Don't worry mate, it's normal to make mistakes especially knowing that you're still a newbie. You are not alone, all of us for sure did dumb things in the past. Like in my case, I believed on the false promises of HYIPs and faucets when I was a beginner . You already learned a lesson and that's the most important thing right now.
Oh yeah! They are beaten by the ICOs but offers no 100% guarantee of earning either because most of them are trash as well. *sigh Why seems most of the investors are never getting tired of these things where there are already old good alts existing in the market in the first place?

Same here tsk. I click multiple times on it because I thought there is something wrong.
You nailed it! It was already an act of spoon feeding. No hate for the newbies but for me doing it was too much. @OP ~ This forum is not so different from social media sites, yeah I know this is less attractive but the whole system is simple too IMO. Here's a simple trick that I learned during my newbie days, have the guts to click what makes you curious and observe .

The syllabus looks fine for me. I only suggest to teach Daytrading first before going to Mining because the latter one is more complex than the other.. You can also teach a glimpse of alt coins for them to realize the pros and cons of it compared to bitcoin. In this way, your students will be aware of the danger of investing to recent sprouting tokens which are mostly scam or failure. Therefore, it will result to less victims of money loss.
I like this one . You not only able to give your students legit references for their study but also encourging them to become part of our community. Maybe one of them soon will be well recognized and become one of the forum's assets in the future, who knows?

Indeed, the merit system challenges me for real. You know the feeling of posting as hard as you can and then go to your profile the moment you log in once again to know whether you able to get at least a single merit or not? That's what I feel most of the time. So thrilling! It makes my heart skip a beat . Though I don't get merits sometimes but that's fine with me, getting nothing doesn't make me hate this forum. It actually encourages me to grind harder because I'm not really contented with 71 merits. I want to have more.

The wide variety of topics here is also one of the main reasons why I'm still interested in this forum. It really tests my brain to cope in various discussions. I'm used on solving math problems and thought it was the hardest to understand but d*mn economics and technology (mainly crypotocurrency) is more complex lol. I'm still a newbie when it comes on those topics that's why I remain eager to stay here to contimue learning .

I just share what info I could offer and advice what I think is the best, that's all. If I received merit in return then thanks but if not then that's okay. I am not thinking about it too much because I know that it will stress the hell out of me. You know, it's so depressing to compare your progress on others' . Always remember that the knowledge we acquired here is considered the main prize while merit is only a consolation prize.
Look, you already had 12 merits. That's a lot of progress dude so keep grinding .

Government lying about the real status of the virus in their country or even manipulating the numbers (cases, recoveries and death)? I'm not surprised about doing such thing because sometimes lying serve as their last resort to keep their people sane and avoid the tendencies of people raging against them. Hmm, it's just like NASA not confirming the existence of aliens, CIA undergoing secret missions etc.

However, the effects of this pandemic on the economy cannot be hide. Citizens will definitely notice the bloating unemployment rate, overcrowded health facilities, hunger (like what's currently ha0pening in our country). The decrease in quality of life is pretty obvious.

As far as I remember there is already an Indian company which will release their vaccine very soon. The estimated time of its release is by the month of August. Correct me if I'm wrong but hoping this will happen for real .

How can you say that? Are you into alts now? Alts which are mostly are scam and trash lmao. Well, that's your own feeling so I respect it. I just hope you found a better investment other than this . Me? I will never get tired of investing to btc as long as the growth and volatility never vanish. 

Greater adoption of this coin do not threaten me as well, actually it's favorable for us because it lead us closer to our dream of crypto revolution — the more, the merrier.

Yeah! What a lucky guy hahaha. Dan seems forced because he got no choice but to grant his demands or else the main event won't happen at all .

Besides I'm sure that Dana will breakeven in no time because the main event become more exciting than the original plan. He can expect this match will generate a lot of money for him. Thus, I'm glad he did the right choice.

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Update: Masvidal passed the covid 19 test. Nice!

Nah, it was not lost totally. What just happened is that the motivation of most members changed. New members keep coming here not because they wanted to become part of the community only but also to try their luck on campaigns. Nonetheless, I don't see anything wrong about sig campaigns. It doesn't deteriorate the forum IMO — the toxic members do.
The admins do not have the answer, everything depends on us. Whether there are campaigns/bounties or any kind of opportunity existing or not, the peace and orderliness of this forum depend on how we all behave. That's it .

