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We don't join the chaos. It's like back to the thing I was talking about about us being capital allocators, like do your best not to join in on the chaos of the day. Do your best to make it through unscathed and to be able to pick up the pieces. You know, when everything is ready to be rebuilt, like we're not really in a rebuilding time. We're kind of in a time where people are tearing things down, but there will be, you know, we will come out on the other side. Like the world never ends. Every generation thinks the world is going to end because they're going to die.

Every generation thinks the world is going to end because they're going to die. The boomers think that now. When you talk to boomers, get lot of doomerism coming out of them because their lives are ending. 10, 15 years from now, the world is over for them. Like it all goes black. And then, you you probably go to hell. Most of you. I'm just kidding. But like, it's not, it's, like, I fucking hate you boomers.

Like I no longer want to tell you what to do. Like I want to welcome you into freedom and liberation. And that speaks to people in a radically different way than anything else. And I honestly think like the greatest challenge that's going to come about is just getting people to actually do the work and think for themselves, which I don't think we'll ever win. Like I think we'll always be a minority. And that's one of the reasons that like I've had people very pedantically push me. They're like,

That's also one of the other really despondent things I've realized is that most people are completely cucked pussies. And this is a quote from Julian Assange, but the realization that courage is way more rare than intelligence. When I finally got that, I was like, oh shit, this is super alarming, because you can have smart motherfuckers who are just limp dick pussies that'll just.

one of the other really despondent things I've realized is that most people are completely cucked pussies. And this is a quote from Julian Assange, but the realization that courage is way more rare than intelligence. When I finally got that, I was like, oh shit, this is super alarming, because you can have smart motherfuckers who are just limp dick pussies that'll just. bend over the moment that you tell them, I'm gonna fuck you

Before I had a Bitcoin podcast, I wondered ‘why do all the bitcoin podcasts always have the same guests all the time?’

Then I started a bitcoin podcast … and I realized it’s because as much as people claim they want to see ‘different guests’, their actions say otherwise…

Bitcoin is the original cryptocurrency. The Bitcoin protocol permanently caps the total supply of bitcoin (BTC) at 21 million coins, and has never been hacked. As a result of its scarcity and security, Bitcoin is often referred to as “digital gold”. Because there is a fixed supply of BTC, there is a strategic advantage to being among the first nations to create a strategic bitcoin reserve. The United States Government currently holds a significant amount of BTC, but has not implemented a policy to maximize BTC’s strategic position as a unique store of value in the global financial system. Just as it is in our country’s interest to thoughtfully manage national ownership and control of any other resource, our Nation must harness, not limit, the power of digital assets for our prosperity.

Example Phrases for the Future: "Better hodl on to your tits." "This is the Titcoin Standard." "I’m sending you tits." “I’ve never seen so many tits!” “That’s the million tit question.” “We need more women in Titcoin.” “I’m a Titcoin Maximalist.” “Nice tits!” “I love tits.”

Source: github.com

HODL (04:31.128) I woke up feeling just proud of America. And the reason I was proud of America is not because America voted the way I wanted them to vote, which they did, like in a landslide victory. The reason I was proud of them, proud of the feeling of being American was that propaganda doesn't work on us. You tried to Psyop us and we just aren't fucking having it. Because being an American means doing whatever the fuck we want and you are not allowed to tell us what to do. That's the feeling, that's the energy I woke up with. Like, the American people are exactly who I thought they were. You know, it's like that meme. They are who we thought they were! They are who we thought they were! You know, it's like, the American people are who I thought they were and they're just as fucking wild and untamed and fucking crazy.

HODL (04:31.128) I woke up feeling just proud of America. And the reason I was proud of America is not because America voted the way I wanted them to vote, which they did, like in a landslide victory. The reason I was proud of them, proud of the feeling of being American was that propaganda doesn't work on us. You tried to Psyop us and we just aren't fucking having it. Because being an American means doing whatever the fuck we want and you are not allowed to tell us what to do. That's the feeling, that's the energy I woke up with. Like, the American people are exactly who I thought they were. You know, it's like that meme. They are who we thought they were! They are who we thought they were! You know, it's like, the American people are who I thought they were and they're just as fucking wild and untamed and fucking crazy.

Erik Cason (01:01:49.037) the world fucking needs Americanism right now. Like shit is fucked up and there needs to be a renewal of this American spirit that pushes out into the world that, you know, is what 1776 was about, which was a global revolution that then swept through Europe because they're like, yo Europeans, look, we just like fucked up the British empire and we earned our own rights by fighting these assholes. Would you like that? They're like, yeah, this like monarchy shit is bullshit. Let's, let's fucking fight. And I hope that we're going to see a renewal of that same spirit that we're going to fight back against our federal government and their surveillance in the deep state and that we're going to push that shit out numb into Europe and that the Europeans are going to be like, yeah, you know what? turns out getting asked fucked by our government and getting global surveillance through a CBDC is bullshit. Let's fight these motherfuckers.

fiat is a fucking disease of the mind.

Erik Cason “Look, you dumb motherfuckers, you could have just doubled your fucking wealth over the last year, had you just shut the fuck up and been like, ‘maybe I'm poor and working at a dead end job that I fucking hate because I don't understand how money actually works. And maybe these Bitcoin guys who have made some money and some self-independence for themselves, maybe they have a point.’ But instead they go, this is a far right Psyop that's being played in order to try to destroy the wonderfulness of modern monetary theory. And the government needs to be able to print out money because how else can we spread the love and make sure that all people everywhere are always equal and have all of the equal opportunity always, particularly the brown people that we want to bomb out of existence because, you know, they need to use my fucking pronouns. And that's why we're bombing the shit out of them is because they're hateful, racist pieces of garbage that, you know, and then, and then there's just like the like, well, like fuck Israel, we can't like support them. But like Ukraine is great. Or the people doing the opposite one. I'm like, what, like, why the fuck is the red or the blue people telling you to bomb the right people?

As a content creator, I now have a new way to discover what parts of the episode speak to people most because I can see what people choose to highlight, and which highlights people choose to zap. This helps me decide which parts of an episode will make for the highest-signal short-form video clips, and of finding fire quotes I may have missed on my first pass-through. The highlights become a way to crowdsource signal and filter noise.

If you don't know where your posts are, you might as well just stay in the centralized Twitter. You either take control of your relay lists, or they will control you. Amethyst offers several lists of relays for our users. We are going to go one by one to help clarify what they are and which options are best for each one.

