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88 sats \ 11 comments \ @Akg10s3 16 Sep AskSN

"Ignorance is generally bliss"..

I read this in a common comment from @stack_harder here on Stackers News, and it made me think.

I've been constantly learning and absorbing good information on everything related to BTC for a year, and along the way, I've discovered many things, especially on the economic side, which has led me to a very critical approach.

And when I try to share what I've learned with others, especially my partner, I think it makes me feel a little helpless when their interest in the topic isn't the same.

I mean, without meaning to offend others, it's as if they don't want to know more. Or the mere thought of learning or reading something new makes them uncomfortable.

What do you think?

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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @flat24 17h

I do not think that "ignorance is happiness"

I think it is an illusion. Since ignoring the other important things in the world your own world is summarized to the 4 things you know, and your mind is locked in that box, sometimes a comfortable box and on occasions not so much.

I think that in your own words there is the answer you are looking for.

You mention that your mind and your way of thinking have changed after studying, after awakening and understanding that there was a world that you did not know (money, savings, economy, investment, privacy, self -ustody, among other aspects to which it leads us to learn about Bitcoin)

And that others, or specifically your partner does not understand you or simply does not follow the steps. And that happens because she is not changing her mind just like you, and that change is not taking place because she is not consuming the same information as you. It is the key.

Data: I say this with all conviction of the world, I lived the same experience with my partner, until she decided to start learning about the "bitcoin" theme

25 sats \ 5 replies \ @arataa 16 Sep

You can't be happy in ignorance.

Firstly, I define happiness as a continuous construction of a long-term state of general satisfaction with life. This differs from temporary satisfaction, such as the taste of a good meal, social media or drugs.

Thus, those who ignore reality will have to face its consequences soon or later. Right now, I'm seeing many unhappy people that don't know what is causing their lives to get more difficult (inflation and government). And they don't want to learn economics.

They could resort to temporary satisfaction and even get addicted. And those have costs as well, since food will get harder to acquire as everything is getting more expensive. So, when life arrive on a very extreme low point, they either buy satisfaction or die hungry. This may result in similar events like in Nepal, or in horrible environments, like narco-states.

I don't know any early prudent bitcoin hodler who's less happy now than the first day that they begun to quit the fiat system. But for the ignorant people, I'm seeing more and more of their unhappiness with life by looking at their faces.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @flat24 17h

Totally agree with your words. And the most incredible is that if one of these people asks how they could solve their problems, more than 80% will say that with money. And then you ask what money is? Or if they really know how that thing they call the solution of their problems (money) does not know what to say.

And if you add that then they should unlearn and then really learn what money is and how it works, to see things clearly, then they call you crazy. 🤷

30 sats \ 1 reply \ @arataa 11h

And if you add that then they should unlearn and then really learn what money is and how it works, to see things clearly, then they call you crazy. 🤷

And because of that, you have no obligation to share your knowledge with anyone. They only deserve it if they prove that they are genuine, by self-learning all of the information just like the majority of us did.

Teaching others is a long process of dealing with consolidated beliefs. By avoiding it, you'll save a ton of time and energy, that could be reused to do more efficient things that are under you control.

Honestly, the only people that deserves attention are your children (if you have any), since they'll succeed you. It is unacceptable to our successors grow without understanding how the world actually works.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Akg10s3 OP 11h

Yes, leaving a legacy of knowledge for our children is the most important thing, and I understood it even more after discovering Bitcoin... Because I used to think that leaving money in a bank account was the most important thing for them! And it turns out that's not the case... By leaving my children a fortune in Sats and teaching them everything they need to know about the subject! I'm giving them financial freedom!

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Akg10s3 OP 16 Sep

I like the idea that Bitcoin improves and changes the approach to happiness, which is true because it frees your mind, and through Bitcoin, your freedom is total. I'm grateful for having fallen down the rabbit hole. Thanks for your response 👌

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @arataa 10h

Right! It may hurt to see others not wanting to understand what you know, but their fate isn't your problem anyway.

Happy studies, and remember to not talk about the fight club!

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @stack_harder 17 Sep

there's a reason people say that ignorance is bliss! plenty of people that are, basically, thick as shit, are perfectly happy, for me personally, i would rather get as much 'truth' as possible and then just roll with it.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Akg10s3 OP 17h

I read your review and it struck a chord with me, and I also understood how it happens in my real life... I agree with you because I want to keep learning!! I share the idea that knowledge is POWER!

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 16 Sep

"For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow." - Ecclesiastes 1:18

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight." - Proverbs 9:10

Ignorance is not something to be desired, but knowledge without hope also just leads to sorrow.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Akg10s3 OP 17 Sep

Good answer from a good book. Thanks for your response!