brock on Nostr: I once had a conversation with a reasonably well-followed "influencer" in the bitcoin ...
I once had a conversation with a reasonably well-followed "influencer" in the bitcoin space. Not a "top-tier podcaster" type but still one of the "cool kids." I was empassioned that the best way we can win as bitcoiners isn't just to post about it and "educate" but also to take our own productivity and store as much of it as possible in the bitcoin protocol.
The response I received was disappointing, (paraphrashing) "I disagree. This is the best asymetric bet out there today but there is still risk that we're wrong. I have a reasonable allocation to bitcoin but I am not a maximalist."
This voice is still out there today, posting a lot of bitcoin content - both on X and here on NOSTR - representing themselves like a maximalist. Their content rings empty knowing that they are not "all in" and still have a level of hedging to the legacy system and are (in my opinion) posting mostly for their own personal success rather than the success of the bitcoin protocol.
There would be a benefit to more true maximalists having the platform that many of these pseudo-types have carved out for themselves. Wrestling with navigating the transition from the legacy system is real (I am not a "get on zero" maximalist) but we need more 50%+ allocation types getting follows and being a bigger piece of the conversation.
The response I received was disappointing, (paraphrashing) "I disagree. This is the best asymetric bet out there today but there is still risk that we're wrong. I have a reasonable allocation to bitcoin but I am not a maximalist."
This voice is still out there today, posting a lot of bitcoin content - both on X and here on NOSTR - representing themselves like a maximalist. Their content rings empty knowing that they are not "all in" and still have a level of hedging to the legacy system and are (in my opinion) posting mostly for their own personal success rather than the success of the bitcoin protocol.
There would be a benefit to more true maximalists having the platform that many of these pseudo-types have carved out for themselves. Wrestling with navigating the transition from the legacy system is real (I am not a "get on zero" maximalist) but we need more 50%+ allocation types getting follows and being a bigger piece of the conversation.