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After having a little money for a few years and dabbling in some of the finer things I can tell you that nothing beats an ordinary life. - Getting a slice of pizza and seeing a movie with your wife. - Hitting the bar and having drinks and conversation with your friends. - Hanging out at the park throwing a frisbee around. - Taking the kids for ice cream on a hot summer day. - An economy plane ticket to go visit family or an old friend. - A reliable car that takes you where you need to go. - A great blanket to snuggle up in on a cold winter day. If you have these things already, trust me… you are wealthier than you know. Drinking $1,000 wine and eating caviar with famous people won’t make you any happier. In fact it may have the opposite effect. As the bitcoin price rises you should definitely dabble in fancy shit if you feel compelled, but once you get a peak behind the curtain you’ll find out pretty quick it’s hollow and meaningless compared to the things that really matter.

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When you're not sacrificing your authentic self by going down the fiat mines every day, you become more satisfied with the simple things. I'm convinced that the obsession with consumerism is driven by the fiat slavery. I'm looking forward to seeing more Bitcoiners freeing themselves to allocate their time as their preferences dictate. I'm seeing this shift starting to happen right now. I'm not seeing caviar, coke & lambos yet.
I think this ethos is one of the many reasons why we have a shot at a better future if there is a wealth transfer due to bitcoin. The folks (certainly not all) who are in this for ideals, positive change in the world, more honest systems will be able to apply more pressure in society. These changes may have a chance to establish a new tone, reveal better priorities, and remove some power from the worst elements of the control society.