Speak for yourself. HODLing for 13 years is what allowed me to retire and homeshool my daughter and witness every second of development.
*Now* I am spending of course, but it was HODLing that got me here.
4 lightning transactions from nostr:nprofile1qqstwg3ce6m77d2876vfwxm4ew4qk5cplzrfpx7jln9qj2mf3clkazcpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuenjv93hgctvd9ax2epwdejhgtcprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumrwwpex77re9ehhyee0hx2k4m 2025.
I scooped up some coffee, sats for cash (non-kyc) a sweet bitcoin hat and of course, The Hidden Cost of Money by nostr:nprofile1qqs9a486n5w72dsn72tyentdrj08ppqk2yyq707qdmlm347lkl6jmpgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgkwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucnpdejqekcefv
nostr:nprofile1qqsdua3rlqwyfefxjlwhh8l6vxpmxv7ra2g3zvrzz0d3g7s0pkdhcnspremhxue69uhkummnw3ez6un9d3shjtnyv4ex26mjdaehxtndv5q3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9eex7ff69s6 nostr:nprofile1qqsza56ed667de7q6mu6uxspetg7gzadqtkeug3plserzcj2nz6vc7qprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvqy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hsjhmm8k
Spending bitcoin is what makes it real. HODLing, aka watching a number of a screen is lame, imo.
https://blossom.primal.net/30af8e2f3d7624657af3fa7f07e8f4722bf94108097dfec9972bb044c777cc18.mp4
Discussion
I am speaking for myself. That’s why I said “imo” which means in my opinion. I HODL too of course but I’m aware spending bitcoin and replacing it leads to the same position as spending fiat, except that spending the sats contributes in whatever small way to MoE adoption and encourages businesses/merchants to accept bitcoin. That being said I’ll stand behind my take that just HODLing and never spending sats is lame af.
(btw I meant the "speak for yourself" in a joking manner, not as an attack - I think it might have come accross aggressive from your point of view)
Words on a screen you can’t tell! - I just literally said imo because I don’t mean to tell others what to do or think. No offense taken hopefully the same goes for my semi-bitchy response, lol
If we want it to become money then we have to use it as money.