Shout out to all the hardened HODLers

Around this time 2 years ago (edited!) bitcoin was trading at about $16k. Did you make it?

I'm a relative newbie; school of late 2021 and got in just before that year's ATH. I bought all the way down the slope for the next two years and even aquired some filthy shitcoins along the way.

It was pretty tough to keep finding the conviction to DCA more cash when every month bitcoin would drop again. I'd go in my garage, pump iron and listen to some more Saylor on my headphones (and usually end up smash-buying some more!)

I read 'The Bitcoin Standard' again, I understood it better.

I converted my shitcoins to bitcoin fairly early on and I'm so glad I took a bit of a hit on them back then.

I read Vijay Boyapati's 'The Bullish Case for Bitcoin' again I understood it better.

I read Yan Pritzker's 'Inventing Bitcoin', I understood it better.

I read Gigi's '21 Lessons', I understood it better.

I read a load of older stuff including 'The Fourth Turning', 'The Creature from Jekyll Island', 'The Soverign Individual' and 'Atlas Shrugged'.

Yeah, I went full regard and clearly there's a lot of bias here in my choices but something in each of these books was resonating with me and solidifying my view on how money works. The more I read the more I felt I was definitely on the right road. This knowledge has become my own personal proof-of-work. The bear market, far from being bad gave me time to learn from some really great authors.

If you're a long term HODLer, dude, I take my hat off to you. It's a lonely time and not easy. But those dark days in the garage lifting weights and being down 70% punched me in the face and taught me the true meaning of what a long time preference really is.

Next challenge: HODLing through the bull market. Good luck.