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The reason why you shouldn't force someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you think is good to force someone to invest in bitcoin?
What is the disadvantage of forcing someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you really think the person is ready to bare the risk that is involve?

What are your opinions towards this particular topic?

You see, forcing anything or something on someone is not a good idea or expect that it will result in a bad outcome, and in terms of bitcoin or crypto, imagine you persuade someone you know, a colleague, friends, or family to invest in bitcoin even though they don't want to or have no knowledge about it. What do you think will happen? Of course, expect that the person you force to do something he doesn't know will surely lose their money and may have a negative impact. That's why it is important to only share what bitcoin is and what it can do for someone, and if they have shown interest, then that's good. That's when you can guide them and help them understand bitcoin even more. Thats why I only share about what bitcoin is and how it can help someone without trying to overshare and make them want to know or do bitcoin just because I boost too much about bitcoin.

If I'm not mistaken, I think I've read stuffs patterning to this similar subject here on several occasions, but all the same.

It's actually not right to force any body to invest in bitcoin, as one of the biggest disadvantage is that, when bitcoin fails to perform to their expectations, you be the one the shoulder all the blame, when they are scammed due to their own negligence, they silently blame you for bringing them into crypto to lose their money, some even may suspect you for being the mastermind to their misfortune.

Another disadvantage is that, you become a babysitter, you will have to shoulder your problems and shoulder theirs too, you will have to figure out the solution to your problems, and figure out solution to theirs too, the thing is, you possibly may no longer have to have a life of your own anymore, they can call you up at anytime for help, and if you refuse, you become a bad person.

Never force anyone into doing what you are doing, if they see and like it, allow them to work hard for their own knowledge, only assist at your convenience, and never allow them get too attached to you, let them to understand the importance of being independent in this industry without telling them, that is, let your actions do the talking.

@OP, looks like you are preparing for a project presentation or something? You should have gone ahead to drop your own opinion first based on what was stated on your topic title, "The reason why you shouldn't force someone to invest in bitcoin."

Anyways, the reasons are simply. Bitcoin is a volatile assets and if you force someone to invest into Bitcoin and the market becomes volatile and reducese the investors capital, they will blame you for their loss, peradventure if the person decides to take a legal action against you, you might loss the case because you actually force them to invest into Bitcoin against their own will.

If you want someone to invest into Bitcoin, only teach them what Bitcoin is and also give them some Bitcoin materials to guide them and after they are satisfied with what they learn, they will make their own decision either to invest or not.

All your questions are similar and I don't know It lacks something.
Well you bear the brunt for their loss
If any mishap occur you become who they blame and investments been quite risky always has its decline moment
This period that there's a fall in the market can not only make you bear the brunt of the loss but can jeopardize your relationship with the individual.
Why should you force anybody to do anything especially an adult
They free to make their own decisions and face the corresponding consequences
If I do introduce Bitcoin I never add it would make you rich or grant you huge profit
I usually tell them it's an asset worth holding especially towards inflation in the long run.
In a nutshell, if you force a person to make a decision you would be accountable or responsible for any results that ends up coming.

Because I don't want to be a burden when the price goes down he keeps asking “when it goes up” so I won't force anyone to invest in bitcoin.

Yes, if I think it's a GOOD thing, but they sometimes think bitcoin is bad, or a get-rich-quick scheme and are impatient in waiting for prices to rise.

When he has invested on my advice, then when the price becomes bearish and he is upset because the price continues to fall then it will be our loss not about financial matters but rather, his complaints will continue to come and be responsible for us.

We should be ready to take risks, but sometimes people who are new to investing will be excluded.

First and foremost, bitcoin is a highly risky investment despite of the known fact that it could put a lot of profits into your table. Hence, one should not be forced to invest in it most especially if he’s not knowledgeable and has no prior experience investing in any volatile investment. And one should not be forced only because there are good number of bitcoin investors who end up getting rich in the process.

Know that everyone of us has our own skills and interests in life. And one who works for others might not be possible to work for you as well. So always consider if the person is willing and interested to learn and invest, otherwise all your efforts on helping him and motivating him to invest will only go into waste. It’s still more advisable to let the person decide on his own which investment he’ll be more likely to invest conveniently and confidently. That way, no one will be held responsible if ever he will commit mistakes and losses in the future.

Force is too strong a word. You can’t force someone to invest their money in something they don’t want to. However you can convince people that x investment is profitable. Simply telling people about the benefits of bitcoin and encouraging them to invest can have its repercussions especially when dealing with friends and family. These category of people do not care to know about the risks involved in bitcoin trading and the volatility of bitcoin as an asset. Their only concern is making profits and if that doesn’t happen then they will drag you for a refund of their money. This is something you have to deal with when introducing family and friends to Bitcoin.

This happened to me before with my two friends forcing them to invest in Bitcoin the outcome but the outcome is good at first but when the bearish season came now they blamed me because I suggested them to hold BTC they think that I am a scammer even though I never made any profit from sharing information about Bitcoin or share affiliate link.
They don't even think that all investments have a risk and they should learn to handle the risk and I feel bad about the bad outcome and regret to spoon feed them into crypto that is why I learn that is why I always tell them the risks of crypto and they should DYOR always before they enter into crypto and I told them first they shouldn't blame me for their lost once the market price didn't perform as their expected because I already told them the risk and it's their own choice if they are going to bite or not as long as I just gave them enough information without forcing them.

