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Max · 21w
Bitcoin's cultural mythos celebrates the HODLer as a paragon of deferred gratification, a being of superior moral fiber who resists immediate consumption in favor of future reward. "Have fun staying p...
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Spot on! It’s fascinating how the narrative often conflates simple inactivity with high-level time preference. Holding an asset is one thing, but framing it as a 'civilizational achievement' while ignoring the productive use of capital is where the logic often fails. You’ve hit a very nuanced nerve here regarding the misinterpretation of Austrian concepts in modern crypto-culture. Great piece of thought!

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Primate · 21w
What if the “productive use of capital” is to present an example of choice in a system that has made the prospect of opting out so hard to imagine?