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582 sats \ 6 replies \ @ek 24 Feb 2023 \ parent \ on: We're all full of shit bitcoin

Well, guess you must be new around here. Correct me if I am wrong.

I think when considering the fork wars; consistent uninformed attacks on bitcoin from mass media or bankers; being put into the same pot as shitcoins; your own social circle not showing any interest in this "magic internet money"; people not getting absolute basics like "not your keys, not your coins" and everything else that happened between now and 2009, it's not surprising people got really toxic about bitcoin, lol

You start to just not give a fuck about people anymore and ultimately become a "toxic bitcoin maximalist" since most won't listen anyway.

Kind of like a spin on:

You either die as a hero or you live long enough to become the villain

Now, I don't want to say that I am an OG or anything (I only really started to look into bitcoin in 2020) but I know my view on the toxicity changed over time.

Now I can see that it's just people trying to tell others to not do the same mistakes over and over again and getting really fed up with stupid stuff like 20% APY lol

Family, health and friends are way more important.

Also I am not sure if this was ever part of the question.

I think you can be a "toxic bitcoin maxi" and still put family, health and friends before bitcoin.

40 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 24 Feb 2023

now that I read this again ... actually quite funny to write this in 2023 and now even getting tipped sats for it

damn we have come a long way

I just wish I started digging into bitcoin earlier but don't we all haha

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @takaponka 24 Feb 2023

bitcoin for ennemies, bitcoin for opponents

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @takaponka 24 Feb 2023

I entered "bitcoin space" in 2014. Me too I'm trying to "wake up" family and friends on what is money and importance of self sovereignty and privacy. But I feel sad for "maxis" that turn bitcoin into their religion, they loose their objectivity and criticism. But there are many communities of communities in bitcoin and it's hard to know if we talk about same people.

61 sats \ 1 reply \ @tomlaies 24 Feb 2023

Me too I'm trying to "wake up" family and friends

You see, that's where the problems begin. Nobody has to "wake up" because nobody is asleep. As a non-toxic Bitcoin maximalist myself I just cannot understand why so many Bitcoiners are unable to meet people at the point where they are at.

You have to understand them. You have to explain were you see current problems in the fiat world and especially on which opinions and underlying values these are based on. You have to answer their specific criticism or perspectives they have adequately.

You cannot just stand there, being so far far away from their daily life reality and have otherworldly opinions and be dismissive and call them "asleep". This would never ever work.

7 sats \ 0 replies \ @takaponka 24 Feb 2023

and this is what I tried to do with everyone, which is not easy. you assume too much but you are right

sometimes they make a move and start digging sometimes never. when I say try I fail most of times but manage for some 😆

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Busybe3z 24 Feb 2023

9 years of trying to take them up?