IT IS INSANE THAT VOTING MACHINES ARE NOT OPEN SOURCE.

Gm ☀️

one thing I never ask people to do is agree with me

I have yet to share my personal #Bitcoin journey, but I believe now is the right time to do so. It marks the beginning of my descent into the Bitcoin rabbit hole and, much like the Bitcoin White Paper itself, my story is closely tied to the financial crisis of 2008.

This account is deeply personal, laced with self-pity and a sense of stupidity. That's why I've kept it private and not even shared it with my closest friends, but I think it's important to share it now with you. Giving back to a community I received so much in the previous years. All too often, those who fall victim to the shortcomings of the fiat system internalize the guilt, unaware that they are being taken advantage of by a corrupt fiat system.

My parents, hardworking individuals who dedicated their lives to building their own business from scratch, had little time to acquire financial education. In the early 2000s, they were advised — like many companies and individuals in Austria — to finance their company/house with a Swiss franc loan. The arrangement was complex and opaque, involving multiple loan accounts and significant commissions for both the bank and our financial advisor. My parents, trusting the system, unknowingly became entangled in a speculative gamble, exacerbated by the euro's introduction and the franc's relative strength over time. It turns out that debt in a strong currency and income in a rapidly depreciating currency have only one outcome: Default over time.

As a result of the financial crisis of 2008, the Swiss National Bank could no longer suppress the upward pressure on the franc in 2014 and the fallout was inevitable. Overnight, my family faced a substantially larger loan burden than initially anticipated, to threaten us to file bankruptcy and lose everything we worked for in the previous decade. This devastating turn of events — driven by corrupt banking practices and greedy financial advisors — left an indelible mark on me. As a young man, witnessing my parents' hard-earned savings and efforts eroded by a system they trusted was enough to cement my distrust of financial institutions forever. At this point in time I made a promise to myself: Trust no one, educate yourself and verify.

A few years later, I discovered Bitcoin. It clicked immediately. Here was a decentralized, incorruptible solution to the very problem that had caused so much pain for my family. Bitcoin represented a chance to opt out of a fiat system riddled with perverse incentives and predatory practices. My family's experience — our suffering under the weight of a corrupt financial system — motivates me to advocate for Bitcoin adoption. For this reason, I will never trade my Bitcoin for fiat currency ever, no matter the fiat price. It represents more than wealth to me; it’s a symbol of resilience and justice, a way to honor the sacrifices my parents made.

Looking back, I am almost grateful for this painful chapter of my life. It woke me up and set me on a path I might not have found otherwise. Many people experience similar losses at the hands of the fiat system without even realizing it because the theft happens incrementally, through inflation and hidden costs. Fact is, that honest, hardworking individuals are being robbed every day — second by second — by a system designed to erode their purchasing power over time. Like my parents, but more gradually.

While it’s exciting to see Bitcoin’s fiat price increase, that is not its ultimate value. Bitcoin represents so much more. And I know, many others who HODL Bitcoin not for fiat wealth but for deeply personal reasons — reasons rooted in justice, independence, and freedom. For those of us who have been wronged by the current system, Bitcoin is not just an asset, it’s a revolution for a better future.

Yours forever thankful, Carl. 🧡

dont forget what you saw in 2020.

2020 was a gift of clear vision. you saw who will stand against the tyranny and who wont.

do not forget.

Will you guys DCA as aggressive into BTC in the coming months or a bit less aggressive in the hope of a bear market?

My main strategy is just stack sats no matter the price but interested to hear other opinions

Why #Bitcoin will go up forever is because all the economic energy that is captured in the green triangle will flow into the superior orange triangle, without the latter getting bigger in size.

Just got LOWBALLED low low on a professional job offer that I was really looking forward to and have been working towards for years. Ive got 10 years specialized experience they are looking for. Really thought it would go differently.

At the same exact time #Bitcoin is freakin ripping. I never successfully orange-pilled a single person or met another known bitcoiner. Years-long conviction in the face of total adversity.

I know I am not worthless and I thank God every day for my time on this earth. Got a feeling soon I'm gonna pivot to farming and say fuck the rat race ✌

Hey guys, now that Bitcoin is pumping I am starting to regret all the zaps ⚡️ I’ve sent. Please return them.

Check, cash or ACH is fine.

Yeah he's doing great.

For the price It's an ideal I was following and would still would like to follow but it's inconvenient.

I don't need a bigger market than Bitcoin to succeed so Bitcoin only is not much of a problem on my side and I don't really want to receive payments in my bank account. The idea is to unbanned myself as much as possible.

LMFAO AT SUITS NEEDING TO WAIT FOR MARKET OPEN TO BUY THE ETFS

I'm thinking a lot about just putting my prices in $ like a normal person.

It wasn't that bad in a bear/crab market but I'm not crazy enough to think I can keep up in a bull market. Maybe next cycle but not this one.

But there's something I find so beautiful in using Bitcoin as unit of account. I'm not doing it because it's practical I'm doing it for the art of it.

Do I have this right? If you buy Blackrock's ibit you can't just transfer it to your own cold storage. It has to be sold back to Blackrock. So essentially Blackrock is just using people/companies to buy BTC for them in a round-a-bout way, because it always stays in their bucket.

#asknostr #financial #btc #bitcoin

I have 969 subscribers on my backup bitcoin journey youtube channel.

I'm not really sure what to do with it.

Should I sell it?

Or just generate some additional income?

Good morning.

Anyone know the tally of destroyed short positions yet?

If you’re a man who’s struggling with low self esteem let me tell you going to therapy isn’t going to help.

The only way to fix it is to do things worthy of esteem.

We aren’t women.

Talking about our problems isn’t the solution.

Go do things in the world.

You will feel better about yourself.