"The hodl narrative is about reconditioning yourself to value your bitcoin differently than you value dollars, and to detach from the dollar cost of bitcoin . The hodl narrative is for people who don’t yet understand what hard sound money Bitcoin is, and the hodl narrative is for people who understand that low prices mean faster and better adoption for those that need it most. The hodl narrative reminds us that there’s more at stake than “gains” here, and to act accordingly. It encourages you to participate in a bitcoin economy vs selling your bitcoin for dollars to participate in a fiat economy, because if you p2p send bitcoin from one person to another that can still be considered HODLING.

We hodl the network, we hodl the mission: we hodl the Bitcoin, we hodl the future.

HODL doesn’t mean never move your bitcoin: it means honey badger don’t give a fuck about NGU or NGD (number go up / number go down), from a “omg muh dollars!” perspective. HODL does mean that we're opting out of that nonsense and choosing to BUIDL an alternative non-fiat economy - and no, we're not giving up any time soon."

–– my response to the critique that the "hodl narrative" damages Bitcoin adoption, and much of what the "hold narrative" means to me 🧡

Originally a response on Telegram, also a post on Nostr: https://snort.social/e/note1add74trmm3434fckxa04ert8t7mprxdfwp3kf4cztcv0y77vv5vqrccvve