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 = A Declaration of Separation = ==== To The Governments & People of Earth: ==== We claim the right to exist, and we will defend it. We do not seek to overthrow anything. We do not seek to control anything. We merely wish to be left alone. All we ever wanted was to live in peace with our friends and neighbors. For a long, long time we bore insults to our liberty; we took blows, we did what we could to avoid injury and we worked through the system to get the offenses to stop. That has now changed. We no longer see any benefit in working through the world?s systems. At some point, working within a system becomes cowardly and immoral; for us, that point has arrived. Regardless of the parties in power, their governments have continued to restrict, restrain and punish us. We hereby reject them all. We hereby withdraw from them all. We hold the ruling states of this world and all that appertains to them to be self-serving and opposed to humanity. We now withdraw our obedience and reclaim the right to strike back when struck. We will not initiate force, but we do reserve the right to answer it. We did not choose this ? it was forced upon us. ==== To The Governments of Earth: ==== You are building cages for all that is human. In the name of protection, you have intruded into all areas of human life, far exceeding the reach of any Caesar. You claim ultimate control of our property and our decisions, of our travels and even our identities. You claim ownership of humanity far beyond the dreams of any Emperor of any previous era. Understand clearly: We reject your authority and we reject your legitimacy. We do not believe that you have any right to do the things you do. You have massive power, but no right to impose it upon us and no legitimacy. We have forsaken you. We are no longer your citizens or your subjects. Your systems are inherently anti-human, even if all their operators are not. We are not merely angry young people. We are fathers and mothers; aunts, uncles and grandparents; we are business owners and trusted employees; we are mechanics and engineers and farmers. We are nurses and accountants and students and executives. We are on every continent. This is not a burst of outrage; this is a sober declaration that we no longer accept unearned suffering as our role in life. For long decades we sat quietly, hoping that things would turn around. We took no actions; we suffered along with everyone else. But after having our limits pushed back again and again, we have given up on your systems. If our fellow inhabitants of this planet wish to accept your rule, they are free to do so. We will not try to stop them. We, however, will no longer accept your constraints upon us. - - From now on, when you hurt us, we will bite back. If you leave us alone we will leave you alone and you can continue to rule your subjects. We are happy to live quietly. But if you come after us, there will be consequences. You caused this because of your fetish for control and power. The chief men and women among you are pathologically driven to control everyone and everything that moves upon this planet. You have made yourselves the judge of every human activity. No god-king of the ancient world ever had the power that your systems do. You have created a world where only the neutered are safe and where only outlaws are free. ==== To The People of Earth: ==== We seek nothing from you. We do not want to rule you and we do not want to control you. All we wish is to live on earth in peace. As always, we will be helpful neighbors and generous acquaintances. We will remain honest business partners and trustworthy employees. We will continue to be loving parents and respectful children. We will not, however, be sacrificial animals. We reject the idea that others have a right to our lives and our property. We will not demand anything from you, and we will no longer acquiesce to any demands upon us. We have left that game. We reject all obligations to any person or organization beyond honesty, fair dealing and a respect for human life. We will shortly explain what we believe, but we are not demanding that you agree with us. All we ask is that you do not try to stop us. Continue to play the game if you wish; we will not try to disrupt it. We have merely walked away from it. We wish you peace. ==== To Those Who Will Condemn Us: ==== We will ignore you. We welcome and seek the verdict of a just God, before whom we are willing to expose our innermost thoughts. Are you similarly willing? We would stand openly before all mankind if it were not suicidal. Perhaps some day we will have to accept slaughter for our crime of independence, but not yet. Your criticism and your malice are much deeper than mere disagreements of strategy or philosophy. You do not oppose our philosophy, you oppose our existence. Our presence in the world means that your precious ideals are false. Some of you would rather kill us than face the loss of your ideologies, just as those like you have either hated or killed every sufficiently independent human. You present yourselves to the world as compassionate, tolerant and enlightened, but we know that your smooth words are costumes. Oh yes, we know you, servant of the state; don?t forget, we were raised with you. We played with you in the schoolyard, we sat next to you in the classroom. Some of us studied at the same elite universities. We watched as you had your first tastes of power. We were the boys and girls standing next to you. Some of us were your first victims. We are not fooled by your carefully crafted public image. ==== What We Believe ==== #1: Many humans resent the responsibilities that are implied by consciousness. We accept those responsibilities and we embrace consciousness. Rather than letting things happen to us (avoiding consciousness), we accept consciousness and choose to act in our own interest. We do not seek the refuge of blaming others, neither do we take refuge in crowds. We are willing to act on our personal judgment, and we are willing to accept the consequences thereof. #2: We believe in negative rights for all: That all humans should be free to do whatever they wish, as long as they do not intrude upon others; that no man has a right to the life, liberty or property of another; that we oppose aggression, fraud and coercion. #3: We do not believe that our way of life, or any other, will make life perfect or trouble-free. We expect crime and disagreements and ugliness, and we are prepared to deal with them. We do not seek a strongman to step in and solve problems for us. We agree to see to them ourselves. #4: We believe in free and unhindered commerce. So long as exchanges are voluntary and honest, no other party has a right to intervene ? before, during or after. #5: We believe that all individuals should keep their agreements. #6: We believe that honestly obtained property is fully legitimate and absolute. #7: We believe that some humans are evil and that they must be faced and dealt with. We accept the fact that this is a difficult area of life. #8: We believe that humans can self-organize effectively. We expect them to cooperate. We reject impositions of hierarchy and organization. #9: We believe that all humans are to be held as equals in all matters regarding justice. #10: We believe that the more a man or woman cares about right and wrong, the more of a threat he or she is perceived to be by governments. #11: We believe that there are only two true classes of human beings: Those who wish to exercise power upon others ? either directly or through intermediaries ? and those who have no such desires. #12: Large organizations and centralization are inherently anti-human. They must rely upon rules rather than principles, treating humans within the organization as obedient tools. ==== Our Plans: ==== We are building our own society. We will supplement traditional tools with networking, cryptography, sound money, digital currency and anonymous messaging. Our society will not be centrally controlled. It will rely solely on voluntary arrangements. We welcome others to join us. We are looking for people who are independent creators of value, people who act more than talk, and people who do the right thing because it is the right thing. We will develop our own methods of dealing with injustice, built on the principles of negative rights, restitution, integrity and equal justice. We do not forbid anyone from having one foot in each realm ? ours and the old realm - although we demand that they do no damage to our realm. We are fully opposed to any use of our realm to facilitate crime in the old realm, such as the hiding of criminal proceeds. We expect to be loudly condemned, libeled and slandered by the authorities of the old regime. We expect them to defend their power and their image of legitimacy with all means available to them. We expect that many gullible and servile people will believe these lies, at least at first. We will consider traps laid for us to be criminal offenses. Any who wish to join us are encouraged to distribute this declaration, to act in furtherance of our new society, to voluntarily excel in virtues and to communicate and cooperate with other members of the new society. Free, unashamed men cannot be ruled. We are The Free and The Unashamed. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkqDOrsACgkQfTNN/LMh9oPejwCgqchXQ3VehtQb8xmsYR1Rd4Sa xYIAoIfE0e+ESBaqaoI5TKS29jeGEtBO =lDT4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 = A Declaration of Separation = ==== To The Governments & People of Earth: ==== We claim the right to exist, and we will defend it. We do not seek to overthrow anything. We do not seek to control anything. We merely wish to be left alone. All we ever wanted was to live in peace with our friends and neighbors. For a long, long time we bore insults to our liberty; we took blows, we did what we could to avoid injury and we worked through the system to get the offenses to stop. That has now changed. We no longer see any benefit in working through the world?s systems. At some point, working within a system becomes cowardly and immoral; for us, that point has arrived. Regardless of the parties in power, their governments have continued to restrict, restrain and punish us. We hereby reject them all. We hereby withdraw from them all. We hold the ruling states of this world and all that appertains to them to be self-serving and opposed to humanity. We now withdraw our obedience and reclaim the right to strike back when struck. We will not initiate force, but we do reserve the right to answer it. We did not choose this ? it was forced upon us. ==== To The Governments of Earth: ==== You are building cages for all that is human. In the name of protection, you have intruded into all areas of human life, far exceeding the reach of any Caesar. You claim ultimate control of our property and our decisions, of our travels and even our identities. You claim ownership of humanity far beyond the dreams of any Emperor of any previous era. Understand clearly: We reject your authority and we reject your legitimacy. We do not believe that you have any right to do the things you do. You have massive power, but no right to impose it upon us and no legitimacy. We have forsaken you. We are no longer your citizens or your subjects. Your systems are inherently anti-human, even if all their operators are not. We are not merely angry young people. We are fathers and mothers; aunts, uncles and grandparents; we are business owners and trusted employees; we are mechanics and engineers and farmers. We are nurses and accountants and students and executives. We are on every continent. This is not a burst of outrage; this is a sober declaration that we no longer accept unearned suffering as our role in life. For long decades we sat quietly, hoping that things would turn around. We took no actions; we suffered along with everyone else. But after having our limits pushed back again and again, we have given up on your systems. If our fellow inhabitants of this planet wish to accept your rule, they are free to do so. We will not try to stop them. We, however, will no longer accept your constraints upon us. - - From now on, when you hurt us, we will bite back. If you leave us alone we will leave you alone and you can continue to rule your subjects. We are happy to live quietly. But if you come after us, there will be consequences. You caused this because of your fetish for control and power. The chief men and women among you are pathologically driven to control everyone and everything that moves upon this planet. You have made yourselves the judge of every human activity. No god-king of the ancient world ever had the power that your systems do. You have created a world where only the neutered are safe and where only outlaws are free. ==== To The People of Earth: ==== We seek nothing from you. We do not want to rule you and we do not want to control you. All we wish is to live on earth in peace. As always, we will be helpful neighbors and generous acquaintances. We will remain honest business partners and trustworthy employees. We will continue to be loving parents and respectful children. We will not, however, be sacrificial animals. We reject the idea that others have a right to our lives and our property. We will not demand anything from you, and we will no longer acquiesce to any demands upon us. We have left that game. We reject all obligations to any person or organization beyond honesty, fair dealing and a respect for human life. We will shortly explain what we believe, but we are not demanding that you agree with us. All we ask is that you do not try to stop us. Continue to play the game if you wish; we will not try to disrupt it. We have merely walked away from it. We wish you peace. ==== To Those Who Will Condemn Us: ==== We will ignore you. We welcome and seek the verdict of a just God, before whom we are willing to expose our innermost thoughts. Are you similarly willing? We would stand openly before all mankind if it were not suicidal. Perhaps some day we will have to accept slaughter for our crime of independence, but not yet. Your criticism and your malice are much deeper than mere disagreements of strategy or philosophy. You do not oppose our philosophy, you oppose our existence. Our presence in the world means that your precious ideals are false. Some of you would rather kill us than face the loss of your ideologies, just as those like you have either hated or killed every sufficiently independent human. You present yourselves to the world as compassionate, tolerant and enlightened, but we know that your smooth words are costumes. Oh yes, we know you, servant of the state; don?t forget, we were raised with you. We played with you in the schoolyard, we sat next to you in the classroom. Some of us studied at the same elite universities. We watched as you had your first tastes of power. We were the boys and girls standing next to you. Some of us were your first victims. We are not fooled by your carefully crafted public image. ==== What We Believe ==== #1: Many humans resent the responsibilities that are implied by consciousness. We accept those responsibilities and we embrace consciousness. Rather than letting things happen to us (avoiding consciousness), we accept consciousness and choose to act in our own interest. We do not seek the refuge of blaming others, neither do we take refuge in crowds. We are willing to act on our personal judgment, and we are willing to accept the consequences thereof. #2: We believe in negative rights for all: That all humans should be free to do whatever they wish, as long as they do not intrude upon others; that no man has a right to the life, liberty or property of another; that we oppose aggression, fraud and coercion. #3: We do not believe that our way of life, or any other, will make life perfect or trouble-free. We expect crime and disagreements and ugliness, and we are prepared to deal with them. We do not seek a strongman to step in and solve problems for us. We agree to see to them ourselves. #4: We believe in free and unhindered commerce. So long as exchanges are voluntary and honest, no other party has a right to intervene ? before, during or after. #5: We believe that all individuals should keep their agreements. #6: We believe that honestly obtained property is fully legitimate and absolute. #7: We believe that some humans are evil and that they must be faced and dealt with. We accept the fact that this is a difficult area of life. #8: We believe that humans can self-organize effectively. We expect them to cooperate. We reject impositions of hierarchy and organization. #9: We believe that all humans are to be held as equals in all matters regarding justice. #10: We believe that the more a man or woman cares about right and wrong, the more of a threat he or she is perceived to be by governments. #11: We believe that there are only two true classes of human beings: Those who wish to exercise power upon others ? either directly or through intermediaries ? and those who have no such desires. #12: Large organizations and centralization are inherently anti-human. They must rely upon rules rather than principles, treating humans within the organization as obedient tools. ==== Our Plans: ==== We are building our own society. We will supplement traditional tools with networking, cryptography, sound money, digital currency and anonymous messaging. Our society will not be centrally controlled. It will rely solely on voluntary arrangements. We welcome others to join us. We are looking for people who are independent creators of value, people who act more than talk, and people who do the right thing because it is the right thing. We will develop our own methods of dealing with injustice, built on the principles of negative rights, restitution, integrity and equal justice. We do not forbid anyone from having one foot in each realm ? ours and the old realm - although we demand that they do no damage to our realm. We are fully opposed to any use of our realm to facilitate crime in the old realm, such as the hiding of criminal proceeds. We expect to be loudly condemned, libeled and slandered by the authorities of the old regime. We expect them to defend their power and their image of legitimacy with all means available to them. We expect that many gullible and servile people will believe these lies, at least at first. We will consider traps laid for us to be criminal offenses. Any who wish to join us are encouraged to distribute this declaration, to act in furtherance of our new society, to voluntarily excel in virtues and to communicate and cooperate with other members of the new society. Free, unashamed men cannot be ruled. We are The Free and The Unashamed. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkqDOrsACgkQfTNN/LMh9oPejwCgqchXQ3VehtQb8xmsYR1Rd4Sa xYIAoIfE0e+ESBaqaoI5TKS29jeGEtBO =lDT4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Source: anarplex.sirion.io

