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Evan
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Saying GM is quantum resistant

Maybe never and that's okay. They've had every chance to correct course since the Olive Branch Petition in 1775. We tried telling them. Their own masochism is the oxygen for this tyranny.

Sort of like how Western gold demonetized Chinese silver through the century of humiliation. May the hardest money win.

GM. You can just make a living on bitcoin-friendly prediction markets and gift cards purchased with sats.

Good spot to sun your balls too, benefit from the snow's reflectivity

Still thinking about this. AI and quantum computing share an electron bottleneck in the US. "Too big to fail" tech companies building in these fields are also probably guaranteed a federal backstop because of their importance to national security.

Orbital data centers (using Chinese-made solar panels at first) might be the only hope the US has to close the electron gap with China. Elon has the best competitive moat imaginable for this scenario. The money printer will send him to Mars.

Plus, orbital data centers could help preserve Earth's beauty and move us slightly up the Kardashev scale. Amazing what happens when #bitcoin mining sets the floor for electricity.

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SpaceX has the competitive moat for building orbital data centers. Might want to buy some real estate at Earth's Lagrange points.

I view sending notes and other stuff (especially zaps) as a bit like hodling. It sends a demand signal for entrepreneurs, devs, and curious outsiders to learn from and respond to. Shitposting at said folks also helps sometimes.

Haters will say it's fake

Men will literally fight wars instead of releasing the Epstein client list. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU2OXRrEhoo

GM to everyone who thinks that only one empire can usurp another in issuing the reserve currency, point out how nobody holds RMB, say there is no alternative to the US, and ignore the fact that the internet is far larger than any empire.

Look, nostr:nprofile1qqsxzsz83jdwztcapd2qulzhspnyjvn6jxcypvrl0w3aahp40j4smfgpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqzyrhwden5te0dehhxarj9emkjmn976av6t, it's a S U P E R C E L L

Replying to Avatar Trey

🚨 In January 2018, Bitcoin had just 100x’d in two years. It then crashed 50% in a matter of days.

And one of FIRE’s biggest influencers wrote a piece titled: “Why Bitcoin is Stupid.”

Here's why that moment—and that take—was so important. 🧵

When bitcoin moves, people notice.

In late 2017, it had exploded from ~$200 to ~$20,000.

The hype was deafening.

And the critics came out in force.

One of them: Mr. Money Mustache, a giant in the FIRE community.

His post was dismissive, smug, & very wrong.

But I get it. Bitcoin does seem stupid at first.

A bunch of internet nerds mining magic coins?

Sounds like digital beanie babies. Or tulips. 🌷

But that initial skepticism is exactly why bitcoin works.

Bitcoin IS stupid…and it doesn’t try to be clever.

🔸 Fixed supply: 21 million

🔸 No central control

🔸 No bailout buttons

🔸 No fancy “smart contract” distractions

It’s brutally simple—and that’s what makes it unbreakable.

It took me years to figure that out.

Here’s what my personal bitcoin timeline looked like:

🤔 2011: "Interesting"

😐 2014: Bought some. Stopped.

🙃 2016: Watched it pass gold parity. Still hesitated.

🧐 2018–19: Finally did the work.

😎 2020+: Fully convicted. 100% of excess capital to BTC.

That delay cost me millions.

I never thought bitcoin was dumb...but I definitely didn’t take it seriously enough.

And lots of people fall into the same trap.

Especially those in the FIRE movement.

FIRE taught me the value of long-term thinking.

Bitcoin gave me a tool to accelerate it.

I went from hoping to hit FIRE in 10 years…to doing it in less than 5.

Why? Because I switched from index funds to bitcoin as my primary savings vehicle.

Bitcoin is stupid.

It’s supposed to be. It can’t be changed, influenced, or corrupted.

It just keeps ticking along—offering anyone, anywhere, the same rules and the same opportunity.

That’s the magic and the beauty of it.

If you're on a path to FIRE, or curious what bitcoin has to do with financial independence, then my newsletter is for you.

📩 Read the full issue and subscribe for free:

https://firebtc.substack.com/p/why-bitcoin-is-stupid

Well said! And shout out to Gwern for helping me understand this too https://gwern.net/bitcoin-is-worse-is-better

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Demand will surprise to the upside. Model still destroyed.

Just did thanks to your note. I really appreciate it!