
Exit Is the Ultimate Free Speech
James, 3/13/2026
Carpenter/Sound Money Enthusiast/ Amateur Writer?
Hope to encourage and converse with those interested in Carpentry, Small Business, Individualism, Freedom, and Christ. Not in that order....
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

James, 3/13/2026

James, 2/25/2026, 1 engagement
Stop building so you can hear what you are building for.
His first language is silence.
#nostr #gm #christianity
Aletheia (ἀλήθεια) - An ancient Greek term for "truth".
Literally translates to "un-forgetting" or "un-concealing".
Not only mere correctness, but the uncovering of realities that exist independent of the universe.
"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." — John 8:32 (ESV)
re-reading this passage after learning the original Greek words makes me now think of it more as
"And you will have what has always existed revealed to you from beyond what you can currently comprehend, and this discovery of the everlasting rationality of the universe will liberate you from your material chains."
#nostr #faith #christianity
Good Morning.
Exit is the Ultimate Free Speech.
Good Morning
Traditional lending extracts value from the borrower through interest structures and origination fees that benefit the lender first, and hedge against the risk of default. Not only this, it also incentivizes the borrower into consumption and debt expansion. The borrower becomes trapped in long debt cycles where they cannot repay early since lenders profit from keeping them in the cycle.
A couple of things I really like about the Strike LOC:
Bitcoin-collateralized lending removes the intermediary's ability to extract rents through origination fees and information asymmetry. No complex system of credit scores, employment history, income, etc.
Although this goes against the thesis of "Not your keys, not your coins", small allocations into an LOC allows us to partake in financial tools that are historically gatekept for the wealthy, or designed to turn us into slaves. Strike is transparent and honest about the risks-this is all i want. Manage your LTV, don't be greedy.
This approach rewards low time preference. It encourages holding and not selling, the direct opposite of fiat's "spend now, borrow more".
The pawnbroker comparison from
is brilliant. No hidden extraction. Transparent terms. The collateral IS THE AGREEMENT.
Never selling is the first step toward exit. Never selling means never reentering a system that exploits you through interest, debases your savings through inflation, and requires you to prove your worthiness to participate.
, Thank you for helping us move towards the clearest path for exit. Let's see who walks through the door.
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2/26/2026, 1 engagement
Why would an individual, formed by the free market rules of maximizing personal gain, become a saint because they become part of the government?
Using Claude Code and Obsidian to create a second brain thanks to Vin Verma. This is going to be creativity overload.
#nostr #obsidian #claude
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Here is the first of many articles I hope to write over the coming weeks/months.
Please discuss, push back, give advice. I appreciate all the insight!
Much love.
#nostr #bitcoin #governance
Disclaimer: I am reposting my original "introduction post" with the appropriate hashtags to meet more people. Newbie mistake.
Hello all!
Here it is, my first contribution.
After only hearing about Nostr, relays, and clients for the first time earlier this week, it only took me a few days to be completely sold on a new era of media and community. Similar to my introduction to Bitcoin and sound money earlier this year, it has taken very little time for me to believe in a future that is built on open source software, sound money, and decentralized systems.
I am looking forward to getting involved in discussions, providing value, and helping to build and maintain this wonderful community.
thank you for your thoughts and work that have helped invoke a curiosity in me, I am happy to be a part of this journey.
Much love to all. #introductions #nostr
2/21/2026, 1 engagement
Hello all!
Here it is, my first contribution.
After only hearing about Nostr, relays, and clients for the first time earlier this week, it only took me a few days to be completely sold on a new era of media and community. Similar to my introduction to Bitcoin and sound money earlier this year, it has taken very little time for me to believe in a future that is built on open source software, sound money, and decentralized systems.
I am looking forward to getting involved in discussions, providing value, and helping to build and maintain this wonderful community.
thank you for your thoughts and work that have helped invoke a curiosity in me, I am happy to be a part of this journey.
Much love to all.