I wholeheartedly agree with your thesis here. And holding on to it for years is an even greater achievement that validates your points #2 and #3 day after day.

It feels simple, but it isn't easy. Otherwise, everyone would have done it already.

When I sit surrounded by Bitcoiners, I know they are all just normal plebs with their lights and shadows, as all human beings. But the feeling that all of them are tough mofos who endure through bear markets without losing sleep and are fighting against the fiat system day after day makes me feel like I'm surrounded by heroes.