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Stoke the Fire 2025 R1 - Rewards for top 5 posts between Jan 14-31

789 sats \ 10 comments \ @frostdragon 14 Jan FiresidePhilosophy

Hey everyone! I’m bringing back the post challenge from last year. Seems like it gets great posts, so I figured we’d keep doing it from time to time.   Here’s the challenge:

Share an interesting short video, article, or personal post in ~FiresidePhilosophy between January 14th and January 31st to be eligible for an additional zap reward! I’ll announce the winners at the beginning of February.

Ranking will be based on total zaps received before Feb 1st. The top 5 posts will receive the following zaps as rewards:

1st place - 2400 zaps
2nd place - 1000 zaps
3rd place - 800 zaps
4th place - 400 zaps
5th place - 400 zaps

Here are a few tips I’ve noticed for better posts:

Write your own thoughts! Personal reflections, lessons, and stories tend to do pretty well
If you share a video or article:
- Videos under half an hour seem to do better
- If you do share a long article or video, post a TL;DR
- Include your own thoughts and questions about the content - sharing a link by itself tends to fall flat
Pose a question to the reader

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @Msd0457890 16 Jan

I think the initiative is excellent, Count on me to participate, philosophy unites us and makes us see different points of view.

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Aardvark 14 Jan

Ill try to come up with a few things. Philosophy isn't my strong suit, but who knows? I accidentally say smart things occasionally....

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @frostdragon OP 14 Jan

I’d say put more emphasis on the “Fireside” part of the title. There’s a longer description of what we’re going for here, but TL;DR: if there are any thoughts or ideas have meaning to you or you generally find interesting, big or small, put it up for discussion.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aardvark 14 Jan

Oh man, I'm WAAAAAY better at arson than philosophy.... This should be easy.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @frostdragon OP 14 Jan

Haha perfect. Light it up 🔥

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 14 Jan

Just so you know, I would post, even without the incentives lol!

Is the quality of content n communication posted by Stackers so high that you willingly fork out so many sats?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @frostdragon OP 14 Jan

I think it was worth it last year, figured it’ll be a worth another try!

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @realBitcoinDog 14 Jan

”They say I exude ass milking behavior, but that’s just who I am. A yard sign told me ‘YOU ARE ENOUGH’”

Looks like ~alter_native has competition!

164 sats \ 1 reply \ @frostdragon OP 14 Jan

~FiresidePhilosophy is definitely going for intellectual thoughts and conversations, particularly as it resonates with you in real life. If there is an idea or belief that you find interesting, whether or not you agree with it, share and discuss as you might with some friends around a fire. Ideally with some whiskey, haha. Break it apart, have lighthearted and respectful conversation about what works and what doesn’t, put it back together.

I’m sure there’s definitely a bit of overlap with ~alter_native, ~ideasfromtheedge, and possibly ~mostly_harmless.

I think (although I’m not certain), alter_native is going specifically for ideas and ways of living life that go against the grain, ~ideasfromtheedge is going for something similar but maybe just off the wall stuff for the heck of it… to be honest I’m not 100% sure haha.

I would say ~FiresidePhilosophy is like… “let’s share a meaningful idea whether it’s mainstream or not, whether you agree or not, and dissect it together for fun”.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @realBitcoinDog 14 Jan

Bitcoin itself was probably perfect fodder for fireside philosophy for Satoshi