Loving Ourselves w/ SlyGoomba
From Fundamentals of Fundamentals by Fundamentals
June 8, 2026 · 1h 58m · Season 1 · Episode 23
About this episode
The episode features a conversation with Sly Goomba about identity, Bitcoin, and the importance of self-love and community.
Today I sit down with my longtime friend Sly Goomba for an unfiltered conversation about identity, debt, sovereignty, and faith. We trace our early Bitcoin zealotry, why the label “Bitcoiner” feels empty today, and how paper Bitcoin, institutions, and interest-rate theater shape people’s behavior far more than we want to admit. From credit-card traps to mortgages, we wrestle with whether rates even matter, what it means to keep your word, and how to build a life that isn’t brittle. We get personal about marriages stressed by conviction, why Bitcoin often wrecks before it refines, and why real upgrades start with loving yourself and pursuing a relationship with God. We talk about building sturdier structures—community, study, and service—through things like BitDevs and honest education, and we land on a simple charge: stop LARPing, tell the truth, and become the kind of person strong enough to fix a little bit of the world. 'High Hash Rate' podcast: https://highhashrate.com 'Rock Paper Bitcoin' podcast: https://rockpaperbitcoin.com BitDevs (NYC and global meetups): https://bitdevs.org Chaincode Labs (NYC BitDevs host): https://chaincode.com Zeus Wallet (Lightning)…
People in this episode
Host: Fundamentals
Guest: Sly Goomba
Topics covered
- identity
- debt
- sovereignty
- faith
- Bitcoin
- community
- self-love
Keywords
- Bitcoin
- identity
- debt
- sovereignty
- faith
- community
- self-love
- interest rates
- marriage
- education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: High Hash Rate, Rock Paper Bitcoin, BitDevs, Chaincode Labs, Zeus Wallet
Books & works: Bible
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