1/ So you want to work for a Bitcoin company?

Quick 🧵thread: 2/ Being "obsessed with Bitcoin" is not a qualification, that is table stakes.

1/ The Satoshi Enigma (a short story)

In the year 2140, the world was abuzz with excitement and curiosity because Satoshi Nakamoto’s fortune moved for the first time in over a century. 2/ A single transaction had sent ripples through the world, reigniting the age-old debate surrounding the true identity of the mysterious genius.
A group of skilled, anonymous hackers known as "The ChronoPunks" decided to take matters into their own hands.

.@ethereumJoseph wants CBDCs on a permissioned Ethereum chain.

Goes against everything this revolution stands for.

cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/4795067/… Lubin is courting the WEF crowd at Davos in the first line...

1/ I said "Vitalik never understood PoW deeply"

I don't know if I'm right or wrong, but here are some examples of @VitalikButerin misunderstanding PoW

🧵👇

https://twitter.com/Bquittem/status/1558917039766618122

2/ Seems like V made up his mind on PoS in 2014 & has been tunnel vision ever since.

“difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”

He also doesn't grasp the energy industry (explains the naive "PoW wastes energy" takes)

- Vitalik never understood PoW deeply
- Vitalik says PoS is better (since 2016?)
- Most Ethereans trusted Vitalik, rather than verify themselves
- Now very few ethereans understand PoW
- Yet the vast majority want to transition to PoS (based on faulty logic) To those saying “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence”

Fair enough...

cc @antiprosynth @sassal0x @taha_crypto1

https://twitter.com/Bquittem/status/1559312737045463044?s=20&t=bBXtnsUyK5FLI4aLB1YwpQ

1/ #Bitcoin miners are symbiotic with energy producers.

Together they make (1) harnessing energy cheaper, (2) more reliable, and (3) more widely distributed on our planet.

By mastering energy we will increase human flourishing... 🧵

brandonquittem.com/bitcoin-is-a-p… 2/ What's a pioneer species?

A "pioneer species" such as a lichen (🍄🤝🌲) bootstraps a new ecosystem by converting a barren wasteland into an oasis of life

Similarly, Bitcoin miners bootstrap human civilization by incentivizing energy production, leads to human flourishing

1/ #Bitcoin’s best characteristics are simply reflections of successful evolutionary strategies found in nature 🍄

Here are my favorite resources to explore Bitcoin as a living organism 👇 2/ “Life is like fire, not water; it is a process, not a pure substance”

Must-read essay by @dergigi asking questions like: is bitcoin alive? what does it mean to be alive?

dergigi.com/2019/08/07/pro…

1/ #Bitcoin changes the incentives around two foundational systems — money and energy.

Results in (1) universal digital property rights and (2) mastery over energy. Pillars of progress in the 21st century.

Let’s explore mining through an Ecology lens👇

medium.com/@BrandonQuitte… 2/ Why write this?

Most people are uneducated about energy. Results in bad takes and poor policy (see Germany ⚡️prices)

Energy enables us to live w/o dying from heat, cold, natural disasters. Powers hospitals, transportation, food security.

Getting this right matters. A lot.

1/ Quick thread on how Bitcoiners differ from the general population (Myers-Briggs)

TL;DR Bitcoiners are quite different from gen pop.

Chart made by @mindfulknowing

https://twitter.com/Bquittem/status/1333220390039134208

2/ Data Source

I tweeted, 500+ people self-reported Myers-Briggs, then we tallied up the responses. Much science.

*This is obviously not representative of "all bitcoiners" instead it's "bitcoiners on my twitter." Need to discount the "twitter bias" here. Oh well, it's fun.

1/ The whole world has gone crazy.

Some examples 👇

https://twitter.com/udiWertheimer/status/1427671461322543104

2/ "You will enjoy staying in your 5km bubble"

https://twitter.com/parman_the/status/1427456413069058065?s=21

Someone turned the "Mycelium of Money" series into a mini-documentary... and it's GREAT!

Thank you @MetaSummaries 🍄🍄🍄

1/ Documentary was based on the 1st part of this essay
brandonquittem.com/bitcoin-is-the…

What other Bitcoin content should @MetaSummaries create videos for?

