Before the internet.
Born in 1979. Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, Sega, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, PlayStation and N64. A life shaped by playing, learning and trying again.
THE PHILOSOPHY / A PERSONAL CASE STUDY
Learn the game.
Choose your score.
I was born in 1979. I grew up before the internet, playing video games, sports and chess. Then came poker. Today, I’m exploring Bitcoin and the content creation game. BTCisGTO is where I share that journey and the ideas I’m testing along the way.
Different fields. Different rules.
Chess. Football. Wrestling. Basketball. Baseball. Games of thought, competition and teamwork belong in this story alongside the consoles.
Poker enters the picture.
Poker gives this case study a language for uncertainty: decisions, probabilities, risk and results. A useful lens for examining how we play beyond the table.
Bitcoin. Build. Create.
Bitcoin, AI tools and the content creation game. The experiment now is to share the process, test the philosophy and build toward LOLA’s HOME.
MY WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Life is a game.
Play with purpose.
Making money is a game. Learning, creating and building relationships all involve choices, incentives and uncertainty. The useful question is: what kind of game am I playing, and what does a good outcome mean?
For relationships, the frame is cooperation: mutual happiness, trust and shared experiences. The person across from you is not an opponent to defeat.
“GTO” is the guiding idea behind this site. Applying game theory to life is a philosophy to examine, not proof of a mathematically optimal life strategy.
TWO WAYS TO KEEP SCORE
Money + XP.
Build your options.
Income, costs, capital and sats banked. Count the losses as carefully as the wins. Financial progress needs records.
Inspect the money evidence ↗Make it worth playing.
Experiences and happiness. What did you learn? Who did you share it with? Was the experience worth your time?
Explore the life journal ↗Money and XP are two lenses, not one leaderboard. Happiness is personal—not a verified financial metric. Life XP is separate from the simulator’s preview XP and credits.
THE PLAYBOOK / QUESTIONS TO TEST
Before the next move.
What are the rules?
Identify the incentives, costs and constraints. Separate what you know from what you assume.
What can I lose?
Choose the risk before the outcome. One lucky result does not establish a repeatable strategy.
Can we both win?
Look for shared goals, clear communication and relationships worth continuing.
Was it worth playing?
Review the money and the experience. Keep the lesson, including the uncomfortable ones.
These are working prompts, not claims of tested results. Follow the case study →