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Forever Laura
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Propaganda I’m NOT falling for, as a Bitcoiner:

1. Political saviorism. I don’t believe in politicians. Left, right, they’re all playing the same game. Flirting with state power goes against the values of Bitcoin. You can’t vote your way into freedom.

2. 'Tradwife' isn’t cool. Middle/low class women weren’t happy, they were broke & dependent. Rich housewives were always the exception. If you can’t leave it’s not love, it’s a trap. Bitcoin = real choices for everyone.

3. HODL until you die. No thanks. I’m here for freedom, not for another religion. Bitcoin is a tool. Use it to live well, not just to cope. Spend it, enjoy it, build with it.

4. Extreme purity culture. Yes, I care about security. But I also live in the real world. I won’t die if I buy a coffee with a custodial wallet. Tradeoffs are fine if you are free to choose them.

5. Cut everyone off. I won’t 'divorce' my friends and family because they don’t get it. They are free to stay out. I am free to stay close. One day, they might ask. I’ll be there. Love > ego

6. “Bitcoin fixes everything”. No, it doesn’t. That’s a childish take. Bitcoin is powerful, but it’s not magic. It won’t fix your relationship, your bad diet or your ego. It gives you tools... not a personality.

Fix yourself. Then use Bitcoin to build better.
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Francesco Tricarico · 29w
You’re my favorite Bitcoin educator, always. Screw all the toxic maximalists, fake ancaps, and so-called purists — who, let’s be honest, always end up being just another flavor of right-wing.
CitizenPleb · 29w
Makes sense
🇵🇸 whoever loves Digit · 29w
A woman wanting to be a tradwife is cute A man wanting to limit women to tradwives is weird
Philipp · 29w
Beautifully said Laura.
djinoz and √-1 others · 29w
These points could become a myers-brigg style classification. Then a profile nip so we can filter accordingly. Viewed from outside nostr is just a maximalist echo chamber but surprisingly there is nuance here. 😍 the "Love > ego"
Amy 💜✨ · 29w
Do you have children Laura ? Serious question because I see a lot of talk about trad wife's from you. I was a trad wife and mam for 10 years, was I completely 100% happy probably not. (Middle class) but we made it work for the kids. I didn't nor did my husband want no one else bringing my kids up so...
Milan Ljepoja · 29w
Exactly! Freedom comes from action, not blind belief in politics or maxis.
markonyte · 29w
nature isn't fair
kyle-moore · 29w
If "tradwife isn't cool" then is sending your kids to statist education where it's at? what exactly is your family ideal
Ed Hubstead · 29w
as a woman you don't get to specify what men should like :))
PK ⚡️ · 29w
Trad is a spectrum, and the trad side is lightyears better than the progressive side
TeslaLiberty · 29w
Great post. Bitcoin changes incentives is this what fixes everything.
Konstantine · 29w
you took the most extreme interpretation of each and then knocked those strawmen out one by one.
goatmeal · 29w
>Tradeoffs are fine if you are free to choose them lmao. you don't have scalable self-custody yet. custodial wallets are optional only when the network activity is under capacity. you're framing it like a perfectly innocent option when it's really not.
LaserEyesPsy · 29w
Yes, except the toxic maxis. We owe them bitcoin’s resistance to attacks and bad actors. The spam war is just another example.
MAHDOOD · 29w
Loved this!
BBG · 29w
Excellent 👌
21seasons · 29w
Thanks for sharing! However I have to say that #Bitcoin fixed my bad diet and also my high time preference view with relationships!
Deleted Account · 29w
I would like to have clients who would pay me for architectural services in exchange of bitcoin we all trade something and I would like to live in a world where I’d choose the currency I feel it’s best to use when purchasing any kind of goods and services
Privacy Is Dignity · 29w
Why worry about it? Why even tell us all this?
PaperCranium · 28w
RIght on! I like this. Definitely important to remember that life isn't all about money. Sometimes I feel like bitcoiners will have to relearn this lesson within the context of bitcoin. "Bitcoin fixes everything", no it doesn't. But it sure does seem like it shifts the gears of humanity from ...
Glenn Coco · 28w
a reasonable nostr post? smh mercury really must be in retrograde
Ebyguy · 28w
Love all of these responses
Garrett · 28w
Man are people actually cutting off their friends and family? How stupid. THAT'S cultish
Jake Woodhouse · 28w
What resonates most: “fix yourself” Works wonders!
Louferlou · 28w
4. And 6 are false IMO but otherwise ok. 4. If everybody think like that Bitcoin is doomed. Because only custodial shit will have a market. So doing the hard choice of testing and bootstrapping the best tools in order to try making them suitable for the maximum number of (non power) user is kind a ...
nostrich · 28w
After the psycopandemic it was clear that I am around an ocean of enemies, including family members and ex friends. People that would send me to a concentration camp for not taking the poison vaccine that even killed a few and injured many others. Before it I even tried to have normal relationships ...
zebra · 28w
thanks! nice to hear some common sense. especially about "bitcoin fixes everything"