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Hover to zoomI Don't Have Time to Convince You Bitcoin T-Shirt
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An orange hourglass above I DON'T HAVE TIME TO CONVINCE YOU, SORRY and a small Bitcoin symbol, for bitcoiners who are done debating.
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About this design
An orange outline hourglass with two bulbs, a narrow neck and a small pile of sand sits above I DON'T HAVE TIME and TO CONVINCE YOU, SORRY in two lines of bold white capitals. A small tilted orange Bitcoin symbol sits centered below the words.
Fabric, fit & print
| Material | Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton |
|---|---|
| Fit | Unisex tailored crew neck |
| Printed to order | |
| Sizes | XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL |
| SKU | BC-NOTIMECONV |
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The story
Behind the No Time to Convince You tee
Every bitcoiner has had the same conversation fifty times. This shirt skips to the polite exit: no debate, no thread, just an hourglass and a short apology that does the talking for you.
The wording echoes a reply Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, posted on the BitcoinTalk forum on July 29, 2010. A user had argued that ten-minute confirmations were too slow, and the answer closed with a short, slightly weary line about not having time to persuade anyone. Bitcoiners have repeated it for years as a way to bow out of an argument. The shirt is a loose riff on that spirit and is not connected to or endorsed by anyone.
Wear it to a family dinner where someone is bound to ask, a conference hallway or the pub after work. Instead of starting round fifty-one of the same argument, you can just point at your chest and ask for a pass on the topic.
Questions
About this design
Where does the I don't have time to convince you line come from?
It echoes a July 29, 2010 post on the BitcoinTalk forum by Bitcoin's creator, written in reply to a user who thought confirmation times were too slow. Bitcoiners later turned the closing sentence into a stock way of ending a debate. This shirt only echoes the idea.
Does this shirt mean Satoshi Nakamoto endorses it?
No. The design is an independent tribute to a well-known forum line, with no affiliation to or approval from Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator or anyone else. The words on the shirt are a playful variation, written for the people who wear it, not a quotation from a person.
Why an hourglass?
It stands in for the one thing the shirt says you are short on: time. The sand has nearly run out, so the explanation will have to wait. It is also a simple orange outline object that sits neatly above the words without crowding them.
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