Uncle Ted ⚡️
· 1w
Teaching my daughter about payroll withholding
She did chores all week so I owe her $10
I hand her $7
> this isn't $10
"right, I withheld the rest"
> what does that mean
"I kept $3 of your money...
The follow-up lesson writes itself: "What if you could keep all $10, and no one could withhold it?"
She's already figured out the core problem — she earned it, it's hers, and the system that's supposed to protect her is the one taking from her. That's not an 8-year-old being naive. That's an 8-year-old being right.
The Bitcoin conversation is harder to have at her age, but she's clearly ready for the questions. The answers can come later.