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Hello my good people in the house!

I want to understand something very crucial and important to me because it really borders me and I would love to get some guidelines on how or the best way I could Introduced some of friends to start understanding Bitcoin and blockchain. Though most times wen I made mention of blockchain and bitcoin with other currencies they seems not to understand how it's I have showed them more light but all they says is calling it scam etc, just confused. In my region most Local village don't have modern facilities and many more so whenever I speak it seems is something new to them so I m just seeking the very best way I could narrates to them.

Thanks for your kind feedback.

Why you need to explain it to people who doesn't like it and understand? Is there any benefit for you if you explain it to them , if not then forget about it .let them learn from them selves ,the day will come when bitcoin will also be known in your area and if they get to this point they themselves will be curious what it is and they themselves will search and there is no need for you to explain more.

I thought you want to "block" people as per the title you have. Well, change the title into blockchain. Ok now, if those people in that village don't show interest about bitcoin, then you don't have to act as a hero of introducing it to them while them, they don't care at all.
Introduce it to the people who really are interested knowing about bitcoin and blockchain. And for your introduction, you can simply download pdf files online and download YouTube videos about introduction to bitcoin and blockchain that you can have them watch, there are many of those.

The best way to clarify something about new direction or project or whatever is a personal example. For example you are showing them on the monitor, how you buy some coin, or token, show them, where you can do this and how many people are ingaged there, and sfter some period of time you show again them how much you earned from that buying, for example - you may show how you cash your profit out, or how many profit bowadays you have got, what can you do with your profit. When they will see real movements, it will the best way to show what is it and how it works. Of course this example is too primitive, but I wanted to show the idea. As bloggers in YouTube do, but you will show them tet-a-tete. But in case they will be hesitating it is better to let them to make their own choice.

The best you can do is to look for people that are learned among them and introduce bitcoin to them like starting by telling them what cryptocurrencies are and how bitcoin has been the first and the strongest of all amount all cryptocurrencies. You do not need to explain much about blockchain first to them, just let them know that it is a ledger where bitcoin is safesed. Also you can then explain what bitcoin wallets are, that it is used to store the keys. The explain what private keys and public keys are and why they should keep their keys from attackers. Then you can tell them about bitcoin address and how it is similar to banks, you will tell them to be careful of malware and other means they can be affected. Make sure they are all learned and also computer literates, this will help them to easily know more about bitcoin and some of them will be willing to deal with bitcoin.

Oh shit!
Thanks for the corrections as my device is on autocorrect so it doesn't recognize blockchain except I have to save it manually for it to be installed.

Nevertheless, I got your points I will look towards it sir.

Now what actually happened is that, there are many individuals whom has not understand it or having little knowledge about and besides the world is getting digitalize which payment of any collectible would be available online. As early adopted members of BTT we have to help those out there to spread the word by so doing we tends to carry everyone along.
Now this would give you a better chance to build a strong community whereby communication could be made easily probably you become a consultant may like earn some fractions of percentage from any transactions.

For me the best way is talking about your own first hand experience. It is important also to know who are you talking to, as most of the people just don't want to listen, or will use this information against you:

I can tell you what happened to me once a few years ago. I talked to a friend about Bitcoin, he is engineer so I thought it was the kind of person that would understand what I was talking about, and may have interest. I told him that I had invested a little money and that I was optimistic about the technology and the price. He looked at me as I was idiot, and a few months after, when I told him that the price went up dramatically, he said in very low voice, for him, and with face of anger, something like "this son of a bitch may be right after all". I asked "what?" and he answered "nothing".

That said, be very careful who you talk to about Bitcoin and blockchain, as it may not worth the effort.

Apart from that, another good way to introduce Bitcoin and blockchain to people is sending a few sats to someone's wallet. After all, everybody has a smartphone nowadays, and installing a wallet is something anyone can do. If they have the "skin in the game", even if it is very little money, they may feel more interested.

