Given Musks flip floppy nature on Bitcoin, I wouldn’t be surprised if he was already pitting us against each other

we've been saying this for years, ben. how do we get bitcoiners to 1) understand this and 2) care enough to leave X and join nostr? and what can i do to help?

I dont understand how same concerns over Theymos do not exist for Musk/US gov

I've rarely ever seen a Bitcoiner interested in freedom tech, the vast majority barely use Bitcoin.

I agree , let’s use an app that one dude created and controls instead

Very good point man

I agree with what you say about X being a vulnerability. I was banned by Musk's team within hours of an ADL demand, and have never returned. I must say, though, that Lopp's calling it a "dumpster fire" makes me think something good must be happening there.

“Pit Bitcoiners against each other.” Yes, has happened before with BTC vs. BCH. Really, albeit ongoing antagonism, both BTC and BCH are on the same side vs. legally protected central bank fiat.

I think this is one of the most underrated vulnerabilities in Bitcoin. Charismatic billionaires, who are given permission to be a billionaire by the government can easily use their ethos and algos to push quantum FUD, fork wars, anti nostr propaganda and a multitude of other b.s. narratives.

Agree. But network effects are hard to break. I was Nostr only for about a year but recently went back.

By that rationale using x to discuss anything is a vulnerability 😆 which It obviously is

I still dont understand bitcoiners who are not on nostr 😅

Yet Odell felt compelled to Go back!

I often think that much of this BIP-110 conversation is already being manipulated by means such as this. I think you are very correct to point this out. Bitcoin as a system is very robust and secure. The minds of those who steward it though are easily manipulated via platforms such as x.

Ever wonder why the guy in charge of running all the government cutouts paid 44 billions for a social media company. Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmm nostr:nevent1qqs2crseterdf9vh6k578z9w32sy4fmctd42lvh34rf0vgrl3tcce8cpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43z7q3qt04cvx3d0a3le22rgnekk20wvr3l4jpg93vk...

Not sensationalist at all. It is THE greatest vulnerability. Network decentralization is pointless if all the participants are jacked into the Matrix (Musk’s or otherwise).

Unfortunately that is the case for every single topic. Thats not an exclusive vulnerabilty of the Bitcoin topic. That said, unfortunately the bulk of the Bitcoin discussion is made there and the dumpster fire drama is not gratuitious. It reflects the high stakes and the importance of the discussio...

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