You know, something I realized this evening:
If (and this is an if) my company were to order me to go back into the office, because I have bitcoins I can tell them to fuck themselves. Been thinking about this and realized that people may be asked to choose between their job and their life....
I'm glad that choice is a simple one to make. And bitcoin is a part of that. Wealth gives you the freedom to make decisions, and I can't think of a more important decision one can make.
You have ‘f*ck you money’, a powerful weapon that can be used when really needed. They say it is good for your career as well because you can say No and speak your mind. People in debt are dependent and therefore predictable silent worker bees, just as companies and banks like it.
I agree with this idea in theory, but surely there may be a lot of guys that have "almost 'fuck you' money" rather than enough to really and realistically be able to say fuck you.
I am not blaming anyone because it takes a long fucking time to reach actual "fuck you" status, and the system is kind of designed in such a way that makes it really difficult to really say fuck you, until you are overly prepared. In other words, your cushion has to be really BIG because on an ongoing basis we are so tempted, also, to be indebted to the man in one way or another because we tend to want to live beyond our means.
perhaps we need a new term for a somewhat lesser amount, like say a "piss off" amount of wealth.
i should explain (or try to). i am not at "fuck you" level. my cushion is not huge. but it is wide (diversified). to the point where when covid blew the economy away and my traditional investments tanked (and corn to a point too) i didnt blink an eye. about the only thing i did was double check my reserves and tweak them a bit.. as lightfoot (i think) mentioned, a year long pandemic was not in my plans. and im no doomsday prepper, i just do like to be prepared for what i can foresee.
so ive been blessed enough to be able to step up my donations to the local food banks, animal shelters and church. perhaps this pandemic and the resulting mess will deplete my reserves.. i certainly wont count that out.
so i cant really say "fuck you" to this mess but i
can tell it to piss off. for now.