last week I suggested my friend to diversify, then I stumbled this ...
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I think I should meet him again to talk about the last thing
I don't know man. I'm pretty sure that's JimboToronto wheeling around his private lake on his solar powered e-bike that he empowered himself to buy with his foresight to invest early and often in Bitcoin.
Truth. There are some books, for which a cover judgement is an error. We all express our desires differently based on so many factors. Me? I seem to collect stainless steel washers, and hardware wallets.
While on that topic? It's interesting. I am a maxi-antimaxi. So one I have not bought is a Coldacard. There is this recent bitcoin maxi "pleb" meme going around twitter.
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So, here's the irony. I am:
-keto unto carnivore nearly (but not... I eat veggies, mostly green ones)
-believe strongly that the family is important and currently under attack
-am NOT a 'gun nut' but have an AR15 2 feet from my left hand right now. Locked and loaded. Enter my space uninvited at your ULTIMATE peril. I will make it quick (and it will 100% not be the AR15 that does it, lol).
-do NOT own a coldcard, but may someday. Have 5 other hardware wallets lol.
-think The Bitcoin Standard is a masterwork, even if Saif is often annoying.
-am a Christian, but REJECT WITH ALL MY SOUL all "bitcoin as religion" garbage.
I have no idea what a "bitcoin pleb" is. Think 6.15 is both juvenile, and not enough, really. I respect people's decision to SELL THEIR BITCOIN when they want to. Like BitcoinTINA, or our own LFC (yes I know they both did not sell it all, not nearly, i'd guess in the latter case). AND I recognize that folk's reasons to do so are both valid, and their choice. I think 'lambos' are a stupid waste of money. But also see my last point! If you want one, then GO FOR IT! I will drive my current truck until they make diesel so expensive I can no longer afford it (so mid 2023?).
So the entire reason I do NOT buy a Coldcard? Because it is the HW wallet (signing device really, please) of childish maximalists. Silly right? I agree.
Ironically my fav HW wallet (for UI/form reasons) is the keep key. It was a Trezor fork, and is just a lovely little piece of hardware with a nice UI, but was subverted by Shape
shit... oh well. Though I also like Jade quite a bit. Maybe SOMEDAY I will get a Coldcard.
That meme above? Some very prominent bitcoiners pushed back on it... for example Wladimir van der Laan, bitcoin's last lead maintainer who actually wrapped up his time in that position in part BECAUSE of stupid maxis...
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(yeah totally a not so subtle-brag. Nick Szabo ALSO follows me!)
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In my opinion the "maxis" have a mixed effect on Bitcoin. They make it seem childish sometimes... exclusive, a club for boys mostly, and girls who thirst-trap for them (please see the post RIGHT ABOVE this one!!!). People who think El Salvador is now unconquerable, and assume anything Michael Saylor does is godly.
But then again, Bitcoin does not give a single fuck.
So why do I?
Maybe I will go order a Coldcard and a few Opendimes right this moment...
(But I am drawing the line at the stupid overpriced blockclock)