Sell your roth ira. Buy bitcoin. There's no tax afaik(but I'm not an accountant).

I would consider using a bitcoin ETF to avoid the tax penalty depending if I thought the exchange risk is less than the penalty, but I don't think it is.

I would not buy the ETH ETF under any circumstances.

Fuck Blackrock. Buy #bitcoin.

Moment of vulnerability here, wondering if anyone has had a similar experience before.

I completely LOST it on another person's kid today when I thought they had intentionally hurt my daughter, but I was wrong and now I feel horrible.

Context: on a road trip with another family. The other child has behavioral issues and has been known to get physical in the past with others at school and daycare. Over the course of the trip he's been pretty poorly behaved and aggressive but not downright violent... but I had it in the back of my mind that it could happen.

My daughter was playing with him in the other room, then suddenly runs out screaming, bleeding from the mouth and saying that he had hit her. I've never experienced anyone intentionally hurt my little girl and I instantly flew into protective dad mode before properly assessing the situation. In my mind he had punched her in the mouth.

I stormed into the room and flew into a rage, screaming at the absolute top of my lungs, pointing my finger in the kid's face saying to NEVER touch her EVER again. His mom was right behind me. He was likely terrified and I was honestly way beyond any level of anger I've ever felt.

In the next minute or two my daughter then clarified that it was an accident and they had been playing rough but had unintentionally slammed into each other.

The boy cried, his mom was in shock, and she also had tears in her eyes. I feel absolutely awful about the whole situation, I should have had more self control, and I'm a little in shock how quickly I became an absolute monster to a young kid.

I apologized in the moment to both of them and sent a message after saying I should have handled the situation better.

Just really upset about the whole thing, unsure how to proceed now. Any girl dads out there ever have this happen to them?

The BIG REALISATION that I had about Centralised Social Media...

Let me share a story before I get to my realisation.

It has been two months now when I joined the #tiktok movement pay off my debt. This is a Tiktok challenege to help people with less than 10k to gain followers to 10k and in the process - hopefully can join the "Tiktok' Creator Fund". When people follows you, you can choose to follow them back to increase your following - in a nutshell. The caveat though, even you reached 10k, you still need 100,000 views in 30 days! Sounds easy right? Not so! Just because you have the following it is not automatic they engage with your content. The stats is showing differently. Even you are great content creator and with amazing efiting skills, keeping up with the content creation and making sure you follow all the rules of the algorithm, making sure you stand out in the 3 sec rule of attention grabbing was really exhausting and was burning me out.

Which led to my realisation:

1.) I am heavily invested in a platform which could easily kicked me out or locked me out! All my hard work will be for nothing. A report from whoever has an ill intent would mean - my page could be banned overnight. We have seen this from Kyle Marrisa Roth ( RIP) - famous tiktoker whom lost her account and income stream because Tiktok banned her acct.

2.) The effort of entry to get notice and to rab attention from the centralised platform is too resource intensive especially from a one woman production! I am certain content creator out there can relate to this!

3.) The algorithm is very unpredictable! It is easy for those who made that "you do not have to beat the algorithm!". But this is a BS. As a former programmer, a line of code could easily filter out your content from the billions of content in the same platform let alone standing out from other centralised platform! It is NOT NEWS anymore that in order to get your content to people, you have to pay the price! This is how these platforms thrive!

4.) Lastly, Comformity & Income Stream. I am always conforming to the crowd because I am worried that what I'd say may offend people regardless whether I care or not, the platform has the last say!

Income stream: it is early days but with the use of sats, there are plenty of opportunity here. I do not have to reach a certain following before I get a zap nor do I need to beat the algorithm!

The bottom line, I will use my followers (not that much but every lil helps!) to introduce #nostr and help grow its user base. #grownostr I'd rather be in a platform where I know I have more say on my data & control so I know my effort will not go to waste! So far, my experience in this community has been nothing BUT VERY HELPFUL & ACCOMMODATING! 🫰❤️

If you made it this far, I appreciate your time. You can expect content from me regarding all the things that I care. Eg. Life lessons, mindset transformation, hypnosis: past life regression & self hypnosis, technology esp data, travel, reviews and much more.

I am excited to see more of you here! 💯🥰 #Introduction #livegood

So many reasons

take your Bitcoin off of Swan asap

Trying out a new recipe. It didn’t quit come out the way I wanted it to but in trial an error will come a great recipe. Stay tuned…

#nostr #gm #carnivorerecipe #carnivore #carnivorediet

Krugman be like “mUh DeMoCraCy”

Once a retard always a retard.

Not much seems to be flowing for me. Kinda just wanna give up. Tired of fighting, to lose.

