SN and the Zen of 1sat=1sat
I used to always have the SN ticker set at the Bitcoin price while on the site. Even though I am a long term Bitcoin holder, daily DCAer who has never sold a sat and doesn't plan to for a very long time, I did find constantly having the price displayed enabled reactive behaviour in me that I did not find productive. I would see a substantial price change in either direction and get a dopamine rush. What happened? Why did the price change so much? Let me check the chart, let me scroll twitter to see if there is any news.
One of my favourite things about SN is, aside from betting on it or doing push up challenges related to it, the community rarely talks about price. I have been on SN when the price was plummeting below 20k and I have been on SN when it was rocketing above 70k and for the most part no one was talking about price. Which just speaks to the quality, conviction and focus of the SN community.
Being what I like to describe as semi-retired (I still need to work but can be very selective in terms of what I do and when), SN is one of the primary ways I spend my time besides hanging out with my family. Considering I am highly invested in SN I want to cultivate the best experience possible.
Noticing that having the Bitcoin price constantly at the top of the screen was a negative experience for me, a few months ago I switched it to 1sat=1sat. I had done this before for short periods of time but inevitably ended up back at the price due to curiosity. Not this time though. 1sat=1sat is and will remain the standard. Although a simple change, it has definitely improved my SN experience and helped me focus on what's going on in our little frontier town.
If you haven't tried switching the ticker just click on the price and it will switch. There are a few other options such as sat/$ price, block height, current sat/vB rate etc but for me 1sat=1sat is the perfect reminder that I am not in bitcoin for the USD price and I am not on SN to think or talk about price.
Thanks for reading.
Sats for all,
GR