After my experience in the dividend hype community with so many people trying to monetize on Youtube, I may be a big jaded. I looked at doing it during the pandemic when I was on furlough from my job, and realized the only way to do it is by trading my honor and values in exchange for clicks. Thankfully my job called me back before I had to go down that road.

I believe the best way we can encourage the growth of real community is by focusing on circular economies in areas of the globe that are hurting the most. Let the FIRE burn, and let's work on spreading the word that there is an alternative monetary system, and alternative currency, and an alternative sharing system that treats people with respect.

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Great points! I too started to go down the content creation path with FIRE in my early moments, trying to figure out how I could turn it into my “side hustle”. I never got far and quickly pulled the plug. It didn’t feel right and I realized that my interest in having a side hustle that could be monetized had taken precedence over my ability to actually share something meaningful and of value. I’m glad that I discovered Bitcoin not too long after and the proverbial rabbit hole have me new adventures to pursue!

I still work on building the dividend community, and I'm slowly inviting them over to Nostr and away from FB & X. It's hard to get their attention on something new, though.

I'm starting to write about bitcoin, not to be a side hustle per-se, but to help me connect with potential bitcoin-startup cofounders or join a bitcoin company.