"Become a crazy person. If people in your life are not showing you active disdain, you're not stacking hard enough. If you're still invited to family Thanksgiving, you're not stacking hard enough. If people are not making fun of you for brown bagging your lunch, you're not stacking hard enough. If your car is younger than Bitcoin, you're not stacking hard enough, okay? If you don't have a second job, you're not stacking hard enough. You're just not stacking hard enough..." - AMERICAN HODLOn this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast, Walker talks the man, the myth, the meme, American HODL*****GET YOUR BITCOIN OFF EXCHANGES: Go to bitbox.swiss/walker and use promo code WALKER for 5% off the Bitbox02 Bitcoin-only hardware wallet.*****FOLLOW AMERICAN HODL:Nostr: https://primal.net/hodlX: https://twitter.com/americanhodl8*****WALKER’S LINKS:NOSTR: https://primal.net/walkerX/TWITTER:https://twitter.com/walkeramericahttps://twitter.com/titcoinpodcastWATCH ON YOUTUBE or RUMBLETIMESTAMPS02:43 Introduction and Personal Reflections11:44 The Importance of Bitcoin and Parenting18:31 Dealing with Skepticism and Maintaining Sanity34:39 The Rapid Rate of Change and the Bitcoin Revolution37:43 Sovereign Nations and Bitcoin41:22 Bitcoin vs. Gold43:02 Optimism and Positivity in the Bitcoin Community44:33 The Next FUD Attack Vector for Bitcoin46:06 Inequality as a FUD Attack Vector50:54 Advice for Newcomers to Bitcoin54:16 The Opportunity for Younger Generations56:31 The Wealth Transfer and the Grace Period59:00 Bitcoin's Impact on Perspective and Society01:01:00 Bitcoin's Role in Wealth Redistribution and Capital Formation01:04:35 The Role of Politics and Localism01:11:59 The Future of Bitcoin and Geopolitics01:17:24 The Potential of America and the Erosion of Freedom of Speech01:18:41 Nostr Adoption and Free Speech01:19:35 Differentiating Nostr from Other Platforms01:20:56 The Influence of Algorithms on Social Media01:22:31 The Authenticity and Culture of Nostr01:25:21 The Internet and Individualization vs. Collectivization01:27:21 Being Authentic and Thinking for Yourself01:33:29 Reflecting on the Bear Market and Stacking Sats01:38:48 Book Recommendations