This piece is a manifesto for the men who run toward the sound of gunfire—those who choose mission over comfort, truth over safety, and conviction over consensus. It draws parallels between special operations training, early Bitcoin conviction, and the building of Nostr as modern tests of courage and principle. The message: you’ve been selected—now complete the mission.
Most people on Earth will need less than 1 Bitcoin to retire by 2035, but the gap by country is massive.
Pledditor: "Bitcoin influencers" getting paid in shares to promote stocks is no different than shitcoin influencers getting paid in shitcoins to promote shitcoins. The same perverse incentives exist.
The boiling frog is a simple tale that illustrates the danger of gradual change: if you put a frog in boiling water, it will quickly jump out to escape the heat. But if you place a frog in warm water and gradually increase the temperature, it won't notice the change and will eventually cook itself. Is the decline in cash usage an example of this tale?
Breaking down the absurdist takes from the Other Side
