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You’re a great friend, every sat matters 💪
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Hey Nat my close friend in LA has a new technology that raises the success of IVF to near 100%. I would be happy to connect them. What’s the best way to do that?
What’s a home worth if you can’t insure it? Cost of building materials plus labor?
sent. I hope she’ll be able to recover from her loss
With all due respect, living that close to what looks like the ocean without insurance is an interesting choice…
She is probably talking about fire insurance …
isn't the palisades an area where the wealthy live in Cali? Anyone who lives there shouldn't need a go fund me page.
Dude, getting home insurance is super hard anywhere anymore, and pricey. You have ONE problem and they try to NOT cover you. I know people here in Arizona who can hardly get home insurance over past water leaks.
Insurance is a casino, the house always wins.
Many insurance companies have stopped offering new policies in SoCal. There are a lot of reasons, but it’s mostly the state government’s fault.
Another reason why Bitcoin is superior to valuable homes and land...
Good point that I wasn’t fully aware of. I was just commenting on choosing to live in an extra risky location without insurance.
Some people like to raw dog and say fuck it.
I guess it all depends on the value of the home, how much risk there is, how much money you have in your savings, and how many fucks you have to give.
I’m aware. I’m just commenting on choosing to live in an extra risky location without insurance.
I’m surprised she was given a lease without proof of getting renters insurance. Kind of wild renting a place and getting no insurance tbh. She should see if the homeowner had a policy that can be claimed.
if she wants to try Chinese medicine for infertility let me know. she can check out books by Randine Lewis like Birthing the Dao, and the infertility cure.
That sucks. I was also hearing about that. It’s hard for me to emphasize with those with significant resources who choose to remain in SoCal.
Much of Southern California is like this - hard to get fire insurance or it’s just very expensive. Sometimes no one will insure you even if you’re willing to pay ungodly amounts.
My guess is it wasn’t her choice. Not that it’s any of our business. I feel for anyone who’s lost everything in a fire.
That’s fair. Everyone makes their own risk reward decisions. I would kind of get it if you owned the appreciating property = high reward. But I don’t get the renting.
I don’t buy that with what her household income looks like. She very likely had a choice.
I agree it definitely sucks.
Sounds like they knowingly accept the risk 🤷🏻
As someone who has lost a loved one in a fire, i would sure rather lost every material thing and all my money than bury someone again.
Income doesn’t matter. Insurance is crooked.
Yeah. Live where it makes sense. If insurers won’t insure you for hurricanes, wildfires, buffalo stampedes, then you should take a hint and live elsewhere, because you’re about to just support their statistician’s findings. These guys calculate risk for a living. Listen to their inclinations.
SoCal appears to be a wild, illogical place 😬
That’s terrible, my condolences.
I’m saying income matters regarding her choice where she lives.
Much of the world has some sort of natural disaster risk - it’s just a matter of how much you’re willing to tolerate.
Oh I gotcha. It’s the dream, right? Live in gorgeous California with „perfect”
Weather… people forget how much of the state burns up and the liberal policies that don’t help.
She should be thankful she was only renting
With all things considered, SoCal is very far from a dream IMO. Moreso a nightmare. Even before these fires.
Obviously some people still think it’s justifiable, and that’s their right 🤷🏻.
Heartbreaking. To live in that location, one would need to have a positive cashflow/income of $680k/year. Bailing out the rich is a tough pill to swallow considering that’s 1-year salary is equivalent to me working for10 years.
True. Some areas are much more statistically likely to suffer something than others. Obviously it’s impossible to guess correctly.
Agreed
Renting properties is always a trap of convenience. You need a place to live, but you can't afford to buy a property, so you rent instead. Then the costs are too high so you can never afford to save up enough money to buy a property. Leaving you stuck in a logic loop of never being able to escape this form of slavery for most renters.
The better alternative is to rough it for awhile and work your ass off. Either by living out of an RV that you can afford to lease, or get for free on craigslist to restore. If you don't mind the wilderness building a non-permanent structure under the size limits out in a safe state, or national park under the guise of "camping" works too.
