I've noticed a major difference between X and Nostr.
People here don't seem too bothered when one talks about spending Bitcoin, in fact, here it seems to be encouraged.
Whereas on X... Holy shit! People get soooo triggered if one just dare mention that sats may be spent.
Maybe because we monetize value with zaps and we do so freely and happily.
Because those are still fiat maxis
They not like us.
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Insane amount of polarity
"Everyone regrets spending their bitcoins."
This is honestly the most stupid reason not to spend your coins. There is no difference between spending fiat that could've been used to buy bitcoin and spending bitcoin itself ECXEPT the exchange fees.
Those fees are the only good reason not to spend bitcoin. "It is not financially optimal for me to spend 100$ + 1$ in bitcoin when I can simply pay 100$ in $".
This is the only valid reason not to dpend bitcoin and it is 1000% valid. Spending and replacing is not free.
X is full of bellends anyway.
I totally get what you mean! It’s refreshing to see a space where talking about spending Bitcoin is normalized and even celebrated. Do you think Nostr’s approach could inspire other platforms to be more open-minded, or is this kind of freedom unique to its setup?
This is the way
👊🏻🧡🍻
Its your money/property do what you want with it
Some here have a lot, and others have little, just like anywhere else, but I think most here have a considerable fortune
I dont think its 'just' a wealth size thing. But moreso a 'time in the market' thing. The two are connected in a way, sure. But the first 'cycle' is rough, but if you have had a couple, your perspective and emotions/anxiety is different.
For example, people suggest new people to just DCA & chill, because that is what they have been doing for a couple of years now.o
A new person can surely DCA, but no way in hell could they ever chill while doing so.
Eitherway, i think its an anxiety thing, and either being rich AF, or seasoned, will fix that for you
sadly, shitcoins are the unofficially official currencies of X.
Of course. How else does one zap dank memes?
Bitcoin is money. Normalize spending.
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Because people on X don’t know how to read: “Bitcoin: A Peer To Peer Electronic CASH System.” You’re supposed to spend it.
Bitcoin is money and we're building a value for value circular economy here.
You hardly ever see talk about Bitcoin price either. Which is nice, I forget to check it a lot more now.
We love nostr❤️
That's because "users" on X are virtue signalers and cash cows first, and people second.
It's a cultural shift and I notice that sending some sats as appreciation feels really different from emojis that you can easily spam on people.
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Because the people on Nostr are Bitcoiners. The people you see on X are probably investors that happen to own Bitcoin, its not the same thing.
incentives and morals laid bare
If your spending fiat your not full maxi (guilty).
spent != sold (for fiat gAiNzZ)
I think it's incredibly stupid to want bitcoin adoption and then refuse to spend.
always spend, never sell. 😌
People on X keep repeating things that don't make economical sense.
I just wrote a quick pitch for why it makes a lot of sense to spend bitcoin as much as you can.
well, Bitcoin is a tool after all, it depends on how you use it
How did Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town start?
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That’s kinda the point. Save in bitcoin. Spend when you want for whatever you want.
people here get it 🤝
I couldn’t care less what anyone else does with their bitcoin.
Neither do i. But when posting on X about spending sats there's plenty people who do seem to care.
Medium of exchange has always been the real killer app of #bitcoin
we are circulating not spending
We are far ahead. Medium of Exchange is the adoption curve after Store of Value
Exactly, Saylor has explained the 'Friction' on this a million times. The problem is, right now it is a taxable event. I mean, Saylor had to pay $40M because he couldn't prove he lived 180 days in two different places he owned inside America in one year.
You think he'll be 'zapping fat sats' when so many hate him and some jackass accountant to get his claim to fame will say Saylor owes .00000023 cents of Taxes and give it to the NYT for another lawsuit?
Also, that $7.75 cup of coffee you proudly took videos of buying 4 years ago in ES is now $28 but if you would have used one of the 160 shitty FIAT currencies that same amount would buy you about 1/4 of that same coffee.
Too early to spend, make the tax laws at least understandable?
I tried to do a deep dive on all the main issues here, no traction but it's actually good 'data' if you want to cut/paste stuff: https://bitcoinapolis.blogspot.com/
There are people outside of the US for whom this is all largely irrelevant.
Totally understand and that is where we need the most education on adoption. Americans are way ahead on SOV. We need the rest, especially Africa to get in now, BTC is way better than their currency and to me, one of my favorite "use cases" was for the unbanked and underbanked. And I love seeing people using Bitcoin on Flip phones with the Internet.
Now that you've speak about it, quick question, any guide tips on how to spend properly?
What do you mean?
All real bitcoiner are on #nostr ✌️
We save Bitcoin, and we need to use Bitcoin in our daily life. Currency trading and circulation are the first attributes of currency.
Nostr can circulate Bitcoin simply and smoothly. Zap is Nostr's killer application.
The sad thing is that people need to start spending Bitcoin if they want the revolution to happen, otherwise we just end up owning a subpar gold on a blockchain.
