Topic: Teaching Bitcoin is not do or die - page 8. (Read 1165 times)
Yes, I agree with you. I have had discussions with numerous individuals regarding Bitcoin, but unfortunately, most of them did not show much interest. However, a few of them gradually realized its potential, and now they actively engage in Bitcoin trading. Some people express their gratitude to me for helping them learn about Bitcoin. Recently, someone I know called me. A few years ago, I had suggested that he invest in Bitcoin and Ethereum. When he noticed the current prices, he was taken aback and regretted not listening to my advice. Nevertheless, it's not about forcing someone to invest in Bitcoin. What truly matters is finding those who are genuinely interested in it.
To be honest, I have a couple of friends in real life who heard about Bitcoin from me but I never insisted that they should get into it. They simply followed my lead and now they have gained a lot of knowledge and are very thankful that I get them here since they already making profit and bitcoin helped them a lot in their life.
Yeah, your story convinced me to share mine. Today, i was on call with my friend, he lives in another city, as he shares his story that his friend (X) ask me to teach him the skill i have (which is dropshopping) and then i thought i should ask him (X) to teach me his (X) skills which was related to some affiliate work, well his friend (X) denied that he can not teach him the skill because of some promises and idk what's the main reason behind it, well then my friend said then i have to charge you for teaching you dropshopping, he (X) said ok i am fine. The point is all, my friend asked his friend a skill in exchange of a skill. Which would be a better deal if completed well coming to the point, i also want to learn that skill and i asked my friend that i will tell you how i earn money by my skills and you have to teach me your skills to earn money, then he replied ok, i am already eager to learn crypto.
Moral is same as was before that, we have to make situation for others that they will set their mind on their own and we do not have to lure them to do investments and trading in crypto.
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The point is, yes, we should not force anyone to learn it as, you are totally right, when your tell someone only the green gardens and positive side of something, some of them become skeptical and they begin to thought that you are trying to lure them into this scam. But if you just change your method of teaching then it will become like no i am not luring you i am justing giving you more options to make your life a little better.
Correct, If you teach someone about Bitcoin and try to overdoing it if you got no interest, it may raise suspicion for the other person and they might doubt that you are trying to scam them or something. I believe the best approach is to start by teaching them the basics of Bitcoin and then discuss both the negative and positive aspects. If they show no interest, your last option is to provide proof of how you are earning Bitcoin and making profits through trading or any other Bitcoin related business, If you feel that they don't want to then you better stop and just move on. The point is, yes, we should not force anyone to learn it as, you are totally right, when your tell someone only the green gardens and positive side of something, some of them become skeptical and they begin to thought that you are trying to lure them into this scam. But if you just change your method of teaching then it will become like no i am not luring you i am justing giving you more options to make your life a little better.
To be honest, I have a couple of friends in real life who heard about Bitcoin from me but I never insisted that they should get into it. They simply followed my lead and now they have gained a lot of knowledge and are very thankful that I get them here since they already making profit and bitcoin helped them a lot in their life.
I agree that we must not force our relatives and friends to learn Bitcoin or pressure them about it. We have the right to share information but it is not their responsibility to be interested in it. We can share them the wonders of Bitcoin and see if they got interested. If they did not then we must let it go, it is their right to ignore the information we passed to them. Besides it will be a waste of time if we push them to learn about BTC, they will not get serious anyway.
There are many suggested ways to support bitcoin including building one's interest to learn about it. We can write in various places about bitcoin regardless of whether it's just about its uses and so on. Teaching bitcoin does not have to force, but teach it to anyone who is interested in it. The best support for bitcoin is to use it, yes that includes using it as a means of payment or trading it.
Someone wearing a t-shirt with the bitcoin logo without saying anything is also considered a bitcoin supporter, in fact it can be considered a great way to make people aware of bitcoin without preaching in public.
