Topic: Anyone else getting deflated with the bitcoin naysayers? - page 2. (Read 408 times)

In general, I believe that you don't need to convince anyone that you are right. However, you have the right to your own opinion and are free to express it, regardless of whether it coincides with your opponent's. You can simply explain something, tell about your own experience.

Especially when it comes to cryptocurrencies. Everyone has had or has their own experience in this area. Some people have good experiences, some have bad ones. No one will ever be able to come to a single point of contact. Because even if you read the media, you can find different information on different websites, and everyone will think that the truth is on their side.

Therefore, I think it is better to express your opinion, but not to prove it to anyone or convince your opponent.

Good luck!))

Just rely on the latter.

We can't change the perspective of someone towards bitcoin and what they know about it. If they lack knowledge about it, then they wouldn't care about with anything we say.

I've been very vocal years ago to my friends and relatives about it. But I've lost my interest and enthusiasm in sharing it to anyone that aren't even willing to listen.

That is true but that is not going to happen at all, we are not going to see governments say that bitcoin is better than gold. What we could see however is governments end up saying bitcoin is good, not say better than gold but saying it is good. If that ever happens I agree that what you said may happen and I am rooting for that right now.

Look at El Salvador, they basically said bitcoin is awesome, and if something even remotely close happens with bitcoin as well, then we are going to see it do so much better. We just need to have a situation where we trust bitcoin and its future and that would be a lot better for all of us at the same time.

Evidence such as an increase in the price of Bitcoin that can reach ATH is enough to make them believe.
But when Bitcoin drops drastically from ATH they start to be afraid and also don't believe it.

That indicates they are not mentally prepared and do not understand how bitcoin works and what the risks are.
People who have good financial education and knowledge about what blockchain and cryptocurrency are, of course they will be easier to direct.

When the price of bitcoin is very affordable like today, many of them (beginners) are afraid to enter.
Even though this is the right time before the new ATH is reached.
But when the price of bitcoin started to rise, everyone is flocking to enter and buy bitcoin at high prices.
Unconsciously they have been hypnotized by Bitcoin FOMO.

If you haven't gotten any results from teaching someone, then let it go. We have tried to guide them in a good direction, but they cannot accept it and are even afraid of the fluctuations that occur. But, when the bull market has started to arrive, believe me they will start looking for you.

Faith? You are going to tell a unknowledgeable to bitcoin about "faith in bitcoin"? If you were the one who try to convince me about that bitcoin ideology then i'll be one of those peers of OP who will tell bitcoin is indeed a ponzi base on that ideology.

Anyone who knows supply and demand on explaining it will gasp at least a little knowledge on how bitcoin works, on how it had a value when it doesn't have physical form because that's how bitcoin increase so much, simply because of its demand.

For those who have no knowledge of bitcoin, it is useless to talk about the supply, what they need is faith in bitcoin. To this day, bitcoin is still rejected by people simply because the government, the government is still the most influential authority, once they don't accept bitcoin, getting people to believe in it is tough. Suppose if the US government and other major powers simultaneously declare bitcoin as a better asset than gold, we will immediately see people's acceptance increase rapidly.
Trying to explain bitcoin to someone is a waste of time, try to show them what we get for investing in bitcoin instead, that's the best way.

I don't try to change people's opinion about BTC, if someone has formed an opinion about BTC, it is because of misinformation and negative news they have read about BTC online, but i also know that such people who have read the wrong information about BTC have also read the correct information too, but they have come to the conclusion on the one they want to believe, and i don't try to change that. I don't think it is possible that someone who has formed an opinion about BTC was only able to read media misconception, they must have also read accurate information about the network, so if they have made their choice, i can't try to change it. Not being selfish, but i concentrate more on my own development and knowledge in the network.

I can understand your frustration when it comes to discussing Bitcoin with others who may not share the same level of enthusiasm or understanding as you. It can be challenging to convey the benefits and potential of a technology or innovation to those who are skeptical or lack knowledge.
However, it's important to keep in mind that people come from different backgrounds and experiences that shape their views and beliefs. It's also essential to remember that it's not your responsibility to convince others of the value of Bitcoin or any other technology.
With that said, it's still worthwhile to have open discussions and share your knowledge and experiences with others who are interested in learning more. You may not be able to change someone's opinion, but you can provide them with accurate and insightful information to help them make an informed decision.
In these discussions, it's important to approach the topic with an open mind and to avoid being too pushy or aggressive with your views. You can also share resources and articles to help educate them further, and encourage them to do their own research.
At the end of the day, it's up to each individual to decide for themselves whether or not they believe in the potential of Bitcoin or any other innovation. All you can do is share your perspective and knowledge, and let them make up their own mind.

