GM!!!
Last night I had one of my proudest moments as a Bitcoiner… one of my colleagues (who I orange-pilled) was able to orange-pill another physician! The second doc texted me today to get advice. He is ready to dive in and buy ₿ to put into cold storage for long-term savings (he currently holds some on Robinhood).
That's potentially hundreds of millions of sats getting pulled off exchanges in the next few weeks/months🔥
My orange-pilling friend used the same techniques that I used. WoS to show lightning's power and pique some interest. Then some education with a few episodes of WSB by nostr:npub1s5yq6wadwrxde4lhfs56gn64hwzuhnfa6r9mj476r5s4hkunzgzqrs6q7z
And wait.
It took a few weeks, but he now understands that Bitcoin is a bearer asset designed to preserve his wealth through time and space, and he’s ready to dive in.
I’ve seen lots of criticism for using custodial lightning to onboard and orange-pill because it introduces risk. And I’m here to tell you, you’re mistaken. nostr:npub1hcwcj72tlyk7thtyc8nq763vwrq5p2avnyeyrrlwxrzuvdl7j3usj4h9rq is just the beginning of a long journey. The education and guidance that follows is what matters, not whether you onboard someone with a custodial Lightning wallet. This doc is now reading the Bitcoin Standard and listening to nostr:npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev . He understands the difference between custodial and non-custodial solutions. He’s avoiding the hard shitcoinery lessons that many of us have experienced, and is on his way to becoming a maxi.
Ultimately, I will help him get to a place where he uses cold storage for long-term savings, non-custodial lightning for some spending money, and a small amount of custodial lightning for now, since it is the best solution to seamlessly onboard, get a lightning address, and use on #Nostr. When non-custodial solutions catch up, I will recommend them.
Please consider sending this newly minted Bitcoiner a few sats and a message to welcome him! I’m going to give him some time to absorb Bitcoin, but will be introducing him to #Nostr soon!
His address is:
publicdinner70@walletofsatoshi.com
🤙
A zap to both of you ⚡️
I’ve shifted to Blink wallet for the “first ones free” hit - it has a little Bitcoin quiz in there in which Users earn a few Sats on top of sending them some to show how quick and easy Lightning is.
If we’re going to talk about Bitcoin as money then transacting is important, showing that superior experience first paves the way for the hard money / store of value to sink in. I’ve orangepilled a few people the same way - it works!
Nice I’ll check it out! Lightning address too? For me that’s key, because posting it on Nostr and getting their notifications blown up with zaps by a bunch of psychopaths is a fun experience for everyone
Yep, you can customise the Lightning address in the app too. I’m stacksatsio@blink.sv
