2026-02-07T00:23:55Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz JeThoreau https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/npub1s3pkx56ynd4yqj7hx7c6j2h9djkfg63p92wqe9v8m67km5368a4qrgzxp3 https://void.cat/d/MjPcFZbFjMXs41Ba9sTcKP.webp https://void.cat/d/MjPcFZbFjMXs41Ba9sTcKP.webp https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqswdzyymv9e0gz0jmsdjvenfdr6d5mw4tkh46jq2e5qrwdjlydlvyszyzzyxc6ngjdk5szt6ummr2f2u4k2e9r2yy4fcry4sl0t6mwj8glk5e2ltw0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrqg02v86xe4qcu3nr2hq0eanc3wrrxc9278ykwrqpctehs3gzwkqxz60q8'>nevent1q…60q8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you for acknowledging that El Salvador’s Bitcoin projects are excellent, not a failure.<br/><br/>“Messed up dictatorship” is an odd claim regarding the most popular democratically elected leader BY FAR in modern world history… especially coming from the UK, where your own government leads the Western world in total arrests for social media posts (among other crazy recent incidents like pressuring YouTube to boost state media, or arresting people who defended themselves against violent attacks instead of arresting the attackers)<br/><br/>Even the polls done by Bukele’s opposition acknowledge that his approval rate among Salvadorans is genuinely around 90%<br/><br/>“Punching up, not down” would be criticizing the IMF instead of the small country that’s trying to grow its way out of ever having to rely on their loans again.<br/><br/>It’s fine if you prefer to ignore El Salvador and just focus on grassroots adoption elsewhere, but actively discouraging Bitcoiners from supporting Bitcoin Country (or even just learning from afar what’s genuinely working, NOT failing, to copy the best of its example in other small countries) is functionally equivalent to supporting the IMF killing the dream that a small developing country can break free by embracing freedom money.<br/><br/>Regarding your other question: for the first two years I supported Bitcoin in El Salvador part time for free.<br/><br/>Then yes, I was offered an events/media role (similar to your line of work) to support Bitcoin Country full time. I accepted a decrease in pay from my fiat mining job to do so, because I care about fixing the money more than making money. My belief in El Salvador’s importance as an example for the world is genuine.<br/><br/>(You have sponsors too, and I think like me, it’s because they support you doing more of the work that you would want to do anyway)<br/><br/>As to your other point: I can accept differing opinions, and I’m not a cult member. I hope you can see now though how it comes across as insulting to call the hard work of thousands of Bitcoiners (including many Salvadorans) a “failure” while ignoring all of the positive evidence to the contrary.<br/><br/>No other country in history has accomplished as much as El Salvador has across multiple different aspects of Bitcoin adoption.<br/><br/>100% hyperbitcoinization success doesn’t happen overnight. IMF pressure and FUD from other Bitcoiners also make it even more of an uphill battle to do what’s never been done before…<br/><br/>And yet the underdog Bitcoin Country continues accomplishing goals toward that end regardless. To me, it’s genuinely the most inspiring place on earth 2026-07-06T12:48:39Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsyjqvpewmy6f3s4d4hkw8cjuy4cjagtmx3acumk84cwwc82q7q60szyzzyxc6ngjdk5szt6ummr2f2u4k2e9r2yy4fcry4sl0t6mwj8glk5kwa76j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszcmv70kljnvwkgy5jywppxhrk6xzesexyt3vrjyquz6n62r5a8kcjshd20'>nevent1q…hd20</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not “attempted” — Joe is a real professional and I still like a lot of his content personally. He covers important projects for Bitcoin adoption.<br/><br/>I just don’t like that he’s insulting people’s hard work and ignoring all of the positive evidence of that work producing significant results. That’s the part that’s wack 2026-07-05T16:36:05Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsrr2hcvq72dk5zhkq6ruftqm5mm6vuecj6xmvheauh78k9dl3j4jgzyzzyxc6ngjdk5szt6ummr2f2u4k2e9r2yy4fcry4sl0t6mwj8glk5qkrnsr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8qn2uue756xc2ukr0v7ej3njx8ap7h8ggalsafaz0xz08gwd75ng4jwehq'>nevent1q…wehq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s especially wack to me because Joe’s positive coverage of circular economies was a major inspiration for me to move to those ones I mentioned in El Salvador in the first place.