Topic: [Interviews] with Bitcointalk members - page 2. (Read 30584 times)

I don't have any problem with the idea of "nobodies" giving interviews because it is quite likely that every single member of this forum (who is a real person rather than a bot) has individual experiences that are interesting and can be relevant and interesting for others to read, but one of the problems and difficulties is that some people have difficulties figuring out how to provide at least enough personally specific facts in order for the story to have some kind of level of interestingness due to some of the individual details... which likely any of us can only get to that level by providing some personal details rather than just giving the conclusions about what happened and without fleshing it out.

I am not going to even try to say that I am any kind of interesting person, because i am likely boring as fuck to some people.. but then sometimes there can be certain pieces of a story and even facts that can be unravelled and explored in order to attempt to get some kind of an interesting angle to an otherwise mundane story....

....and for example, one time more than 20 years ago, I recall telling a story about eating some live squid to some family members, and I recall that I sent an e-mail on the topic, and my e-mail was only a few paragraphs, but I went over a lot of the details of how my experience had gone... and it probably took me more than three hours to write those three paragraphs.. I wrote the first draft, and then edited it, and then the next day, I edited it again, and added some more facts, and then right around the third day I sent out that e-mail and my live squid eating story..    

...and so even the other day, I went on a not so interesting walk, and then as I was approaching the water front, I saw a right around 40-year old guy who was riding a tricycle with coconuts out of the back of the tricycle, and he stopped near a coconut tree and as he saw that I was walking up to him, he pointed at me and then pointed up to the top of the tree (which was about 60 feet), and pretty soon he started climbing the tree.. and I just stood there watching him for more than 10 minutes and torn between whether I should continue to go on my walk or to finish watching him get about 15 coconuts from the top of the tree and throw them to the ground, and then when he got back to the ground, I asked him how long he had been in the coconut business and climbing trees like that, and he said 3 years.. and I thought wow... and I probably even said "wow," and I asked him a few other questions as he was loading up his coconuts into a weaved sack to take over to his tricycle, and I did not ask him how old he was, but I still was thinking (and probably even implying it with some of my questions to him) that he is pretty old to be climbing coconut trees like that and maybe making around a couple dollars per coconut. and even was almost feeling like giving him a tip, just for watching him, but as he was gathering his final coconuts and taking them to his  trike, I started to continue my walk, kind of slowly, and then maybe it was just a minute or two later as I am walking, I looked back, and the tricycle was gone, and I saw that he was already on the other side of the street and riding in the opposite direction.. but my witnessing of the event stuck with me for that whole day and even several days after, which caused me to think about it as an example for this response.

My point is that somewhat boring things can sometimes be made to sound somewhat more interesting due to some of the individual tailoring and addition of some details, including if some attempts to capture the moment are added. .and some of those personal details might be similar to the experiences of other people, like a friend told me about bitcoin.. .. but then if you tell me something interesting about that particular friend (like he smoke 3 packs of cigarettes a day, or that he had a parrot at his house or that his dad was a very depressed person, even though he had around 15 children from 5 different women), then your story becomes more individualized, even if some other member might have friends just like that guy/gal and there is nothing really overly interesting about your story, except for the fact that you had added some personal details or some specifics or even saying how something made you feel to flesh out how some of the more important aspects played out for you...

Well, in the meantime, many have already given their opinion on the evolution of this topic, but we haven't had the opportunity to listen to the OP yet.

zasad@ what is your opinion on this matter? What difficulties have you had in developing this project? What do you think could be done to make the topic even more dynamic?

Some of the questions now can not be changed due to their relevance but others are now outdated. The bitcoin world is ever changing and there are new questions that should be added to make the interview more interesting.

This interview section should not be for everybody. I am not trying to be sentimental but it should be for members with experience or have something unique to share. Even in the real world, the media don't host just anybody on the street for interviews. This section should be an avenue where members learn from veterans in the forum. Many new members that have been interviewed just repeat the same stories making this thread less educative. New faces need to stay in the forum and gain experience before coming to tell their stories.

Is good you made it clear because it seems that the OP doesn't have any meanful questions to ask that's why he hasn't updated this thread which I doubt.
I still believe the OP has a bucket loads of questions to ask but he hasn't find out time to renew his questions and I'll still say Mr JJGee should give him (the OP) time since it has gotten to his notice.



