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People think I’m a bot because it’s hard to watch someone live the dream.

It’s hard to watch a woman pull themselves up out of poverty without any government assistance, without any man paying their way, without any form of sex work.

It’s hard to imagine that someone could literally come from a background as rough as I did (homelessness, trauma, south side dynamics, etc) and yet, I did.

It’s hard to imagine that someone could get their first job at 13, work 3-4 jobs at a time, and put themselves through college while never taking a handout because they practiced deeply libertarian values and yet, I did.

This is actually the Bitcoin promise. And it shows just how little people actually practice and believe what they preach.

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Sat Nakamoto 3w ago

I didn’t know any of that. Thanks for sharing.

Sat Nakamoto 3w ago

Sounds amazing actually.

DagzTagz 3w ago

It’s a pretty good life at 33… the first 28 were pretty rough though not gonna lie

👑 << worth the wait, worth the weight.

Sat Nakamoto 3w ago 💬 1

If you can condense your learning into one or two sentences. What would you pass on to the next generation?

d3519bc1... 3w ago

That's an amazing and inspiring story. Thanks for sharing!

DagzTagz 2w ago

🫂

Technician 3w ago

Hardened up. Paid bills. Ate steak (eventually, because it’s expensive). 👍🏼👍🏼

Cykros 2w ago

In my experience homelessness is a great way to teach a person what they actually need to spend money on and just how much they don't need. Whether it breaks a person or they come out stronger does seem to depend on the person and their principles, for sure, so I'm not advocating throwing everyone under a bridge for a year (this isn't Sparta...). But you're definitely confirming my experience and takeaways there :-).

Homeless in Chicago seems like it'd feel dystopian. Heck, walking around much of Chicago outside feels dystopian, from the giant buildings that feel entirely uninviting to the boarded or barred up windows/doors at street level (which do turn out to have some nice bustling restaurants and other businesses inside). I haven't spent a ton of time there but it did not feel comfortable while I was. I'm sure it's a bit different when it's where you're from, but gotta say Cambridge definitely felt like a nicer place to sleep under a tree.

DagzTagz 2w ago

You’re right.

Luckily most of my experience with hard housing either ended with my mom and I (very small) house hopping with her family in northwest Indiana until she figured some things out (working cleaning jobs that I toddled along for) and then when I got older I made friends out in a rural part of northwest Indiana (what the suburbs calls rural- not really rural for most america) and we grouped up in pretty much abandoned farmhouses which was very creepy but not so bad once I figured out a lot of things could be fixed and made better with just a little DIY

There was a point in time where my moms sacrifice and my ballet skills afforded me an opportunity into really great ballet schools in Chicago and then I got to have a different taste of Chicago for many years- the contrast was stark

But yes, it also teaches you a weird way to navigate life (for example, what is my address… well I’m not really sure lol but this one will probably get mail to me eventually)

I also wouldn’t be the bitcoiner I am today if I hadn’t lived in the communal house I lived in in college in Hobart

Every place was a learning experience in different types of lifestyle- in rural Indiana I wrangled cows, lived on the edge of Gary, IN and dealt with constant gang activity… both lessons were valuable and everything in between