Nathaniel

This will be very unpopular. But at least 3 of you will get value from this, so f*ck it: Many Bitcoiners would benefit from swapping a single belief: Replace "selling Bitcoin is a moral failure" with "My family's financial security and quality of life is my investing priority" If you're experiencing anxiety, malaise, or heart palpitations because BTC dipped into the low $70K level... It's because you hold a core belief that lead you to be in that position. Take full responsibility. Because that's the only way to improve. A lot of Bitcoiners saw posts from people that were getting cautious on BTC in August / September / October Momentum was clearly stalling despite the best news imaginable... But their belief system made them ignore the warning signs. "Everyone's bearish" "They're just dumb bears" "they don't understand Bitcoin" "so and so says we're going higher" But if their core belief was "my job is to protect my family's capital" they would have been far more likely to consider the possibility that Bitcoin would drop down to $72K And they may have sold enough where they would actually be pleased to see $72K The guy whose belief system told him to sell between $98K and $114K isn't having heart palpitations right now - he's licking his chops at the idea of scooping up cheap Bitcoin. Or maybe he took profits on BTC in August and allocated to gold at $3,000 / oz Now he's up 66% in five months instead of being down 40% over the same period. All because his belief system guided him to the best opportunity for his family. When BTC crashed in 2022 it hit me way harder than it should have. I had millions in BTC and my belief was as strong as any bull. But my priorities were aligned more with BTC than my family, and my expectations were misaligned with reality. So I suffered. My biggest realization from that period was that I was putting way too much attention, focus, and personal identity into something I had zero control over. For some people, riding through a 70% drawdown is a point of pride. A badge of honor. "I don't have weak sissy hands like you" Great. I'm happy for you. I've been there and done that too. But personally I'm no longer interested in playing that game. Do I wish that the world would move to a Bitcoin standard because it's a fairer system that can't be as easily manipulated? Yes. But my first priority is to be the best father, provider, and protector I can be. Bitcoin isn't my God, it's merely a tool to help my family. And like all tools, there's a time and a place for it. You don't have to be all-in on Bitcoin. There are other real, non-shitcoin opportunities out there. There are legitimate equities that have absolutely smoked BTC over 5+ years. $CCJ (uranium miner) and $POWL (electrical infrastructure) and $WPM (precious metals streamer) have all outperformed BTC over the last 5 years with very simple, easy to understand theses. Even physical gold has outperformed, with way less volatility. "but you're cherry picking timeframes!!" Not really. $CCJ and $POWL have outperformed BTC since 2018 (!) Not saying you need to become a stock picker, But if your goal is to multiply your capital there are opportunities out there for those who look You identified Bitcoin. You can identify other opportunities too. If you allow yourself. And if you want a more passive approach, then some diversification (gold, cash, AI/energy/commodity related equities) may or may not help you outperform BTC... But it could help you become a healthier, happier version of yourself during Bitcoin bear markets. Bitcoin is finite. But your time is deflationary. You don't have enough time to be living like a shell of yourself because of something that's entirely out of your control.

New York Gov Kathy Hochul is begging wealthy people who have moved to Florida and Texas to come back to New York and pay taxes. 🤣 "I need people who are high net worth to support the generous social programs that we want to have in our state. Now, there are some patriotic millionaires who stepped up. OK, cut me the checks if you want to be supportive, but maybe the first step should be go down to Palm Beach and see who you can bring back home." "I have to look at the fact that we are in competition with other states who have less of a tax burden on their corporations and their individuals. And I would say remote work changed everything." "There were people who could only work in an office in Manhattan and work in New York state. And they were captives to our state, they were going to stay. We saw that that's not the case. Wall Street businesses looking at Texas, they're not going there because they have a nicer governor. They're going there because of the tax rate."

Tomorrow is the feast of St. Patrick aka St. Patrick's Day🥳. Would you be going for Mass tomorrow?? A fun fact about Saint Patrick is that he was not Irish, he was born in Roman Britain and was kidnapped as a teenager and taken to Ireland as a slave before later returning as a missionary to convert the Irish to Christianity. ☘️

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺… 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵.” Liz tried Protestant services. Something felt missing. She found Him in the Eucharist.