I raised my kids this way.

I started out with this one LONG before they could drive.

If you get rear ended, who's fault is it?

The right answer is: Mine.

(but it can take a year or more to have them internalize that answer - not just tell me what I wanted to hear)

All very independent, 4 engineers, 1 teacher turned property owner. Proud they are all killing it.

Once you assume responsibility for your life you are on the right track to enjoy your life immensely.

If you thought in your head that if someone rear ends you and it's THERE fault - start working on yourself. It's the wrong answer....

The studio is ready, Danny's flights are booked, and next week we’ll begin recording episodes for our new podcast.

I wanted to share the reasons behind this shift as many have been asking. Three primary factors influenced this decision:

1. I hate making remote shows—I never want to do them again. These interviews need the intimacy of being in person.

2. Traveling constantly has been detrimental to my health and my family.

3. My commitments here with the football club and local community are growing.

So, the solution was clear: build a studio in the UK and produce the show locally.

We’ve secured a fantastic space in Soho, London, and we’re ready to go but given the limited number of Bitcoin guests available in the UK or those willing to fly in, it’s time to retire What Bitcoin Did.

Our new podcast will be similar in feel but will cover a broader range of topics. While some episodes will focus on Bitcoin (though less frequently), most will explore other interesting topics or people.

Having made nearly 900 episodes covering a wide range of #bitcoin topics and guests, we’re now aiming higher. By diversifying our content and guests, we hope to introduce more people to the concept of sound money through podcast osmosis. If we get this right, it will be a bigger show, if we get it wrong, well we tried.

For a long time I have felt there is a need to get out of the #bitcoin corner of the party. Real Bedford FC was a way of integrating sound money into a traditional business model. CheatCode purposely did not include Bitcoin in the title, so changing the show feels like a natural next step.

Sometimes when stuck in the #bitcoin landscape you can lose site of how other people in the world think, lose empathy for the complexities of the world. I have felt this. I'd come home from spending two weeks with Bitcoiners and be with friends and family locally and notice a distinct difference in how we see the world. As everything feels like it is going to shit, I feel like there is a bigger job to do now.

The Bitcoin podcast landscape is well served, from Marty and Odell to Natalie and Preston, from The Blue Collar guys to Stefan Livera and anyone I haven't mentioned. There’s no shortage of high-quality Bitcoin podcasts.

However, there seems to be some fatigue in the space, with similar guests and topics being revisited. With our new show we want to bring fresh perspectives and ideas, aligning with sound money where relevant—think of the shows we’ve had with the likes of Eric Weinstein and Michael Malice.

On a personal note, I’m need the challenge, test myself wider, get fit and find a good woman. I can't do this travelling all the time.

When I started the podcast my life was a shit show - divorced, coming off drugs, heading towards bankruptcy. I've had an incredible 7 years, travelled the world, made amazing friends and got to live my dream by buying my local football club.

To everyone who has helped us get this far - the guests, the listeners, the sponsors, we could not have done this without you. I am forever in your debt.

I hope you’ll check out the new show and enjoy it, though it may not be for some of you. Regardless, Danny and I will work hard to deliver the best show possible, like we always have.

Roll on The McCormack Show!

wow.. im curious why blue is lagging behind red here. Based on stereotypes i'd assume the other way.

It’s always “ I love Freedom” until it’s something you don’t agree with.

Just two smooth dick Chad Bitcoiner’s ready to fuck shit up and pamp the orange coin and the red white and blue.

EXACTLY 15 years ago today, Satoshi Nakamoto debated naming #Bitcoin "Titcoin"

I can't believe Satoshi even considered this!

#SatoshiNakamoto #BTC #Nostr

To all the people after the conference saying they will vote for RFK because ‘he gets it better.’ 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

If you are going to vote, how about you vote for the guy that can defeat the communist and has a chance to #FreeRoss (per his word)

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Basically my life over on the X app.

Keeping the moonboi influencers in check. 😂

The complicated aspect about the Social Security system in the United States is that it was falsely marketed.

It's called an "entitlement" because people pay into it and are supposed to get it back like a pension, regardless of whether they are rich or poor when they retire. And so the Baby Boomer generation views any cuts to their social security as a rugpull, basically. It's not insurance or charity; it's an entitlement.

However, although it was marketed as like an entitlement/pension, that's not how the math worked out in practice. And it's because population growth is slowing. It was based on ponzi math, assuming that every generation will be bigger than the one that came before it. But the Baby Boomer generation was huge.

In addition, when Social Security was created, the retirement age was set near the average life expectancy. Many people would not live long enough to collect it, and most would collect it for a handful of years. Only a small minority of outliers would work for like 40 years and then live off social security for like 20+ years. But then over the decades, life expectancy increased by like 15 years, so the default assumption is indeed that someone can work for 40 years and then have 20+ years of retirement, even though the amount they pay into it doesn't really mathematically cover that. It's not designed for that en masse.

And so Baby Boomers had like a 3.5 worker-to-retiree ratio to support in their peak earnings years, while Millennials will have more like a 2.5 worker-to-retiree ratio or less to deal with. Which means they get a worse deal. Many Millennials don't even think they'll get it at all, despite paying into it.

That breaks up the social contract and sets up inter-generational political conflict. "Fourth Turning" stuff.

It's a big reason why "defined benefit" plans are inherently unstable; they rely on being able to predict the future.

And it's also a big reason why, when speaking about deficits, nothing stops this train.

I don't think John Wick is a good movie series, but part of me likes them anyway because it's Keanu.

⚡500 sats for reposts

⚡1000 sats for #PROOFOFWORK

GM #Nostr!

How did you challenge yourself today? #asknostr

Splitting a fancy bottle of wine with a friend at dinner is one of life’s great pleasures.

I know that it's rough out there and a lot of aspects of clown world can get you down, however constantly looking for negativity in everything isn't helping. Look for the positive. Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Remember when I told you that avocados in Venezuela are really BIG and CHEAP? Here is the proof of #avocado

This one is bigger than my hand for 2.8$/kg

And we can even find cheaper ones outside or supermarkets

Surprised?

#photostr #plebs #plebchain #grownostr

Real estate investing is just shorting fiat.

Discrimination is a real issue. It sucks.

Most people complain about it when they are discriminated against. And to some extent, they should. They should tell their networks about people who are bad actors.

But you know what you should do most importantly? Be so fucking good at your job that nobody with a right mind can resist hiring you.

That's what. Pursue excellence.