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143 sats \ 0 replies \ @orthzar 6 Nov 2022
It would be really funny if SN let you pay to get a bluecheck next to your username, but it isn't a verification of your identity. It just means you paid X amount of sats to SN. It would be an obvious jab at Twitter and their ever-changing bluecheck shenanigans.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @mrtechmaker 5 Nov 2022
looking to work with tutorials to start coding apps integrated with LN .
LN looks super cool.
keep getting sats here and on carrot app.
need to soon buy some btc as well with fiat savings.
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250 sats \ 6 replies \ @Bendejo 5 Nov 2022
Today I tried to orangepill someone.
It was a good conversation.
After 4 hours I brought our Trojan horse bitcoin into conversation. He was not averse to the topic. In the end, he saw no benefit for himself, especially because he could not buy anything with it. I think his view was too much influenced by bitcoin as monetary investment.
How do you meet someone like that?
Do you know this argument when you lose someone in the fiat hole again?
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151 sats \ 1 reply \ @juan 6 Nov 2022
Hey @Bendejo
We're actually building a product for this exact scenario you described🍊💊. We've enrolled in the BOLT🔩FUN Legends of Lightning⚡️Tournament to build this idea out, our product is only 4 weeks old 🐣.
We're building Lightsats which lets you tip/gift bitcoin to someone that does not know anything about it without having to do a full onboarding and most importantly be able to recover your sats in case the user does not show interest in learning about it.
Our web app will help with user onboarding, from choosing a lightning wallet first to withdrawing their sats, to user journeys describing what you mentioned above.
That specific scenario you described where someone gives you the argument that you can't buy anything with it is what we're trying to demystify right at the beginning of their onboarding journey.
We feel like users who don't know anything about bitcoin should have an accessible directory of companies, services and uses cases they can experience firsthand in order to create a personal connection with it and hopefully inspire some sort of curiosity to start their learning journey.
So we came up with the following actions we think users could be interested in exploring in order to open up their view about Bitcoin's use cases -
https://lightsats.com/guide
In the case of spending, this is the list of companies we have added so far -
https://lightsats.com/guide/spend
In the case of BTC Map, if you click on their listing it will open up their website with a world map with every business that has been listed there which accepts bitcoin.
https://btcmap.org/map
For the second option Moon we feel like this would be a really cool experience where the user uses the sats they received to fund a virtual Visa card that could be used anywhere either online or in-store since it lets you add it to your Apple Pay or Android Pay.
Besides this, other examples that I have shown people I've tried to orange pill is showing them videos of what's happening in Africa, this is a really cool video that was just recently published about PicknPay which is a leading supermarket and now accepts payments in bitcoin.
https://twitter.com/bitcoinekasi/status/1587416952305319936
If you want to test our product, send us a DM @Lightsats21 and we'll send you 1000 sats so you experience what it's like to receive a tip/gift using our platform.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bendejo 6 Nov 2022
Thanks. Maybe something like this is the right thing for nocoiners.
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163 sats \ 1 reply \ @NorthKoreanHostage 5 Nov 2022
https://purse.io lets you buy anything from Amazon using Bitcoin.
You can buy anything with Bitcoin. It's really easy these days. Just Google what you want to buy plus "pay with Bitcoin."
Even if you can't find a way to buy something directly, you can convert Bitcoin to any other currency in seconds.
Bitcoin is the most liquid currency.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bendejo 6 Nov 2022
Thanks. Have you used it before?
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22 sats \ 1 reply \ @theshanergy 5 Nov 2022
To understand Bitcoin you must first understand central banking.
I have found that a good way to approach the topic is to imagine a hypothetical game of monopoly where behind the scene you are printing more monopoly money for yourself and using it to buy up all of the properties on the board. In this scenario even a child can see that the game is rigged yet for whatever reason many people have a hard time applying this logic to the actual economy which works the exact same way by design. People can see that the houses are getting more expensive but they do not understand the mechanism behind it, or why huge investment funds can buy up so many houses when they cannot afford even a single one. They don't understand that those nearest the printer win the game and that the only solution is not to play.
Bitcoin creates a new game where everyone is equal and you can compete on even footing. It eliminates the dishonest player from the board.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bendejo 6 Nov 2022
Thank you. I think next time I'll include Monopoly.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @chowcollection 5 Nov 2022
Finished the latest transcript last night here. Scouting for the next project now!