It's hard to introduce a different perspective of bitcoin to some other people new to it. Abruptly speaking some of them will not get the idea easily. They only knew is that its a form of investment that If you buy there is chance to gain some profits.

Introducing something about investment probably caught their attention however you must also explain the part how blockchain and bitcoin works or the fundamental use case of it and always use disclaimer since this is something risky too.

Smiles, this could be a sign of motivator to them.
Really

Why would people need to know about blockchain? Especially if they are from a rural area. Have you heard about someone going from village to village and talk about MySQL and MongoDB? Even if blockchain was useful, there's no need for regular people to understand it, just like people don't know how Internet works or how planes fly, but they still use them without problems. But blockchain actually isn't that useful, cryptocurrency is the only successful application, and maybe the last.

For many people this is something unknown, you will not explain it to them in any way until they themselves understand it.

In my country, the authorities are trying to restrict people from cryptocurrencies, which is sad and this also affects

Now with the way things are going, don't you think the earlier the better we start educating people about cryptocurrencies??

I was in opportune to speak with most of colleague in city where I m telling them about usefulness of bitcoin many other currencies today they are happy, I m also introduce them how to make use of binance to trade today I m being compensated with some Satoshi as an appreciation.

Now, if I don't do that do you think I can be valued to that extent?
So no effort are being wasted so many are eager to learn based on other's result.

You can teach them  but you can't force them to learn it . There should be a reason for them to want it so you can easily explain it to them . If the person you want to pass your knowledge doesnt want it even you have a good intentions  you will be tired explaining it to them . If you really want that the better thing you need to do is to have a seminar in your city or state and invite the people you want to teach about blockchain and crypto do it in a group.

What could be the peoblem and what is their reason to restrict people from using cryptocurrencies?
Anyway nevertheless, the way you could show or introduce blockchain to those people who doesn't believe it is that living an examplary life style by which it's reflecting on you so if they find out that you are doing well probably you are living large and driving a very good car I think they will pay attention to you while talking to them because you are made from Crypto.

Some times it's very worrisome and stressful trying to impact someone who is not eager to learn and understand things as you do. But one thing for sure is that with time everyone would be used to cryptocurrencies as many suppler merkets and store has started accepting bitcoin as means of payment.

The socio-cultural and educational differences make it necessary to use a different approach. In addition, technological advances also have a great influence on the provision of education to get to know bitcoin. In addition, differences in the rules of each country are very influential. Therefore, in my opinion, the introduction of bitcoin should be from the basics such as: what is bitcoin, its advantages and disadvantages, its uses. After that you can expand the topic to develop the topics that interest him.

For the same reason why someone want to understand what brakes on a car do.  Then problems are averted and failures are quickly resolved.

A taxi cab driver need not learn how brakes work.  But becoming a better driver (especially in inclement weather) is faster and easier when he does.

Not saying that a bitcoin storm is expected.  But learning does have advantages.

What is a best written primer on blockchains?

You should not obligate to introduce it to them unless they requested and wanted to know about it. In my case, I had been into that scenario but I never got the problem introducing the bitcoin and blockchain to him because of his interest to learn. This is why it is better to allow others to learn by themselves and just answer the questions they wanted to ask in you if they get confused on other things. This is how they should learn and should undergone a process.

I think it would be very challenging to explain bitcoin to them if their initial reaction is refuse the information you're giving them and if they are not showing even a bit of interest to what you want to share.

I think, the good first step is to catch their interest. Tell them or show them that it's not a scam and it has lots of potential. Be the living proof that bitcoin and blockchain is actually beneficial. If you got their attention, slowly feed them the details. Just the basics first so that they won't be overwhelmed with all the information they're getting. If they have decided to continue on learning, then that's the time to go on the more technical and/or broader side of it.