I got dizzy after reading his post. Actually, I may not understand it very well without the legend so thanks to you btcltsdigger.

Hmm I wonder if he really used auto translate or not because I find the coherence of his post intact. What I think he did is that he just used metaphors (sort of lol). The only problem is that it was way too far from what he really meant.

Ps: just my own point of view, I'm not sure with it either.

Ehem, yeah the cryptosphere was working fine at the moment but I just reminding you that we're all physically living in Earth where fiat is majority used.  Many countries around the globe are experiencing economic recession due to the current pandemic thus most of people need contingency funds. And I think that's enough reason to panic sell especially for those people who are not financially stable. Well, te least thing I hope is just that crypto market will not fall so hard

To be honest, I don't get this one . I don't see clear relevance of breathing and war. Hmm, maybe 'Our life is not perfect, there are problems and trials but we should keep on moving because happiness exist in this world and we could find it'? That's just my own interpretation hihihi.
That id one of the best advice you can think of. Love what you do and everything will become easy . So if you are into crypto investing, learn to love what you do and do not think this is all about money talks. Enjoy the beauty of this technology so that your worl won't be so stressful.

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When it comes to motivation, I suggest you to listen yo Lose Yourself by Eminem. I'm sure you'll love it.

Like what they've said, 1. You just bumped into 2 clients and not the rest of the population so it's not so easy to conclude that most Americans are not familiar with bitcoin, and 2. You also got a point somehow, it's not quite shocking if most of the people you encountered don't know bitcoin. I mean, it was a new technology after all so it was understandable if only geeks like us knew it for now. Actually, even a bank staff which I talk with here in my country don't know about it. What more for a simple person . 

Great! OP is not too late on jumping in the boat but I think it's still not a good idea for him to invest especially that he never did it before. He is not yet experienced thus he might end up dumping his coins just to cut his losses and not to make profits at all.

@OP ~ Just a clarification, is this your first time to invest with tokens or a first timer in crypto investing? If you're in the latter thsn I suggest you to try btc or eth first. Those coins are much safer than others.

Oh yeah, I heard the news a while ago and it seems that shifting of events may result to a more interesting fight lol. The only thing we need to do is for Dana to say yes. It is a blessing in disguise (is it appropriate to say it? No offense intended).

However, I'm lowering my expectations regarding such possibility since we all knew that there's a bad blood between Masvidal and Dana lately. But I hope Dana will consider this, if were him I'll forget the issue for the meantime because what's more important is getting more money.

Another bad news guys! Burns tested positive for Covid 19, out of UFC 251. Tell me this is not happening . I'm so disappointed that the main event will not happen anymore but good for us there are two exciting title match remaining.

Hoping Burns and the rest of his team get well soon.

With or without award he is a true legend. I'm sure, wherever Abdulmanap is, he is very proud of his son. Khabib follow what his father taught him — train everyday. Imagine, he still train despite of his father being in coma. I know it's very hard for Khabib's side because the psychological effect of such crucial situation can drain him but he still continue. What a brave man! Condolences for his beloved family .

As far as I know, none. Most of the alts I know are based on real applications (privacy, internet-of-things etc.).. I haven't heard a crypto backed with something valuable aside from Tether. Besides it doesn't make any sense for me because minerals and metals are rare. It's impossible for a team to own huge amount of it to back up their own project. So if you bumped into a new token making such assumptions, get away of it already because it most probably a scam .

Hahaha, I feel you bro. I'm very embarassed that I only got 5 points. Now it makes me question myself if I'm really a member of this forum or an alien lmao. I guess I'm just bad when it comes to Gen. Info. and History

That was a fun quiz nevertheless. I will study more trivias to get higher scores next time hahaha.

No! That's not true. I do believe that a life is a life so it should be saved despite of its quality. The call of dictating who's gonna live or not is not our call, it's God. So I strongly believe that doctors and the rest of health force don't care whether you are a young thief covid patient or an old pastor covid patient, they are both equal thus will both save you as much as they can.

Actually, I got the same mindset like yours before — always going for the greater good. But my environment influenced me to change. I'm getting inspired every time I watch the news and see a 60+ yrs. old woman recovered and even an infant. This means that people are naturally compassionate and value the most precious gift of our God .