1/ #Bitcoin grows in “hype cycles” that mimic fungal reproduction.

We’ve entered "Stage 2: Mushroom" (bull market)

Quick thread 👇 2/ Fungi 101 (for the uninitiated)

Fungi primarily exist as "mycelium." Think underground internet that connects a forest to create a super-organism

Fungi reproduce by producing mushrooms that release spores (~seeds)

Lucky spores create new fungal colonies & cycle continues

1/ A quick thread about #Bitcoin and the power of incentives.

For Bitcoin to reach global dominance, it must inspire a vibrant ecosystem of allies.

"Show me the incentives, and I'll show you the outcome."

Let's go 👇 2/ Bitcoin attracts new users for many reasons

- Get wealthy
- Stay Wealthy
- Preserve Freedom
- Minimize violence
- Empower the poor
- Increase prosperity in the world

Users are incentivized to defend the network, improve the network, and onboard new users to the network

1/ We've entered the "Fourth Turning."

The final act in a drama beginning at the end of WWII.

The old social order combusts and gives birth to new political, social, and economic structures. Let's explore through a #Bitcoin lens

brandonquittem.com/bitcoin-rhythm…

Thread 👇 2/ This essay expands on concepts presented in The Fourth Turning by @HoweGeneration.

Economic inequality, failing institutions, cultural decay, and the rise of populism were all predicted (and are easily explained) by this theory.

Let's dive in...

“Half of the $MSTR board already owned Bitcoin personally before I started pitching it as our reserve asset.” — @michael_saylor

H/t recent @RealVision interview “Every treasury asset has a negative real yield, except for Bitcoin” — Michael Saylor

1/ A quick thread exploring 12 Reasons to Buy Bitcoin.

Let's go 👇 2/ Bitcoin is the performing asset of the last decade.

How could you not own the best performing asset of the last decade?

Not even .1%, seriously?

1/ Bitcoin is a catalyst of human evolution.

Just as fungi and plants formed a symbiotic relationship to colonize dry land, humans can form symbiosis with Bitcoin to improve as individuals and to advance our species.

Part 4: Symbiosis

medium.com/@BrandonQuitte…

Thread 👇 2/ Bootstrapping life on dry land

500m years ago, all life was in the ocean. Dry land was devoid of life, until plants + fungi formed a partnership.

This symbiosis created a cascade of evolutionary forces leading to the creation of all terrestrial life, including homo sapiens

1/ Just finished reading Mycophilia by @eugeniabone — here’s a thread of fun #fungi facts 👇 2/ Chlorophyll in plants convert sunshine into chemical energy to feed the plant.

Some fungi convert subatomic particles (including nuclear waste) into chemical energy to feed the fungi.

Reminder: bitcoin converts energy into money to feed the network.

1/ If central bankers stayed in their lanes and governments didn't weaponize currencies... there would be little need for Bitcoin.

yet, here we are...

“Complex systems are weakened, even killed, when deprived of stressors.”
— @nntaleb 2/ Bitcoin is optimized for survivability/durability.

Competing for the immense privilege of money production necessitates a defensive posture.

Relative to all other monetary technologies, Bitcoin is an extreme example of an antifragile system.

1/ Considering writing an article on Bitcoin?

Here are some content ideas, please steal them, and add your own ideas below. 2/ Millennial's Guide to Bitcoin

*Get in their head. Speak in their language. Boomers borrowed against your future, too much student debt, can't buy land, this is your best chance to be wealthy, who cares about a shiny rock, buy bitcoin.

1/ Bitcoin is the Antivirus that prevents the spread of our destructive financial hegemony. Can Bitcoin survive long enough to reach its full potential? Let’s explore Bitcoin’s survivability through the lens of fungi.

Part 3: Mushroom Medicine

medium.com/@BrandonQuitte…

Thread 👇 2/ Bitcoin potential: sound money & social scalability.

This drama will take decades. What if Bitcoin doesn’t survive long enough to reach it’s potential?

Satoshi learned from failed attempts at private money. Bitcoin’s genetic code was engineered for maximum survivability.