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Title: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: Crindon on April 06, 2014, 05:55:46 PM How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Do they think you are nuts? Have they excommunicated you already? Do they genuinely want to hear more?
Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: tokyoghetto on April 06, 2014, 06:12:19 PM They ask me why I haven't cashed out yet...I ask them why would I do something stupid like that?
It may take a long time before they understand. Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: Nxtblg on April 06, 2014, 06:18:32 PM My dad think all cybers are jokes, including Bitcoin. From this, you can infer his age and social standing. ;)
Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: Mr. Net on April 06, 2014, 06:32:18 PM They hope I make even more money!
Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: Schwarzalbert on April 07, 2014, 12:56:12 AM Last time my mother asked me why I don't spend my money for charity.
She can't understand at all the value of BTC etc. ;D Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: MicroGuy on April 07, 2014, 01:03:59 AM How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Do they think you are nuts? Have they excommunicated you already? Do they genuinely want to hear more? When my son earns money at home he asks to be paid in Goldcoin. My mom is an altcoin investor. And the rest of my family is pretty much oblivious in general. :D Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: catoshi on April 07, 2014, 01:05:33 AM When I first told my grandma about CATcoin she was like this
https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQmJVlrqCJE_q6eBGkH4ehpZcq9y_wfg8ymZ-s_FXtJr57HbmoY Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: Bit_Happy on April 07, 2014, 02:40:46 AM When I first told my grandma about CATcoin she was like this https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQmJVlrqCJE_q6eBGkH4ehpZcq9y_wfg8ymZ-s_FXtJr57HbmoY LOL :) Time to take a break..... Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: Rulishix on April 07, 2014, 02:42:54 AM Friends didn't understand and family definitely won't understand so just leave them out of it until it pops up on the news then clue them in.
Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: PhattyBanks on April 07, 2014, 02:51:15 AM my dad bought 50 bitcoins when they were $1 he has been watching Max Keiser for years
Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: Vicodin on April 07, 2014, 03:25:24 AM They think I've lost it. They ask over and over, so where are the actual coins? So there are no actual coins? So you have nothing?
Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: Bit_Happy on April 07, 2014, 04:31:24 AM They think I've lost it. They ask over and over, so where are the actual coins? So there are no actual coins? So you have nothing? Tell them "Most of the money on Earth only exists inside the computers of big banks, so you actually have nothing. I have something that the Gov cannot inflate every year." Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: KingSchultz on April 07, 2014, 04:42:54 AM Close family was nervous until the first time I cashed some out, then supportive. Extended family, I avoid the topic like the plague. With their level of technological understanding I would have to form study groups for them to ever get my point across. Friends are generally supportive. I've told them what I've made so far, but I can tell they don't really think I will make more money from it because a few of them are in really good positions to invest but aren't at all interested. However, I'm generally not comfortable preaching about investments, so I've done very little convincing.
Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: Bit_Happy on April 07, 2014, 06:08:30 AM Show them this, and you will have no problems :D
http://spelunk.in/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/shibebanner.jpg Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: BitOnyx on April 07, 2014, 07:54:03 AM Thy like the way how transactions work. Besides right now altcoins are much easier to describe, since you just say "Something like bitcoin but more modern" ;)
Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: eightspaces on April 07, 2014, 07:59:42 AM How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Do they think you are nuts? Have they excommunicated you already? Do they genuinely want to hear more? "when will you cash this pump shit currency out to real money to pay the bills?" Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: Bit_Happy on April 07, 2014, 08:02:45 AM Altcoins don't suffer from the extremely bad media coverage......until you mention "it's similar to Bitcoin."
Thy like the way how transactions work. Besides right now altcoins are much easier to describe, since you just say "Something like bitcoin but more modern" ;) Yes, altcoins didn't go bankrupt the way Bitcoin did. ::) Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: bumpk1nK on April 07, 2014, 08:13:08 AM Friends understand altcoins dont matter, only most used coin can be successfull, it is the same with other things as well (OS, politic, ...)
Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: Catswold on April 07, 2014, 01:20:32 PM Usually they politely attempt to look interested--in some cases actually are interested--but gradually their eyes glaze over and they move on to other topics.
They aren't even prepared for the concept, not really. The concept is too abstract for most people. Add to that the distrust most people have in things they don't understand--especially anything computer related--and you get skepticism and dismissal. Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: bitbaby on April 07, 2014, 02:16:44 PM They think I am riding on Panda Express!
Title: Re: How do your friends and family react when you tell them about altcoins? Post by: johnytelevision on April 07, 2014, 02:38:00 PM It is too early for altcoin any way to become mainstream. Bitcoin needed few years for it.
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