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Is it even possible to orange pill old people these days?
130 sats \ 11 comments \ @beameduplol 15h bitcoin
During dinner, I sometimes try to bring up Bitcoin to people, usually of many ages (young, old, etc.) The young ones try to listen, but get lost in what I'm saying. The old ones "understand" what I'm saying, but start cutting me off the moment I try to say more than four words. Usually, their arguments are something like this:
  1. Bitcoin is just some 1s and 0s, how can I trust my balance? (didn't even let me explain PoW yet)
  2. Bitcoin can be taken away, check the news, so many are scammed everyday or lose it (by storing it on a custodial platform, or by showing me rugpulls on some random altcoin)
  3. VISA is so much faster, I heard Bitcoin only serves 7 transactions per second! (comparing the layer 3 equivalent of FIAT towards Bitcoin's layer 1)
Even if I get a chance to explain the first three, they'll hit me with the fourth one, and no matter what I say, they cannot snap out of it.
  1. Bitcoin is too expensive! It's priced at 30,000$, no return! (fiat mindset)
Even if they are in just for being rich in FIAT, they would have a 4x return by now, and that was only two years ago. Old people refuse to believe that Bitcoin could be the main currency in the economy, and that it is an investment similar to other stocks.
Have you guys ever successfully orange-pilled someone old?
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131 sats \ 1 reply \ @spiderman 10h
Call me a cynic, but most folks on an average family dinner table do not have the iq or attention span of remembering more than three sentences at a time.
Ergo, you will not be able to do justice to the topic in a dinnertable. If you give a teaser that someone thinks he can benefit from, he can take the discussion offline to explore in depth later. But chances are really slim.
Also, i have seen people trying to sell shit (insurance, old car or whatever) on dinner table and it's disgusting. If you push too hard trying to sell bitcoin, then people will be ready to assume somehow it will personally benefit you or you have a cut in it in some form.
And finally, you know people have been kidnapped for private keys, right? No matter how small is your stack, some people will immediately assume you got in very early and a multimillionaire now. Do you want to paint a target on yourself? I am not saying your family member will kidnap you, but some people blabber their mouths off, to friends and neighbours. So be careful before you decide to act like some OG bitcoin guru.
That is why I just stay humble, stack sats and learn the technology. I don't go around evangelising it. Bitcoin is far past the stage where it needs any marketing.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 9h
some people will immediately assume you got in very early and a multimillionaire now. Do you want to paint a target on yourself?
Good point
Bitcoin is far past the stage where it needs any marketing.
100%
Sometimes I just say one word: "bitcoin". If the other person laugh or smile, I do not even continue. If they just eyebrows and show some interest, I just ask "what do you know about ?". Otherwise... fuck'em'all Bitcoin is only for the brave and knowledgeable. FUCK THE REST
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 15h
Forget the old people! Is wasting time and resources. Focus on the young ones. They are the future.
In regards of their questions and FUD here you have a list of those questions and what you could answer:
And I wrote several ones on SN too: Bitcoin deniers myths debunked Series: BDMD #1 | BDMD #2 | BDMD #3 | BDMD #4 | BDMD General
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 8h
Maybe one path is to talk first about inflation. Money printing. How much things are going up in price. How the CPI is crap.
That, they'll have first hand experience with. That could put them in the right state of mind.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @chaoticalHeavy 11h
Talk to them about inflation.
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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @denlillaapan 14h
"No, sir. Everything you just said here is incorrect or completely missing the point. Would you like for me to explain it so that you can learn, or do you just wanna yap and feel good about yourself?"
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @DarthCoin 12h
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @d680ecaa8e 9h
Not every time true because doing stupid actions could lead to chatastrophic results
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 9h
chatastrophic results
That's how life/nature teaches you a hard lesson.... remember when you were a kid and put your hand on a hot stove? That's it the point when you are old and laugh about it hahahahahha Being afraid is the worst thing. Be fearless of tomorrow is the way to go forward if you want to have a nice life.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @d680ecaa8e 9h
Something similar to that could be funny
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 9h
Live your life as it would be your last day ever lived. Enjoy the moment. If you live in fear is like suppressing yourself your all feelings.
and this is comming from a guy that survived 20 fucking years in pure communist regime. NEVER forget that
Always be vigilant and never ever believe in any government...
THE SLEEP OF THE NATION BIRTH MONSTERS
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