He likes clothing very much and wear suits even at home. He grew up in a very poor home, always wore shabby, old and unfitting clothes as a kid and has some kind of trauma about it. Better off in his adult life, he battles against those demons by dressing fancy, which makes him feel good. It's something I can't relate to.

He's a massive consumption spender. Like the guy on the left.

He earns decent amounts of fiat, but views everything through the treadmill lens. As in: your life can only be better if your salary gets better. A natural born asset non-owner, or slave if you will. He told me once that if he gets a pay rise, he'll rent a nicer place - with a spark in his eyes and in blissful unawareness of how disturbing I'd find it.

He works in the entertainment industry, which is notoriously wasteful, but also known for easy money. And admittedly, where clothes can be an asset too, within reason and with a rather short lifespan.

He gave me a gift this Christmas - a few of items of clothing and one of home décor.

I imagine he also finds it disturbing that I tend to look like the guy on the right, minus the muscles (Ok, more like beach trunks and an old t-shirt, plus a hoodie in the cooler months. After 5 holes the t-shirt gets reluctantly replaced.) And I'm not able to appreciate the gift to its full extent, even though I do appreciate it and am capable of utilizing it. Like, I can wear it and stuff 🤷‍♂️

I didn't give him anything and I feel a bit bad. Perhaps I shouldn't feel too bad, because I've given him a lot over the years, mostly non-physical things you can't put a numeric value on. And Christmas as the gifting date is only symbolic after all.

I'd gift him some bitcoin, but he'd lose it or sell it. He's as far from ready to receive it as can be. He'd only be able to appreciate it insofar as its current fiat value, and his ability to use it is dwarfed by my (however impaired) clothes-wearing skills. In fact, it's non-existent.

I even told him a couple of months ago he shouldn't buy any bitcoin, but rather study it, because if he buys it without knowing what he's buying, he'll only lose.

I could put some bitcoin aside for him and hold it until he's ready, but he may well never be ready in this life. And if I do that, I'd like him to know. But I don't want to tell him "I have a special gift for you, but I'll only give it to you when you're ready, which you currently aren't" and sound like a weirdo.