• religion demands unquestioned faith
• parents enforce rules on their kids
• schools teach pleasing the teacher
• the state punishes wrongdoer

across all these systems, the same pattern emerges: we’re rewarded for accepting answers, punished for asking

this trains us away from questioning. we become comfortable with obedience, uncomfortable with doubt

the result is a population that follows rather than thinks and never develops the moral courage to interrogate the systems that govern us

it is easier to follow than to lead yourself and take life in your own hands

there is no one like me. i am unique

to accept that everyone is built different, means also to accept that there are different views on a specific topic

the differences between us, makes life worth living. imagine everyone is like you or me. how boring the world would be

finding people that are built similar helps to belong. finding people that are built different helps to widen the perspective

since we are all built different there are as many viewpoints as people exist

we see the world through our eyes and sometimes think that it is the only right way to see it. but it is just one way

because everyone is built different

i always had a love-hate relationship with ‘social media’. i mentioned in words have meaning that i don’t think that ‘social media’ really is that social

there are still some benefits, especially when it is not algorithm based

because i like the simplicity of make and make install i gave snac a shot

i can’t promise how long i will stay…

…but for now you can find me under @nathanael@dalliard.ch on the fediverse

not hard in the sense that you can’t have fun doing it, but it is not the easy way

let me explain with two examples:

1. if you want to build muscle, you have to destroy it first

2. if you want to have a relationship, you have to invest time and care

both are not easy per se. both demand from you something that is hard

that doesn’t take away the joy doing it

but more often than not, we choose the easy way, which mostly isn’t worth it

wero claims to be “truly european”, but at the same time you will need an app installed from google or apple

not really european and independent. it’s an american lock-in. i agree with hugo

but here is the thing hugo misses:

we already have a global, permissionless, open-source, peer-to-peer global payment network called bitcoin

we can cut the middleman, save on fees and transact truly independent globally

if that works for you, be my guest

i am a little bit more pragmatic. i think nothing comes from nothing. i have to put in the work to reap the benefits

to be good at something i have to invest time. no expert fell from heaven… yet

(this is not about believe in the context of religion or faith. i think everyone should believe whatever)

when you see something with your own eyes or hear it with your own ears

you don’t need to believe it

it just happened. belief has nothing to do with this. the word loses its meaning

choose words wisely, they define you

i want to use the log for short entries. like a public diary you can subscribe to

how about this url structure:

• /btc/ - bitcoin
• /bsd/ - openbsd
• /veg/ - vegan

all three topics are dear and near to my heart. i think i have enough to say about them. especially because at least two of them are controversial

is one of these interesting to you or are you at least curious about my thinking?

this might motivate me to start with that specific topic. well anyway…

shoot me an email — i always answer

(might come back and link to the pages should i ever create them in the future)

(came back and added the links)

living close to a forest is a luxury i am thankful for and don’t take for granted

the natural elevation from a mountain transforms the walk into exercise

depending on the pace, my heart is pumping and i am sweating a little bit

taking the same route every walk. but also always changing: weather, flora, fauna, thoughts. never the same

walking — a daily habit for my peace

i did that too in the past…

but at some point i realized that it is more about my lack of empathy

personally i prefer logic and reason. but expecting this from others only paves the way to personal suffering

calling someone stupid is — stupid

(the irony isn’t lost on me)

one other thing is specialization. we can’t know everything. we have to focus on our craft. the thing we are great in. and greatness comes also from time invested

sometimes just saying “i don’t know” feels great. i don’t need to know

especially since we are connected today like never before. there is so much to know out there. it is okay to not know

news are there to entertain, rarely to inform. even if you know more afterwards, you often can’t help

there is freedom in not knowing. that is why i now often say: i don’t know

(instead of pulling something out of my ass to impress another human being…)

there are sometimes thoughts i want to share and if it resonates with someone out there that would be great

i am a loner. most of the time i prefer being alone, i am rarely lonely

i am a minimalist. it gives me freedom. sometimes clarity is more important

i am a perfectionist. why none of my previous (b)logs survived until today

i am special. although isn’t that what everyone thinks of themselves? i do think everyone is special in their own way

some of my believes are on my why page

send me an email and tell me about your believes. i really enjoy reading emails from other people (not newsletters)

encrypt it with pgp if you can. but that might be too big of an ask. no worries

maybe it’s not crazy logging after all

that’s it. all i have to say for now