Coming from a country where capitalism rules and people compare their financial achievements with the Joneses, I needed some time to adjust to the (novel for me) Bitcoin ethos encapsulated here. I was intent on making posts and withdrawing as many sats as I could, determined to make this my side hustle.

It was absurd for me to find out that people relish spending their sats here. And to realise that all my posts of BTC’s price action never gained many responses - people were happy doing their thing and just not interested.

So it does seem to me that Bitcoiners value proof of work more than quick pleasures. There are many examples of Stackers who have amassed many sats till far, but instead of taking everything out, they choose to acknowledge the value provided by other stackers and take a longer route in reaching their sats goals. I think this embracing of “I have enough, so I give others” mentality is quite refreshing because it embodies a healthy relationship with the self as well as money.