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168 sats \ 5 replies \ @fiatbad 6 Aug \ parent \ on: Bitcoin Meetup NYC bitcoin
I mean.... Bitcoin is "money", right?
So, are you focused on creating a "Bitcoin circular economy" in your community, or is it just a group of nerds who like talking about macro-economics?
I'd say 3/4 of the people I run into at local meetups are doing neither. They're mainly ngu and discussing what date they will be getting their MSTY dividend. ETFs and Saylor are the main topics. I make it a point to talk about spending and merchant adoption, but most people think I would be crazy to part with my precious sats. There are a few exceptions thankfully, but it is discouraging
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maybe try selling something for sats? it gives everyone a chance to use bitcoin as money (maybe they've never even used a lightning wallet). Even if they don't want to buy anything, it's kinda an eye-opener because they see some weird guy doing a very normal thing (commerce) with this freaky technology (bitcoin) that is otherwise hard for them to conceive as real. What to sell though...
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It depends on the crowd. The last one I attended had plenty of bitcoiners from 2015/16. I wasn't going to teach them anything. They're set in their ways and want to talk about Saylor. I'm not kidding.
For newbies it would work. Maybe sell an open dime?