Topic: Mediocre/People. (Read 477 times)

I think forcing people to use bitcoin is very uncalled for. You can't dictate others to do what you're doing just because you can. There are many factors that contribute why people aren't using bitcoin and isn't on their list to use anytime in the future.

Some people aren't well-educated about bitcoin. You cannot impose something to them that they are not familiar with. This will just bring them confusion and some will even become suspiscious as to why are you pushing to let them use something they don't know about. Of course, people are always on their guard most especially when it comes to transactions involving monetary values. They wouldn't dare to risk to something alien and new to them. They need to be educated first about the nature of bitcoin and how it works. Someone must introduce them the basics and the fundamentals they need to know and learn. After that, it's all up to them to decide whether they would use it or not. It's better to be cautious nowadays than to cry later on over a spilled milk.

We know the benefits of the bitcoin as well as the risks that comes along with it. There are many advantages bitcoin has to offer, but we can't also neglect and deny the fact that there are also disadvantages. Let's spread awareness about bitcoin. Not everyone is literate as we are. It's going to be a better place if we're going to teach them rather than judge and call them mediocre. After laying facts and knowledge to them, we shall let them pick. If they're interested, then great, but if not, it's still okay. We have different preferences anyway.

There is no special way to educate people about bitcoin and the facts that someone doesn’t show interest or use bitcoin for transactions makes the person a mediocre. People have what suits or interest them, some people still don’t find bitcoin safe to keep their funds. In such situation you should be patient enough to  educate them about bitcoin and it’s importanc.

Until you educate them about bitcoin you can’t call anyone mediocre. And the fact Jack don’t have interest in bitcoin doesn’t make Jack a mediocre. Get it and get it right.

Explain what you know and let them do their part. If they're really interested it, then they'll finds ways to familiriaze with bitcoin. You've done giving your part, giving them idea/s, now it's up to them if they're gonna dig deeper and learn more things about bitcoins, or even other cryptocurrency. Their interests is their trigger for learning stuffs about it. Even though how much you explain and even convince them, if they're not into then they will really understand it.

2 years of convincing your mother? damn thats really a hard task man and does require enough patience for you to care for here to know about Bitcoin.If that do happen in my case then i wont really bother much
if someone do really reject me out and instead i do let him/her learn on his own about it.I agree that Bitcoin is for everyone but on circumstances where there are really some parts of the society which cant really
be possibly to learn by someone due neither they are illiterates when it comes to technology or even on that reading and writing problems or simply people arent really that interested and just
decide to stick on what are the things they've got used to.Adoption is on the movement though and let these people do discover on their own with their own interest.

The only way we can make them to understand bitcoin and how it work for someone favour.i think we should still make them understand that business is all about risk likewise bitcoin too. You have to remove the spirit of fear without that you can't understand bitcoin.

If you truly want to change somebody, change yourself. I'd be scared away if someone started agressively preaching on any subject, sepecially the one concerning material value like money. Be succsesfull in trading and hodling and people around you will see that it's real and it's working.

Of course, educate the ones that show interest.

I agree with you. We do not need to force people to do what they do not want. The best way is to persuade with peace and honest. If they truly have an open mind, they will understand Bitcoin as well as other cryptocurrency and the blockchain system. Then, they can easily accept bitcoin as a currency

It took me 2 years in order to change my mother's mind set of digital money. She always thought that these are some sorts of scam cause there are too many frauds in my countries using fake blockchain idea to steal people's money

The issue is that many middleclass people don't even know what bitcoin is and the rest know what it is but are ignorant to do a research and find out what it actually is.
They are under the impression that bitcoin is illegal money used for scams and buying illegal things but that isn't the truth as we know it.
There are others who know what actually bitcoin is but don't use it since it is not legalized in their countries.
And then there are the rest of us who actually use bitcoin.

So there are actually many things that bitcoin passes through before it reaches the people who knows how potential it is.
But as years pass by, bitcoin's reach is spreading far to many people.

Bitcoin is a new thing for people who don't understand the risks and benefits that will be obtained, it takes a long time to explain its meaning, and the positive impact of bitcoin and minimizes the risk of hacking, sometimes this is what makes people afraid to dig bitcoin. but this is what prompted me to continue to support the pursuit of bitcoin. and this is the advantage of today's technology that we should not avoid. and the importance of technology education which greatly affects the mindset of the wider community and survival.

