Since discovering bitcoin I am a completely different person. I know that I will never again be the same. And in a way, that’s good but it is also bad. I will always be different from 99% of people I interact with on a daily basis.

In my daily life I can kind of avoid politics. But recently I disagreed with someone I care about. We argued about politics. I understand how purposefully divisive politics are, and she does not. I remain an open mind because I understand how people’s viewpoints can differ based on what they were exposed to. Not everyone feels the same though.

It’s almost impossible to describe my world view to someone who does not see what I’ve seen. I just feel lonely knowing that the people around me just don’t get it. In a way my life has become harder. Living in a big city, most people are strongly liberal.

I love nostr for this reason, a little escape from the world’s programming into our community. But it doesn’t compare to meat space.

I’ll be alright. Just feelin a lil sad and lonely. I’d rather be open and honest in my daily life than not. Even if it brings me problems, I’d rather live a life of truth. This pain is a small price to pay for the advantages that bitcoin brings and the massive benefit it has had on my life.

Y’all can probably relate. 🙏

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Find the balance between truth and love. Only love is bad you will be push over, only truth is bad you will be seen as harsh. Shalom my friend!

That’s fact. Love is equally as important.

same. speak your truth brother. even if you lose 99%, it will be worth it for the 1% that it hits. those are the ride or dies, and you’ll never find them if u stay quiet. definitely harder in the city tho lol

Absolutely. I’d rather be around the people I can be myself around. Yeah you can thank the universities for brainwashing people 😭

Yes, I’ve had the same experience. I work in a male dominated technical field, though, and in the last 12 months I’ve orange pulled 3 co-workers. I also went to a nostr meetup and hung out, and met another nostrich while traveling.

Give it some time, you will find people.

When you do, it’s quite amazing the openness, talent, and depth they have. We went shooting after the nostr meetup, I left my spotting scope at the shooting range for 15 minutes, and nostr:npub1v7ywtk3v67ne72hqpwngzpadp9f7gjzplr3vqn3utkyzv3snadpsu6nn9m had pulled some tools out of his car, repaired, cleaned, and lubed my dilapidated 30 year old scope. And that’s just one example.

When I come to Philly, I’ll have some beers with you.

I appreciate that man. Would love to get beers.

Yeah i still have good experiences with people don’t get me wrong. I’ve managed to orange pill my parents and one close friend. My people are out there I just gotta find them