Part two of my previous #randomthoughts post.
Telling this story because I feel it’s a sign of the times, and it’s also kinda funny. I started dating this woman and things were going great. Knew eachother for a while but we’re a few dates in. Saturday we had a great date. Sunday we were texting all day. Sunday night she asks me if there’s anything we disagree about.
My dumbass says “idk, politics, religion, money?” Once she found out I voted for trump it was completely over. A dealbreaker for her. I don’t even like trump and I calmly explained my view.
Monday we tried to talk again but she was so unwilling to compromise, or listen and discuss things to find the truth. These liberal women are completely brainwashed. She ranted about trump being sexist and racist, about anthony fauci being our savior from Covid.
Yeah it wouldn’t have worked 😂. I feel like this is something new though. People are so divided right now that one disagreement on politics can end a relationship. Maybe it’s always been like this. I dunno.
I thought it was funny more than sad to be honest.
#stories
Since discovering bitcoin I am a completely different person. I know that I will never again be the same. And in a way, that’s good but it is also bad. I will always be different from 99% of people I interact with on a daily basis.
In my daily life I can kind of avoid politics. But recently I disagreed with someone I care about. We argued about politics. I understand how purposefully divisive politics are, and she does not. I remain an open mind because I understand how people’s viewpoints can differ based on what they were exposed to. Not everyone feels the same though.
It’s almost impossible to describe my world view to someone who does not see what I’ve seen. I just feel lonely knowing that the people around me just don’t get it. In a way my life has become harder. Living in a big city, most people are strongly liberal.
I love nostr for this reason, a little escape from the world’s programming into our community. But it doesn’t compare to meat space.
I’ll be alright. Just feelin a lil sad and lonely. I’d rather be open and honest in my daily life than not. Even if it brings me problems, I’d rather live a life of truth. This pain is a small price to pay for the advantages that bitcoin brings and the massive benefit it has had on my life.
Y’all can probably relate. 🙏
#randomthoughts