I returned to public on Twitter, reluctantly, but with a plan to keep myself in check. I mostly failed, but there was improvement, and I'm far better and far wiser than I once was.
Hopefully I'll look back on this and agree with my present self.
I returned to public on Twitter, reluctantly, but with a plan to keep myself in check. I mostly failed, but there was improvement, and I'm far better and far wiser than I once was.
Hopefully I'll look back on this and agree with my present self.
Since returning, I have released several culminations of my work in learning how Bitcoin works and why it works that way. I feel that I understand the economic design in a way that still most others do not.
But...
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1Eyk15KEeYX9JwH8e98pqpX3kTUuY9d43C VerifiedI am thrilled to say that I see real understanding in a significant number of people who are directly building real, valuable products, and who are dedicated to the creation of Bitcoin as it ought to be, and ought to have been.
So for me, I am no longer focused on getting others to understand. I think we've reached a critical mass of people who do truly understand it, informed by my previous flawed perception of such an event, and now I can open up in different ways than I could.
Starting today, you get to see more of who I really am, what I am truly interested in, and what I value.
Before, everything was filtered and focused on getting people on track for building Bitcoin.
Now, I'm letting that filter go.
But... Only on Twetch.
With this, I am going to make a single, very meaningful change.
I am changing my username on Twetch from Matthew Zietzke to Matt Zietzke.
I have previously spoken about the value of a consistent identity on Twetch. This is more important than you know.