Really enjoyed this, thanks for posting.

I’m in a similar situation. Bitcoin has turned my world upside for nearly 3 and a half years. Bitcoiners, in my experience, tend to be smart and independent thinkers. And I still think they are right, and on the right side of history.

But I’m incredibly beaten by two things - the hostility by the media and powers that be towards Bitcoin, and the endless volatility.

And before darthcoin pops up and tells me I’m NGMI and stop fixating on price - it must matter. Every allocation to anything has an opportunity cost, and I’ve got bills (present and future) to pay. Also - it underpins network security.

Allocation to Bitcoin inevitably includes faith of some sort- a) in the workings and protocol - I am comfortable with that , but also b) that demand from any current or future holders of bitcoin will mean it retains purchasing power.

In the end two things still shine through for me - one that Bitcoin and PoW are just about the most objective source of truth there is, and secondly what an OG told me when I asked him why he still bought bitcoin when it was 100x where it was when he first started.

“Because no one can afford my time”