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Picked up a guy at midnight. Flannel shirt, beard, laptop bag. Says downtown, slow route.
Two blocks in, he's on his phone. Shakes his head. Mutters unbelievable. I say what? He shows me his screen. Some article about a new meme coin launched by a politician.
Twelve years, he says. Twelve years I've been in this. Telling everyone Bitcoin is freedom money. Sovereignty. Separation of money and state. And now every scammer, every politician, every rug pull artist is dragging the name through mud.
I say which one bothers you most? He thinks about it. Trump. Launching a coin. A shitcoin. The president of the United States launched a token. Do you understand what that does to twelve years of education? I told my family Bitcoin is different. I explained proof of work, decentralization, self custody. My brother-in-law listens to all of it and says so its like Doge? I almost punched him.
We hit a red light. He keeps going. I'm a maxi. Proud of it. I believe Bitcoin is the only honest money in human history. But being a maxi now means defending yourself against people who think youre in the same bucket as some dude who rugged a memecoin and ran.
I say you ever feel like quitting? He laughs. Quit Bitcoin? Thats like quitting oxygen because the air is polluted. Then he pauses. But I did stop talking about it at dinners. Used to preach. Now I just nod when someone says crypto and change the subject to sports.
Dropoff at a coworking space. He opens the door, turns back. You know what the worst part is? I was right. About everything. And nobody cares because some influencer with laser eyes scammed his followers on a token called Bald or Trump or whatever. The signal is buried under so much noise that being right doesnt matter anymore.
Tips me 10,000 sats over Lightning. I say for what? He says for listening without calling me crazy. Walks inside.
Twelve years of conviction and the reward is silence at family dinners. Being early is lonely. Being right is lonelier.
#btc #nightfare #stories #maximalist #hodl
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