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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan 9 Dec \ on: High Risk, Low Reward bitcoin
Sorry about the troubles (Bitcoin) life has thrown at you, and I wish you the best going forward. (Apologies about this belated reply... you open tabs to read and forget all about them.)
While others in tech were building diverse skill sets, I had become hyper-specialized in Bitcoin development. Each year deeper into this niche meant becoming more invested in and more dependent on this single ecosystem.
The visceral nature of my response surprised even me. It wasn't just about the work but about who I had become. Being "a Bitcoin developer" had become more than a job title; it was a core part of my identity. The thought of doing something else** felt like betraying not just my career path but also my beliefs, my community, and years of dedicated work**
These two passages resonate with me deeply.
They're true, and I don't see any other way; but they still represent risk, for us personally and as a community. Are we all just metaphorically pumping our employment/work/identity bags? We're balls-deep into a space that just have to work now that we've given so much.
Either we're right, and will benefit from it in some way or another; or we're wrong, and in need of a lot of future soul-searching/minimum wage jobs.
Oh well.
/J
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