I really like your thoughts... and IMO evidence of what you just said is so deeply entrenched in humans. People have a tendency to justify stealing, grifting, lying, cheating, etc. using false paradigms such us: 'if everyone does it, why not me', 'I've been hurt/cheated on/lied to/etc., I don't feel sorry for it, if I do it once', 'the system sucks, therefore I steal/lie/cheat, etc.', 'I'm only scamming really stupid people, they're so stupid they deserve to be scammed' and SO MANY MORE. Such behaviours are encouraged implicitly and explicitly by corrupted and criminal politicians, business people, celebrities, etc. that it is SO HARD to find the TRUE NORTH and keep sailing steady towards it. I don't know if Bitcoin is the solution to all of this, I don't know even if there is a solution. What I do experience is that, transitioning completely from the FIAT clown world to a decentralised permissionless life is lonely but empowering and peaceful. I don't mind loneliness, it's up to me to change it. On the contrary, I have never felt happier and at peace, knowing that I totally rely on myself having stepped out of those paradigms that where hindering my efforts to progress on the path of becoming my best self. For me, Bitcoin is Freedom, and however it ends, if it ever ends, it would have been worth it to be ALL IN. Long Live Freedom!✌️ 😊 πŸ€™ ❀️ 🧑 πŸ’œ πŸ’›

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In Bitcoin we also have "Everyone is a scammer" that @Bitstein unfortunately popularized. My personal philosophy is way less conflict prone, I wish for environments that are nurturing... rather than always needing to be on the lookout. But to build those environments we do need better protocols... so the only thing I can tell you is to keep building and keep going. As you say in your note - do not fall for "if ever does it, why not me"... that's how you lose your true self and become what you shouldn't be.
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