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 = A Declaration of Separation = ==== To The Governments & People of Earth: ==== We claim the right to exist, and we will defend it. We do not seek to overthrow anything. We do not seek to control anything. We merely wish to be left alone. All we ever wanted was to live in peace with our friends and neighbors. For a long, long time we bore insults to our liberty; we took blows, we did what we could to avoid injury and we worked through the system to get the offenses to stop. That has now changed. We no longer see any benefit in working through the world?s systems. At some point, working within a system becomes cowardly and immoral; for us, that point has arrived. Regardless of the parties in power, their governments have continued to restrict, restrain and punish us. We hereby reject them all. We hereby withdraw from them all. We hold the ruling states of this world and all that appertains to them to be self-serving and opposed to humanity. We now withdraw our obedience and reclaim the right to strike back when struck. We will not initiate force, but we do reserve the right to answer it. We did not choose this ? it was forced upon us. ==== To The Governments of Earth: ==== You are building cages for all that is human. In the name of protection, you have intruded into all areas of human life, far exceeding the reach of any Caesar. You claim ultimate control of our property and our decisions, of our travels and even our identities. You claim ownership of humanity far beyond the dreams of any Emperor of any previous era. Understand clearly: We reject your authority and we reject your legitimacy. We do not believe that you have any right to do the things you do. You have massive power, but no right to impose it upon us and no legitimacy. We have forsaken you. We are no longer your citizens or your subjects. Your systems are inherently anti-human, even if all their operators are not. We are not merely angry young people. We are fathers and mothers; aunts, uncles and grandparents; we are business owners and trusted employees; we are mechanics and engineers and farmers. We are nurses and accountants and students and executives. We are on every continent. This is not a burst of outrage; this is a sober declaration that we no longer accept unearned suffering as our role in life. For long decades we sat quietly, hoping that things would turn around. We took no actions; we suffered along with everyone else. But after having our limits pushed back again and again, we have given up on your systems. If our fellow inhabitants of this planet wish to accept your rule, they are free to do so. We will not try to stop them. We, however, will no longer accept your constraints upon us. - - From now on, when you hurt us, we will bite back. If you leave us alone we will leave you alone and you can continue to rule your subjects. We are happy to live quietly. But if you come after us, there will be consequences. You caused this because of your fetish for control and power. The chief men and women among you are pathologically driven to control everyone and everything that moves upon this planet. You have made yourselves the judge of every human activity. No god-king of the ancient world ever had the power that your systems do. You have created a world where only the neutered are safe and where only outlaws are free. ==== To The People of Earth: ==== We seek nothing from you. We do not want to rule you and we do not want to control you. All we wish is to live on earth in peace. As always, we will be helpful neighbors and generous acquaintances. We will remain honest business partners and trustworthy employees. We will continue to be loving parents and respectful children. We will not, however, be sacrificial animals. We reject the idea that others have a right to our lives and our property. We will not demand anything from you, and we will no longer acquiesce to any demands upon us. We have left that game. We reject all obligations to any person or organization beyond honesty, fair dealing and a respect for human life. We will shortly explain what we believe, but we are not demanding that you agree with us. All we ask is that you do not try to stop us. Continue to play the game if you wish; we will not try to disrupt it. We have merely walked away from it. We wish you peace. ==== To Those Who Will Condemn Us: ==== We will ignore you. We welcome and seek the verdict of a just God, before whom we are willing to expose our innermost thoughts. Are you similarly willing? We would stand openly before all mankind if it were not suicidal. Perhaps some day we will have to accept slaughter for our crime of independence, but not yet. Your criticism and your malice are much deeper than mere disagreements of strategy or philosophy. You do not oppose our philosophy, you oppose our existence. Our presence in the world means that your precious ideals are false. Some of you would rather kill us than face the loss of your ideologies, just as those like you have either hated or killed every sufficiently independent human. You present yourselves to the world as compassionate, tolerant and enlightened, but we know that your smooth words are costumes. Oh yes, we know you, servant of the state; don?t forget, we were raised with you. We played with you in the schoolyard, we sat next to you in the classroom. Some of us studied at the same elite universities. We watched as you had your first tastes of power. We were the boys and girls standing next to you. Some of us were your first victims. We are not fooled by your carefully crafted public image. ==== What We Believe ==== #1: Many humans resent the responsibilities that are implied by consciousness. We accept those responsibilities and we embrace consciousness. Rather than letting things happen to us (avoiding consciousness), we accept consciousness and choose to act in our own interest. We do not seek the refuge of blaming others, neither do we take refuge in crowds. We are willing to act on our personal judgment, and we are willing to accept the consequences thereof. #2: We believe in negative rights for all: That all humans should be free to do whatever they wish, as long as they do not intrude upon others; that no man has a right to the life, liberty or property of another; that we oppose aggression, fraud and coercion. #3: We do not believe that our way of life, or any other, will make life perfect or trouble-free. We expect crime and disagreements and ugliness, and we are prepared to deal with them. We do not seek a strongman to step in and solve problems for us. We agree to see to them ourselves. #4: We believe in free and unhindered commerce. So long as exchanges are voluntary and honest, no other party has a right to intervene ? before, during or after. #5: We believe that all individuals should keep their agreements. #6: We believe that honestly obtained property is fully legitimate and absolute. #7: We believe that some humans are evil and that they must be faced and dealt with. We accept the fact that this is a difficult area of life. #8: We believe that humans can self-organize effectively. We expect them to cooperate. We reject impositions of hierarchy and organization. #9: We believe that all humans are to be held as equals in all matters regarding justice. #10: We believe that the more a man or woman cares about right and wrong, the more of a threat he or she is perceived to be by governments. #11: We believe that there are only two true classes of human beings: Those who wish to exercise power upon others ? either directly or through intermediaries ? and those who have no such desires. #12: Large organizations and centralization are inherently anti-human. They must rely upon rules rather than principles, treating humans within the organization as obedient tools. ==== Our Plans: ==== We are building our own society. We will supplement traditional tools with networking, cryptography, sound money, digital currency and anonymous messaging. Our society will not be centrally controlled. It will rely solely on voluntary arrangements. We welcome others to join us. We are looking for people who are independent creators of value, people who act more than talk, and people who do the right thing because it is the right thing. We will develop our own methods of dealing with injustice, built on the principles of negative rights, restitution, integrity and equal justice. We do not forbid anyone from having one foot in each realm ? ours and the old realm - although we demand that they do no damage to our realm. We are fully opposed to any use of our realm to facilitate crime in the old realm, such as the hiding of criminal proceeds. We expect to be loudly condemned, libeled and slandered by the authorities of the old regime. We expect them to defend their power and their image of legitimacy with all means available to them. We expect that many gullible and servile people will believe these lies, at least at first. We will consider traps laid for us to be criminal offenses. Any who wish to join us are encouraged to distribute this declaration, to act in furtherance of our new society, to voluntarily excel in virtues and to communicate and cooperate with other members of the new society. Free, unashamed men cannot be ruled. We are The Free and The Unashamed. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkqDOrsACgkQfTNN/LMh9oPejwCgqchXQ3VehtQb8xmsYR1Rd4Sa xYIAoIfE0e+ESBaqaoI5TKS29jeGEtBO =lDT4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 = A Declaration of Separation = ==== To The Governments & People of Earth: ==== We claim the right to exist, and we will defend it. We do not seek to overthrow anything. We do not seek to control anything. We merely wish to be left alone. All we ever wanted was to live in peace with our friends and neighbors. For a long, long time we bore insults to our liberty; we took blows, we did what we could to avoid injury and we worked through the system to get the offenses to stop. That has now changed. We no longer see any benefit in working through the world?s systems. At some point, working within a system becomes cowardly and immoral; for us, that point has arrived. Regardless of the parties in power, their governments have continued to restrict, restrain and punish us. We hereby reject them all. We hereby withdraw from them all. We hold the ruling states of this world and all that appertains to them to be self-serving and opposed to humanity. We now withdraw our obedience and reclaim the right to strike back when struck. We will not initiate force, but we do reserve the right to answer it. We did not choose this ? it was forced upon us. ==== To The Governments of Earth: ==== You are building cages for all that is human. In the name of protection, you have intruded into all areas of human life, far exceeding the reach of any Caesar. You claim ultimate control of our property and our decisions, of our travels and even our identities. You claim ownership of humanity far beyond the dreams of any Emperor of any previous era. Understand clearly: We reject your authority and we reject your legitimacy. We do not believe that you have any right to do the things you do. You have massive power, but no right to impose it upon us and no legitimacy. We have forsaken you. We are no longer your citizens or your subjects. Your systems are inherently anti-human, even if all their operators are not. We are not merely angry young people. We are fathers and mothers; aunts, uncles and grandparents; we are business owners and trusted employees; we are mechanics and engineers and farmers. We are nurses and accountants and students and executives. We are on every continent. This is not a burst of outrage; this is a sober declaration that we no longer accept unearned suffering as our role in life. For long decades we sat quietly, hoping that things would turn around. We took no actions; we suffered along with everyone else. But after having our limits pushed back again and again, we have given up on your systems. If our fellow inhabitants of this planet wish to accept your rule, they are free to do so. We will not try to stop them. We, however, will no longer accept your constraints upon us. - - From now on, when you hurt us, we will bite back. If you leave us alone we will leave you alone and you can continue to rule your subjects. We are happy to live quietly. But if you come after us, there will be consequences. You caused this because of your fetish for control and power. The chief men and women among you are pathologically driven to control everyone and everything that moves upon this planet. You have made yourselves the judge of every human activity. No god-king of the ancient world ever had the power that your systems do. You have created a world where only the neutered are safe and where only outlaws are free. ==== To The People of Earth: ==== We seek nothing from you. We do not want to rule you and we do not want to control you. All we wish is to live on earth in peace. As always, we will be helpful neighbors and generous acquaintances. We will remain honest business partners and trustworthy employees. We will continue to be loving parents and respectful children. We will not, however, be sacrificial animals. We reject the idea that others have a right to our lives and our property. We will not demand anything from you, and we will no longer acquiesce to any demands upon us. We have left that game. We reject all obligations to any person or organization beyond honesty, fair dealing and a respect for human life. We will shortly explain what we believe, but we are not demanding that you agree with us. All we ask is that you do not try to stop us. Continue to play the game if you wish; we will not try to disrupt it. We have merely walked away from it. We wish you peace. ==== To Those Who Will Condemn Us: ==== We will ignore you. We welcome and seek the verdict of a just God, before whom we are willing to expose our innermost thoughts. Are you similarly willing? We would stand openly before all mankind if it were not suicidal. Perhaps some day we will have to accept slaughter for our crime of independence, but not yet. Your criticism and your malice are much deeper than mere disagreements of strategy or philosophy. You do not oppose our philosophy, you oppose our existence. Our presence in the world means that your precious ideals are false. Some of you would rather kill us than face the loss of your ideologies, just as those like you have either hated or killed every sufficiently independent human. You present yourselves to the world as compassionate, tolerant and enlightened, but we know that your smooth words are costumes. Oh yes, we know you, servant of the state; don?t forget, we were raised with you. We played with you in the schoolyard, we sat next to you in the classroom. Some of us studied at the same elite universities. We watched as you had your first tastes of power. We were the boys and girls standing next to you. Some of us were your first victims. We are not fooled by your carefully crafted public image. ==== What We Believe ==== #1: Many humans resent the responsibilities that are implied by consciousness. We accept those responsibilities and we embrace consciousness. Rather than letting things happen to us (avoiding consciousness), we accept consciousness and choose to act in our own interest. We do not seek the refuge of blaming others, neither do we take refuge in crowds. We are willing to act on our personal judgment, and we are willing to accept the consequences thereof. #2: We believe in negative rights for all: That all humans should be free to do whatever they wish, as long as they do not intrude upon others; that no man has a right to the life, liberty or property of another; that we oppose aggression, fraud and coercion. #3: We do not believe that our way of life, or any other, will make life perfect or trouble-free. We expect crime and disagreements and ugliness, and we are prepared to deal with them. We do not seek a strongman to step in and solve problems for us. We agree to see to them ourselves. #4: We believe in free and unhindered commerce. So long as exchanges are voluntary and honest, no other party has a right to intervene ? before, during or after. #5: We believe that all individuals should keep their agreements. #6: We believe that honestly obtained property is fully legitimate and absolute. #7: We believe that some humans are evil and that they must be faced and dealt with. We accept the fact that this is a difficult area of life. #8: We believe that humans can self-organize effectively. We expect them to cooperate. We reject impositions of hierarchy and organization. #9: We believe that all humans are to be held as equals in all matters regarding justice. #10: We believe that the more a man or woman cares about right and wrong, the more of a threat he or she is perceived to be by governments. #11: We believe that there are only two true classes of human beings: Those who wish to exercise power upon others ? either directly or through intermediaries ? and those who have no such desires. #12: Large organizations and centralization are inherently anti-human. They must rely upon rules rather than principles, treating humans within the organization as obedient tools. ==== Our Plans: ==== We are building our own society. We will supplement traditional tools with networking, cryptography, sound money, digital currency and anonymous messaging. Our society will not be centrally controlled. It will rely solely on voluntary arrangements. We welcome others to join us. We are looking for people who are independent creators of value, people who act more than talk, and people who do the right thing because it is the right thing. We will develop our own methods of dealing with injustice, built on the principles of negative rights, restitution, integrity and equal justice. We do not forbid anyone from having one foot in each realm ? ours and the old realm - although we demand that they do no damage to our realm. We are fully opposed to any use of our realm to facilitate crime in the old realm, such as the hiding of criminal proceeds. We expect to be loudly condemned, libeled and slandered by the authorities of the old regime. We expect them to defend their power and their image of legitimacy with all means available to them. We expect that many gullible and servile people will believe these lies, at least at first. We will consider traps laid for us to be criminal offenses. 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Source: anarplex.sirion.io

