An effect I'm seeing in some of living on the #bitcoin standard is the effect of recapturing time freedom.
Time to reflect and thus, time to make changes incentivized to make the most of that time. But when you have it, you find that to live that time in a healthy way to preserve not only more of the years of your life, but access to a higher quality, which may actually contradict the purpose which you started out buying bitcoin for. nostr:nprofile1qqsg86qcm7lve6jkkr64z4mt8lfe57jsu8vpty6r2qpk37sgtnxevjcpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqzrthwden5te0dehhxtnvdakqaktkhj says it more eloquently, but I'll try to describe it what I'm noticing.
Consider this...
Most might think being rich is the capacity to buy things, which originally, that made sense to facilitate the ability to capture more time, like an agricultural tool to cut down on calorie use and reduce time to achieve one's plantation goal.
The issue was access to enough food to survive. Enough harvested calories to make it, enough stored energy to ensure stability. In essence, create a positive net growth of energy, and have it preseve that energy into time.
But what happens when you get there? That goal was just for one layer of long term longevity success. Many stay on that train. They reached the station but are stuck in survival mode. They don't hop off to build the next layer towards that long, healthy and happy life we deeply seek.
They promised themselves that they would never go hungry again, giving self-hope to make it through the tough times. I will eat whatever I want when I finally have enough money! I will reward myself with that supercar! Turning a tool into the goal.
Imagine having so much money that you can indeed buy any food, as much as you want, but now knowing that it isn't healthy to do so. Who wants to fast for health reasons, or going hungry sometimes to not over eat, working through self-control thoughts, negating delicious foods as others eat it in front of you, with a million in bitcoin sitting in your cold wallet? More money, if you have not built first the character rrady to handle it, may actually put you into more poverty.
More money will not stop the challenges you will have, but they can help you to focus on better things you couldn't while you tried to solve your personal energy preservation.
It's still good news, for it frees you from the challenges you were born with, and with that freedom, you get to choose the challenges you think are worthy of your time.
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