21 sats \ 3 replies \ @nichro 17 Sep \ parent \ on: has getting into bitcoin changed you personally? bitcoin
Fair point.
Though on that note I wish I had opted out in 2015 instead of contributing to Trudeau. Fell for the "sunny ways" scam
What was the turning point for you?
For me it was in 2018 or 19 when I realized I underestimated the corruption and dishonesty of the left. I knew they were terrible but didn’t grasp the extent of it.
Then covid happened in 2020 which was another turning point. Censorship and free speech. Plus election interference by Twitter and big tech.
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Around the same time. 2017-2018. I think it was an because of the 2016 Trump era by extension.
I had a lot of friends on both side of it, but the MAGA side seemed to have a lot more fun and better memes (r/thedonald was still around). Through following that and how the MSM and culture skewed reality, swayed minds or lied, it made me more critical about ours at home.
It also came at a time when I started reading more economics and realpolitik type stuff. I was already turned by then, nail in coffin and all, but with 2020 coming around and then the convoy it was further beating a dead horse.
Edit: it's late and realpolitik isn't the right word. I meant generally reading and paying attention to more "realist political theory", how power works in reality beyond the flowery promises and how it's easily corrupt
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The corruption of media was a big deal for me too. Thanks for mentioning. Mainstream media is now Pravda
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