132 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 10 Jun \ on: Abandoned Adoption : Bitcoin Backslides and Hard Truths - #307 bitcoin
True and False at the same time. His alias says it all. He calls himself : "rare passenger". That's precisely what you should avoid being : "rare" and "passenger". That's a fiat mindset.
No wonder Bitcoin isn't working out for him.
Bitcoin is about peer to peer. It's about relationships. I don't buy from "merchants". I buy from friends (who may happen to be merchants).
When you're buying from friends, all of a sudden, regulations don't matter. Then, Bitcoin shines.
Fee madness? Use lightning, liquid bitcoin, ecash.
My living on bitcoin is only going up. But I'm not a "passenger". And I'm not rare. I'm "right here" and "often".
If I was travelling, I'd convert to fiat locally and spend cash until I made friends. Then, I'd convert them to bitcoin and buy only from them.