I think many stackers here will approve: Andreas Antonopulous

Even that now he's quite shitcoiner supporting ETH and shit, he' still remain a very good pioneer into Bitcoin education.

I wish were more OGs out there like @jimmysong and @petertodd and many more having presentations like Andreas, but they kept a quiet low profile during the early years.

But anyways... my 1st encounter with Bitcoin and WHO convinced me wasn't Andreas, but my old friend Obi Wan Kenobi... see my bio for more details.

A rando walked into a Bank of America branch near me.....said he was selling his house for bitcoin. I asked whats bitcoin? He said "Oh dont worry about it" with a huge ass smile on his face.

I don't think I have an original catalyst since it was more about curiosity and having a need to pay for something in bitcoin.

Andreas opened my eyes a little bit to the potential, but the one who really got me to think deeply on the subject was Robert Breedlove. It was that interview on Lex's podcast 3 years ago that worked in monetary history and Austrian economics, and just got me thinking of how broken our current system really was. Then getting Saylor to ramble for hours was my first look at a legit Rabbit Hole (someone else's journey). Even though Breedlove really didn't say much in that series, I think that it was just the quality and pace of new content that kept on scratching that itch. Sure maxis shit on both those guys but it's hard to argue that they haven't exposed large numbers of people to bitcoin and the fiat scam.

I still listen to the WiM pod maybe once a week. He's a lot more interesting when he's being interviewed. Check out WiM365 from last week. Absolutely crushed it.

Linus Tech Tips made a video on mining around 2014.

Did some research and bought an Antminer S3 and ran it nonstop for 3 years.

I got introduced to bitcoin by a scammer. Obviously I did not this about him. Anyway I lost the money and I did not give up on studying this industry. Later on my journey I found out how to buy and hold securely. I made it on my own. I do not want to sound self fish but I wanna thank me 🙏 Cheers,

Andreas Antonopulous helped me understand the basic premise in the beginning. I became a freak after a few bear markets. Shoutout to Marty Bent and Matt Odell.