It's been said many times over. I wouldn't write with the presumption that I, out of all of the people who have had similar experiences, have experienced it any more or less profoundly. I can say for certain that it has been profound, but to measure my sense of the word against yours would be ludicrous. The statement deserves that amendment, it would seem.
Bitcoin changes everything for me.
That must be what the laser eyes are all about. Signifying a shrewdness and foresight, the bitcoiner's laser eyes tell the world that they are seeing things rather differently from the no-coiners, the fiatomatons. Maybe. To be honest, I think they look cool and it makes me feel like an insider. St. Paul, in the Acts of the Apostles, sees Christ and goes blind. He went from being persecutor par excellence to devout believer, in the moment when "something like scales fell from his eyes." The analogy made in the Acts can be well understood by people in the bitcoiner community.
Just to be sure - I'm not here to proselytize.
I'm offering these reflections of mine for a few reasons.
1. Laser-vision isn't enough. If now I can see clearly, I believe it incumbent of me to find my own way to contribute to the space. What is it to see, and not to act? Of course there are many marvels of nature to gape at - and of course, there isn't harm in doing that at times - but there is work to be done. My contribution, at this point, will be to begin sharing my insights on Nostr, curating lists with the hope to add some value to the space.
2. Consciousness is better shared. Here the second point is an attempt at justification for the first. Writing blazes a trail to self-discovery. And others can walk the same trail by reading what's been written before them. Nostr and Bitcoin are powerful on their own, but they are not intuitive. As I learn and discover more about these spaces, I will post about it here. Hopefully this helps to clear the way for others venturing into these spaces.
3. Fiat is vampiric. One's life amounts to their limited energy accounted for in time. Money provides a medium of exchange with which one can receive compensation for their time and energy, allowing them to transmit value into the future. Fiat currency debases our ability to transmit our energy and time into the future. Our time and energy and life are thereby drained from our bodies. Vampires, the directors of this system stealthily sink their teeth into our necks and bleed us pallid.
But not if we are aware. If fiat currency is a vampire, then Bitcoin is your fresh garlic and nostr your wooden stakes. Fiat revelations is the place where I'll sharpen my stakes and grow more garlic.
Expect more reflections in the future. Follow and zap me to support my work.
F.D.