Already deciding to investin Bitcoin via exchange is something positive. 
Self-custody for boomers seems to me too much, too much responsibility, if they were to lose their access keys it would be a big trouble..


memeverse

They are used to trusting the advice of intermediaries

This is the right answer.
The way to orange pill someone is to educate him so that he understands how Bitcoin works. There is a lot of resistance to learning something as serious as Bitcoin. Trusting someone else is a lot easier (and they think it's also safer) than depending on their own technical understanding.
I'm slowly educating a few boomers. Even the ones who buy Bitcoin trust the exchanges and don't consider self custody as an option for them.

bitcoin

Imagine if the boomers were orange pilled

BoJack

>They are used to trusting the advice of intermediaries

This is the right answer. 
The way to orange pill someone is to educate him so that he understands how Bitcoin works. There is a lot of resistance to learning something as serious as Bitcoin. Trusting someone else is a lot easier (and they think it's also safer) than depending on their own technical understanding. 
I'm slowly educating a few boomers. Even the ones who buy Bitcoin trust the exchanges and don't consider self custody as an option for them.