VernonLopezRQ6

bitcoin

Displaying Prices in Fiat

DorisBaileyY4Q

This.

Really would like to get @sethforprivacy take on this. 

I very much enjoy the Monero community and think of them as a cousin to Bitcoin. Both communities are militant in their defense of their core values. Bitcoin can learn a lot from Monero and implement similar solutions on L2

tech

I've followed the project for some time and finally wanted to try it out after the recent release. Currently, I'm running a single guardian Fedimint, but where's the fun in that? If you managed to set up a Fedimint and want to start a bigger one with someone else please reach out! I think we need to be at least 4 people.

My Fedimint: fed11qgqpu8rhwden5te0vekjuem9dejhx6tn9e3hgunz9e5k7tmhwvhsqqfq5a2sy0f26k6ndld2qpassl0gd4cx2szmfv98zfn83ywp4mja3m4s7yz4zq

Nostr: nprofile1qqsrhyktkhd8s83cqzacjka0c4zqjnz76e75xqmf3wu8jvmu24kpxjst3vkgn
E-Mail: ctrbactual@proton.me

Let's start a Fedimint together!

Unchained ends BTC collateral-backed loans to individuals (starting Jan 2024)

BiancaAyersDUM

Excellent article. I haven't literally started crying yet, but I've had a few "tears of homecoming" moments here.
Also, I appreciate your use of the new link description text block

bitcoin_beginners

Bitcoin is my pension plan

TamiCharlesZ1V

I treat it like money. At this time of my life; I'm trying to save more than I spend. It won't be like that forever

culture

 Notes on one day of Digital Detox 

JonathanAcosta5JE

microsoft or nvidia

just realized I have zero direct exposure to either. lol 

Technology Featured on Mr. Robot: Part 2

TaylorHartN1H

Did you know there's a bunch of original fiction on Stacker.News?

Check these out:

- [The Rogue Scholar - The Rogue to Victory](https://stacker.news/items/419498) (Dune-esque Sci-Fi / Fantasy) by [jbschirtzinger](https://stacker.news/jbschirtzinger)

- [Who Brought the Steak Tartare?](https://stacker.news/items/410853) (Hitchhiker's Guide-esque humorous sci-fi) by [cleophas](https://stacker.news/cleophas)

- I'm writing '[Submersible](https://stacker.news/items/446662),' (Randian-esque Sci-Fi) a SN exclusive serial story with puzzles in it you can solve for bounties and a way for you to have input into the direction the story takes as it goes.

- [Nutall](https://stacker.news/Nuttall) is a published poet, and reposts his poetry here.  A recent example:
[E... A... R... S...](https://stacker.news/items/453742)

- [Cryptosensei](https://stacker.news/cryotosensei) wrote [a children's book](
https://stacker.news/items/401625) for his son and a poem: [unresolved between a thai lad and I](https://stacker.news/items/411278)

Bonus:

- [Siggy 47](https://stacker.news/siggy47) is territory owner of ~booksandarticles.  He posts a Newsletter there that features stuff like this, and more.  [Here is the latest issue](https://stacker.news/items/446598).

- Here's an interview with an author of a book using Bitcoin as a central plot device, describing the book but also giving a lot of good advice about writing:
[The First Thriller Novel About Bitcoin with Steve Berry](https://stacker.news/items/453380) posted by [TheWildHustle](https://stacker.news/TheWildHustle)

FYI the genre / descriptions above were chosen by me, not by the author.

There must be many more, feel free to alert me to them and leave yours in the comments.


Original Fiction on Stacker News

**GRATITUDE**.

Gratitude is a healing force. 

Often times, many cases of our depressions, anxieties, and problems can stem from an unfair comparison of ourself to others. You feel as though you should be "keeping up" with your peers, or doing that key thing that the other family is doing. They look so successful, so why aren't you doing it??

When I first got involved with the markets, I went too deep. It was easy to get caught up in feelings of FOMO, not just about money, but about life. 

