I preach privacy from day one. I explain that running your own node enhances your privacy and reduces the visibility of your stack. When reflecting on who has actually done the work to run their own nodes, I’ve realized they are all also programmers, like me. Others I’ve orange-pilled who don’t run nodes are all non-programmers. They are successful in their professions, but they aren’t software professionals.

Also of note, none of them decided to get into bitcoin until after hearing me advocate for it many times over multiple years.

They all have eventually said “I wish I would have taken the advice sooner.” Maybe I can raise the percentage of node runners over time.