Sustainable digital communities require infrastructure where no intermediary profits from degrading the commons. It's the baseline condition for any healthy system. What we've normalized (surveillance-funded platforms) is the aberration. Nostr is a bet that we can do better now that we have tools the early internet lacked—portable identity, native payments, cryptographic verification—without repeating the capture that followed.

A masterful mapping and explanation of why nostr matters to individuals in pursuit of liberty. View Article →

gm, good people. ☕

I avoid brands that try to capitalize on Christmas while studiously avoiding the 'C' word. Commit or don't. Otherwise, you're a milquetoast.

Worthwhile #longread, despite this unfortunate conflation. "Today’s situation calls to mind a comment attributed to American economist Stuart Chase about faith. I believe it’s also applicable to AI (as well as to gold and cryptocurrencies): For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible."

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Is It a Bubble?

In his latest memo, Howard Marks explores if there is a bubble in AI, identifying uncertainty, parallels to past bubbles, AI's vast potential, and ...