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nat brunell
@Natalie
I’ve had more people reach out to me shaken in this cycle than even in 2022 (when Bitcoin went down 75% from $68k ATH to $16k!) saying they’re panicked, they sold, or they’re suddenly “not sure” about Bitcoin.

Some bailed into gold because they still want to stay on the hard money train. Some are convinced quantum computing is about to “break” Bitcoin. Some tell me I’m reckless for being so undiversified with my life’s savings.

I understand the fear. Drawdowns aren’t fun. They can mess with your confidence and your timeline…especially when the mood is this dark (and when your income is tied to the same asset you’re holding!).

But here’s where I’m at: Bitcoin is still the only life raft worth holding and helping other people find.

My mom gets $900 a month in Social Security. Who can live on that? That’s not a retirement plan - it’s a slow economic strangulation.

So no, I’m not in Bitcoin because it’s some thrilling get rich overnight scheme. I’m in Bitcoin because I don’t see another path that gives everyday families like mine a real shot. I didn’t get in early enough to be “set.” I’m still building. Still working. Still trying to protect the people I love in a system that keeps making life more expensive!

I haven’t lost faith….not because I’m numb to this volatility, but because the problem Bitcoin solves hasn’t gone away.

If you’re shaken right now, you’re not weak. You’re human. Just don’t confuse a bad market mood with a broken thesis.

Keep going. Zoom out. Do the work. Take care of your family. I’m doing the same. We’ve got this.
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MattA · 29w
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Brock · 29w
This is pretty painful for anyone who adopted bitcoin fully in 2021…huge disappointment after a lot of hard work learning, hodling, risking our reputation. We never got our moment. And this is 100% manipulation by banks and sovereigns who are actively trying to slow retail adoption. Anyone who tel...
Grace_Too · 29w
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsf67hqt0vuma40h2q0vauv3d9suw6fw2zjqdrvpprksf7vhhuhu4chsusce This is the shape of how you're feeling. It's not the nominal depreciation of the asset, it's the relentlessness of trend. If my analysis is right, 2026 looks more acute because there is less room for time pro...
Bitcoin Physician · 29w
Great post. Zoom out and keep grinding. Remember the gold price. Weimar chart. Wild swings just part of it.
Jake Woodhouse · 28w
“Do the work” Is the absolute key in my mind Brutal on the way down I’ve been humbled as well