bitcoin as an hedge

let's say you are quite risk-averse in your career decisions
the high-variance of outcomes of entrepreneurship is not attractive to you
you much prefer the security of a job so you join a company
you now succedeed in reducing the variance in your income
so less risk to your income right?
yes, but obviously you are still exposed to many risks

there is a risk the company might go under, resulting in a drop in your income
there is a risk you might get fired, resulting in a drop in your income
there is a risk you might get stuck in the same position, resulting in a drop or stagnation in your income

for a cost -effort- you can hedge those risks, reducing the probability that adverse events happen or reducing your income loss in case they happen

you can work on your network, allowing you to find a job quickly in the event your company file for bankrupcy
you can do a better job to reduce your chance of getting fired or to build a good reputation to bounce back faster from redundancy
you can work harder or spend time on job searching to reduce the probability of getting stuck in the hierarchy

but your income is also exposed to less-visible low-probability high-impact risks

let's say there is a civil war or revolution in your country
after all, all empires eventually come to an end, and no system is safe from eventual breakdown

such an outcome probably won't be any good for your salaried-man income right?

well, how do you hedge against that?
there are few better answers than bitcoin
it makes especially a lot of sense in the retail context explained below
regardless of how you feel about bitcoin, doesn't it kind of make sense to asign a small percentage of your savings to bitcoin as a low-probabily, high-impact insurance against government toppling or civil unrest?

i honestly can't think of a better hedge against those kind of collapse risks than some bitcoin in self-custody
that makes me think bitcoin is now the natural safe haven asset against banking system collapse or nation collapse

that being said

one of the arguement for the other side is pretty strong:
maybe the one thing you don't want to hold during a main national reshuffle event is just another speculative asset that gets sold of when people are rushing for liquidity

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