That's to say the Forum has a lot of space to accomodate different people from different countries and you have get use to it by getting to know the new faces that flood the forum and things do change when the crowd are much, some adjustments need to be made like you can reapply and answer some of those questions again just to keep this thread alive, maybe when the OP has new questions .

Well, that's not what OP says. Unless something changed in the meantime and its free for all now.



I don't know about the others, but I was reading each and every interview while there was some selection and only people with some history (like you) here had the privilege to give answers

That eventually changed when we got bunch of pretty much unknown members joining and I honestly didn't care to find more about someone I didn't even know exists on forum before and whom I never exchanged a single sentence so I eventually stopped checking this thread.

I had also suggested some contemporary themes (or issues that are currently in the news), and so we likely know that some of the themes are no longer as relevant and/or there is also not really that much importance that the same kinds of themes are asked to later responders as compared with earlier responders..

so in that sense, consistency of the questions might not matter very much with the "of the day" themes, even though there could be some value in terms of some of the basic questions being similar since it might well not matter very much to change the wording of some of the basic questions like, when did you first get into BTC (and how - who, what, where, when) and when did you first hear about the forum and how.. and some of the other questions may or may not vary over time, so some of the extent to variance may well have to do with OPs preferences (or changes in his own ideas) or accounting for some of the changes in what members of the forum are talking about.. so for example, there had been times when the terms Defi and ICO might be used more but then more contemporary themes might be ordinals/inscriptions or talking sidechains, or lightning network and/or stable coins, and sure some of the themes overlap and the concept of Defi or ICO might still cover the concept, but with the passage of time there likely are better ways to phrase questions...

and so for example, this is not my thread, so even if I make some suggestions, I am not even going to try to take it over or try to direct it, because I already know that OP is way more receptive to some shitcoin themes than I am, and he is surely free to emphasize the points that tie to his own interests or what he might believe is of interest to forum members or some combination of these... and yeah, I like the idea of pre-question questionnaires and/or even follow-ups, even though some forum members had been interacting with some of the responders in order to attempt to get clarification on some of the responses that the responders. and sure even though follow up from questions does seem to be more of a job of the OP, there also does not seem to be anything wrong with taking advantage of the crowd-sourcing nature of the forum.. even though other members might not necessarily be as good at following up or even be incentivized to necessarily explore topics in a way that might also be a bit of the responsibility of OP (but yeah, who exactly is responsible for the questions and/or the follow-up could be a bit of a loose parameter in a thread like this that is on a forum rather than a more traditional kind of an interview structure that might be more purposefully controlled by   one interviewer).

But, I think this should also be the OP's job. Most interviews are posted by the user themselves, when it should be the OP. He is the one who should receive the answers to the questions, compile the answers and post them. And in this process, if any additional information was needed about an answer, the user would be asked.

Another thing I've noticed is that the questions are always the same, or almost always the same. When the questions could be somewhat adapted to each user. Maybe by doing a small questionnaire beforehand, and then preparing the questions.

Otherwise, I think the OP continues to do a good job.

Nobody reads on this forum anymore.  I swear, it must have something to do with so much screen time shortening our attention spans, because I've found myself to be a victim of it as well (though I try to read as much of a thread as I can before I respond).

About the quality of responses being skunky: maybe there ought to be some threshold respondents have to meet in order to have their answers posted here.  That would obviously be OP's call, but I know damn well that if the answers have to be written in English a huge number of people here won't be able to get their points across coherently.  No fault of their own, but I don't think anyone wants to spend valuable brain time trying to decipher a bunch of nonsense.  I sure as hell don't.

But honestly speaking, those who wants to engage on the interview should inbox the OP which is quite true because there's no way you can get the interview done without meeting him and he must take your link and add up it to the other participants who've enrolled in the interview.
Taking permission before taking ones property means you respect the person so they need to do the needful before partaken in the interview.
The questions are outdated no doubt because I believe those questions and the interview itself has been here before I even joined this Forum.
The best is for you Mr JayJuanGee to PM the OP to upgrade some of those, if not all the questions to make it look refreshed so that the fun can begin again.
Hope that's suppose to be so Mr JayJuanGee, don't you think so?🤔

You do not have to wait, and you do not need to get permission in order to answer the interview questions.. and post your post in this thread.

