RE: To Integrity and Beyond

the more I think about my own future, the more I come back to making costly financial decisions that reduce my return, but are aligned with my belief system and moral position.

This is the main factor that drives my investment (and employment) ideals. When I buy a stock or fund, I want to support companies with values aligned with my own (and also make some ROI). But the ROI isn't the main goal, rather it is using my money to vote for companies or technologies poised to improve the quality of human life.

So when friends of mine ask me for crypto investment advice, I typically say that this is an opportunity to support the projects and technologies that will be beneficial to society's advancement. Of course finding the next 100x alt coin is nice, but it is even better to be able to support life-changing technology. Anyone can go sit in an alpha channel to day-trade macro and micro environments, but it is something completely different ot put your money where your morals are. Like you, I'm content to taming a smaller ROI if that means supporting initiatives that will make the world a better place for everyone, not just the shareholders.