1992

[JPage]

In 1992, some annoying guy (university professor) I worked for told me I really should get 'an email account'.  I figured it was some weird thing that nobody would ever really use genuinely.  After all, telephones worked pretty good by then.  I got one anyway.

Today, nearly everyone would likely feel the same way about 'a bitcoin account' (wallet, address, whatever).  My wife doesn't think anyone will really ever need such a thing.  Good for nerds to tinker around with, but mainstream adoption?  Probably not. 

[gogxmagog]

I think you basically pinpointed the logic behind most of the adopters 2012 onward. Cell phones were mocked too when they first hit the market. "Ridiculous" and "you'll never catch me using one of those things!"

Of course, the makers of the first cell phone mobile... What was they called again?

These days I'm wondering if a dark horse crypto might emerge.

Bitcoin boring

[Gleb Gamow]

At least pi was in vogue. (you'll laugh when you see it)

[TKeenan]

In 1992, some annoying guy (university professor) I worked for told me I really should get 'an email account'.  I figured it was some weird thing that nobody would ever really use genuinely.  After all, telephones worked pretty good by then.  I got one anyway.

Today, nearly everyone would likely feel the same way about 'a bitcoin account' (wallet, address, whatever).  My wife doesn't think anyone will really ever need such a thing.  Good for nerds to tinker around with, but mainstream adoption?  Probably not. 

Dumbass

[WhatTheGox]

In 1992, some annoying guy (university professor) I worked for told me I really should get 'an email account'.  I figured it was some weird thing that nobody would ever really use genuinely.  After all, telephones worked pretty good by then.  I got one anyway.

So what you are saying is we are now the annoying guys telling everyone to check out getting a bitcoin wallet. Point taken  .

[Kakmakr]

Yes, back in the 90's we played around with this http://www.pmail.com/ [Internet's longest-serving PC e-mail system] It was free and the company I worked for at the time, were using Dos. Most of the people working there, thought it was a waste of time, but they laughed all the way to the bank, when the telephone cost was reduced by 67%. We became the hero's of the company and now everyone is using email.
Bitcoin will follow the same path, and we will laugh at those who laughed at us. ^Ha Ha Ha^

[muhrohmat]

well thers a block on the fact of digital coins to progress more avid that is the central banks with fiat currency but that can change yes

[eyeknock]

In 1992, some annoying guy (university professor) I worked for told me I really should get 'an email account'.  I figured it was some weird thing that nobody would ever really use genuinely.  After all, telephones worked pretty good by then.  I got one anyway.

So what you are saying is we are now the annoying guys telling everyone to check out getting a bitcoin wallet. Point taken  .

hahaha i was asking to myselft the same thing.

if thats whats he is trying to point, then maybe is truth, but there is a good reason , i really want that ppl near me BTC use it, is so simply

[biggus dickus]

I think you basically pinpointed the logic behind most of the adopters 2012 onward. Cell phones were mocked too when they first hit the market. "Ridiculous" and "you'll never catch me using one of those things!"

Of course, the makers of the first cell phone mobile... What was they called again?

...

I can't remember what the first cell phones were called but they weighed like a kilo, and the battery life was only twenty minutes. Look at this cool dude showing off an early cell phone.



If Bitcoin's going to improve as much as cellphones then the wallet will be unrecognizable in a decade or two.

[NorrisK]

I think you basically pinpointed the logic behind most of the adopters 2012 onward. Cell phones were mocked too when they first hit the market. "Ridiculous" and "you'll never catch me using one of those things!"

Of course, the makers of the first cell phone mobile... What was they called again?

...

I can't remember what the first cell phones were called but they weighed like a kilo, and the battery life was only twenty minutes. Look at this cool dude showing off an early cell phone.



If Bitcoin's going to improve as much as cellphones then the wallet will be unrecognizable in a decade or two.

The wallet is the first thing that needs to change to make mass adiptation possible.

The wallets bluntly said just suck. If u were not interested, it would take too much time to learn.

Phone apps and cheap hardware wallets will be the key.

[Q7]

The point he's trying to say is if you don't update and go with the flow of change be prepared to get left out. Nothing is too late nor is it too early and as in the case of bitcoin I would say there's a good chance it will be something big one day. In the end it doesn't hurt to try out or even take some time to learn more about new technology.

[Mayer Amschel]

In other words, HODL to the moon.

