68 sats \ 5 replies \ @ek 5 Feb \ parent \ on: Climate activist dinner party tonight. Wife said no bitcoin. What to do? bitcoin
But is it a happy life if you can't talk about the things that you care deeply about?
Honest question, I don't know the answer.
It's a request to not talk about it at a particular event, not in general. If you can't make those minor concessions, then you're going to be bad at marriage and probably won't have as happy of a life as you could have.
reply
Yes. Real life is about compromise. I was actually heartened by the poll results that many people seem to actually realize this.
reply
It's a request to not talk about it at a particular event, not in general.
Mhh, yes, I guess I missed that. In that case, I agree with both of you. Guess I got a little triggered because of the topic and missed the point.
But to elaborate on my view:
I guess for me it depends on the reason why I shouldn't talk about some things. Because I already talked too much about them? Ok. Because the guests are new and we shouldn't confront them with "radical things" on the first time? Ok.
But if it's about "Bitcoin is dumb and I never want to hear anything about it ever again, especially not at this dinner with friends" then it's not a happy life anymore.
But I guess that's an extreme case. And I guess in that case, it's obvious.
reply
Many of us repeat the vegan joke...
Q) How can you tell if someone's vegan? A) Don't worry, they'll tell you.
...but forget that the same claim could be, fairly or unfairly, be made about us bitcoiners too.
It may be tempting to speak about Bitcoin early, feeling we're impressing them as we've all those counterarguments lined up and data at our fingertips - but it's difficult to see how this might make friends or allies.
If everything goes well, and friendships are made, we all get a chance to be heard, with the walls and barriers down. We just have to make sure that they see us a fellow human and we see them the same way.
Friendships and allies take time: if they're rushed, friendships (and marriages) can sadly break.
reply