"Ahhh if only I could invest X amount to have X much saved later on, so that I can do more of Y and less of Z"

Does this sound familiar?

If you've ever actively traded, invested, or otherwise spent a lot of time with financial markets, you especially can understand the emotional rollercoaster that comes along with it. Hence why many bitcoiners wisely opt out of that nonsense altogether.

**The problem is**: you're aiming for a fictitious reality rather than living in your present one. You've created a misalignment between your mind and your environment. Since you prefer to keep your mind on what's coming rather than what is, you paradoxically never achieve "what's coming", as once it's here, your mind is not trained to appreciate it. 

> I've [covered this](https://stacker.news/items/261316/r/birdeye21) before: we bitcoiners definitely tend to be more predisposed to the future, for obvious reasons.

At the end of the day, from what I've observed, these woes can stem back to a **lack of gratitude** about your present.

So then: how can you foster more gratitude?

- See your family more often
- Spend time with friends
- Support your local vendors
- Pick up hobbies that keep you in the moment
- JOURNAL
- Join a community (of any kind) 

Anything that can bring you mentally back to the present. **Engage with it more**. You can't magically tell yourself to feel more thankful about your life; You can try "reminding yourself" of all you have, but ultimately you have to _do things_ that make you _feel thankful_ about life. You have to fill your life with reasons to love it. And that takes WORK. 

"Waiting for the money to come" only solidifies to yourself that your happiness never will.

If you haven't in a while, or ever: Take a moment to consider what percentage of your day-to-day actions are oriented around the present vs. the future. List them out if you have to. _See_ the imbalance, if you feel there is one.

If you find yourself too future-leaning or you're trying to stay more present and connected with your close ones, consider the **gratitude** that full presence in those moments require. It makes more of a difference than you may think, cliché as it sounds. 

What should Bitcoiners never forget?

Work is a necessary inconvenience. In contemporary society, however, people are working harder than ever before, prioritizing their careers over aspects of life that were traditionally valued. These include family, the pursuit of knowledge, artistic creation, and other enriching activities. The emphasis on career advancement has become so pervasive that it has overshadowed other fulfilling pursuits, leading to an obsession with societal approval as measured by financial success.

Under this perspective, true wealth implies the freedom not to work, a metric by which many are impoverished in our current economy. This notion of poverty is particularly evident in countries like China, Japan, and Korea, where the work ethic is exceptionally intense. In these cultures, not working has become stigmatized to the point that it is viewed as a failure. This shift in societal values has been especially pronounced for women, many of whom now prioritize their careers over starting a family or cultivating a nurturing home environment.

Such a shift in priorities since 1971 is declared by the people in power as a sign of progress or empowerment. From a strictly economic perspective, this paints a rather bleak picture, suggesting that we are more enslaved to our work than we might wish to acknowledge. The zeal with which we throw ourselves into our careers is often celebrated as a positive attribute, a reflection of personal ambition and dedication. But this view raises the question: What are we truly working toward?

It becomes a troubling issue when we realize that much of the work done today is not aimed at creating tangible value. Rather, it is often influenced by political considerations and rent-seeking behavior, where individuals or entities seek to increase their share of existing wealth without creating new wealth. This focus on extracting value rather than creating it leads to a hollow sense of achievement and a society that prioritizes the superficial markers of success over genuine fulfillment. At least the slaves of the past knew their predicament. The propaganda today is especially deceitful because most people can't even identify what's so unsatisfactory about their work and why they burn out.

In the end, this obsession with work and the pursuit of financial success is a presenting symptom of fiat money. We work harder than ever because it lets the rent-seekers continue in their rent-seeking. We work hard because our savings are continuously drained. 

The current emphasis on work, driven by propaganda, calls for reflection on what we value. Yet that reflection is nearly impossible without some resources, and sadly, we don't have the savings to be able to reflect on what we really want. So we trudge on, running on the fiat treadmill.