so I’ve basically given up ever arguing with normies about bitcoin coz I feel like I put in a good shift and it’s not rewarding anymore. occasionally I’ll dive back in if the idiot in question is famous enough for the audience to make it worthwhile. but for the most part my attitude is that it just doesn’t matter: we are going to win, and it doesn’t matter whether or not the high priests of fiat understand what is happening.

but I just realised something pretty hilarious. the high priests of fiat *really do think this matters* because, in their clown world, winning the argument literally is affecting reality. that’s how fiat works: whoever convinces the most, and the most important, people, gets to do what they want with the money.

it’s not about accurately reflecting reality. it’s not about capturing time or causation. it’s not about being mindful of unintended consequences. it’s entirely about *sounding* impressive.

it’s pretty fun to think about how this will play out as the collapse of fiat accelerates. my prediction is they will get louder and louder, thinking this grants more and more influence over the reality that is increasingly spiralling out of their, and anybody’s else, control.

and when they try to argue, I’ll just shrug.