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Brandon Gentile
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Host of "Playable Characters" interviewing pioneers, big brains, and plebs of Bitcoin! 👇 | BTC class ‘18 ☢️ | Former Pro-Hockey Player🏒

This poem hung in my room as a child because it hung in the Detroit Red Wings locker room in the 90's and has stayed with me my entire life:

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If you think you are beaten, you are;

If you think you dare not, you don’t.

If you’d like to win, but you think you can’t,

It is almost a cinch you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost;

For out in this world we find

Success begins with a fellow’s will

It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you’re outclassed, you are;

You’ve got to think high to rise.

You’ve got to be sure of yourself before

You can ever win the prize.

Life’s battles don’t always go

To the stronger or faster man;

But sooner or later the man who wins

Is the man who thinks he can!

Poem by Walter D. Wintle

"What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?"

- Matthew 16:26

Could it be any more obvious that Bitcoin in self custody is the only way that there’s going to be real adoption and suffocate the old system?

I mean, who are we fooling at this point?

Always so cool seeing bitcoiners together. Always so happy and so many smiles. 🙃 We are going to win.

I love when markets are in chaos. Anyone else feel the same way? 👀🤷🏼‍♂️

You can just do things.

Stop asking for permission.

Thanks for the kind words. Amazing what humans can accomplish. I don’t agree on nostr:nprofile1qqsgydql3q4ka27d9wnlrmus4tvkrnc8ftc4h8h5fgyln54gl0a7dgspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wvh8xmmrd9skcqfnwaehxw309ah8wcewwpexjmtpdshxuet59ashjan2d3jkjmrd0qcxzmphdge8qut5xg68zetyx9arwcfcwvmpqnyx with everything but he does incredible things for the sound money space. ✌️

🚨PSA: for anyone who cares about freedom -

Good thing George Washington didn’t give up when the King sent his troops over to stop him from gaining his freedom. “Aw shucks. Guess it was fun while it lasted. Pack it in, boys.”

Life is all the story you tell yourself.

If you tell yourself, the government is going to “stop Bitcoin” then guess what’s going to happen?

If you tell yourself that individual freedom and liberty is our birthright then guess what will happen?

See how this works 👀

We are the stories we tell ourselves.

Bitcoin cannot be stopped itself. The only way Bitcoin can be stopped is through human psychological operations perpetuating this kind of attitude and defeatist mentality. 🫡

Very true. The humility/ego test is every day. And can happen to all. At any time. 🤯

Our favourite! Listening now to nostr:nprofile1qqsg86qcm7lve6jkkr64z4mt8lfe57jsu8vpty6r2qpk37sgtnxevjcpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ex2mrfw3jhxtn0wfnsz8mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ehx7er9wf6kumn9wfejumn9w3mk7unt444ld5 and nostr:nprofile1qqsparvr390wxzkj23x62pdperv4xvx72hepjy07hhvwy2dt05um6ecpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqprdmhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8xetdd9ek7mpwv3jhvpqql3n

https://youtu.be/x-d2GXkQXu4

Timestamps:

00:00 The Cypherpunk Ethos and Bitcoin's Role in Society

03:03 The Shift from Centralized Control to Free Market

05:31 Navigating the Idealistic and Pragmatic Worlds of Bitcoin

08:43 The Emotional Landscape of Bitcoin Adoption

11:21 The Hypocrisy of Straddling Two Systems

14:18 The Belief Trap and Its Impact on Bitcoiners

17:26 The Role of Individual Agency in System Change

20:11 The Challenge of Educating the Masses

23:00 The Future of Bitcoin and the Dollar's Decline

25:50 Privacy, Decentralization, and the Future of Bitcoin

29:03 The Importance of Protocols Over Technology

31:32 The Collision of Two Systems: Bitcoin vs. Fiat

34:23 The Role of Government and Regulation in Bitcoin's Future

37:17 The Surveillance State and Individual Freedom

40:31 Building a Decentralized Future with Bitcoin

43:26 The Transition to Hyper Bitcoinization

46:16 Understanding Bitcoin as a Protocol, Not an Asset

55:51 Understanding Money as an Abstract Concept

58:09 The Belief Trap in Economics

59:48 The Role of Bitcoin in Economic Transition

01:01:05 Current Economic State and Future Predictions

01:02:04 The Impact of AI on Productivity and Economy

01:06:08 Government Responses to Economic Challenges

01:07:26 The Role of Individuals in Economic Systems

01:08:50 Transitioning to Bitcoin and Personal Agency

01:10:17 The Greatest Opportunity in History

01:12:37 The Free Market and Value Creation

01:16:44 Bitcoin's Role in the Future Economy

01:19:34 Debates on Bitcoin's Future and Development

01:24:56 The Importance of Decentralization

01:27:18 Risks and Vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Development

01:32:42 The Future of Bitcoin and Its Community

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And wait…there’s more! Jeff never disappoints. Truly one of the greatest minds we are blessed to have 🙏🏻

Bitcoin or slavery.

The reason Bitcoiners seem to always be directionally correct is because they follow first principles and natural law.

When you try to fight that your life becomes very difficult.

Ego and humility test.