Agree. Slave-like mentality is at the root of it all. So how does one shift from that mindset to one of freedom, other than through max pain? Is it even possible to inspire that shift in another?

I feel like those questions are the mental barriers, the inventions, or paradigm shifts that haven’t been fully explored yet.

For now the only work I know that will help, is that I continue to contend with my own unexamined slavish thoughts and tendencies.

I completely agree that Bitcoin is a mirror. Contending with what I see in that mirror is my biggest life’s work.

It’s probably impossible for any one person to wrap their head completely around what Bitcoin is and what it means for humanity. We all attach to narrow narratives and definitions in an attempt to make sense of it all.

As someone whose obsession is consciousness, I can easily say that Bitcoin is one of the most powerful psychedelics I’ve ever chosen to contend with.

It’s been almost a decade since I first began, and in that time I’ve been shown the most hopeful and generous sides of myself. As well as the darkest, greediest, and most selfish sides.

I still don’t feel like I understand Bitcoin, and have no idea if it remains relevant with the emergence of this even more potent psychedelic of AI. But I continue to contend with Bitcoin every day.

Every day is a constant surrendering and softening into the unpredictable and unknowable exponential change.

Ultimately I feel very optimistic for this direction of humanity.

I got comfortable with mine while living a part time international lifestyle. I’ve since settled down but refuse to give it up, it’s so efficient.

Thank you for saying so. My heart goes out to you and your family.

Glad you’re saying this. I’m in an incredible relationship, about 8 years now.

I also know many wonderful humans from both sexes who take full responsibility for themselves and their experience of life, which I believe is the prerequisite for a healthy relationship.

That paired with the ability and desire to repair in good faith when things get a little messy, really builds a solid foundation.

Thank you for this recommendation Derek.
I am slowly, and with constant effort, sculpting my feed to be the digital world I wish to live in.

I really appreciate high minded and high vibe people who are here to share in the full spectrum of human experience. And especially those who are obsessively focused on dreaming the beautiful future, we know is possible, into being.

Any more recommendations would be deeply appreciated!!

As the identity begins to fracture it also threatens every other structural belief about the world. It’s terrifying, deeply unsettling, and with no promise that there is anything on the other side of that process.

Welcome Samantha, I appreciate your positivity. I hope you find community here.

Interesting, that’s Mary, a good friend of mine from my years in Sedona. Is she on Nostr?

Fully agree

So bittersweetly tangible to see this.

Lived in Canggu part time for the last 7 years. Sold our little place last summer, and I spent that season driving my scooter around grieving.

I’ve changed so much since we first started living there, and so has Bali.. a relationship that inevitably and sadly grew apart.

I want to try and knock the rust off of the old Starcraft skills sometime!

I wonder if all the hotkeys are still buried deep in muscle memory somewhere..