*that's why I'm so interested in building better protocol bridges, because eventually people will realize that Nostr is the "final destination."*
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*the βmeritβ being tested is oneβs ability to follow. Itβs a test of oneβs ability to pick up on what the current culture values and emulate that effectively. Itβs a test of your trendiness and ability to curry favor with others*
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*Art needs a medium that matches its intent and integrity... when the medium is aligned with the message, the message will inevitably thrive*
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*The world needs direction from sober people who aim to improve the human condition, not the whims of a handful of billionaire princelings who absolutely, positively cannot be dissuaded from failing at unprecedented scale while chasing their own vainglory off the edge of a cliff*
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*if you want to call bitcoin empirical evidence, youβd need an observable that changes when you artificially impose a time lattice*
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*I think the silver lining is most people think through a consensus filter, they have no principles or understanding beyond their own survival, so run with the herd.
Bitcoiners being multi-disciplinary are an intransigent herd, they don't break off into other herds even if those other herds are bigger. Their numbers are therefore a one-way-ratchet, and the size of that herd compounds on itself... eventually attracting people on scale alone.*
*Purely technical people, lacking multi-disciplinary traits, are Bitcoin's greatest liability. They fail to recognize its value is from being a paragon of stability and relative simplicity, and so they're always seeking to change it... fortunately they fail more often than not due to a design meant to resist them, and end up shitcoiners.*
