Is it a waste of time mentioning Bitcoin to friends and family?

[n691309]

Well it is good to mention but if they do not understand i really just escape this situation - personal experience, sometimes it does not worth.

[Jeremycoin]

No is not wasting time, maybe you have to learn to do an interesting introducing.
When you tell it to someone, start with the small thing but interesting. Like what can you do and how can you be rich with Bitcoin.
And then after that you can start to talk about more complicated things.

[HeroCat]

People with computer knowledge understand BTC things better, especially with developed computer skills 

[doublemore]

I have considered telling my family and some of my friends about Bitcoin but whenever I've tried, they fail to understand why it does have value and why it is extremely important specially in the current socioeconomic context.. they don't get it and see it as something really strange. Needless to say I wouldn't tell them to put any money on it. In a way it feels like im keeping something amazing to myself, but at the same time, I don't want to put people into the pressure of holding through rallies long term because most people aren't cut for that.

How to introduce Bitcoin to absolutely clueless people and is there even a point? Should we just let time pass and wait for them to naturally learn about it once it goes more mainstream?

I have actually got stuck in a situation where a family member has invested a small amout with me since way back in end of 2013-2014 and the price has gone down since.  Im waiting to break even so i can hand them the money back.

Very bad idea overall, i think saying stuff like hey check out bitcoin and what good it can do for the world is good. Saying stuff like, hey check out bitcoin you can make loads of money = bad.

[oblivi]

People with computer knowledge understand BTC things better, especially with developed computer skills 

Yeah but who has that guy on their family? almost no one has a guy that would understand it enough for it to appear interesting to them. Most people's computer knowledge is youtube and facebook, so you can't expect much unfortunately.

[doublemore]

People with computer knowledge understand BTC things better, especially with developed computer skills 

Yeah but who has that guy on their family? almost no one has a guy that would understand it enough for it to appear interesting to them. Most people's computer knowledge is youtube and facebook, so you can't expect much unfortunately.

Computer knowledge isn't the key driver to people investing in bitcoin now its more likely business or perhaps occasionally some political reasons.

[Hellacopter]

I have considered telling my family and some of my friends about Bitcoin but whenever I've tried, they fail to understand why it does have value and why it is extremely important specially in the current socioeconomic context.. they don't get it and see it as something really strange. Needless to say I wouldn't tell them to put any money on it. In a way it feels like im keeping something amazing to myself, but at the same time, I don't want to put people into the pressure of holding through rallies long term because most people aren't cut for that.

How to introduce Bitcoin to absolutely clueless people and is there even a point? Should we just let time pass and wait for them to naturally learn about it once it goes more mainstream?

I don't think it's waste of time, because you already try to support Bitcoin by telling people around you about this powerful currency, and Bitcoin still need advertising as much as we can.
You can start offering your relatives some bitcoins as gift and then explain this currency for them, i think it's not bad tool to advertise bitcoin

[nejibens]

you can change your method and still advertising bitcoin to your friends and relatives, it's depending to your method of talking about Bitcoin i think

[Fityan]

I also have same problem,and consider to stop explain to them..i try to tell them to see me use bitcoin

[Daniel91]

Unfortunately, it's true statement.
Not just bitcoin, but if I mention anything connected with Internet earnings, virtual currencies etc. my friends become so much skeptic and just don't want to listen.
I had to give up trying to explain them what is bitcoin.

[whizz94]

I told a relative, who'd possibly speculate if he found a bandwagon, that to buy bitcoin to speculate with is as parasitic and useful as the activity of a tapeworm, but that if anyone will pay him all or in part for his work in bitcoin, he should definitely get bitcoin because that is a sure sign of it turning mainstream.

So, I'll talk but I don't do the hard sell.  Bluffing up the price of bitcoin would be a waste of time.  Obtaining bitcoin for any purpose other than speculating is what I recommend to anyone.

[pereira4]

I told a relative, who'd possibly speculate if he found a bandwagon, that to buy bitcoin to speculate with is as parasitic and useful as the activity of a tapeworm, but that if anyone will pay him all or in part for his work in bitcoin, he should definitely get bitcoin because that is a sure sign of it turning mainstream.

