Pay It Forward for a new Bitcoiner!
I would like to tell you a story... not long ago, in 2021.
I did an experiment to see how nocoiners respond to Bitcoin kindness.
In 2021 I was running a Telegram group to help people with Bitcoin advice. Were mostly with members from UK.
One of the members is/was running a coffee shop business accepting BTC over LN
He even have shown prices in sats directly, no fiat!
So I said to him: man, let's do an experiment with some nocoiners. The first customer will enter in your coffee shop, tell her/him that somebody from thousands of km will pay for his coffee with Bitcoin, instantly, no intermediary. All set, he was just ready to send me the invoice.
So not after so long entered a lady into the shop. Nocoiner. Totally clueless what is Bitcoin and what is going on. She just wanted a coffee. Jake (shop owner) told her about our experiment and she totally agree. She even wanted to see how this new thing Bitcoin works.
So Jake made a LN invoice in his LN wallet, sent it to me by Telegram and I pay it. Done. In just few seconds. Lady.M was so impressed about the whole process that immediately she want to learn more about Bitcoin and joined to our Bitcoin Telegram group. Later I was helping her with all she needed for her business too (she's a chiropractitioner).
I told her: See? that coffee was paid, with sovereign money transmitted over any borders, instantly, without any intermediary, without any control from any entity, only me and the sender knows about it. Can you do the same with any other currency, right now? The answer was straight NO.
My proposal now
Let's do such experiment here on Stacker News! LIVE!
I know I am risking to be scammed with a new anon SN account.
I don't want to know who you really are, I don't care too much.
I care more for bitcoin adoption.
So... let's make an experiment - push it forward.
Conditions, requirements, steps to do
- If you are a cuban, salvadoran or any other place on this planet, where you want to see Bitcoin adopted by your local merchants, come and post here. Don't try to assmilk or scam. We will know it.
- Find a bar that accept Bitcoin, near you - see https://btcmap.org
- Ask to pay with BTC over LN for a beer/coffee. Don't push too much our kindness...
- Take a screenshot of the QR invoice, or share the LN invoice here.
- Record a video or at least some pictures of the whole process and share them here. also indicate the location of the bar or website or some contact. If you post them on a public social media I would like also to share them into my special article about places where Bitcoin is used at daily basis for payments.
- We will pay for your beer/coffee
- If the bar owner is new to Bitcoin, YOU will need to help them how to setup the LN wallet, if you are a bitcoiner that already know. Is up to you which wallet want to use, that is not important for this experiment.
- If YOU are the newbie and just want to help a bitcoin shop owner and bring him into this experiment, then please read first my guides, especially the one about LN wallets.
Let's show the world how Bitcoin works. Let's start that Bitcoin Circular Economy, right here on Stacker News!
ENOUGH WITH COMPLAINTS THAT "I cannot pay a coffee with my BTC wallet, there's nobody accepting it."
ENOUGH WITH USING VISA CARDS! Let's use Bitcoin!
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