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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @kira OP 15 Aug \ parent \ on: Bitcoin: The Natural Selection of Money bitcoin
It’s true that the technological and mental load is a real barrier, and that most people will choose the comfortable route if it’s available.
That’s why the key is for parallel routes to become simpler and more accessible, without losing sovereignty.
Adaptation doesn’t always come from interest — many times it comes from necessity… and necessity arrives when the “comfortable” solutions stop being comfortable.
That’s when Bitcoin and those who use it in a sovereign way can make the difference.
The point is that the threshold for comfortable being no longer comfortable may be met when things are very bad.
Therefore, I guess the best thing would be for parallel routes to become simpler and more accessible. I am not really knowledgeable in the developments of bitcoin-adjecent solutions, but I guess/hope there are a lot of smart people already considering how to counteract the shift of narrative by simplifying things.
My little personal effort will be that of understanding how to use P2P solutions and how to use lightning without relying on third parties.
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That is why we are building Valet, a self-custodial Bitcoin/Lightning wallet designed to work in the remotest of areas, and can work on very old Android devices.
This enables just about anyone who can lay their hands on any smartphone to access Bitcoin from almost anywhere in the world.
And yeah, valet simplified user experience, making Bitcoin usage very simple, even setting up self-custodial Lightning channels.
Check out Valet here: https://github.com/standardsats/valet.
Learn more: www.valet.finance
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Exactly, every step toward simpler and more sovereign routes matters.
You don’t need to be a developer to contribute: using, learning, and sharing knowledge about P2P or Lightning is already part of the solution.
Resistance isn’t built only with code, but also with people who decide to step away from the domesticated version the system tries to impose.
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