rare

rare@nostrplebs.com

writing — https://livingonbitcoin.substack.com teaching — https://getonbtc.com helping — https://bitcoinbay.foundation making - https://thefictionfactory.substack.com

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December 15 2025
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Of Sovereign Men

A man asks Satoshi and Hal what Bitcoin became. They show him three people: sovereign, custodial, pragmatic. All use same code. All pay different costs.

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December 7 2025
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The Built Cave

Printing, promises, power.

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December 1 2025
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The Coachman's Money

Sovereign to Shackles

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November 1 2025
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Tend The Light

Wall Street's buying in. Regulations follow. Bitcoiners getting itchy. Hold your keys, run your node, spend your sats. Tend the light.

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October 31 2025
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The Digital Gate

Sovereignty in the Digital Age: The Coming Divide

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September 30 2025
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The Turning Point

Society faces a dual crisis: an 80-year "Fourth Turning" and a 500-year shift driven by AI and the internet. Economic decay traps Millennials and Gen Z. Raising Generation Beta (2025–2039) with decentralized values—self-reliance, Bitcoin, homeschooling—can drive renewal, but it will take 50+ years through individual actions.

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September 29 2025
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Find the Signal

My experience fasting from content for the week.

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September 11 2025
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Murder of A Man

Thoughts and observations. Charlie Kirk, agree, disagree or indifferent, spoke boldly.

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September 5 2025
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With Intension

A personal manifesto.

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August 1 2025
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Chaos to Order

TL;DR - Bitcoin shifts from decentralized to centralized. Freedom fades. How much Bitcoin do you need? Count costs. Choose your life.

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July 18 2025
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NYK, NYC

Those who surrender their keys for convenience deserves to lose their coins.

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June 27 2025
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The Great Delete

Cato builds empire on borrowed servers. State turns dial. Everything vanishes. Maya teaches him steel and seed words. Weight of what you hold.

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June 26 2025
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Risk-Reaction Index

Man sees storm coming. Flees to mountains. City panics over cat-1 hurricane. Returns to find neighbors celebrating chaos, planning profit. Packs again. Truth cuts deeper than wind.

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June 26 2025
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Dead-Cat Diplomacy

President Bidwell, advised by his finance-obsessed cabinet "Trading Desk," authorizes a strike on Montagna based on lies, only to watch markets crash anyway.

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June 24 2025
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Algo Apocalypse

Man locks himself inside, live-streams apocalypse that exists only on his screen. Nine days later, neighbor knocks with beer. "We got drizzle." Cue breakdown.

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June 21 2025
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Ark Over Asphalt

Writer and partner Laura cross hot Boston—cool cafés, staged protests, sky-gala. Bitcoin’s cold wealth shields them; their 12-word seed is their ark.

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June 18 2025
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The Ask

Dying California officials beg Bitcoin holder Marcus for help. Empty plates, empty promises. He gives half a coin for dying children, walks away from their ruin.

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June 17 2025
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Low Tide

A retired son watches his father crumble under financial ruin. Market crashes, bad advice, family obligations—all roads lead to one truth: he can't stop working.

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May 2 2025

Cash or Cache

Sharing my thoughts. Noderunner, not coder. Voicing my concerns.

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May 1 2025
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Slowly, Then Suddenly

Collapse builds slowly. Then hits fast. Old systems fade. New ones rise. Mayans, Romans, Japan all transformed. America shows similar signs now. Adapt or get left behind. Prepare. Learn. Create. The fire has already started.