Topic: Do you have ZERO Bitcoins? Why? - page 2. (Read 3442 times)
Giving free bitcoins is not the way to do. Why? Cause they will think "meh you gave me bitcoin for free, so they are worth nothing, that's why you give them to ppl for free"
I offer to give Bitcoins away to friends and family. No takers. Bitcoin is still too technical to use, or rather it is just too different.
"Does my computer have to be on for me to receive Bitcoins?"
"GAAAAAA!!!!"
"Does my computer have to be on for me to receive Bitcoins?"
"GAAAAAA!!!!"
Try harder.
I personally got 4 friends and 2 family members to buy some.
One friend lost his wallet when he formatted his hard drive (of course I taught everyone how to back up ... didn't listen).
But I believe the others still have their BTC safely secured.
I offer to give Bitcoins away to friends and family. No takers. Bitcoin is still too technical to use, or rather it is just too different.
"Does my computer have to be on for me to receive Bitcoins?"
"GAAAAAA!!!!"
"Does my computer have to be on for me to receive Bitcoins?"
"GAAAAAA!!!!"
I think the answer to the article is simple: inertia.
It took the internet - one of the most useful thing ever invented in the whole
history of mankind - 20 years to go from being functional to being used by a
sizable fraction of humanity.
I'm pretty sure the story is similar if not longer for other useful technologies:
running water in the house, steam, electricity, the lightbulb, the printing press,
the computer, etc ...
In terms of recent, large-scale successes, Facebook and Google are probably
the things that spread the fastest in the last ~20 years. And both each took
close to 10 years to reach planet-wide adoption.
In other words: it simply boils down to the fact that most people have no clue
of most of what's happening in the world around them, and only start paying
attention to something new once a at least 5 people in their close social circle
has finally hit them squarely on the head with it.
You want to see bitcoin succeed ? Talk about it around you at every possible
opportunity, show it to your friends, demand payment in bitcoins for ever little
transaction you do. If you want to start a forest fire proper, you must light small
fires in as many possible corners of the forest as possible.
And yes: you're going to get weird looks from people who'll be thinking "what
a dork". Bear with the pain. People said the same thing to early internet adopters.
Who's a dork now ?
Hopefully 10 years from now I can proudly wear a t-shirt that says "Bitcoin: Who's a dork now, bitch!?".
So, bitcoins are lottery tickets. Cool.
Yeah, expect that by my calculations, the expected value of each is greater than its current price, unlike lottery where the house always wins.
So, bitcoins are lottery tickets. Cool.
Willful ignorance and state supported FUD. When pundits realize that the bubbles are going to be much smaller now, they will feel more confident in price stability.
Buying a few is a battle against taxes, fees etc. Move 10$ to mtgox... mmhh... i end up spending what, 50$?
For me, it costs all of 25 cents to use Dwolla. But if that isn't an option, the fee schedule for other locations could be different.Actually, Dwolla transfers of less than $10 are free, so it costs me nothing. But any amount greater than $10 is only 25 cents.
Buying a few is a battle against taxes, fees etc. Move 10$ to mtgox... mmhh... i end up spending what, 50$?
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