James

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 @Hard Money Herald 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. @jack mallers, Thank you for helping us move towards the clearest path for exit. Let's see who walks through the door. 📝 27e69a71…

Using Claude Code and Obsidian to create a second brain thanks to Vin Verma. This is going to be creativity overload. #nostr #obsidian #claude