Regret
Back in 2010, I was working the night shift in the warehouse of a local pharmacy—just a young guy moving boxes, scanning labels, and stacking shelves. It was the kind of job where time felt like it stood still, and conversations with coworkers were often the only thing keeping the hours moving. One night, during a break, a coworker pulled out his laptop and started talking about something I had never heard of before…..Bitcoin
He explained it with this wild enthusiasm thatthis was digital money, not backed by any government, decentralized, anonymous. He even showed me how he accessed it using the Tor browser. To be honest, at first, it sounded like something out of a sci-fi movie or some internet conspiracy theory. But then he told me what he was using it for: buying mushrooms online. That part made me laugh, but it also made me pause because beneath the surface of his story, I could see the bigger picture. There was something disruptive and revolutionary about it. Even then, I had this sense that it could be much more than just an underground currency.
He told me, “Dude, you should buy some. Even just a thousand bucks could go a long way.” I seriously considered it. At the time, Bitcoin was trading for less than a dollar. I thought about putting in $1,000. I even had the cash. But I hesitated. I didn’t fully understand it. I didn’t have the courage or the vision and so I passed.
That single decision still haunts me.
Fast forward to today: I do own 3 Bitcoin. And I’m grateful for that. But not a day goes by that I don’t think about what that $1,000 would have become. I would’ve been sitting on over $200 million today.
It’s one of those stories you carry with you not just as a regret, but as a reminder. A reminder that the biggest opportunities often don’t come with neon signs. They show up quietly, dressed as risk and uncertainty. And sometimes, all it takes is listening a little closer during a warehouse shift break.
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Back in 2010, I was working the night shift in the warehouse of a local pharmacy—just a young guy moving boxes, scanning labels, and stacking shelves. It was the kind of job where time felt like it stood still, and conversations with coworkers were often the only thing keeping the hours moving. One night, during a break, a coworker pulled out his laptop and started talking about something I had never heard of before…..Bitcoin
He explained it with this wild enthusiasm thatthis was digital money, not backed by any government, decentralized, anonymous. He even showed me how he accessed it using the Tor browser. To be honest, at first, it sounded like something out of a sci-fi movie or some internet conspiracy theory. But then he told me what he was using it for: buying mushrooms online. That part made me laugh, but it also made me pause because beneath the surface of his story, I could see the bigger picture. There was something disruptive and revolutionary about it. Even then, I had this sense that it could be much more than just an underground currency.
He told me, “Dude, you should buy some. Even just a thousand bucks could go a long way.” I seriously considered it. At the time, Bitcoin was trading for less than a dollar. I thought about putting in $1,000. I even had the cash. But I hesitated. I didn’t fully understand it. I didn’t have the courage or the vision and so I passed.
That single decision still haunts me.
Fast forward to today: I do own 3 Bitcoin. And I’m grateful for that. But not a day goes by that I don’t think about what that $1,000 would have become. I would’ve been sitting on over $200 million today.
It’s one of those stories you carry with you not just as a regret, but as a reminder. A reminder that the biggest opportunities often don’t come with neon signs. They show up quietly, dressed as risk and uncertainty. And sometimes, all it takes is listening a little closer during a warehouse shift break.
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149 votes, 95 comments. 7.9M subscribers in the Bitcoin community. Bitcoin is the currency of the Internet: a distributed, worldwide, decentralized…
One day, we'll all look back and say we wish we bought more $BTC while it was trading below 100k...
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Bitcoin made me a better saver.
Bitcoin made me realise the true value of things in fiat dummy land.
I have also found that Bitcoin has made me, make better financial decisions in fiat world.
Has anyone else learned that when you understand bitcoin at a good level, you realise what is over priced in fiat and what isn’t. (most things are overpriced) you also see the best deals on goods and services.
I’m now not wasting money on junk like I once was.
anyone else learned this since adopting a Bitcoin as a tool to save.
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Bitcoin made me realise the true value of things in fiat dummy land.
I have also found that Bitcoin has made me, make better financial decisions in fiat world.
Has anyone else learned that when you understand bitcoin at a good level, you realise what is over priced in fiat and what isn’t. (most things are overpriced) you also see the best deals on goods and services.
I’m now not wasting money on junk like I once was.
anyone else learned this since adopting a Bitcoin as a tool to save.
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All my €10/day from July 2024 are now worth €13-15 in 2025 at tenneraday.com
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Imagine how many people have died on the planet holding btc
Probably 100’s of thousands with btc in wallets that will sit there forever. Death is always unexpected, so this will just keep happening with no ways for people to access these wallets. Like imagine when sailor just unexpectedly croaks. That’s a lot of btc just gone. I imagine this is what will truly make it valuable over the next 20 years. Until there is literally no btc left because it’s all in wallets that will never be opened.
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Probably 100’s of thousands with btc in wallets that will sit there forever. Death is always unexpected, so this will just keep happening with no ways for people to access these wallets. Like imagine when sailor just unexpectedly croaks. That’s a lot of btc just gone. I imagine this is what will truly make it valuable over the next 20 years. Until there is literally no btc left because it’s all in wallets that will never be opened.
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Money can print endlessly. Company shares can dilute endlessly.
Bitcoin is the only asset where your share doesn’t shrink over time - except land. And no one ever regretted buying land
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Bitcoin is the only asset where your share doesn’t shrink over time - except land. And no one ever regretted buying land
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Daily Discussion, April 24, 2025
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Bitcoin made me realise the value of fiat
When i first heard about Bitcoin, i thought it was a scam seeing how people loss their money. After doing alot of reasearch, it made me reaslise that Bitcoin actually holds alot of value because of its scarcity. Knowing that it has only 21 million which is scarce compared to gold makes me want to invest in it more. Bitcoin is also a way to save because of inflation, it's a good way to hold your purchasing power
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When i first heard about Bitcoin, i thought it was a scam seeing how people loss their money. After doing alot of reasearch, it made me reaslise that Bitcoin actually holds alot of value because of its scarcity. Knowing that it has only 21 million which is scarce compared to gold makes me want to invest in it more. Bitcoin is also a way to save because of inflation, it's a good way to hold your purchasing power
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