I've never tried to convince anyone. The way I do it is I avoid starting a conversation about bitcoin and from time to time someone mentions something related to bitcoin, like ask what do I think about new KYC rules for transactions, cash limits, mining limits in countries that struggle with energy crisis... Then we start talking about bitcoin and I just say that I support it, believe in it and tell them why. I don't try to convince them, I don't tell them to buy bitcoin. If they want to do it it's their choice and they usually don't try to argue with me.
I have 0 problems with people who don't use bitcoin, but I openly tell them that I do if they ask me about it.
In my early years in Bitcoin (around 2014), I was very excited to share my newly found knowledge. So I talked about Bitcoin to my friends and told them about it. It was a disappointing story because they all think that Bitcoin is a scam since they are looking for government acceptance like certification or whatever. Bitcoin wasn't that established that year and was used as bait to scam people. I only told them that it was the company that exploited Bitcoin that did scam but not Bitcoin itself since Bitcoin has no central authority and any company that claims they are affiliated with Bitcoin is a fraud.
It was really a disappointing experience but I do not get mad at people who reject Bitcoin because they have their reason not to believe with Bitcoin during that time. I just told myself that one day when Bitcoin is recognized by the government they will regret their decision. That happened in the year 2017 when our government acknowledged Bitcoin as mode of payment and these people who ignored the information I told them came asking me about Bitcoin and how they can take advantage of the opportunity it offers.
I understand; you offered Bitcoin insights before everyone was skeptical. I find it amusing that people need government approval to trust new ideas. Correct - exploitative businesses scammed, not Bitcoin. Bitcoin cant be a scam alone because its decentralized.
The irony is rich, isnt it? After government approval, everyone agrees. Associating ideologies with official stamps. Your early support was right when the government accepted Bitcoin in 2017. This is outdated thinking stopping people from realizing new technology's potential until its widely embraced.
Your experience teaches vision and patience. Innovative ideas are frustrating to reject. You also demonstrate that most people trail behind geniuses. People who rejected your advise in 2017 later sought it are proof. Revolutionary ideas gain popularity slowly in this situation. You're influencing how people view and use disruptive tech like Bitcoin.