So, I'll talk but I don't do the hard sell.  Bluffing up the price of bitcoin would be a waste of time.  Obtaining bitcoin for any purpose other than speculating is what I recommend to anyone.

Well, I think speculating with Bitcoin is as legit as working for it... it is a free market after all. Also, most day traders get burned.. find me a guy who is making solid bank off daytrading and specially something like Bitcoin which is crazy volatile.

The thing is, family and friends will not believe it's a real thing until I cash out some of it and bring dollar bills home, but I don't want to cash out because I like to be my own bank, and if I start cashing out the bank will ask where did this money come from, and they will know I am a Bitcoin user, not sure if its a good idea that your bank knows you know about Bitcoin and own some..

[Hellacopter]

My family barely know how to turn on a computer so they are not really going to get into this. On the other hand, I have got my friends only to laugh at me because they say "what are you going to use that for?, you cannot spend bitcoin in this country".

My goal is to pay my TOEFL with BTC (I will have to find a workaround, though). If I succeed I will simply close their mouths.

You can convince your friends telling them that Bitcoin can be exchanged for fiat easily, so it's useful even if the government don't allow it for now. Many people still thinking that Bitcoin is only "virtual" currency and worthless but it's wrong idea as known

[ManualMiner]

My family and friends probably won't understand the concept.

[coinhelper]

I have considered telling my family and some of my friends about Bitcoin but whenever I've tried, they fail to understand why it does have value and why it is extremely important specially in the current socioeconomic context.. they don't get it and see it as something really strange. Needless to say I wouldn't tell them to put any money on it. In a way it feels like im keeping something amazing to myself, but at the same time, I don't want to put people into the pressure of holding through rallies long term because most people aren't cut for that.

How to introduce Bitcoin to absolutely clueless people and is there even a point? Should we just let time pass and wait for them to naturally learn about it once it goes more mainstream?

It may be better to keep on giving friends and family who don't understand Bitcoin some small amounts of information at certain times you see them, such as: gibing them a bit of information each week. It is harder if your friends and family don't understand much about the Internet, but if they do then it will be easy for them to understand bitcoin and its concepts.

[cellard]

I have considered telling my family and some of my friends about Bitcoin but whenever I've tried, they fail to understand why it does have value and why it is extremely important specially in the current socioeconomic context.. they don't get it and see it as something really strange. Needless to say I wouldn't tell them to put any money on it. In a way it feels like im keeping something amazing to myself, but at the same time, I don't want to put people into the pressure of holding through rallies long term because most people aren't cut for that.

How to introduce Bitcoin to absolutely clueless people and is there even a point? Should we just let time pass and wait for them to naturally learn about it once it goes more mainstream?

It may be better to keep on giving friends and family who don't understand Bitcoin some small amounts of information at certain times you see them, such as: gibing them a bit of information each week. It is harder if your friends and family don't understand much about the Internet, but if they do then it will be easy for them to understand bitcoin and its concepts.

I have tried myself but it's all in vain, because when they ask you "what is Bitcoin" there are no ways around it... the explanation is going to be pretty hardcore. If you say "peer to peer decentralized money" they will be like.. what? So you will go into detail, you are forced to.

[RKing]

People with computer knowledge understand BTC things better, especially with developed computer skills 

Not necessarily true. I think people with more knowledge of how money works and how the inflation will devalue your savings will undersand BTC better.

[LuckyYOU]

You can't force people to get interested into something they're not interested in.

If you already mentioned it a couple of times, and they're still not interested just stop mentioning it

Unless someone asks you more about it, you can't stuff down their throats

Maybe someday when bitcoin is more commercially known, they'll get interested

[CryptoBjorn]

Well my dad is interested about Bitcoin but he want to do it. But He is just scared if it goes low and etc..
My mom in other hand is just: Oke what is Bitcoin? I don't understand. So that is just not worth of time. Because she don't know anything even I explain she wouldn't understand.

So yeah let it be if they ask for more that tell them more if not just don't force it.

[Xialla]

yes it is waste of time and even stupid idea. based on my experience:

* they don't care

* you will become their personal security expert, banker and finance adviser + they will blame you if something goes wrong