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Topic: The difficulty of explaining Bitcoin to people is massive - page 6. (Read 1141 times)

sr. member
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In my experience it is not about bitcoin and whether it is hard or easy to explain Bitcoin, it is all about the fact that it is a new technology that people haven't been using before. Imagine if someone came to you who has never used computers or smart phones before in their lives and saw you were using your smart phone and you needed to explain to them how they work! It would be extremely difficult, specially if you don't know how they "technically" work and they keep asking about it.

At the end of the day bitcoin is just a digital currency that you can use the same way you use any other digital form of currency. They don't need to know any more about the technology itself just as they use a hundred different technologies (from their fridge to the car they drive) that they have no idea how they work.

Therefore, as much as possible those of us who already have a little knowledge of how Bitcoin works should be able to explain to them with simpler concepts but do not omit the original procedure. For example, as I said earlier, it is related to daily activities in real life. You can use gold, valuables at home and things that we can actually illustrate as examples of how Bitcoin works (either in terms of transaction tools or investment assets).

Because after all, explaining in full will only give birth to even more difficult questions. I don't think this is too difficult to convey. I have discussed several times with people both intellectuals and ordinary people who really want to know more about Bitcoin. Of course, the main thing we need to think about is the discussion material that has been adapted to the intellectual level of the audience.
full member
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It's hard to explain Bitcoin to people who are close-minded and couldn't understand the real function and importance of cryptocurrency. Once I see that a person isn't interested in Bitcoin, I don't exert effort just educate them about it. A person who is eager to know about Bitcoin would do his own research instead of asking continuous and senseless questions.
legendary
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Compared to past now it is very easy to make people understand bitcoin and things related to it. In my country now we can see more number of advertisements promoting cryptocurrency. By the time local TV channels have started to broadcast series of episodes explaining bitcoin.

Apart from this some exchange ads promote it with giving some information with the risk associated with cryptocurrency investment. Probably this looks like a better way to get some basics and further going through internet one can easily understand about bitcoin.
jr. member
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I won't explain to anyone who asks casually. Unless it's those who have searched the information themselves and don't know anything, I'll discuss it with him. If a person who knows nothing about bitcoin, the explanation is in vain.
jr. member
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For someone who has never used Bitcoin, it is difficult for me to tell him why it rose and why it fell, because when we told him the principle, he didn’t understand it. Some people would think it was a scam and steal their wealth. They didn’t Don't believe in Bitcoin!
member
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It is not easy to explain and educate bitcoin only to people who are not really interested to learn it. I myself, had been taught this by a relative in online only for a couple of months. It was so hard to be taught online as you don't know where to go, what is he talking about, what should I do. But due to eagerness to learn this, i took time to analyze things out and research many times. I even watched different videos and compares it and keeps in mind the most common things discussed in those videos. I also joined different group chats in local board so i can merely understand what do i need to know. If i didn't get what theyre talking about, I asked them in group chats. If they don't bother to answer since there were few arrogant members, I research  it on my own. I think its a matter of time when they 're ready and willing to learn it and that makes it hard for them to learn.
copper member
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You probably weren't able to explain it to him properly, or he wasn't listening and trying to understand. He probably read too much random articles that were anti crypto currencies. Or he probably just reads posts shared in facebook and twitter. Hence all he knows about bitcoin is that it is a scam and is manipulated by the rich/creator. If he gives a little effort and tries to understand what bitcoin is and how it works, then I doubt he would have asked you those stupid questions.
legendary
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When I'm asked these things, I just say that bitcoin is a form of money over the internet, with only a limited number of units produced. No one can control bitcoin since it is governed by a set of rules which makes it mathematically hard for one entity to tamper or change any transaction in the market.

Or you can just answer their questions without even initiating the explaining to them. Then just use words that are easier for them to understand and grasp the gist behind it.
legendary
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You must say to them that you explain it with your own view, for the further information you can google yourself. In this way, those people won't blame you if you explain it wrong or your answer doesn't make them satisfied. It is always difficult to ensure people who don't have basic knowledge about crypto, or never heard crypto at all. Moreover, if they are fiat lovers or real crypto haters, they will never be satisfied whatever the answers. So, it is okay if you already explained it to them as well as you can. Now, it depends on them to try understanding crypto or not.

Stick with the basics or the most simplest way of explaining about it because people would just normally able to understand it directly and if there are some further questions then this is the time

you would divert them into some main source about bitcoin which would really give out even more further information about bitcoin or crypto as a whole.

