I’ve also found that going to these events leaves you with an additional sense of urgency to do something more, or to become more involved somehow.
It feels great to have that shared vision about what’s wrong with today’s fiat world and to work together on building out the new world of tomorrow.
In these cases, it’s “chop wood, carry water.” Keep stacking that fiat and converting it into bitcoin whether you are purchasing, earning or mining.
Taking a Bitcoin job would be trading off on income for those with specialized skill sets.
If you’re an enthusiast closely following the industry, there’s a good chance you can spot gaps or unmet needs — perhaps you could build out a product or service to help? Contrary to popular opinion, you don’t necessarily have to be a developer to contribute.
If you want to get into Bitcoin development and contribution, look into organizations such as Blockstream, Chaincode Labs, Spiral, MIT DCI, HRF Bitcoin Development Fund, and Brink.
Building up your portfolio of work in the space and becoming known for a specific thing will help in any job application process, and it might even help jobs find you.
For example, some individuals start by producing educational content on Bitcoin, Lightning, security, and/or privacy topics and later get hired by a Bitcoin company to continue creating this material in-house or working as customer technical support.
Sure there’ll be some Twitter shitposting while on the job, but this will be more than made up for by the reduced need for training on Bitcoin.
If you’ve just got this background feeling that fiat job life isn’t for you, definitely look into taking a Bitcoin job.