My 3 main reasons to sell everything in Holland and go on a world trip with my family (2 young kids) ending up living in Central America...
A thread (1/n)
#bitcoin
Bitcoin is not an IQ test.
It’s not about who is the smartest, strongest, or fastest.
It’s a global Darwinian experiment to see who can adapt the fastest when new information comes in.
It’s an EGO test.
#bitcoin
An argument against
#bitcoin
, that I hear a lot lately, is that for the world to grow economically we need an elastic supply of money.
As in, we can only grow if the supply of money grows as well to meet demand.
What would be your argument against that argument?
Can someone explain to me how governments will be able to stop me from doing work for people all over the world in exchange for BTC to my private wallets?
#bitcoin
#lightning
I’m reading the FIAT standard from
@saifedean
and, in a way, I like this even more than the Bitcoin standard right now. Because it can open so many eyes around the world, it should become mandatory in global education
#bitcoin
@wakeupfromcovid
She literally said everything that I want to say to the whole world. She is so good. If you are not waking up now (when you hear her), you probably aren’t going to wake up ever..
Lastly
Among other things, the last 3 years I learned (thanks to people who learned it the hard way) how broken our financial system is..
It made me more passionate & focused than ever to help fix it..
Which is why my life is dedicated to
#bitcoin
now.
The end 🙏🏼
The most
#bitcoiners
I know are more
- healthy
- happy
- patient
- disciplined
- funny
& family oriented
than any other (group of) people I know.
How come? Think about it.
The 4 main priorities of my life, day in & day out:
1. Love kids & wife
2. Unique experiences
3. Health & wealth
4. Help
#bitcoin
adoption
Which one would you add or replace?
People sometimes ask me if I don't regret that we've sold the house and left everything behind since we now, 3 years later, "have nothing" and "threw away so much money".
My answer: You crazy? We literally have it all. We feel like billionaires.
It's not about "stuff".
The older I get, and I'm still relatively young, the more I realize 99% of people don't want your advice
The more you like to help & wake them up, without them being ready, just creates the opposite effect
Instead, let them come to you. Be an example, an inspiration without ego
This is what happened when my family & I decided to climb the colca canyons in Peru while having no clue of how tough it would get..
A 🧵 about
#life
&
#bitcoin
(1/10)
People who defend the current financial system against
#bitcoin
are either stupid or intellectually dishonest.
Honestly, being active on LinkedIn, I truly believe it’s the first one.
They actually don’t get it.
I’m helping a company out, right now, that wants to accept
#Bitcoin
as payment AND put it as asset on their balance sheet.
Lots of “small payments” need to be possible & easy transport to either cold storage or back to euro’s.
Which set up would you advise?
We all live in our own "little" world and have absolutely no clue what truly happens elsewhere.
It's pretty difficult to get proper & trustworthy information about why the world is as we know it and, what our role is in it.
So, go out and explore for yourself. Do it now. 👇🏽
Being on Bitcoin Twitter often, it's easy to forget how people think of Bitcoin in the real world.
Since I've traveled for 3 years, I thought I share some ideas & insights I learned with regard to
#bitcoin
while visiting all those places
A
#bitcoin
#travel
🧵
Since one has to do +/- 1000+ hours before you “get”
#bitcoin
I was thinking about a different way to orange pill people..
So I decided to show fiat examples of Libanon, Turkey, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Argentina, Venezuela & many more.
Reply:
“This won’t happen here”
Me: OK.
2 things I learned when we were 24/7 parenting while traveling for the past 2 years:
1. The ratrace makes it next to impossible to be the parent you want to be
2. The ratrace makes it next to impossible to be the parent your kid(s) need(s)
Escape it..
#bitcoin
2. I realized "time" is way more valuable than anything else and I can only spend it once.
I wanted true connection with my partner, kids and build amazing experiences which, we felt, would be achieved easier if we would be on our own, completely, 24/7 for at least 2 years. 👇🏽
Today it's my birthday.
But I don't care about that too much.
To me, it feels like another day that passes where people don't live up to their true potential.
Living in the known.
After 3 years of traveling, I can honestly tell you, that's a mistake.
Go out and live. Now.
Yesterday, again on LinkedIn, I had lots of "discussions" with boomers/normies/tradfi experts underneath my Bitcoin post.
My main insight/conclusion?
They absolutely do not want to learn (something new) & are close-minded AF
#Bitcoin
Just another beautiful day, at a beautiful place within a beautiful life.
#bitcoin
will make everything better for everyone.
