I was perusing another forum today with a long running cryptcurrency thread. To my non amazement they're still debating the nature of the whole thing in the exact same way they were 2-3-4-5 years ago. The same people are waiting to be convinced. The same people are trying to convince them.
This strikes me as a complete and utter waste of calories. I'd rather let people believe what they want. Me convincing them won't help anyone. They're not going to convince me of anything. My attitude is - crypto is here. You may as well sit back and see what happens as nothing I do, say or listen to will change it.
Are you still embroiled in debates with friends and internet creeps or have you let it slide?
Most of the Internet are lurkers, so while it's generally very rare to see someone changing their opinion as the result of a debate, many other people, especially those who haven't formed a strong opinion yet, will get influenced by that debate without even participating in it.
Imagine if all pro-Bitcoin people just went silent - then nocoiner narrative would dominate the space, and all undecided people will take it as a universal truth and think that Bitcoiners are just nutjobs.
Now, I myself am a lurker most of the time, but I'm very grateful to people who are passionate enough to debate Bitcoin with strangers on the Internet, even if it seems like it's pointless.