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 = A Declaration of Separation = ==== To The Governments & People of Earth: ==== We claim the right to exist, and we will defend it. We do not seek to overthrow anything. We do not seek to control anything. We merely wish to be left alone. All we ever wanted was to live in peace with our friends and neighbors. For a long, long time we bore insults to our liberty; we took blows, we did what we could to avoid injury and we worked through the system to get the offenses to stop. That has now changed. We no longer see any benefit in working through the world?s systems. At some point, working within a system becomes cowardly and immoral; for us, that point has arrived. Regardless of the parties in power, their governments have continued to restrict, restrain and punish us. We hereby reject them all. We hereby withdraw from them all. We hold the ruling states of this world and all that appertains to them to be self-serving and opposed to humanity. We now withdraw our obedience and reclaim the right to strike back when struck. We will not initiate force, but we do reserve the right to answer it. We did not choose this ? it was forced upon us. ==== To The Governments of Earth: ==== You are building cages for all that is human. In the name of protection, you have intruded into all areas of human life, far exceeding the reach of any Caesar. You claim ultimate control of our property and our decisions, of our travels and even our identities. You claim ownership of humanity far beyond the dreams of any Emperor of any previous era. Understand clearly: We reject your authority and we reject your legitimacy. We do not believe that you have any right to do the things you do. You have massive power, but no right to impose it upon us and no legitimacy. We have forsaken you. We are no longer your citizens or your subjects. Your systems are inherently anti-human, even if all their operators are not. We are not merely angry young people. We are fathers and mothers; aunts, uncles and grandparents; we are business owners and trusted employees; we are mechanics and engineers and farmers. We are nurses and accountants and students and executives. We are on every continent. This is not a burst of outrage; this is a sober declaration that we no longer accept unearned suffering as our role in life. For long decades we sat quietly, hoping that things would turn around. We took no actions; we suffered along with everyone else. But after having our limits pushed back again and again, we have given up on your systems. If our fellow inhabitants of this planet wish to accept your rule, they are free to do so. We will not try to stop them. We, however, will no longer accept your constraints upon us. - - From now on, when you hurt us, we will bite back. If you leave us alone we will leave you alone and you can continue to rule your subjects. We are happy to live quietly. But if you come after us, there will be consequences. You caused this because of your fetish for control and power. The chief men and women among you are pathologically driven to control everyone and everything that moves upon this planet. You have made yourselves the judge of every human activity. No god-king of the ancient world ever had the power that your systems do. You have created a world where only the neutered are safe and where only outlaws are free. ==== To The People of Earth: ==== We seek nothing from you. We do not want to rule you and we do not want to control you. All we wish is to live on earth in peace. As always, we will be helpful neighbors and generous acquaintances. We will remain honest business partners and trustworthy employees. We will continue to be loving parents and respectful children. We will not, however, be sacrificial animals. We reject the idea that others have a right to our lives and our property. We will not demand anything from you, and we will no longer acquiesce to any demands upon us. We have left that game. We reject all obligations to any person or organization beyond honesty, fair dealing and a respect for human life. We will shortly explain what we believe, but we are not demanding that you agree with us. All we ask is that you do not try to stop us. Continue to play the game if you wish; we will not try to disrupt it. We have merely walked away from it. We wish you peace. ==== To Those Who Will Condemn Us: ==== We will ignore you. We welcome and seek the verdict of a just God, before whom we are willing to expose our innermost thoughts. Are you similarly willing? We would stand openly before all mankind if it were not suicidal. Perhaps some day we will have to accept slaughter for our crime of independence, but not yet. Your criticism and your malice are much deeper than mere disagreements of strategy or philosophy. You do not oppose our philosophy, you oppose our existence. Our presence in the world means that your precious ideals are false. Some of you would rather kill us than face the loss of your ideologies, just as those like you have either hated or killed every sufficiently independent human. You present yourselves to the world as compassionate, tolerant and enlightened, but we know that your smooth words are costumes. Oh yes, we know you, servant of the state; don?t forget, we were raised with you. We played with you in the schoolyard, we sat next to you in the classroom. Some of us studied at the same elite universities. We watched as you had your first tastes of power. We were the boys and girls standing next to you. Some of us were your first victims. We are not fooled by your carefully crafted public image. ==== What We Believe ==== #1: Many humans resent the responsibilities that are implied by consciousness. We accept those responsibilities and we embrace consciousness. Rather than letting things happen to us (avoiding consciousness), we accept consciousness and choose to act in our own interest. We do not seek the refuge of blaming others, neither do we take refuge in crowds. We are willing to act on our personal judgment, and we are willing to accept the consequences thereof. #2: We believe in negative rights for all: That all humans should be free to do whatever they wish, as long as they do not intrude upon others; that no man has a right to the life, liberty or property of another; that we oppose aggression, fraud and coercion. #3: We do not believe that our way of life, or any other, will make life perfect or trouble-free. We expect crime and disagreements and ugliness, and we are prepared to deal with them. We do not seek a strongman to step in and solve problems for us. We agree to see to them ourselves. #4: We believe in free and unhindered commerce. So long as exchanges are voluntary and honest, no other party has a right to intervene ? before, during or after. #5: We believe that all individuals should keep their agreements. #6: We believe that honestly obtained property is fully legitimate and absolute. #7: We believe that some humans are evil and that they must be faced and dealt with. We accept the fact that this is a difficult area of life. #8: We believe that humans can self-organize effectively. We expect them to cooperate. We reject impositions of hierarchy and organization. #9: We believe that all humans are to be held as equals in all matters regarding justice. #10: We believe that the more a man or woman cares about right and wrong, the more of a threat he or she is perceived to be by governments. #11: We believe that there are only two true classes of human beings: Those who wish to exercise power upon others ? either directly or through intermediaries ? and those who have no such desires. #12: Large organizations and centralization are inherently anti-human. They must rely upon rules rather than principles, treating humans within the organization as obedient tools. ==== Our Plans: ==== We are building our own society. We will supplement traditional tools with networking, cryptography, sound money, digital currency and anonymous messaging. Our society will not be centrally controlled. It will rely solely on voluntary arrangements. We welcome others to join us. We are looking for people who are independent creators of value, people who act more than talk, and people who do the right thing because it is the right thing. We will develop our own methods of dealing with injustice, built on the principles of negative rights, restitution, integrity and equal justice. We do not forbid anyone from having one foot in each realm ? ours and the old realm - although we demand that they do no damage to our realm. We are fully opposed to any use of our realm to facilitate crime in the old realm, such as the hiding of criminal proceeds. We expect to be loudly condemned, libeled and slandered by the authorities of the old regime. We expect them to defend their power and their image of legitimacy with all means available to them. We expect that many gullible and servile people will believe these lies, at least at first. We will consider traps laid for us to be criminal offenses. Any who wish to join us are encouraged to distribute this declaration, to act in furtherance of our new society, to voluntarily excel in virtues and to communicate and cooperate with other members of the new society. Free, unashamed men cannot be ruled. We are The Free and The Unashamed. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkqDOrsACgkQfTNN/LMh9oPejwCgqchXQ3VehtQb8xmsYR1Rd4Sa xYIAoIfE0e+ESBaqaoI5TKS29jeGEtBO =lDT4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Source: anarplex.sirion.io

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 = A Declaration of Separation = ==== To The Governments & People of Earth: ==== We claim the right to exist, and we will defend it. We do not seek to overthrow anything. We do not seek to control anything. We merely wish to be left alone. All we ever wanted was to live in peace with our friends and neighbors. For a long, long time we bore insults to our liberty; we took blows, we did what we could to avoid injury and we worked through the system to get the offenses to stop. That has now changed. We no longer see any benefit in working through the world?s systems. At some point, working within a system becomes cowardly and immoral; for us, that point has arrived. Regardless of the parties in power, their governments have continued to restrict, restrain and punish us. We hereby reject them all. We hereby withdraw from them all. We hold the ruling states of this world and all that appertains to them to be self-serving and opposed to humanity. We now withdraw our obedience and reclaim the right to strike back when struck. We will not initiate force, but we do reserve the right to answer it. We did not choose this ? it was forced upon us. ==== To The Governments of Earth: ==== You are building cages for all that is human. In the name of protection, you have intruded into all areas of human life, far exceeding the reach of any Caesar. You claim ultimate control of our property and our decisions, of our travels and even our identities. You claim ownership of humanity far beyond the dreams of any Emperor of any previous era. Understand clearly: We reject your authority and we reject your legitimacy. We do not believe that you have any right to do the things you do. You have massive power, but no right to impose it upon us and no legitimacy. We have forsaken you. We are no longer your citizens or your subjects. Your systems are inherently anti-human, even if all their operators are not. We are not merely angry young people. We are fathers and mothers; aunts, uncles and grandparents; we are business owners and trusted employees; we are mechanics and engineers and farmers. We are nurses and accountants and students and executives. We are on every continent. This is not a burst of outrage; this is a sober declaration that we no longer accept unearned suffering as our role in life. For long decades we sat quietly, hoping that things would turn around. We took no actions; we suffered along with everyone else. But after having our limits pushed back again and again, we have given up on your systems. If our fellow inhabitants of this planet wish to accept your rule, they are free to do so. We will not try to stop them. We, however, will no longer accept your constraints upon us. - - From now on, when you hurt us, we will bite back. If you leave us alone we will leave you alone and you can continue to rule your subjects. We are happy to live quietly. But if you come after us, there will be consequences. You caused this because of your fetish for control and power. The chief men and women among you are pathologically driven to control everyone and everything that moves upon this planet. You have made yourselves the judge of every human activity. No god-king of the ancient world ever had the power that your systems do. You have created a world where only the neutered are safe and where only outlaws are free. ==== To The People of Earth: ==== We seek nothing from you. We do not want to rule you and we do not want to control you. All we wish is to live on earth in peace. As always, we will be helpful neighbors and generous acquaintances. We will remain honest business partners and trustworthy employees. We will continue to be loving parents and respectful children. We will not, however, be sacrificial animals. We reject the idea that others have a right to our lives and our property. We will not demand anything from you, and we will no longer acquiesce to any demands upon us. We have left that game. We reject all obligations to any person or organization beyond honesty, fair dealing and a respect for human life. We will shortly explain what we believe, but we are not demanding that you agree with us. All we ask is that you do not try to stop us. Continue to play the game if you wish; we will not try to disrupt it. We have merely walked away from it. We wish you peace. ==== To Those Who Will Condemn Us: ==== We will ignore you. We welcome and seek the verdict of a just God, before whom we are willing to expose our innermost thoughts. Are you similarly willing? We would stand openly before all mankind if it were not suicidal. Perhaps some day we will have to accept slaughter for our crime of independence, but not yet. Your criticism and your malice are much deeper than mere disagreements of strategy or philosophy. You do not oppose our philosophy, you oppose our existence. Our presence in the world means that your precious ideals are false. Some of you would rather kill us than face the loss of your ideologies, just as those like you have either hated or killed every sufficiently independent human. You present yourselves to the world as compassionate, tolerant and enlightened, but we know that your smooth words are costumes. Oh yes, we know you, servant of the state; don?t forget, we were raised with you. We played with you in the schoolyard, we sat next to you in the classroom. Some of us studied at the same elite universities. We watched as you had your first tastes of power. We were the boys and girls standing next to you. Some of us were your first victims. We are not fooled by your carefully crafted public image. ==== What We Believe ==== #1: Many humans resent the responsibilities that are implied by consciousness. We accept those responsibilities and we embrace consciousness. Rather than letting things happen to us (avoiding consciousness), we accept consciousness and choose to act in our own interest. We do not seek the refuge of blaming others, neither do we take refuge in crowds. We are willing to act on our personal judgment, and we are willing to accept the consequences thereof. #2: We believe in negative rights for all: That all humans should be free to do whatever they wish, as long as they do not intrude upon others; that no man has a right to the life, liberty or property of another; that we oppose aggression, fraud and coercion. #3: We do not believe that our way of life, or any other, will make life perfect or trouble-free. We expect crime and disagreements and ugliness, and we are prepared to deal with them. We do not seek a strongman to step in and solve problems for us. We agree to see to them ourselves. #4: We believe in free and unhindered commerce. So long as exchanges are voluntary and honest, no other party has a right to intervene ? before, during or after. #5: We believe that all individuals should keep their agreements. #6: We believe that honestly obtained property is fully legitimate and absolute. #7: We believe that some humans are evil and that they must be faced and dealt with. We accept the fact that this is a difficult area of life. #8: We believe that humans can self-organize effectively. We expect them to cooperate. We reject impositions of hierarchy and organization. #9: We believe that all humans are to be held as equals in all matters regarding justice. #10: We believe that the more a man or woman cares about right and wrong, the more of a threat he or she is perceived to be by governments. #11: We believe that there are only two true classes of human beings: Those who wish to exercise power upon others ? either directly or through intermediaries ? and those who have no such desires. #12: Large organizations and centralization are inherently anti-human. They must rely upon rules rather than principles, treating humans within the organization as obedient tools. ==== Our Plans: ==== We are building our own society. We will supplement traditional tools with networking, cryptography, sound money, digital currency and anonymous messaging. Our society will not be centrally controlled. It will rely solely on voluntary arrangements. We welcome others to join us. We are looking for people who are independent creators of value, people who act more than talk, and people who do the right thing because it is the right thing. We will develop our own methods of dealing with injustice, built on the principles of negative rights, restitution, integrity and equal justice. We do not forbid anyone from having one foot in each realm ? ours and the old realm - although we demand that they do no damage to our realm. We are fully opposed to any use of our realm to facilitate crime in the old realm, such as the hiding of criminal proceeds. We expect to be loudly condemned, libeled and slandered by the authorities of the old regime. We expect them to defend their power and their image of legitimacy with all means available to them. We expect that many gullible and servile people will believe these lies, at least at first. We will consider traps laid for us to be criminal offenses. Any who wish to join us are encouraged to distribute this declaration, to act in furtherance of our new society, to voluntarily excel in virtues and to communicate and cooperate with other members of the new society. Free, unashamed men cannot be ruled. We are The Free and The Unashamed. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkqDOrsACgkQfTNN/LMh9oPejwCgqchXQ3VehtQb8xmsYR1Rd4Sa xYIAoIfE0e+ESBaqaoI5TKS29jeGEtBO =lDT4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Source: anarplex.sirion.io

[ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 = A Declaration of Separation = ==== To The Governments & People of Earth: ==== We claim the right to exist, and we will defend it. We do not seek to overthrow anything. We do not seek to control anything. We merely wish to be left alone. All we ever wanted was to live in peace with our friends and neighbors. For a long, long time we bore insults to our liberty; we took blows, we did what we could to avoid injury and we worked through the system to get the offenses to stop. That has now changed. We no longer see any benefit in working through the world?s systems. At some point, working within a system becomes cowardly and immoral; for us, that point has arrived. Regardless of the parties in power, their governments have continued to restrict, restrain and punish us. We hereby reject them all. We hereby withdraw from them all. We hold the ruling states of this world and all that appertains to them to be self-serving and opposed to humanity. We now withdraw our obedience and reclaim the right to strike back when struck. We will not initiate force, but we do reserve the right to answer it. We did not choose this ? it was forced upon us. ==== To The Governments of Earth: ==== You are building cages for all that is human. In the name of protection, you have intruded into all areas of human life, far exceeding the reach of any Caesar. You claim ultimate control of our property and our decisions, of our travels and even our identities. You claim ownership of humanity far beyond the dreams of any Emperor of any previous era. Understand clearly: We reject your authority and we reject your legitimacy. We do not believe that you have any right to do the things you do. You have massive power, but no right to impose it upon us and no legitimacy. We have forsaken you. We are no longer your citizens or your subjects. Your systems are inherently anti-human, even if all their operators are not. We are not merely angry young people. We are fathers and mothers; aunts, uncles and grandparents; we are business owners and trusted employees; we are mechanics and engineers and farmers. We are nurses and accountants and students and executives. We are on every continent. This is not a burst of outrage; this is a sober declaration that we no longer accept unearned suffering as our role in life. For long decades we sat quietly, hoping that things would turn around. We took no actions; we suffered along with everyone else. But after having our limits pushed back again and again, we have given up on your systems. If our fellow inhabitants of this planet wish to accept your rule, they are free to do so. We will not try to stop them. We, however, will no longer accept your constraints upon us. - - From now on, when you hurt us, we will bite back. If you leave us alone we will leave you alone and you can continue to rule your subjects. We are happy to live quietly. But if you come after us, there will be consequences. You caused this because of your fetish for control and power. The chief men and women among you are pathologically driven to control everyone and everything that moves upon this planet. You have made yourselves the judge of every human activity. No god-king of the ancient world ever had the power that your systems do. You have created a world where only the neutered are safe and where only outlaws are free. ==== To The People of Earth: ==== We seek nothing from you. We do not want to rule you and we do not want to control you. All we wish is to live on earth in peace. As always, we will be helpful neighbors and generous acquaintances. We will remain honest business partners and trustworthy employees. We will continue to be loving parents and respectful children. We will not, however, be sacrificial animals. We reject the idea that others have a right to our lives and our property. We will not demand anything from you, and we will no longer acquiesce to any demands upon us. We have left that game. We reject all obligations to any person or organization beyond honesty, fair dealing and a respect for human life. We will shortly explain what we believe, but we are not demanding that you agree with us. All we ask is that you do not try to stop us. Continue to play the game if you wish; we will not try to disrupt it. We have merely walked away from it. We wish you peace. ==== To Those Who Will Condemn Us: ==== We will ignore you. We welcome and seek the verdict of a just God, before whom we are willing to expose our innermost thoughts. Are you similarly willing? We would stand openly before all mankind if it were not suicidal. Perhaps some day we will have to accept slaughter for our crime of independence, but not yet. Your criticism and your malice are much deeper than mere disagreements of strategy or philosophy. You do not oppose our philosophy, you oppose our existence. Our presence in the world means that your precious ideals are false. Some of you would rather kill us than face the loss of your ideologies, just as those like you have either hated or killed every sufficiently independent human. You present yourselves to the world as compassionate, tolerant and enlightened, but we know that your smooth words are costumes. Oh yes, we know you, servant of the state; don?t forget, we were raised with you. We played with you in the schoolyard, we sat next to you in the classroom. Some of us studied at the same elite universities. We watched as you had your first tastes of power. We were the boys and girls standing next to you. Some of us were your first victims. We are not fooled by your carefully crafted public image. ==== What We Believe ==== #1: Many humans resent the responsibilities that are implied by consciousness. We accept those responsibilities and we embrace consciousness. Rather than letting things happen to us (avoiding consciousness), we accept consciousness and choose to act in our own interest. We do not seek the refuge of blaming others, neither do we take refuge in crowds. We are willing to act on our personal judgment, and we are willing to accept the consequences thereof. #2: We believe in negative rights for all: That all humans should be free to do whatever they wish, as long as they do not intrude upon others; that no man has a right to the life, liberty or property of another; that we oppose aggression, fraud and coercion. #3: We do not believe that our way of life, or any other, will make life perfect or trouble-free. We expect crime and disagreements and ugliness, and we are prepared to deal with them. We do not seek a strongman to step in and solve problems for us. We agree to see to them ourselves. #4: We believe in free and unhindered commerce. So long as exchanges are voluntary and honest, no other party has a right to intervene ? before, during or after. #5: We believe that all individuals should keep their agreements. #6: We believe that honestly obtained property is fully legitimate and absolute. #7: We believe that some humans are evil and that they must be faced and dealt with. We accept the fact that this is a difficult area of life. #8: We believe that humans can self-organize effectively. We expect them to cooperate. We reject impositions of hierarchy and organization. #9: We believe that all humans are to be held as equals in all matters regarding justice. #10: We believe that the more a man or woman cares about right and wrong, the more of a threat he or she is perceived to be by governments. #11: We believe that there are only two true classes of human beings: Those who wish to exercise power upon others ? either directly or through intermediaries ? and those who have no such desires. #12: Large organizations and centralization are inherently anti-human. They must rely upon rules rather than principles, treating humans within the organization as obedient tools. ==== Our Plans: ==== We are building our own society. We will supplement traditional tools with networking, cryptography, sound money, digital currency and anonymous messaging. Our society will not be centrally controlled. It will rely solely on voluntary arrangements. We welcome others to join us. We are looking for people who are independent creators of value, people who act more than talk, and people who do the right thing because it is the right thing. We will develop our own methods of dealing with injustice, built on the principles of negative rights, restitution, integrity and equal justice. We do not forbid anyone from having one foot in each realm ? ours and the old realm - although we demand that they do no damage to our realm. We are fully opposed to any use of our realm to facilitate crime in the old realm, such as the hiding of criminal proceeds. We expect to be loudly condemned, libeled and slandered by the authorities of the old regime. We expect them to defend their power and their image of legitimacy with all means available to them. We expect that many gullible and servile people will believe these lies, at least at first. We will consider traps laid for us to be criminal offenses. Any who wish to join us are encouraged to distribute this declaration, to act in furtherance of our new society, to voluntarily excel in virtues and to communicate and cooperate with other members of the new society. Free, unashamed men cannot be ruled. We are The Free and The Unashamed. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkqDOrsACgkQfTNN/LMh9oPejwCgqchXQ3VehtQb8xmsYR1Rd4Sa xYIAoIfE0e+ESBaqaoI5TKS29jeGEtBO =lDT4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ]

Source: anarplex.sirion.io

But political solutions will always be bandaids meant to superficially treat the symptoms of the disease so the Political Team proposing the "solution" can score short-term perceived wins ahead of the next election. "Look, we did something! Now stop complaining and vote for us because the other guy is literally the devil."

Bitcoiners know we need to cure the base layer disease, not just treat the symptoms while politicians kick a can full of worthless money down the road until it lands at the feet of our children.

Whether you’re a company or just an individual promoting a project, zapvertisements allow you to give value and get value in return.

Source: footstr.com

The Nostr zapvertising model creates a truly free market for advertisers, while allowing creators to simply keep doing what they’re doing. Creators don’t need to be blatant shills for brands, they just have to create high quality content people find valuable, and companies will naturally want to zapvertise on their posts.