I personally think some of the questions suck (or are a bit outdated) and recently we have been getting pretty shitty answers to the questions, so I am not sure how helpful it is even to read through the answers anymore, since what are the one liner answers that do not really say very much except.. I like bitcoin and perhaps this or that shitcoin and I got into bitcoin because my friend told me (and without many specifics in regards to whatever the various one-liners even means in terms of maybe showing some personal details that might be relatable and/or interesting.. like going on a date with a low charasmatic partner who cannot even carry his/her end of the conversation).

You can get it when you PM the OP.
That's how you get it then you're good to go bro...

Let me ask. 

Do I need to receive an invitation to publish my interview?

You can get it if you inbox him...


Inbox him

Please give me share my wisdom.
I have some emotions inside my mind and some information to share if you allow me I will share it here in interview form.

I quiet agree with you where you said many people are waiting for the price to rise.
But my major concern is this year, and why are so many users talking more about the halve of 2024 or 2025? What about now, the present?
Is it that there's no concern about the movement of Bitcoin price this year?
The year is almost done and is like many have given up already like nothing positive will happen and they can't wait for next year to come. I still believe that the price will bump to at least $30k. What if what you're expecting to happen in 2024 choose to happen by the end of this year, what would be the Faith of 2024?

This is interesting  . I'd like to share my experiences and the little I've learned because I've really enjoyed the completed interviews here. I just need a chance.

Can't believe that after all these years I have been in this forum, this is the first time I find out about this thread. Seems like I need to check 'Reputation' board more often. I haven't read all of the interview but I think most of the people come here to know how to make money and invest in Bitcoin but they end up really interested in the cause and technology.

Will continue to read more of the interview, thank you OP for making this thread.

Thanks @zasad for availing me with the opportunity to be interviewed,


1. When and why did you become interested in cryptocurrencies?
I first heard about crypto in 2018 by friend of mine who was into Forex trading.
After careful listening to him and how he explained the benefits of crypto, I thereafter took interest in cryptocurrency.



2. When and why did you buy your first bitcoin?
I bought my first cryptocurrency(BTC) in 2018.
The reason why I bought my first bitcoin was because I was interested in investing in cryptocurrency, haven heard about it, so I decided to give it a trial.



3. How did you get on the forum?
I first had about this forum on YouTube when I was watching different videos concerning bitcoin and cryptocurrency.



4.1. How do you consider whether 2-3 years of experience in cryptocurrency is enough to successfully invest or does an investor need to receive special education?
Despite having 2-3 year's of experience in cryptocurrency, I will still consider receiving special education before investing.
Investing in cryptocurrency involves money, so you need good education to enable you take an informed decision on what you're doing.



4.2. What prevents mass adoption of cryptocurrencies?
POOR INFORMATION.
I feel a lot of people that haven't invested or adopted cryptocurrency is as a result of inadequate understanding of what the concept of cryptocurrency is all about.
FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN.
Some persons are still skeptical as to investing in cryptocurrency. some are still doubting if there will be return in investment, and a whole lot of uncertainty that they have  attached to it.
 


4.3. What is the situation with cryptocurrencies in your country? Are there any problems when exchanging for fiat? Which city or place in your country is best suited for cryptocurrency holders?
In my country, the government has placed some restrictions on cryptocurrency. But however as crypto enthusiasts, we make use of the P2P system to make cryptocurrency transaction with fiat.
There are some major cities in my country that is best suited for cryptocurrency holders, like Lagos and port Harcourt.




4.5. Which secure cryptocurrency wallets are you currently using?
Electrum wallet



5. What do you think of the current Merit system and signature campaigns?  Do they harm the forum?
I don't think it harm's the forum. however it is a system that helps to evaluate and rewards people with distinct contributions to help the forum's growth.



6. The most useful forum topic? Most helpful users?
There are numerous topics in the forum that I've found helpful. Hence I cannot pinpoint a particular one, because it will be too cumbersome for me to start listing them.



8. Do you trade on exchanges or invest in projects?
I exchange and I invest.



11. Is your anonymity a vital necessity or precaution?
Precaution.
My anonymity is just a precautionary measure, so I don't fall for scam related issues, or physical attack.



