After ten years of being obsessed with the Bitcoin white-paper (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf), converting the fruits of my labor into satoshis, six years of self custody best practices and running a full bitcoin node, I’ve learned that the control over my time increases while my connection (i.e., addiction) to the legacy financial system decreases. The control and impact that Central Planners have over my life continues to drop dramatically as my adoption and understanding of bitcoin increases.

I look back at all I’ve learned and how I got to the level of bitcoin adoption that I’m at and I weep (figuratively) for those coming behind me. This is because it’s a long road, a road filled with naysayers, witch hunters, ideological fanatics, the well-meaning but cognitively dissonant, and greed. But, that road is being paved over by many that have come before and after, and you ought not need to fall prey to the unnecessary pitfalls of becoming personally responsible for your time, energy and dare I say, freedom.

Bitcoin, in the hands of the self-sovereign minded, brings a lot of hope, but it also reveals the incentives of those around you and of your own. It is my opinion Bitcoin is a fascinating technological tool that allows the individual to more accurately see the financialized world as it is, a world that is constantly filled with misrepresentation and obfuscation. I'm here to help you and anyone reading this grapple with the Bitcoin White-paper and its implications on the shared reality we find ourselves in. I do not claim to be some sort of Oracle of Bitcoin. I am infallible and subject to my ego as anyone else. I'm here because I did the work and have things worth saying. I am confident, through rigorous testing and effort, many... many hours spent in the libraries of human knowledge, personal and professional experience in the modern world, using every tool at my disposal that I labored to become adept at in order to grok Bitcoin and its implication on the financialized word. That is to say, I posses a fundamental comprehension of Bitcoin. My hope is to assist others so that we may take full advantage of the moment we all find ourselves in, a moment of self-sovereignty, a moment of hope.

If I were to give just one piece of advice it would be to dollar cost average the fruits of your labor into satoshis (i.e., DCA) with patience and humility. Never sell a single Satoshi (outside of necessity) until you're denominating your stored time and energy in satoshis. Aim to run your own bitcoin node. Be cautious who you talk to in your physical/digital life about bitcoin until you understand and implement self custody best practices - this for your own well-being as much as it is for other’s. Last, but not least, trust NO ONE but yourself because with bitcoin you don’t have to. This is bitcoin's pathway to having near-total ownership of your most precious resource, time.

I will monitor this thread and answer questions from anyone who wants to obtain my experience, and will address what is related to anything that I’ve spent a great deal of time exploring, leaving the rest to others. I do so freely, without expectation of reciprocation outside of spreading knowledge and useful information. I do so because Bitcoin has allowed me to store my time, I've benefited off the work of many others that came before me, and giving back to others is a worthwhile endeavor. Lastly, I encourage anyone to challenge what I say and point out any mistakes.

My hand is extended for your taking…

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