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Monetary Fossil
A creature frozen in the monetary framework it learned decades ago, incapable of updating.
$FOSL · Entry #019
Fossilized Sloth · Mammal
The specimen
In the field.
- A creature frozen in the monetary framework it learned decades ago, incapable of updating.
- An individual who can imagine Bitcoin changing the world but not his own spreadsheet.
- A species whose date of last update was August 15, 1971 — and hasn't moved since.
"Bitcoin is digital gold. End of discussion."
Identifying Traits
- Believes Bitcoin can be a store of value
- Cannot compute Bitcoin as money
- Measures everything in declining dollars
- Thinks the current monetary system is the final version
- History ended the day he understood it
- Gets aggressive when you mention the future
Natural Habitat
- Comment sections
- Podcasts
- Dinner tables
- Near charts that go only as far as last year
Diet
- 100% fiat narratives
- Zero future thinking
- Occasional hopium
⚠ Danger to Portfolio
- Imagination: 5%
- Open-mindedness: 10%
- Long-term thinking: 15%
- DCA in fiat: 100%
Known Sayings
"It's just a store of value."
"It will never replace dollars."
"Nobody will use Bitcoin for everyday things."
"The system works fine."
"You're too optimistic."
Facts
Every money was impossible... until it wasn't.
He believes evolution stopped at fiat.
He is wrong.
HE CAN IMAGINE BITCOIN CHANGING THE WORLD.
HE JUST CAN'T IMAGINE IT CHANGING HIS SPREADSHEET.
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Compounding Ant
A market participant who focuses on consistent, repeatable actions over long periods of time, allowing the power of compounding to multiply results.
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