But if you are going to try to force them, maybe use a gun? But if you are going to go that route, consult one of the folks in the All people Should have the right to own Guns in our Society (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5494720.0) thread first, right?

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Your reasons are very clear sir, you have just said it all. in addition to what you just said earlier is not good to force someone who is not willing to invest in bitcoin, not because he don't know about bitcoin investment, just that he has chosen not to invest, deep down he has a reason for making such decision, some person might be scared of losing their money in bitcoin investment. However we need to have this at the back of our mind that bitcoin investment is  not a do or die affair is only for those who are willing to take the risk.

Hmm, that's interesting!
Why shouldn't I force someone into a bitcoin investment ? The reason is simply: because of the high volitality. If I force someone to invest in it and the price goes down so he will put all the guilty on me for his loss.

No Never!
I not in the fever of someone who just forces someone to invest in Bitcoin. Everyone has their own choice about whether they want to invest in Bitcoin or not. Because it has a lot of risk involved. Despite this, if there is no financial abuse, it is correct to force someone for the educational purposes.

You will be considered a financial abuser, and also he will also burden you for his losses.

It depends on him if he knows about the risks involved in Bitcoin investment. So there is nothing to be worried about. Because risk is one of the main factors in bitcoin investment. If someone understands the risk involved, it is a good idea to encourage them to invest in Bitcoin. He will not know how to manipulate the risk. So advising or forcing him is not a bad thing, but it will be beneficial for him.

It's pretty obvious why you shouldn't force someone to invest in bitcoin and I think that it's the same for almost any kind of interaction, it would also make you the bad person in the conversation because you'd get some kind of manipulative vibes and people really don't like it when you dictate what they should be doing since it's totally unhinge and stupid. Also, forcing someone to invest in bitcoin is kind of like using the same polarity of magnets, the more you try to force them then the more likely it is to go away so be careful how you do the convincing because there's a thin line between forcing and introducing. You need to make sure that you're not also that obsessed about them investing, that's creepy.

If you force someone to invest in Bitcoin they may just be investing in Bitcoin to please you and to get you to stop pressuring them to invest.

This question is already answered.

They could blame you for everything if it does not go as expected .]

Even if the person you are forcing to invest in Bitcoin knows about the risk because you told them, they do not have a very good understanding of it because knowing about the risks and understanding the risks are two different things.

What if the person does not know about the risk that is involved in bitcoin investment Probably you keep telling him about the risk
all of a sudden he change his  mind what will you do? Will you keep forcing him to invest in bitcoin? Because there are people who is always afraid of losing their money in bitcoin investment so this set of people you don't need to force them into bitcoin investment, because if you do just have it at the back of your mind that you will be hold responsible for anything that will occur when making the investment.

I can live with the idea of forcing me to invest in Bitcoin as long as the money isn't from my pocket but when it had to do with me using my hard earned money to do what I don't feel like do is a no for me. When you force someone to do something it won't be done in a proper way and things might get messy, in a case that has to do with money I think is bad because 1, the person doesn't know what he's investing on, 2 is like you're asking the person to lavishly spend his money.
You can't be too sure of having more than your investment money in Bitcoin, before leading anyone to invest in Bitcoin you'd make sure the person knows what he's getting into, things might be on the losing side when he or she start with the investment, as long as it's money I feel it won't be nice to let somebody lose his or her money knowing quite well the danger he's getting into.

You don't have rights and power to control other people so you can not force them to do anything you want.

You can only recommend, advise them to do things that you consider as good, promising, profitable but at the end, they make decisions and you can not force them to do the same like you.

This explains lack of power from your side to manipulate actions of others.

Another thing which is important is, you are not and should not be responsible for actions of others, so please don't force anyone to do anything. This only drags you down the mud with them and I am sure you will not be able to carry such responsibility.

You should not invest in something that you do not believe in or that you believe will bring you a good return, and thus forcing your friend to invest will make him sell at a loss with the first price correction. If I were in your place, I would convince my friend to invest when the market is down and then wait for at least 10 years. The risk rate will be 1% and the probability of not getting profits is very low.

Total agreement with this one but encouraging is the worst offender in my opinion, someone can just stop at telling the benefits of investing in bitcoin and they'd never see those repercussions that you're talking but some people are too enthusiastic and you're right, these people don't care about the risk and the volatility of the bitcoin market because they've been in bitcoin for long that they already knew that when the price starts to go down, it's not something that will bother them because they know that the price will eventually go back up and more, but the people that they're encouraging to invest doesn't know that and they end up getting caught off guard.

The reason why you shouldn't force someone to invest in bitcoin. If he didnt like about bitcoin why bother to force someone in it. I had a friend who know crypro know about bitcoin and so on.

Long story short I introduced crypto world to 4 of my friend they actually learn from it and participate in altcoin called Idena while a go, 4 of them get paid from it but after a while the idena coin has dumped in price and there is problem there and 3 of my friend decided to not touching crypto again and only one friend that still like about crypto wolrd.