It isnt really that hard though if you are just simply knowledgeable about it.It do only matters on how you do make some explaination.
legendary
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You must say to them that you explain it with your own view, for the further information you can google yourself. In this way, those people won't blame you if you explain it wrong or your answer doesn't make them satisfied. It is always difficult to ensure people who don't have basic knowledge about crypto, or never heard crypto at all. Moreover, if they are fiat lovers or real crypto haters, they will never be satisfied whatever the answers. So, it is okay if you already explained it to them as well as you can. Now, it depends on them to try understanding crypto or not.
member
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Do you guys have any suggestions on how to explain coins to non-crypto people?
This reminds me of when I first joined this forum I asked a lot of silly questions and it was logical for newbies not to understand the system. However, the best way to explain Bitcoin to non-crypto people is to tell them the purpose of its creation, the advantage it hard and gave them the Bitcoin official website to write it.
It will ease your difficulty when next you see them.
full member
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As a person who had the same feeling while trying to explain some things about Bitcoin, I can understand you very well. It is really hard to explain it to people who have no relation to the technology or people who are fully close to new things. They are doing just fine with the traditional money for now. But when the time comes and digital currencies start taking the place of the traditional ones, I wonder what they will do then.

Explaining BTC to people who have no interest in it is quite a difficult thing. BTC is a different thing not a difficult. Those who have interest in it can understand it quite easily. I don't have much interest in BTC but the moment I came to know that I can receive my digital work payments in it instantly and without any cut, I quickly grasp the underlying technology details.
We need to tell people the benefits of BTC and how it can bring change in financial matters, rest they will understand by themselves.
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Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general are just an "exotic" concept that people don't immediately understand. are not. I have faced the same emotional future as you and most interestingly those who are not willing to accept bitcoin as a payment option or safe investment. The point here is that we need to define these concepts of bitcoin as a long-term investment and aim for the benefits of bitcoin like any other type of investment.
sr. member
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As a person who had the same feeling while trying to explain some things about Bitcoin, I can understand you very well. It is really hard to explain it to people who have no relation to the technology or people who are fully close to new things. They are doing just fine with the traditional money for now. But when the time comes and digital currencies start taking the place of the traditional ones, I wonder what they will do then.
hero member
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actually it's not difficult to explain but they don't understand the world of technology, so we have to have extraordinary patience, just like me before, I was also very difficult to accept bitcoin, in fact I didn't believe in bitcoin at all, but luck was on my side me, because my good friend never gets tired of teaching me and guiding me, to invest bitcoin, now I can feel the extraordinary benefits..
Your friend may be tireless and has shown as a devoted teacher to their students but as you say, perfect luck has been applied to you, and it could also be said that the cells in your brain are attuned to information and don't react negatively to bitcoin while the same amount of data and explanation, no matter how much they chewed on it, they didn't give up on the old idea nor what they had heard about bitcoin as a large community of scammers. There is no such thing as extraordinary that can completely cut off such antipathy towards bitcoin from quite a few people
hero member
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Do you guys have any suggestions on how to explain coins to non-crypto people?

Well, explaining cryptocurrencies without explaining on how the blockchain functions can be quite challenging especially to people who has no interest in them.

While it may take some time, you can refer to them videos on YouTube (e.g. TedTalk videos on BTC) that explain the fundamentals and basics of cryptocurrencies in general. At first, they would be confused as to how it operates on the blockchain but once they get to understand the principles, they would understand it easier. Another thing, do not force them to know such knowledge as it will only attract disinterestedness from your peers!
legendary
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many countries banned bitcoin for fear of being used for illegal transactions such as drug transactions, illegal weapons to be used for money laundering

If anyone raises that non-issue, you should point out it's complete horseshit because cash is used far more frequently for all of those nefarious things.  Cash isn't banned, so clearly that's not the real reason why some countries have taken a dim view on Bitcoin. 
sr. member
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People don’t understand Bitcoin, because Bitcoin is not the currency of the government or large companies, and there is no trust endorsement, and the governments of most countries do not recognize the legitimacy of Bitcoin, which may cause many people to have negative thoughts when they don’t understand Bitcoin.

I think the biggest factor in explaining bitcoin is because of the large number of negative news about bitcoin, moreover, many countries banned bitcoin for fear of being used for illegal transactions such as drug transactions, illegal weapons to be used for money laundering, of course people think that bitcoin is very dangerous and has no prospects because of the many bitcoin banned country.
hero member
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Right, it's hard. Everyone has a different background knowledge, while bitcoin can be explained in several aspects. You explain bitcoin technically to economists, so they just say "yes" or "so that's it" but their minds wander and just disappear when the topic is changed.
Knowledge of bitcoin will be digested more quickly if that person wants to seriously start by adjusting understanding according to what field they will be in.
legendary
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Op, when people are genuinely interested in how it's possible, I think it's best to direct them towards YouTube videos that explain how blockchain works or to sci-pop articles on this matter. You don't need to be able to explain the details, and probably won't be able to do it as good as people who invested tons of time specifically into this task. That being said, from my experience, people who ask questions like this don't actually want to know how it works and what it's all about. They already 'know' that Bitcoin is a scam, that it's totally controllable by someone and that it's a Ponzi scheme and many other things, and if they have such strong opinions about it, it's useless to try and convince them in the opposite.
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