People Laugh Before They Believe Then They Copy Once You Win
- Silivere Bakomeza
- Jul 12
- 5 min read
They laughed at the beginning.
They will copy at the end.
Only the disciplined survive the middle.
They Laugh First. They Copy Later.
Right now, they are quiet.
Or worse, they mock you.
“Still doing that blog thing.”
“Still posting about MSTR.”
“Still investing your little fifty dollars?”
You hear it.
Sometimes they say it.
Sometimes it is in their tone.
Sometimes it is buried in silence.
But here is what they do not understand:
Consistency beats cool. Conviction beats approval. Wealth never claps early. It claps last.
This post is for the builders with no applause.
The quiet ones.
The ones who show up while everyone else scrolls past.
My Journey from Refugee Camp to Rebuilding Legacy
I was born in Congo.
I grew up in a refugee camp in Rwanda, Kiziba Camp, 1996 to 2008.
I did not come from wealth.
I did not have a network.
I did not speak the language when I landed in America.
But I had conviction.
Today I drive a bus.
And every single day the market opens, I invest fifty dollars into MicroStrategy without missing.
Not to impress anyone.
Not to chase status.
But because I know what happens when you outlast doubt.
The Truth Most People Ignore
The people laughing now usually do one of two things.
They quit and resent you.
Or they copy you later and pretend they never doubted you.
They do not clap when it matters.
That is not their job.
Their job is to test your conviction.
If you pass that test, you do not just win money.
You win freedom.
What They Cannot See Yet
They do not see the four a.m. writing sessions.
They do not see the twenty-year wealth plan.
They do not see the affiliate systems, the course drafts, the long game.
They only see:
“He is doing some MicroStrategy thing…”
But what they will see in ten years.
A media company.
A blueprint that never stopped.
A wealth system that proved them wrong.
A builder who never folded under silence.
Your Vision Is Invisible on Purpose
Right now, your vision is blurry to everyone else.
That is because it is still forming.
That is not a weakness. It is confirmation that you are early.
You do not need applause in year one.
You need systems.
You do not need likes.
You need ownership.
You do not need validation.
You need repetition.
What Happens When You Outlast the Laughter
Most people fold after:
Week ten
Month six
Year one
Why?
Because they expect success to show up faster than shame.
But the truth is simple.
Shame shows up early. Wealth shows up late.
So if people are laughing at you, congratulations.
That means you are in the arena.
Now stay there.
What I Am Building While They Stay Silent
Here is what is happening while nobody claps.
One empire post per day
Three thousand timeless pieces of evergreen content
One dollar investing course
Twenty year MicroStrategy DCA documented publicly
Full beginner investing curriculum through Bako Academy
Behavior based affiliate systems
Transparent portfolio with weekly receipts
A future investing engine called Free Market AI
They do not have to understand it now.
They only have to remember I never stopped.
The Applause Always Comes Too Late
The moment they say,
“I always knew you would make it”
It will be too late for them to copy you.
Because they never missed your strategy.
They missed your streak.
They will not remember:
The daily posts with three views
The bear market buys when MSTR was down
The Monday grinds when nobody responded
They will only see the win. Not the war.
My 365 Day Investing Discipline
I do not invest a few times a year.
I do not skip weekends or holidays.
I invest every single day.
That means:
Fifty dollars into MSTR every market day
One hundred dollar manual buy every Monday to cover Saturday and Sunday
Fifty dollar manual buys on holidays
This is a 365 day wealth system. Because Bitcoin trades twenty four seven. So do I.
Most investors quit when the market is closed.
I doubled down when nobody was watching.
That is why I can share this with confidence.
This works because I work it daily.
The Real Stack I Use to Build
If you want to use the same setup I use, here it is.
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The Reason They Laugh
They do not laugh because you are wrong.
They laugh because you make them uncomfortable.
You are public.
You are consistent.
You are committed.
That exposes their comfort.
So they laugh to protect their ego.
But deep down.
They are watching.
What to Do When It Gets Quiet
When your phone is dry
When the algorithm skips your post
When nobody claps for week thirteen
When you start to doubt if this is working
That is when you keep going.
Because this is when ninety percent quit.
And you are not in the ninety.
Share This with the Silent Builders
It does not matter if your friend is blogging
It does not matter if they are working three jobs
It does not matter if they are lifting in silence
It does not matter what they are doing
If they are consistent with zero applause, send them this post
Tell them you see them
Tell them they are not crazy
Tell them they are early
This is your army now
The ones who keep going anyway
Let Them Watch. Let Them Laugh. Let Them Catch Up.
They will not repost your early work
They will not DM you support
They will not clap for your small wins
But one day they will
Ask for advice
Recommend your blog
Share your receipts
Quote your consistency
And when that day comes, smile.
Because you never needed their belief
You only needed their attention
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