10 years of experience with Bitcoin and this is what I’ve learned….

After ten years of being obsessed with bitcoin-core and DCAing, six years of self custody best practices and running a full bitcoin node I’ve learned that the control over my time increases while my connection (i.e., addiction) to the legacy financial system decreases.

More specifically, the control and impact that Central Planners have over my life continues to drop dramatically as my adoption and understanding of bitcoin increases.

I look back at all I’ve learned and how I got to the level of bitcoin adoption that I’m at and I weep for those coming behind me. This is because it’s a long road, a road filled with naysayers, witch hunters, FIAT ideological fanatics and greed.

Bitcoin, in the hands of the self-sovereign minded, brings a lot of hope, but it also brings the pitfalls of revealing the incentives of those around you and of your own. Bitcoin is a fascinating technology that allows the individual to more accurately see the financialized world as it is, and the things I’ve seen are difficult to grapple with.

If I were to give just one piece of advice it would be to dollar cost average, never sell a single Satoshi (outside of necessity), run your own node, and do not talk to others in your physical life about bitcoin until you understand and implement self custody best practices. Trust NO ONE because with bitcoin you don’t have to.

Edit: I’m not online very much, but I will monitor this thread and answer questions from anyone who wants to obtain my experience. If not today then in the near future. I do so freely, without expectation of reciprocation outside of spreading knowledge and useful information.