That is a good question for today’s bitcoiners. I got in, in 2012 thinking in terms of pascal’s conjecture WRT religion. If something doesn’t cost any thing ( or very little) and has potential for huge returns the you should participate. E.G. it cost nothing to believe in god and live a morally straight life, and the reward is a chance at life for eternity.
In 2012 bitcoin was about $35 when o bought on eBay and had huge potential, I speculated it would match the global mattress money supply (about 0.5 T usd at the time), low cost and huge return potential, similar to pascal’s conjecture.
Unfortunately, my $350 investment was stored on MtGox. The first lesson on “not your keys not your coins.” I never invested more because I was sure the gov would outlaw it.
Today things are diff. And with the #zap ability of the lightning network, and things like #nostr I view it as an expression of freedom.
No different than everyone should, exercise each of these freedoms:
0. Own bitcoin at three levels
A. lighting,
B. warm self custody,
C. deep cold storage.
1. Have 6-12 months food on hand (common where I grew up)
2. Own or access to a rural cabin
3. Garden (hard for me I live in a forest)
4. Own at least a few once’s of gold and silver
5. Own a gun and know how to hunt. ( rifle and shotgun )
6. Fishing rod with plenty of tackle. (Fly and cast-real) and know how to fish
7. Know how to fly a plane. ( I suspect that will be outlawed in the future, but currently a freedom we can enjoy in the US)
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