These age verification laws are in effect a lock-in that means we only can use Meta products, or from companies that will follow their economic model, and the idea of an open source open protocol solution is impossible. Itβs all about combining state and corporate power.
29.08.2025 21:26 β π 335 π 117 π¬ 17 π 3
Ideas Without Love
Peter Thiel's Elegant Nihilism
Peter Thiel doesnβt want to destroy civilization; he just treats it as expendable in service of more interesting ideas. My latest essay examines the sophisticated nihilism of a billionaire who sees humanity as variables in his thought experiment.
26.06.2025 16:57 β π 32 π 9 π¬ 3 π 3
Definitely nobel peace price material!
13.06.2025 14:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
BREAKING: jury awards massive $167 million in punitive damages against spyware company NSO Group.
Precedent-setting win against notorious #Pegasus spyware maker.
Very consequential for victims to see this.
Congratulations to #WhatsApp on sticking this case through since 2019. Some thoughts 1/
06.05.2025 21:30 β π 771 π 289 π¬ 19 π 20
My AI companion, obviously.
Completely trustworthy.
27.04.2025 17:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
If youβre not paying attention to this budding Trump<>Bukele relationship, you should be π
Trumpβs alliance with El Salvadorβs Bukele should alarm every American who values democracy. Hereβs why the βBukele playbookβ is dangerous and why it wonβt translate to the U.S. (even though Trump is trying)
10.04.2025 14:05 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1
Just saw this, fits perfectly.
03.04.2025 16:38 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
27.03.2025 15:23 β π 2521 π 616 π¬ 48 π 21
I for one mistakenly add the person for which we plan a birthday party to the group chat all the time. Don't be so pedantic. It's just about killing people.
26.03.2025 12:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Bitcoin is nonpartisan. But in todayβs hyper-political climate, itβs often framed as a right-wing movement. Letβs cut through the noise and explore why Bitcoin is for everyoneβincluding progressives. π§΅π
20.03.2025 17:34 β π 52 π 32 π¬ 9 π 3
But I think there is a difference. Bukele actually improved the lives of the citizens. He pretty much eliminated gang violence, which was a bigger issue for citizens than the prospect of having a dictator as president. Trump is actually doing the opposite to a lot of his core voters.
18.03.2025 19:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I strongly disagree with Ken's take on platforming. The notion that we should seal off "propagandists" in ideological quarantine misunderstands our epistemic crisis. Bad ideas don't disappear when ignoredβthey fester and metastasize in their own bubbles, unchallenged. /1
12.03.2025 05:25 β π 17 π 4 π¬ 3 π 1
this kind of thing is true, but keep in mind most FOSS is maintained as a side project of already-overworked engineers, and complaining isn't going to change anything
FOSS needs more funding and more societal acknowledgement that it is important and not "just a nerd hobby"
27.02.2025 10:26 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
You think the CEOs and boards that run the mobile phone companies, the internet providers, and all the communication infrastructure aren't going to take a knee for this administration when they make unconstitutional demands? Have you seen these cowards?
02.02.2025 04:09 β π 34 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0
Are you a progressive, and skeptical of Bitcoin as a progressive force for good? This thread is for you
Why Bitcoin is the Most Progressive Tool of the 21st Century π§΅
25.01.2025 14:32 β π 21 π 7 π¬ 1 π 2
I'm delighted by the healthy skepticism the BlueSky community shares for mainstream media. Yet, I'm continuously shocked by the anti-Bitcoin rhetoric that's constantly regurgitated.
The Left will lose more elections if we conclude a decentralized monetary system belongs exclusively to the Right.
31.12.2024 21:09 β π 16 π 9 π¬ 3 π 0
Attached are photos of the draft Strategic Bitcoin Reserve by the Bitcoin Policy Institute
Right off the bat I am deeply concerned about the specific definition of Bitcoin, not as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, butβ¦π§΅
17.12.2024 21:58 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 2 π 1
Amazon.com
I think @chrislhayes.bsky.social should read the following three books
Resistance Money: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin: a.co/d/jjwGMVq
A Progressiveβs Case for Bitcoin: a.co/d/2pZops2
Broken Money: a.co/d/bhzhHAB
Theyβre my 3 favorite books on the case(s) for Bitcoin!
07.12.2024 13:27 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 2 π 1
A fact check moment is needed for Bluesky! π¨
No, the vast majority of bitcoin transactions are NOT used for criminal activities. Less than 1%β¦and itβs usually caught.
Much more is funneled through the traditional financial system amounting to trillions.
The more you know β¨
05.12.2024 19:10 β π 22 π 10 π¬ 5 π 0
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