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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @random_ 1 Dec \ on: AskSN: I need your help to orange pill +80 kids! alter_native
Drop Bracket 3.
Teach philosophy before tech.
Move the bullet point "what is BTC" into the tech bracket.
Explain "why do we need Bitcoin" without mentioning Bitcoin.
Use a regtest network, e.g. Polar. Only give real bitcoin to students who "pass".
Use pheonix wallet dev version for testnet.
Focus on onchain first. Lightning requires understanding onchain.
If you must give them something for nothing, give them stickers. https://ideasarelikeflames.com/shop/
(The designs are free, make them yourself.)
Also some good quotes on the philosophy of Bitcoin there. e.g. Fix the money, fox the world.
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Fix the money, fox the world.
YES!
There are technical names for the problems that Bitcoin solves. Off the top of my head, the double spend problem and the byzantine general problem. Surely there are others.
Might be worth mentioning the problems, and past solutions like chaumian ecash and hashcash. Could have a handout of the timeline of research that lead up to/was cited in the whitepaper. (What about the whitepaper??)
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