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 I'm at PorcFest in the White Mountains of NH. My 6th time here, but first time in 10 years. Great to be back to the place where I fed everyone with bacon weave sandwiches 4 years in a row, my love of Bitcoin blossomed, and where I first met my wife IRL. 🧡

For those who don't know, PorcFest is a week long festival run by the Free State Project. The FSP is an organization that wants to move like-minded, freedom oriented people to New Hampshire. It's been quite successful, as NH is typically the #1 freest state in the US, according to The Cato Institute.

That said, there is a lot of Bitcoin FUD here. 

It's amazing how great of a job technically illiterate shitcoiners have done with spreading false information.

I support competing currencies. People should have the freedom to decide, and plenty of vendors here are open to options. Lots of monero, gold, silver, bcash, dash, etc. I've enjoyed using silver dimes and quarters to pay for things. Great to get rid of them! 😂

The "Roger FUD" has made it very difficult for folks who aren't as technically savvy. I say that as someone who isn't as technical, but took a lot of time to try to understand all sides during the blocksize war. 

People made the move for more freedom in their lifetimes. I hope more folks challenge the negative things they've heard about BTC. Folks who store their wealth in silver or bcash should question why their purchasing power continues to decline. Why it can't even keep up with inflation.

More purchasing power = more time = freedom ✌️

I'm still extremy bullish on NH. Plenty of hardcore bitcoiners here, but the FUD is present.