Capcut desktop - it's free and has similar features as other paid video editing software!

I used to think a lot about this when I was making videos specifically for TikTok. People usually swipe away from your video in 3 seconds if they're not interested. So I would spend a lot of time thinking about a baiting question. e.g.

"What do we use everyday but have no idea how it really works? Money." "Imagine a world with no clocks but one timekeeper who tells you the time everyday. The catch is, time isn't measured in consistent seconds but randomly changes based on what the timekeeper thinks is best from their point of view... This is the world we live in, not with time but with money."

I love making these types of videos and it got a lot of traction, but I found the 1 minute time limit + having to explain Bitcoin concepts from fundamentals over and over again without digging deeper too much of a constraint on my own learning and development of understanding of Bitcoin. Eventually my videos became longer and more geared towards folks on the cusp of being orange pilled but haven't developed a full conviction in Bitcoin yet. But my content will keep evolving and hopefully I can balance accessibility, depth and entertainment in future videos!

Thank you @Hermit!! Every time I read a thoughtful, positive comment about my videos it adds a bit more fuel to my fire. I appreciate you making the effort and taking the time to share your kind words with me. Gives me the warm fuzzies!!!

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Hello!! Haha tipping point :)

I think past experiences in politics and traditional finance exposed me to how vulnerable proof of stake systems are to corruption. So there was always a sense of injustice in the back of my mind, which I thought could be solved through investing in technology (and fairer distribution of opportunities) via early stage venture investing.

I still think early stage investing plays a crucial role in society, but not in the form it has evolved into today. It has become less about the solutions and more about getting a "stake" and "owning" future cash flows, building moats and raising funds after funds and stacking fees. While I was at VC, I felt like a black sheep for believing the financial system was broken and Bitcoin is the answer. So I left.

I spend 100% of my time on Bitcoin, not always creating. Creating is one way I like to contribute to the ecosystem. I'm also working on a few other things :)

I had a quick chat with the Pleb Underground guys about how I got into Bitcoin if you're interested in hearing more: https://youtu.be/SPnp754SvLU?t=2732

I reserve a lot of time in between projects to just play around. Some friends taught me a process called "expansion/contraction." When you're at the beginning of something new, you're in the expansion phase - consuming a lot of new information, trying different things and pushing the boundaries of what you could do next. Usually inspiration hits in the most unlikeliest of places so you want to make room for that!

When I discover a message/lesson/idea that resonates with me, I go into the contraction phase, which requires a lot of discipline, structure, deadlines. I research, then write, then do the artwork, then edit and voiceover. Within those steps are mini expansion/contraction phases as well (e.g. research broadly, then narrow; write broadly, then narrow). Creativity comes about in the expansion phase so I always want to make room for this even when I'm focused on execution and getting stuff done.

I apply this to other things in life, not just content creation and it's been an awesome way to structure work. Shout out to John and Eamonn who taught me this process and are killing it by applying it to their medtech company <3

We invest fiat because it's a melting ice cube so we need to make a return on our investment to grow our wealth. We also invest fiat because we want to encourage innovation. Bitcoin removes the first part from the investing equation.

Even though we can grow our wealth simply by holding sats, this doesn't mean we're not incentivized to allocate our sats in a way that grows the value of Bitcoin as a whole, thereby growing our wealth indirectly. I want to spend my sats supporting Bitcoiners who are building user friendly ways to interact with Bitcoin, which makes the whole ecosystem more valuable, which makes my Bitcoin more valuable, and your Bitcoin more value, which increases all of our purchasing power. This innovation also increases efficiency and reduces our cost of living, which also increases our purchasing power.

We're all aligned because we want what's best for Bitcoin because we can all access and hold a piece of Bitcoin. This is not true for any fiat currency, any company equity, any financial instrument in the world. Bitcoin isn't just a store of value, it is an instrument for global incentive alignment.

Also, sats are a tool that allows us to redirect energy into avenues we wish to grow in order to shape the world we want to live in. I see the role of a user, a paying customer and an investor eventually becoming one, because we now all have a secure store of value that gives us the certainty of wealth, allowing us to have discretionary wealth to allocate to projects/people we want to back, without expecting capital gains in the form of equity, but in return, we receive a better product or service that will contribute and increase that value of our entire global ecosystem.

One million people each allocating one sat builds a world more reflective of the true nature of our needs than one institution allocating one million dollars. Because a million people who deeply understand their own problems in their own community can make a better decision towards a solution than one person sitting in an ivory tower, out of touch with the realities of the world. Bitcoin redistributes the power to shape the world through the lens of many. We move from being the spectators of our world to the shapers of our world.

I don't always follow those steps, sometimes I have key phrases I want to include and work my way around them. Sometimes they pop into my head and everything clicks into place.

Thanks for your question! <3

There are a bunch of awesome Bitcoiners in NZ, but I'm not aware of many Bitcoin-only companies. We have a lot of geothermal energy (lots of volcanoes dotted around NZ) so there's definitely heaps of opportunities for Bitcoin mining companies!

