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Brisket
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2025-03-11 23:14:21
in reply to nevent1q…j8kr

Brisket on Nostr: I've been trying to think a situation in which I would have zero attention to ...

I've been trying to think a situation in which I would have zero attention to allocate.

The only situation I can think of is being trapped in a simulation where my attention was occupied entirely by an illusion. Of course once you realise that you're in a simulation, you're no longer trapped by it, you'll eventually find a way out.

Bitcoin is full of paradoxes. I've found paradoxes are abundant as you get closer to Truth.

I needed Bitcoin to realise that I don't need Bitcoin to live a fulfilling life.

I can choose where to focus my attention but it's easily captured by fear. While I never needed Bitcoin to let go my fears, it's much easier to let go fears while holding Bitcoin.

To me, my Bitcoin represents 3 decades of paying attention to other people's problems. 30 years of being unknowingly trapped in an illusion. If I lost my Bitcoin today, I don't think I could allocate enough of my attention to rebuild it. I doubt anybody would pay me that much for my attention.

Value is subjective & relative. I will happily sacrifice some of my attention towards securing my Bitcoin.

Would I ever sacrifice all of my attention? No, but my Bitcoin is more valuable than the sum total of my undivided attention.
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