Bitcoin as a Framework for Excellence | Aleksandar Svetski | FFS #116
Jul 3, 2024
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Guest Aleksandar Svetski discusses Bitcoin as a framework for excellence, emphasizing responsibility over freedom and the samurai virtues of bushido. He introduces Satlantis, a new Nostr app for travel and beyond. Topics include AI skepticism, Nostr adoption, and the book preorder on Geyser and Kickstarter.
Bitcoin is a framework for excellence, emphasizing excellence or failure with no middle ground.
Responsibility outweighs freedom in the Bitcoin community, urging pursuit of excellence and nobility.
Satlantis, a new Nostr app, is set to revolutionize travel and replace legacy web and social media on Nostr.
Deep dives
Evolution of 'The Bushido of Bitcoin' Book
The journey of 'The Bushido of Bitcoin' book began as a conversation between Eric Case and the speaker, leading to a deep dive into the virtues of Bushido and their application to Bitcoin. Originally intended to explore the link between virtues and Bitcoin, the book transformed significantly after seven drafts and extensive evolution over two years, resulting in a unique and complex creation.
The Significance of Virtues and Bitcoin Standards
The book delves into the virtues associated with the samurai code of Bushido, highlighting the importance of adopting these virtues in the context of a Bitcoin standard. By examining the virtues such as justice, courage, honor, respect, loyalty, and more, the book emphasizes the role of virtues in not only achieving success within a Bitcoin framework but also in cultivating a culture of excellence, vitality, beauty, and ascendancy for civilization.
Responsibility and Freedom in Bitcoin Culture
The discussion emphasizes the relationship between responsibility and freedom within the Bitcoin community. It challenges the idea of being a 'Pleb' or average and promotes the pursuit of excellence and nobility. By linking freedom to responsibility, the conversation digs into the importance of individual responsibility in fostering excellence and countering entropy and mediocrity.
The Creation of 'Atlantis' - A Revolutionary Travel and Social Tool
The podcast introduces 'Atlantis,' a groundbreaking travel and community tool powered by an open social graph from Nostra. The tool aims to help Bitcoiners and digital nomads find Bitcoin-friendly places, discover events, connect with like-minded individuals, and explore cities through real ratings from local ambassadors. The discussion highlights how 'Atlantis' revolutionizes the review system by leveraging social connections and providing authentic, relevant information for travelers.
Utilizing Noster as a Community Building Tool
Utilizing Noster, the speaker highlights the power of utilizing platforms like Atlantis to build and unite communities within the Bitcoin ecosystem. By leveraging Noster as a social service tool, community managers and organizers can streamline their efforts, hosting events, tagging merchants, and engaging with followers. The seamless integration of platforms like Atlantis enables community members to create meetups, share events, and engage with a network of like-minded individuals, akin to a personalized Facebook experience.
Fostering Trust and Portability with Noster
The discussion delves into the concept of owning followers and content within a social graph, drawing parallels to email lists' ownership. Noster promises users data ownership and portability, offering a unique selling point in a world inundated with rented follower lists on traditional social media platforms. This ownership and control extend to merchant profiles, building a web of trust that reshapes traditional rating systems and revolutionizes how users interact with and build communities on the internet.
Aleksandar Svetski joins us for the second time to discuss his upcoming book, The Bushido of Bitcoin, in which he presents Bitcoin as a framework for excellence as related to the samurai virtues of bushido! He also tells us all about Satlantis, his upcoming new Nostr super-app. Recorded in person at BTC Prague.
Highlights:
🔹Bitcoin is a framework for excellence - you either excel or fail, there is no middle ground
🔹Responsibility is more important than freedom
🔹The Bushido of Bitcoin is available to preorder on Geyser and Kickstarter
🔹Satlantis is a new Nostr app initially focused on travel, but expanding to replace much of legacy web and social media on Nostr
🔹AI is a scam
🔹Nostr will be adopted much faster than Bitcoin
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