Change can be difficult…

Often times change is viewed as something we know we need to do, but taking that first step is such a hurdle to climb. Other times, change is viewed as not necessary, because the work to make the change is not worth the reward in the adaption that modification brings. Change typically occurs within a problem-solution framework. I have a problem, what can I do to change my situation to find or provide a solution?

But what happens when people are unaware of the problem that needs fixing?

There are many challenges that people are faced with when trying to understand Bitcoin.

There are some prerequisites you need to gain a basic understanding in before you can identify the problem that Bitcoin solves.

Our current credit-based financial system

History of Fiat Money

Proof of Work

Decentralization vs Centralized Authority

and so much more.

It is difficult for people to navigate through the learning process. I have experienced this myself over the years.

It takes work and time.

We all have a finite amount of attention and mental energy that we can expend. People create a hierarchy of items of importance.

Where do I want to spend my finite amount of time, attention, and energy?

And… we will only allocate our time and mental energy to things that we feel are worth the cost of energy and focus that learning requires.

Will there be a net benefit from me taking the time now to learn something new, that will benefit me in the future?

This is such a challenge in our current society, as the world pushes us towards a high time preference.

Someone with a higher time preference is focused on consuming and requiring instant gratification. Time is of high priority and they want and need it now.

We are constantly bombarded by advertisements in subtle and not so subtle ways to consume. Our politicians within their 2, 4, or 6 year cycles focus on short term goals or talking points that serve to get them re-elected, and don’t address greater fundamental issues.

Our financial system forces us to have a high time preference. Credit is raging in individual households and in our country’s rapidly growing deficit. As inflation or “theft” of our money continues to reduce long term holders of dollars, others are left to do the best they can to preserve their wealth.

Riskier investment strategies are needed to attempt to keep up with the inflating money supply, all the while putting their hard earned value at more risk.

Our broken financial system is the problem. I, like so many people lived in ignorance of this fact. “It is what it is” was a common phrase I would use frequently. Resigning myself to the fact that this was something out of our control. Something to passively accept and do our best to function within our current system. In a world of sinking ships, the U.S. dollar is technically the largest boat with the least amount of holes….

But…… what if there was another option?

Without understanding the problems with our debt-ridden financial situation and the base layer of deception, one cannot understand or appreciate the sheer power of the Bitcoin network, and the decentralized borderless asset which is Bitcoin, embodying truth, hope, and abundance for anyone and everyone in the world.

Understanding Bitcoin helps us embrace a low time preference. With Bitcoin, we see an abundant future that levels the economic playing field. A store of value and future unit of account that is impervious to the manipulation and corruption that allows the United States and other countries to print their currency at will. With confidence that your economic energy stored in Bitcoin will not only hold its value but grow exponentially, you begin to pull away from the high time preference world and focus on things that are important to you.

The time to start is now.

Bitcoin is currently a goldfish swimming in the ocean. The total addressable world market of fiat money is thought to be around 900 trillion dollars, while Bitcoin’s market cap is currently just over half a trillion dollars.

Note. I did not create this representation and I cannot for the life of me find the source. If anyone knows who originally posted this, please let me know so I can attribute it to the original creator.

Any new transformational technology has an adoption period. With the adoption of the internet and our global connectedness, It is my belief that these new adoption periods will continue to accelerate, happening quicker and quicker as new tech is stacked on top of each other and at the same time, Bitcoin becomes more widely adopted by individuals and nation states.

Our Fiat monetary system and the Bitcoin Network are currently dissociated from each other. The average person might be able to tell you what Bitcoin is, but often that information is misaligned from the truth, especially when their source of knowledge is from the mainstream media.

This represents our current situation.

We have two competing systems.

One is built on manipulation and one is built on unshakeable truth.

The only people understanding Bitcoin at this current level of adoption are those who are putting in the work, to distinguish noise from truth. They are actively seeking the information and growing the community of Bitcoin proponents.

There are no shortcuts to gaining an understanding of Bitcoin and its global implications at this point. There are some amazing companies and individuals who are working hard to make this educational process more understandable. I can’t wait to highlight some of them in later writings.

To make the jump from ignorance to understanding requires a lot of time and work. Currently, the path to understanding is a chasm that needs to be crossed and anyone given the right information and the commitment to approach with humility can achieve it. My goal here is to close that gap between the unknown and known. Once you see the truth and value that Bitcoin does and will provide. The decentralized, deflationary, transparent and immutable ledger. It strengthens your resolve even more.

Eventually, as the Bitcoin network continues to grow and becomes the world’s escape hatch, more information will be available, and hopefully all the on-ramps to Bitcoin will not be restricted.

I approach any new learnings with skepticism. As I have dove into Bitcoin during the last 3 years, I have attempted to find valid counterarguments. Anything that would lead me to pause, rethink my thesis, and re-evaluate.

There is a saying, that everyone gets Bitcoin at the price they deserve. To ignore this asset is simply not proper risk management.

All I have found is more evidence that Bitcoin truly is insurance against our slowly collapsing fiat monetary system. Bitcoin is truth in code, protected by a wall of energy that continues to grow daily.

We are still so early, but the best time to start is now.

My goal in writing about Bitcoin is really to document my thoughts on the vast areas of interest that Bitcoin’s light touches. I hope that by reading some of my musings, it will pique your interest and lead you to discover the truth of Bitcoin for yourself. I am not a professional financial advisor, and you should continue to do your own research before you commit to any financial obligations.

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