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Did you know "zap" in Thai means "spicy"? 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Open protocols will free us all #nostrmusic Intro: "If we're thinking of protocols as like a language for computers, centralization of these services is like corrupting the language itself." #[0] on Bitcoin Review with #[1] #[2] #[3] Cyberspace captured, value extracted To maximize shareholder profits Inside walled gardens ruled by God-Kings A breeding ground for moral hazard If you're not paying then you are the product If you're not obeying they'll pop lock and drop ya "Maybe free speech but it'll cost you eight dollars." "Wanna keep operating? Then follow our agenda." If a set of rules is common understanding Then a protocol is simply a language So no one should be gatekeeping it Let's redesign the stack to realign incentives Replace these admins with open markets Open source code so we can all build on it Don't be afraid of a little competition Make open protocols great again Information and internet money The foundation of commerce and society Once they are free from centralizing gravity We can build a free market economy Since internet money can be cut to bits And zapped across the internet Then #value4value is where it's at No need for ads we'll just zap sats Log in and out with private keys Don't need to dox our identities And if the app sucks, there's no barriers to leave I'll be on my way taking everything with me Options are endless we're too busy building Without wasting time on seeking permission Lobbying for change and kissing the ring In an open world that's no longer a thing Run your own relay, run your own node Now that it is all interoperable It's beyond any jurisdictions control That's how open protocols free us all Information and internet money The foundation of commerce and society Once they are free from centralizing gravity We all advance towards escape velocity Into the light where truth is a virtue Code does not lie when it's open and neutral Incentivizes us to build and contribute Now we're aligned in a virtuous cycle Our civilization's building blocks Are redefined by open protocols Only a radical new form of money Can make these radical changes possible From trust to truth we all evolve From war and conflict towards resolve As power falls to individuals Open protocols will free us all

I was paying for groceries online and the third party payment terminal failed. Now I'm 47th in line on a customer service call. Don't tell me Bitcoin doesn't fix first world problems.

🎵 Run your own relay, run your own node Now that it's all interoperable It's beyond any jurisdictions control That's how open protocols free us all 🎶

'Open Protocols' is my first music video about Nostr and Bitcoin, enjoy! 💜🧡

Finishing up the first TIP_NZ Nostr song 💜

Nostr Market by #[0] looks 🔥🔥🔥 No one can shut down your online shop with Nostr + Bitcoin

Nostr Market by #[0] looks 🔥🔥🔥 Locally hosted, globally accessible

Who wants some of Jerome's overpriced handcrafted artisan cuckbucks? (Image credits @lopp)

HRF's new short animated film about 💰 colonialism in Africa has such a powerful message and is beautifully written, a must watch.

These bank failures are the perfect setup for CBDCs. Take a look at what's coming in the future 👇

This past week is evidence that we are not living in an economy of capitalism but instead a form of communism. The true capitalists have already moved on to free market Bitcoin and the rest are just leeching off a broken system.

Bailouts are for babies. Bitcoin is for grown-ups.

Another day, another fiat catastrophe. Exit the Cantillionaires Game with Bitcoin.

Fiat is the unstable part of "stablecoin"

"Ok can you guys stop trading" ETH CEO "Ok can you guys stop talking" SVB CEO

Two insightful and well-researched pieces on Nostr just came out One by Jameson Lopp

Cypherpunk Cogitations

Why Nostr Matters

Nostr is a new protocol for censorship resistant speech and social sharing. It has great potential but has plenty of challenges to overcome.

One by Lyn Alden www.swanbitcoin.com/the-implications-of-open-monetary-and-information-networks/

Can we call a 21k zap a hadouken?