SoberGrizzlyBTC on Nostr: Our colleges new Assistant Dean of Cybersecurity did a presentation about Bitcoin in ...

Our colleges new Assistant Dean of Cybersecurity did a presentation about Bitcoin in 2012. He mentions it everything I run into him on-campus. It's on YouTube. Today was during a Bitcoin Club meeting. He has a doctorate in Mathematics. Next thing he brings up is the 'new' blockchain thing Proof-of-Stake coin of the week.

My reply is so it's not backed by energy like Proof-of-Work?

He's told me he doesn't own any bitcoin. Who knows if this is true, very intelligent academic, but clearly doesn't understand the decentralization and monetary properties.

I'm a 2 time college drop out who first heard about Bitcoin in 2017. My life was a mess with drinking and I went to treatment that year. Fast forward to 2020 and I actually started studying monetary history, austrian economics, Bitcoin, listening to podcasts, reading books, etc. I was able to get sober by the grace of God, a solid recovery community and a program of action.

I've been more financially stable, paid down debt, went back to school for Cybersecurity and started stacking sats. Bitcoin and the community has been a huge part of turning my life around. So grateful for this.

I'm not sure what the point of this is. I would say that PLEBS are part of this adoption cycle, some academics will be on the sideline until the late majority. Bitcoin is a powerful tool for those who have been through the tough times. Let's keep building!