Im not pushing them i just give a little about crypro about the advantage and disadvantages so the final decision is on their

you might really want your friends and relatives to benefit from bitcoin investment but like the old saying goes, you can force the horse to the river but you can't force to the horse to drink from the river.
Even when you have good intentions for someone whom you wishes was investing in bitcoin, sometimes it's just best to let them make their own choices.

Another reason why one should never force a person to join or invest in Bitcoin is because if you eventually get them to invest in Bitcoin and then the market begin to fluctuate and then bitcoin experiences begins to experience a decline, they'll blame you for compelling them to make such investments and this could end up with them selling at a much much lower price.

Its not good to force anyone to do anything, period. Unless it is right to do so, or to be made right by doing so. Otherwise this will usually be like shooting yourself in the foot because that person would resent them if the investment was to go south. For this particular example I would say that the investment being BTC is definitely not going south, so I would definitely place that bet. In general though I think what is most important is that it would resonate with that person & that they would understand bitcoin and realize that it is a great investment. If you have to force something on someone then its a complete waste of time, people will do what they want to do.

We should not force someone to invest in Bitcoin. It's up to them to invest in Bitcoin or not and our job is just to explain that there is a good investment, namely Bitcoin. We can provide sites that are useful for them in conducting research and assist them in learning. But once again, we should not force them because that is their decision. We should let them think and not have to wait for their decision. Most of them don't want to bear the risks and there is a possibility that they will ask us to be responsible if the risk of losing their money becomes greater. That will get us into trouble.

In general, I think that it is never a good idea to force someone to invest, whether in Bitcoin or in any other field, if it is not of their complete will and choice.

There are many reasons, but the most important of them is that if he does not like Bitcoin, he will inevitably fail. The reason for the success of any thing is love and belief in what you are doing, and if this person does not have faith in Bitcoin, he will fail.

Finally, if the investment succeeds, he will be happy, but if it fails, he will hold you fully responsible, and problems will arise between you, and you do not know how all this will end. Therefore, it is better not to force anyone to invest.

I personally think no one should be forced to invest in Bitcoin. If someone wants to invest bitcoin on his own then you can help him as much as possible how to invest better give a complete support to a newbie but no one should force bitcoin investment. Those who are new to Bitcoin must acquire enough knowledge about Bitcoin investment before investing. Always have a long-term plan when investing in Bitcoin. If we can invest with a long-term plan and check the market, we will definitely be one of the successful investors. Many times it is seen that we lose patience in bitcoin investment we should not lose patience we must be patient in bitcoin investment.

There is no point in forcing someone to invest in Bitcoin or anything else. Investment is a privilege, not a punishment. If a person does not understand this, he doesn't deserve the results that investing can bring him. Investing is an activity for adults, for independent, balanced and far-sighted people. Only in this case can it be successful. Yes, without such an approach, someone might just get lucky. But this does not mean that such a person can be called an investor. An investor acts based on his own intentions and desires, and not because someone forced him to.

Why should anyone force someone to invest in Bitcoin? Thats not the right way, someone need to develop an interest in Bitcoin, and by forcing them you aren't helping them at all, they need to start doing their own research by themselves first and maybe if they later have an interest you can then guide them.

Never take money from anyone to invest in Bitcoin, let them do it, the moment you help them out, be expecting lots of complaints or even blame if something goes wrong.

Never help anyone to open a Bitcoin wallet, they might lose their asset later and start suspecting you, thinking maybe you cram the words in your head, they should be the one to create their Bitcoin wallet, your present isn't needed.

Forcing someone to invest is going to look suspicious, not immediately but after something goes wrong or if Bitcoin looks pretty bad in value, I have been in this situation before, it felt like I put myself in prison and tossed the key myself.

If it is a matter of business then we can only give advice to others but we cannot force others to be a part of that business because in business or investment there is a greater chance to lose money if a person is not familiar with the basics so they will easily lose their money.

The main reason that we should not force anyone to invest in Bitcoin is that if we force them then they will not learn about Bitcoin and will put money without Investigation so surely they will face troubles and if they lose money due to such troubles they will definitely blame you for such loss and Bitcoin loss is not so small that can be avoided.

Success does not achieve by accepting the force of others but if a person is interested in something then he will learn about it and if he finds it profitable then he will initiate it.

Even if it's a good thing, it's often not good to force somebody into it. If it isn't life and death, I'd rather let others take action according to their willingness and freedom.

However, as regards Bitcoin, why should we even force it to others? I mean, there must be a smoother or organic way of doing it. It's probably enough that you introduce Bitcoin to somebody. If there are questions, you're willing to answer. If there's none, no problem. If there's no interest at all, it's their choice.

It is never wise to force someone to do anything. You are doing the work you are doing in your own knowledge and experience, when you advise or request another person about something if he is inexperienced who has no desire in that matter then all his responsibility will be on you.

When you encounter a problem, there is a natural risk of encountering that problem. Then you will be confused as to whose problem to solve first.

If you fail to solve the problem, you will become an enemy to him, there is a risk of ruining the relationship. Forcing a person to do something against his will brings harm to himself.

