Don’t throw rocks at me but I was rather disdainful of Bitcoin, thinking that it was fake Internet money that wouldn’t amount to anything useful. At that time, I became a father and was trying to get my blog off the ground so that I could have another source of income to buy diapers.

My blog never gained much traction but it attracted the attention of a social media manager from a crypto firm in my country. He emailed me and asked if I would like to be an affiliate influencer for them. This kinda alleviated my misgivings towards Bitcoin. Being a father changed my attitude towards certain things, especially when El Salvador declared Bitcoin to be its official currency.

I thought to myself: Bitcoin could be the dominant universal currency in the future. For the sake of my son, I had to jump on the bandwagon so that I could teach him the ins and outs of Bitcoin. Having my mindset changed pulled me towards acquiring Bitcoin for the first time.

Fast forward a year later. I’m frantically accumulating sats, using the Lightning Network and gradually acquiring the confidence to teach my son how to BTC. Never been glad to be Orange pill-ed because not only is the Lightning Network financially empowering, it is also fun to the max! This desire to know more about the Lightning Network led me to Stacker News, and I’m loving every minute of it. xP

How about you?

originally posted on Stacker News