Thats it, its familiarity, everyone is familiar with the FIAT system and they are tied into it
with salaries, loans and mortgages.

Its about education both financially and Blockchain/Bitcoin but most of the time people want
proof. The best proof is when Bitcoin
crosses the ATH, more people will flock to Bitcoin for the wrong reasons and will still
be uneducated.

This also is related to the media and how they portray Bitcoin, and everyone likes to
believe the media, generally speaking.

I think we have all at some stage tried to teach friends and colleagues about Bitcoin and
have not had successful results, there comes a time when you just have to look after #1.

Of course not, I have other important activities in this space. Besides, explaining new things to people with different knowledge bases requires a different approach, which I don't necessarily succeed in that way. Just make sure that they fundamentally disprove the bitcoin concept, then let them be completely anti-bitcoin and you don't have to do anything else.

Teaching lots of people to be welcoming is better than insisting on convincing someone to be closed off.

I'm not an OG, but been in the market at the height of 2017 and sure majority of us here have been around that time frame, first time for us to be in a very nice year to be involved in bitcoin. Nevertheless, I understand where you coming from, there are a lot of negativity in bitcoin, we have the old and traditional stock brokers and investors calling it every possible, Like Warren Buffett stance 'it isn't going to do anything' statement.

But as Satoshi himself said,

“If you don’t believe it or don’t get it, I don’t have the time to try to convince you, sorry.”

There's no point trying to explain Bitcoin to someone, who doesn't understand finance and economics. The people are used to fiat money, because this is what they have been using on a daily basis for their entire lives. There are several things that scare them away from Bitcoin:
1.The price volatility.
2.The "opportunity" to forget their passwords/private keys and lose all the BTC in their wallets forever(or sending BTC to the wrong address).
3.The amount of crypto scams, that are offering something that is too good to be true.
4.The centralized crypto exchanges blocking their funds for some BS reason or they are simply getting hacked(or turning into exit scams).
There are plenty of reasons for the people to be scared of Bitcoin/crypto. That's why mass global adoption of BTC hasn't become a reality.
I'm a Bitcoiner, but I still believe that the crypto industry is far from perfect.

Well, no, because the fewer people who know that I have bitcoin, the better. If the subject comes up, I'll talk about it out of curiosity but without being envious of the fact that I own bitcoin. It's funny because you always find the typical know-it-all who thinks he knows a lot about the subject, tries to be an authority on the subject and in reality makes a fool of himself.

I personally only focus on myself in this case because I really like bitcoin and that's enough. I don't need to convince anyone else to like bitcoin especially the skeptics of it.
Your liking for bitcoins must be based on yourself and you don't need to force your will when other people don't like bitcoins.
We just have to focus on ourselves and reminding others is important but if you are against it then there is no need to convince anything else because it will be useless.

My go-to story for how Bitcoin is useful is when I had to pay a freelancer $2,000, he lived in another country, and he needed the money that day. You can't send $2,000 across borders with paypal or a bank transfer and expect the other person to receive it in anything under a week, but with Bitcoin, he got it in 10 minutes. Truly something that only Bitcoin can handle.

They are like us, only believe and have faith when they do it themselves, no one can impose their thoughts on us and vice versa. Honestly, I don't want to give advice or tell someone to invest in bitcoin because I know that no matter what I say, they will never believe it. The best way to change their mind is to show them how your economy changed when you invested in bitcoin. I mean, prove to them that your bitcoin investment is making you richer than them, your economy better. What they want is the result, when you have the result, they will believe you, or they will earn their own bitcoin without your help.

I never tried to enlighten anyone. I talk about crypto sometimes, but I never say something like "you should buy BTC" or "you missing out on such an opportunity". If I'll be the one to bring someone in and he'll fails in the bear market I'll be the one to blame.

What's the point of explaining to other people who are clearly against bitcoin because regardless of any facts and data the results are the same they won't like this because indeed from the start they were also very skeptical about bitcoin so we don't have to do anything about it .
It would be great if indeed we could change the beliefs of skeptical people like this, but we also don't need to waste time and convince other people to like bitcoin, especially if that person is a skeptic of bitcoin.

Their skepticism is mostly the result of past frustrations about several financial systems that have failed, in general it's all just offering get-rich-quick schemes.
Yeah, they may choose to close their minds to any new financial terminology next, even if it's completely different technically. However you don't have to indoctrinate them, you have to get used to opposing opinions.