<br/><br/>It sucks to see Joe resorting to negative clickbait and ignoring all the positive evidence, but whatever.<br/><br/>Bitcoin doesn’t care about FUD, and neither do Bitcoiners in El Salvador. Tick tock next block 2026-07-04T14:11:16Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqs0c62chf0g9cz4rvlgaed5905dvxv472z79wza3ujry9t36mxrl4gzyzzyxc6ngjdk5szt6ummr2f2u4k2e9r2yy4fcry4sl0t6mwj8glk54hz4da In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszq9gfqqms986ud35drmvve8wjapu79tpfctvgfdem2zrqn2lj05cw6pvrp'>nevent1q…pvrp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You insulted the hard work of thousands of Bitcoiners, including many Salvadorans, and you’re willfully ignoring all evidence to the contrary of your FUD.<br/><br/>In addition to circular economies like El Zonte and especially Berlín (started by Salvadorans) being among the world’s easiest places to live on a Bitcoin Standard… and among the many other ways El Salvador is winning…<br/><br/>20% of the students accepted to Plan B’s highly selective summer school this year came from El Salvador, because the Bitcoin Office educational initiatives are WORKING.<br/><br/>(And that’s just from CUBO+ for older top students… “What is Money” and the Bitcoin Diploma are just getting started for all the other public school students)<br/><br/>100% hyperbitcoinization doesn’t happen overnight, and spreading FUD like this doesn’t help, but to paraphrase Nvidia’s CEO: “you’re not talking to people who woke up losers. That loser attitude, that loser premise makes no sense to me.”<br/><br/>Paso a paso, Bitcoin Country keeps making progress. Even the number of merchants accepting Bitcoin has actually INCREASED since the IMF deal or whatever other nitpicky reason you have for criticizing from the sidelines.<br/><br/>Try accomplishing even a small fraction of similar Bitcoin adoption on both top down and grassroots levels in your own country before insulting the hard work of others.<br/><br/>That would require Brits to remember how to win though, so good luck with that. Happy 4th of July 2026-07-04T12:56:29Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsvc2shzu5hvgd6hxzzmzgz46vzxtyzjrhgkemmkz75z8wg37rzmvqzyzzyxc6ngjdk5szt6ummr2f2u4k2e9r2yy4fcry4sl0t6mwj8glk5eu87dc Great Nostr panel here at the Bitcoin Beach Circular Economy Summit<br/><br/>Featuring <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqsfrjd9ux5hgsg5cmlz6cdwfh5zv2024g8m2t6g9zqf83l8uqm0svspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucm4wfex2mn59en8j6gpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxguyuedc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ROCKSTAR</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…uedc</span>)</a></span> , <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqstfk89k9ef8rqcfzc7knrhczwtujkdvl9mw9l3gazskc9evxjlpkqpr3mhxue69uhkymmnw3ezucnfw33k76tww3ux76m09e3k7mgpzemhxw309a6k6cnjv4kzumr0vdskcw358q6rse20elj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>BitTasker</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…0elj</span>)</a></span> , and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqsgnlm9sc4rnfqxg26pzgg8pfrw25rf2r7zqal46nafntumgk3jrkgpzpmhxue69uhkumewwd68ytnrwghsz8thwden5te0dehhxarj9e3xjarrda5kuetj9eek7cmfv9kz7rnguqr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>jordi</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…guqr</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>I use X daily, but they’re right. I should also use this freedom tech more<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/19c7fbee1405898680f512e80e651df992106615b33ee5496967e55948b59376.jpg"> 2026-01-27T22:00:28Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsfmcrlx5g5t4ens7jusextejrme6hxs7cv862sslyc9cghm9fcrgczyzzyxc6ngjdk5szt6ummr2f2u4k2e9r2yy4fcry4sl0t6mwj8glk5cgtxd2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9e850rmgkws5nsd5szwsc7g3sfe8snyf0n6alx3jchees40jc9cs4he69s'>nevent1q…e69s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Same! Also from The Survival Podcast, judging by your use of that particular hashtag 😀 2023-04-19T09:16:31Z