One thing I’ve struggled with on my Bitcoin journey is the cliche “you don’t change Bitcoin, Bitcoin changes you”. That’s definitely been the case for me. I’ve become a better version of myself and leveled up as a human. This path forced me to get my shit together. Forced me to look in the mirror and take radical responsibility and accountability for my life. It made me quit drinking and focus on what really matters, being a better person and building a better world.

The problem I’m realizing is the more I venture down this path, the less I can relate to the people in my life. Just spent a weekend with some friends I’ve been very close with for over a decade now. It was a great time but I no longer relate to where they’re at in life or pretty much any perspective they have. That barrier prevents us from truly connecting. We live on two completely different planets. They remain stuck in Plato’s cave. I’ve naively tried to take them with me on my journey and show them truth but they don’t want it. To them I’m a crazy person.

Fortunately I’ve found others in the bitcoin community and here on Nostr that help me feel sane. However, it’s still hard for me to feel so distant to the ones you once felt the closest to, friends and family alike. Guess I’m just coming to terms with it and at the stage of acceptance. But damn I didn’t know it would be this hard