It already helped fixing mine by understanding life better while studying it.
No excuses. Study it. Now.
I hate to brag but..
200 push ups ✅
60 pull ups ✅
75 frog jumps ✅
100 air squats ✅
5 sprints of 50 m ✅
25 p. - Broken Money (L. Alden)✅
Played with kids ✅
Fasting until 11 am (16 hours) ✅
It’s not even noon.
Making ready for more family time now
#bitcoin
shows the way
3. The more we learned, read books & build businesses in Holland, the more we figured that we weren't thinking big enough.
We believed that, by exploring different cultures, languages, environments and ways of living, we would be able to remove "our invisible ceilings"
👇🏽
One thing that traveling the world with my family (for almost over a year now) has taught me is that a lot of countries are in desperate need of Bitcoin. ASAP.
#Bitcoin
All the while our financial system seems to be imploding in front of our eyes in real time, don’t forget what true & scarce value is all about..
#family
#bitcoin
Ever since I moved to Dominican Republic I (completely) fell in love with surfing..
Heck, I’m now even a (certified) surf trainer.
Although it was never part of the plan, I learned some very essential things for (personal) finance & life in general.
Short 🧵👇🏽
#Bitcoin
…so in order to find out what "it" was, we felt that we needed to make big changes..
Starting with our environment so that we could start living in "the unknown" and, perhaps, find more purpose..
3/n 👇🏽
Just spoke with two small business owners about
#bitcoin
here in El Encuentro (Dom. Rep) & the way how their eyes lit up when I said that Bitcoiners prefer to spend their btc/money in places that support the network gave me goosebumps.
They saw opportunity. They saw a new world.
Life is better together - 5 things I learned about 24/7 parenting while traveling the world with our 2 young daughters ❤️
A very short 🧵
#life
#bitcoin
#parenting
Life is truly amazing.
But what are the most essential things for living your best life if we only had to pick 5?
Well, here is what traveling the world for almost 3 years with my family taught me about this
A 🧵
#Mindset
#Bitcoin
#spiritualgrowth
Okay, I’m ready.
(Waves were enormous..)
And I’m happy, because last night I converted my last stack of
#USDC
into
#bitcoin
which grew my stack to an amount that gives me even more peace of mind going into the final stages of the legacy system.
My guess? 2027 👇🏽
So do I get this straight..?
Step 1: inflate the currency
Step 2: tax more & higher
Step 3: confiscate wealth
Is that the playbook we are currently witnessing?
People are often unaware what makes them happy.
The basics are simple, it's:
- being fit (mentally & physically)
- feeling connection (yourself & others)
- living freely (unattached)
- being self-sovereign (skills &
#bitcoin
)
Delay gratification and you're winning.
Why is it that currently in the Netherlands, still a lot of relatively young people buy an overpriced average house with a higher-yielding loan and yet are very enthusiastic about it?
Do they not see what’s coming?
#bitcoin
My vision is perfectly clear.
I'll be traveling the world with my family forever while working location independently on global
#bitcoin
adoption.
And yes, I care about "making money" so I will charge accordingly for my added value.
Purpose, happiness & self-sovereignty.
If you have some time & money left, please travel as much as you can.
Better yet, make it a priority.
Imo, the earlier in life the better.
Together with
#Bitcoin
it's the best return on investment you'll ever make.
Ever thought about the scenario in which
#bitcoin
goes up too fast and various fiat currencies go down too fast?
I mean, how ugly will that be?
99% of peeps do not have any Bitcoin yet..
It's the exact same process I apply to
#Bitcoin
&
#life
in general
I had no clue about "life" before I reached my '30s.
Just like I had no clue about Bitcoin before I started my journey there
But it is the "not knowing the outcome" part that truly gets me excited
Embrace it.
Basically we have 2 outcomes that everyone agrees upon:
1. QE infinity 👉🏽 higher/hyper inflation
2. No rescue 👉🏽 Collapse of everything
The only “assets” that can save your ass are things that can not be printed and/or confiscated.
So,
#bitcoin
(&
#gold
due to transition)
?
One thing Bitcoiners understand better than almost anyone else 👇🏽
- easy choices now, hard life later
- hard choices now, easy life later
That simple fact is almost unexplainable to a fiat believer.
