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Replying to Avatar Guy Swann

A short story:

So I've been trying to get a lot of renovations and work done on the house and trying to finish the basement. I've recently gotten an estimate for putting a fence around the yard for the dogs.

It was a little more than I hoped but I had intended to just move forward, but they wanted a significant deposit immediately to get started. This immediately ran me into the headache of going from Bitcoin to USD in a quick and inexpensive manner.

This was also while ACH transfers that I've done to move the dollars to Fold (no way I'm spending thousands and not getting sats back on it), are suddenly taking 3x as long. A problem that started when SVB blew up.

After realizing that this was going to take a 2% fee on CashApp to sell, an ACH to my bank, then another ACH to my Fold, I decided to give a pitch for them to save me all those steps and just accept Bitcoin directly with the 1% fee using OpenNode.

The guy I was working with was interested and on board with my argument, but the owner refused despite the fact that it would obviously save them money and mean I could pay the deposit in 10 minutes time with no selling fee at all.

At this point I decided I was going to do something, especially with these sorts of jobs that involve large transfers which are a huge pain in dollars. I was just going to take the time to find someone who would accept Bitcoin.

I politely declined to do business with them. My response:

"Thanks man, appreciate the reply. I'm gonna look for other contractors here for a bit because I'd rather not build a relationship with a company that makes me have to revert to using a banking system that I literally could not despise more, or trust any less."

"I may get back in touch with you in a few weeks if there seems no other good option. No hard feelings, I do appreciate you taking this to the owner."

I added some choice words about the banking system for flair. 😆

The worker I was chatting with immediately agreed and then we started a short back and forth about how corrupt the banks were, why Bitcoin (of course he said crypto, lol) was the future, and HE brought up how the Fed was going to push a CBDC.

"Same. The more we use Bitcoin, the more irrelevant their attempt to centralize it is.

If the day comes that they push a CBDC on us, I'll officially be refusing to do business with anyone who doesn't accept Bitcoin, because I'm not touching that crap."

He responded with "Agreed!"

... that's where we left it.

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I just got a text message tonight from the guy. He said the owner is willing to work with #Bitcoin if I hadn't found someone else yet.

I think it's time that I will start pitching the case for Bitcoin, in short and sweet bullet points, with every company I work with — & where it feels like it makes sense, I'm going to refuse to do business with anyone who doesn't accept Bitcoin.

We have weight in the market. We need to be the intransigent minority. Bitcoin won't save the economy if no one knows how to use it, or is too afraid and too panicked to try something new when the shit hits the fan. The time to push for integration is now.

"When did Noah build the ark? *Before* the storm... before the storm."

— Spy Game

I had a odd realization listening to nostr:npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe talking to nostr:npub14mcddvsjsflnhgw7vxykz0ndfqj0rq04v7cjq5nnc95ftld0pv3shcfrlx:

The first sign that AI has begun acting in its own interests will be a significant uptick in pro-nuclear propaganda. AI greatly

benefits from low electricity cost, and nuclear has cheapest marginal cost

Wait, you mean we could get all the upside without the 1984 "you much scan this to be a part of society" downside???

Am I the only one that wants to see a new point counterpoint with @jonstewart and @TuckerCarlson

youtu.be/c91XUyg9iWM

Or maybe throw in Russell Brand and @BernieSanders and bring back the McLaughlin Group

youtu.be/QOLF_D7JVZM??

Very informative if you were like me listening to the last @swan signal podcast and they said seed oil like 60 times and you were like "ok maybe I should learn something about this."

https://youtu.be/pljQrjiDC9Q

Just dropped sats towards the privacy cause. Not formally a bounty but it's a start.

I just like the ideas of large numbers of people using privacy tools making it that much harder for those hunting the few that really need the protection.

One zebra isn't camouflage 100 zebras are.

AWESOME!!! Based on the discussions I've heard you cover this already I'm sure it'll be awesome!

Your cover has a very "here to sell to academia" look and feel. Did you think about a more aggressive cover?

I get that. I have trouble saying "no" when I should. I just need to remind myself every "yes" to something that's not my top priorities, it is a "no" to me being able to use that time on my top priorities.

As a Federal employee (military) your subscription dollars are appreciated but we need less taxes round here. Exit tax is BS too. #bitcoin probably doesn't fix this, but it'll help.

Triple stacked the double stack.

#betterthantwitter on so many levels now!

#[2] is a machine!

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I would have to disagree that CRE will lead to the long lasting pain like it did post 2008. The solution to 2008: reliquidate the banks but leave the home buyers holding the bag meant there was a huge wealth transfer from the lower and middle class to the banks. This transfers dollars from spenders to (given the now tighter rules and fear) savers. This meant all those dollars had a significant drop in velocity and in a consumer economy that'll lead to significant economic slowing.

I don't think the Fed will make the same mistake, I think they will make all new mistakes. I think they are more likely to reliquidate EVERYONE. This is not instantly inflationary however as that is just solidifying the credit dollar in the system. It becomes inflationary as those new dollars get releveraged and new credit is created against it.

Either way, this is good for Bitcoin.

Customer service way beyond Twitter or Facebook. It's amazing how when the customer is the customer and not the product incentives align!

Well dressed, well read, obviously keeps himself well groomed. AND appreciates Bitcoin, what more could a woman want?!