My name is Remy Leibow and I am an alcoholic former shitcoiner.
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— Remy Leibow (@strangerattable) December 22, 2016
My personal investment journey started from humble beginnings; purchasing meme-stocks on Robinhood. I skillfully timed my buys to be during the greatest bull-run of all time, and I became obsessed with the large profits I saw. 5-10% (boomer) gains gradually lost their appeal as I focused on riskier and riskier assets. Inevitably, I was introduced to crypto. I started doing weekly buys of BTC and ETH in late 2019, before actively trading some dogecoin. For me, Bitcoin was just another player in the larger cryptocurrency sphere. As I kept seeking higher & higher returns, I moved into a multitude of other alt-coins.
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I thought that I understood the world of crypto, but it wasn’t until 2021 that I started to see the error of my ways. It began with asking myself some simple questions: What use does a set issuance rate provide? Why does POW matter when POS is so much easier? Why do people care that bitcoin was never pre-mined? Why is decentralization so important? Who cares if transactions are immutable or not? I had no technical background, but these basic questions revealed to me the clear differences between Bitcoin & shitcoins
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Though I started to realize that the real crypto-sphere was actually just Bitcoin, my true paradigm shift occurred when I attended my first Austin Bit Devs meetup. I had always assumed that Bitcoin was a lifeless technology; that the code had remained unchanged since some absolute chad named Satoshi Nakamoto wrote it. To my surprise, Bitcoin turned out to be a constantly evolving technology with many passionate developers tirelessly working on it. Even though I understood about 3% (if that) of what was discussed by the developers, the realization that there were so many people smarter than me working on this project absolutely blew my mind.
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What truly got me on the wagon was not the technology, the active development, or even the implications for the future; it was the people. From my first meetup, every bitcoiner has been ready and willing to talk to me. Even as a shitcoiner, bitcoiners have gone out of their way to show me the way and make me feel welcome. I truly love the culture of giving and reciprocity and, correct me if I wrong, you guys are cool as shit.
I would say that I am still about 30-40% normie, but that is steadily changing. I can’t wait to see how my worldview evolves as I delve deeper and deeper into this technology & community. I may not end up sunning my balls, but who knows? Starting now, I will be writing for Thriller Bitcoin and covering the local Austin Bitcoin scene. Car and I will be posting a podcast to further introduce me, so be on the lookout for it and any other future media. Please join me (and help along the way) as I continue my path from a shitcoiner to a bitcoiner.