Being early is heavy.

I sell paintings for Bitcoin only.
Some people don't understand why.
Some think I'm limiting myself.

But here's what I've realized:
those who have understood the importance of Bitcoin are privileged — and often don't even realize it.
Not because they are smarter or destined to win, but because they noticed a crack in the wall before it became obvious to everyone. They sensed that money is not just currency, but trust; not just law, but power.
This is a quiet privilege: it offers no guarantees, promises no wealth, and spares no effort.
Understanding Bitcoin doesn't mean having arrived. It means having arrived early. And arriving early is uncomfortable: it makes you lonely, exposes you to doubt, forces you to explain things others are not yet willing to hear.
Many of those who "understand" don't feel privileged at all. They feel ahead of time — and being early is heavy.
Bitcoin is not a religion, nor a shortcut. It is a hard tool, demanding study, discipline, and responsibility. It does not forgive superficiality, technical or moral. It saves no one by magic.
The truth, without sugarcoating, is this:
understanding Bitcoin doesn't make you special. It makes you responsible.
Responsible for continuing to study.
Responsible for not mythologizing it.
Responsible for not preaching blindly.
Responsible for accepting that you might be wrong about timing, methods, outcomes.
If there is a real privilege, it lies only here:
Having suspected that the rules of the game were not eternal.
And that suspicion, once born, never lets you return to being at ease as before.

That's why for my paintings I only accept Bitcoin.
Not because I'm certain. But because I can't unsee what I've seen.

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