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 I find most fascinating the fact that tho we were all born as frogs into the slowly boiling fiat pot,
some were of us have been blessed to gtfo while so many are, so far, absolutely unable
to see the problem.
What is that spark that some of us get to understand both the problem and the solution, while others appear unable to grasp either the problem and/or the solution? 
 This is so depressing. I keep arguing with friends on daily basis to spend few mins on anything other than the nonsense they are used to waste their time on. Years pass and their response? I didn't have time. What was that again you told me to check?
They are however constantly posting on IG and scrolling TikTok. At the same time, the majority are suffering financially and would go miles to save pennies on taxes. I'm speechless. 
 I hear you, it seems mind-boggling to those of us who get it. I can literally only trust that this is the very long game, and we are in it for all of our great-grandchildren .. bitcoin works in mysterious ways and it remains to be seen whether the Aha! moment happens en masse one day, or instead continues blessing individuals slowly, one by one 
 stubborn refusal to accept bullshit. 

better to be right and alone than know it's wrong and get punished with them for lack of courage.

the hard part is that being alone is often very taxing economically. 
 I think you need to be in pain when you’re first introduced.