Someone wearing a t-shirt with the bitcoin logo without saying anything is also considered a bitcoin supporter, in fact it can be considered a great way to make people aware of bitcoin without preaching in public.
Far back 2010 and 2011 are the time the news of Bitcoin was not been spread across, i know vividly that Bitcoin have dominate everywhere, because I believe that internet has made it to be easy to people to get aware of bitcoins, because the way I'm seeing bitcoin theirs no need of teaching people bitcoin because internet will done it to them without any oral teaching of Bitcoin
My experience of telling Bitcoin use case is that it is able to send money instantly. Specifically in my country, if we want to send money abroad, it's expensive and outrageously very slow. A tedious amount of time are required for the receiver to use/get the money. I did not tell Bitcoin in-depth or thoroughly, but in one case, they told the story in regard to it that Bitcoin does work well for them.
The problem among some users is that they kind of preach instead of advocating and telling handy and practical use cases of cryptocurrency, especially Bitcoin. Simply the method of finding a problem and seeking a solution offered by Bitcoin should make any person has enough interest to dig deeper into Bitcoin. Unfortunately, that is not the case mostly, as what have you been said.
The problem among some users is that they kind of preach instead of advocating and telling handy and practical use cases of cryptocurrency, especially Bitcoin. Simply the method of finding a problem and seeking a solution offered by Bitcoin should make any person has enough interest to dig deeper into Bitcoin. Unfortunately, that is not the case mostly, as what have you been said.
If you don't know about bitcoin enough to be able to teach others to their understandings, you can't expect a newbie trying to invite a novice to Bitcoin, there may be a lot of misconception going on because he's not sure of what he's saying and also knows nothing but little, just as you've mentioned, let them decides for themselves, you could also introduce them to the forum to learn more about bitcoin from its official bitcoin discussion platform.
There have been a lot of threads around the forum about Bitcoin education, and all have pointed to a successful ending which is evidence that those from this forum have a good education and are also passing that education to those around them.
I don't know about you but no knowledge that is forced upon anyone who is not interest hardly stick instead it turns out to be a whole waste of energy, before ever I was introduced to bitcoin it was because I showed certain curiosity towards the trend and that curiosity was properly put in check by a friend of mine which properly enlightenment me on the do's and don'ts that is involved with crypto and also properly guided me here through which wish I have a lot more about bitcoin and become more interested in it. All these things happen because at first I was already having the interest for bitcoin and that drive led me to want to know more which made it easy for my teacher to guide me.
Learning needs interest and you can't forcefully pass information or knowledge on someone is is not willing or eager to know. Bitcoin teaching should be done with ease so that it will make the person have freedom to decide for himself if he will buy the idea of not. Bitcoin is volatile in nature,and can make whoever that invest in it without understanding bitcoin movement to panic and sell when the price goes dip. That is why when you are introducing it to someone you should let him know all these. Forcing someone on it will bring more harm to the person that is why you shouldn't force anyone or tell anyone that doesn't show interest on bitcoin. 
Some forum members try to force their kids,friends and relative to learn bitcoin which shouldn't be so. Learning of bitcoin should be based on interest and not by force. If you try to teach someone about bitcoin and that person is not showing any interest, it is better that you forget about it.
It always surprises me whenever I see someone forcing people to learn about bitcoin because I believe they will not listen to you, if they are forcing them to learn they will even see it as a scam because they have been forced to learn it and they will not take it serious, and the worst part is when it comes to convincing people to know about bitcoin or the investment I don't know how the issue will end when if anything bad happened to their investment.
However, the best way to get people to pay attention to someone is by no trying to force them instead, try to explain how it works and how it has helped people. They should also be aware of both the positive and negative aspects of bitcoin. I believe that this will be beneficial and interesting for some people who are interested in entering the bitcoin industry.
The challenge I always have is to convince people not to invest in bitcoin. After all bitcoin is not an investment and it is not meant to give you profit. It is a currency and if you want to introduce it to someone you should introduce it as a currency too. That way they won't have a heart attack each time price has a sudden drop or a sudden rise while using bitcoin the way it was meant to.
