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docas21 on Nostr: There are 21 million Bitcoin in existence. Not one more will ever be created. That's ...

There are 21 million Bitcoin in existence.
Not one more will ever be created.
That's what makes it valuable.
Scarcity, by design.

But there's something even scarcer than Bitcoin.

Time.

You cannot mine more of it.
You cannot DCA your way into more hours.
Every human being gets exactly 24 hours a day.
Not one minute more. Regardless of how rich or powerful you are.
And once those hours are gone, they're gone forever.

I learned this the hard way.
Not from a textbook. From my own life.
I became a doctor to save lives.
And somewhere along the way, I almost forgot to save my own.

I skip meals. I skip exercise.
I sleep less than I should.
Not because I want to.
Because the system demands it.

And I'm not alone.

Around the world, doctors are dying from overwork.
Not from the diseases they treat.
From the weight of a system that takes everything and forgets to ask: who heals the healer?

WHO and ILO estimated 750,000 deaths globally were linked to overwork in 2016.
In my country, doctors have died while still serving.
Some were young. Still in training. Whole lives ahead.
Time is not guaranteed. Not even for those whose job is to protect it.

We are told time is money.
But that's not quite right.
Money can be earned back.
Time cannot.

This is why Bitcoin's 21 million limit speaks to me in a way no other asset ever has.
It doesn't pretend to be infinite.
It doesn't promise unlimited growth.
It simply says: this is all there is. Use it wisely.

DCA Bitcoin taught me the same thing about time.
Small. Consistent. Intentional.
Not chasing everything at once.
Not burning out trying to time the perfect moment.

Just showing up. Every day.
Protecting what matters.
Before it runs out.

Your time is limited.
So is Bitcoin.
Both deserve to be treated that way. 🟠

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