Joe Welbourn, Ph.D in HODL

Anyone already in Lugano ahead of the Plan B conference? My wife and I are train hopping into Lugano now.

I love the smell of irresponsible leverage in the morning. Stay humble and stack sats.

The height of your happiness or the depth of your despair is directly correlated to the “quality” of what you use for money, not the “quantity”. #Bitcoin

If you are not losing sleep and feeling “bat-shit gitty” about the future because of what Bitcoin will do to improve monetary systems and human culture as a whole, you have not fully understood what Bitcoin is. STUDY MORE. I promise, when it “clicks”, you will feel different in a good way. You are welcome.

We ended up at Terry Black’s Austin BBQ. Two-fistfights and a lot of bad words to get a parking spot, but worth every stitch. 🤣😂🤣 Just kidding, only a lot of bad words….

Just a cute graph on Florida housing prices in log-scale. #Bitcoin gets you more housing for less.

Alright “Ride or Die Freaks”. I am in Austin for the weekend with my wife on business. Anything going on pertaining to Bitcoin? I did not see anything on the OP app.

I drove all the way from Tampa to Austin to start my “vlogging” career as a “Ride or Die Bitcoiner”. nostr:nprofile1qqsywt6ypu57lxtwj2scdwxnyrl3sry9typcstje65x7rw9a2e5nq8spp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqprdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucnfw33k76twwpshy6ewvdhk6zsesn7 nostr:nprofile1qqsqfjg4mth7uwp307nng3z2em3ep2pxnljczzezg8j7dhf58ha7ejgprpmhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet5qyvhwumn8ghj7um9dejxjapwdehhxenvv9ex2tnrdaksepv2a6 https://blossom.primal.net/52410f330e6c0291787862775f93a73475fa606d561d7858bd14b46ce052497e.mov

I will be in Austin, TX for a few days beginning Saturday. As a “Ride or Die” Bitcoiner, what should I visit, try, see while there? nostr:nprofile1qqsqfjg4mth7uwp307nng3z2em3ep2pxnljczzezg8j7dhf58ha7ejgpr9mhxue69uhhxetwv35hgtnwdaekvmrpwfjjucm0d5q3samnwvaz7tmswfjk66t4d5h8qunfd4skctnwv46qu7vtcc nostr:nprofile1qqsywt6ypu57lxtwj2scdwxnyrl3sry9typcstje65x7rw9a2e5nq8sprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvqy28wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytn00p68ytnyv4mqtalvw3

The approximately 25,000 staff members at the Federal Reserve are not there to reveal the “facts”; they are there to obfuscate (gaslight) the facts to hide “theft by monetary debasement” at scale. #Bitcoin provides a “put option” in this obfuscation. The same holds true for the Bureau of Labor Statistics: #BLS.

I just discovered songs can be metaphors: SuperTramp: “Take The Long Way Home.” I have listened to it 1000 times. #Bitcoin

Got to love traditional banks, paper checks, and scammers. I just got a call from a Citibank branch in Hialeah (Miami) with a guy in the lobby trying to cash a $34,750 check with my company details and an account number that has been closed for over 4 years. Me: “Negative Ghostwriter. Denied. Lock his ass up….”

Honest question. What is a “good” target net income (as a percentage) for a small business with $750K in gross revenue?

Who has given @luke_broyles money for production of his movie “The Case for Bitcoin” that he never produced? I did, but now I feel like Luke took advantage of me and took the money then ran away. Luke claimed @Breedlove22 contributed $2500. Zero communication from Luke since giving him $4,000. I ran into Luke at Plan B in San Salvador in Feb 2025. He was very nervous with no clear explanation. I explained just be honest with me. No real response or deliverable on the movie. Now, I am realizing, that money is gone and no movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dDydV-SOoE No good deed goes unpunished. I have been extremely patient with Luke. If you are a friend of Luke, I ask you please encourage him to contact me. I want a movie or my money back. Period. Is there any additional information out there exposing this seeming fraudulent solicitation from Luke? Embarrassing for me, but I live and learn: trust no one. I do know Like is working for #TheBitcoinAdvisor network by @PeterBTCAdviser. Not a good image for Peter who I respect immensely. Maybe Peter has some insight into Luke?

The single biggest hurdle stopping you from accepting fiat currency is pure theft and fraud is the sheer scale and depth of the deception. Just because it is global does not make it true. Fiat currency and central banking is a massive fraud. I proffer, you are suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.

Looks like “Woke” strikes again: Chipotle in trouble. I like the food: the culture is terrible. I stopped eating #Chipotle after a blue-haired, “woke” manager swept my order into the trash when I asked her to correct an overcharge: charged for steak when I ordered chicken. Just like Budweiser, I will never buy Chipotle again.

The Federal Reserve is a private banking cabal employing 20,000+ people specifically designed to obfuscate the depth and degree of theft of your energy/work/savings by politicians using fiat. Fiat currencies are designed to steal. #Bitcoin stops this theft.

Look closely. This is a penny I found abandoned in a parking lot. Can you see the problem? If this is happening to a penny it is happening to a dollar: massive debasement. #LearnBitcoin

People do not want to talk about money for only one of two reasons: Reason 1: they fear they do not have enough money (as self-compared to others around them); Reason 2: they fear they have a lot of money (as self-compared to others around them) and someone will come steal it.

I have a chronic case of FDS (Fiat Derangement Syndrome). I have been prescribed #Bitcoin. It is working.