Hello from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
I was here in 2022, right as the petrol shortages started. There were 2 hour queues at pumps. Soon after, the President fled and resigned amid the chaos.
Fast forward to 2026. I had to run an errand down in Galle in the South, which in turn turned out be an adventure.
Due to the ongoing war disrupting global supplies (a choke in the Strait of Hormuz ripples everywhere), Sri Lanka has brought back fuel rationing.
Every citizen gets a strict quota: just 15 liters of petrol per week , tracked via a QR code system. If you run out? You're stuck!
We tried to refuel but our QR didn't scan right the first time maybe tech glitch or registration hiccup, who knows. We rode and pushed our luck until the tank ran dry mid-errand.
We had to walk for over 3kms asking for fuel at every store. Finally a kind stranger (a real Samaritan) pointed us to some. It was double the price.
An hour of work took 5 hours. How fragile our so called "globalized" world truly is?
One blockage causes real suffering here. Our world operates like a human body. If you are hurt in one part, the whole system suffers. Your mind can't focus and everything slows.
As someone who's traveled extensively through the Global South, I've seen this pattern repeat i.e inflation, money printer go brrr, then hyperinflation followed by sanctions hitting ordinary people the hardest.
Did i see this coming ?
Yes I did.
Was I prepared?
Not so much.
These raw, on the ground stories, from Sri Lanka's latest crisis to struggles across overlooked regions, are at the heart of my upcoming book.
If you want to read more about how global shocks land on real lives in the places often overlooked, join the journey.
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Thank you & Have a great day.
Paco
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Namaste #bitcoin family on NOSTR,
Is it true that most of you hang out here as compared to X?
Anyways it has been a while. I want to begin by saying that I am in good health, both physically and mentally. 🙃
For the past two years, I have been living a mountain life, practicing yoga instead of running, eating good curry, writing my first book about the 'run with bitcoin' journey, and building a few projects on the side.
In a few days, I’ll be sharing something I’ve been building.
Thank you and blessings,
Paco
