Jason Hodlers 🪢/BIP-110

Everything going badly in Bitcoin—from the spam to the Epstein FUD to the price—is a result of Bitcoiners not adhering to the bushido of Bitcoin. A wicked man and his bitcoin are soon parted. Many of us haven't read or internalized this book, and it shows.

I'll just leave this here. "The Lord does not work in conspiracies, nor is it His will that anyone should shed blood, but He has forbidden it in all things, from the beginning of mankind. "Now I, Moroni, do not write the manner of their oaths and conspiracies, for it has been revealed to me that they exist among all people... They have caused the destruction of [the Jaredites] (likely the Olmec civilization), and also the destruction of the people of Nephi (likely the pre-Mayan people). And any nation that supports such conspiracies—to obtain power and gain, until they spread throughout their nation—shall be destroyed, for the Lord will not allow the blood of His saints, which will be shed by them, to forever cry out from the ground for vengeance, without avenging them. "Therefore, O Gentiles, it is God's wisdom that these things should be shown to you, so that you may repent of your sins and not allow these murderous conspiracies—which are built up to get power and gain—to get power over you. If you permit them, then the work of destruction—yes, even your complete destruction—will come upon you. Indeed, the sword of the justice of the Eternal God will fall upon you, to your overthrow and ruin, if you allow these things to exist. "Therefore, the Lord commands you, when you see these things arise among you, that you awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this conspiracy that will be in your midst. For woe to this conspiracy because of the blood of those who have been slain! For they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and upon those who built it up, for whoever builds it up seeks to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries. And such conspiracies will bring about the destruction of all people, for they are built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies." -Moroni, the Book of Mormon (New Reader's Edition)

"You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to run Knots. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on Core, that they will fight to protect it."

This speech from @Neal at a recent meetup in San Antonio is absolute 🔥! It starts at 0:35, and ends around 40 minutes in, and is then followed by Q&A. Main point: In our orange pilling, we should lead with a moral case FOR Bitcoin and AGAINST fiat, before getting into economic details. Bitcoin's moral superiority is 100% verifiable and 0% speculative, so it's moral implications should be our primary focus.

Opt out of fiat; switch to Bitcoin. Not to end all fiat, but to keep it out of your life. Opt out of Core; switch to Knots. Not to end all spam, but to keep it out of your mempool. If enough of us opt out, then fiat/spam will die, but that's knot the point. It never was.

Today is my 3rd son's 15th birthday. My wife made this card (I forgot she even knew about the sats symbol! 🤯), & I sent him 10k sats just as he pulled this card out of the envelope. His Lightning Address is joshua@coinos.io. In case you'd also like to gift him any sats. 🧡

Pre-1971, the Fed could print money, but only when a precedent made it palatable for the public (e.g.: war, after propaganda). But then Nixon removed that filter, which didn't work anyway, and the rest is history. Do we really want the equivalent of that for spam in Bitcoin?

GM. Today is my last day of being 39. Others at this age: "Oh, no! Tomorrow I'll be 'old'!" Me: "So *this* is how long the Tribes of Israel wandered in the wilderness..." Tomorrow I'll be 40. Bring it on.