Oddbean new post about login | logout I’ve talked about Nihilism being pervasive in the 21st century before. And I consider Bitcoin a cure or at least one such cure to this nihilism. But something I hadn’t considered until recently is that Bitcoin nihilism is very much a thing. I think I experienced it myself from 2015-2020, the first five years of my Bitcoin journey. You have significant hope this thing can change the world, you see light at the end of the tunnel… But you’re still stuck in the fiat mines, still relatively poor, still staring out at world that’s growing darker and more troubling. Doubt creeps in, “am I delusional? Is everyone else right? What if I’m wrong?” Many get pulled back into this sinkhole of nihilism. Often people don’t feel deserving of the future wealth they are set to receive. So they self sabotage. You have to resist that pull. You have to rise above. You have to actively become the person who is meant to shoulder this immense responsibility. You can’t continue existing as old shitty you + Bitcoin. It doesn’t work. Too much dissonance. You either claw your way towards an abundant future, or slide back into nothingness. The hero’s journey awaits.
Agreed. Bitcoin must be combined with an extremely healthy person physically, mentally and spiritually. The volatility and FUD is too much to handle unless we’re us at our best. Onward HODLers. Sleep, sun, weights, bikes, friendships, prayer, excellent food, fasting, rest, play and HODLing.
its especially hard to avoid nihilism these days, so much noise and so little signal it's easy to see how you could become nihilistic. https://m.primal.net/HYFj.jpg
I said BTC is not to be touched. Elon Musk is the only person that will be lawfully forced to use BTC as commerce. I want to know everything he buys! Lying to the nations ends now!
This is the guy who’s coming back. If you think you can publicly take him on this debate? Because bro you like you know all when this king knows all because he made it all. Jesus would absolutely destroy ppl in debates, while not being hypocritical or using material wealth to flex FAKE power…
The orange pill led to the white pill
I'm pretty sure it's the head fuck of holding & accumulating something that's absolutely scarce while still trying to maintain a mindset of abundance. It requires knowledge, wisdom & faith to hold such diametrically opposing beliefs. I have enough Bitcoin for my future, but right now it feels like I don't have enough. There's also the universal law of self destruction at play, which is a risk all Bitcoiners face. It says that any human construct that achieves absolute success will self destruct as it no longer has a challenge to face. When Bitcoin hits $1M USD, many of us will have financial optionality that is hard to even fathom right now. It's important for us to ensure that this optionality isn't our end goal or we will self sabotage our position. You have to have a reason or challenge to face once Bitcoin "moons". Why are you actually accumulating this stuff?
The common Bitcoiner goal to pass most of the Bitcoin to your kids can actually carry a hint of nihilism. They are humans just like you. If they can do something great, YOU can do something great. (And if 0.1 BTC will be a fortune someday, then maybe you AND your kids can do something great.) nostr:nevent1qqsqvhv2x7u36ue3pqdghuc7g84evpx7nrufhzhajkh8m7m9dhrrdzcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3qrtlqca8r6auyaw5n5h3l5422dm4sry5dzfee4696fqe8s6qgudksxpqqqqqqzx7vh7g
I came here for NGU and freedom money, but wasn’t completely prepared for how difficult it is to ride the waves! Thanks for the encouragement!
I buy Bitcoin, put it in cold storage and forget about it. Feel fine 😁
