In my discussion with normies lately I have been trying to get to the real root of our differences. One of the major things that comes up over & over is just how much most people rely on status, or official titles, & other forms of social proof for what is true. It's literally one of the worst heuristics & yet it seems to he the most popular. How do we break people out of their herd mentality?

I actually had a friend say to me, “how much more money do you need?”

This dude is childless and lives off his parents lol

What he doesn’t understand is this…

How much more do I need for me? Nothing.

But when you have a family, people depend on you.

I have four kids.

What if they have four kids?

Including my wife that’s 21 people I’m responsible for.

What if I’m the only person in the family who ever figures out anything substantial?

Looking back that appears to be the case.

Everyone before me was some garden variety European peasant.

There’s no royalty in my blood.

Why would I assume it would be any different going forward?

Nah man, it’s me.

Just me.

I’m the only one.

And people are depending on me.

How much more money do I need?

Enough for everybody.

Bitcoin circular economies is how we win

Few.

5k bits to whoever guesses what I’m making

Lots of debate about the Saylor / Saifedean conversation

I thought it was really interesting

No one really knows what credit will look like in a Bitcoin Standard

They both make good points

I tend to think that (young, less capitalized, etc) people will of course still borrow to buy a car or or a home, to Michael's point

But I also agree with some of Saifdean's points about the inevitable decline in value of government debt

People seemed to hyperlock onto a short clip of it on X and spit takes instead of listening to the whole thing which is unfortunate

There's way too much 100% agreement in this space so a 2-hour animated conversation with two people who do share a lot in common but really disagree strongly on some stuff and aren't afraid to push back is very refreshing

LET'S PLAY A GAME:

Guess in the replies the exact date of when #bitcoin will hit $100k

Winners get 100k ⚡️

frustrated enough with nostr clients that i want to create my own

Any guesses what this is?

(Apple for reference)

You're not going to pay the max. Free markets prevent this through competitions and choice. There isn't only 1 shop, search or AI.

I don't understand the technical details so sorry if this is a dumb question: if all the data for this is transmitted via relays, how does it allow for privacy?

If you want a curated feed, you might as well sit in front of the TV and watch MSNBC all day. It takes effort and intellectual engagement to filter fact from fiction.

I'm sure there are examples, but I am unaware of anything like Bitcoin that has brought together so many different people, generations, walks of life under one umbrella. Maybe this is a function of it being money, maybe something else. But I can think of no other social construct that exposes me to such diversity of humanity.