I am still learning, so forgive me if I digress.

I have been systematically reading about Bitcoin since I joined this forum. One of the first things I learned (and I love it) is that decentralization is a unique feature of Bitcoin. This feature allows Bitcoin users to have complete control over their Bitcoin and be their own bank.

From my recent readings, I realized that many "bitcoin" users are still stuck in the traditional idea of saving money with a central authority. Importing this idea into a decentralized bitcoin system has led to the invention of bitcoin banks, exchanges, and custodial wallets, all of which are centralized systems. I have the idea (probably wrong) that more and more "bit(shit)coiners are becoming centralized in the sense that they're using more and more of these centralized systems rather than trying to control their own bitcoins and be their bank.

Personally, I don't want to use any of these centralized systems and put my sats on these systems. For me, it is enough to use the traditional banks that I am forced to use to get paid for my work, because there is no other way to get paid in Bitcoin. That's why I don't want to use even Bitcoin in a centralized way, because I want to have control over my coins and be my own bank.

Is this very difficult to achieve? I don't know. Probably it is a little bit difficult, because every valuable thing takes some effort to achieve.

I have noticed that here in Stacker News there are a lot of stackers using Bitcoin as Satoshi's vision and I would like to join this group. It's true that I don't post much about Bitcoin, not because of a lack of interest, but because of a lack of knowledge. However, I'm learning a lot from you.

I would like to hear your thoughts!