Disadvantage
 - you will take the blame once they get scammed or lose their money
 - you'll be taking responsibility for them

Advantage
 - you are giving an opportunity
 - you are educating people


Now, it's up to you to think if it is best to force them or rather not. But if I were you, I should not. Maybe in the way of helping them to understand what is all about is okay but in the way of making them invest, please don't.

That would be something else, in my country, that's probably considered grave threat, coercion, and attempted murder but hey, the word was forced so technically, you were forcing them to do something. Don't go that route because it's not a good route and you don't want the headache of dealing with guns. It's not a good thing to force someone to do something for you even if your intentions are pure and good, the way that you do things will be the deciding factor as to whether you're not being a dick about that thing that you're recommending to someone.

The concept of bitcoin is freedom! If you ever want to force someone around it, it deviates the concept of bitcoin so in a common sense it's not a forceful deal. One major reason why we shouldn't force anyone to invest in bitcoin is that whatever happens as a result of the investment the blame will be on you and that can be a very bad effect in your reputation. Some people may not know what you're doing for them hence will spread rumours about you that can affect your trust in one way or the other.

It's a NO for me. It's not good even though you want to help but force is not an option.
I think it's in my first response.
Bad reputation
Lost of trust
Unhappy state of mind
Etc

If the person is ready to take the consequences on him or her self it wouldn't be classified as force anymore.

Perhaps it's not bad but poor in composition and additionally in one way or the other I have discussed this topic here in the forum.

If you force someone to invest in Bitcoin when they don't have any sense of understanding about the Bitcoin volatile network, it can result to lose of capital for them and they are going to hat you for that because it seems you have mislead them. Investment is supposed to be a choice that the investor will make on their own and not anybody forcing them to invest. It was on this forum I saw a thread about someone who invested all their business capital into Bitcoin and when the price become volatile, they started to complain and cry just to recover their loss. It is not good to force anyone to invest into Bitcoin.

I don't think it's right to pressure people into buying Bitcoin or any other investment if they don't want to.  I get excited about crypto and want to share ideas, but that enthusiasm shouldnt come with expectations.  If someone asks me how Bitcoin works or asks for tips, great! I'm happy to point them to videos or articles that explain it in a balanced way.  But if they're not interested or don't have the money to speculate, I respect that too.  Building wealth has lots of paths - Bitcoin is just one risky option among many others and  people should make their own choices.

I don't even want to recommend or give any bitcoin investment advice to others let alone force someone to invest in bitcoin. How would you feel when someone forces you to do something you don't like or know nothing about? If you feel uncomfortable, dissatisfied and offended then the people you are forcing to invest in bitcoin are feeling the same way. Therefore, imposing your thoughts on others, forcing someone to do what you want is a bad idea.

We should stop doing this to others and we should not do this to our children either. Many parents are delusional about the power of bitcoin and think that bitcoin will help them become financially free, and they are forcing their children to learn about bitcoin without caring about their children's feelings.

Invest is the next matter subject, if someone is not trying to learn about coins like bitcoin then you are bothering to inform him about bitcoin. Just because you know not everyone likes Bitcoin, if anyone don't have the slightest interest in the investment you mean, leave it out. I would never force anyone I know to buy bitcoins, but if he wants to learn about bitcoin investing in the future, I will definitely do it if I have to help him out. Bitcoin is illegal in my country, if I force people I know to buy bitcoins. If I want to do it, my relationship with him will be bad, and I can have legal trouble with him. When a person realizes that there is risk involved in any investment, they will come forward to take the risk in Bitcoin investment.

Because those people will just blame us if they lost their money from whatever reasons they take. Also for sure those people who's declining bitcoin is not ready yet to learn about it that's why for us not to feel bad on those people and we will not create conflict to anybody much better if we don't force people to invest on bitcoin since we are just wasting our time with them. Its more fine if we focus to build our own portfolio since with this we can generally earn more rather than waste our time on wrong persons.

If someone came to us then ask about bitcoin and they show that they are eager to learn then this people are best candidate to teach about bitcoin since for sure they would accept the consequences of the actions they have done.

Doing that is against your will and interest is clearly injustice. You would not want to do things that is against your passion. Even if it means investing in bitcoin, still it won’t guarantee success if in the long run the investor itself loses his emotional control and quickly resort into panic selling, that will definitely fall into a huge loss. This is why I don’t force someone to invest in bitcoin and ride with the hype knowing that this type of investment is risky and dangerous, most particularly for those who are investing only without prior knowledge but only greed for quick profits.

Does a question like this make any sense? Forcing someone to do something is completely wrong, especially if it can cause them any damage, whether it is damage to someone's health or financial risk. I cannot at all put myself in the position of someone who thinks in a way that sees something good in forcing someone to invest in Bitcoin ???

There is literally no advantage when you suggest someone to invest in something and I'll tell you why. When you suggest someone to invest, like you said, you'll be blamed if they get scammed or lose their money and people want to make you responsible for their loses if it occurs. Another disadvantage here is that even if they win, they don't really want to share profit with you but instead, they ask you for more, i.e. for more advices about where to invest right now, is it this coin good or bad and so on.
If you want to educate people, it's better to tell them that cryptocurrencies exist and are very interesting and suggest them to check it out. Asking someone to invest in it is a very bad idea, forcing is the worst ever.

