“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬
In other words, give the government back what is theirs. “Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?” But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they replied. Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.” ‭‭ Matthew‬ ‭22‬:‭17‬-‭22‬ ‭NIV‬‬
“5“ Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteriesa wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 8“ But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. 10Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. 11The greatest among you will be your servant. 12For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Matthew 23: 5-12 — NIV, Student Bible by Zondervan https://a.co/gdPnFT3
Be Your Own Bank UNBANKED #unbanked https://www.unbankedmovie.com/
It’s the coders, programmers, and software engineers (hackers/cypherpunks) that many of us interact with that have the capabilities to bot infect, spam, and virus everything to the point of complete inoperability… Makes me wonder…
I’d like to run #hamstr. Is there a tutorial? https://fountain.fm/show/p8WM5xdhPOB2YrKmP1Vy
Reading a book is low time preference. That’s why many struggle to do it.
The world hasn’t realized what bitcoin is. The whitepaper says it’s peer to peer electronic cash. If we don’t spend it and use it to transact with others it’s not fulfilling its purpose. I want people to not have to ask permission from their bank to send cash around the globe. If we don’t use bitcoin as a peer to peer electronic cash, it’s a failed project and we should move on.