Historically, bitcoin breaks out when gold starts to roll over. August 2020, Feb 2019, Sept 2017, August 2016, August 2013 as examples.
I’m writing this because I keep getting asked to comment on Saylor/Saif video even though my position hasn’t changed.
The natural state of the free market is deflation which means all prices fall forever in Bitcoin (assuming it stays decentralized and secure)
Free market economies are more productive meaning faster deflation (or real wealth gains by falling prices)
That system is incompatible with an inflationary monetary system meaning one of those systems must fail.
Either:
1) A system based on truth, hope, and abundance for all 8 billion people on the planet driven by a free market economy and all prices fall relative to bitcoin forever. This means Bitcoin is used as a medium of exchange and freedom tech spreads to the world through lightning, Liquid, Fedimint, Cashu, etc.
OR
2) A control system. An extractive rent seeking system that is NOT the free market (similar to the one we have had for 5000 years that resets every 100 or so years through war) continues to centralize by having you believe price of bitcoin is going up in fiat which makes the surveillance state stronger. This eventually centralizes Bitcoin - custodians, media, regulation (funded from the same manipulation of money) where it is attacked from layer 2. (Similar to gold)
While these ideas may “seem” compatible in the short term because you want Bitcoin to go up in fiat. What it really means is that you are giving your energy and strength to the system centralizing the world by converting Bitcoin to Fiat….to then measure prices.
Quite simply - If Bitcoin is only a store of value, it fails as a store of value.
Ps - It won’t fail. #1 is inevitable in time because too many (and more each day) have seen behind the curtain and are determined to build path #1.
Many of you here - the people that inspire me every day. You make a difference with every word, thought and action.
Almost did that in all caps per nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx because it’s so important.
Referring to # 1 above…..There is no second best.
Is it possible to determine the value of one side of a bitcoin transaction without using fiat as a reference in that moment? Ex. If someone says I’ll sell you this house for 10 BTC, isn’t the only way to determine if it’s a good trade is by mentally converting the 10 BTC to fiat and then comparing it to the market rate for similar houses?
I suppose the meal would sustain you throughout the day?
Am I missing something or is the DAMUS app missing a lot of functionality everyone is raving about? Ex. Zaps
Which app is that on? I’m using Damus on iOS and don’t see a heart or a lightning symbol on the tweet/messages
On the profile? I’m not seeing any on the posts like other people are showing
How do you send a zap?
How do you zap? Is it the same as sending sats via the button on profile page?
What is a zap?
I can’t believe there’s people selling Bitcoin. That blows my mind. How do you have Bitcoin and decide you want fiat instead.
Is there something going on in Costa Rica regarding #Bitcoin and that’s why everyone is saying pura vida?
Likewise would like to know. So much going on with Nostr it’s hard to keep up
Just shows how corrupt the system is, why we need Bitcoin, and why we need to plan for a worst case scenario. Everyone who is “happy” about the result with be blindsided by future government overreach (ex. Frozen bank accounts and withdrawal limits)
