The Martian is one of my favorite stories. Watney is trapped on Mars without enough food to survive until a rescue mission arrives. He accepts he might die, but never gives up, solving problem after problem and using the momentum to keep his morale up. This is the way.

A note on culture. If we fail to attract and retain talented people this space will fail. The best people have other options. If they look at our ecosystem and see toxicity, aggression and corruption, they will work on something else. Please be kind, be cool, be honest.

Don’t waste your life thinking about what MSM and social media tell you is important. You should focus on health, family, friends, work, money, skills and education, creative pursuits, personal growth, R&R. The rest is noise.

“If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one’s own self-deception and ignorance.” — ‘Meditations’, Marcus Aurelius

Too many forced narratives. Beauty speaks for itself.

So glad I collect inscriptions and not N̶F̶T̶s̶ unregistered securities.

I was a co-founder of Ordinals. I’ve never said that publicly, and to my knowledge, nobody else has either. But it’s true. Before Casey, I was already working on implementing NFTs on Bitcoin. When he told me he believed he was the best person in the world to do it, I agreed. His

Many such cases.

Casey

Art on bitcoin transcends any single individual or founder, including myself. Long may it endure. Bitcoin and ordinals are unstoppable. Now, let us return to work.

I learned a lot this week. Grateful for my friends. No need to take sides. We can all get along. Vibes up and have a great weekend.