#bitcoin
When I started my “convince-others-to-buy/study-Bitcoin” journey 3 years ago I often felt frustrated due to:
- lack of open mind
- lack of basic understanding
- lack of interest in general
These 3 things helped me to seriously improve my results 👇🏽
A short 🧵
#bitcoin
I swear to god, if I hear one more boomer or normie confuse "Crypto" with "Bitcoin" on LinkedIn, I'll write an attractive one-pager or blog that I can instantly share instead of writing personal responses every time.
If you have something available already, please share link.
Today I went back to my long board (8”0) and caught 3 beautiful nice & clean long waves.
Rides of 20-25 seconds each, it made me realize how relax & enjoyable life is when you adapt to the circumstances and be whatever you need to be.
Like flow.
Like
#bitcoin
@david_r_morgan
Yes.
Can you imagine when you start studying
#bitcoin
and you find out that the whole financial system is one gigantic lie/scam?
Once you learn how the system is structured you find all the incentives..
As of then, it’s child’s play.
I said this so many times already, it’s not about making more money..
It’s about having more time to be able to do what you actually want.
Study & buy
#bitcoin
now and see what happens 5 years from now.
Ps. That’s also why I think you should consider entrepreneurship
Summing it all up, it really isn’t difficult to see why
#bitcoin
will take over the world of finance;
- legacy actors oppose it
- debt has become unsustainable
- only neutral (decentralized) digital asset
- no one can truly stop it
- an army works for free to support it
✌🏽
Serious question: Can anyone tell me why there is still so much debate about what a better "investable" asset or store of value is?
These "longer term" charts all say the same thing, right?
#Bitcoin
(credit chart -
@w_s_bitcoin
)
I wonder why it is so difficult for so many humans to distinguish right & wrong?
It’s so clear that
#bitcoin
is the way to go to make life better for 99.9% of us.
And yet people are constantly attacking or dismissing it. As if we want life to be hard.. (1/2)👇🏽
My experience is that people don’t like to be told “how to be more happy” but have to “experience it themselves”
So, do these 6 things to find out yourself:
1. Eat healthy
2. Sleep well
3. Exercise regularly
4. Laugh a lot
5. Help others
6. Study
#bitcoin
Any others?
New book is in.
Let’s go after it.
Give me two weeks.
I study so that less of the rest has to.
Someone has to do it, I suppose.
#bitcoin
#austrianeconomics
I need some help from someone who can create laser eyes on my profile pic
#Bitcoin
It’s time. Converted all my last (minuscule aka less than 3%) leftover/gamble shitcoins.
I ordered two pizzas yesterday (that I regret now because they definitely used seed oils but okay) & was able to pay with
#bitcoin
So, we did.
Will we be famous now too in ten years from now?
I have the receipt…
Traveling the world for over 2 years really helped me to truly open my heart & mind..
It’s also why I became more attracted to
#bitcoin
& everyone who supports it.
Be open, always.
You’ll be surprised what might come your way ❤️
As a naturally curious person, my interest in
#Bitcoin
led to a deep fascination with the history of money and (Austrian) economics.
You know what stood out most during this journey?
The number of 'tradfi experts' who are not open-minded at all, often even unfriendly.
Inflation isn't just a number on paper, despite what it may appear to many.
It's the silent tax that erodes your savings while governments play magician with the printing press.
Wake up.
Study (& buy)
#Bitcoin
You’ll be a amazed how fast people in South- & Central America understand the value proposition of
#bitcoin
Literally the only thing they need is:
Wait, separated from the government?
Real money?
Can you imagine a global army of focused & motivated strong men & women working for a common cause to exponentially improve the world?
Basically for free..
I wouldn’t believe it if I wasn’t part of it.
#Bitcoin
So, mathematically we already know what is going to happen.
#fiat
dies.
But it seems we are struggling with the timing.
Since we ALL have difficulties with "thinking exponentially", it will probably happen way sooner than most expect.
It's only logical.
Does anybody realize what is happening in my home country (the Netherlands) now?
I mean, they literally force farmers to throw away food (& milk).
How can that (ever) be a constructive behavior/enforcement?
How can this (ever) be “helpful”?
#dutchfarmers
@ZubyMusic
Most are unaware that governments & central banks do everything in their power to remain in power and keep you poor & stupid. Inflation is just one of their tools to be effective at it.
“The less you fear, the more power you’ll have and the more fully you’ll live” - Robert Greene
I agree on that.
Now let’s teach our kids as well.
Definitely less fearful since I met
#bitcoin
YES WE DID IT.
Pauhana, first Surfschool, in El Encuentro (Dominican Rep.) to accept
#bitcoin
for all their services ❤️
Apart from being it the best spot in town, Chepe (owner) is THE man to make you find your way in the water.