Exactly if you are introducing bitcoin to someone explain him the background why it's useful because of decentralisation not how it will give them profits if they hold it because if someone has not understanding about it how it works then with little volatility he will be affected because he will see his investment going down treating it as an asset but for those who also forsee it as alternative mode of payment with deflationary nature they will hold it for long term and use it as well without getting panicked like most of newbie and some old investors do. 
I don't know about you but no knowledge that is forced upon anyone who is not interest hardly stick instead it turns out to be a whole waste of energy, before ever I was introduced to bitcoin it was because I showed certain curiosity towards the trend and that curiosity was properly put in check by a friend of mine which properly enlightenment me on the do's and don'ts that is involved with crypto and also properly guided me here through which wish I have a lot more about bitcoin and become more interested in it. All these things happen because at first I was already having the interest for bitcoin and that drive led me to want to know more which made it easy for my teacher to guide me.
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To put it simply — shoving bitcoin down people's throats even if they're not asking about it is akin to people trying to promote ponzi/MLM schemes to friends and family, even if bitcoin is a totally legitimate asset. Simply a huge no-no.
Absolutely true. I wouldn't find it strange if they even become downright upset with the individual. Bitcoin enthusiast has to be high on emotional intelligence. As soon as you read the room and notice that the individual isn't interested in the subject of bitcoin or cryptocurrency kindly change the subject matter to something they would enjoy talking about. Only bring it up if they ask you about it which they most likely would if they see you doing well courtesy of your involvement in the bitcoin. 
It is how we explain bitcoin to people that will make them decided whether to invest or not.
[/quote]If you don't know about bitcoin enough to be able to teach others to their understandings, you can't expect a newbie trying to invite a novice to bitcoin, there may be alot of misconception going because he's not sure of what he's saying and also knows nothing but little, just as you've mentioned, let them decides for themselves, you could also introduce them to the forum to learn more about bitcoin from its official bitcoin discussion platform.
It is how we explain bitcoin to people that will make them decided whether to invest or not.
The challenge I always have is to convince people not to invest in bitcoin. After all bitcoin is not an investment and it is not meant to give you profit. It is a currency and if you want to introduce it to someone you should introduce it as a currency too. That way they won't have a heart attack each time price has a sudden drop or a sudden rise while using bitcoin the way it was meant to. 
To know if someone really interested with Bitcoin is you should never mention about profit as the advantage.
Just tell him about decentralization and privacy matter, both of this thing can't be found in any financial sector. If they interested in Bitcoin, they will buy Bitcoin and they will realized by themselves if Bitcoin can be used to earn profit.
This mean they're interested in Bitcoin because of the real case, not just the profit.
Just tell him about decentralization and privacy matter, both of this thing can't be found in any financial sector. If they interested in Bitcoin, they will buy Bitcoin and they will realized by themselves if Bitcoin can be used to earn profit.
This mean they're interested in Bitcoin because of the real case, not just the profit.
You cannot make someone learn forcefully. Such an attitude will make the person develop hate for the subject being taught which in this case is crypto.
Spreading bitcoin awareness or teaching people about bitcoin is the best way for rapid adoption of bitcoin. Some forum members try to force their kids,friends and relative to learn bitcoin which shouldn't be so. Learning of bitcoin should be based on interest and not by force. If you try to teach someone about bitcoin and that person is not showing any interest, it is better that you forget about it,and try to talk to someone else who will be interested on it. Remember, no matter the effort that you put in,to teach someone who is skeptical to accept new ideas or that person feels that he is a professor or knows more than you in other aspect of life,or if he is even richer than you,will end up being a wasted effort. This can discourage you to stop spreading bitcoin awareness, due to the negative responds that you will get from them.
