Holy crap, the LGB(TQ) community is becoming based. Basically there's a movement to separate from the TQ part. Hell yeah, this is what needs to be done. The world is changing, this is very interesting stuff. Super refreshing to actually see LGB (lesbian, gay, bisexuals) people talk about the absurdity of pronouns, puberty blockers, etc, etc. You see how political movements are used? The most intolerant/radical group always wins, if the moderates let them. I read somewhere that 70% of the LGB were not onboard with this crazy stuff being pushed. This is why moderates need to speak up at ALL times. Great lesson and great stuff. #politics #philosophy
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I'm having a hard time understand the gold guys. Do these people really don't see gold as risky? How can they know if their gold is safe? How many times has gold been confiscated, paper faked, etc, etc? But this time it's supposed to be different? They might call me insane with this idea of Bitcoin, digital money, etc, etc, but I can't call them naive from not learning from history? #bitcoin #gold #economics
The goal is to be in service of each other. That was always the goal.
When does the economy collapse and people can actually read about what is money? #politics #bitcoin
If you're out of the loop like me, this is a summary of the Bitcoin Core vs Bitcoin Knots debate. Please feel free to add to it to make sure it's right or not. ---- ## Introduction The current debate in Bitcoin is often framed as **Bitcoin Core vs. Bitcoin Knots**, but that’s not the real issue. At its core, the controversy is about **Ordinals vs. monetary-only Bitcoin**: - Should Bitcoin remain a **neutral, general-purpose ledger** where people can inscribe art, tokens, and other data? - Or should Bitcoin be kept **lean and focused strictly on monetary transactions**, preserving block space for payments and settlements? ⚔️ The Ordinals Debate in Bitcoin What Ordinals are A protocol that numbers individual sats and lets people inscribe arbitrary data (images, text, tokens) into Bitcoin blocks via SegWit/Taproot. Enables Bitcoin-native NFTs, meme coins, and permanent data storage. ## The Supporters’ View Innovation & new use cases: Bitcoin isn’t just money, it can be a foundation for art, collectibles, and tokenization. Miner revenue boost: High Ordinals activity drives up transaction fees, which helps secure Bitcoin as block subsidies shrink. Permissionless ethos: Bitcoin is supposed to be neutral — anyone should be free to use it without gatekeeping. The Critics’ View (e.g. Luke Dashjr / Bitcoin Knots) Spam & bloat: Inscriptions fill blocks with non-financial data, raising fees for ordinary payments. Against Bitcoin’s purpose: The base layer should prioritize financial transactions, not NFTs or memes. Centralization risks: Larger blocks → bigger storage/processing requirements → fewer people can run nodes. Policy response: Bitcoin Knots enforces stricter relay rules (e.g. 42-byte OP_RETURN) and filters some inscription transactions. ## The Broader Tension Bitcoin Core v30 (coming 2025) will loosen limits, making inscriptions easier. Bitcoin Knots is rising in popularity (~18% of nodes) as a counterweight, keeping “anti-spam” defaults. This creates a philosophical and technical split: Bitcoin as neutral, general-purpose ledger (pro-Ordinals). Bitcoin as lean, monetary-only system (anti-Ordinals). ✅ In one line: The Ordinals debate is really about what Bitcoin should be: A neutral, permissionless base layer for all kinds of data and innovation, or A strictly monetary network optimized only for peer-to-peer cash and settlement. --- Is this correct? Which side of the conversation are you on? #asknostr