Topic: Why is it so hard to get family/friends into bitcoin? - page 2. (Read 4390 times)

The public perception is that Bitcoin is a bubble that's about to pop or it's far too volatile to risk real money.  I avoid arguing the points by simply acknowledging that Bitcoin is a fledgling currency so volatility is to be expected.  Maybe I point to the FBI being one of the largest holders of bitcoins and the IRS putting out guidance as evidence that Bitcoin is being taken seriously and is here to stay.

Then show them how it works (by which I mean make them use it -- have them download Mycelium for Android (fantastic app) or, if they have an iPhone (FU Apple), have them open a web wallet at blockchain.info).

Immediately send them some BTC.  Have them send some back.  Seeing Bitcoin in action is usually enough to make people curious.  Then explain that, going forward, you will send small amounts of BTC for birthdays, Christmas, etc, and show them where they can spend it.  Bitcoin makes for a great gift because they can immediately spend it/cash it in for giftcards, etc, or they can keep hold of it on the off chance the price will rise.  If the price goes down, well, it was a gift anyway.

You shouldn't expect family and friends to immediately adopt Bitcoin.  You just want to sow the seed and always be on hand to answer questions.  Never encourage anyone, least of all family and friends, to invest money they can't afford to lose.

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i don't think it is a good idea to let they know it

It depends on who is your friend. If he is having knowledge in technology/online currency's  it is quite easy to convince. But for others it is very hard.

Great! I have an investor in for $25,000    Now it's time just to set back and watch.   O an the investor is Me  Ooops LOL

It is not at all hard. Just 5 minutes of talk, and I convinced my cousin to collect BTCs.

well my husband knows about bitcoin already yet he is not into it even though i said that it would be a very good investment like mining some btc or ltc he seems not intrested after all the proof i've showed to him

i also convince him to set a mining rigs in his room in saudi arabia since they have a free electricity he and his co-worker can contribute to buy atleast 400ghs or more because it will give them a good profit but seems like im only talking to myself

whatta dummy

cause they'd rather get you a girlfriend 

Is kinda hard to get family\friends into bitcoin,first because is been a lot of negativity in the media about bitcoin and for example my parents don\t understand bitcoin because is a new thing and they don\t spend a lot of time on internet and on computers .

At point when i compared bitcoin transactions to bank transactions and compared fees, I had no problem to show it to my girlfriend from better point of view.

I've found it pretty tough.  People just make up their minds to hate it.  I could only convince one of my friends to actually buy some, and he was in it for the gambling haha.

its easy, just wait they will ask you about bitcoin and how to buy.... dont start this discussion with them, just wait

If you buy 1 and it goes up in price, you still have one BTC

The trick is to try to get more than 1.   

What would be more productive is to talk to local business that you do business with on a regular basis, and talk to them about bitcoin, and refer them to companies like bitpay.

You family's eyes are going to glaze over if you keep talking bitcoin, and there's no reason for them to use it, other than a speculative, currently very volatile, investment.   If they could actually buy something with it, then you will have made progress.

I'm not talking big box stores, but local businesses with local owners that would be receptive to the possibility of using bitcoin.  When my corner convenience store accepts bitcoin, I will be extremely happy.

That's an easy question to answer.  Because the potential exists to make a ton of money!  It is also a good way to make a concrete socio-political statement for those who are into that (though what, exactly, the statement is is nebulous and open to interpretation and debate.)

The risks of fraud and theft are significant, but relatively easy for a fraction of people to overcome.  Bitcoin is a completely appropriate speculative vehicle for a certain fraction of people.  Not a high fraction, but there are a lot of people in this world so there are a decent number of people for whom Bitcoin is a good fit.  As an established user I take it as a fairly serious responsibility to identify these people and tune any advocacy (if one can call it that) accordingly.

I'm sure that this is one of the issues that people are facing his, what's making them stay away from bitcoin. Why would you invest into something which is very risky, where you could easily lose money?

Its not like that, they just ask stupid crap, and its the same stuff over and over.

Correct, people should read/study/learn before buying any BTC.

Anyone who would be convince to take a position in Bitcoin after listening to some evangelist for '5 minutes' definitely should NOT be fucking around with BTC.  These types have caused most of the damage to the ecosystem thus far be being dopes and losing their stash to criminal (among other things.)

And anyone with get's pissed off by not convincing a 'new user' that Bitcoin is the greatest thing since sliced bread with 5 minutes of witnessing (and undergoing the abuse of needing to field a question or two since you seem to wish they would 'shut up') is probably not the best Bitcoin advocate in the first place.

IMHO.

You don't even have to go into mathematics, they just need to shut up and listen for like 5 minutes. Like good lord, some people piss me off....