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Bitcoin Tech Talk #459

Interesting Stuff

Crazy how quick LLMs replaced search. But that means that LLMs will get worse as they monetize it through ads of some kind.

We live in a world that focuses on cash flow rather than savings.

Optimizes for engagement, and you'll get content that is generally pessimistic. Optimize for zaps, and you'll get content that's generally a lot more positive.

Bitcoin, not bank accounts. Nostr, not social media. First principles, not propaganda.

Honestly, it's way too hard to be pseudonymous and too easy to get doxxed. I suspect that had a large part to do with why Satoshi disappeared so early.

We're at the stage where people are trying to fix problems that they speculate may or may not happen 20 years in the future. I can't think of a better argument for ossification.

Maybe mining will stay subsidized for a while by Bitcoin treasuries.

It's easy enough to identify scams. Hard to know when they'll fall.

Actions have consequences, but so do non-actions. Holding has consequences.