Best we can do is just keep expanding awareness about Bitcoin. Almost everybody blindly accepts the fact that the governments print money because in their minds there is no alternative.

Bitcoin gives us a choice, because it is the alternative. I wholly believe that as we keep spreading this message more people will think deeper about what money really is and how it's currently controlled.

I love my orange one. BTC all the way.

Never such a thing as free lunch.

1% on Phoenix.

Minimum 500k sats 2.4% fee

that's 12k sats minimum for on-chain to LN swap, or vice versa. No thanks.

Goddamn, at this point I'm actually grateful for Phoenix's swap fees, pales in amount compared to this.

Phoenix swap fee: 10k sat recieve minimum, 3k sats flat rate for on the fly channel opening.

Make up your own mind.

Phoenix is very nice, and just works.

I think the less we add to Bitcoin the better.

It's similar to the ChatGPT TLDR discussion of the other day.

Let's not add for the sake of adding.

I have no clue how ZKP would could improve my experience as a daily BTC user, and if the answer is not 100% clear and concise, and is instead murky or blurred, I say we stay the fuck away.

Every single change introduces points of failure, or new vectors of attack. We are humans using (probably aliens but I'll put away my tinfoil hat) human code, and where there are humans there will be oversight, even in a 100% open source environment.

Yes I agree it seems stacker news doesn't have much Bitcoin-related "branding", (except maybe the lightning animation on votes, it might remind you of the LN) but I disagree that "stacker" means nothing to most of us, I think stacking sats has been quite a common saying all over BTC-related forums for years.

However, for it being one of the few websites built on LN (meaning we can vote with absolutely miniscule amounts of the HARDEST money that will ever exist.

I don't propose we turn it into a BTC shrine but some recognition for this amazing tool that enables us (among many other things) to vote for content we really like, with actual meaning behind our votes.

Actual, real, genuine meaning behind our votes because even if it is 1 single sat, it's 1 single sat that you actually worked for, actually earned.

TLDR: SN, please add a damn Bitcoin logo somewhere, no matter how small it is, thanks!

I'm leaning towards 10-25% of the media online is AI assisted. I'd like to say 0% because when I see blatant ChatGPT I don't consume it.

I propose an easier hierachy:

1: Bitcoiners 2: Shitcoiners and fiat maxis

Yes because this is obviously the main point in a text block of almost 400 words where communism is referenced exactly 3 times. (yes, I counted)

Did you actually read it at all?

At best. The machine's whole schtick is to sound human.

Very concise, thank you.

Always have been and will continue being a spend and replace advocate, and the visual you provided regarding this just sums it up perfectly.

I feel the Hodling mindset can be rather closeminded at times because it seems tied to the pricing of bitcoin in fiat currencies in times of big swings.

This was a great read, thank you!!

Wow thank you, I appreciate it! Any advice for swaps in the future? What's your method?

Just accept you are poorer. Simple.

Fuck them all.

East: Nuggets, Lakers.

West: Celtics, Kings.

Can't run my own node at the moment. Phoenix wallet charges 3k sats minimum for swap to LN which is a bit expensive. Any advice?

@DarthCoin what's your opinion of ordinals? Sorry for @-ing you on a dead post but can't find a way to get in contact directly. I searched through your substack and also searched for your replies to ordinals here on SN but can't find a conclusive amswer. Hope you respond, thanks.