Chances of bitcoin succeeding are actually pretty slim.
Over the ~300,000 years of modern humans every other civilisation we know of (and likely some we don’t) have all failed and collapsed. Every single one.
Our current industrialised and hyper-connected incarnation has existed for < 0.1% of that time.
We like to think we are somehow superior and the exception to this trend but the chances are quite high there’s been more advanced civilisations than us that have also failed.
Odds are not in our favour and if we collapse bitcoin will cease to exist with us.
Might as well just live life and be happy 😁
talej
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2026-06-07 09:51:07 UTC
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