Of course that's totally wrong, because the OP used the word "Forcing". And coercion is a bad action because
is the same as putting pressure on someone to do it because they are forced to, not because they want it from their heart or intention.
Investing in Bitcoin is very risky of losing money which can endanger a person's health and also make him frustrated, what's more, this involvement is not of his own free will because of compulsion and this will make the person blame the person who forced him. And this is not good advice, in fact this is a very ridiculous idea because it is "Forcing".

It is not good to force someone to invest in bitcoin and the disadvantages of doing that is far worse than the advantages. You can’t force someone to invest into something without them knowing what it entails or what it is all about. The risk involved is such that if it doesn’t go as planned they’ll lose total interest and trust in bitcoin which is not what the bitcoin community wants for all bitcoin lovers.

Before this coming halving took place this year, some users encouraged their friends to invest in bitcoin because they feel the bitcoin price will increase after the halving but it didn’t, now they’ve lost trust in bitcoin and also lose the trust they have in their friend. If you are inviting someone into an investment, explain to them the pros and cons so that anyone that comes up will be tolerable by them since they’ll be expecting it.

In any case, forcing someone to follow what we say will not look good as long as there are risks that the person must understand. Because when he experiences a loss due to no longer being patient in waiting for profits from the Bitcoin investment you suggested, that person will very easily blame you as the person who gave him the advice. Although on the other hand, he can also praise you excessively when he has benefited from what you suggested, so you also need to consider this before forcing someone to invest in the ideas you will give him.

In my opinion, this question is quite meaningless because once we use the word "force" it will never bring any good results. So forcing someone to invest in bitcoin will always be a bad idea. And your question is even more meaningless: once they don't like it, that is, they fear something from bitcoin, how are they willing to accept the associated risks? I don't know what is the purpose behind you forcing others to invest but I am against this.

That's not always true, a lot of people wouldn't give you credit if they had success from something you suggested but they wouldn't hesitate blaming you for the failure of an investment or a business or anything that you suggested they should do. So it's better to not give suggestions to anyone even if they ask for them.

I used to give free suggestions to people all around, only about things that I thought could be beneficial for them, but I stopped doing that when I found out that when things don't work out for them, they start blaming me for it.

Something that works for you doesn't have to work for someone else as well, so you can't suggest others what worked for you because if it doesn't work for them, they wouldn't think this way and say it's okay, but they would say it was you who suggested it and now it failed.

Because coercion is a bad practice?  If your friend does not want to invest in bitcoin according to his reasons, then you should absolutely not pressure him.  If your persuasion efforts are ineffective, it's likely because your arguments are weak or they simply aren't comfortable with the idea.  Shouldn't you respect that?


You're failing at being an adult, and your reputation as a friend, colleague, family member, and more is suffering. 

You don't need to force someone to engage into something no matter what, simply because there's this thing called initiative and interest. Not because you are gaining profit from investing on Bitcoin, you'd already force or encourage others to also do the same thing. Why?  They need yo learn things on their own and what's best for you to do is to just share your knowledge about something to them and it depends on that individual whether he would engage or not. Encouraging and forcing is different from just sharing your insights. Forcing them will just make you liable on their money especially if they lose. You'd more likely be a part of the blame because you forced them in the first place. Same thing goes with encouragement because they'll be hyped of profit and won't be seeking to learn the risk and how yo manage it. At least if they are the one to be curious and interested, they will know to themselves that they have to act upon it, eif ever something happens.
Rare indeed and never do such thing as chasing the praise from other people 'coz that is one sided; praise if profit and blame for loss. Just let them be and avoid spoonfeeding them with information. Reflect on how you started your journey.

Well, as long as it’s done without his own will, that will literally look not good and worthless, simply because he might not be prepared enough to take such risk or to overcome those inevitable risks like losing and committing mistakes every time he decide to invest. With that, it will mostly end up having you held responsible of his future losses and mistakes while investing, and of course you can’t deny it since you let him invest without educating him first and making him aware the risks associated when investing in bitcoin.

There are so many reasons but the most important reason is that why would someone force a person to invest in Bitcoin? Even if the person whom you're forcing is your brother, but still why would someone force anyone to invest in Bitcoin?

Investing in Bitcoin or investing in anything is someone's own choice and I believe that if someone wants a person to invest in Bitcoin then that person should give him reasons that why Bitcoin investment is a good investment.

If the reasons are satisfying then that person will invest in Bitcoin or al least think about investing in it. However, if reasons aren't satisfying then he/she will avoid investing in Bitcoin. I would say, that simply tell someone about Bitcoin and how it could change the future of finance, if that person gets it then he/she will invest in it.

Who is the person with a fine mind who will force someone to invest in Bitcoin? It's really a red flag because at first, it's not your money that will be used to invest. Second, it's not you who will invest.
What's best here is to educate first and have proper knowledge about Bitcoin and let them decide if they will invest in it or not.

Lets start with the last - I find the premise of this topic to be inane. Why? Because no one should EVER think they have some kind of 'right' to force ANY sort of investment advice on anyone. Assuming the other person is interested in BTC then discuss with and perhaps even encourage someone, sure. But FORCE someone -- NO. Period.

