Faith=believing something to be true with the only evidence being perceivable by those who follow the same faith. In other words, being really really gullible. People used to worship the sun. They had faith and believed it was a god. People used to worship the moon. They had faith and believed it was a god. Then some smarter humans figured out that one was just a star and the other a big rock that orbits the earth. There are countless such examples of false gods and prophets throughout history and yet each time, the faithful believed they had found the “truth”. I believe more in the human capacity for ignorance and inability to admit when we’re wrong. But your religion is different, sure. #grownostr #getoffended #thinkdangerously

Just a quick note for the newbies to say that #nostr is the only place where you can safely and reliably share your unusual or dangerous opinions. Sure, posts about #bitcoin are great but if you’re only on here for that kind of content, you are really missing out. Use #nostr instead to #getoffended and have your core beliefs stress tested. Post your unusual or dangerous opinions with impunity and see what others think of them. I know I want to know if there’s something important I’m wrong about. This is the only place where you can truly learn from others and not just see what others deem as safe or appropriate topics. If you can imagine a social media platform that can actually deliver personal growth instead of a cesspool of groupthink and echo chamber, you’ve come to the right place. #grownostr #thinkdangerously

I realized something today. I always thought I posted stuff here because I wanted to expose my core beliefs to wider criticism, in the hopes that any gaps in my reasoning would be revealed. I’m not a fan of dogma, and so any core beliefs I have must always be subjected to stress testing. While this is still the case, I also realized that I post stuff here because I feel pretty guilty. I feel guilty that my life is so unbelievably pleasant by comparison to others. And yes, I realize the immense arrogance of this statement, but it’s nonetheless accurate and a weird state to find oneself in. Put differently, the arrogance of this post is necessary to but not the point I’m trying to make. I don’t care to make anyone feel envy. That said, my life for several years now has involved the near constant pursuit and state of joy. By making only a few decisions off the typical human path, I feel as though I have beaten the game of life with plenty of time to spare. I am wealthy, have no material worry, a brain that has served me very well, and a body that functions pretty damn well also. I care not for hope, meaning, or purpose. I have found several sources of joy that are infinite and don’t harm myself or anyone else. I’m just perfectly content and it seems immensely unfair. So sure, I do post stuff here to further my personal growth and hopefully find stuff I’m wrong about. But the guilt drives me also. I suppose any zealot feels like they have “the one true recipe” for a perfect life but that’s not what I’m saying. I just feel bad that more people don’t get to experience this via whatever path works for them. Anyway, that’s it for my Sunday confession. #grownostr #thinkdangerously

@jack Do you have no children?? JFC I may have to actually start paying attention to your notes.

Wiegenlied Opus 41 No 1 Cancion De Cuna… The art of restraint in musical form. Pure operatic power distilled to its purest form. #opera

How much metadata is leaked through posts and images/videos on Nostr? As a very big fan of anonymity, is there anything I can do to enhance my privacy other than using vpn/alias? I am aware of tor but am not familiar enough with it. There have been a few occasions where I have wanted to post interesting pictures from travels etc but am concerned about the metadata they may have attached. Thanks in advance for any insights. #asknostr

Not sure who on here needs to hear this, but the only votes that matter are the one you make with your wallet and your genitals. Just say no to Fiat and to producing more slaves for the Fiat masters. What freedoms we have left are pathetic and base, but fuck it, we few can still resist. #grownostr #thinkdangerously

People can grasp the fact that pets can be engineered to be docile and obedient. But humans? Naaah. We have free will and are always at the apex of evolution. We are immune to such basic manipulation. Surely if things got bad enough, we’d recognize it and do something about it right? Right?? #grownostr #thinkdangerously

@Jameson Lopp Thank you for your recent efforts to highlight some of the more interesting/difficult aspects surrounding freedom of speech. This is a great altruistic use of your popularity and intellect in my opinion although I’m sure it has its downsides for you on occasion. I agree that the trend is quite solidly and disturbingly in the direction of sacrificing freedom of speech so as to protect the delicate feelings of the majority. This is the vehicle that has allowed the ruling class to create all the tools they could ever want to silence dissent. For this reason, it is very important to me to see difficult conversations like the ones you started here on #nostr. In fact, if I’m not getting offended on #nostr, I’ll probably stop using it. I’ll take the occasional offensive image that I have to mute/ignore or crazy person rambling on about some nonsense that is real only to them (like most of my own posts), in order to have some sense that censorship doesn’t yet exist here. Thanks again. #grownostr #thinkdangerously #getoffended

We have become a species of dreamers and simpleton romantics who are largely unable to see the world and the state of humanity for the dystopian hellscape that it really is. For most of my life, I have been puzzled by how most people can look upon their own lives and the lives of others and say “yeah, I want more of this - I’m going to have kids!”. But it makes perfect sense from an evolutionary perspective. Most of those humans who had the capacity for introspective thought and the ability to develop realistic perspectives have long since died off. They saw the world as an overpopulated shithole and said “fuck this”. All that remains now (save a few genetic anomalies like myself) are the mindless dreamers. I’ll be happy to join my kind soon enough. #grownostr #thinkdangerously #childfree

Big brother has gone to a lot of trouble to convince the masses that fame is something desirable and worth seeking. Yeah, put all your inner thoughts out there and tie them to your identity. That can never lead to you being exploited. Anonymity will always be my primary goal. #grownostr #thinkdangerously