Oddbean

I go on X (Twitter) to make the case to fence-sitting normies, and I try in my way to talk to some IRL as I did in LA this past week. But I am increasingly getting sick of it. At this point, if people don’t realize what’s going on, they don’t want to realize, and they’ll have to figure it out on their own time. I don’t know. I go back and forth on the value of persuasion and the peace of mind on leaving the old world behind and building something new. I think ultimately since the old regime won’t leave you alone voluntarily, you want to persuade others to abandon it, so the transition to the future can transpire as non-violently as possible. IOW, if everyone is persuaded to abandon the powers that be of the past (call them “the powers that were”), then there’s no fight. The fight is for the hearts and minds, and the transition is smooth. On the other hand, if you start something new, but the powers that were have too much support, they will try to destroy any challenge with violence. Hence the need for persuasion. But maybe nostr and bitcoin are enough. Maybe *trying* to persuade is only making people dig in and having the opposite of the intended effect. Think I just worked through my own dilemma. Don’t *try*, just say something if it occurs to you on traditional social media or IRL. If people get it, they get it. If they don’t, they don’t. No need for frustration. Keep sowing seeds, and let the soil do the rest.

I tried, and failed to get people to use the Internet in the late 1980's, early 1990's. It was perceived back then as a place only frequented by criminals and pornographers. I failed, but then again, I didn't. The same is true of Bitcoin, we are still early.

It takes several contact points for someone to finally take the initiative to learn #Bitcoin. Being someone’s first, second, or third contact point is still important, building toward that critical mass.

Divine paradox of the intellectual elite to need the disease for their cure to survive. The most important aspect of this is the fact of life. How will they make the quantum leap into the temporal without any knowledge of the mechanics governing time? 🎚️ Perhaps the bickering and uncertainty has become a problem?

> I go back and forth on the value of persuasion and the peace of mind on leaving the old world behind and building something new. FEEL THIS HARD. CHOSE THE LATTER. MUCH BETTER FOR THE SOUL. LETS BUILD THE WORLD WE WISH TO SEE. THOSE WHO REALIZE THE NEED TO LIVE FREE WILL JOIN US WHEN THEY ARE READY.