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33 sats \ 2 replies \ @Atreus 5 Nov 2022
Etiquette for posting long-form content if we have any?
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @nout 5 Nov 2022
Check out this example.
Also make sure that the title is good and not "spammy".
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 5 Nov 2022
Just format it well and make good use of preview to make sure it's formatted well.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @pony 5 Nov 2022
have this luna <3
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @random_ 5 Nov 2022
Did you make this?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @pony 5 Nov 2022
nope
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33 sats \ 7 replies \ @BlokchainB 5 Nov 2022
Hot take: Some of the most socially awkward people I met in my life were homeschooled.
Just sayin
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143 sats \ 0 replies \ @Brunswick 6 Nov 2022
Oversocialization is the object of the schools.
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26 sats \ 5 replies \ @sb 5 Nov 2022
I'd take a socially awkward kid any day over a propagandized sheep.
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83 sats \ 3 replies \ @SatRat 5 Nov 2022
Socially awkward kid is just propagandized by a different set of shepherds my friend.
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189 sats \ 2 replies \ @03ddc5a2a3 5 Nov 2022 freebie
It's the parents duty to teach their children, not to give them over to the government for daycare... I mean 'Education'.
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB 5 Nov 2022
Homeschooled or public school education always starts at home. And let’s get real homeschooling is limited AF especially for complex subjects like calculus and physics.
If homeschooling is so great why do you still have to go to college to come an actual professional like a pilot or surgeon. This belief that everything can be taught at home using YouTube is complete garbage.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @03ddc5a2a3 5 Nov 2022
Who home-schools their adult children? Homeschool is typically K-12. I'm sure there are online resources for any thing you would like to learn though. Most companies I've worked for wouldn't even hire college grads until after they already had exp. with another company.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @pony 5 Nov 2022
based
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @premitive1 5 Nov 2022
I started watching Cronenber's Crimes of the Future, and what a bizarre movie. I generally enjoy his films, but they also traumatize me.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 5 Nov 2022
I found that one pretty delirious. It had about all the writing of a soft core porn. We ended up fast forwarding through it just to see the effects.
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112 sats \ 0 replies \ @premitive1 5 Nov 2022
Blatantly pornographic, but I found a lot of stuff in there. I don't know if I think Cronenberg writes well, but he writes interesting stuff. I plan to talk about it on my show tonight, I have a little thesis about it involving the search of truth in a world of lies.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @nikotsla 5 Nov 2022
Reading a lot here, trying to keep my node clean :)
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153 sats \ 3 replies \ @Natalia 5 Nov 2022
Watched V for Vendetta last night, and conveniently it's 11.05 today...
I was curious about the story of Guy Fawkes and how odd that the UK parliament has its own videos to educate people, which intrigued me even more. As I dug deeper, I found this good piece to explain it 🤯 https://wearechange.org/guy-fawkes-gun-powder-plot-false-flags-shaped-history/ Thanks to @Darthcoin
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15 sats \ 2 replies \ @Atreus 5 Nov 2022
You just blew my mind. I never thought of Guy Fawkes as an FF & now I will research that more.
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143 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 6 Nov 2022
"The masters" always want to control the narrative, by creating false heroes and feeding the followers with false information.
I am baffled that bitcoiners jumped so easily into embracing Guy Fawkes as their "freedom fighter hero" when in fact that guy was exactly the oppoiste.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 6 Nov 2022
Guess we need to have more toxic Bitcoiners, pointing BS out.
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25 sats \ 3 replies \ @tachirahomestead 5 Nov 2022
Getting ready on this morning to get outside to work on the farm
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @F 5 Nov 2022
Cool. What kinda stuff you growing?
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81 sats \ 1 reply \ @tachirahomestead 5 Nov 2022
I'm a goat and sheep farmer, I dedicate myself to taking care of the flock when they are grazing through the hills. With the milk of my goats I usually make cheese and yogurt that we sell to our customers!
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Humblestacker 5 Nov 2022
Very cool!
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @bitcointerest 5 Nov 2022
Feeling a bit sick today. I'm using this time to read up on what happened during the past week.
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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @ek 5 Nov 2022
Get well soon
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 5 Nov 2022
Thank you buddy.
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