0 sats \ 3 replies \ @kr 23 Apr 2023 \ parent \ on: Spending Bitcoin - A Weekend Discussion bitcoin
yeah, my only worry with trying to pressure people to spend bitcoin is that it’s a short-term attempt to improve the optics of bitcoin usage, without an attempt to understand or improve people’s actual desire or willingness to spend.
Interesting, I see it as the opposite of short-term. It seems like the point is to start changing our habits to be more in line with what the long-term will be like.
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imagine you were trying to change your habits in another domain, let’s say fitness.
coming up with a fun new activity that you truly enjoy doing every day will be a far more effective method of improving your fitness than any form of social pressure.
i see the spend and replace movement as social pressure, while i think we should be focused on finding new use cases that people naturally want to spend their bitcoin on.
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I guess don't do it then, but it just seems like a suggestion for people to try, to me. That makes it more like "a fun new activity that you truly enjoy doing every day" than social pressure.
It also is another use case for those of us still in the habit of spending fiat.
However, you're right that more (less gimmicky) use cases will have more impact.
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