Den woke up and chose violence.
"Purists always accuse the successful of 'selling out.' But success means mainstreaming, and we need Bitcoiners at every level of the orange-pilling funnel.""Purists always accuse the successful of 'selling out.' But success means mainstreaming, and we need Bitcoiners at every level of the orange-pilling funnel."
It’s trendy among “hardcore” Bitcoiners and true, in-the-weeds Cypherpunk types to sling dirt on Bitcoin Magazine and major Bitcoin events. The main objection is always different flavors of the same thing: It’s too base, it’s too corporate, it’s catering to normies, there are too many parasites. Basically, it’s too big and too successful:
...and yes, after comparing Vegas (#996377) and Barcelona (#925501)... I went after @Car for his ridiculous slay/rant the other day:
The show that Bailey joined to talk about González’ accusations gets — conservatively estimated, seven-and-a-half views — speaking loudly and forcefully into the headphones of a core, committed group of Bitcoiners. I’m all for it; at times, even enjoying it… but you’re not changing the world with that (or even your neighborhood in Austin).
How About We Keep Bitcoin Tiny, Obscure, and Irrelevant?How About We Keep Bitcoin Tiny, Obscure, and Irrelevant?
People who don’t like the mainstreaming of bitcoin seem to be saying, “Nah, man; I liked my favorite garage band when it was small and irrelevant.” It’s like they’re praying, not for success but for failure simply because they were lucky enough to have restricted access. Please, fate, don’t let them be successful.
That’s a ridiculous idea.
That's right. It must be incredibly exhausting for David Bailey to suck on trump's dick all day.
Big words from such a small guy
Ah yes, mainstream and relevant, circa 2021
Complex bodies need functional immune systems.
pretty sure that was CRYYYPTO, thank you very much
If I knew the ThumbNail I created was going to be on the Bitcoin Magazine website I should of done a better job.
Get it together Wumbo!
HAHAHHA too bad... you never know the shit that happens.
I was just featured on Fox Business... Maybe I should have picked a better title?
#1019584
Did you watch the segment? What did Saylor say?
I have not let. I will add it to my watch list.
It has been a while since I watch traditional TV program, the format is very foreign to me.
The whole segment was over by the time I took my first slip of my drink.
No deep dive into anything meaningful.
Exactly 💯
Of course.
Nothing special, just standard "nobody understands this revolutionary chance in finance"
Saylor is like: "Ok, Mr. Book is going on my list now"
I beeen a BAAAAD boi
I don't get why seven and a half views is causing all this drama. Looks like some truth was spoken, and that really hit a nerve with some people. Otherwise, I have no idea why this article even exists.
conference reports, comparing high and low, Bitcoiners of all size etc, etc.
If it was only Car ranting, I would ignore it. Since he's giving voice to a bunch of stuff I hear others complain about, I elevated him to the front man!
If Bitcoin is not directly threatening the fiat system, then it is a shitcoin.
I have no problem with Bitcoin going "mainstream". In fact, that is the whole damn point.
But I have a HUGE problem with NGU going mainstream, and fiat feeling zero pressure from Bitcoin.
Bitcoin's success is meaningless, if it doesn't result fiat's timely failure. Bitcoin hasn't gone "mainstream".... it appears to be doing nothing at all, and that's the problem.
"The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks". <- This was supposed to be the goal, not whatever is happening in our culture now.
NGU is the first step/wave. Holders get wealthy. Then when the fiat exchange rate volatility decreases, holders will find the censorship-resistant qualities. Patience required.
Yea....
I'm very familiar with the excuses Bitcoiners make for continuing to live comfortably within the fiat system instead of fighting it.
Of course, there is a lot of truth to those excuses. They aren't wrong.... you aren't wrong. But I think those excuses are causing us to be too complacent.... too confident in Bitcoin's future.... ossifying too soon.... and generally too comfortable with fiat while larping about how bad it is.
I thought the article was about bitcoin being attacked by outsiders after reading this. Tradfi, shitcoiners, or those criticizing bitcoin for aligning with Trump after his election eve memecoin pump and dump.
Instead it focused on @Car! Nice. There's no such thing as bad publicity.
"focus" is a little much
cringe fiat world urging you to prostitute yourself
Hadn't seen the video before. Wow you SN guys really spoke your mind. Slay
Riiiight
fuck shitcoin fagazine. they can shill tron and fiat bullshit penny stocks at their yearly circle jerk in Vegas.
Good to see you didn't read the article.
Bitcoin is not a company. Bitcoin magazine are shitcoin scammers
u ridic, bruh.
Niiiiice sneakers. They shipping, yet??
I think they sold out.
Bitcoin isn’t some exclusive club meant to stay small and hidden. It’s a revolution in monetary freedom, rooted in absolute decentralization and privacy. Wanting to keep it ‘small and obscure’ betrays the very cypherpunk ideals it was built on. Mass adoption is the battlefield where core principles like censorship resistance, trustlessness, and privacy will be tested — and we will not sacrifice them for fear or conservatism. At the same time, we must remain vigilant against venture capital and big money co-opting Bitcoin, trying to turn it into yet another centralized profit machine, far from the vision of decentralization and individual sovereignty.
Classic strawman avoidance of the issues.
If mass 'adoption' means corporate/government capture, custody and control, that is not 'success' in the terms of what The White Paper set out as objectives.
ETFs are not mass adoption.
They are commodification, centralisation and corporate custody capture and control.
If you are posturing as a Bitcoin authority but do not understand this you are a dishonest sell out.
view on www.youtube.com"A republic, if you can keep it." - Ben Franklin
There are so many other decentralization projects for purists to cling to in order to stay in the shadows.
Wanting money to be niche is anti-bitcoin. We are a long way from the global standard and we already have this complaint, it could be a good sign.
Except that it doesn't let me think that the complaint may have a background of co-opting people who have an interest in Bitcoin by etf sellers and similar shit. Isn't that the point of the purists?
I get where they're coming from. A bit like how the www was back in the 90s and 00s. Full of potential, and mostly used by "certain type of people" who kept things interesting.
Now, the web is basically mainstream for over a decade, which brought the masses into it. Access is great, but it kinds dumbed down and commercialized the whole thing.
But Bitcoin is different, really. It's money. Of course it should be as big as possible. It should be mainstream, and used by anyone in the world.
I guess they're talking about the discussion about Bitcoin. Which kinda goes to the previous point I made about the www. But that's a different thing.
Small and irrelevant like me
Just read that piece on Bitcoin Magazine and honestly, it really resonated with me. It’s a refreshing reminder that Bitcoin isn’t just about how technically “pure” or massive your node is it’s about what kind of real impact you’re making. The post shifts the tired debates around purism and size into something way more grounded: how people from all walks teachers, artists, coders, node runners are expanding the space in meaningful ways just by doing.
What I liked most is how it gently calls out the whole purity test mentality without being aggressive. It’s like, yeah, ideals matter but building tools, teaching others, helping someone self-custody for the first time that’s what really scales Bitcoin. The message is clear: stop obsessing over being the “right kind” of Bitcoiner and focus on participation that actually moves the needle. Definitely worth the read if you’re over the same old tribal arguments and want something that feels more open, inclusive, and productive.
https://xcancel.com/undefined/status/1950522252807770547