Something that's been on my mind for a little while: Women who pursue interests, occupations, and roles that some consider masculine are often accused by detractors of "wanting to be men." This is a straw man.  All most of these women really want is to not be held back from being themselves.  And if women are interested in and capable of doing masculine things, how exclusively masculine are those things, really?  (And why does it matter?) People who are prescriptive with gendered behavior often claim that their way is natural.  If it's so natural, why are they so triggered when people ignore it? They punish authenticity in the name of authenticity, which is just wild to me. #masculinity #femininity #feminism #genderroles #women #men#thoughtstr #grownostr

The Bible teaches equality. The Romanized church quickly began to teach the pagan view that women are inherently defective and inferior to men. The recently developed Complementarian movement claims, with much mental gymnastics, that women are equal in essence but not in role to men. But that is illogical, and scratching the surface of their arguments, you see the belief that women really are inferior still brimming underneath. You can’t have your crown and cast it, too. #Christianity #Christian #men #women #biblicalwomanhood #biblicalmanhood #genderroles #marriage #womeninministry #faith #mutuality #egalitarianism #Biblicalegalitarianism #grownostr

My first hot take of the day: It always bewilders me how some Christians are so certain aliens cannot exist, or that any potential future alien contact would in fact be a demon. I, on the other hand, want to see interstellar missions. #Christianity View quoted note →

I made some #coffee #mugs 😉 and they are for #sale if you love them, too! Each of them is $35 or the Bitcoin equivalent of $33.25 and both are food- dishwasher- and microwave safe! If you’re currently attending the OP_NEXT conference, it would be possible to arrange a time where I can hand-deliver them to you. Otherwise, shipping for one mug anywhere in the U.S. is $10 or the Bitcoin equivalent of $10. If you want multiple items, let me know, as shipping might not be double. Shipping to Canada is also possible, but you must agree beforehand to a TBD shipping price I will only know once it has been paid. #pottery #ceramics #coffeechain #wrensnest #handmade #art #artstr #grownostr

Grassfed New York strip with spicy homemade chimichurri, steamed green beans, and buttery tomato cumin brown rice It was so good I forgot the avocado 🤤 #lunchchain #steak #proofofsteak #cooking #foodstr #grownostr

Fans of nettle leaf: I know many people drink it as a tea, but it tastes very savory to me, like a delicious vegetable broth. Do you add any other herbs to make it more of a drink? #asknostr #herbs #cooking #teachain #foraging #nettle #grownostr

@elsat still running into the following problem: When someone I have muted replies to me, and then other people react to that reply, the text of the reply shows up in my notifications despite its author being muted. Can something be done about this?

Nostr is a small frontier town.   There are always the kinds of folks who want to live in a small frontier town.  They come because they are tired of being controlled and want freedom; because they get ostracized from mainstream society; because they want to be part of building and founding something; because they are small or medium fish and a smaller pond is better than a bigger one for them; because they prefer knowing their neighbors and relaxed, small town vibes; because they know that frontiers tend to attract their kind of people; or because they see some potential in that town and know that if they stick with it, they and the town will prosper together.   There are always the kinds of folks who don’t want to live in a small frontier town. When they visit, they dislike that there’s nothing exciting to do, the pace of life is too slow with too little action, few people live here, few who live here share their background or interests, wild or offensive people live here, there’s not enough regulation, the infrastructure isn’t well developed, they don’t know how to (or don’t want to) make their own fun.   Some small frontier towns become ghost towns, but others, which are situated strategically, get the chance to grow.  Towns on river mouths grow; towns on crossroads and train tracks grow; towns with thriving industries grow.  More and different people live there now.  There’s more to do, more being said.  The town gets a glow-up and the finer things of life flow in.  And then, sometimes, some of the city folk are a little more happy to stay.   I believe Nostr is “situated strategically” because of its unique properties, like a frontier town on a river mouth.  There’s no need to fret about whether Nostr will grow or become what you hope it will be; just give it time and do your best to leave your mark.  There’s no need to dis the “city folk” who don’t want to stay; many of their complaints are perfectly valid; just give it time, and as long as what they’re looking for is possible within Nostr’s basic structure and values, they might just take up residence when things get a little more developed.  It doesn’t actually make you any better than them that you stay and they go, though it does show that you are more rugged, or at least better adapted to our particular frontier conditions.   Stay patient and present and I know I’ll be seeing more of you, neighbor! #grownostr #thoughts

A whole new way to spy: with WiFi

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Scientists Can Now Use WiFi to See Through People

This won’t get creepy.

#privacy #grownostr