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Alright folks. Let me get straight to the point “1 BTC = 1 BTC.” To some, it sounds like a joke… or some kind of strange math. Of course 1 equals 1, right?

But the phrase actually carries a deeper idea.

When you try to measure Bitcoin in dollars, euros, or any fiat, you’re still thinking in the mindset of the broken system. You checking the fiat price every day: How many dollars is it worth today?

But the brave eventually realize something important.

Bitcoin is not meant to be understood through the lens of the same fiat it was designed to replace.

Think about it this way.

If you put $100 in your drawer today, you don’t expect to open it tomorrow and find $200. It’s still $100.

Or imagine you harvest 50 tomatoes from your garden today. Tomorrow, those 50 tomatoes are still 50 tomatoes. The number hasn’t changed.

If you own 21,000 sats today, tomorrow you still have 21,000 sats. Just that, no one central authority can decide: who can use it, how to use it, or when to use it. It's all yours.

The rules are fixed.

So when we say “1 BTC = 1 BTC,” we’re reminding ourself of something simple but powerful:

Stop obsessing over the fiat price.

The real question isn’t “How many dollars is my Bitcoin worth?”

The real question is:

How does Bitcoin empower me to became a sovereign individual — and help my community becomes sovereign individuals again?

Because Bitcoin it isn’t about numbers. It's a network.


Thanks @DarthCoin for the meme

People stop being dependent.
But rather, becoming sovereign.

And when enough individuals do that together, communities begin to reclaim that freedom.

41 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scroogey 2h

How much BTC per hour would you charge for, say, helping a farmer pick apples?

How much BTC do you estimate you'll have to pay for one apple in 40 years?

(these may seem silly, but think of them as a proxy for "am I saving enough for retirement, or living too frugally for my own good?")

How did you estimate those numbers, exactly, without consulting any current/fiat prices?

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131 sats \ 0 replies \ @freetx 1h
How did you estimate those numbers, exactly, without consulting any current/fiat prices?

Beyond that, if the purpose of BTC is to trade for goods and services then saying "1 BTC = 1 BTC" makes no sense. Its also true that "1lb of dogshit = 1 lb of dogshit", that doesn't present a compelling argument for owning dogshit.

Frankly if BTC doesn't constantly gain in purchasing power over the long-term, then it by definition failed.

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