- Mayer Amschel

[AtheistAKASaneBrain]

In 1992, some annoying guy (university professor) I worked for told me I really should get 'an email account'.  I figured it was some weird thing that nobody would ever really use genuinely.  After all, telephones worked pretty good by then.  I got one anyway.

Today, nearly everyone would likely feel the same way about 'a bitcoin account' (wallet, address, whatever).  My wife doesn't think anyone will really ever need such a thing.  Good for nerds to tinker around with, but mainstream adoption?  Probably not. 

Yup, Bitcoin is the early stages just like the internet was in the early stages in 1990. Only common folk morons don't get the revolution they are missing the opportunity to be a pioneer at. If only they knew just owning a couple BTC will put them on early retirement.. but of course, they will cry to us later saying we didn't tell them enough.

[BillyBobZorton]

In 1992, some annoying guy (university professor) I worked for told me I really should get 'an email account'.  I figured it was some weird thing that nobody would ever really use genuinely.  After all, telephones worked pretty good by then.  I got one anyway.

Today, nearly everyone would likely feel the same way about 'a bitcoin account' (wallet, address, whatever).  My wife doesn't think anyone will really ever need such a thing.  Good for nerds to tinker around with, but mainstream adoption?  Probably not. 

Yup, Bitcoin is the early stages just like the internet was in the early stages in 1990. Only common folk morons don't get the revolution they are missing the opportunity to be a pioneer at. If only they knew just owning a couple BTC will put them on early retirement.. but of course, they will cry to us later saying we didn't tell them enough.

The problem is trying to explain this to people is pointless. Most people are biologically wired to be impulsive and live for the moment. Just do your own business and keep hustling all this cheap BTC, the mass has no hope, they'll get in when it's already trendy like always.

[spazzdla]

In other words, HODL to the moon.

- Mayer Amschel

The best time to buy is when there is blood in the streets, .

[bryant.coleman]

Lol... I got my first email account in 2003. So I was a laggard, as far as email usage is considered.



And I started collecting Bitcoins in 2012. At that time, there were fewer than 1 million Bitcoiners around. That makes me one of the "Innovators" in using the Bitcoin technology. A few decades from now, I am sure that people would look at me with jealousy, for being in the Bitcoin innovators' club.  

[melody82]

I think you basically pinpointed the logic behind most of the adopters 2012 onward. Cell phones were mocked too when they first hit the market. "Ridiculous" and "you'll never catch me using one of those things!"

Of course, the makers of the first cell phone mobile... What was they called again?

...

I can't remember what the first cell phones were called but they weighed like a kilo, and the battery life was only twenty minutes. Look at this cool dude showing off an early cell phone.



If Bitcoin's going to improve as much as cellphones then the wallet will be unrecognizable in a decade or two.

The wallet is the first thing that needs to change to make mass adiptation possible.

The wallets bluntly said just suck. If u were not interested, it would take too much time to learn.

Phone apps and cheap hardware wallets will be the key.

Exactly!  I think the first modification that needs to be made for the average user is to crate an address in a wallet, and name it.  Like "tip" or whatever.  But the catch is that the address itself is hidden: it just shows up as tips.  You can click to get more info and see the addy if you want, its not secret.  Now, the wallet needs to somehow manage to change the address periodically under the hood.  So the average user never has to look at a confusing and nonsensical string of numbers and letters.  They just have payments com/going to/from simple addresses.  The current look of a wallet is very intimidating, they are pretty much all poorly documented, and the average person would not be able to/willing to figure it out.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Well all I can say is I hope I'm one of those people who like in 1992 was laughed at for getting something that nobody will ever supposedly need (bitcoins).
I've seen many stories linking the stage bitcoin is at now to the internet in the mid 90's.
If bitcoin can achieve one hundredth of the exposure, use & acceptance that the internet does now then we will probably be very wealthy men in 10-15 years time.

[NorrisK]

Lol... I got my first email account in 2003. So I was a laggard, as far as email usage is considered.



And I started collecting Bitcoins in 2012. At that time, there were fewer than 1 million Bitcoiners around. That makes me one of the "Innovators" in using the Bitcoin technology. A few decades from now, I am sure that people would look at me with jealousy, for being in the Bitcoin innovators' club.  

According to this graph, everybody who is currently involved in bitcoin is still an innovator. Not even close to 2,5% of the population is using bitcoin at the moment.

[Buttknuckle]

it is too easy to say that this will be the next big thing.  As soon as someone starts saying that I start thinking that maybe it won't happen