bitcoin's storytelling problem...
i get it. been preaching it since 2020.
from the trenches—most bitcoin stories orbit the same three things: satoshi, the tech, the monetary system.
all important. all preachy.
when 100+ titles start with "satoshi's..." and 200+ more with "bitcoin..."—general audiences tune out. immediately.
story is a metaphor for life. it's how we convey meaning. it explores the human condition. the best stories are human. people overcoming conflict. personal. hopeful. fearful.
telling a story about a hammer isn't interesting.
telling a story about a person using a hammer—better.
telling a story about a person facing the harsh elements of winter, who just so happens to need a hammer or face his doom—now you have my attention.
if you want to tell a bitcoin story, don't talk about bitcoin.
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"Immutable"
She died with nothing. No note. No files. Just an encrypted message embedded in a transaction. A truth buried in the chain, but refuses to die.
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that's a bitcoin story.
notice how it doesn't mention bitcoin.
so why hasn't more bitcoin stuff been picked up?
film takes capital. no capital, no film. and capital comes with strings. expectations. returns.
even bitcoin-rich investors play the same game. different money. same rules.
art requires risk. real creative risk. the kind where you might fail. where the message matters more than the market.
investment demands safety. projections. metrics.
these two things fight each other.
so compromises creep in. vision gets diluted. the story becomes "content." the thing that made it dangerous—gets cut first.
maybe the question isn't _why hasn't more bitcoin stuff been picked up?_
maybe it's _can authentic art survive the investment model at all?_
🎬
#bitcoin
#film
#artstr
#gm
#grownostr
i get it. been preaching it since 2020.
from the trenches—most bitcoin stories orbit the same three things: satoshi, the tech, the monetary system.
all important. all preachy.
when 100+ titles start with "satoshi's..." and 200+ more with "bitcoin..."—general audiences tune out. immediately.
story is a metaphor for life. it's how we convey meaning. it explores the human condition. the best stories are human. people overcoming conflict. personal. hopeful. fearful.
telling a story about a hammer isn't interesting.
telling a story about a person using a hammer—better.
telling a story about a person facing the harsh elements of winter, who just so happens to need a hammer or face his doom—now you have my attention.
if you want to tell a bitcoin story, don't talk about bitcoin.
---
"Immutable"
She died with nothing. No note. No files. Just an encrypted message embedded in a transaction. A truth buried in the chain, but refuses to die.
---
that's a bitcoin story.
notice how it doesn't mention bitcoin.
so why hasn't more bitcoin stuff been picked up?
film takes capital. no capital, no film. and capital comes with strings. expectations. returns.
even bitcoin-rich investors play the same game. different money. same rules.
art requires risk. real creative risk. the kind where you might fail. where the message matters more than the market.
investment demands safety. projections. metrics.
these two things fight each other.
so compromises creep in. vision gets diluted. the story becomes "content." the thing that made it dangerous—gets cut first.
maybe the question isn't _why hasn't more bitcoin stuff been picked up?_
maybe it's _can authentic art survive the investment model at all?_
🎬
#bitcoin
#film
#artstr
#gm
#grownostr
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