Julian Assange on a super power's inability to crush #Bitcoin :
“the full might of the superpower doesn’t help you smash a math problem. A math problem is a math problem, it’s something that’s connected to the intelligence of the universe or basic physics. It’s not something you can get at simply through overwhelming coercive power or lots of people.”
Most of us have gone through the path of becoming true #Bitcoin maxis while initially venturing into #shitcoinery at the beginning of the journey.
After 1000+ hours of studying #Bitcoin and surviving a couple of #shitcoin scams, you graduate as a true #Bitcoiner
I don’t know if it’s a positive or a negative but with #Bitcoin , we turned on an unstoppable machine. It’s is a machine we cannot turn off. Never in the history of humanity we’ve done that.
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The state has grown used to treating its taxpayers as a farmer treats his cows, keeping them in a field to be milked. They now realize that the cows have wings.
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The current crisis — and the financial repercussions that will inevitably follow — will make it obvious that we need #Bitcoin more than #Bitcoin needs us. Don’t get me wrong: we must not be complacent. We must continue to care, continue to build, continue to educate, continue to proselytize, continue to argue, continue to debate. We find ourselves at the forefront of a battle of ideas, and in this battle, complacency kills.
Ask not what #Bitcoin can do for you, but what you can do for #Bitcoin.
-Adam Back
Bitcoin’s existence is not defined by the crypto exchanges, that inevitably rise and fall with the ebb and flow of time. Rather, #Bitcoin exists independently, sustained by a decentralized network of peers, interconnected yet independent, each playing their part in maintaining the integrity of the whole.
Bitcoin, as an entity, is not merely a product to be bought and sold, but a protocol, a set of rules that governs a monetary system in a transparent and decentralized manner. It is a testament to the desire of individuals around the world to reclaim control over their wealth, to transact freely without the need for intermediaries, and to chart their own course. It is this very ethos, this foundational premise, that ensures its continued existence, regardless of the state of crypto exchanges.
It's not the exchanges that breathe life into Bitcoin, but the people who believe in its potential to redefine our understanding and usage of money. Even amidst the shifting sands of the digital world, Bitcoin stands, a beacon of resilience and revolution. And so, it shall endure, powered not by the flickering lights of the marketplace, but by the the enduring pursuit of truth.
“all your life you live so close to truth, it becomes a permanent blur in the corner of your eye, and when something nudges it into outline it is like being ambushed by a grotesque.
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Allowing a group of people to create money out of nothing gives that group of people total control over the people that are fooled into accepting that money.
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As time progresses, more and more people will be forced to understand the importance of #Bitcoin simply due to the trajectory of the prevailing systems. The natural end-state of fiat money is hyperinflation, and the natural end-state of centralized control is authoritarian censorship. #Bitcoin is the antidote to both of these ills.
Hodling #Bitcoin is very simple, but it’s not easy…its very difficult.
Every morning when one wakes up, he/she has to tell themselves…it’s important for me and I won’t sell my coins. It’s for my future, my family’s future. I am going to hodl my coins and I’m not going to sell it.
Hodling on to one’s #Bitcoin is self love.
Everyone knows that #Bitcoin will be priced higher in the years ahead.
However, history has shown that #Bitcoin’s bear market can be very brutal.
Thus, reflecting on this, inorder to be a #Bitcoin hodler one has to be a “Net Producer”, if not, one has to sell his stack into the market to meet his/her life’s expenses.
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“Paradoxes explain everything. Since they do, they cannot be explained”. -Gene Wolfe
#Bitcoin is paradoxical.
It is simple yet complicated, ever-changing yet unchangeable. A novel machine without any novel parts; a technological innovation that isn't really about technology. You can't touch it, yet it is hard money. You can't see it, yet it will show you a vision of the future. You can't possess it, yet thousands of people seem to be possessed by it.
Don’t underestimate the power of focused attention.
In order to learn something new, you must give it your undivided attention.
The art of focus is the key to unlocking the mysteries of the universe.
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The most important reason to study the economics of #Bitcoin is to not get deceived by the economists.
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A global, non-inflationary reserve currency will force nation-states to alter their primary funding mechanism from inflation to direct taxation.
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