Hey everyone,

I've been a silent member here for about half a year, and today marks my first post. I just want to share my journey with Bitcoin and how it has made a significant impact on my life.

A bit about me: born and raised in Germany, from a well-off family, with a degree in mechanical engineering. Currently working in the hydrogen field, so yeah, I've got a bit of a background in physics, energy, and thermodynamics.

Now, here's the thing about me – when I get interested in something, I dive deep, sometimes to the point of obsession. My therapist might call it a touch of autism, but I'm cool with the way my brain operates. I've always tried to think about people in general, considering problems and shitholes, aiming to leave as much harmony in the world as I can during my lifetime. This led me to delve into various topics – politics, left-right wing struggles, 9/11, geopolitics – you name it, always searching for that key to creating harmony, beyond just spotting symptoms.

During the COVID era, spending most of my time in home office, I decided to upgrade my GPU to get more into gaming. While making adjustments to my computer, I stumbled upon a YouTube video about GPU mining this SHITETHER Coin in March '21. Long story short, I made some money with my 2 GPUs, got hooked, and within five days, set up a second desktop with 4 GPUs running. No gaming for months – I was deep into exploring this whole new world, especially during the bull market, drawn to all these different coins.

I mined until early '22, bought some Shitcoins here and there and crashed into the bear market, including Terra Luna and later FTX. My shitcoins took a hit – mostly down 70%, one at 99% (yeah, got rugpulled there :D). But the silver lining was that I learned a lot from Bitcoin-only YouTube channels during this time (shoutout to Blocktrainer, it's in German, but it's wholesome). I realized there's more to BTC and started to shift my mindset. In mid-'22, I began my BTC-only Dollar Cost Averaging, buying more during dips and FOMOing when it surged. Now, 89% of my portfolio is BTC, and I plan to sell off those Shitcoins at some point. I am also counting FIAT here :D

There were trades in 21 different coins until I decided it was the perfect number to stop the shitcoinery.

Beyond my coin history, what's more intriguing is the change in my mindset and life itself. Previously, I supported left-wing demonstrations, climate change activities and saw many problems in the world, but found no meaningful solutions. Now, I can see the solution, it blows my mind regullary and it's inspiring positive changes in my life. I've started doing sports again, quit smoking, sought therapy, and distanced myself from toxic people. It's become a life of Proof of Work, also for myself. A time of better understanding global affairs, armed with stronger arguments, mostly on my side, when it comes to addressing problems and solutions. And that I'm getting more and more into the long-term preference thing.

I don't know where this journey ends, but I'm grateful for every step. At least I know that this topic, with all its nuances, will never lose my interest. And as we all know, it's always worth fighting for freedom and the best money/solution in the world :)

Hope you enjoyed this orange-pill story, as I always enjoy hearing new ones from others. Leaving you with a picture of what's currently swirling around in my head.

Have a nice Weekend

Gratefully, B_Bc