One sign that tells you that someone is still some centuries behind is when you talk about an investment option with them and all they talk about is physical assets. Some don't even see buying a digital asset as a good investment option probably because they've been used to buying properties or assets they can easily see and show people that they own it or one that's popular like land, gold, houses, machinery, etc. But when it comes to choosing either physical or digital assets to invest in, the advantages of owning digital assets are far more than that of owning physical assets.
Advantages of digital assets.
1. You can be filthy rich with a Bitcoin holding that's worth $billions and still live a low-profile life unlike owning physical assets like acres of land or properties that are tied to your name and will bring unnecessary attention.
2. Digital assets are mobile which means that at any time you choose to relocate to a desired destination, you don't need to worry about selling all your assets before doing so, you can just sell a small fraction that's enough to sort out your traveling fair and keep holding to your digital asset. That's not possible for physical assets as it will require that you sell them under pressure and you might be forced to sell them at a very low price.
3. It's not subject to government regulations or environmental issues: digital assets are not subject to regulation of the government or environmental changes that will affect assets like lands, gold, houses, and properties. As long as you're with your keys and you're alive, regardless of the environmental hazard or bad government policy that's not favorable in your location, you can easily change location while holding your digital assets.
Physical assets are good from the standpoint of diversification of investment and maybe for showing off that you have wealth, but in comparison to digital assets like Bitcoin, it's better to invest in digital assets over most physical assets.
OP just like you rightly said, some persons are centuries behind, so I wouldn't blame them too much for their ignorance, what I do most times is to lecture those person's I know that don't have idea about digital asset, so they too can know the benefits that comes with it. For some of us in Nigeria, we most recognise that this is still a developing nation, some person's mindset are still fixated to a certain belief system, so it will take a gradual process to change it.
Digital asset like Bitcoin is a personal asset that is hidden from the eyes of the public, as most of the investors enjoys their personal investments privately to reduce too much attention from people, meanwhile in the psychology and mindset of some of our country men, you most have physical assets that their eyes can see before they can agree with you that you've made investment somewhere that is what while, which for me I don't blame them because that is the kind of information they are prone to.
But in choosing between digital asset and physical assets, I will likely choose both, because there is nothing wrong in having digital asset and also having physical assets too, they are both investment and is mostly advisable that as an investor it is always good to diversify your investment.