I got a leafletter stuck in the doors. "Neighborhood community preparedness meetup". Badass, I thought to myself. Reading further, "High filtration N95 masks will be required" Well, ... good luck there. I'm out.

"Once you know that the material carrot is just like the spoon that bends because it doesn't actually exist, you're condemned to a life of knowing that what you imagine as nirvana probably isn't. What beautiful irony: That the prize for catching the carrot is to realize that chasing it was more fun." - DHH

2013 Andreas - preaching about defending yourself from the government theft and tyranny. 2024 Andreas - giving tax accounting workshops.

YOU SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW — THAT IS THE PROPER REACTION TO THE BTC SELL OFF @SATOSHI MUST GET ON TV TOMORROW AND GUARANTEE ALL DEPOSITS UP TO $10M OR THIS WILL SPIRAL INTO CHAOS

Saylor is doubling down hard on Bitcoin being Store of Value, not a Medium of Exchange here. Like really hard. Worth a listen. 1:06:49 Could the government seize BTC? 1:09:08 Fiat era is longer than we think 1:16:15 Bitcoin competes with Gold, and gold has failed 1:21:08 Strategic Bitcoin Reserve 1:28:14 Proof of Reserves? tldr "BTC is not a currency, it is a capital"; "BTC does not have to compete with dollar"; "Digital currency is tether, not Bitcoin", ... Listening to it, It actually seems to me like he's not even believing it himself. Extra dose of rambling there.