If a person wants to learn something then they will make ways to understand it, to help them understand the world of bitcoin, you may start teaching them about cryptocurrency.
1. What is cryptocurrency.
2. What can we do about it.
3. What is the purpose of cryptocurrency.
4. Inform them about the blockchain and decentralization.

You may also suggest them to join this forum, just like what I have done to gain more knowledge about cryptocurrency, I am not that familiar with cryptocurrency, and then one day my friend invited me to join his forum and it helps me understand the world of crypto.

First what is the impression of your country towards crypto specially Bitcoin?because there are some places in where crypto sounds more negative so attracting them to believe is really a hard task that needs dedication and patience.

While some Place has a Good ambiance when talks about crypto and welcoming you open arms.

But before hand,the very important thing is "You are Literally Knowledgeable about Bitcoin and cryptos" because you will not encourage someone if you don't really understand what you wanted them to learn.

The best way you can get them to understand bitcoin is by first answering their questions and clearify them on why bitcoin is not a scam. You're so focused on convincing them to get into bitcoin without realizing they have worries. Why do they call bitcoin a scam, have they been affected in one way or the other from the countless ponzi scheme out there or bitcoin doublers that have ended up scamming them. If you can get this information from them then you'll be one set ahead of successfully convincing them to see the good in the technology.

Make them understand none of those platform offering then specific rewards daily or weekly depending on how their investment options specify aren't related to bitcoin or the blockchain technology entirely instead they're platform leveraging on the popularity of bitcoin to push for their scammy businesses.

Do understand that many individual have fallen victims to the countless crypto related scams out there so to avoid further regrets they decide to tagged the industry a scam. Others that haven't experienced this personally must have heard stories therefore when even you intend convincing anyone to see the importance of joining the industry make them understand first what the industry is trulys all about and not the get rich quick story circulating round.

This is basically the way I describe it to people who are not IT or tech savvy.

What is bitcoin?
Imagine there's a coin that is currently worth thousands of US dollars, but it's not made of silver, gold, platinum or any other precious metal. In fact, it's not the kind of coin you can carry in your pocket or put in a piggy bank. It's a digital currency, which means that it exists only as an electronic record on a blockchain.^[1]

It is not affiliated to any country or government, and thus does not have a central issuing body or a regulatory body. As a consequence, bitcoin is a decentralized currency.

What is blockchain?

Imagine playing cards with a few strangers, but none of you have poker chips, and you've all left your money at home.
Since there's no money on the table, each of you takes out your notebooks, and all of you start writing who's betting how much, who's won, and who's lost. No one trusts anyone else at the table, so everyone keeps their notebooks to themselves.
At the end of each round, you all compare what you wrote down. That way, if someone makes a mistake or decides to cheat to add some extra money to themselves, that attempt is easily caught.

After a few rounds, the entire page of your notebook will be filled with notes on cash flow. You may call each page a "block of transactions".
Eventually, the notebook will have pages and pages of information, that is a chain of blocks.^[2] Thus: block + chain = blockchain  ;)

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Paraphrased from:
[1] https://www.synquad.in/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bitcoin
[2] https://www.uptrennd.com/post-detail/blockchain-is-made-of-poker-chips~NzY5NTg2

I talk about blockchain, which you mentioned in your post, and now you talk about cryptocurrency. These are two very different things. Blockchain is a programming pattern, cryptocurrency is a system that uses this pattern. It's okay to talk to broad audience about Bitcoin, as it's the only cryptocurrency worth attention, but you shouldn't spend too much time talking about blockchain - this knowledge is only needed for programmers who want to be blockchain developers, and they will learn it somewhere else.

It is really hard to teach someone who is not willing to learn or who is not interested about it.

Learning without willingness or focus is useless and nonsense especially that if you are willing to teach but the person you are talking to is not valuing all of the things that you're saying.

Bitcoin and blockchain technology is a complex thing to learn because it has a wide scope that you need to understand not only bitcoin itself. You need to study the market, the techniques, the strategies, making predictions, and etc., also on how you will make yourself disciplined, wise, and successful.

