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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @028559d218 5 May \ parent \ on: How MSTR Could Go To Zero OR Why We Should Spend and Replace Bitcoin bitcoin
Some of the educational incentives and narratives have fallen apart.
It should be easy to onboard people to Lightning, opening 1 or 2 channels, to use for spending or transferring money on the internet. Tipping their favorite Youtuber for example or donating small amounts to aid groups or journalists or NGOs, buying things in their local communities or sending money cross-borders as remittance.
But often the 1st time people encounter Bitcoin is twitter which is a ****show.
Twitter really is for advanced Bitcoin users NOT for beginners.
BitcoinBeginners is probably the best place for Beginners. After which I might recommend r/Bitcoin followed by stacker news. Twitter and Nostr are really for people who can see through the BS or take things with a grain of salt... NOT for beginners which I think is part of the problem.
R/Bitcoin? Really?
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People go to Reddit to learn something new. There is no new 'onboarding' process for new Bitcoiners... there is no HR department, no 'welcome' package no basic how-to.
Unless someone dives into the 'how to' section from their hardware wallet manufacturer (which they should) where else do they learn?
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Last time I looked it was a dumpster fire. Why not here?
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There is nowhere for them to learn that Stacker News exists. I never saw it mentioned on twitter when I used to use it.
And frankly it's a little more complicated incorporating lightning. I've never heard Lightning even mentioned by the 'talking heads' that typically discuss Bitcoin
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I found it from Nostr... But my point is this is a great community to learn from. Beginner territory is great and using bitcoin is what got me to really learn. Way more than buying it. You don't have to know lightning to use SN.
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