You were right, I was wrong

You were right, I was wrong.
Bitcoin is valuable. While it is volatile, it brings is freedom and energy.

I’m sorry I was dismissive a decade and half ago.

I’m sorry. Not because I missed out on growth, but I apologize because I heard you, but I refused to be open minded.

1. You told me in Brooklyn, that it is deflationary, you drew the halving spiral in the air with your finger. You said I could mine it on my computer…but I thought it wasn’t worth the electricity cost.

2. You were with with me on Wall Street at the first Bitcoin Exchange during the flash crash. You told me “You can buy it.” I ignored you.

3. You mentioned it over dinner, credit card points, Bitcoin. I said “I don’t want to hear it.”

You were right. I was wrong. You’re probably not reading this, probably not on LinkedIn. Statistically you’re probably on an island. And you earned it.

This is more than about the money.

While this is about money. It’s about securing property rights, immutable information, and access to energy.

You know where I grew up.

And that I still have $100 bills that people would carry in their underwear…thinking that was the only safe place to store it.

I remember when I saw a lady with black eye because the night before she was beaten by multiple people and robbed for $100 – everything she had on her.

I remember when an older kid tried to sell a younger kid a “new $10” in exchange for a $20 in the lunch line. The younger kid was smarter than that.

And you were smarter than me. Thank you for trying to get me to believe.

While “money” might be what we culturally measure ourselves by or what we think we “have.” What’s important is the freedom and energy. Because I believe that’s all we are. We can’t carry money with us beyond the grave, but freedom and energy on the other hand…