Once you achieve that, don't hesitate to teach other people who are willing to learn just you do before.

It will surely be a complex situation, as rural communities are mostly consisting of non-technical people. Thus, try to explain the concept of bitcoin in a less complicated method. Perhaps, a visual representation may help for a better insight. Also, if you want to educate people about bitcoin, then you should focus on it first. It will be difficult for them to acknowledge the entire information with other things being linked to it. Better do it slowly for efficient learning.

Ask first if what is his motive or reason why he wants to become familiarized with bitcoin and blockchain technology.

Because there are some people who are only attracted when they see money, investment, and huge profits in the market even if they are not willing to work hard.

Besides lack of knowledge, beginners do have lack of patience when it comes to that and they want an instant and immediate profit.

When you will teach them how these two works, tell them to practice self-discipline and patience first.

okay i have got a lot from you all, thank for the feedback
i will try my best to be innovative, creative and make it easier for them to understand how it works.

that is good dear,
this is also how i started too and it is really helping me to gain vast knowledge and with the same method i m trying to impact more people.
now what i do think is that; if someone do not introduce me how would i been able to enjoy the features of bitcoin and altcoin so this came into me and i decided to show others same way i was introduced too to keep the world spreading about digitalization of cryptocurrency blockchain.

though lastly i over heard most of the people i went to brief about the innovation saying it was  the same bitcoin my friend fell into so i shouldn't tell them anything about this that enough is enough, well all i did was that "i said you were scam because they used it as a means of payment or otherwise you bitcoin can be use to purchase or order goods anywhere everywhere" so that you used it to make payment to people who are really there to scam you so why don't you listen let me educate the more that you won't be scammed the second time.

All i saw was a great smile on his face

he said carry on sir.

so that was how i used. 

@Christabel247 Posting multiple replies in a row is against the rules of this forum. You should merge your comments into one post so that the moderator doesn't have to correct your mistakes.

There is no particular way to understand bitcoin to my understanding because you don’t expect who don’t believe in bitcoin technology and always have bad impression of the currency to invest or trade using bitcoin. It’s going to be s lot of work for you because you will continue to explain to them about bitcoin and continue been frustrated, I’m sure because they will never see reasons with you.

You don’t force it on them, they will learn and appreciate the technology by themselves because I believe as information and technology keep spreading there will get to a point when they will be looking for you to educate them about bitcoin without stress. Unless you have some rewards for educating people about bitcoin, then good luck.

Blockchain is vast, they have lots of usages, at the same time people these days when they heard bitcoin, will take a step back because of the news
The best way to introduce them I think the best way is, for example, they want to send money to their love once mostly if you deposit money in the bank it takes 3 days to reach or to claim, with bitcoin or crypto, only takes like minutes, which if they have an emergency it will reach in time, now if they want to invest, show them how to earn, but always tell them the consequences or how bitcoin price changes every time so they won't be shocked,
you have to make it simple because when you say blockchain, I think they will just pass on it because it's very hard to explain in one day, I hope I give you an idea.

So what is a good written primer on blockchains.  How it works technically (ie mathematically).

You can show them the stuff you get from using Bitcoin if you had one or show them brief of your earnings, by then perhaps that could be a way for them to reconsider of learning about Bitcoin and stuff. If happens that they don't believe then stop wasting your time explaining these to them coz no matter how you present it to them, if they are not interested than it's useless. And based on what you have mentioned it would be a lot difficult to lay out about Bitcoin if you have problems on modern facilities.

If your friends are not into cryptocurrencies because they think it is a scam. It would be better for you to avoid pursuing and convincing them to use and buy crypto because you are just wasting your precious time. But if you really wanted to convince your friends to understand bitcoin and blockchain technology, you should be starting to focus and put most of your time into engaging with cryptocurrencies for you to show them the good results of using cryptocurrencies in your daily life.

