Hello colleagues,
I share the criticisms of this post on the length and depth as disadvantages to bring our parents and friends closer to all that Bitcoin entails.
I think the title of the post also does not live up to the message that is really being elaborated. Rather than trying to convince your parents to buy Bitcoin, it is a guide, quite decent, by the way, on how some basic aspects of this protocol work as well as to answer the most typical questions that may arise to anyone approaching Bitcoin.
In short, on the one hand I congratulate the colleague for his effort to summarise and compile some of the most central issues of the protocol; and on the other hand
I encourage him to find other more didactic and attractive methods that help us to bring down to earth difficult concepts and close the huge knowledge gap that separates this technology from the vast majority and prevents its democratisation.
To say goodbye to my first intervention in this forum,
a personal anecdote about my attempt to explain Bitcoin to my parents:
On a trip on the way to spend a few days at the beach, and sharing several hours with them in the car, I decided to raise the discussion about whether or not Bitcoin is something valuable and interesting. On those terms I raised it and half jokingly, half seriously, I put them on notice that we would be listening to a podcast about Bitcoin for them to judge whether they found it interesting. The podcast was quite didactic, in the form of an interview and, although long (two hours), quite entertaining (they manage to listen around a half of it, with good interest and asking questions).
To my surprise, they were both curious to listen to the content of the podcast. My parents are elderly .... so I was even more surprised by the pertinent questions they were asking and, for my part, I stopped the podcast where I felt it was necessary to clarify. They were sceptical but curious. And, although they didn't end up buying Bitcoin (as far as I know
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) I think that at least I have made them sceptical about the official versions of (it's a scam, it has no value, it's smoke, it pollutes, etc.). And that alone, without trying to sell them anything, or convince them of anything (just inform and clarify to the best of my knowledge) gives me a lot of satisfaction.
I think this attitude is healthier for everyone in the way of living and sharing our experience in ‘the rabbit hole’ than the cryptobro evangelist mode.
Greetings to all.
Crypto Libertas
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