An Open Letter to INFJs
Bitcoin for the Quiet Architects of a Better World
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That being said, today we're going to talk about personality types...
I’ve Spent Years Exploring Bitcoin.
For me, it started as curiosity, then morphed into fascination, and finally—conviction.
I see it now as one of the most powerful tools humanity has created for defending property, autonomy, fairness, and freedom.
But not everyone sees it that way.
Especially not those whose worldview isn’t rooted in logic-first analysis.
We all see the world through our own lens.
The ways we think, feel, and process information are shaped by deep patterns; some conscious, some quietly running in the background.
That’s why I’ve found the Myers-Briggs personality framework to be such a helpful tool. It doesn’t put people in boxes, but it does help illuminate the unique ways different types engage with the world around them.
In this article series, I’m attempting something different.
Rather than broadcasting my message in the language I’m most comfortable with (logic, analysis, debate), I want to pause—and instead try to meet you where you are. To speak in the language your mind, heart, and values naturally respond to.
This letter is written for those who identify as INFJ—the quiet architects, the empathic visionaries, the protectors of futures not yet born.
Don’t worry, I will try to get to all 16 types
My aim isn’t to convince you.
It’s to offer a new lens—to show how something that might look cold, mechanical, or greed-driven could, in fact, be a tool that aligns deeply with the world you wish existed.
The Struggle of Speaking Across Worlds
I’ll be honest with you:
Sometimes, I struggle to speak in a way that truly connects with they other types.
I default to frameworks, charts, and cold logic. I love dissecting ideas down to their bones, rebuilding them into tight, rational arguments.
But I’ve learned through some painfully humbling lessons, that not everyone wants to live in data. Some people, especially people like INFJ’s, live in stories, futures, and the emotional undercurrents that quietly shape the world.
That’s why I’m writing this—not to win an argument—but to invite you into a conversation where your lens matters just as much as mine.
Because Bitcoin is one of those topics that can get lost in translation.
To people like me, it looks like math, code, and cryptographic puzzles.
To people like you? Maybe it looks like yet another system built by the same kind of people who’ve always built systems; people who think in zeros and ones, and forget the human heart in the process.
But what if we flipped the script?
The INFJ Lens: Integrity, Vision, and Quiet Idealism
INFJs are very rare—not just in their Myers-Briggs classification, but in their orientation to the world.
From what I understand—and from the INFJs I’ve been privileged to know—you see the world not just as it is, but as it could be. You compare what you see to what it SHOULD be (in your heart).
You see systems through an ethical lens, not a mechanical one.
You crave depth over speed, truth over trends, and harmony over dominance.
You are often described as quiet visionaries—people who might not lead loud revolutions, but who quietly work to bend systems toward justice from within. You carry an almost sacred responsibility to protect people, futures, and fragile truths that others overlook. You see the cracks in the systems before anyone else does. You feel the weight of injustice in your bones.
Your superpower isn’t in debating or dismantling—it’s in envisioning and nurturing.
You seek meaning, harmony, and authenticity.
You long for systems that honor human dignity, autonomy, and trust—not systems that crush souls in the name of efficiency.
And most of all, you seek tools that can quietly empower the individual without feeding the structures that harm them.
And that’s where Bitcoin, ironically, might speak to you louder than any white paper ever could—if framed the right way. Give me a chance.
Reframing Bitcoin: A Quiet Tool for the Protectors of Futures
Let’s put aside the jargon for a moment.
At its core, Bitcoin is not just a technology for rugged individualists.
It’s not just a system to build wealth.
It’s a tool of permissionless, decentralized autonomy offering refuge from manipulation, coercion, and control.
It’s a voluntary, opt-in system that acts as a powerful shield for the vulnerable, a quiet fortress for those without a voice, a way to opt out of systems that betray the trust of those they claim to serve.
Bitcoin is a tool of quiet, systemic justice that treats EVERY HUMAN the same.
You might not care about block sizes or hash rates (and honestly, you shouldn’t have to).
But you might care that Bitcoin allows a mother in an brutal Middle Eastern authoritarian country to protect her life savings without asking permission from anyone.
You might care that it offers a way for rural African communities to reclaim their economic agency when legacy systems have failed them for generations.
You might care that it cannot be manipulated by those in power to fund wars, inflate away pensions, or strip people’s dignity through backdoor devaluation.
