Yes. Alot.

Yes.

Some of my friendship are 30 years old and they are still kind of superficial. Even if you try you feel they do not feel comfortable with getting deeper on certain ropics.

Deep connections I think I have with three friends, not more.

Pretty much, yes.

Circle of „old“ friends has reduced and changed over the last years. This was even the case before Bitcoin.

I don’t see it as something „negative“ though, since the possibilities to meet great intelligent people in the #Nostr & #Bitcoin space is 💯 worth it 🙏🏽

All the time. It's what happens when a nonconformist meets a normie. 9 out of 10 people are terrified of feeling different from the herd. It's pretty sad to see. It's like people are too scared to be themselves.

yes #nostr is the platform to #validate the #idea to some extent - people (close family+friends+haters) cannot think differently unless they gets it themselves. nobody can teach others.

Ja, das ist so. Vielen Dank für die Frage und die vielen interessanten Antworten.

Its exactly that. I need to go deeper If any connection I want to establish. But most people seem to be oké just staying at the surface.

I gues Bcs that is the most easy and conveniënt way. The deeper connections you maybe establish later in life when u find like minded people. Or who share your beliefs. Everything is in constant motion.

Good question 💜⚡️🧡

Yes. My strongest friendships are from like 10-20 years ago and it’s perfectly normal to have it this way.

In psychology there is even a name for it - to struggle to find and build as strong relationships around 30y of age. I can’t remember though.

One thing I’d like to add: You shouldn’t want your best friends to necessarily be a bitcoiners. Simply look for people who understand value in their own way, are somewhat conservative and of course are correlating with your view of the world at least a bit.

You do not need your best friends to be your echo chamber. Quite the opposite actually. You’ll orange pill them later. No rush.

I would say that friends and acquaintances tend to change as you evolve and hold different views of the world.

As an outgoing person, I used to have a lot of friends but now, I’m more focused on my family and building things than socializing.

Progress over perfection.

Some people might be stuck with an idea of “you” that doesn’t fit with who you’ve become.

Also, I might getting older (definitely) and wiser (hopefully)…lol.

Distinguish between people you know and friends you would trust with your seed words ☝️

Opposite to common sense ("friendship ends when money gets involved"), true friendship does not suffer from money. Money is orthogonal to true friendship, just like #Bitcoin is orthogonal to law.

Let's say you bought some digital currency early and it gains a lot, then a friend is happy for you, while the acquaintance is envious.

It's normal to only have few friends. The ones you have, their value grows over time. The other ones, the acquaintances? You care less about them every year.

Yes i do, i spemd about 90% of my free time alone. Im the tech person everyone calls to troubleshoot or to fox a digital problem. The conversations i have often lead to a “you think too much” or “why dont you put your feet on the ground more and get off the computer.” Which idk what to say when my background is in the tech world. Even when i was in university most of my professors would engage on me to answer first to spark the debates or to gwt more involved. Its weird and i hated it but how life goes i guess. Critical thinkers or philosophers are spread thin on earth.

I totally get what you are saying. In any case, if you need deeper connections with people, humor is the way to go. People having fun and loughing with each other are more willing to open up. My 2 sats from my own experience... Enjoy your day Bruder!

Hatte vor Bitcoin quasi keine Freunde gehabt. Im Studium waren alle schlecht gelaunt, wollten jeden Tag nur Feiern gehen und haben geraucht ohne Ende. Es fühlte sich einfach an, als wäre ich anders...irgendwie weiter als die anderen. Ob ich nun intelligenter bin als die mag ich nicht zu beurteilen. Ich habe einfach früh im Leben erkannt, dass etwas mit der Welt nicht stimmt, wie ein Splitter in meinem Kopf, konnte es erst aber 2020 greifen.

Generell bin ich introvertiert und Small Talk ermüdet mich total. Wenn ich mit jemanden tiefe Gespräche führen wollte, kamen sie meist nicht hinterher, weswegen ich sehr einsam war.

Durch Bitcoin habe ich zum Glück viele tolle Freunde bekommen, die ähnlich ticken und mental mich sogar richtig fordern^^.

Liegt das an der Intelligenz? Keine Ahnung. Würde es eher mit niedriger Zeitpräferenz und moralischen Werten beantworten. Ich danke Bitcoin, dass es mir Licht in der dunklen Einsamkeit gegeben hat <3

A donkey said to the tiger, “The grass is blue.” The tiger replied, “No, the grass is green.”

The discussion heated up, and the two submitted it for arbitration, before the lion, the King of the Jungle.

The king then declared, “The tiger will be punished with one year of silence.”

The donkey jumped cheerfully and went on his way, content and repeating, “The Grass Is Blue."

The tiger accepted his punishment, but before he asked the lion, "Your Majesty, why have you punished me, after all the grass is green.”

The lion replied, "The punishment is because it is not possible for a brave and intelligent creature like you to waste time arguing with a donkey."

and continued, "The worst waste of time is arguing with the fool and fanatic who does not care about truth or reality, but only the victory of his beliefs and illusions. Never waste time on arguments that don’t make sense."

There are people who, no matter how much evidence and evidence we present to them, are not in the capacity to understand, and others are blinded by ego, hatred, and resentment, and all they want is to be right even if they are not.

When ignorance screams, intelligence is silent. Your peace and quiet are worth more.

I have been measured around 140 IQ (not smart enough to be a genius, smart enough to live in near constant frustration)

It has been argued that gap in IQ makes meaningful conversations difficult. So, the more you find yourself on the ends of the distribution, the harder it would be to find someone to have meaningful conversations with.

My spatial intelligence is around 180, this bit drives me nuts sometimes and makes it very difficult for people to relate to what I have noticed spatially (conceptually) and creates a strong sense of isolation.

Another bit that drives me nuts is people thinking I am stupid because they couldn’t grasp what I was telling, in a social context where my “type” is a minority i quickly end up outcasted.

Absolutely

I try inflation, interest rates as people feel these things these days and what if your money wouldn’t be losing it purchasing power instead? Sometimes we talk about it again and of course the conversation comes to #Bitcoin sooner than later.

Followed friend pv

A best friend is like a four leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have.

I have three good friends, one who is like family, one who supports me and also supports Bitcoin, and one who doesn't get in touch frequently but provides help when I have difficulties. They don't fully understand me, but they make up an impossible part of my life.

Very relatable here

Frequently, yes. The average Joe is usually concerned with rather meaningless things, and temporary highs, or they’re in a different stage of life than I am.

I’ve found the men I’ve connected with on a level of calling them friends have these 3 things in common with me.

1. Christian

2. Married

3. Father

1. They’re concerned about more eternal matters, and how we as the Church can respond to this burning world around us with love, and grace.

2. They desire to build up one of the most important relationships they’ll ever have. They want to become as complete of a man as they can through being sharpened like iron by being in a life long relationship with their wife.

3. They realize that the first disciples they’ll ever make are their offspring. That those children are their legacy. Therefore, they want to be noble and honorable men who have a stake in this worlds future, because they’re sons and daughters will inherit the world that’s been shaped by their decisions.

I’ve found I relate best to these men, and they make me better for it.

I’ll dust off my soap box for the next guy now lol 😅

But... you need friends or you have no life. Without friendship, man becomes very unhappy.

A pet as a substitute cannot really help (dogs, cats).

No friends = crappy life.

For sure.