The Exodus from Egypt to the Promised Land was originally supposed to take around 11 days based on the direct journey from Egypt to Canaan, but the journey took 40 years due to the Israelites' disobedience and wandering in the wilderness.

We may be the modern day “Moses” (of sorts), but how long we spend in the desert and whether or not we make it into the “Promised Land” is entirely up to us.

This is a rough cycle. Mentally as far as I'm concerned we haven't had a a bull market since 2017. 7 years of meaningless chop ....as always there's light at the end of the tunnel, but just when I think we're reaching the end, we round another corner.

Not sure if other hodlers are like me, but I find it difficult to live in the moment. I do my best, but it's almost as if my life is on hold until we have a raging bull market. There are places I want to travel, a home I want to build, but instead I'm stacking and waiting, and the years are going by.

My first child was born around the last bull market, I've spent the majority of their life obsessed with bitcoin, stacking sats, and waiting for our "real life" to start. I still think I've been a good husband and father, but I know I could be better. Unable to ever fully be present, that nagging hope of a better future always in the back of my mind.

As bitcoin cascades down today in yet another liquidation wick, I can't help but reflect on the past. Perhaps we're all destined to be Moses, wandering the desert for 40 years, the imperfect saviors of our individual tribes. We'll be remembered, but only our children will ever reach the promise land. Could be worse I suppose. I still don't think that's very likely, I think we very well might be rounding that final corner of the tunnel, but I'm trying to come to terms with the fact that that might not be true. Perhaps there's another 33 years of wandering.

"if the world around you is barren of beauty, freedom, and thriving communities?"

we cannot do too much about that right now. Step 1 is buying Bitcoin . Step 2 is buying high powered rifles and shotguns Step 3 is to buy the ammo. Step 4 is learning to homestead. Step 5 is making connections with other homesteaders.

90% are irredeemable. 9 out of 10 are not worth a shit and will cause you harm. Just focus on your family and extended family. Maybe SOME neighbors will be worth the effort.

I did magic mushrooms once and God gave me a hug. Literally transcendent experience.

Had this overwhelming sense of peace, that everything would be okay, and joy/awe in existence/reality

Before I was an atheist and at best thought the bible had some wisdom.

Great question!

When I think of Christ, I think as the Apostle Peter when he said to Jesus, "To whom else shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." (John 6:68)

I feel an inkling of this towards #Bitcoin too... I would be lost (economy and otherwise) without it!

But Bitcoin doesn't give me hope beyond the grave like Jesus does. Bitcoin doesn't assure me of my value and worth as a loved human being like Jesus does. Bitcoin doesn't speak word to my soul like Jesus does.

This is just a taste of what Jesus means to me. Best way to pursue this is through the simple things: pray, read scripture, talk with others about God, etc

If it holds even beyond next year I’ll change my mind.

Being an individual is rare.

Of course everyone is an individual, but most will not identify themselves this way.

Most will choose to identify with their racial/cultural group ahead of their status as an individual.

The person who realizes the harsh truth that they are but one lone human in a sea of humanity is special.

They are unique.

They are bounded by nothing.

Which allows them to do anything.

The internet is a land of extremes.

There is always a market for extreme pessimism.

There is always a market for extreme optimism.

Neither of which is very useful or valid.

There has never been an attention marketplace for the actual cheat code to a prosperous life: rational optimism.

Until NOSTR.

I observe that the scales are tipping heavily toward 'nurture' and away from 'nature' on certain questions.

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I think some people are just pessimists at their core. Bitcoin is for optimistic truth seekers. If you think the world is going to hell and a hand basket and there’s no way a solution could ever solve that…well then it’ll be impossible to SEE bitcoin.

I must study Politics and Bitcoin so that my children may have liberty to study Mathematics and Philosophy.

Looking for a watercolor artist for a kids book project.

Anybody have recommendations?