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I may not be on here often, but I am so damn proud of you guys. I saw something like 7% of my followers are in my age band, I am 3 months and 5 days younger than Saylor.

But....I was like you guys, back in the day, with the Internet. But even before then, I was in on BBS systems. I actually met two girlfriends online. My friends thought I was nuts, how could you meet someone typing on a computer? Then came the pre-Internet days.

I pushed hard. People laughed. I explained to them everything, even a guy at an Auto store (Poquet Auto) I came in on a Saturday to check out a Diamante (I bought it) he said. "How did you hear of this specific car?" I explained. "But it isn't in the Sunday Tribune until tomorrow?"

I helped them get a website setup using an ISP (long gone) called Summit.

My friends and family laughed.

I taught them early on the word 'Blog', they laughed, repeating the foreign word, when we went to Ukraine to adopt our daughter and I am in Internet cafes with thumb drives posting my info. (Essentially working with the Russian Mafia, really, packing heat, counting crisp hundred dollar bills and if one was flawed, "spend this in your country" in a thick Russian Accent.

My friends/Family were starting to say "cool."

Then my wife was diagnosed with incurable cancer, I used a MLM the exact on Satoshi used called Majordomo. Before Google, shitty search engines but I compiled all the info they needed and emailed it. BUT I knew that they would need to 'search' back through those emails so I used something called FINDMAIL.COM where it archived each email from the MLM. Then it was sold to eGroups then it was sold to something called Yahoo. But it did the same.

Now I am a national level cancer patient advocate for the past 27 years, with some of the best researchers in the world. I take most comfort, however, knowing that my little mailing list for that specific type of cancer, the doctors would say how "informed their patients were" and I knew, I freakin' KNEW my little list with the most patients/family members on it was in play.

...so then comes Bitcoin, my friends and family laughed, they are not saying "cool" yet.

All I am saying to you younger people, I am proud. Very proud of you all.

RESPECT.

GO NOSTR.

GO UKRAINE, I love your country, the people, and our wonderful daughter from Odesa.

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silentius-satoshi 1y ago

This, sir, was such a wonderful read. I can finally say I feel hopeful for our future and for future generations to come (sitting here in my late 20’s FYI). I hope to, one day, be in your shoes saying this to newest batch of beautiful minds looking back to our history and being amazed by how hard we worked to get them where they’re at. THANK YOU!

Dei celeritate, good sir.

BR Bitcoinapolis 1y ago

Thanks my man, just go with your brain/gut, no matter what others say. Push yourself. I have drawn this repeatedly for decades. I added in the X, basically always push yourself. Get OUT of the Comfort Zone where 99% of the people like to live. The familiar. Change is bad. Push yourself, to learn, FALL into CHAOS that is where the magic happens. The X is where I have moved my comfort zone almost my entire life. It made me a NIGHTMARE employee, "why do we do this every Monday?" Boss: "Because we have always done it this way." Me: "But why?"

With Bitcoin I found peace where the others see Chaos because they are in the warm, comfy center, of their comfort zones in the Status Quo.

I am excited for your life, keep me posted. I can help if you want any BAD advice/Chaos.

It's fun. Never boring.

silentius-satoshi 1y ago

Absolutely! Learning to turn around and head the opposite direction (or at least a different direction) in the rat race. After spending ample time learning the fundamentals of Bitcoin, it was by far the easiest decision I’ve ever made.

I recently graduated with a doctorate degree and working towards living on a bitcoin standard. I welcomed the radical mind-shift in becoming self-sovereign & getting off zero over the past few years.

I made a decision I wasn’t going to work the full 9-to-5, but open to working part-time or PRN to help accumulate more bitcoin with fiat. The other part of my time will be spent building a local bitcoin community and incorporate a physical therapy workshop (my alt: nostr:npub1f59y6unxyl3vgyd7388lf3tzy84w6xm0e6chlkypkrsqcqejumeqsaaw7k) within it. I’d appreciate a follow, good sir!

I’d definitely reach out for agent of chaos advice to never stay complacent and always fight the status quo, which I feel will be invaluable as time furthers on.

Thank you for sharing!