I ran into an old friend (coworker) at costco a few months back. We found 'crypto at the same time and shared our interests often.
Since then Ive quit my job and mostly lost touch.
I went all in on the corn. He didn't buy a sat and went full degen on xrp. He looked depressed as fuck. Stressed to the max with half a cart full of garbage food.
Some brains are just not wired to see/admit the truths.
I feel more connected with NOSTR friends like you than irl normies 🤷
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Ya, I'm depressed for the XRP people, it's not even their fault in some sense because the amount of propaganda, the sheer weight of their propaganda apparatus is unbelievably powerful. I think what saved me is that before I bot a single _SAT_ I spent a year trying to figure out why it would fail and go to zero. When I couldn't figure that out I basically went all in because what the fuck else is there to buy??!
All roads lead to bitcoin.
I played the degen altcoin game hard in the beginning.
nostr:nprofile1qqsqfjg4mth7uwp307nng3z2em3ep2pxnljczzezg8j7dhf58ha7ejgpr9mhxue69uhhxetwv35hgtnwdaekvmrpwfjjucm0d5q3samnwvaz7tmswfjk66t4d5h8qunfd4skctnwv46qu7vtcc and nostr:nprofile1qqsywt6ypu57lxtwj2scdwxnyrl3sry9typcstje65x7rw9a2e5nq8sprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvqy0hwumn8ghj7cnfw33k76twd4shs6tdv9kxjum5wvhx7mnvd9hx2wy9xgj saved me.
Fucking unbelievable timing finding these guys.
I dumped all my shitcoins at the top and made out (relatively) like a bandit flipping it all to bitcoin.
I was deep... even owned sandland if you remember snoop and his commercial 🤭. That was the top signal for me 🤙
Oh shit, I was lucky to skip that phase. The only shitcoin I've luckily done was an airdrop of some venice coin since I was using their product, which i promplty sold for a little cash. I almost went down the .eth hole but right before I got deep into studying it bored apes exploded and I was like wtf is this shit, and closed that door forever.
I was actually convinced blockchain was the future with my newb brain... then like you, I seen cat pictures trading for multiple eth's
Same time I found nostr:nprofile1qqs879mhq6kkuzh2wk57xdzanl76uem8d7hlyjd7v4a4jcm4u88d8ygprpmhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet5qyvhwumn8ghj7um9dejxjapwdehhxenvv9ex2tnrdaksucy6xj and by the time they turned me maxi It was the top.
Again I got extremely lucky.
Or maybe it was my determined researching for the truth that brought me to the conclusion.
Either way I'm blessed to have landed on NOSTR with all you fellow psychopaths 🫡
Bitcoin is the New Rome. All roads lead to it. And you can go there now
The roadmap exists for anyone willing to read 🫡
Sandlord is life. Big mistake.
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Kidding.
It could've been disastrous for sure. Thankfully I got out for a win before liquidity dried up 😎
A lot of luck tho!
I feel similar about my rental properties. Started buying in 2016. Added one every one or two years. Rents have gone up considerably.
But since the Vid, I have been focused on btc and maybe paying off a mortgage to increase cash flow. And roll the cash flow into btc.
Been a landlord my whole life.
Watching the growth of bitcoin really makes me think....
Bitcoin doesn't have renters with attitudes, leaky faucets, driveway to shovel, roof to replace.... etc
But mostly. No property tax!
Yessss
Haha. That's true. I haven't had any horror stories that made me want to sell everything. Memphis has been fantastically steady rental demand.
In 2025 I've spent over 25 grand in repairs.
Its enough for me. I'm done with rentals.
How do tenants break a kitchen faucet 3 times in a year 🤬
I hear ya. Had two big rehabs last year. I might 1031 a couple into newer class A properties with higher quality tenants. Less headaches. But that is longer term.
I do love the tax breaks and depreciation though.
