The world has gone crazy and #Bitcoin is in the corner counting numbers over and over on its fingers. Unbothered.
Tick tock next block!!!š¤Ŗš§”
Slowly but surely, everything will become an inadvertent #Bitcoin & #Nostr advertisement.
FREEDOM!
Iād follow my gut before Iād follow someone elseās narrativeā¦my gut says stack sats.š«”
#Bitcoin
#Nostr is my happy place.
Why is everyone so genuine? How is this real?
Blessed!
#Bitcoin š§”š„²
These are great ideas that I will likely put to use and I appreciate them!!! The only thing when it comes to officials is Iām worried they are gonna give me more hoops to jump through than I already have, which isnāt detrimental, and probably will be necessary at some point, but I was wondering what you would consider a decent amount of merchants to be. So far I only have 3-4 merchants in mind (mostly bc of personal and family relations.) and they happen to be the more successful ones around here, should I wait to get all then go to officials before approaching the businesses that Iām not familiar with, or what are your thoughts?
I would start small - perhaps with the manager of a local coffee shop? Maybe advertise in a local network for volunteers of people who want to get started? There may be more than you think.
However, you need to think about what is in it for them, and how you can help.
I would assist them set up a Lightning Network terminal (e.g. https://bitfurypeach.com, which is specifically designed for business, or BitPay, if transaction sizes are bigger). Explain the benefits of using it, and then ensure that you find them some customers who pay that way - e.g. local blockchain network, student blockchain society, tech groups etc. Put the business on local maps & directories of bitcoin merchants, and explain how this can be free advertising for them. Maybe see if the local newspaper wants to run a story for more publicity?
If it works well, you'll have hundreds of customers who will be intrigued and might want to try it out for themselves, plus a business owner who will talk with other small business owners.
This is very helpful! The town has less than 1,000 people, but we are apparently one of the most festive towns in America. Some of the things you listed donāt exist around here YET. Hopefully I can change that!
I totally agree!!! I feel like Iām overthinking things and putting myself in an imaginary catch-22.
I just need to get the ball rolling. Your words are priceless!
BASED š«”
I love it!
You are a freaking genius brother! I AM TAKING NOTES āļø
I went to school to be a web dev, only associateās, and Iām a 3rd generation carpenter with 4 years experience. I plan on helping them create a website that allows #Bitcoin transactions or updating their current website. Really minimal and cheap. Even free if possible.
Idk how to incorporate carpentry other than offering my services for Bitcoin.
I do know a few of the musicians who are regulars for live music around here. Iāve thought maybe a good Trojan horse would be to have them accept tips in BTC with a little QR code LN Address, but my main problem is idk any Bitcoiners here, so I would have to make my services/maintenance free so that people arenāt deterred from keeping it running while itās not making much revenueā¦kinda why I wanna get ATMs to see how many people would actually use them on their own. As you can tell It still needs to be structured, just a whole lot of brainstorming so far.
I DO however appreciate your input!!! š§”š«”
This is actually a great idea, I donāt have a big budget, but I do plan on rolling it out in phases to compensate.
I like the idea of trying to make it as little about me and as much about #Bitcoin and the people!
I agree they have gotten better since their creation, but after the gold standard was ended I only see how they have become cheaper and less reliable. The amount of plastic on a new 2023 car vs a car pre ā79 is atrocious.
Serious question:
How can I passively orange pill my entire town? Iāve been looking at used #Bitcoin atms, and plan on approaching locally run businesses with other individuals I have orange pilled/or that are atleast open to the idea.
Honestly I donāt plan on making a huge profit; I plan on setting the businesses up for free and always being a helping hand when it comes to using #Bitcoin with their business/products and optimizing the value they get from using the network.
My dream is to have my hometown become a free 24/7 #Bitcoin convention. We are already a tourist trap!!! I just want more #Bitcoin friends IRL.
I want this process/approach to be well thought out, stress free, and easy for the businesses to adopt. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INPUT. Not rushing it because I want it to be good. The more minds spitballing the ideas the better.
If this is successful I will definitely use some form of medium to illustrate my approach and how you could implement similar strategies to orange pill your hometown.
I know itās bound to come to/and is already in metropolitan areas, but I want to see the people I grew up around winning too! NO ONE LEFT BEHIND.
#Bitcoin
āThings arenāt built like they used to beā
āMoney doesnāt buy what it used toā
These expressions having a positive correlation is no coincidence. Harder money promotes better products.
For this reason I believe a #Bitcoin standard would improve the quality of goods and services we see in society past ANYTHING we have witnessed before.
With a tad bit more stability, companies operating on a #Bitcoin standard could feasibly operate their businesses with products/services so well that most of their customers would only be 1 them customers, and the company wouldnāt āloseā value because of it.
You see this isnāt possible today. Lightbulbs SHOULD be able to run 10k hrs+ and cars SHOULD be able to go 1 million miles with minor maintenanceā¦but EVERYTHING has become trashā¦and good things LITERALLY become illegal when we operate on a monetary policy that is the equivalent of a DUMPSTER FIRE!!!
Thanks for reading this if you did! Just needed to vent. I am upset with our current world, but I have SO MUCH hope for the future!!!š§”
#Bitcoin is not only backed by its community, it is also backed by the cost of energy required to mine it. #Bitcoin doesnāt need the backing of another commodity. It IS the commodity.
Cash is trash run by braindead monkeys! IMAGINARY and STILL SUCKS.
# Bitcoin is mathematically superior AND transparent, everyone has access to the same info, all you have to do is look. And no 1 party has the ability to manipulate or debase other parties!
Isnāt it beautiful?
The fact that the politicians manage MULTI-Million dollar investment portfolios with access to a pipeline of info that the public isnāt aware of really boils my blood.
#Bitcoin fixes this.
#Bitcoin and #Nostr: both for the people as a whole and for the person as an individual.
#Bitcoin and #Nostr or GFY!!!
Itās simple:
I work hard for my #Bitcoin and my #BTC works hard for me.
Stay toxic maxisš
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