There are many sayings in Bitcoin that resonate through the culture because they hold wisdom:

Not your keys, not your coins

Stack sats stay humble

Don’t trust, verify.

Recently in the fog of Israel’s war, don’t trust, verify seems to be the most pertinent.

Without a don’t trust, verify mentality you’re almost guaranteed to be led to the slaughterhouse with the rest of the sheep.

Don’t trust, verify is less convenient. It’s harder. It requires critical thinking.

But at this point it’s clearly a crucial principle to have… 5th generation warfare. Information war.

The battle is being fought for what you think and feel. Don’t give up any territory!