Shout out to @bitkiwi1 who puts together great Bitcoin meetups across the country and @kiwilambnz who helps out with payment implementations. There are many smart, innovative Kiwis keeping up with Bitcoin, it's only a matter of time we see more stuff coming out of NZ and entering the global stage <3

Since Bitcoin adoption is not evenly distributed across the world, we could see a massive shift in wealth and prosperity from developed nations to developing nations. Looking at countries where the average person uses Bitcoin, it seems skewed towards developing nations because there is more of a need. Whereas the average person in developed countries don't yet see the need to interact with Bitcoin.

A consequence of this is, as the fiat system continues to falter and Bitcoin grows stronger, the majority of the wealth will transition to people in developing countries and our generation could see an inverse in prosperity. I grew up in both Thailand and New Zealand, and an unintended consequence of faster Bitcoin adoption in places like Thailand could see talent leaving places like NZ for faster growing SE Asia, thereby making places like Thailand more developed than NZ in the long run.

Joyful, proud and hopeful!!

Happy that I can contribute in a way I enjoy and others appreciate. I admire the folks pouring hours and hours into actually improving the accessibility and functionality of the Bitcoin ecosystem. So if my work can create a sense of agency in others who can contribute meaningfully to the ecosystem, then that is more than I could ever hope for!

What's your favorite Bitcoin-related video content that you think I should check out?

I prefer articles more than books tbh! Just because articles can be more timely and up-to-date with the latest of Bitcoin. The whole ecosystem is constantly changing, so most of my study isn't reading a bunch of books, but keeping up with the latest progression and thoughts in threads/articles.

Here's a list of one book (The Blocksize War) and a few articles I found useful for shaping my thoughts for creating The Great Resistance:

The Blocksize War by Jonathan Bier - the entire book is free online, just change the link to chapter-2 to access chapter 2, etc.

Not a novel, but fave sci fi film is Interstellar. I love the story, the music, the visuals, the feels, the acting, how it all comes together! I'm more of a film person than a book person, which is why I guess I make videos rather than write books haha.

Best = people! For example, as a thank you to people who help translate my work or as a form of micro-encouragement to steer positive micro-actions (e.g. tipping a great question on stacker news!) The value for money is high because for fractions of a cent, you can put a smile on people's faces and foster the type of behavior you personally want to see more of. Sats are a tool to shape the future we want to live in.

Worst = since sats are money, I'm going to cop out and say, any fiat that could have been converted into sats but I chose to spend on an overpriced drink instead, is not a good use of could-have-been-sats!! :D

Thank you for your question! <3

for new creators, start small! when you've completed something from start to finish, you'll have more confidence to do something more ambitious. it's easier to iterate and build momentum than plan for something big and never finish it.

also check out my answer for the question "what does your creative process look like for new projects you work on?" for how I balance the kitchen and the soul :)

thanks! I have been thinking about how to give early supporters some sort of recognition for their patronage. Instead of anon donations to my wallet, it would be cool to have their names attached to a particular scene from the great resistance (for example) that resonates with them. This hasn't been my priority though, but will continue to think more about how to do this in the future!

For older videos I used artgrid.io, giphy, stock images/videos and YouTube. For the short film I used Midjourney, stock images/videos and YouTube.

I don't shoot any footage myself. I use CapCut to edit/mask/overlay to create a scene that corresponds to my lyrics.

Thanks for your question! <3

I was an equities analyst managing a stock portfolio for a sovereign wealth fund, then joined a startup where I helped build an equities data platform and automated news site to make financial info more accessible to the masses (my first and only experience "coding" basic html hahaha), then I joined a generalist venture capital firm investing in tech companies. Outside of the finance world, I created some TV shows teaching English to young adults in Thailand. And had some experience in politics helping my dad campaign after he left his role as Deputy Prime Minister to start his own political party!

Awesome! I was looking for a voucher-type solution the other day.

I have a half-baked idea for something that could be fun and creative to collaborate on. I built an escape room-type thing on a private server in a game and left Bitcoin-related clues for my partner to go through and find, and the final prize was a lightning address for him to reclaim sats. We filmed it all, but I haven't done anything more with it. I think it could be better executed and refined. We were thinking about getting pre-coiners to play the game, win sats and get orange pilled.

Would be happy to talk more about this or other ideas and see what we can come up with! Exciting!

We had about 25 people for the meetup in June! @Bitkiwi1 is your man for meetups now, he's doing them consistently throughout the year around the country. The next one is this month in Wellington.

Nothing stopping Tamaki Makaurau and Aotearoa from being ready for Bitcoin! @Lawblock21's firm is already accepting Bitcoin :)

It will have to be a grassroots movement. No one can stop us using it amongst ourselves, and we don't need anyone's permission to use it!

The most surprising thing I've learnt about others is how much people love and appreciate uniqueness. When I first started making the rap videos I was a bit worried that people would think it was weird. But reflecting on why being different is good, I think we're all a bit jaded by the tsunami of sameness (e.g. Tiktok trends done again and again by hundreds of people). As sats become more prolific in these platforms (and as more people use Stacker News!) we'll be able to navigate our way through the noise and be able find and encourage more uniqueness in everyone!

The most surprising thing I've learnt about myself is how much I enjoy the process. I'm usually very outcome-oriented, but the pure joy of being in the flow of the process is nothing like I've experienced in any type of work I've done ^_^

I'm not a gamer, but my partner has recently got me into Rust - there's no objective but to survive, which is a cool concept. I'm not great at following rules of a game. I just end up painting billboards and making art in that world haha.

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