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Hanshan

tbh

the hero's journey is one of illumination and slaying the demons of ignorance *in ones own mind*

there are plenty of maxis who think theyve accomplished that just by autistically latching onto Bitcoin groupthink.

they haven't and its detrimental to themselves and the greater community.

Nic ⛄ 10mo ago

I don't see groupthink affecting Bitcoiners as much as people in other spaces.

Everything seems to be an argument; SBR, Saylor & MSTR, Ordinals, mining centralisation v decentralisation, ossification, ect.

Even when it comes to politics outside of the protocol itself, people are arguing on here all the time.

Some haven't even figured out Batman is better than Superman...

Groupthink, to me, is what people do when they all agree on something they do not understand or haven't thought through deeply.

Personally, I don't see that nearly as much with Bitcoiners, as I do with any one else.

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SuiGenerisJohn 10mo ago

FWIW, I like that you still have your Santa hat on.

Nic ⛄ 10mo ago

I had to search up what FWIW means 😂

SuiGenerisJohn 10mo ago

We’re getting old bro it’s ok. We have technology to sustain our aging minds.

Nic ⛄ 10mo ago

It wasn't in my dictionary, so I had to dial up the internet to find out about it. You learn something new everyday.

SuiGenerisJohn 10mo ago

Good ol’ dial up. I dial 1-800-AOL-CHINA for my facts. Correct every time.

Nic ⛄ 10mo ago

I tried calling, but I don't think I can use my home phone when connected to the world wide web.

SuiGenerisJohn 10mo ago

I’ve spent hours talking to the robot on that line. Never fails always responds. Beeeedadafadazhoo. It’s nice to have a consistent friend.

Hanshan 10mo ago

omg you crazy guys

SuiGenerisJohn 10mo ago

What an era.

MAHDOOD 10mo ago

😂😂😂 this too. My mom would call her friend while I was online and kick me off. So many fights happened

SuiGenerisJohn 10mo ago

The trick was to unplug all the phones she had no idea how phones worked.

MAHDOOD 10mo ago

I just hid the phones in my room 😂

Hanshan 10mo ago

i got those little indicators at Radio Shack that lit up if someone was using the line.

they were not amused.

MAHDOOD 10mo ago

Dial-up was really something. I used to try and watch Naruto episodes on YouTube that way. Would take an hour to load 5 minutes of the episode. Kids today don’t know the struggle 😂

Nic ⛄ 10mo ago

I remember downloading the original X-Men movie on Kazaa. It took a full week to download.

One day, it was at 99% before going to school..I was super excited, knowing I could finally watch the movie when I got back home.

When I pressed play, it was a goddamn 2hr long gay threesome video 😂🤣

Kids don't know the struggle

MAHDOOD 10mo ago

That’s actually cursed lmaoooo that was og internet trolling.

SuiGenerisJohn 10mo ago

lol!! I was deep in p2p myself but wow would that have pissed me off. I had all the school computers as nodes for p2p and doing Folding@Home.

Hanshan 10mo ago

i got hooked on a some game that was on a BBS in Hong Kong.

phone bill was legit several hundred dollars.

so that was my birthday present that year.

Ryan 10mo ago

Oh man I remember downloading a VCD of the matrix from gnutella, 2000ish. It was like seeing the future 👀

Hanshan 10mo ago

WinMX was the p2p client of choice as I recall.

thats where I got all the good stuff.

MAHDOOD 10mo ago

I only used limewire and literally gave the family computer aids

Nic ⛄ 10mo ago

Gnutella was awesome after Napster got sued

Detective Deft Defector 10mo ago

They also won't appreciate the stride and how quickly technology changes

MAHDOOD 10mo ago

That’s true. They’re more entitled.

Detective Deft Defector 10mo ago

I mean give them some credit. They gave reason to have high expectations. They know what's possible

MAHDOOD 10mo ago

Never change 😂

Hanshan 10mo ago

no doubt it's a greater social condition.

MAHDOOD 10mo ago

👆great point. I’ve been muted by a couple Bitcoiners for my political views. Been toning back the arguments because I realized it doesn’t ever really lead anywhere. I can’t think of many people I’ve been able to change their mind on anything by arguing. Usually it pushes them to maintain their current position more stubbornly.