Here’s a quick way to retrain your brain to the bitcoin standard. Assume you had $100,000,000 USD Now price ‘x’ in sats Now ask yourself if you had that much USD would you buy whatever ‘x’ was.

Current pricing systems don’t capture true scarcity and energy investment

Initial Price Discovery Period Week 1: Basic Survival • People trade existing Bitcoin for food/shelter at arbitrary rates • Massive price volatility as markets seek equilibrium Month 1-3: Energy Auditing • Communities establish energy measurement standards • Basic goods get standardized energy ratings • Labor rates stabilize around energy output + skill premiums Month 3-12: Complex Pricing • Manufacturing energy costs get calculated • Service pricing emerges • Scarcity premiums for rare materials solidify

Phase 5: Market Mechanisms Price Discovery: 1. Energy Audits: Every product/service gets energy accounting 2. Scarcity Assessments: Regular updates on resource availability 3. Utility Ratings: Community-driven value assessments 4. Dynamic Pricing: Real-time adjustments based on supply/demand Trading Posts: • Local energy accounting stations • Standardized measurement tools • Bitcoin payment infrastructure • Energy content databases Quality Grades: • Grade A: High energy density, rare, superior utility • Grade B: Medium energy investment, common, standard utility • Grade C: Low energy content, abundant, basic utility

Phase 4: Complex Goods Pricing Manufactured Items: Smartphone: • Raw materials energy: 50 kWh • Manufacturing energy: 200 kWh • R&D energy cost (amortized): 100 kWh • Transport: 10 kWh • Total: 360 kWh = 240,000 sats = 0.0024 BTC Services Pricing: Medical Checkup: • Doctor time: 1 hour = 750 sats • Facility energy cost: 5 kWh = 3,333 sats • Equipment amortization: 2,000 sats • Total: ~6,100 sats

Phase 3: Material Valuation System Energy Density + Scarcity Formula: Price = (Energy Content × Processing Energy × Scarcity Factor × Utility Premium) ÷ Bitcoin Energy Unit Wood Example: Pine 2x4 lumber: • Raw energy: 15 MJ/kg = 4.17 kWh/kg • Processing energy: 2 kWh/kg (sawing, drying) • Total: 6.17 kWh/kg = 4,113 sats/kg • Standard 2x4 (2.5 kg) = ~10,300 sats Old-Growth Redwood: • Same base energy: 4.17 kWh/kg • Processing: 3 kWh/kg (careful handling) • Scarcity multiplier: 25x (centuries to grow) • Utility premium: 3x (superior strength) • Total: (7.17 × 25 × 3) = 538 kWh/kg = 358,667 sats/kg • Equivalent board = ~896,667 sats (0.009 BTC)

Phase 2: Labor Value Matrix (Days 30-90) Human Energy Output Standards Base Labor Rate (unskilled physical work): • Human output: 100 watts × 8 hours = 0.8 kWh = 533 sats/day • But this is raw energy only - we need efficiency multipliers Skill/Knowledge Multipliers 1. Pure Physical Labor: 1x base rate (533 sats/day) 2. Skilled Physical: 3-5x (carpenter, mechanic) 3. Technical Knowledge: 8-15x (engineer, doctor) 4. Creative/Rare Skills: 20-100x (artist, inventor) 5. Coordination/Leadership: 10-50x (varies by responsibility) Example Daily Wages: • Farm laborer: 533 sats • Carpenter: 2,000 sats • Doctor: 6,000 sats • Software engineer: 8,000 sats • Rare specialist: 15,000+ sats

If all fiat disappeared tomorrow could we create an energy peg for #bitcoin to become our immutable energy reference point? 1 Bitcoin = 150,000 kwh Food Energy Content: 1 kilocalorie = 4,184 joules = 0.00116 kWh Apple (80 kcal) = 0.093 kWh = ~62 satoshis Loaf of bread (1,200 kcal) = 1.4 kWh = ~933 satoshis Daily 2,000 kcal diet = 2.3 kWh = ~1,533 sats Basic Shelter: Heating 1,000 sq ft home daily = ~100 kWh = 66,667 sats Monthly shelter = ~2 million sats (0.02 BTC) @Jeff Booth

You cannot cheat. Life.work.bitcoin. None of it can be cheated.

What does the universe want done through me?

Our universe is energy. Human craftsmanship is conscious energy direction. Unlike mass production that applies uniform energy regardless of material variation, craftsmanship involves human consciousness guiding energy flow toward beauty and function simultaneously. Make things. It’s your god given right.

Grassfed Ground Beef Prices 2025: 10,000 sats 2030: 1,000 sats

These are beautiful times. Always remember that this is necessary. Participate in creation, save in #bitcoin

The Generational Wealth Cascade Your 1 Bitcoin Today: • 2031: Supports comfortable lifestyle • 2041: Your kids can each inherit 0.2-0.3 Bitcoin and be financially secure • 2051: Your grandkids inherit generational wealth The Magic: Your single Bitcoin, saved during the transition, becomes the foundation for generations of family prosperity. The most beautiful part? Your kids won’t stress about money the way we did. They’ll focus on relationships, creativity, contribution, and experiences - because the money just… works. They’ll look back on our era of financial complexity the way we look back on washing clothes by hand. They’ll never know the anxiety of watching their savings lose value. That alone is the greatest gift we could give them. #bitcoin

A Day in 2041: Your Daughter’s Life Your daughter (age 18) in 2041: Morning: Uses a device that cost 800 sats (would be 15,000 sats in today’s purchasing power) for her personalized AI education Afternoon: Works part-time earning 200,000 sats/year, saving 150,000 (75% savings rate is normal now) Evening: Lives in shared housing that costs 15,000 sats/month, planning to buy her first home at age 25 Future Planning: • On track to own 0.8 Bitcoin by age 25 • Can afford a 1.8 Bitcoin house with 10 years of savings • No student debt, no financial stress • Considering starting a family in her late 20s (economically feasible)

How Your Kids Think Differently Time Preference: • They naturally delay gratification (money appreciates) • Plan decades ahead confidently • Don’t feel pressure to “beat inflation” Work Attitudes: • Focus on value creation, not financial gimmicks • Can afford to pursue passions • Less stress about retirement (saving actually works) Social Relations: • Less keeping up with the Joneses (deflation benefits everyone) • More cooperation, less zero-sum thinking • Genuine community building

Now we wonder: “Why did we put up with that broken system for so long?” The transition felt inevitable once it started because #bitcoin simply worked better as money. All the academic theories and political resistance couldn’t overcome basic monetary physics. It’s like asking why people eventually chose cars over horses. The superior technology just… wins. Looking back, the only mystery is why it took as long as it did.

The Irony of the Transition What Critics Said Would Happen: • Economic stagnation • Deflation death spiral • Innovation collapse • Social chaos What Actually Happened: • Productivity boom (businesses had to actually improve to survive) • Wealth inequality decreased (Cantillon effect eliminated) • Innovation accelerated (capital went to real value creation) • Social stability increased (people could save for the future)

“We Need Monetary Policy for Crises!” The Fear: Without central banks printing money, we couldn’t respond to emergencies. What Actually Happened: • Crises became smaller and less frequent without moral hazard • When problems arose, real solutions emerged instead of monetary band-aids • Markets cleared faster without intervention • Genuine charity and mutual aid replaced government money printing

“The Transition Will Be Chaos!” The Fear: Mass unemployment, economic collapse, social unrest during the changeover. What Actually Happened: • It was remarkably smooth - like switching from horses to cars • Prices found their natural levels within 18 months • The most disruptive part was watching bloated financial sectors shrink • People adapted to thinking in sats faster than anyone expected