There are actually a lot of parallels from pleb slop Stranger Things and #bitcoin . Bitcoin is the “good, light, normal world” and Fiat is the “evil, dark, upside down world. They are connected by a bridge between the two worlds and the options are to destroy the bridge and sever the two worlds or be subsumed by the fiat world. It’s a constant struggle and battle as Bitcoiners until we sever the two worlds.

Headed to a funeral this afternoon for my long term mentor and boss. Despite handling defaulted borrowers in the fiat system, he was a true man of class that taught me to respect people even when you held all the power. People were more important than anything and you were dealing with them at their lowest of lows. I based my entire professional approach off of this lesson and it has undoubtedly made me more empathetic. He canceled for our quarterly dinner in December at the last minute and 3 of us never got to say goodbye. He passed away on Christmas Eve. Cherish your time here and your time with others that have materially affected your life. You never know when your time chain is up. God Bless and RIP Joe.

Please get out of the left/right paradigm. It is sucking the life out of many of you. Go do something productive.

Can’t have a sunny day. I hate these people.

Had a nice talk with my dad this week about a tax revolt and shared this biblical analysis gem from the Moses Institute from 7 years ago. People’s openness is growing. https://mises.org/mises-wire/render-unto-caesar-most-misunderstood-new-testament-passage View quoted note →

I have come to the conclusion, in 2025, that the only way #bitcoin wins is with self custody. Many have stated the prospect of self custody makes Bitcoin better than gold and silver, but until you actually do it, its property of 10 minute self custody means nothing. We are learning this lesson with an industrial metal that has close to an unlimited supply given a high enough price.