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So... let's make a recap.
NEW STUFF:
- Nostr vlog volume 4 "You are dead" and volume 5 "A privilege and a burden are the same thing"
- Did a little photoshoot for some of the new Kontext Store of Value merch and shared details and a few photos about a couple of products: #1219481
- Got an idea about a Bitcoin product, which, to my knowledge, has never been done before - at least not in the way I plan to do it. I hope to make it a community effort. As such, there will be sponsorship opportunities. There will be a second Open Source Culture Creator Contest, with multiple winners (see info about the first: #898491). It will also be an experiment in implementing the Open Source Culture resources in a physical product (much like I did with my book #1074789 - the digital version will be free / Name Your Price & the physical product will have a set price). Some preparations for this have been made, but not enough to share the exact plan. So stay tuned for more details...
- Reached day 700 of 100+ pushups per day (the 2 year mark is now less than a month away!)
- Watched "The Last Temptation of Christ" (1988) and made a banger of a meme from it:
Mostly, I'm still working on stuff I mentioned at the end of August, updates:
- Contacting companies to get a wider selection of discount codes live on SATOSH.EE - in progress, but got some good deals live already
- Adding additional products & designs to Kontext Store of Value - in progress
- Making a proper introduction to KSoV - not done due to the point above still being in progress
- Offering KSoV resale possibilities to other Bitcoin book and/or merch stores - not much progress
- Figuring out bulk pricing for the above; whether I should also add an affiliate program - not much progress
- Figuring out more ways to promote the book - in progress
- Fixing the referral links issue with Satoshee - in progress, but have identified the cause: #1226483
- Cleaning my room - in progress
- Hopefully, also more new writing, and perhaps music making again 🤠 - not much progress
THINGS I NEED TO IMPROVE UPON:
- Sleeping schedule is very erratic (I can stay up for 48h, then sleep 12-14h, then awake for 48h again...)
- Have not been running much (I was never a runner before, started going on small laps when I got back to Estonia a couple of months ago, but lately have been slacking)
- Not much writing or music making done lately. I do prefer to write whenever I feel inspired to, but also I have an idea for making an essay and/or a video about Bitcoin from a Stoic perspective - the intent is twofold: 1) to introduce some of the reasons why I included so much about Bitcoin in my book about stoicism 2) to introduce my book and philosophy to Bitcoiners. I think there is a great synergy between the two.
- I have more ideas, too many ideas, but I have to choose my focus as to not overwhelm myself nor to stretch myself out too much
CORRECTION:
FYI in case anybody is following this / trying to figure out the solution. The issue is on the server level, 100%. I've duplicated the Staging version of Satosh.ee to a free host and the referral links worked there on the first try. I've escalated the issue with the hosting provider, hopefully it will be solved soon 🙏
Didn't sleep last night, but got through the day just fine + this ol' banger helped me get the workout sesh done with proper form as well 🤠
I don't have anything too original to say about this particular song, but a couple of YouTube comments caught my eye which I completely agree with, so here they are:
This makes me wish I had someone with whom I could slow dance & gaze into their soul
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This has some Twin Peaks vibes and I’m here for it!
Basically none. But there are also basically no bitcoiners here in Estonia even though the monetary policy is _not even _in the hands of local politicians (as if that made anything better) and the country suffered some of the highest inflation rates in Europe in 2022... I am constantly surprised and appalled by the apathy, disinterest and timidness of the people around me. Which is one of the main reasons I'm seriously considering seeking a new home somewhere in the Americas, but I digress. All that being said, I do accept BTC for my own goods, of course, and am trying to increase overall merchant adoption in a roundabout way with a gift card business, but it's a low-budget solo venture for now and there hasn't been a lot of interest from either investors nor customers so... I guess we're still, unfortunately, very early? At least from the MoE perspective.
BTW completely agree that unless BTC can be used as a Medium of Exchange, we will always be crippled by trusted third parties, KYC/AML bureaucracy, financial censorship, etc. In other words, Bitcoin can be the better money, but not the freedom money, without the MoE component.
Stumbled upon this video on YouTube and it was exactly what I needed to hear this evening. Perhaps you do, too. If not, I still love you anyways 💜
Just keep in mind there are still real people out there, there is still real love and care and truth out there, there are still so many reasons to have faith in a better future.
Bless you all and hope you are having a lovely Sunday 🙏
Respect & best of luck! I don't have much I can do in terms of supporting you from afar, and I don't have any SN-specific writings or merch to offer. But in case you want to order some general BTC-related goods for resale, you can have a look at https://www.kontext.store/ and I can give you bulk discounts. Also, my writings are all Creative Commons licensed so if you feel any of that is appropriate, you're free to print some and hand out or something (or offer a Name Your Price / V4V deal). I guess the Open Source Culture Manifesto (#883698) goes kind of hand-in-hand with the whole V4V idea, although most of my writings are more generic / prose / philosophy type texts. In any case, if you have any further ideas on how I could potentially pitch in / collaborate, feel free to reach out! 🤠
Awesome stuff! Although I'm also not a big fan of using tags in headings, purely for aesthetic reasons.
I'll have to think about how to promote / get involved with the project in a larger scope. I'm sure that there's synergy that can be created between the stuff you're doing, the SN Zine by @plebpoet and Zap Zine by @hybridbits ... I have also been thinking that perhaps some of all this could be incorporated into the Open Source Culture initiative... (read the Manifesto: #883698). But that would require explicit agreement from everybody involved in every step of the creative process that their works will be available, free to use by anyone, for any purpose.
There's another idea I've been floating around for a bit in terms of trying to bridge the gap between fully digital Open Source Culture and physical items / publications. But I need to flesh it out a little bit before getting into the details, and that idea is generally more geared towards visual arts and perhaps not that much towards literary arts. Nevertheless, if it can be done with visual arts, I'm sure the concept can be transferred over into slightly different mediums...
Did a little photoshoot for some of the new Kontext Store of Value merch last week, here's a sneak peek: #1219481 👀 🤠
Keep an eye out, for there are many designs still to be added. Shipping worldwide. 💜🌎
A song from a time when the world was free(r) and the future seemed bright... 🤠
Hope y'all are having a wonderful Friday 🌞