How he won 1M in a meme contest, boxing, lightning advice & more! Phil aka NEEDCreations

Get to know Bitcoiners with 21 questions! This week, Phil, a.k.a. NEEDCreations answers 21 questions! Phil is active in the New England Bitcoin Meetup scene and provides Bitcoin education on his Discord channel: https://discord.com/invite/eV6QCHsZ Phil is featured in the Bitcoin Documentary called "MassAdoption - The Movement That Started with a Single Meetup": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBXbHKEF70c Where to Find "Ask a Bitcoiner 21 Questions": 👉 YouTube: @askabitcoiner21questions 👉 Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ask-a-bitcoiner-21 👉 Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/askabitcoiner21 👉 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@askabitcoiner21questions 👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/askabitcoiner21questions 👉 Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/askabitcoiner21 Where to find Phil: 👉 Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/needcreations 👉 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/eV6QCHsZ Videos referenced: "What is Bitcoin and Why Does it Matter?", Andreas Aantonopoulous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1si5ZWLgy0 "Cypherpunks Write Code", ReasonTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vM0oIEhMag Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:40 - Give three tips to people who want to open a lightning channel for the first time 03:41 - What is your favorite Der Gigi project? (book, blog entry, educational resources...) 04:30 - Ossification or does Bitcoin need to change? 06:13 - What would we be surprised to know about you? 07:44 - Have we reached the "then they fight you" stage? 08:37 - What is your favorite thing about going to a Bitcoin Meetup or conference? 09:54 - Who orange-pilled you? 10:45 - Name one project that isn't FOSS but you still respect it. 12:26 - If you could orange-pill one person, who would it be? 15:33 - Which areas of your life have been most impacted since learning about Bitcoin? 17:45 - Your discord is fire. How long did it take you to put it together? 19:50 - What is your all-time favorite meme? 21:24 - Will the Fed ever hit 2% inflation? 21:40 - Is 1 bitcoin enough? 23:00 - What is the difference between proof-of-work and proof-of-stake in one word? 24:19 - Who is your all-time favourite DJ, band or singer? 25:52 - How does the Poisson distribution apply to Bitcoin? 28:19 - You speak openly about your faith. Has Bitcoin influenced your faith in any way? 30:49 - What is or what was the most mind-blowing thing you learned about Bitcoin? 32:15 - Who decides which blocks are valid? (Miners, developers or nodes (users) 32:47 - Which country would you most like to visit?