Maybe for you, Bitcoin isn’t an investment. It’s a quiet rebellion of integrity.
It’s a tool for the protectors, the healers, the bridge builders.
Systemic Change INFJs Can Believe In
INFJs generally have little patience for band-aid solutions.
They want root-level fixes to broken systems.
Bitcoin doesn’t reform the existing financial system.
It sidesteps it entirely.
It creates a parallel, neutral system that treats a billionaire and a refugee the same.
That’s a kind of radical fairness INFJs can resonate with.
You can use it—or not.
You can store your value without asking permission.
You can exit systems that conflict with your ethics, while still staying connected to the world.
No backroom deals.
No political favoritism.
Just rules, math, and transparency—available equally to all.
For the INFJ, Bitcoin is a bottom-up tool for systemic change, not only an investment vehicle.
Real-World Scenarios (Through the INFJ Lens)
Imagine a young Russian activist using Bitcoin to fund safe houses for political dissidents—without risking exposure through traditional banks.
Picture a small Venezuelan community creating its own circular economy, free from predatory financial institutions, where trust is rebuilt one transaction at a time.
Visualize an artist from an oppressed group (maybe the Uyghurs in China) finally able to receive global support—directly, peer-to-peer—without censors or middlemen silencing their voice.
These are not hypotheticals.
They’re happening now, quietly, at the edges of the world. I can show receipts. I wrote an Article about Roya Mahboob almost 2 years ago to show the power of this tool in the real world. I need to do this more.
Bitcoin isn’t the hero of these stories.
The people are.
Bitcoin is just the tool they chose because it doesn’t ask permission to do the right thing.
An Authentic System for People Who Crave Authenticity
Developed INFJs are deeply allergic to manipulation. They can spot it from a mile away because they know they have great talent to wield it effectively, but choose to search for a more wholesome way.
They value honesty, clarity, and authenticity in relationships—and in systems.
Bitcoin is brutally honest.
The rules are clear.
The code is open.
The ledger is transparent.
No tricks.
No hidden agendas.
And that’s a level of respect that INFJs rarely feel from the systems that govern their lives.
A Future They Can Trust
Peak INFJs think in decades, even generations.
They want to build legacies, not chase trends.
Bitcoin’s predictable, fixed supply and unchanging rules give them a system they can trust—not because of blind faith, but because of open, auditable mathematics.
It’s not subject to the whims of politicians, CEOs, or market manipulators.
It’s slow, deliberate, and designed to outlast human greed cycles.
For INFJs, that kind of durability is more than practical—it’s comforting.
It’s a rare system designed to endure, not exploit. A stark difference than what we have presently.
A Reflection (And an Apology, of Sorts)
I’ll admit it—I’ve often come at this the wrong way.
I assumed if I just explained Bitcoin clearly enough, the logic would win.
But I see now—that’s not the bridge to you.
The bridge is shared values, not shared spreadsheets.
You don’t need me to explain how Bitcoin works.
You need to feel confident that why it exists aligns with the world you’ve been tirelessly protecting in your own quiet way.
And maybe I needed to learn that being right is less important than being connected in the right relationship. I will continue to work on that.
A Gentle Invitation (Not a Persuasion)
So here’s my invitation—not a pitch.
For those who see the world through empathy, vision, and integrity, maybe Bitcoin isn’t the enemy of those values—it’s a tool to amplify them.
What if you saw Bitcoin not as someone else’s agenda to resist—but as a canvas? A canvas you can paint your peaceful revolution on top of.
A neutral, open system that you could wield on your own terms, in alignment with your core values?
You don’t need to rush in.
You don’t need to evangelize.
You don’t even need to agree with everything I’ve said.
But maybe…
Just maybe…
You could hold the possibility that Bitcoin is not a system for the loudest, but a tool for the quietest protectors of futures not yet written. A tool for you.
It’s there, waiting, in the background.
Like you.
And when you’re ready, you’ll know how to wield it in a way that is beautifully, authentically you.
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That’s a great article. I know it took me many years knowing about it and I never did take it seriously until I picked up the right tools and learned on my own. Now I’m the one making all the insufferable noise about how we all need Bitcoin. It’s a vicious cycle that I’m grateful to be a tiny part of. Haha.
It's that satire?