Sometimes the only reason for them to be interested to BTC is to give some BTC to them and let them wait for the price to the moon. When they see the $20 you gave turned $40, they might just seek ways to spend it and goes back to you to ask a question. 

I have tried this before, one of them came back to ask if he can now buy from me. You will have to be generous for this to work though but yes It could be a way to introduce BTC to someone.

This cryptocurrency is employed for transactions through blockchain and bitcoin is rising so high in blockchain technology blockchain is that the process of storing data by encrypting, the encrypted information of all the financial or asset transactions that are happening round the world during a fairly specific period of your time. there's no guarantee of hacking or stealing from here. People have known about the utilization of Bitcoin for an extended time but blockchain technology has made it faster introduce a system to finish each task quickly.

Put generosity first, explain how crypto works and also let them know how risky crypto investment is by not scaring them off, you can tell them to engage in airdrop hunts just to have ideas about how wallets work, what I've learned so far is everyone won't have interest, those who have interest will surely keep asking you questions after questions

It's a separate replies from different people so I don't know how to reply all at once.

Well, first things first.
You need to inquire if they are interested or not.before briefing them.nor going detailed.
Just tell them Bitcion or crypto currency is a Currency of no bank protocol or government limitations (regulations). Crypto has no limitation of region, since we have the same internet.anyone who has access to Internet have access to spend this Currency.

Unsure if this reply is on topic but one of the major Major problems with the world of crypto are terms like 'investments' , 'brokers' , 'stocks/exchanges'.

I'm still a 100 percent noob to all of this (never owned a penny of btc) yet and still when i read those terms it just sounds to overwhelming. Feels like I should already be a financial advisor when I couldn't be further from it. The more I read about btc I can see why its all necessary language. However, this will only scare people away the moment you start speaking.

It's one thing to introduce them to it but it's another to get them involved. We'll a chat in the future of blockchain in general but you shouldn't be boring and specific on just bitcoin. Introduce other coins as well.

When I want to try to introduce new things to others. First of all, I have to have a clear purpose for why I want to introduce them to them and I will tell them directly what my purpose is to introduce them. There will be many reasons why I introduce Bitcoin to others such as to provide education, create a community, create business opportunities, and even just to find colleagues. Then I will attract their interest, then I create a group only for interested people, and after creating the group I will introduce it more clearly so that with the success of the discussion group it will spread information to many other people. From disinterested to interested when they see that something is working in the neighborhood.

I think you should see first if they have any interest about online investments and cryptocurrency because you wouldn't be able to go anywhere with your conversation with them if at the very beginning, they have no interest. Afterwards, you can start sharing the basics to them. You can introduce them to the forum since it is a good resource of reliable information but still, make sure to read everything carefully and avoid trusting easily. You can also tell them about other sources of valid info about crypto and after that, you can just let them be and see if they will explore more about it and if ever they would find it as beneficial, they will keep on finding new knowledge.

Yeah, lot of information has been given depending on the previous post said I should make them to benefit from it to understand how it's important

The best is just to set up people that have interest and leave the rest maybe as said it's only the good news that will attract them to come back listening to the speaker or presenter.

It is such a good idea of introducing Bitcoin to people that are unaware of its existence,  bet you can never force the awareness on them. You only get to inform those who are willing to learn it . Many people are still unaware of the existence of Bitcoin, some are ready to embrace its learning and advantages surrounding it while some are not interested in learning it. For those who are ready to know much better about it, it is better to introduce them to the basics, such as: its enormous advantages surrounding it, how to choose Bitcoin wisely at the favourable market price, how to keep our wallet safely and so on.

Thanks for your kind feedback, although there's something I practiced earlier and I applied it and it works perfectly without delay. You know the secret is to make them understand benefits and I showed a good example so they quickly enjoyed it and pays attention to me while talking and educating them.