I've always seen it as a necessary evil. Early internet and BBS were so cool but mostly simple. Once people saw the money that they could make from it is when innovation took off aka the Dotcom bubble.
Yeh, US tech sector. The general public had little press. And the ones in my sector, I'd say 70% ridiculed it then. I still have good friends from back then who are senior or CTO level that won't even consider it.
It's not about the price to me, it's about the marketing. The price increase just brings more marketing which in turn gets its name out there more. In the end, all publicity is good publicity.
Each "bull run" just feels different than the last. 2013, barely anyone I knew mentioned BTC. 2017, a few did, but mostly to poke fun at about when it would crash in tulip fashion. The hype in 2021 when it was in this price range was so retail driven and media was focusing on producing content for retail to read. Friends and colleagues were just starting to mention it more and ask if I still owned any. I'd long given up promoting it to them and would just say "yeh, some". Now here we are back in the same range, and it feels so more under the radar for the hype amid retail. So wild. Truly each time has been its own animal. Which is why I never believe any of these projections or hypflunecers trying to sell you their shovels. It's all white noise to me. I just ignore them and keep stacking.
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I'm shutting down my node I setup 4-5 years ago that I originally built for learning purposes. If you have a channel with me, that is why our channel is closing. It's just a raspberry pi, so not sure how much longer I can trust it. Shutting down all channels today since fees are low. Thanks for the memories. If you wish to connect a new channel with me, the new one is https://amboss.space/node/0332f9a34057f5edf02d97f0cb484c78a0420048f5031124f4b53cc2006d05c62e #nodestrich
I did an article about those who did during the last bull run in 2021 but I bet there are a lot more now. BTC Wine out of France. Manos Wine. There are a few on here, but nostr:npub153xmex42x4chdf757hp3q6zxagykkek7pdgwuwd074964dkyha9s82ryu8 is definitely the best choice for the Nostr family though. https://www.sonofvin.com/2021/06/20/bitcoin-cryptocurrencies-and-the-future-of-wine/
Not all of us are able to attend Madeira for various reasons and feel the same way about those posts. I like variety. Like more about the music you’ve never heard lol. Being in BTC for over 10 years, I akin these price posts to like when a sports team gets good every 4 years or so. Some people get excited about it, others get annoyed about it and want it to go away. That's the beauty of Nostr, you can unfollow or mute for a while if its a topic you don't want to see much about. My 2 sats. Let people be happy about what they want. There’s a lot of things I don’t understand but to each their own.
Oh man, the ISP I worked at back then threw a bunch of these away. I took a bunch home to tinker with. Takes me back haha
Great minds think alike 🤙
Finally fixed my old self custodial lightning address for zaps. 🐢⚡️
Transferring over all zap related actions to the new nostr:npub10hgypqzf2h5nne3unhttvzhd7mpfkm8860wvj8eh7pkrsdhksy7sr3q9w5 lightning node. Apologies in advance if any of the games have issues.
So true. And the older you get the less likely that will change.
One day you wake up and realize you have a cabinet full of manuals you never looked at. For me that day was today.
Had a massive “to do” list today and go it all done for once. Feeling super accomplished. It’s all finally coming together🍷🍷
These guys were wrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1YYqeKUp-M