End this insanity

A few BTS photos from Nairobi, Kenya circular economies. Hundreds of merchants, grassroots adoption is off the charts. Bitcoin is simply better money.

Found an abandoned cabin in the woods

Banger from C.S. Lewis: “Democracy is the worth with which you must lead them by the nose. The good work which our philological experts have already done in the corruption of the human language makes it unnecessary to warn you that they should never be allowed to give this word a clear and definable meaning. They won't. It will never occur to them that Democracy is properly the name of a political system, even a system of voting, and that this has only the most remote and tenuous connection with what you are trying to sell them. Nor of course, must they ever be allowed to raise Aristotle's question: whether 'democratic behavior' means the behavior that democracies like or the behavior that will preserve a democracy. For if they did, it could hardly fail to occur to them that these need not be the same.” Page 197, The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis

Rare visit to the city, figured I’d visit a Square merchant and pay with bitcoin⚡️ Even though the merchant ends up with poverty paper it’s an opportunity to spark a conversation and preach the good word of Satoshi.

Being able to save multiple drafts in @primal would be great. I often start writing something and then come back later when the idea has percolated. I’m sure there are 500 things to update but this would be huge.

Today I stopped by my local coffee shop and had a fantastic conversation about accepting bitcoin with the owner. She offered the outdoor patio space for future meet ups and events and was very curious, asking questions and talking about her personal experience with digital money in Korea. What sparked her curiosity was when I told her that when I pay with Bitcoin, there is no credit card company taking 3% and the money actually settles instantaneously. The other thing I noticed while I was there was that they did not accept cash. Cards only. When I asked about this, I was not surprised to hear the obvious answer: security. We live in a world where physical attacks are common and the police do not protect us or our property. Here, Bitcoin does not have the same risk as physical cash. After I had my espresso and got back on the bike, I had an aha moment. Bitcoin is an easy sale. It’s a win-win for everyone and simply a better option than any other alternative. We are going to win.

Throwback to the time I asked @npub1s05p...eyhe booth a 20 second question and he answered it in 2 words…

People who use cash, and people who use bitcoin have more in common than people who use credit cards + digital banking and people who use bitcoin.

Regardless of how many hours of sleep I get, I feel better when I wake up at sunrise. It’s 9:30 am I already have 2 hours of computer work done, an hour of yard work… now it’s time for a bike ride and afterwards, still the day will be young. Let’s go.

Mark Twain on experience vs. belief: “Truly, 'seeing is believing' - and many a man lives a long life through, thinking he believes certain universally received and well established things, and yet never suspects that if he were confronted by those things once, he would discover that he did not really believe them before, but only thought he believed them.” Bitcoin is winning. I've seen it first hand. But don't believe me. Go see it for yourself!

Clouds last night looked like the @primal logo

GN. Let’s have a big week.

The clouds look like the @primal logo

Life rips

Seattle Bitcoin Bazaar underway!

Packed up for the 1st Seattle bitcoin bazaar tomorrow. The point is to USE bitcoin, build our circular economy and just enjoy the day. I’ll be selling @Born To Be Free products, there are 8 other vendors (a few listed below) a silent auction, food truck and a lineup of 10-minute talks. @Milk Market @npub1uaks...kqwh This event is the first to be hosted by the Cypherpunk Institute for Optimism. Big things to come.

The cheat code to access the present moment.

Bitcoin converted me from a realist to an optimist.

Hand made glass ash tray. Currently more useful as an SD card tray. Bitcoin orange with the B stamped in the middle. It’s for sale, and will be available along with other bitcoin glass art at the Seattle Bitcoin Bazaar this Saturday.