El Salvador as the Singapore of the Western Hemisphere
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synopsis
Part 3 of the El Salvador series. Ian covers his impressions of San Salvador, the Napoleon taxi relationship deepening (property tax revelation), the Kubo Plus meetup, Pupusa G and his son's Bitcoin education, and the broader vision of El Salvador as the "Singapore of the Western Hemisphere." Key insights on La Union as strategic port city, Central American monetary union via Bitcoin, and a moving conversation with Pupusa G about Ian's Native American discovery. Also previews the halving party and discusses teaching kids about Bitcoin.
quotes
"That's robbery." — Napoleon on American property taxes
"I thought all Black people knew this." — Pupusa G on Native American heritage
"This is why I had to come here. It's not even about the Bitcoin. It's just you meet people, you exchange ideas."
"I made more money today from Bitcoin going up than I did at work."
"If Bitcoin does what Bitcoin's supposed to do." — claimed as original catchphrase
"El Salvador is already the most popular country in the world."
"It's too hot. I know. I'm gonna say that every time. It's too hot."
topics
San Salvador impressions — nice neighborhoods, abandoned buildings, infrastructure potentialNapoleon and the property tax revelation — mutual mind-blowing conversationKubo Plus meetup in San Salvador — the best Bitcoin meetup Ian's ever attendedPupusa G — software developer teaching kids about Bitcoin, his son's Stacker News journalBuying a bracelet from Pupusa G's son via Lightning — "pay him, not me"Teaching kids about Bitcoin through proof of workLa Union as strategic port city — three countries on one bay (El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua)El Salvador as "Singapore of the Western Hemisphere"Central American monetary union via Bitcoin (no paperwork needed)Hong Kong/Macau/Shenzhen comparisonIan's Native American conversation with Pupusa G — "I thought all Black people knew this"The "secret app" teased to Pupusa GBitcoin education for kids in their own familyThe halving party preview — helicopter tours, everyone will be in the greenSatoshi price index dropping 5% in a single day