Bitcoin schools might be an option to educate people who don't understand Bitcoin, because it will be difficult for each individual to explain to everyone what Bitcoin is, because it needs sufficient understanding when we have to explain what Bitcoin is.

Others really find bitcoin difficult because there are barriers like the lack of awareness, age, or resources, or some are just not interested but with proper education, it will help them to understand and appreciate bitcoin. What makes some people afraid of bitcoin is because of the misconception that they see on news, but it's always the same, they need to be educated to understand. However, we can't force everyone to like and accept bitcoin, for me it's already good enough to see more people adopting bitcoin.

Yeah, it's like "Bitcoin is for anyone, but it's not for everyone".  It stops just short of being a contradiction in terms, heh.  Anyone is free to use it, only it might not be suitable for all people. 

We all are not the same and Bitcoin is not meant for everyone. I have friends who know very well about Bitcoin, how it works and everything, but they are still not interested in making use of it and they don’t do that till now.

So, I think if people are not making use of Bitcoin, for the majority of them, it’s something that has to do with the decision they have made for themselves and not about understanding cryptocurrency. And as for those who do not understand it, it takes time and you will have to teach them in a way that it would be easy for them to understand by breaking it down the best way possible.

I understand this feeling,  I still remember the feeling when I first heard of bitcoin from someone, It feels like I'm getting into something interesting and dangerous, the feeling that I will earn  a lot of money and it's not in the right way. This is why I always inform my friends about bitcoin if they are interested into it, not because I wanted them to try using bitcoin cause I felt like I will sound like a creep forcing them to use it. I specifically don't talk about bitcoin to those who I didn't personally know I will sound worst to them. The challenge here is we are already surrounded with the ads and scams about bitcoins, if you casually and force people to listen to you about bitcoin, they will feel like you are one of those scammers. So it's a no for me if no one is asking and interested.

I agree it is a waste of time to try to force people to adopt and use bitcoin if they are not comfortable doing it, personally I think there are two factors that are slowing down adoption and the only way around it is to wait.

The first one is the generational gap, many older people still do not feel at home using new technologies and most likely this is not going to change, so we need a generational change and that those people get replaced by the younger people of today that will feel at home using bitcoin, the other factor is that many people do not really feel the need to use bitcoin because they trust in fiat, so that trust needs to be broken and the fastest way to do that is with an economic crisis.

The problem with most people out there is they are believing into the hear says from other people talking about negativities with Bitcoin making them be afraid to get engage with it. They are always being hesitant to insist on trying to know Bitcoin more because they are already being discouraged and losing interest on what they basically hearing from other people's point of view that most of those statements are over exaggeration already and they are being lead into misconception and misinformation. The only thing that is possible for them not get afraid with it is to duly educate them on what is the reality about Bitcoin to cancel out all the misconception and misinformation they have got from other people. If only they would know the truth, then they will be the one to decide whether they will get engaged on it or not.

Lots of people are still unaware of btc or crypto in general because they don't have any interest to know about it because it is very easy if they truly have that interest, there are lots of banner advert of crypto in the internet enough for any curious mind to want to research and know more but that has not being the case with many people, i think it has to do with individual mindset, some people are kin to learning new things and discover more and others are very comfortable with what they already knew so they find it difficult to explore.

That's what I am trying to say.

This forum is one of the first sources of knowledge about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as well. I don't have that much knowledge about wallets and all that I am just using an wallet from exchange in the past since I am scared to use other wallets. Exploring this forum, I learned that there are a lot of ways for me to store my cryptos and take care of them.

I think getting a mentor is a way out of troubles in learning how to use bitcoin, It will be extremely complex to a mediocre to use it even for a mere  transaction talk-less of trading and hodling it.
Popularizing it with advert is just to seek it attention to people however my believe is getting people involved in practical aspect of using it for various purposes is the real deal which can only be accomplished by seeking the knowledge from a learned person, personally nobody taught me how to use it I have to rigorously educate myself on it although me a while before I was able to accomplish it.

This is exactly what I learned on my past experience sharing my stories on my friends on the time that bitcoin hasn't reached in the media before/after it hits its ATH. They really don't show any interest in my crypto related stories before and after that, I keep the grinding and keeping it all over me until they show interest in it and keep asking me about my experience in it and how they can get profit from it. I feel that they just asked because they know they can get profits from it as If it is very easy to get a profit from crypto.

Those people who don't want to know the process don't deserve the right to get the success they have been wanting.