Can someone explain the contradictory Bitcoin catch phrases I see on a regular basis?

“Stay humble. Stack sats.”

And

“Have fun staying poor.”

How do these things come from one group?

Why should I be humble?

Humble is a synonym for meek. Meek is defined as submissive—easily imposed on.

Did you know that the translation is actually closer to “the disciplined shall inherit the earth”?

Why would I choose to be meek over disciplined?

“Stay submissive stack sats”

Doesn’t exactly have a good ring to it does it?

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stay humble stack sats is an Odell thing and it carried more weight before all this NostrBro BS that turned pat of bitcoin twitter into a VC backed Big Tech clone.

similar to keep calm and carry on but for bitcoin

I know you see it but Nostr is just Big Tech with new leaders and some old ones trying to fix things again and again and again.

hey but you can take your followers with you...

Yeah I mean it just seems like another form of people in the upper middle trying to become the top.

Many such cases.

The proof of this are grifts like wavlake and gatekeeping types of people that I’m sure you can easily think of as you’re reading this sentence.

It’s real boomer mentality contradictory messaging.

Because thats what we cultist do. Same thing like ITM.

Those boomers have jumped the shark in my book.

Young generations dont respect their elders anymore.

These sayings arent universally applicable but people tend to apply them as such. Heres my take.

Afaik Stay humble stack sats is simply meant not to boast about your stack. Just stack, its no one's business but your own. Humble isn't always meek. Humble can be quietly strong. I define humble here as not to boast and to do things in a principled way without seeking fame or attention.

Have fun staying poor - its simple. You can lead a horse to water but you cant make them drink. Have fun staying thirsty.

You can be humble and help friends and family find bitcoin. If they don't get it, sorry hfsp I guess. It is humble strength to help someone in need without seeking return, but also to be able to eventually step away and allow that person to ultimately help themselves (or not as the case may be.)

Ok I think I took the idea of “stay humble” to mean more of the idea of staying humble ABOUT the IDEA of stacking sats. Not necessarily about the amount part. Didn’t even occur to me. So yeah that’s valid.

I was coming from a place of “yo we should be screaming from the rooftops that we are stacking sats”

The issue I had about HFSP was more the relationship between the two sayings and in my mind the messages kinda contradicted one another. But now I think it makes more sense hahaha.

Thanks!

stay humble because Bitcoin is a force of its own. You cannot control it. Many people think they can wrangle Bitcoin and the idea of Bitcoin into doing their bidding with their hubris and arrogance.

stack sats because that's what Bitcoin is made for. You exchange your work for Bitcoin to store value better over time.

For those who don't understand and execute the idea of stay humble, stack sats, they will have fun staying poor. Sure it's fun to ride whatever rug you're flying on but ultimately it will be pulled and you will be poor, again.

Hope that helps 👍

"The meek will inherit the earth"

The list is endless