From time to time I ask myself the question, why aren’t more Bitcoiners running their own node?

I mean, if you truly belief in doing your own research is important, maybe you should look into why Noderunners are key for bitcoins success.

So, why do I run a node? Here are 20 reasons…

1. Trustlessness and Full Control:

With a full node, you can independently verify transactions without needing to rely on any third party. You are your own verifier, aligning with the philosophy of being your own bank and avoiding the need to trust external sources.

2. Privacy Preservation:

Running a Bitcoin node enhances privacy when performing transactions. You’re not disclosing your transactions to third-party nodes, thereby ensuring your IP isn’t logged by third parties.

3. Up-to-Date Ledger:

A Bitcoin node means having your own copy of the entire Bitcoin blockchain, providing you with complete access to Bitcoin’s transaction history.

4. Learning Opportunity:

Running a full node offers a hands-on approach to understanding the technical aspects of Bitcoin, providing insights into how the Bitcoin protocol works.

5. Community Engagement:

Running a node connects you with other Bitcoin enthusiasts, fostering a sense of community and shared purpose.

Empowerment: Running a Bitcoin node allows participation directly in the Bitcoin network, including validating transactions and blocks and voting on protocol upgrades.

6. Self-verification of Transactions:

A full node enables self-verification of your transactions, reinforcing the idea of being your own bank and eliminating reliance on third-party services.

7. Economic Sovereignty:

Running a full node takes the concept of financial independence a step further by giving users more control over their economic activities. They can transact freely on the network, without intermediaries, which is an important part of the financial sovereignty that Bitcoin promotes.

8. Educational Value:

In addition to learning about Bitcoin’s technical aspects, running a node can provide first-hand experience and insight into the network’s dynamics and the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem. This experience can be an invaluable learning tool for both new and experienced Bitcoin users.

9. Potential to Earn Fees:

Running a Bitcoin node together with Lightning Network Node allow users to earn transaction fees. This point could be attractive to those looking to explore every possible avenue of Bitcoin-related revenue.

Running a Bitcoin node, in general, contributes to network decentralisation and security, supports faster transactions, and aids in enforcing consensus rules. Moreover, it bolsters Bitcoin’s scalability, resilience against regulation and censorship, ensures long-term sustainability, and upholds Bitcoin’s values while contributing to the development and transparency of the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Here are10 more General Reasons why to Run a Bitcoin Node:

11. Network Decentralization and Security:

By running a Bitcoin node, you contribute to the decentralization of the Bitcoin network. This decentralization makes Bitcoin resistant to censorship and control, enhancing network security.

12. Enforcing Consensus Rules:

Running a full node enables participation in defining and upholding Bitcoin’s unique consensus rules, ensuring only valid transactions are confirmed, and legitimate blocks are added to the blockchain.

13. 24/7 Network Support and Faster Transactions:

Running a node continuously strengthens the network and aids in faster transaction verification and propagation across the network.

14. Contributing to Bitcoin’s Development:

By running a full node, you can participate in beta testing new software releases and features, providing feedback to developers and contributing to Bitcoin’s continuous improvement.

15. Supporting Decentralization and Long-term Sustainability:

Running a full node supports Bitcoin’s decentralization principle, making the network more resilient to control and ensuring its long-term sustainability.

16. Upholding Bitcoin Values:

Running a full node aligns with Bitcoin’s ethos – financial freedom, privacy, and security. It’s a direct way to support these values and actively participate in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Supporting Transaction

17. Scalability:

Running a full node can help the Bitcoin network scale by providing additional capacity and redundancy for transaction validation and propagation. This contribution is critical as Bitcoin continues to grow and attract more users worldwide.

18. Greater Network Resilience:

Each new node added to the Bitcoin network increases its overall robustness and resilience against potential attacks or system failures. By running a full node, you contribute to this resilience, helping to ensure the continuity and reliability of the Bitcoin network.

19. Maintaining Network Transparency:

Running a full node gives you access to the entire Bitcoin blockchain, which contains all transactions ever performed in Bitcoin. This access allows you to independently audit and validate the transactions, thus ensuring and supporting the transparency of the Bitcoin network. This is crucial to the trustless nature of the Bitcoin network where everyone can validate everything.

20. Resistance to Regulation and Censorship:

The more decentralized the Bitcoin network is, the more resilient it becomes to regulation, censorship, or any form of interference from authorities or malicious actors. By running a full node, you contribute to this resilience and ensure the Bitcoin network remains a truly decentralized and global system that no single entity can control or shutdown.

Tldr. there is no reason not to run a bitcoin node if you belief bitcoin is a force for good.