27 sats \ 4 replies \ @SpaceHodler 6 Apr 2023 \ on: How I Am Building A Bitcoin Standard bitcoin
Orange pilling people is risky. That's one of the obstacles against building a circular economy.
I'd like to receive BTC payments from friends, but I don't want them to know I'm a bitcoiner. Lose lips sink ships.
What are you afraid of, exactly? It sounds like you are not able to be yourself or have open relationships, which isn't healthy.
But here's a thought- don't try to convert them to Bitcoin. Instead, show them lightning and Nostr. If Bitcoin is going to succeed, it won't be in replacing gold. It will be all the value that can be used and exchanged.
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Some of my friends don't even have their smartphones protected with a PIN.
Telling them about Bitcoin is asking for a disaster, both for them and for myself.
There is very little content on Nostr that's not about Bitcoin or [extreme, from a normie's POV] freedom - cypherpunk, ancap etc.
I know it's not healthy for me, and I don't know what to do about it. I've distanced myself from my friends, because there doesn't seem to be much I can talk to them about that matters to me. My interests have changed, theirs haven't.
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I've distanced myself from my friends, because there doesn't seem to be much I can talk to them about that matters to me. My interests have changed, theirs haven't.
Same happened to me. I was very frustrated because I had no one to interact with regarding my interest in bitcoin, open source, itsec and programming in general.
Then I found SN where I can talk about bitcoin. Sarted to contribute to various open source projects (like SN) to meet the OSS people in their space. And regarding itsec and programming, I joined a university group which participates in CTFs regularly.
After these "needs" were filled, I noticed I am more open to talk more with my old friends again. However, still not as much as before since we still don't have that much in common anymore. But I at least join when they play some board games again.
People change. Such is life, I guess.
Welcome to SN!
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I hear you. I try to not be too vocal with friends who aren't interested.
Instead, I just stack sats, self-custody, hodl, write more content, and wait for the next bull run when they have questions for me so that I can link them to targeted and relevant articles for them to learn.
It's a long uphill battle but the people that you love are worth saving. We have to be patient with them and exercise our low time preference for years before they have their eye-opening moment.
It will come. We just have to stay the course and be good friends and family to them in the meantime. Focus on just being their friend and living a full and satisfying life.
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