Baby steps. One reason merchants don’t accept bitcoin for payment is the tax treatment it gets now. Merchants have a logical reason to adopt bitcoin and the lightning network as a means of payment. It’s a way better system and drives the cost down well below what visa and Mastercard charge. It’s the political overloads of the dying system that is holding us back. Plus look at the team Trump has assembled. RFK, Vivek, more progressive forward thinking people versus the current administration still having no answers on how to move this industry forward.

Trust me i understand your struggle red blue Trump Kamala both are going to spend us into oblivion. But if you aren’t going to vote then are you going to fight? You going to do pull requests on privacy focused FOSS? Buying and storing bitcoin is a start but we need more from you. What ever you decide make sure it can maximize freedom and sovereignty because that is what bitcoin stands for.