“The whole thing about Government, about Washington, about Power is simply to acquire the right sort of friends and make connections and do what you’re told, until the great day comes when you can tell others what to do.” - quoted to Lawrence Lapham in an interview.
A large problem with Government is when Leaders are no longer recognized for their real-world leadership and vision, but simply because they’re successful Professional Politicians. Politics attracts sociopathic personalities, naturally. But while maybe 10% of demonstrated Leaders are sociopaths, that diagnosis expands to roughly 90% of professional politicians, imo.
Most people I’ve known who want to create in the world, also feel isolated. So let me just offer, if it helps from a rando online:
In my experience, following your passion is a soul-guidestone. It always leads you to where you are meant to go, undermining the Head (which almost never navigates our Life-course well.)
Yet this often means up-heaving your life.
But Work is Work. There is no “starting over”, only taking a new path. We fear this because our lives are so short. But new paths bring abundant energy.
If you truly WANT something new, it’s time to embrace that path. There will be no regret, no judgement. Just a jumping into the unknown….
(Note to self don’t insert a Motherhood analogy inserted here)
Just got off a regular Friday night discord group with a great friend of mine, 8-figure banking entrepreneur. He spent 20 minutes talking about how he came to the decision to buy a new car to replace his 18-year old one. His son was on the line, and the decision was still an ongoing debate.
Displays of wealth are Fiat, and even Old Wealth recognized that long ago.
“New Money” was an epithet until about 30 years ago. nostr:note1rse26akgxu5smdc2pad0hrsdc5ms7vyykehsgrflynacppkye4msuj6m5x
“Twittex still haz the lovez you need…” 
I can wrap my head around the idea of death.
And I can find solace in the idea of being dead.
What I can’t even begin to engage with is that there will be a moment in between.
The pain is where the Growth is.
The Adult in you is needed to moderate.
Trust each of these Teachers, in the moment.
The talk was solely about price-action, not the state of the Bitcoin network. Yes, thats a high time-preference take, but that was the discussion.
So please don’t insinuate my comment was about Bitcoin itself.
I buy dips.
Also, so far, it’s aging well.
I’m actually going to lovingly call bullshit on you Lyn.
I think you’re (perhapsedly) in the same sinking boat we’re all in.
Bitcoin is clearly breaking.
But it’s a game of chicken who (with credentials) admits it first.
Maybe Bitcoiners are more high-time preference than we like to think.
Like maybe we care about market action right now.
Which is normal, when formerly predictable Cycles are breaking, as is happening.
All our Bases belong to them now.
Let go and let Satoshi.
This asshole is a sociopath.
“Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad.” ~ Rumi
Don’t know if this pic is true, but…
I’ve long wondered how I would have handled being a Bitcoin OG.
Non-KYC.
Say, 1000+ coins.
Maybe enough to gift Alex Jones 10,000btc to just lose….
I suspect I’d be in El Salvador right now…but not as a pleb-tourist.
I’d be working with El Presidente to launder my Bitcoin into saleable assets….
Working to get a major exchange hq’d there, for OTC.
Into the El Salvador Treasury, perhaps? 
It’s not a binary game.
We’re all exploring what helps us become better, and we don’t have a cheat-code to know what that is, so we experiment.
Tariff EVERYTHING!
Countries, States, Regions, Counties, Localities, Parishes, Communities…tax IT ALL IF IT IS NOT PRODUCED LOCALLY!!!
A C C E L E R A T E ! ! !
Best Bitcoin video I’ve watched this year, and I’m not a Bitcoin gear-head.
But even if you’ve never heard of Bitcoin this story is a testament to how Bitcoin’s open-source ethos is absolutely revitalizing the American entrepreneurial spirit that was crushed by fiat money!
Bitaxe has sparked a revolution in Bitcoin, and will nurture the iPhone for no-coiners worldwide, imo.
Thx nostr:npub1k8s3skyy5mg5h07w8zvuk5lgrqadmejz7fjdpl60zaznw8sxzdxqxm6y88
If you’re not FUDing Bitcoin I’m unfollowing you.
All this winning is killing my retirement account…
Bitcoiners:
Y’all know the Cycles will break sometime, right?
Free markets CANNOT tolerate predictability, as participants increasingly game the system.
So with Institutions embracing Bitcoin so fervently, now would be the most likely year to see 3-green 1-red fail.
Institutions are not Retail. They don’t Fud & Fomo…their sole-existence is to propagandize Retail to Fud & Fomo.
Wolves don’t fleece each other.
Fun fact:
Today, February 1st, is both the beginning of
Black History Month
and
National Dark Chocolate Day.
Hm.
Node question:
I’m rebooting Umbrel from scratch, and downloading 2 core apps, Bitcoin Core and Knots.
The two seem to be synching the blockchain in parallel, at very different blockheights, which leads me to worry:
Are they both downloading separate blockchains to my hard-drive? i.e. am I double-synching, taking up twice the space?