When I first became obsessed with Bitcoin, I told all my coworkers about it. I said they should buy it. I explained how it was superior, how it was the future. But one of my coworkers asked if I actually owned it.

I responded that I did not.

He laughed, saying something to the effect of, “You’re pushing something you don’t even own yourself.”

Months later, after buying some (tiny fractions of a) BTC, I told the coworker how great Bitcoin was, and I made sure he knew I owned some.

His response?

“It’s funny. The people who own Bitcoin say it’s good.” In other words, now that I owned it, I lacked credibility, because I was biased, with a conflict of interest, an obvious, ulterior, financial motive to get people to join me.

IN OTHER WORDS: When I didn’t own Bitcoin, I was laughed at for supporting an asset I didn’t own; when I did own Bitcoin, I was laughed at for supporting an asset I did own.

Haters gonna hate. No. Matter. What.

The Dancing Vegan Atheist was born in Connecticut.

Was reading this article this morning about a critical update for Samsung Galaxy users with WhatsApp. Maybe In overly paranoid but I have a dedicated airgapped computer I use for only for crypto. Don’t use my cellphone for any crypto activities because of stuff like this. How do other people manage their crypto security? https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/09/12/samsung-issues-emergency-update-for-most-galaxy-users/

Why do I keep seeing this specific accumulation amount being talked about? How meaningful is it to have this amount of Bitcoin?

I wanted to see what the thoughts are on this forum for either (a) making an annual Roth contribution of around $70K for employer/employee since I’m self employed and buying FBTC vs just buying $70K of btc and putting in a cold wallet.

Advantage of a Roth is that all future growth is tax free. The disadvantage is….not my keys.

Don't hate but I committed a taboo, buying bitcoin on Robinhood. I've just been holding on to it for a bit but I want to keep bitcoin the right way. What app or whatever should I use, I'm a little uninformed on this whole thing.

(Also I don't know any of the terms and lingo so you gotta treat me like I have a learning disability)