Quote from: americanpegasus on April 04, 2016, 02:09:39 AM

Quote from: TheKoziTwo on April 03, 2016, 09:00:26 PM

You know, what I find very sad is to hear the stories of the guys who was around here back in 2010-2012 but never seized the opportunity that was there, right in front of them. One of the best opportunities in the history of mankind. Maybe it was their nagging wife that didn't want to skip a night out in town to put a couple of hundred bucks into a silly internet money project. Maybe they had a few friends who talked them out of it. Maybe they thought it was too much work to sign up on the exchange and transfer money to a weird foreign bank. Maybe they just wanted a cool car or a new couch. Whatever the reason, they let the opportunity pass them by, and when it comes to those who really believed in bitcoin, but still let other people convince them not to buy, I find that a bit heart crushing.

When you're really excited about something, you tell people, and they naysay the shit out of you. It can be hard to stay focused and motivated. There's a quote I like, by Garret Burgwardt.

I haven't been blessed. It was through my foresight that I saw bitcoin for how valuable it was. No man helped me along, and many discouraged me.

It's not about how much you have, it's about using what you have. Think about it. Those people back in 2010-2011 could have put a $100 bucks in and held, but they didn't. They didn't need much. They just had to not let go of their dream.

What you are doing. What AP is doing. I'm a big fan of such strategy. Living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can live the rest of your life like most people can't. That's more than putting that $100 bucks in. That's real determination. Passion.

Back in 2012 after the bubble to $31. I was quite frankly piss poor back then. But after that bubble I had an epiphany: "Trying to trade myself more bitcoin is foolish. This could very well be the greatest bull-market in human history and here I'm trying to time the market for pennies?" After that day I was a changed man. I only bought bitcoin, never traded, and I kept buying all the way down. I quadrupled my investment during that period. It wasn't a lot, and it was all I had. But man, am I glad I never gave up that dream.

What an amazing story. I for sure was one of those people who heard about Bitcoin in 2011 and decided 'it would never work'. I was lucky enough to have a cryptocurrency epiphany around the Dogecoin days and realized that not only will cryptocurrency work - it is an inevitable transition for our species.

I have also been fortunate enough to have lived a life where I was frequently told I was wrong and mocked for following my intuition. There's nothing better to me than to prove a small mind wrong. I have experienced no less with Monero - many have smirked and laughed when I have passionately shared my interest in it, and thankfully a few have really taken it to heart.

In other news, I am hammering out purchase details for one of gingeropolous' Monerodo computers, but this will be an 'AmericanPegasus' edition! I'm looking forward to sharing my new toy with all of you.

Wait, you are building computers now?? This will be interesting, looking forward to see how it turns out! Care to share how you built it and what the specs are? I'm thinking about maybe embarking something like that for my own to use as my own personal monerodo (since my old Linux machine is slow as all get out).