Topic: If I cannot touch it, it does not exist threshold that needs to be overcome - page 2. (Read 1355 times)
June 06, 2014, 08:48:50 PM
You cannot hold google in your hand either. Does its utility give it value?
June 06, 2014, 07:55:17 PM
Ever try to explain bitcoin to a new person? The hardest part is most likely getting them to understand the concept of bitcoin being digital or virtual (i.e not physical).
We are wired to having physical things that are a representation of what it can do for us. When someone tells you there is a new money system that can solve all sorts of problems (but you cannot physically hold it) some cannot grasp it.
There have been some attempts by a few physical bitcoin makers, but it does not seem like a fix.
I am not saying we need a physical bitcoin because we do not. Peoples perception of "It needs to be in my hand for it to exist" needs to change.
Of course the tech savvy groups can grasp this ideology, but the majority might find it difficult to accept the digital aspect of bitcoin (cannot touch it, therefore it does not exist etc).
Thoughts appreciated
We are wired to having physical things that are a representation of what it can do for us. When someone tells you there is a new money system that can solve all sorts of problems (but you cannot physically hold it) some cannot grasp it.
There have been some attempts by a few physical bitcoin makers, but it does not seem like a fix.
I am not saying we need a physical bitcoin because we do not. Peoples perception of "It needs to be in my hand for it to exist" needs to change.
Of course the tech savvy groups can grasp this ideology, but the majority might find it difficult to accept the digital aspect of bitcoin (cannot touch it, therefore it does not exist etc).
Thoughts appreciated
"Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof."
- V for Vendetta
I invite the world to peek beneath the mask and learn more about Bitcoin.
June 06, 2014, 07:48:27 PM
Yeah most of the gold bugs can't wrap their head around it yet they use YouTube which is not tangible. lol oh the irony 
June 06, 2014, 07:47:49 PM
Are you sure about this?
You can't hold a stock, or most of the contents of your bank account, or your pension or your bonds. People are accustomed to the idea of numbers on screens or paper adding up to real world benefits unless they're batty or ancient.
You can't hold a stock, or most of the contents of your bank account, or your pension or your bonds. People are accustomed to the idea of numbers on screens or paper adding up to real world benefits unless they're batty or ancient.
June 06, 2014, 07:43:25 PM
Ever try to explain bitcoin to a new person? The hardest part is most likely getting them to understand the concept of bitcoin being digital or virtual (i.e not physical).
We are wired to having physical things that are a representation of what it can do for us. When someone tells you there is a new money system that can solve all sorts of problems (but you cannot physically hold it) some cannot grasp it.
There have been some attempts by a few physical bitcoin makers, but it does not seem like a fix.
I am not saying we need a physical bitcoin because we do not. Peoples perception of "It needs to be in my hand for it to exist" needs to change.
Of course the tech savvy groups can grasp this ideology, but the majority might find it difficult to accept the digital aspect of bitcoin (cannot touch it, therefore it does not exist etc).
Thoughts appreciated
We are wired to having physical things that are a representation of what it can do for us. When someone tells you there is a new money system that can solve all sorts of problems (but you cannot physically hold it) some cannot grasp it.
There have been some attempts by a few physical bitcoin makers, but it does not seem like a fix.
I am not saying we need a physical bitcoin because we do not. Peoples perception of "It needs to be in my hand for it to exist" needs to change.
Of course the tech savvy groups can grasp this ideology, but the majority might find it difficult to accept the digital aspect of bitcoin (cannot touch it, therefore it does not exist etc).
Thoughts appreciated
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