Welcome to Nostr City: Where Bitcoin Meets Free Speech
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synopsis
The Season 4 premiere — recorded on Bitcoin Infinity Day (8/21). The show rebrands to "Nostr City" as Ian declares "we're not Bitcoin podcasters, we're Nostr podcasters that talk about Bitcoin." Features the debut of a custom song by Man Like Kwiks called "Nostr City," the introduction of the CHAOS Cartel acronym (Corporations Harvesting Attention On Social), and two real-world examples of Nostr's power: the Japan yen crash and Venezuela's contested election, both visible on Nostr before legacy media.
quotes
"We're not Bitcoin podcasters. We're Nostr podcasters that talk about Bitcoin." — Ian
"Nostr in the future will be looked back on as more important than Bitcoin, but would not have existed without Bitcoin." — Ian
"On Bitcoin Island, you have property rights, and in Nostr City, you have freedom of speech." — Ian
"The internet has amnesia. Nostr City remembers." — Ian
"There are only two types of people: people who are told what happened and people who know what's happening." — Ian
"They are the Cali Cartel. It's just that what they sell is legal." — Ian on CHAOS
"If you can make a joke about something, you understand it." — Mandana
"Get the power back. Get the freedom back. Get an npub and just start with that." — Man Like Kwiks lyrics
topics
Season 4 rebrand: Nostr City — "If Bitcoin is the new money, Nostr is the new internet""Nostr City" song debut by Man Like Kwiks (found via Wavelake zapping)The CHAOS Cartel: Corporations Harvesting Attention On Social (media) — the enemyNostr as freedom of speech + Bitcoin as property rights = the new capital of the free worldJapan yen crash visible on Nostr Sunday night before Monday marketsVenezuela election — citizen journalism on Nostr vs. "voting irregularities" on legacy mediaInternet refugees settling in Nostr City — the migration metaphorUK arresting people for social media postsUptober + Fed rate cut + US election = bullish convergenceBTC Ad Server manifesto in progress