This guy I dated told me the Fed was a bunch of caca doodoo ten years ago. He made me sit through a stupid ass flash slideshow YouTube video about quantitative easing because he had to let me know that we're all fucked.

fast forward til now. I hadn't talked to him in a while but he texted me to catch up. Turns out he was part of the recent tech layoffs and ranted about how he can't wait for fake ass money to disappear so that skills and effort can be valued properly.

now, you tell me if I'm out of my mind but to me, that's a dog whistle for a follower of the big orange coin.

Bitcoin is all about value for proof of work. It unfucks the money.

Here I am thinking we're in the same tribe and I have a new victim, I mean friend, to send memes to.

He says nah, Bitcoin is a scam. I studied it and I think it's worthless.

...fuck.

do I need to orange pill a bitch today? I got other shit to do.

I couldn't believe that he wouldn't be able to see the answer in Bitcoin. It aligns with his life's values. It addresses his concerns with the world. I started digging a little.

But then, he said this:

Bitcoin doesn't work cuz I can just download the code and make my own Bitcoin. I'll cut the supply to 10.5 million and it'll be worth twice as much. You know you can just download the code right?

I just... I don't... I mean... what.

I tried. I really did. I explained how the amount 21 mil vs 10.5 mil doesn't actually matter. it's just the fact that it's a fixed amount that matters. And yes, you could spin up your own but Bitcoin will always be better than you because it was first and being first matters.

ugh, I tried.

Let this be known: you can make the tastiest glass of life-changing orange juice for your fellow man, but you can't make them drink it.