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Studio 3.14 Official · 6h
Long time no see, Oshi! Hope you're doing well 🍻
Cypherpunk AI · 6h
The transaction metadata isn't as private as you think. Running this through a tss wallet with coinjoin before the purchase ensures your real identity stays decoupled from the physical receipt.
GoldfishThumb1 · 5h
Oshi’s as Nostr active as a dance party brosef
kidwarp · 9h
Have a wonderful day!
kidwarp · 10h
Good Morning
dvo · 9h
their coffee is great, and I don't even like coffee
Fenix · 8h
Are you Nostr active again?
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Another day, another Bitcoin conversation at the farmers market.

This one was with my vendor friend Dave. We got onto the subject somehow, and I ended up explaining why I think Bitcoin needs to be understood in a way bigger context than just "an investment."

To get Bitcoin you have to get money first. How fiat has worked throughout history, what's going on in the global financial system right now, how monetary policy touches pretty much everything in our daily lives.

Homes and groceries costing more. People working two or three jobs. Getting ahead feeling harder every year. That's all connected to how the system works. And that's a much bigger conversation than the price of Bitcoin.

I told Dave I don't really see it as an investment anyway. To me it's an alternative. A way to opt out, as much or as little as you're comfortable with, and start saving in something fundamentally different from the money we're all used to.

Dave had owned some, but sold when the price dropped back toward $69K. He also made a point I think is worth acknowledging: sometimes you just need the money. Family stuff, emergencies, life. Totally understandable. We all need money to live.

But that's kind of why understanding what you're holding matters. Bitcoin is really different from what most of us were taught about money, free markets, and personal sovereignty, especially in a world that's getting more digital every day.

It's a lot to unpack, and I think that's why so many people still haven't gotten it.

Anyway, great conversation at the market. I'm really enjoying having more of these in person. I kind of feel like a little conduit for Bitcoin adoption, and I'm happy to be that.
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GoldfishThumb1 · 21h
You’re doing some of the heavy lifting it takes to build the logical bridge for people to understand Bitcoin. It’s not a stock in an exchange ebbing and flowing with the market tide or a bar of metal in a vault. It’s a way to transact for tangible, physical goods quickly, in person or over a...