I feel like there's a point within some bitcoiners' journies in which they come to terms with the fact that Bitcoin is NOT for everyone.
Bitcoin is all about creating a better world, but the reality that seeps in more and more just by looking at the data suggests that the transition will be ugly.
There will be swaths of people who likely never own any Bitcoin at all, or such insignificant amounts that they won't be any better off. The average person will only have "exposure" to Bitcoin through some paper-fabricated product, keeping them stuck in the fiat system.
Everyone is moving upstream against a current that's only getting faster. It's becoming more expensive just to fund our reckless behavior than it is to defend it.
Something must break.
I don't think some magic AI wave or other saving grace is going to swoop down and save everyone from this real damage that fiat is creating.
Those who took out the time to see Bitcoin will build the foundation for bigger and better societies, cultures, and economies. Bitcoin was never meant to bring equality to the world. Equality is an anti-natural psyop.
One is just better than the other. There will be winners and there will be losers.
When I reoriented my mind to think of history as cyclical rather than linear, I instantly started to feel more connected to it. Everything that happened in the past isn't necessarily "in the past" -- it actively dictates the present day.
And there's only so much deprogramming that our technology can do to keep society "stable" -- at the end of the day, we are ancient biological beings, and our actions over time will reflect that.
Noah's Ark and the stories told in ancient literature merely reflect the movements of society at large. In the 21st century, fiat is the flood. My more naive self liked to think that somehow, this time with Bitcoin is different, that maybe the world will recognize a good thing, and act on it accordingly. But definitely not.
The world will become much better with Bitcoin. But not everyone will be able to enjoy that. It will be a long, increasingly chaotic battle to fight.
Some people simply are not ready for the responsibility that Bitcoin gives them. Taking self custody of your own money isn't child's play -- it's a revolutionary action, and you better believe it'll be challenged.