On like the content, I appreciate the energy you took to get this message out. I understand that some has got the passion to teach and also, feels the need to have progressive friends and neighbors around them. It doesn’t mean they are good people but, just the way they like to live life.There is nothing wrong with having to teach to people what they need know but forcing something on them, that’s just something you can’t do, shouldn’t do and can not archive successfully. Anyway, the term force seems to be the height of it as used in this context given the fact that, most of those you hope to teach and have them follow through would adults. Of course there is an exception for kids but, kids! Just how do you expect them to come into the system. We surely needs to be wise about the way we go about exposure.
Am yet to see anyone that does better in bitcoin publicity or exposure than the bullrun does:
Bitcoin is not for everyone, but we cannot over-emphasis its benefit. For awareness' sake, it is good to talk about it but not enforced it. Am not sure that Bitcoin's popularity is enough as we speak also your growth in Bitcoin should convince and want to make people invest willingly.
I want to believe that the forum that enforce people to join Biotcion has seen all the benefits but the approach shouldn't have been to force but enlighten them. It is important that you talk about it AND afterward encourage them to do their research.
I want to believe that the forum that enforce people to join Biotcion has seen all the benefits but the approach shouldn't have been to force but enlighten them. It is important that you talk about it AND afterward encourage them to do their research.
That's a good explanation, but mostly of the people who's playing safe for their sake since they've introduced Bitcoin to others so if something might happened like losing funds they might get blamed which is not literally his/her fault. That's why they introduced it by giving them the basic knowledge of the Bitcoin's pros and cons since it's volatile and have a risk involved.
And I'm with you, since this forum literally named as "bitcointalk" so it would side to the Bitcoin like their benefits to hook more people to join in this industry. Still it's true that there's a lot of opportunity in this industry if you only have the proper knowledge and skills, and if you've already build up your mental and decisional making since you need to think carefully for every decisions you make.
if you want to teach or introduce bitcoin to someone, make sure that you tell him more of the risky side and don't just tell him about the benefits,so that it will be the person choice to invest in bitcoin or not. If you only tell the person about the positive side and the person gets excited and believes that bitcoin has little or no risk,or the person thinks that bitcoin is a get rich project from your explanations.
I disagree on this kind of teaching. Why you will emphasize the risk side over its benefits while you are introducing Bitcoin to newbie. You are scaring them instead of converting them to investors since no one will invest on risky assets most importantly that you are keep emphasizing it to him as a big deal.
Risk is just introduced as disclaimer but you should focus on the positive side since Bitcoin has a lot of pros over cons. Bitcoins is just volatile which can be easily solved by just holding strong. If the newbie is interested on Bitcoin then we need to introduce Bitcoin gently so that they will not discourage. Just remind them the disclaimer. It’s very hard to encourage newbie if the way of teaching that we will use is to scare them by risk involved.
Learning or teaching about Bitcoin is just for educational purpose and it doesn't mean that we have to invest on it or should force someone to invest. It's a Digital Virtual Currency which have a good future so it's essential to learn about it.
I also tried to teach about Bitcoin to my Sister and she is a lucky girl because I told him with proper explaination and it's advantages and disadvantages too. And I think teaching others is a good idea but first we should teach our families, then our friends and others. But we must explain then how volatile it is and we have to share how scammers are stealing funds. Because we should also learn how we can be safe in crypto from scammers.
Anyway I am not discouraging to teach others about it but if it's illegal by the government then you should be safe and involving others will not be a good idea at all.
I also tried to teach about Bitcoin to my Sister and she is a lucky girl because I told him with proper explaination and it's advantages and disadvantages too. And I think teaching others is a good idea but first we should teach our families, then our friends and others. But we must explain then how volatile it is and we have to share how scammers are stealing funds. Because we should also learn how we can be safe in crypto from scammers.
Anyway I am not discouraging to teach others about it but if it's illegal by the government then you should be safe and involving others will not be a good idea at all.
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