I like Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism

There is a certain kind of Bitcoiner exemplified by people like Mircea Popescu, a kind of bitcoiner who used to be called a toxic bitcoin maximalist.

Lately, though, it seems like the people who have laid claim to the term don't care much about censorship resistance or freedom or any of the things I associate with toxic maxies. Thank you very much, Mr Michael Saylor and your stupid facking cyber hornets.

Anyhow, I'd like to think about ways to revive the classic concept of Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism: people who are in it to break the law, because the law sucks; people who are in it to have fuck-you money; people who don't care who else uses bitcoin or what they want to do with it; people who know how to hurl a savage insult.

To that end...I'm working on a poster:

What are your ideas to bring back the good old toxic days

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144 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 5h

Maybe it will happen now that treasury companies are going bust. All those newbie “bitcoiners” who pivoted to talking about treasury companies learn the hard way and become bitcoin maxis. Possible.

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 3h

Isn't the pattern that most will move on to the next scam, while a small slice become toxic maxis?

122 sats \ 2 replies \ @justin_shocknet 4h

Toxicity is an immune response

We had to fight the mind virri of shitcoins vs Bitcoin, time preference vs trading, self-custody vs custodians

The virri have mutated, so to has the immune response

Fake L2's vs Lightning, participation vs apathy, collateral vs equity

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @SwapMarket 4h

virri

viruses

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @justin_shocknet 2h

102 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 4h

Dunno if there's any way to bring them back. I think they've already accepted that it ain't worth wasting energy on lost causes! Ahahah

102 sats \ 0 replies \ @DP0604 5h

I think the same as you, the maximalist bitcoins have to return, those who hate the shicoins and the shitty system.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @zapsammy 3h

truth is toxic to the barrage of wrong-think; bitcoin helps people regain the courage to speak against and act against all that is wrong in the world; it is no longer just about money the currency/token; truth is aggressive by nature - bitcoiners will continue to align with the correct way of living, help others do the same, or find out the hard way;