Thank God for Bitcoin Tomer Strolight: The Spiritual Journey of a Bitcoin Advocate
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Mar 25, 2025 
Tomer Strolight, a Bitcoin writer and educator who moved from objectivist philosophy to Christian faith. He discusses discovering Bitcoin and learning its mechanics. He recounts early investments, the block size wars, and his shift into accessible Bitcoin writing. He describes how Bitcoin sparked spiritual openness and a dramatic personal encounter that reshaped his beliefs.
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Fighting The Block Size Wars
- Tomer fought in the block size wars, writing pseudonymously and joining Bitcoin Core Slack to defend SegWit and small blocks.
- He saw the community withstand powerful attacks and gained deep respect for Bitcoin's resilience.
Protocol Design Empowers Individuals
- Bitcoin's protocol empowers the many: its peer-to-peer design lets 'little guys' hold power against incumbents.
- Tomer credits technical design decisions like user-activated soft forks for preserving Bitcoin's integrity.
COVID Prompted A Career Pivot To Writing
- COVID collapsed Tomer's keynote-and-conference business and prompted him to pivot into Bitcoin writing in 2020.
- He chose to lean into writing about Bitcoin as a calling and a new career path.
