It seems like some people just enjoy stewing in negative sentiment for some reason. Maybe they haven't been around long enough to witness how being optimistic about Bitcoin is always fulfilled eventually. Maybe they're afraid of being wrong and defensively choose to be pessimistic today rather than risk be disappointed tomorrow. Well that's the whole point of "stay humble, stack sats, keep Bitcoin decentralized, secure and open" - as long as you do that you'll never be disappointed and you become free to enjoy the experience of living in optimism and positive sentiment. Stop choosing to be miserable, ya moron! Look around. Besides, living in pessimism isn't good for your health. 1/10, don't recommend.

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Got it. I will write my code with the same mindset. Ain't no hackers gonna break my code because I only think in terms of optimism. Obviously I need to think pessimistically to see the perspective of those who pray on the naive.
Being "early" to a new idea, technology, or scientific development can be psychologically taxing. I've seen it happen in scientific projects that I've worked on, in Bitcoin, and Nostr. It goes something like this: 1. Honeymoon: "OMG this is the best thing ever, this is going to absolutely change the world." 2. Some time passes: "Why aren't more people into this?? I've told all my friends and family about it, and they're not excited. Why isn't this taking off?" 3. Eventually: "Well this can't be that great otherwise more people would have caught on. I'm done." Good ideas take time to diffuse, but they will spread.
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frphank 3 months ago
Bitcoin degraded from world currency to "positive sentiment". #btcfail