I will be honest until a few years ago, I did not really understand what “never sell your Bitcoin” meant. I thought the point was simply that you should never sell Bitcoin because its exchange rate would keep rising. Why sell something that is gaining purchasing power
But when I started spending time with Bitcoiners, attending Bitcoin meetups, and reading books from the Austrian School of economics, I realized that this was not the real point. That is when I finally understood why Bitcoiners say: “Never sell your Bitcoin.”
Do you truly understand why Bitcoiners say, “Never sell your Bitcoin”?
In my opinion, the only person who has never sold Bitcoin is Satoshi. Besides everyone who holds Bitcoin certainly has their own targets and goals. Even Saylor who always said he'd never sell Bitcoin broke his promise a few days ago by saying he'd never sell Bitcoin, but now he's selling 32 BTC, which is causing the current market turmoil.
I mean, it's impossible for Bitcoin to just sit in a wallet and never sell it. Because in my opinion if Bitcoin just remains a number in a wallet that's never touched in a lifetime it's akin to buying gold burying it in the backyard and never digging it up again.
For me the reason the phrase "Never sell your Bitcoin" is always glorified is because it's a form of advice and is very effective in combating FUD and emotional impulses. Many people sell Bitcoin in panic only to regret it when Bitcoin rises again. The HODL mindset helps ordinary people survive bear markets but again every investor has their own goals in investing.