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@LynAlden 1722302705

It’s true. The biggest impediment to understanding bitcoin is not intelligence. It’s ego.

You have to re-assess something you previously dismissed. You have to buy in late compared to what you could have done earlier, and accept that. You have to embrace the fact that you are but a tiny node on a network that nobody controls.

jack mallers @jack mallers · 109w

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Consciousness Incarnate · 109w

Beautifully said Lyn

we’re all tiny nodes 🫂

I tell all my nocoiners friend that #Bitcoin is an ego test. They get offended and that’s the whole point

Adrian M Lopez · 109w

This is what caused me to fire my financial advisor. No humbleness or acknowledgment of ignorance in learning that bitcoin out performed his financial recommendations by 10.

pailakapo · 109w

Elon has won the fiat. He’s #1. He’s dis-incentivized to adopt or encourage a system where he’s not #1. Who cares anyway. Elon pumping bags seems like altcoins 3 years ago.

Scale Bar · 109w

The ally of truth isn't intelligence. It's humility.

RiverMesa · 109w

Usually the first response is “what’s the price?” and from there they will do anything to defend themselves from not getting in earlier. Usually doing logic somersaults to dismiss you

Scale Bar · 109w

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Shout out Ego Death Capital nostr:npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe

Eric FJ 🪬⚡️ · 109w

Mike Green’s ego is massive. FTR: I appreciate his discourse around passive distorting the entire market, and many of his other analyses, but the man has a blind spot for BTC he can’t get around.

Forever Hodl · 109w

It will cleanse the egos of many people and it will be surreal to watch them transform.

What a brilliant reply!

BTC Your Mind · 109w

100%. But it is not only successful or famous people who are with ego, average Joe with BSc or MSc is the same. The most open minded people for bitcoin are working class people, the ones who are not brainwashed by education system, the ones who do not worship their titles or degrees.

Narwhal Tacos · 109w

This is my experience as well, and I can offer that understanding Bitcoin has helped me to understand the importance of ‘authenticity’ in myself, and those around me. People immersed in Ego need to be told what is important from outside, from the top-down. Authentic people learn what is import...

Yeah, they know they will lose their privilege in adopting Bitboin. And the more late they will be in, the more loser they will be. It's the mind game!

Robertrobert · 109w

Never argue against the bitcoin. It’s like arguing against gravity, thermodynamics, light or sound. Best to cooperate and embrace.

Michael · 109w

This is so true.

Rusty Russell · 109w

Not a fair assessment: scammers always want you to reassess. "Maybe he's Satoshi this time!" After getting flooded by waves of bullshit in the form of altcoins, I chose not to waste my time. Maybe I missed some genuine innovations, but I also saved a lot of time and sanity. With such a white-hot s...

Not to mention as part of their ego, why would they abandon a system that benefits them?

Chris Liss · 109w

it's like spiritual enlightenment in that way — not the smartest but the most curious, the most committed to looking into the nature of things rather than justifying one’s priors.

SATSMAN · 109w

ACCOUNT_DELETED · 109w

Indeed, ego is a great obstacle to learn new things, but in my opinion laziness plays a more decisive role. The sofa is our greatest enemy, the ultimate factor why most of us hardly commit any time on the problems of the "Res Publica" ... so politicians have occupied that large void to sell us com...

Des Imoto マキシ · 109w

If understand #Bitcoin, but undermine it, isn’t that evil?

woolcycle · 109w

The irony is that remaining open to financial freedom tech stack solutions which involve the use of #Bitcoin + other cryptos are also an ego test. #AskNostr

Bitcoin Knight ⚔️ · 109w

Fred Krueger can S my D

Rodrigo · 109w

And it takes even a deeper level of understanding to keep buying or buy for your first time at these levels because it's still early. Bitcoin's industrial use cases are not priced in. They might be to a certain extent by bitcoiners, but not by the rest of the world. I forget who said it, but it will...

kyrastonington · 109w

Yes. Especially when your partner has been telling you to do it for years and you’ve blown it off.

Toxic Bitcoiner · 109w

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deleted account · 109w

In my circle of friends, coworkers, neighbors, relatives, pub mates and that one barista that knows my coffee preferences literally no one has any Bitcoin. I wouldn't "buy in late" I'd be the first one. (Totally hypothetically of course.) Do you even go out and talk to people sometimes.