Why does virtue matter?
It matters because money is a mirror. It doesn’t make you good or bad necessarily, but it does amplify what you already are and subsequently scales your decisions.
Did you stay humble?
Did you stay honest?
Did you keep your word when it got hard?
When the money is hard, the mirror gets sharper. The incentives get cleaner, your time horizon gets longer, and your choices compound louder.
We all know as bitcoiners that Bitcoin changes incentives and time horizons. Particularly, virtue is what you do with that longer horizon.
With virtue, you get builders, stewards, strong families, mentors, craftsmen, founders who ship, and communities that can actually self-govern.
Why does restoration matter?
Restoration is the work of rebuilding what erosion took from us. Trust, responsibility, craftsmanship, and long-term thinking.
Restoration matters because money shapes culture. When the unit is broken, everything downstream gets warped.
Restoration is what happens when enough people choose the virtues that make a society durable.
The reason SPAC vibes feel spiritually incompatible with Bitcoin is that you can’t restore virtue with shortcuts.
You can use public markets, sure.
You can even use a SPAC structure if it’s truly the best tool.
But the second the company’s center of gravity shifts from “price goes up” to “ship, serve, stay solvent, stay honest,” you’re not restoring anything.
You’re recreating fiat culture with orange paint.