#[4] laid it out well
If you have grave concerns about the collapse of the legacy financial system, you have not managed your risk sufficiently
#GetOffZero
Bitcoin mining is being received with backlash like the idea of planets orbiting the sun or the dawn of the electric age in 1900, and not like the modern marvel of the intersection of technology, economics, & energy
End the Fed
End the CFA
End the World Bank & the IMF
The same happens in Canada :(
Not everyone can navigate as well, & medical treatment gets delayed
The irrationality of Bitcoin mining critics:
There's no trust to be lost in a trustless system
Testing out the animal oxygen masks on my pup. Thankfully our department has never had to use them yet, but I figured out what's more/less comfortable
Doggo was a very good & patient boy, & got many treats after
😆
🎶
Coming out of my cage
And I've been doing just fine
Bitcoin gotta go down
Because I want it all
It started out with a pump
How did it end up like this?
It was only a pump, it was only a pump
🎶
Oh no, I need to do things with them? OK, I will look into this tomorrow - havent had a chance, I was traveling for 2 weeks
Thank you!
I haven't had a chance to set this up yet, but I noticed my first notification (and just got the CSW is a fraud one)
Fuck yeah, I got a badge!
(I think it's my first one 💜)
Thanks #[0]!
A special moment in El Zonte was when I went for a stroll along Bitcoin Beach and came across a coconut vendor. Curiously, I asked if he accepted Bitcoin. "Si", he nodded, so I enthusiastically asked for one.
His little girl opened his Bitcoin Beach wallet, and another vendor helped him create the invoice (I suspect he's done it only a handful of times). The payment sent, he industriuously hacked open a yellow coconut, and a short time later, I continued my beach walk, fresh drink in hand!
Reflecting on the experience, Bitcoin offers a different type of convenience for vendors purveying inexpensive goods. A shop keeper selling colourful wares or regional street food avoids being placed in an awkward position where a large bill needs to be broken
In my travels to smaller towns in El Salvador and Peru, I've found large bills (eg $20 or $50) can create an issue. With average incomes in LATAM being far below those of North America (an average income is approximately $10 a day in El Salvador), theres a limit to how many times a vendor can make change. I've had vendors ask their surrounding mates to help them make change. I try to be concious of this and ask my bank for smaller bills before I leave, or break twenties at large stores, but ATMs do not give out singles
Being able to offer exact change helps preserve dignity 🧡
And from my perspective, I went on a beach stroll without any cash, only my phone for pictures - paying in Bitcoin was convenient and still a little mind blowing!
I didn't even realize they happened - a win for me