jer979Purpose Struggle
Yesterday, I decided that my blogging career should come to an end. I was doing myself a disservice. I told myself that the goal of the posts was to dig deeper, peel back the layers, get down to the core. But by publishing online (or on-chain as the case may be), I was subconsciously writing for others, even if I told myself that I didn't care if others read. So, in an effort to be more authentic, I figured I'd stop publishing and start doing a private journal. Within 2 hours of that decision...
jer979Value. Happiness.
I feel happy. It's fun, it's light, like a feather floating at the beginning of Forrest Gump. But, like the feather, it's not grounded. It can flitter and float away. Value is also ephemeral. We know it when we see it. We feel it, somewhere deep inside. Something connects to us, saying "yes, this is worth it." The "it" that it's worth is energy. Energy in the form of time, attention, money. The things of which our possession is limited. There's a reason why all the great traditions point to "...
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jer979Purpose Struggle
Yesterday, I decided that my blogging career should come to an end. I was doing myself a disservice. I told myself that the goal of the posts was to dig deeper, peel back the layers, get down to the core. But by publishing online (or on-chain as the case may be), I was subconsciously writing for others, even if I told myself that I didn't care if others read. So, in an effort to be more authentic, I figured I'd stop publishing and start doing a private journal. Within 2 hours of that decision...
jer979Value. Happiness.
I feel happy. It's fun, it's light, like a feather floating at the beginning of Forrest Gump. But, like the feather, it's not grounded. It can flitter and float away. Value is also ephemeral. We know it when we see it. We feel it, somewhere deep inside. Something connects to us, saying "yes, this is worth it." The "it" that it's worth is energy. Energy in the form of time, attention, money. The things of which our possession is limited. There's a reason why all the great traditions point to "...
jer979Coffee with AI
Every day for the past month, I’ve had a coffee date with AI. I literally sit down, with a cup of coffee, with an appointment on my calendar that says “coffee with AI”. During that time, AI (I’ve used ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Venice) and I literally have a chat, the way I would with a friend. It’s not “write this letter for me” or “do this or that.” No, it’s a chance for us to have a conversation about whatever topic I want. Many days, recently, at least, it’s been about quant...
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I read an article the other day decrying the “value” or lack thereof that holders of Bitcoin have as the new world order of assets is created.
The article suggested that, in previous times, value was created by people (like industrialists) being productive and creating something.
With Bitcoin, the argument went, there’s nothing being created, therefore, the people who have Bitcoin and may benefit if it does become dominant are not creating anything meaningful.
I think the argument misses a critical point because what is being created is not tangible, but rather intangible.
What HODLers are creating is belief.
They are demonstrating that trust (in the blockchain) is possible in a low/no-trust world.
They are renewing faith in humanity simply by “sticking with it” when the easy way out would be to sell.
The HODL is the value.
I read an article the other day decrying the “value” or lack thereof that holders of Bitcoin have as the new world order of assets is created.
The article suggested that, in previous times, value was created by people (like industrialists) being productive and creating something.
With Bitcoin, the argument went, there’s nothing being created, therefore, the people who have Bitcoin and may benefit if it does become dominant are not creating anything meaningful.
I think the argument misses a critical point because what is being created is not tangible, but rather intangible.
What HODLers are creating is belief.
They are demonstrating that trust (in the blockchain) is possible in a low/no-trust world.
They are renewing faith in humanity simply by “sticking with it” when the easy way out would be to sell.
The HODL is the value.
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