How the hell do you have time to explain Bitcoin to technically illiterate people? It takes about an hour just to get to the point that the person replies, "I have no idea what you're talking about". The simplest method I could come up with was saying, "It's like internet file sharing except instead of everyone having the same movie file, everyone has the same distributed accounting ledger".
Some people are just natural teachers/leaders. It takes practice, good public speaking skills, and the ability to assess and properly scale the level of detail in your description. It takes practice...
You can't just parrot the same description to every person. You need to be able to communicate with the person while you explain...
It's not hard to explain Bitcoin. Bitcoin is simple, it's a highly secured network of millions of people who use the network to transfer wealth without the oversight, costs, limits, controls, or permissions of a bank. Bitcoin is cheap, fast, secure, and it's decentralized.
When people don't understand Bitcoin you could compare it at the most basic level to the internet of money.
Sorry, but that's a bs post.
Doesn't matter if you're Richard Feynman, most people will not understand the subject matter and just have to take your word for it on whether it's a secure/legit system or not.
This is not the same thing as actually getting someone to understand it that has no idea about technology. It's basically an impossible task. Most people don't know how paper money works either, and don't care, so it's the same difference.
Ive explained bitcoin to many people who dont use computers or smartphones but they could understand the idea of encrypted and secure money called bitcoin that can be split into 100,000,000 things called satoshis, that is impossible to duplicate and can be sent anywhere in the world in a moment. you dont need to be "smart" to see "smart" people will use it and that it has value. many people have asked me, " so it sounds like digital gold?" and I smile saying to them "yes, actually thats exactly what the goal was and what many people think of it as." then you simply explain to them its a free program out of the control of any CEO or government that they can use without fees, and the average blue collar person is already on board.
maybe Im just good at talking about it, and maybe its that I speak with dozens of new people every week because thats just the sort of life I live.
Id say if you cant explain something to someone it has less to do with their ability to understand, and more to do with a individuals ability to articulate a thought.
