Couldn’t have said it better my friend Jan (nprofile…zlm3) ✊🏼🙏🏼
quotingMany Bitcoiners - especially the OGs - possess an incredible amount of knowledge. They’re like walking Bitcoin Wikipedias. Yet they rarely show up to meetups and are often unwilling to share what they know by educating others.
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I understand why they hesitate. Being public about Bitcoin is an OPSEC nightmare, especially now as attacks on crypto holders are ramping up. Still, I believe it’s more critical than ever to spread the word and fight for our sovereignty. Bitcoin itself won’t save us if we don’t ensure we can use it the way free people do - P2P and permissionless.
Time is ticking, and we’re still a small minority. There are many people left who need to understand, who have to start questioning the system and choose the path to true sovereignty.
Sure, not everyone will get it - but we don’t have to convince everyone. We only need to reach critical mass... enough people to help us keep building in public instead of hiding in the shadows. Sovereign communities that become powerful enough to fight back and protect each other.
Bitcoin is not about NGU. It’s not about getting rich fast. It’s about opting out, about sovereignty, about living life on your own terms - free.
So the next time you’re weighing whether to spread the word or stay in the shadows, be brave. Even if you don’t feel like educating others yourself, please at least consider supporting those who do - and who accept the risks that come with it. Find a nearby community, send them some sats, zap their posts, or help with the infrastructure and behind-the-scenes tasks.
Bitcoin educators and community builders are modern warriors. They don’t fight with swords - they fight with knowledge. We need more of them, and we need them fast.