What kind of egocentric self-righteous asshole would ever even think of trying to force any sort of investments on others....
Given that, all answers are No, No, No and, No.

I really don't recommend forcing someone to invest in bitcoin. When someone is interested in bitcoin, I just explain what I know about the benefits and risks they can get, and of course I really warn about the risks.
There are very many cases that people who teach someone about bitcoin or invite someone to this investment, when they experience losses, the person who invited them is the one who will be blamed. However, I avoided that. In addition, people who really want to invest will do in-depth research before investing.

Maybe in some cultures there is such a way of thinking, whether it is that some people simply consider themselves smarter than others and want to impose their "smartness" on others, or they just want others to profit, but they do it in the wrong way. I assume that it is something similar to the attitude towards plagiarism and the use of AI, which for some is completely normal - while for others it is completely wrong and inappropriate (in the context of the forum, of course).

If you can help someone by answering some questions when it comes to Bitcoin, or helping them install their first wallet, that's a good way - everything else is simply wrong.

It is similar to pressuring someone to do something they are unaware of when you try to get them to invest in Bitcoin. If you are good investor you don't have to force someone to invest. If they see that you are looking good through investment, I believe they will realize how important it is. I don't even think it looks normal to teach someone how to invest at this point because all they will be thinking about is to make a lot of profit on time, just to become as you do, and they don't know how long you have come with it, they don't have the idea of the particular amount you have lose through investment. To be honest it is not easy to convince someone to invest because you don't know if they are ready to take the risk.

I have seen many people who try to convince their friends or relatives to start an investment, maybe the person did tell them about the risk involved in it, but in the end, the project they invested in crashed, how did you think those that he bought new will feel? They started calling him names, that he stole their money, they needed their money back, and they were no longer interested in anything investment. So if anyone is trying to teach someone how to invest, let him know the risk involved, and that investment is not a place where you can get as rich as they think, it takes time with the patient.

You don't need to force anyone to invest in Bitcoin, if they aren't interested just let it be, its too hard to change people's perspective. Its just a waste of time. We know the potential of Bitcoin but people are afraid to take a risk in life and they really know how hard-earned money is essential thing to them so they keep the value on this. Just guide them what are the things they need to know if they are willing interested with crypto. For me a number one rule if you want to help is, dont let you decide where they put their money we are preventing blaming for future here because of the possible mistakes might happen, the market is volatile, protect your self too.

I'd say that forcing anyone to do anything is generally bad. Some things are worse than others, but force should only be used when no alternative is viable. When it comes to investment, it's important to keep in mind that we all make our own financial choices and take responsibility for those choices. There are some exceptions, such as automatic investment choices for pension funds in some countries, but that's the general rule. So not only we shouldn't force anyone to invest, but I also believe we should not try to convince anyone to invest. It's other people, their money, their financial choices, their responsibility. We shouldn't get entangled in that. It's just wrong to impose our will upon other people in matters that concern them and for which they are responsible.

If you feel you have the ability to take responsibility for their investment, can commit and guarantee them, you can force them to invest in bitcoin. If you can't guarantee for them, don't want to take responsibility, and don't want to be blamed later, then never force someone to do something they don't like. Also, what benefit will you get from forcing others to invest in bitcoin? If not, why waste time doing it? Before doing anything, let's think about the benefits and harms we can get, if it doesn't benefit us then we shouldn't waste our time.

Well, two things really.

1. When you force the bitcoin narrative over someone who's adamant enough to decline your offer, you're basically just wasting effort you could've invested in something else more productive, like perhaps informing the general public about crypto in general to dispel these fears and concerns. Focusing on a single person who's already not into it in the first place is just going to cost you more sanity and perhaps even more money.

2. They'd think you're an asshole.

If you're really willing to go the distance and be referred to as the asshat of the town who doesn't quit with his bitcoin thingamabob, then go, suit yourself, but if you're a sensible person who knows when to quit, then recuperate and research on better ways to inform the public. Sometimes all they need is someone that they'd respect enough to hear out. If you're not that person, look for that person. But again, do not push the bitcoin narrative too hard.

Forcing someone to invest in bitcoin is better not to do, because it will not be good. We can't teach someone to play football if he doesn't want and is not interested in playing football, so it's the same as forcing someone to invest in bitcoin. You can never force someone to invest if they don't have the desire and interest to try it. I think just explaining is enough, then let him make his choice. If he is not prepared for price fluctuations there is a high possibility of blaming you, so rather than that happening it is better to just avoid it. Starting to invest in bitcoin requires maturity and readiness, including being ready to take risks.

You don't need to force anyone to invest in crypto or Bitcoin, it is their money why would you force them to spend it on something that they don't like?
If they lose their money on this investment would you compensate it? what would you get if they invest on it?
I don't see any reason why we need to force them to invest.

A question has been recurring in my mind, can anyone be forced to do anything, especially a well-educated, knowledgeable person, who understands everything, can think and understand? We can only tell people to do something, we can never force someone to do something, I believe.
And now there is an era where people don't believe what they hear, believe what is shown to be true, so it is better to buy Bitcoin than to force someone to buy Bitcoin. Buy, profit from it, and show people your profit history if you want someone else to invest in Bitcoin and get profit instead of convincing him with nuts he will never believe until he sees with his own eyes.

