No-coiners don’t even call for zero anymore, they just say bitcoin is going to 38k and then look at you like this

Online discourse sucks because you can never just say a nuanced thing you always have to signal or counter signal. Because everyone else is trying to filter you into freind/enemy distinction. Exhausting frankly. Even on nostr, though I do find there’s slightly more room for nuance here than X.

When bitcoin pumps it feels like: - being in an apple store in 2007 - eating a box of orange tic tacs - renting an n64 game from blockbuster - flipping your pillow to the cool side - beating halo 2 on legendary - the cubs winning the World Series - seeing the dark knight in theaters When it dumps it feels like: - trying to itch your eye but you accidentally scratch it - having to pay taxes - stepping in a wet spot on the floor in socks - getting a paper cut - when the ketchup squirts water before the ketchup - that one mosquito bite right on your knuckle - that one hair that keeps tickling your arm but you can’t find it​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

I am trying to be less open minded. I am extremely obstinate in certain beliefs and am in fact actively hostile and discriminatory against counter beliefs. It goes far beyond being judgmental. There are a few principles where It goes to the core of my very being and nothing will ever change my mind. The best way to do this for me is to be open to inquiry for a period of time until I’ve figured out what’s going on and then radically close down any further examination. The critical thing is to be hostile towards the ideas and not the people holding them. Open inquiry → genuine examination → decision → closure → defense Being open minded is a virtue as the inception point of this process, but to stay open minded perpetually is destructive. I usually know I’ve found one of these when a violation of the belief makes me viscerally angry. Not just mildly annoyed but truly angry. Another is when I find sophisticated counter arguments suspicious rather than compelling. That last one is particularly useful. When a clever argument leads me toward a conclusion that feels deeply wrong, and the cleverness itself starts to feel like a red flag, that’s often a sign I’m near bedrock. So yeah I’m trying to be less open minded, I’d like to find more of these deep load bearing convictions.

Wildly bullish

Don’t waste your breath ever telling me what I can and can’t post / repost on nostr. I will post whatever I want whenever I want. I expect you to do the same.