Tim Bouma | Independent Thinker | Pug Owner | Published Author | #SovEng Alum | #Cashu OG | #OpenSats Grantee https://tim-bouma.npub.pro/ 3000 posts
nostr I’ve really distilled it down to this: If you can pay and publish with your npub, you can be truly sovereign. This simple statement didn’t just jump out me, it was the accumulation of years of hard work and thinking. Plus, I kept adjusting and refining my vision… Tim Bouma Nov 8, 2024, 12:12 PM
I see this as a logical conclusion. If a state’s only recourse is to fine in their fiat, then this will happen.… Tim Bouma Nov 8, 2024, 12:04 PM
If every npub is automatically imbued with the ability to publish and to pay, then you’re talking sovereign infrastructure.… Tim Bouma Nov 8, 2024, 11:16 AM
Once you can privately pay someone without anyone’s permission or knowledge you realize there’s no other way.… Tim Bouma Nov 8, 2024, 9:48 AM
nostr #nostr is a democratic protocol. You vote for everything with your private key.… Tim Bouma Nov 8, 2024, 9:27 AM
nostr The only onramp to bitcoin is proof of work. This applies to not only to miners but to anyone who exerts an honest effort in exchange for value. With #nostr, if someone zaps your post, there is someone out there that believes that you did a proof of work. Zap… Tim Bouma Nov 7, 2024, 3:59 PM
nostr If you want to manage your household on your own terms, you’re gonna need #nostr… Tim Bouma Nov 7, 2024, 12:32 PM
It’s always about the economy - managing your household as you see fit. The word “economy” originates from the ancient Greek word oikonomia (οἰκονομία), which combines oikos (οἶκος), meaning “house” or “household,” and nemein (νέμειν), meaning “to manage” or “to distribute.” Essentially, oikonomia referred to household management or the way… Tim Bouma Nov 7, 2024, 12:26 PM