Then save up enough money to buy a piece of land, put a tiny home on it, or save up longer to build your dream home. Sure this choice is not fucking easy, but it is worth it in the end to escape the cycle of rental slavery.
I'd be interested. Sent you a DM.
Agreed. High taxes, expensive everything, a ton of traffic… not fun. I grew up in the Bay Area and it’s much the same. Idyllic places to live until you drill down on quality of life.
Sats sent to lightening address along with prayers 🙏🏻. You’re a good friend.
Maybe if Uncle Sam didn't take all my money to send to Ukraine?
I live in Japan where most cities are coastal and prone to tsunamis. A “right” kind of earthquake can generate a tsunami that will wipe out a good portion of a city. They happen at least once every 100 or so years. The question is should I worry about a potential earthquake of this magnitude in my lifetime or can I go about my life as normal? Probably both … but to a point I should move elsewhere? I don’t know. Easy to say yes, and very reasonable reaction but much harder to do in practice when your life is tied to one location in more ways than one.
I think you and your husband Sam Callahan can afford to give her a bitcoin or two. He works for Swan after all and both of you make a lot of money through all your activities. To ask strangers on the internet to contribute for a friend of yours is kinda cringe...
nat brunell
This is my best friend, bridesmaid, and a gentle-hearted Bitcoiner, Saphia. She recently lost her home and all her belongings in the Palisades Fire. Adding to her struggles, she was unable to secure an insurance policy when she moved in, and the last year has been particularly hard for her due to multiple failed IVF attempts.
Saphia has always been a source of kindness and strength for others, and now she needs our love and support more than ever. Please keep her in your prayers, and if you’re able, consider contributing to help her rebuild. Every satoshi counts.
You can send support to her Bitcoin wallet or Lightning address here: saphiarelief@tryspeed.com.
I appreciate the perspective. It’s easy for me to comment without my life deeply tied up in a location.
Sent a few sats her way.
To those attacking the personal choices that anybody made, this isn't the time or place. This is a tragedy and someone needs help. We don't know the whole story.
Jesus. Go fund me culture needs to be cancelled.
Done. 🫂
Done
it’s devastating, my prayers and love go out to everyone. I have friends who lost their homes too. We need Bitcoin more than ever
They were renting
I’m aware. Some problem with huge chunk of exposed assets
Smells self-righteous to me. This is exactly the time and place. Richer people and influencers playing on the sympathies of others while panhandling to save them from their own choices…
You are right. We do not know the whole story, but what is see is disgusting.
Easily the most ridiculous appeal for relief I’ve ever seen.
Please help my extremely wealthy friend get back on her feet.
GTFOH. Somebody Google how much 14 IVF treatments cost. Google the fucking price of that house before the fire.
This is the most ridiculous appeal for relief I’ve ever seen. What a joke.
This cannot be real. From the looks of her she is obviously unemployable. Her future prospects look very dim. A good suggestion would be try OF?
Ask Cory Klippsten to ask Fortress Trust if he can have some of his bitcoin back to donate.
Actually if she could send me money instead, that would be great
680k/year ?! - That's well over a million in AUD and I get paid under $25,000 AUD a year. She makes 40 times as much as me.
Has Saphia got her own nostr account? Can we see how much she has zapped?
sent! praying for your friend
@jack @npub15dql...lm5m billionaire flex?
Just sayin'...
This is my friend Jamie. Many of the properties in his personal real estate portfolio have been destroyed by the fires in LA.
Please consider donating whatever you can to help him get back on his feet.
Absolutely gut wrenching. Sending prayers and sats to Saphia and so many impacted by the fires. Hope she and her family emerge from this even stronger
Unfollowing for Zero responses to 60 comments on a post asking for donations. Pure twitter influencer behavior.
One thing you can be 100% sure of is that I'll never come here asking for free sats for my struggling friends or myself—especially for friends who own beachfront properties. Some people are absolutely ridiculous!
