Diego Valley on Nostr: Interesting thought. I don’t think we can expect a merchant that accepts bitcoin to ...

Interesting thought. I don’t think we can expect a merchant that accepts bitcoin to have those exact same values. There’s lots of businesses that only accept fiat that make well crafted well made products.

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I’ve been sitting with a Bitcoin dilemma and I’m curious how you all think about it.

I think a lot of us associate spending Bitcoin with something intentional.
Good food.
Well-made things.
Stuff that feels thought through.

Bitcoin isn’t just “money” to many of us — it’s a filter.

But as adoption grows, things get a little messy.

More and more regular, fiat-first businesses are starting to accept Bitcoin. Square merchants, neighborhood spots, places that take sats but otherwise operate exactly the same way they always have.

So here’s the tension:

If a place accepts Bitcoin, but the product itself still feels very fiat…
do you spend sats or do you spend fiat?

Today I went to a lunch spot I found on BTC Map. I was honestly excited — thought I’d grab a steak sandwich and spend some sats.

Before ordering I asked how they cooked their fries.
Canola oil.

Then I asked about the grill.
Pam non-stick spray.

Nothing evil, nothing deceptive. Just standard restaurant stuff.

Then the owner tells me he converts 3% of all sales into Bitcoin. Which, to be clear, is awesome. That’s more than most people do.

He also said I’d be the first customer ever to pay fully in Bitcoin.

And that’s where I hesitated.

Because suddenly the question wasn’t can I spend Bitcoin here — it was should I.

Is spending sats just about supporting adoption wherever it shows up?
Or is it also about what we’re choosing to reward?

If I spend Bitcoin on fiat-quality food, am I helping Bitcoin…
or am I just letting harder money flow into the same old incentives?

I don’t have a clean answer yet.
But I have a feeling this question is going to matter a lot more
as Bitcoin becomes easier to spend.