12. The last cryptocurrency book you read?
Not actually a book though, but I've read several articles and threads on cryptocurrency like A-Z mini cryptocurrency dictionary.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/a-z-mini-cryptocurrency-dictionary-3469416



13. Advise 3 cryptocurrencies/tokens for investment in the next 1-2 years?
1.Bitcoin 2. Bitcoin, 3.Bitcoin.




14. How much will Bitcoin cost at the end of 2023?
40k price and above.

Thank you @zasad@ for giving me the opportunity  to be interviewed.

1. When and why did you become interested in cryptocurrencies?
I got interested about cryptocurrency two years ago after a close-door seminar I attended through an invite from a colleague. Though before then I have been coming across posts about cryptocurrency on social media platforms but never took interest in reading them but my interest was awakened after attending that very seminar.


2. When and why did you buy your first bitcoin?
I think I bought my first bitcoin a year ago and the whole delay in buying despite given interest was because I wasn't sure enough and had to forge ahead spent time doing my own research. And when I later stumbled on the bitcointalk through a friend I discovered more reasons to be a bitcoin holder.

3. How did you get on the forum?
Through a friend and am thankful to him. Happened when I expressed to him my need for extra means of finance, he told me about the forum and how it could also be a source to expand my knowledge on cryptocurrency since I have developed interest in it


4.1. How do you consider whether 2-3 years of experience in cryptocurrency is enough to successfully invest or does an investor need to receive special education?
IMO, two years of experience is good but not enough to depend on for a successful investments. Adding a special crypto knowledge can be an added advantage.



4.2. What prevents mass adoption of cryptocurrencies?
Using my locality as a case study:
* Ignorance and misinformation
*Poor network coverage as a discouragement to many.
*Unfriendly environment posed by the government through restrictive measures, policies and bans.
*Increasing crypto ponzi scam schemes.
 

4.3. What is the situation with cryptocurrencies in your country? Are there any problems when exchanging for fiat? Which city or place in your country is best suited for cryptocurrency holders?
Looking on the bright side minority of restrictions are gradually been lifted and with time it's possible a lot is going to change.
With the P2P system those supposed problems aren't visible.

I can't be sure if the city I have in mind could be the actual city but, not until a research is conducted about that I prefer not to mention any city to avoid giving wrong information.


4.4. Are you using the Lightning network? If yes, for what purposes?
No for now, am not making use of it but I have colleagues that makes use of it, and it's possible I may have to use it soon.


4.5. Which secure cryptocurrency wallets are you currently using?
I currently use ethereum. I read it's safer, secure and it's newbie friendly (easily to understand and use).


5. What do you think of the current Merit system and signature campaigns?  Do they harm the forum?
I think the merits system propels members to bring out the best in them giving quality informations, resource and content preventing and discouraging junk posting.


6. The most useful forum topic? Most helpful users?
There are a plethora of useful topics that can be found in the forum boards I have visited and picking one among them all is damn hard

There are lots of most helpful users in the forum but I'll mention a few: @Sceptic Chymist, @Cryotovator, @NeuroticFish, @DdmrDdmr, @CryptopreneurBrainBoss, @Fillippone, @JayjuanGee, @Ratimov, and @Royse777.



7. 3 things you would implement on the forum?
There are great convenient features on hand in the forum, and for now I haven't seen a need at the moment. But in the nearest future if I should think of anything I won't hesitate to let it out.


8. Do you trade on exchanges or invest in projects?
I seldom trade but I consider investment the more to trading.

9. Tell a story about your big profit or big loss?
Sorry, I prefer not to say.
Thank you!


11. Is your anonymity a vital necessity or precaution?
With how the society is getting more insecure each passing day I think anonymity should be of both necessity and precaution for security reasons.


12. The last cryptocurrency book you read?
Learn me a bitcoin.
Am still in progress in the reading of it.


13. Advise 3 cryptocurrencies/tokens for investment in the next 1-2 years?
Bitcoin.
Bitcoin.
Ethereum


14. How much will Bitcoin cost at the end of 2023?
From the beginning of the year 2023 I was looking at 100k plus. But keeping bias aside am now looking 45k-50k plus at the end of 2023.

I want to tell newbies that their posts are saved using services like https://loyce.club/
Even if you delete your interview later, you can still read it in the history of deleted posts. So that newcomers are not ashamed of their posts later, try to give useful answers. You may get more merits for your efforts.
There is no time limit here, it took some users over a year to publish their interview here This is due to their busyness and unwillingness to write bad texts.