Bit-life crisis: The moment in your bitcoin journey where… - your stacks stop moving the needle - net worth fluctuates more than annual salary in a single day - fiat job losses all meaning - you lose the ability to self censor - things that upset those around you barely register for you - you just stop giving a fuck entirely

Having children will make you believe in god again. “He knew only that his child was his warrant. He said: If he is not the word of God, then God never spoke.” ~Cormac McCarthy, The Road

This is 100% how it works.

The individual is paramount.

When I was younger people would constantly tell me I was cocky/arrogant. People don’t say that to me as much anymore. I think it’s because I actually did a lot of the shit I said I was going to do. It’s just reality now.

Prediction: First political streamer that doesn’t suck rides the wave straight into the White House. Timeline: 4-12 years

The state has a gun to your families head. Act accordingly.

Here’s how to get to truth (or close to it) in the Information Age. - learn how to think broadly - reason from first principles - take in information from multiple competing sources - go direct to source to find information if possible - employ occham’s/hanlon’s razor - put aside personal bias - consider what is likely true and not what you would like to be true - don’t be afraid to switch your stance - don’t be afraid of negative social consequences - be prepared to be incorrect

Skip all this meaningless hedonism and play legos on the floor with your kids. It’ll lead to a better life.

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.” - Alexander Tytler Right now: Fiat= From apathy to dependence Bitcoin= From bondage to spiritual faith.

As shitty as it is, there wouldn’t be hit pieces on nostr if nostr wasn’t doing something right. That’s how you know you’re over the target.

Tell me you’re a retard without telling me you’re a retard…

Normies learning shit we knew 4 years ago and have long since internalized. Here’s some more 1. Unless you were super fat or immuncompromised it was never deadly 2. The vaccines never worked 3. Fauci both caused and profited from the virus 4. Masks never worked 5. Masking children was evil and stupid 6. It came from a lab 7. It was released from that lab on purpose by Chinese actors 8. Lockdowns did nothing 9. Vaccine passports were always a backdoor social credit score system also evil

I’ve sampled all the fancy rich people stuff at this point in life and will now tell you what’s worth it and what’s not… Fancy car - Not worth it. Save the money and get a regular car. Really fancy car - Maybe worth it? Depends. If you’re super into cars these are pretty fun. First class air travel - Worth it. But fair warning you can’t go back to economy once you get used to first. Private air travel - Not worth it. Too expensive. Unless you’re some kind of huge celebrity you’ll be fine in first class. Luxury hotel rooms - Worth it. There’s a big difference between the ritz and the best western. Enough said. Fancy watch - Maybe worth it? Similar to the really fancy car thing. If you like it go for it, if not don’t worry you aren’t missing out on anything. Fancy clothes - Not worth it. Rich people don’t wear this crap. Gucci, LV etc is for upper middle class people to signal to poor people. Mansion - Worth it. Having a nice home is always nice, probably don’t go obnoxiously large though. Beyond 10k square feet you’re going to have weird maintenance and headaches taking care of the home. Private chef - Not worth it. The food tastes good, but it’s another person in your house and that shit gets annoying. Yacht - Maybe worth it? This goes in the same category as super cars and watches. If you’re into boats and you like spending time on the water it might be worthwhile. Otherwise just hangout by the pool, lake, ocean… same vibe but cheaper. Maids - Worth it. Nobody wants to do their own cleaning. Fancy food - Not worth it, caviar and foie gras will never beat burger and fries. High quality food yes, fancy rich guy food no. Maybe every once in awhile. Fancy booze - Not worth it. Gets you drunk the same as regular booze. The richest friend I have drinks natty light. True story.

I love my family and bitcoin and America in that order. I don’t give one shit about anything else.

After having a little money for a few years and dabbling in some of the finer things I can tell you that nothing beats an ordinary life. - Getting a slice of pizza and seeing a movie with your wife. - Hitting the bar and having drinks and conversation with your friends. - Hanging out at the park throwing a frisbee around. - Taking the kids for ice cream on a hot summer day. - An economy plane ticket to go visit family or an old friend. - A reliable car that takes you where you need to go. - A great blanket to snuggle up in on a cold winter day. If you have these things already, trust me… you are wealthier than you know. Drinking $1,000 wine and eating caviar with famous people won’t make you any happier. In fact it may have the opposite effect. As the bitcoin price rises you should definitely dabble in fancy shit if you feel compelled, but once you get a peak behind the curtain you’ll find out pretty quick it’s hollow and meaningless compared to the things that really matter.

Your life only truly begins when you realize you don’t owe anything to anyone. Sadly some people dont realize this until it’s too late.

Here’s a fun fact. You can literally bend reality with your mind and only weak minded cowards live in a reality that someone else created for them.