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John Balkam
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John Balkam 8 months ago
One day we'll all look back at 2020-2025 and say damn, "can't believe I was able to buy #Bitcoin that cheap. 🫑
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John Balkam 8 months ago
I don't know how many golf fans are on here, but man, Rory McIlroy's Masters win today was one of the most satisfying things I've witnessed in years. What a rollercoaster ride.
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John Balkam 8 months ago
I'm glad I cut my teeth in #Bitcoin in 2022. Rather I got my teeth kicked in by that bear market. Held all the way through. Kept stacking. Held through the run up to $100k. Holding now. Low time preference. Conviction. HODL. 🫑
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John Balkam 8 months ago
Please explain this to me like I'm a non-technical retard. Is it worthwhile for me to simply run Bitcoin Core on my laptop all day? Even if I don't hold any coins in the wallet that's monitoring the ledger? #Bitcoin #AskNostr
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John Balkam 9 months ago
Decentralized wealth. Decentralized health. Decentralized information. Let's fucking go. #Bitcoin #Nostr
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John Balkam 9 months ago
As insane as 2020 - 2024 was, somehow I think 2025 - 2029 will be more insane.
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John Balkam 9 months ago
Tariffs shmariffs. Sats on sale baby. #Bitcoin
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John Balkam 9 months ago
You know what the last 4-5 years taught me? You have to be a warrior in this life. It is so easy to get complacent, comfortable, and domesticated. But you leave yourself vulnerable to predators if you let yourself go. A warrior mentality is necessary, no matter how well off you are. It doesn't necessarily mean that you're violent. It just means that you're capable of defending yourself. Mind, body, and spirit. You have to be constantly getting stronger and smarter. More resilient. As brutal as this decade has been so far, it has been a much needed wake up call. There are dangerous enemies out there that want to harm you and me. They want to attack us and take our stuff. The wise move is to make it extremely difficult for them to be successful with their attacks. Take nothing for granted.
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John Balkam 9 months ago
Really disturbing: Bitcoiner and aspiring Presidential candidate in Suriname, Maya Parabhoe, appears to be in distress. Posting on X minutes ago: "Help. Life and family unde threat. SOS" Not sure what we can do right now, but say a prayer and follow the story. One of our own may be under attack. #Bitcoiner
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John Balkam 9 months ago
I really wanted to believe Trump - Vance would be good for the American people. And you know what, the pro-Bitcoin stuff they're doing I see as a real positive. But man, this Israel shit is ruining them for me. The Presidency and the Congress are still feckless puppets for the military industrial complex and/or the Israel lobby. The Proof of Weapons network as Simon Dixon describes it. Same shit different day. Ah well. Stay humble and stack sats it is. Control what you can control. 🫑 #Bitcoin
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John Balkam 9 months ago
We are in a Fourth Turning, and Bitcoiners are the Hero generation that will get us through the Winter. #Bitcoin
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John Balkam 9 months ago
A shortcut for understanding geopolitics: If an organization includes the words "world," "international," "united," or "union" in its name, it is an organized crime racket.
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John Balkam 9 months ago
Western institutions that lost all credibility between 2014 - 2024: Legacy Media Governments Healthcare Academia Medicine Banking Finance Military Law The whole damn thing is being held together with glue sticks and bubble gum. I think most throughout society are still in denial though. Or sound asleep. Clown world.
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John Balkam 9 months ago
The world is ruled by organized, violent, criminal con artists. Once you realize this, world events begin to make a ton of sense. #Bitcoin
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John Balkam 9 months ago
For 99% of people, the best strategy for wealth preservation is saving, not investing. Investing requires a high level of intelligence, skill, and emotional regulation. I'd bet there are only a few hundred thousand people on the planet who are truly cut out for investing in equities. I'm almost definitely not one of them. For everyone else, the simple strategy is best. Produce something of value. Save in hard money. Get on with enjoying your life. Simple and effective. #Bitcoin
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John Balkam 9 months ago
I'm at the point in my #Bitcoin journey where I truly DGAF what's going on in the macro. I buy a little bit every day. When I have large fiat inflows I smash buy a lump sum. I transfer from the exchange to my multi-sig vault effortlessly. Psychopath mode from here on out. Fuck the fiat overlords. Their time is up.
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John Balkam 9 months ago
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