You get that. I get that. We are not the norm, and we never will be. I respect and appreciate that you work every day to make this easier and better for a certain audience who are ready to hear it. That audience is not the next billion.
So, as I’ve asked others: would you have Bitcoiners and builders stop onboarding normies altogether until non-custodial products with sufficient ease-of-use arrive, whenever that is?
Yes.
Idk why the low time preference portion of Bitcoin goes out the window when it comes to self-custody/privacy.
If the tools aren't ready, don't jump to onboard people to custodial tools that are no different than Paypal. Take the time to onboard them properly or wait until things are ready, donate to devs doing good work, spread the word on excellent solutions, and keep trying new things yourself.
During a panel at the SATSx hackathon last week at #PlebLab, #[6] asked me what advice I’d give startups building in Bitcoin. I offered one word: “non-custodial”.
Meanwhile, it’s not about “we” and our time preference. We aren’t the high priests of Bitcoin. People are finding their own way to it. Better products will prevail. That’s where energy and capital are productively deployed.
☺️ Your response was pleasantly surprising, yet it's exactly the kind of advice that would greatly benefit young bitcoin startups.
