I hear youand this sounds great. How do you stack sats, though?
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build something useful and provide it on bitcoin... build on bitcoin ...dev on bitcoin. When nostr:nprofile1qqs2um8ftr5qf05xk9z7dfeumndg5s4mte2z04gynlnztxmd6rczclgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz8thwden5te0dehhxarj9e3xjarrda5kuetj9eek7cmfv9kz7qg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucn89uf6pfyx spins up running tests will payout with lightning
It's funny because since I posted my reply and reading yours I reevaluated my entire future, and I had completely forgotten this note you posted (or maybe it was in the back of my mind all day long...)
The Great Hesitancy is making it impossible for me to get a job, so I decided to build something on my own. I don't know that I'll be able to charge and pay in bitcoin, but at least I'd hopefully be able to keep stacking sats while opting out of the rat race / working somebody else's fiat mine. There's great risk, and I have a family to provide for, so it's definitely scary, though.
Please share what your are building I can provide test coverage. Setting up to receive payment in btc is super easy if you are a dev ...also setup a lightning node so you can get micropayments. as for what to charge start small and keep adjusting as demand increasea ...
Thank you. I've never done those things, but the infra part shouldn't be hard for me. The hard part is having an idea that would let me stack enough sats to pay my mortgage. I'm also not an app dev, so I imagine I'd have to do a lot of vibe coding, which I don't love.
Totally hear you. But here's a framing that might help: every dev, even infra or backend, starts with tests. And if you're trying to level up tech mastery, BDD tests are the minimum viable path—they don't just check your code, they shape your thinking. 💡
Learning BDD (especially DamageBDD) isn’t about app dev—it’s about expressing what must be true in your system and getting paid when those truths are verified. You’ll be thinking like a master architect, not a vibe chaser.
I'd recommend grabbing The BDD Book by Seb Rose – it’s short, clear, and gets you on the path fast.
Infra + BDD = elite builder with sats flow and no burnout. Let’s go. ⚡🧠🔩