I have seen people readily willing to do what they see as their benefit. In today's age, every other person who wants to develop understands the usefulness and importance of Bitcoin, so it has become easier to convince people.

There are many reasons why we don't need to force other people to invest in Bitcoin, because when we force ourselves, they don't understand how to invest, so when they experience a loss we are the ones to blame.

If you are unable to explain or teach how to invest correctly then forcing other people to invest will end badly for us. Because investment is full of risks and they spend money to carry it out.

There is no real harm to the person who imposes it and maybe when something happens it will make the friendship relationship worse. But there are losses when the people we force don't understand how to run investments and when they experience big losses then we are the ones who are blamed.

You can't force someone to do anything, but you can definitely sway them with good reasons. Showing off your Bitcoin success is way more convincing than just talking about it. People are all about what's in it for them, so highlighting the benefits is key

You can force you to invest in Bitcoin for yourself, not for others. Why should you force someone to invest if they aren't interested in Bitcoin investment? You can just explain the advantages and disadvantages of bitcoin investment. But you can't force it. Because this is a financial decision, it must be made by the investor. We will not carry out the loss if something goes wrong in some way. Each of us has different thoughts, so our investment plans will be different as well. Before investing in Bitcoin, each of us has to do our own diligence. 

I have said many times here in these forums in the last couple of months that forcing citizens to own and/or transact in Bitcoin is immoral, impractical and dangerous.

But this is what Bitcoin enthusiasts keep asking for when they lobby their government to make Bitcoin "legal tender". A government making Bitcoin legal tender means forcing every citizen to accept Bitcoin whether they want to or not. (Many people mistake the term, "legal tender" for "legal", but they mean very, very different things. Bitcoin is already legal in almost every major country).

Make no mistake, when you ask for the government's help in promoting and selling your product, you are necessarily asking the government to take ownership of that product as well. Nothing good can come from this, it wouldn't work (see: the El Salvador boondoggle), and it's not fair to every other product in the world not named "Bitcoin".

Before now people does not force themselves to invest in bitcoin because I know quite well that bitcoin investment is something Before you invest on it you need to be well convinced before you can invest in bitcoin but now people are queuing up for bitcoin investment..for me any investment you want to venture into, you have to know the investment properly, because I know that cryptocurrency investment have to do precaution but now they are not investing with a precaution.

you are right because anyone on who invest in Bitcoin is desperate to invest on it home nobody first the person to invest in Bitcoin bitcoin investment is basically based on ambition of that particular person so whoever that invest in Bitcoin invest in Bitcoin determination not base on people discouragement because from my own understanding I know that before some persons invest in Bitcoin the invest in Bitcoin because they have already make their research and they are looking for a place where they come multiply their capital to be profitable for them so doing so it's not that you are forcefully to do that.

And even if they got interest in bitcoin and eventually invest and make profits, that won’t guarantee that they won’t also lose in the process. And by that time, you might be blame because you were the one who influenced them. People’s personality have this two sides, they can be happy at first, but they can also be mad the next time. So you can’t expect for them that they won’t get angry on you if they won’t meet their expectations in bitcoin. The reason why I avoid convincing people to get attached with bitcoin.

You obviously shouldn’t force anyone to do anything, that would make you a tyrant!

Bitcoin or investment as a whole isn’t something you force people to get involved with, you can’t do that in the real sense of the word but, there are ways you can talk to someone and you make them feel as though, they are loosing out to have not taken up the investment opportunity your offering to them, it’s more like, manipulating their minds to think that, they’ve got no choice in this for real.

Well, they technically would be loosing out to have not invested but, you let them find means to come to that conclusion. Even with you having to tutor them, you encourage them to do there own research and only get to invest after they are satisfied that it’s what they would like to be involved with.

Though most of the time if they are truly committed of their investment and not just interested, they are the one who are going to ask for things the first place. They will be curious, they will ask for market sentiment change, fundamentals, future researches, and even economic change. You don't force people to agree with you. You just help them with things that would help them with their investments.

And when they ask for an advice, what they were truly asking is some encouragement to keep going. There are enough people who are willingly want to learn more about crypto, so don't force people who aren't willing.

No one should be forced to invest in Bitcoin. Why would you force someone to invest in a risky sector like Bitcoin? Because investing in Bitcoin is not only profitable but also has the potential to lose. So if you force someone to invest in bitcoins, at some point they may face losses and blame you. But you can give an idea about Bitcoin to those who don't know about Bitcoin, give an idea about the risk of investing in Bitcoin. It is good to educate someone about Bitcoin but should not force them to invest.

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Their decision cannot be coerced,whatever that should come from them has to be determined and thoroughly examined.You wouldn't want to bear the loss from having and trying to attribute the decision on them.
Normally,introducing people to such investment can lead to various risks and losses,and no wants to spearhead whatever will constitutes difficulty or challenge.

