Work colleagues laugh at me getting into Bitcoin

[vilain]

I don't think it's worth mentioning really. If you pique someone else's interest and they get into it then they'll just blame you when they make a monumental balls up even when you had zero to do with it. The rest will always lack the gumption to spend 5 minutes actually researching it before commenting.

Story of my life. What makes me the most pissed is that I see many friends doing such stupid investments, and I just wonder how much I could be doing for him/her...

We're the vanguard, brothers and sisters. It's natural that we face some resistance.

[number2]

I think your work colleagues will be pleasantly surprised is they would get into this themselves.  There is alot of potential with this and we need more people to get into Bitcoin.  My wife is bothering me with this all of the time.  Little does she know that the football game tickets and the hockey tickets I just purchased, both came from the profits that I made with Bitcoin.  Tell them to get on board or go away!!

[The Sceptical Chymist]

I don't talk about bitcoin at work in general, though I have mentioned it to a select few coworkers.  The truth is that if one of them asked my why in hell you'd want to use bitcoin over cash, I couldn't give them a good reason.  None of my coworkers are sending funds across the world to family or anything like that.  There aren't any stores in town that take bitcoin. 

The only thing I could possibly mention is its price volatility, which makes it possible to make a profit.  But if they asked me what the point is in owning it, I really would be hard pressed for a good answer.

[gentlemand]

But if they asked me what the point is in owning it, I really would be hard pressed for a good answer.

Future potential surely? There isn't an advantage in using it for payments at present apart from the occasional discount, but I spend it where I can as there's something very satisfying about getting in on a potential ground floor.

I don't think it's in any way ready for prime time yet and I would fully expect your average personage to have little or no interest or understanding of it. That's probably for the best for now.

[wadii33]

you can laugh at them when they start using bitcoin when bitcoin worths thousands of dollars that will be epic

[knightkon]

Forget them.  Now is the time to laugh at them.  Sooner or later BTC will make a change for the better and anyone who had the chance to get in and did not, will be sorry they did not.  Think of it like this.  If you would have got into BTC when it was $10 each and you would have purchased 1,000 shares.  Now this would be enough for you to do a hell of a lot more than what you did with that 10,000 you spend.  it is an investment and some people doe not see past what is in plain site in front of them.

[tss]

try not to give investment advice to your friends coworkers or relatives.  its a lose lose scenario as they will blame you either way.  and if they gain they wont give you any credit for it anyways.  buying for speculation is foolish.. chances are you wont be laughing very hard in the end.

[sukamasoto]

Just let them laugh, they will realize their mistake after you can show them what you can buy with bitcoin later, if you want you also to show them your bitcoin money and then calculate it to your currency

I think it will stop their laugh once they know your bitcoin wealth

[btckold24]

I know many doubters also but the funny thing is when bitcoin goes down like when it dropped from 600 to 300 everyone
was quick to bring it up to me but when we went from 300 to 450 no one said anything lol

[EdenHazard]

I have been telling my work colleagues about bitcoin now for about 3 years and they still think its a big joke.  I dont care because i believe that some day i will be the one Laughing......  I think alot of it is people dont like things they dont understand and would rather make fun off it. 

So was just wondering has anyone else on here had similar experiences and how did you deal with it?   

your story is something general, i think everyone who uses bitcoin and being in a city that very few bitcoin users will have the same situation.
when I was in college, my friends also doubt my intention to adopt and collect bitcoin, they laugh at me too, but I answer them by continuing to use it until now.

[Kevin77]

I know many doubters also but the funny thing is when bitcoin goes down like when it dropped from 600 to 300 everyone
was quick to bring it up to me but when we went from 300 to 450 no one said anything lol

Yes people are same kind all over the world. Those who refused are always looking for any losses with the bitcoin investment, which is like they themselves assume that they have taken good decisions in their life.
But for those who are having faith in bitcoin will not bother this kind of people or any downfall of bitcoin.

[voztata]

I know many doubters also but the funny thing is when bitcoin goes down like when it dropped from 600 to 300 everyone
was quick to bring it up to me but when we went from 300 to 450 no one said anything lol

Yes people are same kind all over the world. Those who refused are always looking for any losses with the bitcoin investment, which is like they themselves assume that they have taken good decisions in their life.
But for those who are having faith in bitcoin will not bother this kind of people or any downfall of bitcoin.

Time will decide who had taken good decisions and who will be benefited by adopting bitcoin.
There are many frustrating moments when we are spreading bitcoin to our friends or colleagues. But I never mind them.
I always concentrate to talk about bitcoin to many new people.

[bitgolden]

I know many doubters also but the funny thing is when bitcoin goes down like when it dropped from 600 to 300 everyone
was quick to bring it up to me but when we went from 300 to 450 no one said anything lol

Yes people are same kind all over the world. Those who refused are always looking for any losses with the bitcoin investment, which is like they themselves assume that they have taken good decisions in their life.
But for those who are having faith in bitcoin will not bother this kind of people or any downfall of bitcoin.

Any way you have made your friends circle to follow bitcoin prices. That must be half the victory.
Among my friends, only very few had accepted my words to adopt bitcoin and invested some little amounts. The other people are just following and watching bitcoin very keenly to take any decisions like those who had adopted.

[Patatas]

What kind of guys do you work with ? They seem like they're from the 80's.Those old folks .I don't belong to a very developed country but very technically advanced and all around are tech savy guys.They all are aware of bitcoins infact,when I talk about bitcoins they're always curious to know more .

[quentincole32]

What kind of guys do you work with ? They seem like they're from the 80's.Those old folks .I don't belong to a very developed country but very technically advanced and all around are tech savy guys.They all are aware of bitcoins infact,when I talk about bitcoins they're always curious to know more .

I strongly agree with you, people who make fun of bitcoin they seem like they're from 80's.Those old folks. they are just people who do not know the technology or maybe just envious of people who adopt bitcoin.

[Luqman]

I have telling people around me about bitcoin, how I gets money and can buying physical goods but they just wondering and interesting in bitcoin but they do not want start trying using bitcoin by their self. They think bitcoin it's something really hard to deal with.

[Luqman]

What kind of guys do you work with ? They seem like they're from the 80's.Those old folks .I don't belong to a very developed country but very technically advanced and all around are tech savy guys.They all are aware of bitcoins infact,when I talk about bitcoins they're always curious to know more .

I strongly agree with you, people who make fun of bitcoin they seem like they're from 80's.Those old folks. they are just people who do not know the technology or maybe just envious of people who adopt bitcoin.

The truth has been spoken, you are absolutely right mate, people like them are really do not want develop, they dont want try something new.

[lumeire]

Just let them laugh, they will realize their mistake after you can show them what you can buy with bitcoin later, if you want you also to show them your bitcoin money and then calculate it to your currency

I think it will stop their laugh once they know your bitcoin wealth

Trust me it's not gonna work. A few of my friends still nags bitcoin is dead because GOX crashed a few years ago. It's better to keep this to ourselves.

[KenR]

You probably shouldn't be caring honestly.You could take some time out to get them interested in bitcoins as well.I'm sure if you stop getting annoyed by them and explain them how beautiful the bitcoin world is,they'll start getting deeper into it.Don't get offended,convince them.

[Harpua]

It's alright, I mean... you have to think about what's in your best interest in the long run of things... and if you truly believe that bitcoin is the next future currency and have a passion for it, then why does it matter about what anyone else thinks? Fuck 'em... Just make sure you don't invest more than you can lose on this type of stuff though, because bitcoin could fall at any given time really with the volatility in the market.