Necessary but Not Sufficient: Bitcoin, Math, and Self‑Determination

https://www.magicinternetmath.com In this solo episode, I press on an uncomfortable but important gap in Bitcoin’s “don’t trust, verify” culture: the moment you actually buy. We obsess over self-custody, nodes, air‑gapped cold storage, Tor, and Lightning—but almost nobody verifies the asset at point of purchase. I explore why that blind spot exists, how escrow and multisig workflows could mitigate it, and why numeracy and disciplined validation belong at the foundation of your sovereignty stack. From there, I zoom out to the larger mission: building stronger, more self‑determined humans. For me, Bitcoi...