<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><author_name>🟠 isolabellart (npub17n…6950x)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.ae/npub17nd4yu9anyd3004pumgrtazaacujjxwzj36thtqsxskjy0r5urgqf6950x</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.ae</provider_url><html>Yesterday I startled a cardiac surgeon by talking about Bitcoin.&#xA;&#xA;He argued it’s dangerous because it’s intangible, digital.&#xA;I pointed out that his euros in the bank are too — with the difference that his can be frozen at any moment.&#xA;&#xA;There was that strange silence where neither side is really wrong.&#xA;&#xA;Then I thought about it more.&#xA;&#xA;It’s not just about freedom.&#xA;It’s about weight.&#xA;&#xA;Bitcoin doesn’t simply make you free.&#xA;It makes you fully responsible.&#xA;If you make a mistake, you pay. If you lose it, it’s gone. If you sign, it’s final.&#xA;No one steps in. No one fixes it. No one forgives it.&#xA;&#xA;The banking system, instead, is a softer cage:&#xA;it limits you, yes… but sometimes it also protects you from yourself.&#xA;&#xA;The truth is less heroic than we like to tell it:&#xA;not everyone actually wants that kind of freedom.&#xA;And not everyone is ready to carry its cost.&#xA;&#xA;Maybe it’s not about choosing a side.&#xA;But about knowing when it makes sense to trust others…&#xA;and when to accept being completely on your own.</html></oembed>