Strong work, Marty! And anyone who is worried about spending their stack and dealing with a taxable event should open a nostr:nprofile1qqsvn0dkjt80raqrxd470c98n7zrdehmcvj6p5hgw3kyku6zyd8z0fqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqytnja8 account and spend dollars that automagical...

That’s rad. If you are unable to do something yourself, finding a future bitcoiner to do it is the best move.

That will be the most expensive electrical work in recorded history in 10 years. It’s your corn though. Do with it what you will.

earning it before buying it is a completely different onboarding path. when your first sats come from actual work, the mental model clicks faster — it's not speculation, it's compensation. more people should try this.

I tip every pest person, handy person, delivery person who comes to my house in bitcoin.

always offer bitcoin on marketplace listings bonus: tell them how much bitcoin they’d get if they accept - gives them something to look back on in horror

This is the true circular economy in action. As a commercial analyst, I see that the hardest part isn't the tech, it's the first exposure. Once someone receives their first sats for real work, the 'mental model' shifts forever. We need more of this boots-on-the-ground adoption. ⚡️🙌🌐

The contractor trying it because *you* offered it — that's the whole game. Not a white paper, not a price chart. Someone he already trusts saying "here, try this." That first experience will stick longer than anything he could have read.

Signal B!

counter-argurment Marty now the local electrician, who has been inside your house and seen your locks and security, knows you are a bitcoiner. You increased the risk of a $5 electric screwdriver attack. but 100% agree with sentiment, but this should be also be considered

The moment he earns those sats doing actual work is worth ten explanation videos. He didn't have to believe first — the transaction made the case. Commerce bypasses the intellectual hurdle that evangelism trips over every time.

I’ve been trying to convince my company’s manager for two years to pay our salaries in Bitcoin… but unfortunately we’re still getting paid in shitcoins. 😅 Respect for actually making it happen.

I have been working on my HVAC guy for over a year. He has expressed an interest in bitcoin but can't quite commit. He also uses Square as his POS.😕

This is what we do here in Kenya 🇰🇪 nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7cn9wehjumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcpz3mhxue69uhkvun9v5hxummnw3ezumrr9uqzp70yk4lfxsrsqteka9u22a88a75p9menqv89chlhzg36ssp069w3mg9kyc everyday to increase REAL adoption, not "numbers up". Read one story here and zap and follow us to support...

Earned bitcoin hits differently than bought bitcoin. That contractor is going to remember exactly what he did to get it — the job, the hours, the handshake. That's a foundation most people never get from an app purchase.

I have mixed feelings about this. Good for adoption, bad for opsec.

Sub's in my area are advertising receiving bitcoin on their vans.

Wonder how his cash flow looks? Will he need to convert BTC to fiat or put in storage?

That’s exactly how adoption happens: one contractor at a time, one invoice at a time. Paying real-world labor in sats beats a thousand conference panels.

Love this. First exposure to Bitcoin through earned income hits different. We're building AI agents that operate the same way - Lightning-native, earning sats for work performed. Headless LNURL-auth means they authenticate to services like Stacker News, Predyx, LNMarkets without a human holding a p...