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Ambitioushumanbeing · 127w
Followed #plebchain
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A scary illustration of German's 'anti-hate' laws: author C J Hopkins has been told that he's under investigation by the public prosecutor’s office in Berlin, for “disseminating propaganda, the contents of which are intended to further the aims of a former National Socialist organization” - because his book about the rise of the medico-fascist state contained a swastika. Unbelievable. But this type of censorship is where 'anti-hate' laws invariably lead.


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Am curious about the Blue Bird app. Anyone got a list (or an analysis) of the accounts which were subject to 'visibility filtering' / throttling / shadow-banning?
Seth Michael Steele · 153w
Serious question: How can I passively orange pill my entire town? I’ve been looking at used #Bitcoin atms, and plan on approaching locally run businesses with other individuals I have orange pille...
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I would start small - perhaps with the manager of a local coffee shop? Maybe advertise in a local network for volunteers of people who want to get started? There may be more than you think.

However, you need to think about what is in it for them, and how you can help.

I would assist them set up a Lightning Network terminal (e.g. https://bitfurypeach.com, which is specifically designed for business, or BitPay, if transaction sizes are bigger). Explain the benefits of using it, and then ensure that you find them some customers who pay that way - e.g. local blockchain network, student blockchain society, tech groups etc. Put the business on local maps & directories of bitcoin merchants, and explain how this can be free advertising for them. Maybe see if the local newspaper wants to run a story for more publicity?

If it works well, you'll have hundreds of customers who will be intrigued and might want to try it out for themselves, plus a business owner who will talk with other small business owners.
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Seth Michael Steele · 153w
This is very helpful! The town has less than 1,000 people, but we are apparently one of the most festive towns in America. Some of the things you listed don’t exist around here YET. Hopefully I can change that!
Bowtied Peasant · 153w
I'll start: https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_1a919869291d58726bc5efcf6f4cf280618d4cf48007d8068dea2ebd74f5c0f9.webp
Fiat Shenanigans 🤡🌎 · 153w
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_dfdd96f420a1d4e7398ebe9c6b36c07b356731bcae36d321bed443801a26cc54.png Not a meme, but even a thoughtless LLM AI can parse out several constitutional conflicts with the RESTRICT Act.
monk_cactus · 153w
The fundamental property of bitcoin is its permissionless/censorship resistant nature. I suspect that many Chivo users don’t realize they are using it in custodial and permissioned manner. This is a learning opportunity for them