Freaking out about everything seems to be the new "normal". Coming up to the fork my timeline was full of posts about how cryptocurrencies were going to collapse and the end was nigh.
Some people were saying sell your bitcoin now before the crash. Others were posting about how they planned to stay up all night watching the markets. Well I bet that was bloody exciting!
And the next day there were posts from people saying how ill they felt from staying up all night drinking coffee. And how their lives are now in ruin because they sold all their Bitcoin and missed out on getting any Bitcoin Cash.
In between those posts were posts from people freaking out that all tinned fish is full of radiation so they are going vegan, and posts from people who are having existential crises because people keep commenting "nice post, follow me" on their posts.
My favourite crypto site is Jaxx. What did they say about the Bitcoin fork?
They said don't worry about anything, we have this sorted, have your tinned tuna for dinner and go to bed. And they posted a nice zen picture of a tree and road forking.
(What they actually said was "with Jaxx there is nothing you need to do leading up to a hard fork")
And that is why I like Jaxx. And why sometimes when I'm looking at Steemit I'm so grateful I'm not an American!
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I think hungry bears should be released into the streets once a week at random. This would teach people some perspective. Oh my!
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They LOVE to panic...
It's not bad living in the states if you're like me and don't give a shit about all the things people think are SO important. Oh and, if you don't watch the news because you know most of it is utter bullocks mixed with fear based agendas. To quote the Avett brothers "When nothing is owed, deserved or expected, and your life doesn't change by the man that's elected"
I thought this post was an interesting look at the fear based agenda
https://steemit.com/psychology/@docdelux/how-our-fear-and-outrage-are-being-sold-for-profit-and-what-it-is-doing-to-our-minds
I slept like a baby, and when I woke up, I saw Bitcoin's bar raise like a….
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Ahhhh..., America (actually only the US; there's two whole continents called America) a very, very different and mind blowing place. Sometimes it's like a bunch of sleep walkers in a dream, amazing really. Uhhh, most of the time on second thought.
I fully agree with you
Was like Y2K for some
Wait and see. I like that. You seem almost, "agnostic" about the hard fork. :)
Well I have already made lots of money on Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash was just an extra free gift.
If it all turns to shit overnight I'll still be ahead anyway, so I'm not even really paying much attention to it anymore.
who knows those two path might become one again ;)
Agree with you friend @sift666!
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STOPim happy to see that it wasnt as bad as everyone thought, hope it doenst go down in price
What's with picking on Americans . There are over 300 millions of us suckers. We all don't think alike. In fact were pretty much divided, just the way the politicians want us.
It's really hard to mock stereotypes without picking on a stereotype...
Perfect @sift666 Guy on left will look like guy on right in 15 yrs.
As a tinned tuna-eating, not-quite-sure-what-i'm-doing-with-cryptocurrency, occasional steemiter, I love this post :)
A zen picture of a can of tuna:
Accepted with ooooooooohhhmmmmmmmmmmmm.
I stayed up and I posted about it being boring. I figured with all the hype it might be a good learning experience.
I guess it was in a way... :) Don't buy into the hype. I wasn't worried I was a bit excited.
Shrugs. It is part of the process.
Yes, you were actually one of the inspirations for this post :) - sorry, I'm just being a prick now...
I recognized myself in it! Whatever makes you feel "big". ;)
I had to be calm and I saved half of my profits in BTC in a safe wallet and as the storm passed, now the sea is stable
You are not an American are you?
As a European living in the US of A, I salute this post of its low key coverage of the fork. Complete with tuna. Although, as a Dane, I might have gone with smoked mackerel... but no worries.
http://www.corosmoke.co.nz/shop/Smoked+Fish/Smoked+Mackerel++-+Peppered.html
spot on, friend.
UPVOTED. very good. I would be happy if you like to follow me and give your opinion about my posts. Thanks :D
When hell freezes over
But I will give you two tips:
ONE - don't do spam follow me comments on Steemit
TWO - if you are going to copy and paste other people's work in your posts at least learn to spell "thanks" in your comments!