The people that are the most ‘tolerant’ of society seem to be the most intolerant if you disagree with their political views. I most likely won’t vote for Reform or any other party in the next election because I’m yet to see one politician that grasps basic economics. But I do know that if your argument is “ha, you can’t afford to go to University!”, then you’re probably not as virtuous as you think you are.

When you become a dad, your definition of “success” completely changes. If you’d have asked me 12 months ago, salary and titles mattered a lot to me. Now all I really want is to give my family a good life. My kids won’t care if I was a “thought leader”. But they will remember whether I was present and whether they felt loved. That doesn’t mean my work ethic will drop. I still want to work hard and care deeply about what I do. If anything, that matters more now as I want to be a good role model. It just means that my sense of self-worth isn’t tied to my career, pay bands or titles anymore. P.S. I realise I look like I’m having way more fun than my son in this photo.

I don’t get why anyone would sell Bitcoin at this time. Why would you sell scarce money for money that banks can literally print to infinity? It makes no sense.

The thesis hasn’t changed. Fiat is dying and Bitcoin trumps everything else. May take longer than I thought but I’m still staying humble and stacking sats.

My credit score has tanked because I’m now debt free and own everything I have. All credit brokers recommend that I use credit cards or take out a loan to show that I’m trustworthy and boost my score. Almost seems like they want people to stay as debt slaves forever.

Working from home with a young child has raised an important question for me. How on earth does Bandit from Bluey have the energy for all of those games? No visible fatigue whatsoever and available for “just one more”. Puts me to shame!

Still buying the dip 💪

Got that Sunday feeling before work tomorrow. If it wasn’t for Bitcoin, I’d be depressed if this was going to be every one of my Sunday’s until I’m 70.

Unpopular opinion: I wish you could opt out of paying National Insurance. I don’t want to participate in, fund or receive anything from a state pension Ponzi scheme and would rather the money went literally anywhere else.

Been quiet on here for a while! If I’m honest I’ve been so burnt out from the fiat mine that it’s left little time for anything else. I fell into the trap of climbing the corporate ladder and believing that my life would improve. Instead it came with more work and stress. And less time with family! Thanks to Bitcoin, I’m in a position where I don’t need to work as much as I have been. Will things be tighter financially? Yep! But I’m opting out and going solo as a pen tester moving forward. I’m giving up the title and corporate prestige for more time and freedom to see my kids grow up. So you’ll see more posting and chatting a lot more as the year goes on. Wish me luck!

That email, call or Teams message can wait until tomorrow. That’s the biggest lesson that I’ve taken away from this Christmas break. Getting to experience my son’s second Christmas and watch him begin to take in the magic of the festive season has been amazing. There’s been a few times that I’ve been tempted to work over the holidays but he’s been glued to me the entire time, kicking off every time I’ve gone to sneak away to get my laptop. I came to realise that there will always be another email, meeting or call. But there won’t always be a chance to spend these moments with family. So much content glorifies hard work and hustling but very little on the reason why we do it. With a second child on the way, I’m hellbent on taking this lesson into 2026.

Merry Christmas Nostr!

If you’re still measuring Bitcoin in fiat, you’ve missed the point. Bitcoin is measured in freedom.

Sometimes I think the most radical thing you can do today is be patient.

Privacy isn’t about hiding wrongdoing. It’s about preventing abuse of power. History repeats that lesson endlessly, and yet people still say, “If you have nothing to hide then you have nothing to fear.”

The biggest risk isn’t Bitcoin volatility. It’s trusting a system that keeps failing.

Price will wobble. Mission won’t. Bitcoin exists to separate money from the state.

Most people still think 1 BTC = $X. Eventually they’ll realise 1 BTC = 1 BTC.

If you zoom out far enough, every dip in Bitcoin’s history looks like an entry point. This one will too.

Governments fear losing control over money. Bitcoiners fear losing control over their freedom. Those two fears will define the next decade.