Adam O’Brien

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Adam O’Brien
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Inspiring the next generation to reclaim freedom Enable independence '@bitcoinwell' Awaken sovereign individual '@getbasedtv' ⁣ Love Jesus, save in bitcoin
Strategy’s $STRC is a solid product. Fixed dividend, downside protection, and for investors who want exposure without holding bitcoin directly, it works. But let’s be clear: it’s not bitcoin. You’re holding preferred shares in a COMPANY that holds bitcoin. I respect what Saylor’s doing, he’s orange pilling institutions and showing the world how bitcoin works as a treasury reserve. $STRC is for people who prefer the comfort of a traditional finance wrapping. But just remember: bitcoin is a bearer asset. You can hold it yourself. No Strategy required. If $STRC fits your portfolio, use it. But don’t confuse it with ownership. The goal is still sovereignty.
I don’t need my kids to be rich. I need them to be ungovernable. I need them to know how to think, not what to think. To question authority, not blindly submit to it. To build wealth that can’t be confiscated, diluted, or voted away by people who don’t have their best interests at heart. You can’t teach that in a system designed to produce compliance. So we opted out.
The average American works January through April just to pay taxes. Then works until August to cover inflation. By the time they’re actually earning for themselves, half the year is gone. And we call this freedom. We’ve normalized a system where the majority of your labor goes to funding a government that devalues what’s left. If that doesn’t radicalize you, you’re not paying attention.
If my wife and I weren’t homeschooling our kids, the world would teach them to seek approval. My job is to teach them to seek truth. One makes them dependent on crowds. The other sets them up to succeed in a world that craves compliance. But I don’t want to raise people-pleasers.  I want to raise independent kids who can stand for truth, even if it means standing alone.
Unpopular take: monarchs have better incentive alignment than democracies. Why? Their legacy is their children’s inheritance. They think in generations, not election cycles. Our democracy has leaders who think in quarters and produce citizens who can’t think past next month. We traded long-term vision for short-term wins. We need structures that reward long-term thinking again. What do you think that looks like?
Unpopular take: monarchs have better incentive alignment than democracies. Why? Their legacy is their children's inheritance. They think in generations, not election cycles. Our democracy has leaders who think in quarters and produces citizens who can't think past next month. We traded long-term vision for short-term wins.  We need structures that reward long-term thinking again. What do you think that looks like?
Faith without action is dead. And if you believe God calls you to steward resources wisely, but you're parking generational wealth in instruments designed to devalue, there's a disconnect. Faithful stewardship requires understanding the tools you're using.