I keep seeing people use the line "95% of all Bitcoin has already been mined" as a selling point, making it sound like it’s about to go out of print tomorrow!

What’s even more ridiculous is when they force you to pick one: "Gold reserves are unlimited, but there will only ever be 21 million Bitcoins. Which would you choose?"—Isn’t that just making you choose between "an endless supply of carrots" and "limited-edition candy"? Classic sales pitch trap.

First, let’s talk about gold’s so-called "unlimited" supply. Sure, there’s still a bunch buried deep in the earth’s crust, but what does that have to do with the average person? That gold chain in your hand isn’t even a drop in the bucket compared to global gold reserves. And yes, Bitcoin’s 21 million cap is hard-coded, but here’s the catch: most of those coins are sitting in the wallets of institutions, exchanges, and whales. The amount actually trading freely on the market? Way less than you think.

So this isn’t some high-level multiple-choice question. Gold is the physical embodiment of human fear and trust built over thousands of years; Bitcoin is an experiment in redefining value storage with code. You have to ask yourself what you really believe in—centuries-old tradition as a safe haven, or betting on a revolution of collective belief for the future? But regardless of what you pick, face reality: gold is controlled by central banks and Wall Street, and Bitcoin is slowly but surely being "tamed and co-opted" by them too.

Remember this: when something keeps hammering home its "absolute scarcity," it’s usually to distract you from how poor its actual utility and liquidity are right now. Scarcity doesn’t equal value—air is scarce too, but would you pay to hoard it?

If you’ve made it this far, good morning☀, good afternoon🥰, and good evening💤.