Source: footstr.com

All Your (Advertising) Models are Broken ---------------------------------------- The modern advertising model on centralized social media platforms is, to put it mildly, a shitshow. It’s annoying for users, gives barely any monetary value to creators, and is questionably effective for advertisers. _**What’s the Problem?**_ Social media platforms collect vast amounts of user data and use that data to offer companies “targeted” advertising, allowing them to spend their marketing dollars to deliver ads to specific audiences based on their demographics, interests, and behaviors. While this model might be beneficial for some companies (and certainly for the platforms who are selling the ad space, like Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc.), it is a disaster for social media _users_. The entire model relies on extracting as much information as possible about users, and bombarding them with algorithmically chosen ads. It’s a nightmare for data privacy and ruins the user experience. **Additionally, value creators on centralized social media platforms rarely receive any compensation for their content being used as the vehicle for targeted advertising.** If they do, it’s a tiny fraction of the amount being spent by the advertiser, with the majority of marketing dollars going to the social media platform. **_Imagine a new advertising model where advertisers could pay content creators directly to get their ads featured on the creator’s post._**  The more they pay, the more visibility their ad will receive; a truly free market. No middlemen to take a cut, just an advertiser giving value directly to a creator so that their ad will be seen alongside top-tier content produced by the creator. This would reduce costs for advertisers and increase value given to creators simultaneously. **_Sounds great, right?_** Now imagine this all happens on an open, decentralized protocol and the value given to the creator is an internet-native money, sent and received at the speed of light. Well, you don’t have to imagine it. This is possible _right now_ on [Nostr](https://www.btctimes.com/news/what-is-nostr-how-does-it-work-why-does-it-matter) using the Bitcoin Lightning Network. I’m calling this new model “**_zapvertising_**.”  **_How Does Zapvertising Work?_** For those who are unfamiliar, a “_zap_” on Nostr is Bitcoin payment made directly to the creator of a note, sent via the Lightning Network. It’s a way of giving value for value, and many Nostr users on [Damus](https://damus.io/) (an iOS Nostr client built by [Will AKA jb55](https://snort.social/p/npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s)) are already using zaps exclusively instead of “likes.” You can watch zaps in real time on [https://zaplife.lol](https://zaplife.lol/)  When you zap someone, you can opt to _“send a reply with your zap.”_ This could be a simple message, an image, a video, a link to your website, etc. Zaps on a note are ranked with the highest zapped amount at the top, so the more you zap, the higher up in the zap list your comment will be. Over the past few weeks, I’ve tried the zapvertising model out myself with my website [Footstr](https://footstr.com/). Whenever I send a zap, I include the link as a comment ([https://footstr.com/](https://footstr.com/)). Without posting the website link anywhere but on Nostr, it’s already received _thousands_ of unique visits.  For those of you who are not familiar with footstr, it’s a viral Nostr trend I started where people post pictures of their feet with the hashtag #footstr. **_Yes, it is absurd_**, but its purpose was to showcase the potential for trend virality on Nostr, and test out the effectiveness of zapvertising. _**Let’s Go Deeper**_ Naturally, there are some potential drawbacks to this. For example, given Nostr is an open protocol, _anyone_ could advertise _anything_ on a creator’s post by sending them a zap, including a product or service that the creator personally finds abhorrent.  However, this is also a problem with the legacy advertising model; creators on Twitter have zero control over what ads are shown to followers on their posts or on their profile. **_At least with the Nostr model, the creator actually gets paid._** The Nostr _zapvertising_ model creates a truly free market for advertisers, while allowing creators to simply keep doing what they’re doing. Creators don’t need to be blatant shills for brands, they just have to create high quality content people find valuable, and companies will naturally want to _zapvertise_ on their posts. In contrast to “influencer marketing,” Nostr marketing doesn’t require creators to sell their souls and shill products they don’t believe in just to make a quick buck. However, if a creator sees that your company is zapping a lot of people, they may decide to create content that promotes your brand, in the hopes that you will in turn zap them for the value they’ve created. Companies can also use zaps as a way to directly target a specific person who they want to see their product. These types of zaps would be higher in volume and have a lower value attached, given your goal is simply to be seen by the receiver, not to get your message to the top of the zap list. Additionally, companies that zap Nostr **_developers_** will receive dual benefits: 1. You will be viewed positively by the Nostr community for supporting open source developers building solutions used by a worldwide community. 2. You can embed any brand message you want in your zap to increase visibility. **Zapvertising will allow companies to support people building open source freedom technology and gain greater brand recognition in one fell swoop.** **_Zapvertising is Bigger Than Just Ads_** So far I’ve focused on companies promoting themselves and their offerings via zapvertising, but the potential is so much greater than that… Are you a content **creator** who wants a prominent figure to see your latest video? Zap it to them. Are you a **non-profit** who wants to get visibility on your latest campaign? Zap the link. Are you hosting an **event** and want people to sign up? Zap the form. Are you a **developer** who wants people to beta test your app? Zap the invite. Are you **crowdfunding** an idea on [Geyser](https://geyser.fund/project/stopthepresses) and want to drive traffic to your donation page? Zap it around. Are you a **startup founder** who wants Jack Dorsey to take a look at your project? Zap it to him. **_Zap Replies vs Regular Replies_** Why is zapvertising superior to ordinary replies in terms of gaining visibility? There are currently no algorithms to boost your reach on Nostr; notes are all chronological. So, when you comment a link, image, etc. on a high-traffic note, chances are that comment will be lost immediately in the deluge of other comments. **With zapped comments, you can guarantee that your link will stay at the top of the list, because zaps are ordered by amount, with the highest value zap at the top.** Zapping is also a great way for people to discover your profile on Nostr; people pay more attention when there is value received. Additionally, simply commenting your link repeatedly on different posts is no different than spam, and will not be well-received. But when you attach value to your message by zapping it, you are directly paying the note creator to see your message, with the added benefit that others will see it, too. **Thanks to sites like [zaplife.lol](https://zaplife.lol/) and [primal.net](https://primal.net/), zaps are the closest thing we have on Nostr to trending discovery.** If you’re not yet on Nostr you may be thinking _“that’s nice and all, but isn’t Nostr pretty small? How much reach can I possibly get?”_ That’s a fair question. Nostr only popped onto most people’s radars in December 2022, but the network is growing _rapidly_. There are very few businesses using Nostr right now, so you have an opportunity to be an early adopter and set yourself apart from the competition.  Users are also highly engaged compared to centralized platforms, and a massive amount of monetary value is already moving across the network.  According to [primal.net](https://primal.net/explore), there are almost 500,000 active users on Nostr, over 600,000 zaps sent, almost seven bitcoin zapped, and approaching 100 MILLION total events. All of this growth and value transfer happened organically. No CEO calling the shots, no marketing team, no investors. Just ordinary people around the world opting in to an open network because they believed it might be better than their walled garden. **_Gradually Then Suddenly_** Every new idea seems crazy until it isn’t. If I would have told you in November 2022 that in less than six months we’d have a viable value for value workflow for Bitcoin built on top of an open, permissionless social media network you’d probably have laughed and gone back to tweeting. But that’s exactly what we have now with zaps on Nostr. The rate of development on Nostr is truly something to behold, and it’s thanks to the open nature of the network. On Nostr, no one needs permission to build something that might change the world. Will zapvertisements change the world? Probably not, but they might make it just a little bit better. Whether you’re a company or just an individual promoting a project, **zapvertisements allow you to give value and get value in return.** **_A Note to Fellow Nostriches_** For those of you who have been using Nostr for some time, you may be thinking _“why is Walker trying to encourage companies to advertise on Nostr? We don’t want any corporate crap on our immaculate protocol!”_ **I’ll tell you why: it’s the best way to bring more attention and monetary value to the network, drive more zaps to developers, and incentivize creators to try Nostr.** As the network grows in value, value accrues to each user on the network (especially to early adopters). If you believe, as I do, that Nostr will be the dominant protocol for social media (and much more) in the years to come, then it logically follows that every company will need to have a Nostr strategy, as they have social media strategies across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok today. Personally, I would like to see as much monetary value as possible flowing into Nostr to give developers a fighting chance at remaining independent; I think zapvertising is one way to achieve that. The purpose of this article is to share a vision for how we can change the current advertising paradigm by using Nostr to make _zapvertising_ the norm. You can find me on Nostr using any of the following: npub1cj8znuztfqkvq89pl8hceph0svvvqk0qay6nydgk9uyq7fhpfsgsqwrz4u [https://primal.net/walker](https://primal.net/walker) [https://nostrplebs.com/s/walker](https://nostrplebs.com/s/walker)

Source: highlighter.com

If you believe, as I do, that Nostr will be the dominant protocol for social media (and much more) in the years to come, then it logically follows that every company will need to have a Nostr strategy, as they have social media strategies across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok today.

Source: footstr.com

Broken money paves the path to the collapse of empires. When the money breaks, everything else breaks with it. Ordinary citizens pay the price for the avarice of those who wield true power.

All they can do is lie. All we must do is tell the truth.

You are a slave to the State. The tax man is your overseer. Your obedience is ensured with the perpetual threat of violence for noncompliance. You are not free.

In a world dominated by Big Tech’s centralized social media platforms subject to corporate overreach and government capture, Nostr offers an alternative for those seeking open communication and true freedom of speech.

Source: www.btctimes.com

There’s a reason people like Jack and Snowden are such vocal supporters of Bitcoin and Nostr: open protocols are our best shot at a free future.

Source: www.btctimes.com

In the words of Edward Snowden, “If a platform is a silo, a protocol is a river: no one owns it, and everyone is free to swim.”

Source: www.btctimes.com

One thing to make abundantly clear: Nostr is a protocol. It’s a set of rules that servers and clients use to communicate (just like Bitcoin, email or Bittorrent). Nostr is not an app nor a “platform” (like Twitter, Facebook, etc.), but many applications can be built on top of Nostr.

Source: www.btctimes.com

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all public/private key pairs are created equal, that they endow their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Freedom of Speech, Freedom from Algorithmic Bias, and Freedom of Meme.” – The Declaration of Independence from Platforms

