Sooo... Half the bitcoin space kept suggesting muun every damn time I suggested someone use a wallet like stuck up reply guys and muun broke down as soon as bitcoin... *Checks notes* had some actual normal usage which we are all actively striving for. Hm.

Imagine the Eurovision contest with zap voting and text messages.

After having to verify accounts with video and following the instructions, look left, smile, don't smile, tilt head up, I want to write a short dystopian story where you have to verify accounts by doing tik tok dances or else you get a fine.

"I've moved on to other things. It's in good hands with Gavin and everyone." ~Satoshi Nakamoto. And I ask you this. WHAT THE FUCK COULD POSSIBLY BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN BITCOIN?

Happy Birthday Satoshi!

I'm doing so many projects in parallel right now that I physically sigh in relief every time I close a tab group in chrome.

How Much Should You Donate? Sats are money. It’s okay to give some every now and then, but soon enough you will find your wallet empty. So, how many sats should you donate? I’ve seen some videos where they donate up to 60 british pounds to strangers on the street. I get that it’s for the shock value to make the video attractive but don’t do that. Honestly, any amount should be okay. Stick to four digits in sats. At the time of writing this, that’s just a few cents. If you give any precoiner 1000 sats, that big round number will stick in their minds as being a lot. It’s a negligible amount to give out and it feels important. There are exceptions. For example, I wanted to demonstrate to a businessman how he could simply use Breez as a POS to accept lightning payments in his business. I know Breez eats up a small amount to open channels, so I sent him 6000 sats instead. Always expect those sats to be lost. Most of the times, they’ll simply get forgotten in a custodial wallet, and that’s fine. That’s why I insist on not giving out too much, even if you can afford it. Give them a taste, they can get their fill on their own. Figure out what amount you’re comfortable with giving out and just have a lightning wallet handy.

Nobody's a Prophet in Their Own Land You might have been trying to orange-pill family and friends for literal years now. Don’t be disappointed. Your approach might not have anything to do with it. You’re not doing anything wrong, and they’re not stupid not to listen to you. It’s just that sometimes, we don’t take seriously people we know well. Just focus on getting some other material to them, books, videos, documentaries that we’ve already discussed, and also try to bring some other bitcoiner to talk to them. It might drive you nuts to see that the other bitcoiner might tell them exactly the same, and your friends and family will turn around to you and tell you, “Well, why haven’t you told me this already? I could have been buying bitcoin all this time.” And you’ll just explode out of frustration, saying that you’ve been telling them the same things over and over again. It happens. Nobody’s a prophet in their own land. Sometimes, an air of mystique is necessary. Sometimes, we need another expert, mentor, or speaker to say the same things people close to us have been telling us for years in order to get it. The prime example is that of making your bed each day. Your mom has been telling you to do that ever since you were little. It just helps with feeling well, makes the room seem tidy, helps you with discipline. It’s such a simple yet effective trick. We’re forced to do it in the army, but that’s extreme so you push back on it and never actually do it unless forced to. And then comes Jordan Peterson saying, “make your bed,” and you treat it as if it’s the biggest lifehack of all time. Think how your mom feels about that. The same goes for you trying to orange-pill family and friends. Just bring someone else over to help.

Skull of Satoshi 3D print. Get the stl file here https://www.gobrrr.me/product/skullofsatoshi-stl-file/

I have too much stuff going on these days. I finished a short story, 7000 words today. Wrote 5k all day. Now I have to learn a speech, write another one, study some homework for bitdevs... All the while running my businesses.

I was supposed to be writing my short story today, not sculpting skulls. 💀 Oh well...

Who want's a Skull of Satoshi 3D print?

I wrote the article, it was crazy! https://loveisbitcoin.com/this-artist-was-hired-to-create-a-hit-piece-about-energy-waste-and-bitcoiners-thought-it-was-metal-as-fuck/