Reminder: We’re Early

I listen to an embarrassing amount of podcasts daily. If I’m not working (and sometimes even then), I have a podcast on. It ranges from finance, sports, comedy, and anything that sounds interesting to me. Just today, two separate podcasts under two separate genres had extended segments on Bitcoin being an environmental disaster that shows the shortsightedness of human beings and how a corrupt politician like El Salvador’s president embracing it just shows how it’s useful for criminals and “bad guys” only. I was so sad because I love the pods and hearing their ignorance was disappointing. Then I perked up at the realization that, honestly, this is just a reflection of how early we really are. I think it’s easy for us (at least me) to believe my echo chamber of the books I read and subs I follow are reflective of a larger consensus than it actually is. Talk to you parents, grandparents, siblings, coworkers; look at mainstream media; this is more reflective of reality. The massive majority of people are either (1) totally clueless, or (2) grossly misinformed. I just like these reminders from time to time that while I’m not wayyy ahead of the curve (and that can often be a dangerous place to be), I am still well in front of it. Take pride in that and don’t waver.