To understand #bitcoin you first have to understand that the global financial system is a gargantuan game of Monopoly with debt used as money and printed into existence at the pleasure of central banks. Once you see the game, you begin to appreciate the problems BTC solves.

I recently heard a Nobel Prize wining economist (unfavorably) compare bitcoin to Venmo.

One pill makes you larger And one pill makes you small. FREE CALIFORNIA!

You don’t need electricity to boil water and make breakfast. You don’t need electricity for lighting, oil lamps work. You don’t need electricity to wash your clothes. Electricity is certainly convenient. That’s why I use it for everything including my full archival node. #bitcoin #Mendocino

If you think of bitcoin as an investment you don’t understand bitcoin. You also don’t understand the dollar. #bitcoin #Mendocino

Keep things in perspective.

#Mendocino is my home and I want to see my community thrive. Inflation is stealing from all of us so I want my neighbors to know about #bitcoin. Bitcoin is global hard money that makes an excellent local currency. It’s peer-to-peer and increases in purchasing power over time.

Socializing with no-coiners.

Bitcoin launched mysteriously sixteen years ago today. The bitcoin - dollar exchange rate on January 3rd: 16 years: $96,000 15 years: $45,000 14 years: $18,400 13 years: $44,000 12 years: $33,400 11 years: $7,319 10 years: $3,783 9 years: $14,764 8 years: $1,084 7 years: $432 6 years: $275 5 years: $816 4 years: $13 3 years: $5 2 years: $0.25 1 year: $0.01

Synopsis: A rancher living in small Northern California town discovers the world’s water supply is contaminated. Time is running out as he tries to convince his neighbors to switch to a better form of hydration. #bitcoin #Mendocino