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legendary
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Beyond Imagination
August 17, 2014, 10:17:17 PM
#30
Save for retirement, and purchase software/games subscription online in another country

Actually the virtual economy is the place it should be used, since it is on the internet without border
newbie
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August 17, 2014, 10:05:18 PM
#29
because it is modern
hero member
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August 08, 2014, 05:10:43 PM
#28
Why use bitcoin? Because the banksters have us in a headlock. Time to fight back. With Cryptocurrency in general.
legendary
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August 08, 2014, 05:09:07 PM
#27
Iwant to know your opinion briefly. Consider tthat common people want easy to use things, common people don't know a lot of technology, common people use apple because android is to complicated and dangerous. So I am talking of this kind of people. Why should they use bitcoin?

they should not.
hero member
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August 08, 2014, 05:02:33 PM
#26
Great question. Theres alot of positives and alot of negatives. Positives outweigh the negative.
legendary
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This is the land of wolves now & you're not a wolf
August 08, 2014, 04:56:19 PM
#25
At this point common people should use it as a currency to purchase things from companies that either

1) only accept BTC
2) offer significant discount for paying with BTC

Or

If they need to send money internationally, and cannot wait for a bank wire, or do not want to pay the fees.


Common people probably shouldn't invest in BTC, unless they can stomach the swings in prices.  Or if they have a very good amount of disposable income, so it wouldn't affect them all that much to be up or down money on any given day.
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August 08, 2014, 04:01:23 PM
#24
When bitcoin adoption will be completed, its usage will be fast and easy enough to be used by all the common people, but now it isn't so.
legendary
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August 08, 2014, 03:12:28 PM
#23
Common people still didn't hear about Bitcoin so this is the biggest issue now.
Still we have to help and advertise Bitcoin to the merchants so that common people can see benefit of using bitcoin, for buying different products and services but also we should show that bitcoin can be good investment in the future, better than US dollar Smiley
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August 08, 2014, 02:59:08 PM
#22
"Common people" pay 20-30% remittance fees to vile companies like Western Union when they want to send money home to their families in home-country.

With bitcoin they pay less than 1% fees.
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Life is my dream, what is yours?
August 08, 2014, 02:50:19 PM
#21
I agree that bitcoin is like gold in it's early days.
At one point of time, people spent gold like money. I see that as how bitcoin is today. Someday bitcoin will hopefully be like gold, a great storage for money to increase in the future.
member
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July 19, 2014, 05:11:10 PM
#20
I personally think that common people shouldn't be using BTC as of now.
Not until a lot of major stores similar to dell start accepting BTC.

But it saves time, and there are less transaction fees.
Those are the 2 popular arguments.
hero member
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July 19, 2014, 04:50:23 PM
#19
Because some common people in some parts of the world are holding a currency that is depreciating everyday and/or their life savings are going to be taxed.
sr. member
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July 19, 2014, 04:44:11 PM
#18
You could say the same about the internet in the early days, what kind of geek would memorize all these IPs?  Grin
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We Are The New Wealthy Elite, Gentlemen
July 19, 2014, 01:07:35 PM
#17
Iwant to know your opinion briefly. Consider tthat common people want easy to use things, common people don't know a lot of technology, common people use apple because android is to complicated and dangerous. So I am talking of this kind of people. Why should they use bitcoin? what would be their real advantage (and saving few dollars in bank fee is not so big advantage)? how would they use bitcoin? in which kind of transaction would they have a real benefit over actual systems so to use bitcoin? 

These "common people" of which you speak are not going to be using bitcoin until it becomes equally or more popular to use than dollars. The Dollar will have had to have taken a huge hit and become nearly worthless. These "common people" are the kinds of people that didn't have the internet until everybody had the internet.

Also it is necessary to broaden your horizons and realize that "common people" refers to more than one country. The "common person" in America is very different that the "common person" in Mexico or Africa, and they would have much more incentive to use Bitcoin than the American "common person". For instance the "common person" in Mexico may have a relative in America who wants to send him/her money, with bitcoin this is trivial, with fiat there are hoops to jump through, and as you well know, the "common person" avoids hoops at all costs.  Wink
sr. member
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July 19, 2014, 12:57:54 PM
#16
With companies like Circle coming there will be a safe and easy for for people to begin to use bitcoin.

It looks like using Circle will be similar to having a bank account. I'm curious as to how it will actually work out. I think they are just starting their beta now.

I am still awaiting my invitation from them. Has anyone gotten one yet?
legendary
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amarha
July 19, 2014, 12:36:02 PM
#15
With companies like Circle coming there will be a safe and easy for for people to begin to use bitcoin.

It looks like using Circle will be similar to having a bank account. I'm curious as to how it will actually work out. I think they are just starting their beta now.
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July 19, 2014, 12:01:04 PM
#14
Iwant to know your opinion briefly. Consider tthat common people want easy to use things, common people don't know a lot of technology, common people use apple because android is to complicated and dangerous. So I am talking of this kind of people. Why should they use bitcoin? what would be their real advantage (and saving few dollars in bank fee is not so big advantage)? how would they use bitcoin? in which kind of transaction would they have a real benefit over actual systems so to use bitcoin? 

Common people should use bitcoin to make me richer.

I jest... I don't have that much really, I only have what has been paid to me for stuff I sold which isn't that much as I don't sell a lot.

The common people should should use bitcoin because there is a serious problem with the banking industry, at least in the US.

In the US we have freedom of speech but that only protects us from government.

Adult content sites are being told to take down some content or they lose credit card processing.

I'm not talking obscene content -

These payment processing companies will scan for the word "golden" because of "golden shower" and the word "force" because of rape.

When they find it, they don't give a rats ass about the context. The site could be talking about Golden Eagles and Market Force.

All they care about is that their scan of the adult site hit those words.

So the sites have to change their content or lose credit card processing abilities. Interesting some sites don't, so I suspect there are some payoffs happening.

But anyway, point is if you control the flow of money - you have the power, and I believe that power belongs with the people and not the 1%ers that run the banking industry.
hero member
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July 19, 2014, 11:37:53 AM
#13
Common people? As with all technology it is first adopted by a select few who are in the know, but once it becomes mainstream these 'common people' will all wish they took the time to try understand or use the technology. I don't think bitcoin is even that complicated to use, but I realise that it seems to at first, but as with all tech that is a barrier people need to overcome.
member
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July 19, 2014, 11:36:32 AM
#12
Why does anyone want to use it? the benefits speak for themselves.
legendary
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July 19, 2014, 10:56:42 AM
#11
why should common people use bitcoin?
I think average people will use Bitcoin in the future because it will become mainstream for buying and selling digital goods and services, not regulated by the government but users, very simple to use, self control etc.
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