It was easier in 2014 than it is now in The US.
The industrial bankers jumped in after Ross was arrested and his bitcoin valued in dollars. They preceded the Maxi Hodler. However, the earliest adopters of bitcoin were not driven by greed but by freedom and charity.
As the original "Maxi" and never a Hodler, I assure you, neither is a criterion for winning or losing friends. But making sweeping generalizations about a group of people will make you popular or unpopular in particular echo chambers. Popularity over principles is a problem only if you're principled and want to be popular.
I suggest staying in your lane. First you have to know what lane that is. What is your raison d'Γͺtre in Bitcoin?
But it won't be costing 5 btc for a scoop like it did in 2012.
The best thing that could happen to bitcoin is of it was made 100% illegal to own or use. Raising the bar to onboard should be the priority. The only people trying to "make it easier" and "for everybody" like Andreas and Dorsey are avowed socialists. Bitcoin was created to free people, not entrap them, which all of the custody services do.
But I guess I could have just said, "Because I don't negotiate with terrorists."
I did and then some. When a person has a tax levy, every banking institution tied to their SSN is affected, wages are garnished etc. So all funds are removed and if another account is opened elsewhere tied to that SSN, those funds too are seized. No charges, no trial.
Holy guacamole! Is that the published definition? What would Webster say?! There is a friggin apology built into the definition. I'm surprised it doesn't come with a coupon for a cookie. Double vowel versus vowel, consonent vowel. But then why "o" and not "u" as in fuse? Let's sigh together. β€οΈ π«
Or I will ping you when I'm coming and we can make our own meetup. π Also, if you know anyone who sells eggs, meat and/or produce for BTC, I'll be buying.
And yes, I am a fan of Rothbard. However, I have yet in my 56 years of living met a soul who quotes him that lives by what they herald.
Oh gawd! All y'all need to stop hero worshipping! Ayn Rand in NO way exemplified the integrity of her characters and more than I can write code like my characters. She set a poor example of shooting one's mouth odd as if saying something makes it true. All these people touting from lofty perches then writing a check to I Ruin Souls makes me vomit.
I hear you. You'll get there through pain or you won't get there at all. I am not a nice person but I am a kind one so I hope severe pain as soon as possible. "Doing what I can from the inside" = staying with a husband who has repeatedly beaten a woman while praying for him, doing better, trying to please. It just makes the victim more tied to the abuser with intuition and self confidence offered on the altar of "I wish".
This is an actual US Military recruiting commercial, they are not even hiding it any more. "Come join in the fun, use psyops against your fellow man and do more before 9AM than most people do all day", and such.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6hu83yVMlU
Source of the video is goarmysof.com U.S. Army Special Operations Recruiting
And the Hall Monitors who got a taste of power during The Coof are primed and ready!
I think you mean losing. To loose your character would be to unleash it. :)
I know how to show up and shoot the shit about Bitcoin.
I am headed up to Coos Bay to pick up my mom's ashes before taking her on an adventure up the coast. Where are the non-socialist bitcoiners in Oregon? In 2018, Portland meetup was like a festival of the intellectually lazy and psychologically flabby. Where are the baddies?
nostr:note1q8r3mmaawee62eaaenkt5h5j927vkc0a0sqauewgvlxhpurnm5mqtp7pk6My Bitcoin Belle account has more than Odell in 2016 when I was banned. The three subsequent accounts I had were banned almost immediately even though I used a different #, IP, etc. When X arrived, I tried to get my account back. It has been completely deleted by Jack so no followers, posts, etc. And no, I was not allowed back. Permissioned anything can result in revoking of permissioned privilege.
Funny enough, the earliest adopters of bitcoin were women who used it for charity. Fr33 Aid was one of and then a fundraiser for Thanksgiving Baskets was another. OGs, Early Adopters, and Enthusiasts were ALL generous and caring else you'd not know of bitcoin. It wasn't until after Ross's arrest and the π seekers jumped in followed by the Maxi Hodler that the ethos changed.