Topic: Act local and think global - page 4. (Read 464 times)

I kind of agree, but also the fact that most people do not really want to change from the current global standard that is fiat makes it difficult, its kind of like preaching into the void. There's no way a large part of the population will accept bitcoin as a form of viable currency exchange in their lifetimes.

But the tech enthusiast can be convinced otherwise. There are programs to make people more and more involved in understanding bitcoin, its use, why it can become the new money standard that can be used worldwide - without conversions and centralized oversight. Things like Summer of Bitcoin is definitely helping people in my country get more hands on with bitcoin (albeit its mostly just university students), but nonetheless, these initiatives come with courses that shed light on some of the aspects of bitcoin that make people avoid it - mostly because they don't know about it all that much.

Bitcoin's popularity did not suddenly rise, it took years of tireless struggle and evolution to gain popularity. Bitcoin's popularity didn't suddenly spread worldwide after Satoshi Nakamoto invented Bitcoin. Rather, after the discovery of Bitcoin, few people knew about this Bitcoin, then with the evolution of time and necessity, Bitcoin has now become the most talked about digital currency in the world.

I tried to explain the matter with a very simple example.  For example Bitcoin Forum was created in November 2009 when there were only four new members of Bitcoin Forum now Bitcoin Forum has 3516956+ members.

November 2009 bitcoin forum new members 4
November 2010 bitcoin forum new members 374
November 2011 bitcoin forum new members 1993
November 2012 bitcoin forum new members 2708
November 2013 bitcoin forum new members 19683
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November 2017 bitcoin forum new members 97283

So today bitcoin forum members amounts 3516956+

See ref:https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=stats

The popularity of our bitcoin forum was close to zero in the beginning, now the popularity of bitcoin forum is very high worldwide and constantly new members are joining the world and trying to occupy an important place in the world. Just like the Bitcoin forum, the popularity of Bitcoin will not be created in a day, but more time is needed to spread the popularity of Bitcoin around the world and more advertising is needed to spread the popularity of Bitcoin widely around the world.

alot of people treat bitcoin as if it some entity with arms and legs and a mouth which will one day get on a plane and come to someones area and start a business in that area. or educate everyone at a conference it has organised.

bitcoin is not AI nor an entity that hops on a plane

it is very much users doing things in their area/ability.. working together and individually to do small parts which act as a whole to strengthen the bitcoin ecosystem

much like how bitcoin works
each peer has its set rules and plays its part in communicating and storing information around it where the subsequent mass of people doing the same thing, which makes the network strong and robust

dont rely or wait or hope for central point/entity to do it . each person plays their part

if you are just waiting, following, hoping some influencer will be the next big thing for bitcoin. you are waiting and hoping for the wrong things
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you do not need to be the next big thing for bitcoin in your area
you can simply be a person that finds a nice cafe in your area with enough seating for multiple people. and invite people to have a cup of coffee and chat about bitcoin

find out peoples interest in it, find out their involvement and skills. let them vocal-network with each other to find out who is a energised buyer who is a energised seller. let them be known as the people to go to, to do trades with face to face
find out who are the local business owners, promote them as stores that could sell produce for coin
find the miners and developers as the "tech" group who can teach what they know to others.

ask each of them what are their main local shops they all prefer, like a hotlist of shops most would love to see accept bitcoin. and find the guy thats a good spokes person to go promote it to said hotlist.
you dont need to be the techie, or the exchanger, or the spokes men if thats not your skillset. but starting off small like a coffee morning and see what others can offer can start a positive movement

if your coffee meetings get popular upgrade them into seminars, conferences and such.

I did not spread bitcoin to my community, close friends and even blood relatives. However, I am not hiding from those around me that I am a bitcoin believer and I have an investment in it. I provide genuine responses to questions they occasionally pose. I even explained to them what bitcoin is all about and my own predictions regarding the price of bitcoin in the future. Therefore, it is their decision whether or not to invest. I do not care, and I am not going to be criticized if something happens to the bitcoin price, which is normal given its volatility.

In life something good always win for itself even in the midst of all obstacles that no matter the oppression it receives the good in itself will make it prevail at the end. When the internet was first invented, it received so much criticisms from many angles but today everyone has seen how advantageous it is and it now have a universal acceptance, so if today bitcoin is not receiving the rapid global acceptance many bitcoiners has expected that doesn't mean it's ain't making a gradual progress.
It's global acceptance is necessarily not about we preaching about it.

What Bitcoin has achieved in the last decade is beyond imagination as it was a totally strange means of payment and investment, yet it beat many prominent ideas just like that. However, it needs more adoption, but this will not happen overnight. You will hardly see anyone in an urban area that has not heard of Bitcoin now, only that some have not adopted it due to one reason or the other, while the government of some countries are not helping out.

Notwithstanding, Bitcoin will always prevail and more time is needed for many countries to reconsider, and this will help in more adoption. Also, we have to do our homework if we are truly helping the situation as BTC enthusiasts.

I have actually started mine already as I teach people about the coin for free.

I'm the one who not act anything about Bitcoin in my local and never spread any news because there's no any reason for me to do it. In my country there's few local countries, but I never use one of them and only use P2P platform.

I think even we're not doing anything in the country where we live, but it doesn't mean it will make Bitcoin adoption is decreased, because many investors and people who're looking to make money via online, will recognize if Bitcoin is one way from many.

After all, any people who hold Bitcoin regardless how much the amount is, already give an impact on Bitcoin adoption.

Today too many people are in worries about Bitcoin adoption, they want to see the global adoption happens overnight, that is impossible, I had some chats yesterday within a mist of friends and they are talking about how they don't notice any fast global bitcoin adoption, I told them that it won't happen instantly.

Bitcoin came into the world in 2009 and so far it's been doing so well. My last piece of advice to them is that Bitcoin adoption starts with us, let's forget about the global side, how many people have you lectured about Bitcoin this year locally, I asked.

The same thing goes out to all of us on here, every part we take locally will have a big impact on Bitcoin adoption, never get tired of spreading the news, it's worthy.