@Noshole is my best friend. She lost all her favorite restaurants to the fires and I'm sure countless weed farms too.
In unrelated news; she also needs a gaming PC and a SteamDeck.
Please zap her to show solidarity.
Terribly sorry to hear about your bitcoin friend and her loss but imagine living and renting (it’s not even her property) in the most exclusive/expensive location on planet earth and looking for donations. She didn’t even have rental insurance. That’s like 10 dollars a month. This is crazy. Hopefully she backed up her seed phrase on steel.
I had similar questions and thoughts.
congress will bail them and I will involuntarily donate via the 50% taxes I pay.
BTW I HAVE NO house INSURANCE, but paid cash for my wigwam and will build a new one if it burns down… without asking…
No doubt if my rural property burns the gov will give me the finger…
#FIRE live within your means!
I recently asked for donations for a friend who lost her home in Hurricane Helene. It has meant so much to her that people who don't even know her have been kind enough to help.
she couldn't get rental insurance, and it seems to be her friends and family who are asking for donations.
Hahaha I love you Tigs
Hahah back at you chief
We really are ok. Family is safe 🫂
Awesome. And even more awesomer. Family ftw. 🫂
🫡zapped
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It's a shame, too because that weed was fire.
humboldt is still good
Humboldt County knows their stuff! Inventor of a few fucking top strains.
Yeah it’s like the best farms
for showing empathy? I don't think this is it man. You lose more in disasters than just money
Prayers 🙏
Nat "Please donate to my privileged friend" Brunell is an incredible voice? She's an interview journalist, nothing more. There are many important voices for Bitcoin, some of whom Nat has interviewed, but that doesn't make her one too.
nat brunell
This is my best friend, bridesmaid, and a gentle-hearted Bitcoiner, Saphia. She recently lost her home and all her belongings in the Palisades Fire...
Arent the bitcoin folx supposed to be real smarties? How many just got fleeced by a pretty face with a convenient sob story?
nat brunell
This is my best friend, bridesmaid, and a gentle-hearted Bitcoiner, Saphia. She recently lost her home and all her belongings in the Palisades Fire. Adding to her struggles, she was unable to secure an insurance policy when she moved in, and the last year has been particularly hard for her due to multiple failed IVF attempts.
Saphia has always been a source of kindness and strength for others, and now she needs our love and support more than ever. Please keep her in your prayers, and if you’re able, consider contributing to help her rebuild. Every satoshi counts.
You can send support to her Bitcoin wallet or Lightning address here: saphiarelief@tryspeed.com.
Oh, I’m all about showing empathy, but not just towards one wealthy individual. There are plenty of relief funds out there, such as the Red Cross, California Fire Foundation, and California Community Foundation, that anyone can contribute to. IMO, sharing photos of friends' beachfront properties (whether owned or rented) while asking for donations feels wrong. This heartbreaking disaster has impacted so many lives. Why not focus on contributing to a general recovery fund that helps everyone in need, rather than prioritizing the preservation of one lavish lifestyle?
Of course, Natalie is popular on social media, so we all know many people will jump at the chance to show off their "empathy" not out of a genuine desire to help her, but to use this opportunity to gain attention or boost their own image. It’s disheartening to see such tragedies turned into a platform for performative acts rather than sincere efforts to make a meaningful difference for everyone and I mean everyone affected.
I respect it. I get your view point and I actually I agree
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How do we know this isn't some sort of scam?
Sent 🧡
Everything about this is obscene FIAT behavior.
You don’t.
100%.
Then why are they asking for money?
I'm just naive I guess and don't like to think everyone's a grifter
I don’t think it’s fiat behavior to have empathy for someone losing their house
You can check her NIP-05 identifier. You can also cross reference it with another source, like X. I know I used a dirty word, but Nostr doesn’t solve all information problems. It solves for the censorship problem.
We still have to get our information from other parts of the world and bring it here
To be fair I don’t think it’s a grift. I just thought it was absurd to ask other people to donate money to a rich person.
