341 sats \ 0 replies \ @TonyGiorgio 17 Nov 2022
I resonant with this thinking in lightning, even though I know the goal is that we're supposed to get it to the point where people don't have to completely get it.
IMO, people currently using lightning or running nodes without understanding how it works or it's risks should really consider shutting down their nodes. I try to communicate this in the latest Citadel Dispatch: https://bitcointv.com/w/fXw6ueVidoifiy8YQN7Fyk
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291 sats \ 2 replies \ @Zordon 17 Nov 2022
Awesome thread! Did a deeper dive into Taproot and Sigwit because of it...so much more to learn!
Also SO many idiots responding to her...must be annoying AF. Like do they not understand sarcasm and hyperbole?
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12 sats \ 1 reply \ @Atreus 17 Nov 2022
Fun fact: Inability to pick up on sarcasm, hyperbole, and ironic humor is an early warning sign of Alzheimer's. Those people should get checked out.
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Zordon 17 Nov 2022
I'm only into dark humor so I should be fine right?
My Dad always said, 'sarcasm is the highest form of intelligence.' Now that I'm older I think he was just justifying being an assh*le...
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296 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 17 Nov 2022
It's not like people understand the fiat currencies they currently use. As Bitcoin continues to become more user friendly, people will use it more.
The goal is for Bitcoin to displace fiat and improve the monetary landscape for everyone, not just the handful of people who are interested in how their money works.
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392 sats \ 0 replies \ @nerd2ninja 17 Nov 2022
I understand where Lyn is coming from nonetheless. The fact that people don't understand Bitcoin is the reason they are able to be scammed by shitcoins.
Every so called crypto is a set of rules and buying a so called crypto is a buy in to those set of rules. Buying into a set of rules you don't understand or put another way having your money at the whims of rules you don't know, is and should be a scary thought.
People need to understand that every "coin" is a completely different set of rules and does not work like Bitcoin. They need to understand that when we say something is a shitcoin, we mean that the rules of that so called coin, suck.
Right now they must think we're saying it to pump our bags. Especially since that's exactly what newbies are doing and exactly what every shitcoin scammer is doing.
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207 sats \ 9 replies \ @cryptocoin 17 Nov 2022
Nitter: https://nitter.it/LynAldenContact/status/1593070090777677828
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41 sats \ 7 replies \ @BITCOIN_CEO 17 Nov 2022
Every avoided click to twitter warms my heart.
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25 sats \ 6 replies \ @thrown 17 Nov 2022
Why do people hate twitter so much? It is undeniably the most bitcoin friendly social network out there
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25 sats \ 5 replies \ @BITCOIN_CEO 17 Nov 2022
I can only speak for myself:
UX is complete garbage
Tells you to login after scrolling for 2 seconds, or you can't use it
Highly politicized
Highly negative for my mental health because of the content / rage
New guy (Musk) in charge trying to be the new slave master
Censoring / banning people
There's probably more but that's off the top of my head
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25 sats \ 4 replies \ @thrown 18 Nov 2022
Their problem
- UX is complete garbage
- Tells you to login after scrolling for 2 seconds, or you can't use it
- Censoring / banning people
Your problem
- Highly politicized
- Highly negative for my mental health because of the content / rage
- New guy (Musk) in charge trying to be the new slave master
Joking aside, I don’t see how it is worse than any other social media. Nitter is just sad. Using some unofficial APIs hoping daddy musk doesn’t shut them down.
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1 sat \ 3 replies \ @cryptocoin 18 Nov 2022
There are hundreds of Nitter instances operating. Twitter would need to kill the API functions that Nitter uses to "shut them down".
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25 sats \ 2 replies \ @thrown 18 Nov 2022
That is exactly my point. Those hundreds of Nitter servers are utterly pointless when Twitter can just say “hey this app is stealing from us, turn that off.”
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryptocoin 18 Nov 2022
A lot, lot, LOT more than just Nitter uses Twitter's APIs.
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25 sats \ 0 replies \ @Zordon 17 Nov 2022
and now I'll be stealing this! Non related but I stole it from SN a few weeks ago. If you ever have a paywall: https://12ft.io/
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @02174b3c39_lntxbot 7 Dec 2022
Buy now.
Don't sell until you understand it and how to Ask.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Chillywater 19 Nov 2022
Lyn ftw
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @petertodd 19 Nov 2022
Nothing wrong with owning what you can afford to lose, even if you don't understand it.
Besides, easy way to learn is to buy some and experiment.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cokyjgz 18 Nov 2022
Thank you for sharing this information
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Ge 17 Nov 2022
The common man thinks they know true value we have been fooled to believe fiat is true value...once your able to learn Austrian and study money 2 things school does not teach then u will be ready..
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Tetsujin28go 17 Nov 2022
Who can guess the exactly moment when World is goin to change? Is in that moment precisely that for some unkwown reason, suddenly we achieve the necessary strenghtto to hold on to something or to let go.!! You are absolutely right.!!
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