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The Cypherpunk Manifesto is a must-read for anyone interested in digital privacy.
Uncover the power of pseudonymity with this revolutionary manifesto:
Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn't want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn't want anybody to know.
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Privacy and consent are key values at Coindesk.
But did you know they have a policy that respects pseudonyms? Find out why @CoinDesk stands up for privacy:
Over the summer of 2020 the NYT was writing a story to dox @slatestarcodex
Coindesk decided to take a stand and publicly embrace pseudonyms with a no-doxxing policy.
Good will anon
Of course that’s your contention. Your a new pseudonym. Just got finished listening to @myfirstmilpod and heard about The Twitter Guy Mafia. You’re gonna be convinced of that ‘til next month when you get to @BoredElonMusk and then your gonna be talking about how the Metaverse..
Data Brokers
Have you recently seen @Discover advertise Free Online Privacy Protection with their Credit Card products?
If you aren't aware of the privacy nightmare that are Data Brokers, buckle up:
Running Bitcoin
Hal Finney’s iconic tweet on this day in 2009
Less than a week after Satoshi mined the first block, the late great cypherpunk @halfin was already running the permissionless #bitcoin software on his computer
Hal Finney died in 2015 of ALS, lets take a moment to remember him:
twitter.com/halfin/status/1110302988?s=46&t=rIY25abOlqaFU4lEJ4btmQ
Per the @NakamotoInst:
"Hal Finney was a software engineer and an early member of the Cypherpunks. Finney was a notable advocate of cryptography and digital privacy. He worked for the PGP Corporation, where he developed some of the earliest PGP code."
ChatGPT can help you build a pseudonym
🤖ChatGPT and AI can drastically help new 🥷pseudonyms get started with their first indie startup or side hustle 💰
Here are 5 ways you can use ChatGPT to get started building and less time consuming other peoples content:
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#1 AI to brainstorm
I built nymavatar.com with OpenAI so people who are curious about pseudonyms could quickly come up with name ideas for their next pseudonym.
You could also just ask ChatGPT for pseudonym name ideas!
Starting a 🥷pseudonym doesn't have to be difficult:
1. Decide on a name, use nymavatar.com
2. Create a new, private and secure email with @ProtonMail
3. Use @playground_ai to create your Avatar
4. Sign up for Twitter using your new pseudonym email
5. Start posting
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BORED
Today @BoredElonMusk , one of the most famous pseudonyms announced a @SubstackInc called BORED.
In his first newsletter he describes a Japanese word called, Ikigai, which translates to a "reason for being".
This really hit home, here is why:
twitter.com/BoredElonMusk/status/1609783110002147328?s=20&t=Pjbg6rkxX3gSfFfy11IukA
The major revelation is identifying and pursuing activities that align with our sense of purpose and bring us fulfillment.
My recent revelation is that being a creator and a builder under a pseudonym is my Ikigai.