Source: www.btctimes.com

Walker V. [Technology](https://zapworthy.com/news/category/technology "category page")[Bitcoin](https://zapworthy.com/news/category/bitcoin "category page")[Business](https://zapworthy.com/news/category/business "category page") Feb 1, 2023 at 19:41 UTC 774619 _“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all public/private key pairs are created equal, that they endow their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Freedom of Speech, Freedom from Algorithmic Bias, and Freedom of Meme.” –_ [_The Declaration of Independence from Platforms_](https://snort.social/e/note1hedwklhn36zmxvs8v0krcf359gv3ffr8dznrlnn0r3q5djjmya0s6f5d9d) I published my initial Nostr guide on December 20th: [What Is Nostr and How Do I Use It?](https://www.btctimes.com/news/what-is-nostr-and-how-do-i-use-it) Since then, development on and around Nostr has advanced at a breakneck pace, so it’s time for another guide on how to get started using Nostr, and a little context for why it matters. Yesterday, [Damus](https://twitter.com/damusapp) was finally [approved by the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/damus/id1628663131) after three failed attempts. Congratulations to [William Casarin](https://twitter.com/jb55) (AKA [@jb55](https://snort.social/p/npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s)), the creator of [Damus](https://snort.social/p/npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955). As [Jack](https://snort.social/p/npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m) noted, this is a huge milestone: _**How do I use Nostr?**_ _**TLDR**: To use Nostr, simply log into any mobile/web client and generate a public/private key pair:_ * If you're on iOS, you can now download [Damus](https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/damus/id1628663131) from the Apple App Store.  * If you're on Android, download [Amethyst](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vitorpamplona.amethyst) from the Google Play Store.  * If you want to use Nostr on your computer, you can use any web client like [snort.social](http://snort.social/), [iris.to](http://iris.to/), and [astral.ninja](http://astral.ninja/). * Use [nostr.build](https://nostr.build/) to upload photos (you can use this for posting photos or for your profile picture and header images) * Use [nostrplebs.com](https://nostrplebs.com/) or [nostrverified.com](https://nostrverified.com/) to get an NIP-05 ID. * For a list of all the different projects being built on Nostr, check out “[awesome Nostr](https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr).” For those who want to dive a little deeper, read on…. For those who prefer videos, here’s one from [David King](https://snort.social/p/npub1kuy0wwf0tzzqvgfv8zpw0vaupkds3430jhapwrgfjyn7ecnhpe0qj9kdj8) which walks you through using Damus: [Damus Help Desk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qzWKkOVUDk) _**What is Nostr?**_ [Nostr](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr) stands for “**N**otes and **O**ther **S**tuff **T**ransmitted by **R**elays.”  Think of Nostr as a social network, built similar to Twitter, where you can create posts or “notes” (like a tweet), like posts, follow and unfollow people, and “boost” posts (like a retweet). You may see “post” and “note” used interchangeably on Nostr. An “event” in Nostr can be any one of these previously mentioned actions.  One thing to make abundantly clear: Nostr is a _**protocol**_.  It’s a set of rules that servers and clients use to communicate (just like Bitcoin, email or Bittorrent). Nostr is not an app nor a “platform” (like Twitter, Facebook, etc.), but many applications can be built on top of Nostr.  In the words of [Edward Snowden](https://snort.social/p/npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9), _“If a platform is a silo, a protocol is a river: no one owns it, and everyone is free to swim.”_ Unlike Twitter or Facebook, Nostr is decentralized. There are no central servers or corporations who control what you can post and what others can see. Nostr is censorship-resistant and open source. The license for Nostr is simply “[Public Domain](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr#license).” _**How does Nostr work?**_ To use Nostr, you must run a client. A client is simply the way you interact with Nostr (web client in your browser, mobile client on your iPhone, native client, etc.). To publish something on Nostr, you write a post (note), sign it with your key and send it to multiple relays. You have two keys: your public key and your private key. Think of the _**public key**_ as your username (like your @handle on Twitter). Think of your _**private key**_ as your password; DO NOT SHARE IT WITH ANYONE. To find another Nostr user, you just need to search in your client of choice using their public key. Here is mine ([@walker](https://snort.social/p/npub1cj8znuztfqkvq89pl8hceph0svvvqk0qay6nydgk9uyq7fhpfsgsqwrz4u)): npub1cj8znuztfqkvq89pl8hceph0svvvqk0qay6nydgk9uyq7fhpfsgsqwrz4u Once you follow someone on Nostr, you can @ them just like on Twitter (e.g. [@walker](https://snort.social/p/npub1cj8znuztfqkvq89pl8hceph0svvvqk0qay6nydgk9uyq7fhpfsgsqwrz4u)) A _**relay**_ is a server hosted by you or by someone else; anyone can run a relay.  To get updates from other people, you ask multiple relays if they know anything about these other people. All a relay does is accept posts from people and forward them to other people. You don’t need to trust the relays because signatures are verified on the client side (where you are interacting with Nostr). There are free relays and paid relays.  On Damus, tap your profile icon in the top left corner, then tap Relays. For best performance, you should add any “recommended” relays.  You can use any of the hundreds of [free relays](http://nostr.watch/relays/find), but if you want to try a paid relay, here's how to set it up: 1. Go to [http://eden.nostr.land](http://eden.nostr.land/), [http://nostr.milou.lol](http://nostr.milou.lol/), [http://nostr.wine](http://nostr.wine/), or [http://puravida.nostr.land](http://puravida.nostr.land/) 2. Enter your pubkey 3. Pay in bitcoin (if you don't have a wallet yet, don't worry! There's a section later in this guide that recommends one and shows you how to use bitcoin on Nostr)  4. Add the relay to nostr:  * wss://eden.nostr.land  * wss://nostr.milou.lol * wss://nostr.wine * wss://puravida.nostr.land 5. Enjoy the superior performance of a paid relay You can edit your profile on Damus by clicking the “Edit” button on your profile page. Use [nostr.build](https://nostr.build/) to upload photos (you can use this for posting photos or for your profile picture and header images) and [nostrplebs.com](https://nostrplebs.com/) to get an NIP-05 ID. ![](https://d2a49kd54np2tu.cloudfront.net/fit-in/640x480/IMG_7806_65219754db.JPG) Now that you have your public/private key pair and you’re using one of the various mobile or web Nostr clients, you’re probably wondering _“how do I find people on Nostr?”_ Fear not, because [Derek Ross](https://snort.social/p/npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424) put together a great list of ways to discover new [Nostriches](https://snort.social/p/npub1khd34txqv7s9vdgvfl925r6ytj8j4janalpq08z342ap7dwds3jskny9x4) below: _**How do I find people on Nostr?**_ **Use pre-built lists of power users and signal boosters:** * [https://snort.social/new](https://snort.social/new): This Nostr client comes with a list of Nostr power users to keep your feed always busy and allows you to search for and easily follow all of your Twitter friends. * [https://bitcoinnostr.com](https://bitcoinnostr.com/): This website consists of Nostr Users that are Bitcoiners. You'll recognize them from Bitcoin Twitter. * [https://nostr.directory](https://nostr.directory/) - This website contains a vast directory of Twitter, Mastodon, and Telegram users that have connected their Nostr public keys. * [https://nostrplebs.com/directory](https://nostrplebs.com/directory) - On this website directory you'll find familiar faces from Bitcoin Twitter and plenty of new faces from Nostr. (Shameless Plug: I founded this Nostr services provider.) **Find users inside your Nostr client:** * **Hashtags** - If your client supports hashtags, I recommend you take a look at #Plebchain. This hashtag comes with plenty of Bitcoin Plebs and Nostr Plebs looking to connect with one another. * **Global Feed** - Many clients include the "Global Feed" which allows you to easily find people that you're not already following. (Beware of spam.) * **Global Channel** - If your client supports channels, you can check out the Global Channel in your client and find people looking to chat and learn about Nostr together. _**Can I send money on Nostr?**_ Anyone can send money on Nostr using the power of the Bitcoin Lightning Network. You can send Lightning invoices directly on Nostr by simply generating an invoice and pasting it into a note. On clients like Damus, the invoice text automatically changes into a nice little pay button.  Download a wallet ([like Wallet of Satoshi](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1438599608)), tap receive, add a custom amount, and paste the URL into Damus. Jack might even pay your invoice… ![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/nBVzng7mtIlG2HedEusNHKmzh0Pzu7RgRwD7KLkohhafhbcJIhk-vbUkNTTqqbICsijKupcmiC2wEj7WWV2xjcwj8vG9jtPyFzjCl1O1G9K82Bs-bq4ROoqLdyE9OGRKjYHp_BgeTHfUlQyq0nAGwSM) To add the lightning bolt tips icon to your profile: go to Wallet of Satoshi, tap "Receive," tap the "Lightning Address" button and tap the QR code to copy your LNURL. Then on Damus, tap "Edit" on your profile and paste your copied LNURL address into the "BITCOIN LIGHTNING TIPS" section, then save. _**What do I do now?**_ Start using Nostr! Follow Nostr developers like [@fiatjaf](https://twitter.com/fiatjaf) and [@jb55](https://twitter.com/jb55) (on Twitter and on Nostr), and send them some sats to support the incredible work they’re doing. You can also use this list of [people involved in Nostr projects](https://uselessshit.co/resources/nostr/#the-list) to find other developers. _**Why does Nostr matter?**_ There’s a reason people like [Jack](https://twitter.com/jack) and [Snowden](https://twitter.com/Snowden) are such vocal supporters of Bitcoin and Nostr: open protocols are our best shot at a free future. With the increasing restriction of speech and control of content on centralized platforms, Nostr provides a refreshing change as a tool for free expression.  When you follow someone, you’ll see everything they post. There’s no algorithm behind the scenes to decide what you see and what stays hidden; you see what you want to see. Mobile clients, [Damus](https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/damus/id1628663131) (iOS) and [Amethyst](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vitorpamplona.amethyst) (Android), and web clients such as [snort.social](https://snort.social/) and [iris.to](https://iris.to/), provide open access to Nostr to anyone with an internet connection.  There are even folks like [Daniele Tonon](https://twitter.com/dtonon) working on [sending notes via SMS](https://github.com/dtonon/sms2nostr). In a world dominated by Big Tech’s centralized social media platforms subject to corporate overreach and government capture, Nostr offers an alternative for those seeking open communication and true freedom of speech. Besides that, Nostr is just plain _fun_. People are experimenting, helping each other, and working together toward a future that’s not as bleak as Twitter often makes it seem. It’s exciting to be an early adopter. You can feel you are a part of something big. As [Jack](https://snort.social/p/npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m) said in December: ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JCm8Xz6Y7cujDUpyfvKjN3k_Z9CDf5fwml4cqNfv6LfJ8B3f1mZTmmBkwUD0P5wneCEk3MkAq_Iw3tAGV70rTIKtASzzApJl8GgK9CQbEXaZiXs4rF9ovNVWtFaVIs42GwQUypIYL0EIX_3tJ5Irz4Q) One thing is certain, Nostr definitely has [more than 5000 users now](https://nostr.io/stats)… ![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/4ZHOE4C5BRuUdslKAW9CFNiJ-NBo1BVGKZ_HzCklkxIXTfzUApJbgdoFgbNqdnuqKco0KbriRJljcypNpVzDcel5BCXEmeDDO24hantUN0rJw3W7mxlunzZcRjDrnhRMqhz61iv8lfM1syorgVCJucI) Find me on Nostr at npub1cj8znuztfqkvq89pl8hceph0svvvqk0qay6nydgk9uyq7fhpfsgsqwrz4u  ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/g--fFH269iBuoApd0NVikMkWow1IgPfnpjU5_JLsoPlppyX4O0hWKXZAlzlWgtmqSv5cJfjTM2YsyZc2Z8maxvh4NF1qAjEr9645WKgm47Hp9kK8MAPFJoCtEZB1J7PK1cSZecol43dPOmphD4jHN3s) You can follow BTC Times on Nostr ([@BTC](https://snort.social/p/npub13tctmes9ug5gcj4huj92ryw2ky600l62xwmkssdn9mmkf8y0u6jq5g7qx7)): npub13tctmes9ug5gcj4huj92ryw2ky600l62xwmkssdn9mmkf8y0u6jq5g7qx7 _**Nostr Resource List:**_ * [Nostr Protocol GitHub](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr) * [Nostr Guide: Uselessshit.co](https://uselessshit.co/resources/nostr/) * [Nostr Implementation Possibilities (NIP) GitHub](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips) * [What is Nostr, and how to start using Nostr?](https://github.com/vishalxl/nostr_console/discussions/31) * [Nostr, an Introduction](https://wiki.wellorder.net/post/nostr-intro/) * [Awesome Nostr Projects](https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr) * [Alby Browser Extension](https://getalby.com/) * Most active Nostr channels: [https://damus.io/channels/](https://damus.io/channels/) * Nostr events: [https://nostr.io/stats](https://nostr.io/stats) * [NIP-05](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/05.md) * [http://nostrich.farm/](http://nostrich.farm/)  * [TFTC rip with @jb55](https://twitter.com/TFTC21/status/1604898465158680578?s=20&t=WrniUnKuua0xEsByuQaQeQ) * [Nostr tips and tricks](https://gist.github.com/dergigi/1ee8dc7e3da4b6572ed785ab24bc9907) ![clapping image](https://cdn.btctimes.com/e299a519b673472199379a1e21e051db.png) 0 \+ 0 [![author avatar image](https://d2a49kd54np2tu.cloudfront.net/fit-in/400x200/Walker_profile_e36a2ab95d.jpeg)](https://zapworthy.com/author/walker-v.) Walker is the Managing Director of BTC Times, you can find him on Twitter: @WalkerAmerica

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Unfortunately for the free speech-fearing totalitarians at the CCP, Nostr is a hydra: every time you cut off a head, two more will grow in its place. 

