gorilla, or fight a gorilla and win. A gorilla is a dangerous animal, they have no actual authority over you but they believe they do and they have the ability to kill you if you disagree. You bow down, you make the gorilla believe they're in charge and you are not. If you make the gorilla believe you are subservient to them, they are more likely to leave you alone largely intact. Like it or not might makes right, "he who has the Gold makes the rules", and those who command the most economic energy are in charge until they aren't. Unfortunately for us, it is authoritarians who in today's world have near total control of the most important good required for a truly free market: money. Governments every year spend more value, acquired through theft and devaluation, than the value of the entire Bitcoin network combined. But as they do that balance is shifting little by little every day, the more they devalue their networks the weaker they become. It won't be much longer until Bitcoin's exponential growth and the Dollar's exponential devaluation reach a major tipping point and everything changes exponentially fast. Until then, bow to the gorillas in public while fighting them in private. Understand that there is little point to open conflict, we have already won! We won't win by conflict with them, we win by outcompeting them. Bitcoin is spreading across the world like an out of control wildfire and it cannot be stopped. The world needs better money and while Gold and Silver are great physical trade units, they those and fell on that backs of the authorities that made them too many times in history to be trusted again. Bitcoin fixes everything wrong with money, it's literally just sovereign tokens of values of time (average block time divided by block reward) and energy (average hashrate divided by block reward) and both values are constantly growing. Imagine Bitcoin powered hospitals, Bitcoin powered food kitchens, Bitcoin powered fire departments, Bitcoin powered schools, Bitcoin powered factories, Bitcoin powered everything. With Bitcoin, just acquire a critical mass of Satoshis and spend them slower than they grow and you'll never run out of money. No obedience to arbitrary rules given by authoritarians needed. The world doesn't get better out of nowhere, the world gets better when Bitcoin grows big enough that Bitcoiners spend more money and build more services that provide more value to society than the fiat money printers do. That day is closer than you think.

#NOSTR more and more is becoming my most trusted and frequently used app. I love it. I love you guys (meaning all y'all reading this), and I'm excited for the future we're building.

I think Bitcoin will go up 50 - 100% over Q4. Target range of $165k - $220k. Possibly higher.

It's fun to offer people Solver as payment. Helps break the ice to talk about Sound Money and the problems of FIAT, and how Bitcoin is Sound Money which can fix it all. In the last month I paid for 3 breakfasts and 10% of a used car with Silver coins and rounds, totalling over $300. The economy needs sound money in any form, carry silver with you along with cash. If people don't accept Bitcoin yet, offer silver and see what happens. 🙂

Good morning. 🌅😊 Whoever reads this, you are loved, you are valued, you are beautiful. I don't care where you're from, what you believe in (as long as you don't want to hurt me or mine for any disagreements), what your biological variations are, or what your political beliefs are. I love you, and I would gladly share a meal and have a conversation with you. The world is too full of hate and division, we need more love and understanding. We all just want to feel safe, loved, and welcomed, well rested, well fed, and helpful towards things greater than ourselves. Work to make the world a better place, for everyone in it. ❤️

Can't wait for the drama about OP_Return, especially the hateful name calling, to be over. Bitcoin can't fail, because even if one iteration of it does we'll just fork it and resume where we left off. Just stack sats and chill, ain't nobody stopping this train.

No individual has any right to authority over any other.

Starting to think we won't have a breakout top bull run followed by a correction bear market. We're 3 months over due for the start of one compared to 2017's cycle, and even more overdue compared to 2020/21's cycle. Then again, the longer it takes to start the higher the top will be... Only time will tell. Either way I expect $250k+ by Q4 26.