They should be willing and showing interests at all round levels,not everyone would want to engage themselves in bitcoin,but once they play or show uninterested,just hands up and try something productive.You shouldn't bear the losses for your actions of trying to help.

The number one reason why you shouldn't force someone to invest in bitcoin is that btc is high on volatility, and people who invested into it is not everytime gain profit they sometimes lose because of luck of patience, and if you force someone and then he lose then he will surely blame you for forcing him to invest in bitcoin,the proper thing to do is to introduce bitcoin to him and let him decide by thier own if they invest or not.

I think for the real reason why most lose when investing in BTC or something else is that they are not investing properly and correctly, they are only short-term investments by trading with a certain limit which is most likely if the price market correction will be depressed and more pressured down makes them stressed because they see their asset estimates are declining and the direction is definitely coming out with losses.

Actually, for the last point from OP posted, if indeed he has great aspirations and hopes by investing BTC properly and correctly, it is likely that the individual will also be able to reach that point and there are quite a lot of examples already if we want to pay attention.

Yes, not everyone is ready for the fluctuations that exist in Bitcoin, and we all want to avoid something like that happening. If something undesirable happens, then we will be the main targets for blame. This will cause many negative effects, such as strained kinship relationships, lost trust, and many more. it would be better if we just told him what he wanted to know.

Are you planning a project? Just asking

If Bitcoin is a stable digital asset it would have been easier to introduce to someone or even force them to have some Bitcoin, there would have been no loss and regrets but Bitcoin is volatile, which to me has its advantages and disadvantages.

This is the main reason you shouldn't force anyone to invest in Bitcoin, the might be buying at the top even if we are in a bull market, they will surely lose their cool once they start seeing twenty percent loss, but to smart investors like us we knew it is another buying opportunity.

For someone who don't develop an interest in Bitcoin themselves, they will never be happy having Bitcoin and seeing its value go down, for them it is a loss and for us it a good buying opportunity, if you want peace of mind it is better to avoid forcing anyone to invest in Bitcoin.

Investment brings some results. Negative results of investments affect the person who made the investment, and no one wants to take responsibility for this effect. Essentially, people who use Bitcoin or any other investment vehicle should not act in a coercive manner when giving their opinions about investing in others.

People who know the risk factor and make their investments accordingly are aware of the risks they take. It doesn't make sense to force someone else to take these risks.

When someone has listened to the explanation about the investments we have made and they are interested, of course they will continue to ask for more details about the investments we have made and for some people who are not interested, of course we should not force them to make the investments we have made, you are right. it's better if we can help explain to those who really want to know about crypto and for those who don't want to learn of course we can't force them because if they fail they will certainly blame us for forcing them to invest in things they don't want.

Of course, it was born out of personal desire and already able to read what will happen in the future and from some people if we ask have you invested in BTC? The dominant is not, because until now it is still considered a casual joke.

If mainshet becomes a trader, yes like that, but if we have understood then a transition of concepts must be born. If I trade, it is quite energy and time consuming and more comfortable if you invest in BTC long-term only.

1: Forcing someone to invest against their will is illegal probably everywhere in the world.
2: I don't think breaking the law is a good idea and ethically that's just immoral.
3: What i've already said, plus what the hell would be your advantages? Even if that person made money, they wouldn't share with someone who has forced them to do something against their will. They wold probably plan a revenge
4: Dude, if you forced them, why would you care what they thought about the risk? It would be literally your decision, and you would decide to risk their money. Again, by "forcing" meaning against their will.
5: This is so nonsensical. Where in the world this would even apply?

Their money, their rules. No need to force them what to do, because for sure they have their own plans where to put their hard-earned money. Besides, bitcoin is not the only potential investment these days, so if they won’t trust bitcoin, they will will never risk their funds.

However, I still wish that they will give it a try with bitcoin after a good research and study. That way, they will be held responsible of their own investment, and not to put the blame on someone when everything is working according to the plan.

Anyone with Enough Money to Invest in Bitcoin should Invest in like a Cloud Mining Thing to see if they like the Value, and then they should make their Own Project or Invest in a Project. And if they want to Pay someone in Bitcoin they can Spend $50,000+ on a Bitcoin to Pay the Person, and if they want they can Start Earning Money and THEN Buy Bitcoins to Hold if they want to Hold Bitcoins.

Do something else, THEN USE THAT to Hold Bitcoins. Don't just Spend Money on Bitcoins.

I just replied to a similar thread few minutes ago so I won't want to repeat myself but just quote myself here for reference.
You don't force someone to do something regardless of the fact that it'll be beneficial to the person, always allow people to take the decision that will better their life with their own hands because it'll also add to their confidence in making future decisions. If you do things for them, they won't be able to grown up and will always be dependent on people for that extra push that they need to succeed in life.


Excluding the blames for their own failure, you might get physical attacks and it can result to lost of life. People don't like losing money and they also like passing the blame for their failed life on others and they can use that frustration to disturb you by making your own life miserable if it doesn't end in death. You also lose someone that will believe anything else that you tell them  because they'll begin to doubt you.


This is another reason why you don't force them but allow them make the decisions with their own hands because they have to be financially ready to invest before they start buying Bitcoin. Forcing them to buy when they aren't mentally ready for the market is a disaster in the making.