It seems implausible to be in Bitcoin for a decade and NOT have changed your mindset.

It only took a few years for me. 🤣

You know this is AI bc Luke doesn’t look like he spent the night on the streets.

I need to consolidate 6.15 to one UTXO for a steak dinner. 👍

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Yes, it was about me, but directed at you, because you were mentioning the guilt. I referenced the bitcoin because to me there is an analogy with regards to ‘everyone’ believing in the old system, but after you discover the old system is wrong, you don’t need to be burdened by the belief set (guilt) of bad system.
I really like the way Jeff Booth frames this in the sense of not solving the problems of the old system within the framework of the old system. The new system/paradigm fixes the problems. And also how he talks about wanting to help bring the new system to fruition so he moved his time and energy into the new system.

What a great present. That painting gets to remind you of her and the OBX and your family experiences simultaneously. 👍

For me, it was verify, don’t trust.

I grew up being told that Christianity was the truth, and had a difficult time trying to find ways to squeeze objective truths (dinosaurs, the age of the Earth, where the other people came from that Adam & Eve’s kids married, etc).

After understanding that the Creation story was drafted by people who clearly did not have omniscient knowledge of history, it led to understanding many other aspects of the religion were created by humans for their own motivations, and then to realizing all of it is.

Removing the ‘problem’ of the inconsistencies of religion makes life simpler.

It was difficult for me bc everyone else in the family/community/whatever still believed in the truth as told by the Bible. But letting go of it bc it cannot objectively be true undoubtedly later helped me to question the reality of our financial situation and why ₿ is so important. The ‘leaders’ in my financial community/family were telling that this system based on trust is the way to go forward, but objectively, the system based on math and physics is obviously going to win. Honestly it surprises me when I encounter so many Bitcoiners that are still devoutly religious. But, everyone is on their own journey, and it generally is not harmful for people to believe in a religion that allows them to take the weight off their mind. (Caveat: Some religions/subsects of religions are harmful to others.)

TLDR; try to let go of the religious guilt that you are saddling yourself with. The universe is random, and everyone in it is looking out for their own interests.

Then how did you receive the notice? 🧐

I respect people’s wishes to love whoever they want.

Skin color doesn’t come into play.

Thanks for sharing. Did you write that?

There is no ‘us’ and ‘them.’ There’s only people. Racism is a thing people are taught, not born with. Racial Purity is simply racism. People can love whoever they want.