I never met anyone who helped me get where I was going.
It’s always been me.
Other people mainly just get in the way.
Harsh, but true.
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One time I ran out of gas and a guy gave me a ride to my destination
Wife - kids
You live in a shit hole, that tracks…..
Really? Man, I'm sorry. I have had so much help building my stuff the past 10 years.
🫂if I had the sats to help I would..I'm always up to help others....but now all I've got is 210sats stacking more for breakfast 😭
Where there were only one set of footprints was where I carried you. Or something.
Not to be argumentative, but I think your opinion on this will change over time.
Why do you think that?
Because when I was younger, I thought this same thing.
I've been what I consider extraordinarily independent my entire life. I don't like asking for help or getting help from others. Over time, I look back and realize that the "help" was sometimes watching and learning what not to do. With 5 divorces between my two natural parents, I've seen many mistakes and learned a lot. I consider those lessons that helped shape me whether they were overtly helpful or not.
When people tell you "no" or fuck you over in some way, you have to grind and figure it out. It is help, but it doesn't feel like it in the moment.
I was angry and bitter about it for many years, but I've accepted that my response to those lessons determines the weight of the help I received.
I can think back to certain points throughout my life and remember them vividly when I received "help" in the form of a hard lesson that felt like a roadblock at the time.
I always tell my kids, "you can learn something from everyone, even if its simply to learn to know what NOT to do."
But it's true, just get those people out of your way. Don't feel bad. Don't look back. If they REALLY want to be, they'll be inspired by your success, but if not they will criticize it and try to crush it from their insignificant position forever.
I can relate 100%. Always have had zero expectations from anyone. Just don’t get in my way. That’s the kind of freedom you never let go of once you taste it.
The crab bucket, they hate to see someone do better
If you want to go fast, go alone.
If you want to go fee, go together.
Don't blow your load.
🙏🏼
You wouldn't exist if not for other people.
Who raised you? When you were too young and weak to wipe your own ass or gather your own food?
Who provided you with shelter?
Nobody gets anywhere in life alone.
1000%
I personally would like to believe this as well, but in my case, I understand that everyone I’ve encountered (one way or the other) has helped me get where I was going.
I'm going to disagree here. My wife is one. Each of my children as well.
1 Cor 4:4-5 KJV “For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
5. Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.”
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I get this. For me, it also adds a strength. Any setback = fuck you bitch, we power forward
Me sinto da mesmo forma
Do you feel unmet by most other people?
Are you an avoidant attachment style?
I’m also guilty of having this perspective, as untrue as it is
I’m not convinced it’s untrue, maybe it is though 🤷🏻♂️
I do think satoshi helped all of us just a wee bit
🤙
Your family?
This fucking douche.
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There are 5 million things for you to be grateful for. Maybe try to think about some of them. 👍🙏
I just did a trail run in Austria and had to ask a guy where I need to go. So that’s that 😛
I would have just kept running into the wilderness personally lol 😂
I’m here for you Hodl. I got all kinds of great ideas and honest opinions.
Same here. I got so used to it, I don't even bother to ask for help any more, which is probably not smart.
Even though people can give you support in many forms and you might inevitably need it to connect the dots in the final picture and make it, when it comes to the action, education and skill - even if taught to you, it is always just you yourself who can make it happen in the end. At the same time you yourself are also your greatest obstacle along the way.
Everybody adds you sth regardless of what they do to you. You'll understand clearly as you mature.
That is the core of the problem. Everyone seeks to be an island and this just sets one up for the slaughter.
The real power is realized when we can respect either other and work together to achieve common goals like freedom.
If you really believe what you're saying, you must be a pretty ungrateful person. there's no such thing as a self-made man. one day you'll realize it.
Don't be shortsighted.
My wife
My children
My parents
My friends
All directly and indirectly helped me in some way in my life journey. Too many others to mention.
Every single person I've met has helped me get where I'm going in some capacity
Many people who think that, also think that „it‘s me against the world.“
Thats so FIAT. Centralised bullshit.
In reality we are all decentralised, in another words: interdependent ❤️
Many people who think that, also think that „it‘s me against the world.“
Thats so FIAT. Centralised bullshit.
In reality we are all decentralised, in another words: interdependent ❤️
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Obadiah 3:4
Obd 3-4 KJV Ҧ The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
4. Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.”
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#Pride
#Bible
#Obadiah
How did you become a parent all by yourself?
I hate the idea of having someone help me.
Jesus definitely helped. You might not notice it yet but you will. 😌
Or… is it possible they were the shadows that caused your authentic self to seek light? Life always finds a way.
