HODL culture trained our brains to fear spending.
Layer on a lifetime of ad based conditioning and a hardwired need for reciprocity, and you get this weird outcome.
People will tip a barista $5 cuck bucks without thinking, but hesitate to zap more than 2–3 sats on Nostr.
The fix is behavioral. Set a weekly zap allowance, measured in fiat, $20. Spend it freely. Don’t track reciprocity. Believe that karma will work things out.
V4V only works when we stop keeping score.
I feel like HODL culture was a necessary first step to understanding bitcoin. HODL in fiat volatility, then as you spend enough time learning bitcoin you realize bitcoin is just a better money. So you use it how you would… pay for things you want and need, and save in it as opposed to saving in dollars.
But i agree. I like this sentiment. just fucking load up on sats and give it away. Spread it out!!!
I want to get NON KYC SATS. That is my goal for 2026
"HODL culture" is inevitable with a monetary system that has a hard cap in the number of monetary units. It's built into the incentives.
A maximum deflationary environment is NOT in the best interest of human flourishing.
add the “NGU Culture” to this and end up with human stagnation.
Monthly zap limits (per app) with NWC are a super power!
Glad to hear you’ve changed your opinion
Cuckbucks are monopoly money. Sats are real money.
