1/Yesterday, I went to a traditional portuguese restaurant in Lisbon where locals were playing Fado. Fado is mostly about melancholic folk songs, unfulfilled love, jealousy, nostalgia for the death, sadness, exile, and other themes that were sanctioned during Salazar dictatorship

2/It was the first time I listened to Fado music. I found it beautiful, the voice was very emotional, and we could see how deep the singer and musicians were immersed in this music. I suddenly felt very nostalgic too, because it reminded me that I haven’t been to a gig for ages…

3/I’ve lived and worked in Paris for two and a half years. My job was in some way related to the music industry, and I had the chance to meet a lot of great artists, tour managers, sound engineers, and technicians.

4/I’ve always enjoyed going to concerts since I was a teenager. I used to go to Paris to see my uncle for holidays. And I discovered the underground rock scene that was emerging there.

5/It was crazy to see all these guys making Jim Morrisson fashion style their own. I felt like I was in the 70’s (I would have loved to), and that’s how I started to see my uncle very often, and planned to study in Paris.

6/I didn’t study in Paris, but life brought me back there after I graduated. And lucky me, my job was my new excuse (sorry Uncle) to attend concerts every single week.

7/I’ve seen bands and artists I didn’t know and I was pleasantly surprised to discover them. And I’ve seen others that I knew and adored before, that sometimes could be disappointing.

8/Attending a concert has always been a kind of magic to me. I’ve always felt like it was the only place in the world where hundreds, thousands of strangers could connect and feel happy, melancholic, or sad together.

9/I remember I went to see Justice (french electro duet, one my favourite after Daft Punk) in 2008. My friends had planned to take some MDMA. I was about to experience it for the first time, but they forgot to save a dose for me. So I was the “sober” one...

10/Remarkably, I was the one feeling the deepest sensations, because the music and the public vibes were so damn good. I could have felt lonely, aside, but I didn’t, because I was part of something bigger than just my friends taking MDMA.

11/I was part of hundreds of people letting go, just dancing and being transported by the music. It felt  comfy, warm (yes it was very hot there) and carefree.

12/Attending a gig allows you to be 100% yourself. Music is like a saviour that liberates you from shyness, modesty, fear and sadness. Some people are convinced that beers and drugs can ensure the success of a concert or a festival. But that is not true.

13/Folks are super excited at the very first note they hear, or when they see the band coming on stage.

14/Others are sceptical at the beginning, giving a look around them like they were looking for an approbation to take their masks off. If you check them in the middle of the gig, they usually are as excited as the guy jumping since the first song began.

15/I’m now realizing how Bitcoin and music are very similar in some ways. Before jumping into the rabbit hole, you feel very sceptical, you look around you for someone to encourage you to jump.

16/Once you’ve jumped into the rabbit hole, you find yourself into an intriguing place, full of people like you.

17/Some of them have jumped there a long time ago, some others are new, just like you. Therefore you feel like you’re at the right place, a warm one. There is nothing you have to feel ashamed of.

18/Nobody’s judging you. It makes you feel more and more comfortable with yourself, with your thoughts. It becomes very addictive, you keep feeding your curiosity because it’s getting more and more intriguing.

19/Regarding music, I feel deeply sad for the whole industry which is completely left apart and forgotten by the politics that pretend to “protect” their people during Covid.

20/Since CD’s are not used anymore and streaming doesn’t pay much, touring is what allows artists to live from their passion. Few understabd this.

21/Some musicians are trying to find alternatives, and selling tickets for “virtual gigs”, but this has nothing to do with the connection between artists and the public. Music is about bodily sensations, feelings, emotions, and psychological stimulations.

22/I personally listen to music 25-50% during my daytime, so it’s really hard for me to understand people who don’t listen to music, and who never go to concerts, not being able to  enjoy random bands playing in bars.

23/I’m wondering how governments cannot be sensitive to music? How are they dealing with that? It just shows what we already know: there is no humanity, no compassion rising from the governments.

24/Do you remember the guy I mentioned just before? The one who is shy, barely scared when he arrives in front of the stage? This guy is a potential Bitcoiner, all the folks feeling this liberty for a 2 hours gig are potential Bitcoiners.

25/They just don’t know it yet. But it gives me a lot of hope for the future. Hope gives me strength to accomplish great things. And I’m glad to be part of these two magical communities.

26/Regarding the #Bitcoin community, I’m very curious to know what kind of music you all listen to?