Differences and an Agreement

It is so easy to focus on our differences these days. Everything has become so political and extreme. So easy to label people and just bucket them into THIS or THAT category. And don’t get me wrong, sometimes I fall into the trap of the algos, where they show me things that raises my blood pressure. But I try my best to remember that “United we stand, divided we fall”. We are never going to agree on everything. But that’s life; knowing that we are all different, should have different opinions, but still come together to live in a harmonious way.

One thing that gives me hope, is the possibility of all people in agreement on what we deem as money. For those who know me well, you already know my answer. And that is Bitcoin. Now, before you bucket me into THIS or THAT category let me say a few things. Money should not be political. People should be free to transact with their money when, where, and on what they want. Money is one half of every transaction. It is our time and energy in abstracted form as Jack Mallers often says. And I personally, do not want to work for a “money” that someone can print with the click of a few buttons.

I believe that Bitcoin is hope for humanity. A chance to put the world on a sound money standard. Even with all our differences, the one thing we SHOULD all agree on is what we the people want to use as money. So ask yourself. What is money?

“Fix the money, fix the world.”

The Hive Mind

I feel like words like community and village have been overused and now kind of cliché (guilty of using them myself). So, I will put my spin on the ‘collective’ and call it “The Hive Mind”. I believe that only by working together does the Hive… survive (good rhyme I know :P). Every one of us brings something special and unique to the Hive. Where one may fall short another is sure to excel. No one can do it all by themselves. As the saying goes, "jack of all trades, master of none". And I’d rather a master of one.

I went camping for the first time recently and I couldn’t help myself but think of the experience through the lens of The Hive Mind. We all brought something to the Hive. Setting up tents, tarps, cooking, cleaning, watching the kids, making the fire, and so many more. Yes, it was a lot of work in my opinion but watching the Hive operate and find efficiencies was uplifting and energizing. I really like the quote by Albert Einstein, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” We all have “superpowers”. And I know that if the Hive comes together and recognizes everyone’s gifts; we just might make some honey.

Authentic Self

At some point in my life, someone mentioned to me that the way I type is like how I speak in person. So here is me, trying to put my authentic, random, weird self onto this blog. In case it needed to be said, I’m not perfect and obviously I don’t have all the answers. But I believe that together, we will find more.

I thought about this quote yesterday. “It takes a village to raise a child”. And I couldn’t agree more. There are a lot of things that children can learn from one person. But maybe even twice as much from 2. When I think of this, I imagine, a soccer coach teaching my child soccer, a pickleball coach, pickleball, a math teacher who loves math, and a painter who can give my child the confidence to paint from the heart. I want my child to be educated by a village of people passionate about their craft.

That’s really all I have to say for now.

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

On that note. I will not use AI to write anything on this blog from this point on. You will get the good, the bad, and the ugly.