They’ve been helpful in that way
That’s pretty sad, but not true in general. My best friend has always helped me both financially and otherwise. He’s like the big brother I never had. He pulled me through all kinds of shit. My wife has been a great mental support during difficult times and she’s been always supportive during my Bitcoin journey, never judging or questioning my choices. It’s a big deal to have a wife like that imo. Her family and my family have always been ready to help although I try not to be a burden to both. You’re right about one thing tho: if you wanna succeed, you have to throw your weight behind it. No one’s going to succeed on your behalf and then hand you the keys.
-I was homeless as a child, grew up in a trailer park, then paid my way through university with student loans and part time work for an engineering degree.
-In my engineering career, I started as a design engineer of a facility and solo-leveled up to being the head engineer 7 years in. I just kept asking for additional work to help alleviate bottlenecks, started running the technical finances, and then when it came time to apply for newly-vacant senior jobs, I had the best experience for it because I was already doing most of it.
-In my finance career, which I did in parallel as a side gig, I just started writing online and then it blew up into a massive business, dwarfing my engineering management work and basically forcing me to leave and focus on it. Even the idea of starting a business was just me googling about it; nobody in my life suggested I do this or served as an in-person example that it's possible.
And yet, I would not for a second think I did this alone. I didn't change my own diapers as a kid. I didn't teach myself English or math. When I was half-deaf from severe ear infections and not learning to speak clearly, it was surgeons who fixed it. Parents gave me love and motivation, if little else. Teachers taught. Occasional articles I read convinced me to do things (start a blog, study bitcoin, etc) often so subtly and cumulatively that I can't point to which ones. It's not like I just manifested in the savannah and hunted for game as an infant and then leveled up to where I'm at now; there was an inherent support network along the way; giants with shoulders to stand on, often without making it obvious.
Goes to show how badly we need to protect children from childhood trauma like this or they will inevitably go off the rails and become criminals or cointards or something.
I really don't understand you.
It’s not immediately obvious to me that the broad swath of culture, heritage and lineage equals “help” in a defined sense. Though it’s a nice thought and always good to show gratitude for those around you.
> Parents gave me love and motivation, if little else.
If a person has this, I think it's already a phenomenal advance honestly.
Because there's a lot of literature on how childhood/parents shapes a lot of our psyche in a good way or generates trauma that take more work to solve.
There's this incredible psychologist Gabor Mate, that speaks a lot about this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8t_ir0ogtA
I think it's very insightful for everyone. Because knowing this can also help shape our future society. That's a very very good podcast by the way.
Just God for me. 🙏
it is very sad for you, and for your family.
Self made is fine,
but community is better, or you would not be here.
Why is it sad?
Because you seems to not have enjoy all the possibilities of life's meetings.
If your conclusion is really that.
It is your conclusion and i respect that. You seems to be fine with it.
But sometimes others can be a complete mind changer in a good way.
So perhaps you miss opportunities, perhaps not.
But i think it is a little sad to think every others can't help building you (and worse they are "in your way"), or to be more precise give you some materials that help you to build you.
Is that help though? Gaining insight from others? I don’t think that qualifies as help.
It seems you can't qualify it if you never got it in the path you were going to.
help is not "order", or doing things instead of you.
help is just something that is useful for you at the best time in your life path.
That's why it is sad you seems to not have some from anyone on this earth yet to reach your goal.
Unconditional help is really interesting to live, as the help giver or the one who receive it.
I was on a long road trip with friends in college. We stopped and ate at every fast food place that we found.
We were on the highway in a suburban area, when suddenly I was going to shit my pants.
There wasn’t any good cover and would have had stage freight.
The boys turned their back and made a wall to block the view from oncoming traffic.
If I was not able to evacuate, I would not be here today.
They definitely helped me out.
For sure, I feel you! Gaining insight is definitely part of the help game. Sometimes it’s all about those fresh perspectives that can spark real change. 💯✨ #StayWoke
That's 100% true. Many people came into my life, but they didn’t want what I truly wanted. Instead of support, they became obstacles moving in the opposite direction of my path
We told everyone about it so they come along for the ride and get wealthy with us.
There is not one time in my life where another person sincerely showed me how to be successful and wealthy.
Every “opportunity” given was rent-seeking, intentional or not.
Bitcoin is real altruism through independence.
Lotta wisdom
*offers HODL a ride*
*gets run over by HODL's monster truck*
Man just popped out his own kids like its nothing.