Source: www.btctimes.com

Walker V. [Technology](https://zapworthy.com/news/category/technology "category page")[Business](https://zapworthy.com/news/category/business "category page")[Bitcoin](https://zapworthy.com/news/category/bitcoin "category page") Mar 10, 2023 at 2:23 UTC 780089 [Damus](https://damus.io/), Nostr’s first iOS client, went live on the App Store on January 31st, 2023. Within two days, Apple had already bent the knee to the Chinese Communist Party and removed it from the App Store in China. [Will Casarin](https://snort.social/p/npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s), the creator of Damus, received the following notice from Apple:  > We are writing to notify you that your application, per demand from the CAC (Cyberspace Administration of China), will be removed from the China App Store because it includes content that is illegal in China. ![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/ersOE3zErnEtwMnDx5akPEYdgzRbFL2nbd82W8gQq4jcYyKp0TFKJ1dT9gO6lr2tBk8NPOtTH8gVlEgtY1xA5Oyq_kN7C4MA2RH-7PIy8a-OuZJmGZvZAiCF4c5YnmchRHWOYD7weEw2GLMpPs9V6Fw) Presumably the Damus functionality that is “illegal in China” is the ability to speak freely and be heard. **The Totalitarian Temptation** ------------------------------- Banning apps is nothing new for Apple. In 2017, Apple [removed several VPN](https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/31/apple-removes-vpn-apps-in-china-app-store.html) apps from the China App Store, since VPNs could allow oppressed Chinese citizens to access websites that are banned in mainland China. In 2020, they purged 46,000 apps from the China App Store in [_one day_](https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/12/31/apple-purges-44000-apps-from-china-app-store-over-lack-of-licenses). A few weeks after the Damus removal, [snort.social](https://snort.social/) was blocked by the [Great Firewall of China](http://www.chinafirewalltest.com/). Link: [https://snort.social/e/note14kqd4yggvfpj9muu5np7z3r5a3gs4g3txqc62dpsuttsz830k3usqu9v4n](https://snort.social/e/note14kqd4yggvfpj9muu5np7z3r5a3gs4g3txqc62dpsuttsz830k3usqu9v4n)  ![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/HXebqk1bacp42MzWMMxr9i5-aPdklpMMKHIqaNgeBLT4_A55vcnjAC8DCaiugmRqiabey3aA04xCDR5ARUqdb1Iigdz-o6Ak-k7HVmNiBC9Mn6pbEzR6hQUdueCclSYxcBjUUyFqJj14Zb30ttIofno) It is likely that China will continue to block Nostr clients like Damus and Snort, because they simply cannot allow free speech, nor the free propagation of information, to exist. Such is the nature of Communism. Unfortunately for the free speech-fearing totalitarians at the CCP, **Nostr is a** [**hydra**](https://mythologysource.com/hydra-serpent-greek-myth/): every time you cut off a head, two more will grow in its place.  China banning Damus shows exactly why open protocols like Nostr are useful and necessary to avoid state overreach: there is no throat to choke. No single head to decapitate.  Cut off one, two grow in its place. Ban one Nostr client and freedom-loving cypherpunks across the world will create two more. You can slow it down, but not stop it, and any attempts to do so only draw more attention to it (we should almost thank the CCP for the [Streisand effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect)). **Nostr finds a way.**  ----------------------- A couple weeks ago, [Will](https://snort.social/p/npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s) posted [“You can't stop us CCP](https://damus.io/note183cfm99hh0mhsgj6qwqt3sx3rkzp3xrsy8rt76re8s5jfwpae46qm7ut33)”, and shared the following encrypted DM he received on Nostr: _“There’s always a way. I’m sending this through to you from downtown Shanghai.”_ ![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/A7QG0wjWjEoy0Vq9xQWTD43tqihIrF1BgmBqepe2zDFxXsdbBGxm6VB598WM9Ij8IxYbmmgUODNOVKGx0wyRzGGKECnl7PBzvSNJUhGvlHnKRWdyZkDjTQfQfm-P-14aeGWcTQ6Uz2z07gVV7TXm7tE) Information wants to be free, to flow like water. Open protocols like Nostr and Bitcoin are resilient and adaptable in the face of censorship or attempted State control because they facilitate the free flow of information, the free flow of _value_. [_Open protocols are like water._](https://damus.io/note1fuuru3mw2e3yrwnea9nt5avjgsjfngqk0uwrht4m7j0gqx44wfasdernmw) _![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/lBj_-HMHvVLygJM8qIFj2NW9dwIKNQfocxTTHTxjihbhhPQi9g1XSJH8PYDutDnt5R-8LWmxoCEWUDxxQ3VGV6aHlCImuGk-qH-FopwcSewJLXYGs2puAnbzEiZneGkp2uff9b6wgV-t5YEK015TDV4)_ Just look at China’s Bitcoin mining ban; it may make mining more difficult, [but it certainly hasn’t stopped it](https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/insight/2022/bitcoin-mining-new-data-reveal-a-surprising-resurgence/). The same will be true of Nostr usage in China and in other authoritarian regions around the world. The State can remove apps and ban websites, but more will spring up in their place. Chinese citizens who want to speak freely and be heard may have to work a little harder, but at least Nostr gives them a fighting chance. If you stumbled upon this article and have yet to try Nostr for yourself, check out my prior guide ([What is Nostr? How Does it Work? Why Does it Matter?](https://www.btctimes.com/news/what-is-nostr-how-does-it-work-why-does-it-matter)) or any of the other great resources at the bottom of this article. **Information and Value** ------------------------- If you are already on Nostr, consider yourself lucky. We are witnessing the real-time growth of an open protocol that facilitates the free flow of information and ideas without the shackles of algorithmic bias and centralized control.  Now, with [zaps](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/224), Bitcoin’s Lightning Network allows us to marry the free flow of information with the free flow of monetary value. As you can see from the [chart](https://stats.nostr.band/) below, this marriage seems to be going pretty well. ![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/OUHQbzMEooZzCKL4w1zdY_UjTXAIwPnOCl6lFKdhB5sCYyi0U0urk_R27XgisrqHcvKhhd0lfVlA3DlYfH96Qtb1AA4r-tGA1v1trIOYX9HcZBlPzmvsvnH9DSCOkIogVDoZGTb23LdHlYQbHopHXfc) On its own, Nostr is powerful. It’s censorship resistant, it’s open source, and it’s just plain fun. But combined with Bitcoin, Nostr is unstoppable.  _**For the first time we have a protocol for free and open communication that’s seamlessly integrated with an internet-native money; neither of which can be controlled by the government.**_ Anyone can use Nostr, just like anyone can use Bitcoin. You don’t need an ID, or a bank account, or an email address; you don’t even need to use your name.  All you need is a way to access the internet, and right now [over 7.1 billion people around the world](https://www.radicati.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/Mobile_Statistics_Report,_2021-2025_Executive_Summary.pdf) have smartphones. **A Cypherpunk’s Dream Becoming Reality** ----------------------------------------- 30 years ago today, on March 9, 1993, Eric Hughes published “[A Cypherpunk's Manifesto](https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/manifesto.html)”. Hughes was adamant that _“the freedom of speech, even more than privacy, is fundamental to an open society; we seek not to restrict any speech at all”_ and that _“privacy in an open society requires anonymous transaction systems.”_ With Nostr and Bitcoin, we see the realization of Hughes’ manifesto: an open source, privacy-protecting protocol for free speech combined with an open source protocol for money, both enabled by cryptography. We need not be completely anonymous, I am certainly not. What is important is that each of us has the _choice_ to reveal ourselves as we see fit, protected by the power of an open-source, cryptographic hydra:  _**“Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.”**_  Nostr was created by a pseudonymous cypherpunk who goes by “[fiatjaf](https://iris.to/fiatjaf.com).” Today, take a moment to thank an open source developer. If you find what they do valuable, consider zapping them some sats on Nostr. After all, no one can stop you. I’ll leave you with one final quote from Hughes: > Cypherpunks write code. We know that someone has to write software to defend privacy, and since we can't get privacy unless we all do, we're going to write it. We publish our code so that our fellow Cypherpunks may practice and play with it. Our code is free for all to use, worldwide. We don't much care if you don't approve of the software we write. We know that software can't be destroyed and that a widely dispersed system can't be shut down. You can find me on Nostr here: [npub1cj8znuztfqkvq89pl8hceph0svvvqk0qay6nydgk9uyq7fhpfsgsqwrz4u](https://nostrplebs.com/s/walker) ![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/8Hfc8suFg7bvd_fmq6l-KMAgmDFk0-wwvp8EbDy8_g77_eji9_QcRwvaBXFKOQtGMUe6g96xvubIeThBEcQMgIR7rvlryc1flXQR4vlTKWxqyVbTwA7WEGsGyLEAsmihMLGBaLMd8zkWIe_looHm_PM) **Nostr Resources:** Nostr101 Guide: [What is Nostr? How Does it Work? Why Does it Matter?](https://www.btctimes.com/news/what-is-nostr-how-does-it-work-why-does-it-matter) , by Walker [Why Nostr Matters](https://blog.lopp.net/why-nostr-matters/), by Jameson Lopp [The Implications of Open Monetary and Information Networks](https://www.swanbitcoin.com/the-implications-of-open-monetary-and-information-networks/), by Lyn Alden Learn about Nostr: [https://nostr.how/](https://nostr.how/)  Nostr Resources: [https://nostr-resources.com/](https://nostr-resources.com/) by Gigi Nostr Newcomers Guide: [https://uselessshit.co/resources/nostr/](https://uselessshit.co/resources/nostr/)  Awesome Nostr Projects: [https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr](https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr)  Nostr Mobile Clients: [Download Damus for iOS](https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/damus/id1628663131) [Download Amethyst for Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vitorpamplona.amethyst) Nostr Web Clients: [https://snort.social](https://snort.social/)  [https://iris.to](https://iris.to/)  [https://astral.ninja](https://astral.ninja/)  [https://nostrom.at](https://nostrom.at/)  [https://coracle.social](https://coracle.social/)  [https://web.nostrid.app](https://web.nostrid.app/)  [https://nostrgram.co](https://nostrgram.co/)  [https://hamstr.to](https://hamstr.to/)  [https://member.cash](https://member.cash/)  Nostr GitHub, created by fiatjaf: [https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr) ![clapping image](https://cdn.btctimes.com/e299a519b673472199379a1e21e051db.png) 0 \+ 0 [![author avatar image](https://d2a49kd54np2tu.cloudfront.net/fit-in/400x200/Walker_profile_e36a2ab95d.jpeg)](https://zapworthy.com/author/walker-v.) Walker is the Managing Director of BTC Times, you can find him on Twitter: @WalkerAmerica

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The gerontocracy that controls our world is a bloated, senile beast that feeds on the destruction of the individual and drinks from the overflowing cup of humanity’s degradation.

Information does not just want to be free, it longs to be free. Information expands to fill the available storage space. Information is Rumor's younger, stronger cousin; Information is fleeter of foot, has more eyes, knows more, and understands less than Rumor.