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Quote from: The Author on June 10, 2022, 04:08:14 AM

The founder of financial tech company Block Inc., Jack Dorsey announced he is collaborating with the rapper Jay-Z by launching a Bitcoin Academy in Brooklyn. The Bitcoin Academy’s mission aims to empower and provide education to the region. The project’s website further details that residents of Marcy House, located in Brooklyn, New York will be eligible for free courses and other benefits like internet data plans.
I think this is the motivation we need to help create awareness in their various countries and educate our people on the benefits of cryptocurrencies.
Thoughts?

https://news.bitcoin.com/education-is-power-jack-dorsey-and-jay-z-launch-a-bitcoin-academy-in-brooklyn/?webview=1

Good initiative! But I believe the impact will be more if crypto focused courses can be provided here instead of just focusing to bitcoin related courses. Blockchain could be an attractive addition to their curriculum as well where budding programmers will get education.

Good education can have great impact on anything and education about cryptocurrencies is the need of the hour. Not only for the programmers but also for those people who are skeptical about the cryptocurrency, can also be benefitted here.

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critics happen more when the publishers are vague about detail.

EG if an article mentions famous people names multiple times, but does not even mention the lesson plan/curriculum of what people will get to learn specifically. in a topic about a school.. then ofcourse its going to leave people wondering many things.

EG lets make an imaginary article: 'housing school funded by elon musk, elong musk elon musk"

is this about teaching the homeless how to find housing, is it a school about architecture/construction of housing. is it a real estate scheme, teaching people how to invest in housing? who knows

i had a look at the bitcoin academy website. .. and not impressed.
they have a huge logo and brand lettering requiring you to scroll more then a whole screen length..
but the explanation of the class is literally a couple sentances that dont explain the class content
then its another large screen space of scrolling displaying famous names and foundations involved

so when the topic of a forum post embellishes "the future of bitcoin" (a world wide currency) but is actually about a small classroom.. in a underprivileged neighbourhood of one american city, it just leaves too much to the imagination without filling the topic with content/substance

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Quote from: mk4 on June 10, 2022, 04:16:34 AM

Lol what do you mean? Educational content like this are undoubtedly great, but how does it "set" Bitcoin's future? Whatever you meant by it.

It doesn't. Although, if you want to put bums on feet, you probably are going to write up sensationalist titles like this. That's the way of the world unfortunately.

Quote from: mk4 on June 10, 2022, 04:16:34 AM

On another note — while this is getting positive attention from the Bitcoin/crypto community, a lot of the masses are definitely not happy with this. They're so mad as if Jay-Z and Dorsey are asking money for this. https://twitter.com/sc/status/1534921133199347712

Yeah, anything that anyone tries to do is always faced with criticism by someone. You can't please everyone. I'm rather neutral, I think the event isn't going to be much bigger than the ones that came before it.

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i would love to see great curriculum courses that teach practical things that can be put towards experience and knowledge that can gain employment.

beyond the basics of how to install a wallet and buy coin. i would love to see this as a economics, business studies, coding/computer science courses. you know.. actual skilled education

i would also love to see this being like a entry into employment by these famous individuals as the employers, where they are seeking employee's and looking at those that pass the course as recruits into the famous peoples bitcoin operations/businesses

i hope this is not just a 15minutes of fame of name association where the only actual service provided is a day course on wallet set-up

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Quote from: The Author on June 10, 2022, 04:08:14 AM

I think this is the motivation we need to help create awareness in their various countries and educate our people on the benefits of cryptocurrencies.
Thoughts?

Firstly i don't think it's necessary painting almost all the text bold before we can read and understand what the message is passing across, regarding the collaboration of Jack Dorsey and Jay Z i want to believe this isn't the first time many of the celebrities will be showing interest in partnership with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies just to feature their showcase to the world, this they think their influence can make a difference but the people got the real logic behind their reasonable doubts, most celebrities take such advantage to make their earnings as i never see anyone making donations or charity to help boost adoption, that's why you see stuffs like this receiving much critics than it should be appreciated, well it will do good to an extent in helping the Brooklyn domains.

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so looking at the website

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teach you about Bitcoin, how it works, why you should care, and how to build your own financial future.

seems vague. so what exactly are they actually teaching.
EG the "what is bitcoin how it works"
is it how to use a wallet + exchange. or the coding of bitcoin
- meaning are they schooling people on how to use a website to buy bitcoin.
- or are they going to go into actual detail that can be useful information for people to maybe get detailed experience to then find employment with a blockchain employer

EG the "how it works, why you should care"
is it again using a wallet and why you should secure your wallet
- meaning basic schooling on how to save money for rainy days and not lose it through silly mistakes
- or are they going to go into deep economics theory of fiat inflation vs bitcoin deflation.

i say this because if its just a intro into how to buy bitcoin. this may not be as helpful as teaching real economics, coding and business lessons that can help people gain employment in the sector.

EG difference between telling people how to hide their excess social security/unemployment payments in bitcoin.. rather than real education of economics and business studies that can help them seek employment

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Quote from: The Author on June 10, 2022, 04:08:14 AM

Re: The future of Bitcoin is set with the launch of Bitcoin academy in Brooklyn?

Lol what do you mean? Educational content like this are undoubtedly great, but how does it "set" Bitcoin's future? Whatever you meant by it.

On another note — while this is getting positive attention from the Bitcoin/crypto community, a lot of the masses are definitely not happy with this. They're so mad as if Jay-Z and Dorsey are asking money for this. https://twitter.com/sc/status/1534921133199347712

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The founder of financial tech company Block Inc., Jack Dorsey announced he is collaborating with the rapper Jay-Z by launching a Bitcoin Academy in Brooklyn. The Bitcoin Academy’s mission aims to empower and provide education to the region. The project’s website further details that residents of Marcy House, located in Brooklyn, New York will be eligible for free courses and other benefits like internet data plans.
I think this is the motivation we need to help create awareness in their various countries and educate our people on the benefits of cryptocurrencies.
Thoughts?

https://news.bitcoin.com/education-is-power-jack-dorsey-and-jay-z-launch-a-bitcoin-academy-in-brooklyn/?webview=1

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