Also, brilliant trainers!!
#FinancialFreedom
I find it extremely hilarious that 99% of (smart) people don't ask questions when they are told that 2% inflation is necessary for the economy to grow.
Not even "why 2%?"
No, simply "yes ma'am"
And worse, they even defend this statement when under attack.
Why?
@LindomarMinguel
@ZS_Voetbal
Knap hoe je een oprecht compliment weet om te draaien naar iets negatiefs…
Met beest bedoel ik zijn energie & loopvermogen wat mogelijk maakt dat ie als back in spits positie tevoorschijn komt. That being said, tactisch en “slimmigheid” zijn niet zijn uitgesproken kwaliteiten..
It's astonishing to find out, day in & day out, how many people start an argument to convince me "
#bitcoin
bad,
#fiat
good" without even knowing the basics of
- inflation
- Bitcoin the protocol
- Central banking icw commercial banks
- money & its history
I mean, why?
Gotta be honest, with
#bitcoin
surging past 37K, I'm already contemplating my response to the non-believers who've been ridiculing me for over 2 years once we hit 100K.
🧘🏼♂️😉
I basically view entrepreneurship as a mean to achieve the thing I want (need?) to be happy..
Things I don’t care for:
- fame
- becoming rich
- popularity
- acting busy & successful
Things I do care for:
- Time
#bitcoin
helps you get there mindset-wise 🙏🏼
@LawrenceLepard
@dvharry2020
That’s a brilliant argument. Since it actually already happened.
Is there literature or a good article where I can (factually) check this and/or use as resources to link to?
For everyone who just recently started following me, make sure to hit me up at
#nostr
as well 👇🏽
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I’ll definitely follow you back (or put below)
Decentralized social media is the (near) future imo.
#bitcoin
I know some don't see this as valuable but it really made ALL the difference for us 👇🏽
1. Creation of clear life's vision
2. Talk about it relentlessly
3. Execute instantly on "openings"
4. Work on mindset constantly
5. Keep going on "bad days"
Et voilà..
How to become self-sovereign?
This is what I came up with:
1. Study & buy
#Bitcoin
(DCA & self custody)
2. Earn money location independently
3. Learn multiple languages
4. Acquire hard skills
5. live healthy
6. Decent set of core values
Am I missing something?
Most people overestimate what they can do in 1 month but underestimate how much they can accomplish in 1-2 year(s)
If you just:
- Keep going
- Keep your mind open
- Keep learning & improving
- Keep showing up
- Keep creating
You'll be MORE than fine.
#bitcoin
teaches this ❤️
So anyone who would have saved in
#Bitcoin
for a long enough timeframe, would have beaten 99.9% of all investment experts, financial advisors & global macro analysts?
Interesting..
I gave a (free) training yesterday about the history of money and the why, what & how of
#bitcoin
I don’t think they realized how fast they probably need to follow up on this knowledge by taking action..
Most are still sleepwalking. I get that, it’s a lot.
#creditevent
I just figured out the growth hack of the century:
Stop b!tching and start making hard choices now with regard to your food, fitness, sleep, business, social relationships & money.
Accountability & discipline.
You will experience an easy life later.
#bitcoin
@goddeketal
After 1/2 weeks I already began to doubt/question the “msm fear mongering” but when they suddenly were starting to make life miserable for the ones who did not want to get vaccinated I knew for sure..
This isn’t right. Something else is at play here.
I believe that 99% of all people grossly underestimate the importance of mindset with regard to their level of happiness & success.
It's literally ALL about the story you tell yourself about you & your life.
Don't like it? Change it..
Teaching my daughter how to ride a bike last week taught me 2 things:
- frustration only happens if you’re not able to zoom out
- something that’s “long term valuable” isn’t supposed to be “easy”
Love the process.
#bitcoin
IS the process
I’m going to make a longer 🧵about this next week but what I will share right now is:
Life is way more fun when you don’t control the outcome & accept that you have no clue what’s about to happen next..
#peru
#trail
#bitcoin
Sunday evening, time to write.
I'm thinking to write an article about traveling with my wife & two young kids for 2,5+ years and how this brought me (way) closer to
#bitcoin
Sounds interesting?
Let me know.
Not sure why "experts" still call
#bitcoin
a Ponzi scheme whereas they literally defend the biggest Ponzi scheme of them all..
The global bond market 🫧🫧
Seriously...can clown world get any worse?