to see is to believe

[dupee419]

I started off Bitcoin years ago, my family never believed it and said it was all a scam and I should stop (of course I didn't), when Bitcoin was making progress over the years, the influence on people starts to get stronger as time goes by, more and more are starting to believe that there is a thing called "Cryptocurrency".

From telling me to not do Bitcoin because I'm just wasting time to "son, can you teach me your knowledge about Bitcoin?", this is where I realized that Bitcoin is definitely the future to be, to see is to believe and they started to believe me, they did because they saw the value going higher and higher each year, 2020 was the year Bitcoin's value exploded to $20,000 and this was the year that they are convinced that Bitcoin is real, they were so down thinking that it's too late for them, but it really isn't and they can definitely keep up, I hope your family is convinced as well that Bitcoin is real by now and not a joke, I've opened their minds and I hope you can open your friends, or the people that matter to you, because it can definitely help them.

[aoluain]

I see dupee419 you are a member since 2013, how involved were you
back then, were you mining?

Its a good news story, one which I think a lot of people can relate to.

I can relate to it also, My brother got involved back in 2014 and because
he was and still is my best friend told me briefly about it back then and
I was totally dismissive of it. I finally gave in and got involved in 2017.

We have other friends who knew about it but have only taken it seriously
since November 2020.

A lot of the time people need to "See" proof to back up what they previously
couldnt comprehend.

Going forward this is going to happen a lot!

[pixie85]

It's sad that people who don't know much about something always act like they're smarter and all-knowing.
Your family did that when they told you that it was a scam and now want to learn more about it. So they never knew much about it and tried to judge it anyway.

You did a good job choosing for yourself. It's going to work wonders for your confidence and self esteem.

[Sterbens]

I am a person who has become part of the mistrust of bitcoin. And that is the very wrong thing, when I rate bitcoin as a joke without knowing it first. These words kept in my mind and encouraged me to try several searches about bitcoin since 2015. My experiments with looking for it in various media so that my curiosity was really relieved. 2016, I put 20 bitcoins in a hardware wallet which at that time was still very foreign to me. 2017 was volatile when prices began to signal the ferocity of bitcoins.
my only mistake was selling all the bitcoins too early in 2017.

The point is, don't judge something from time to time without first recognizing it, including bitcoin.

[cabron]

Just like what Happened before the news about BTC investments. I once suggested to my father that I will try to buy devices to start mining business. He then replied if I knoqw how hard it is to get a permit in mining minerals like blackrock and carbon lol.

Now he is now asking on facebook messenger how he can use coinbase and staking Eth.

[famososMuertos]

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I do not know why I feel that those of us who have any relationship with Bitcoin, either because we own bitcoin or we like its premise "be your own bank" in the individual dimension that that phrase states that can be translated into having control of your assets, we have to keep trying To convince third parties, when we should be is strengthening ourselves in individual projects, continue buying, selling or simply supporting the network by installing the Bitcoin Core.

The signal is there, nobody can give themselves in this present 2021 ignorant of bitcoin, it depends on each one to get involved, there should not be headaches for those who are not, on the contrary, you have to start looking at those who arrive, Big whales in theory are taking away the opportunity every day for ordinary people to get a share of the bitcoin that remains.

It is no longer a question of whether or not they believe in this project called Bitcoin, it is about the fact that every day that passes the privilege of becoming a bitcoin holder decreases, well at least I think there will always be satoshis for those who arrive very late.

[pinggoki]

Few years ago, way back year 2014 I admit that I am one of those people who didn't trust bitcoin and saying that bitcoin is a scam and not true and it is because of the reason that bitcoin has been using so many times as a front in every ponzi schemes and the name bitcoin has been introduce to me in a bad way by hearing some bad stories on using it as a tool for scam but I've learned that this is not true and this is just an accusations to the crypto community yet it is true that some people use this as a tool for scam, but if you know what this is all about you might like it to become part of your investments. Just like what other said to see is to believe, meaning you need to see an progress in order for you to believe. The major pump and breaking it's ATH might be a good reason for you to believe on it.

[RondoAnyar]

you should try to provide knowledge to the family about bitcoin with real evidence. because right now if just a knowledge alone without evidence it won't be convincing, the best way is with a significant proof of the price and usefulness of bitcoin, maybe that's what you can show your family

[ChrisPop]

Bitcoin is still not a common subject of discussion in my country. Of course it has a niche, but I think we won't see real adoption until we see stores accepting it. Until then, we'll only see accumulation by informed people and institutions. What we can all do is to help our acquaintances with information. No need to do persuassive work. Just spread the information. The ones who will take the time to study the phenomenon will know what to do.

[passwordnow]

Most of the people here probably have the same experience during the early years of bitcoin when we're interested and start talking about it in the public. There were almost no one would actually believe us because its price isn't going up. But when it starts to rise, they'll come and ask us things about it.
Just like the popular quote about money "when money talks, everybody listens" and, asking "Who wants to profit, everybody is in and asking who wants to invest, they're out."

[FatFork]

the same situation exists in my circle. Bitcoin and crypto money are often confused with chains of happiness and they say you are scammed. Nowadays, when I saw that I made money, both my family and people around me started saying let's deposit money with us.

Most of my family don't know much about Bitcoin except that it's some kind of internet money. A few were aware of it before, but most were not. One of them even asked me if Bitcoin was like ransomware... 
But I do care about helping my family understand it.

One of my relatives, a kind of schizophrenic guy with a huge chip on his shoulder, is convinced it's a conspiracy to control people. 

[malevolent]

I have similar experiences, although I never tried convincing anyone. Still, most of the interest, questions and calls I receive are due to the rise in price every time there's a bubble, i.e. strictly profit-driven, so that has always been a bit disappointing.

[Yatsan]

Most of the family concepts and view with regards to Bitcoin is more likely to be a scam one based on what they hear from other people's false experience because of their failure that have been through getting into Bitcoin and from television based on the other people's statements because they have been victims of acts that involved Bitcoin and other sort of related activities. People on the first years of Bitcoin do really think that it is impossible and Bitcoin is just a scam currency that will get to waste your time and money which most people have gotten to be wrong because after many years that it existed, it shows us how it have regained from its loss and reach new ATH which breaks through many boundaries and came into improvement that makes other people realize that what they have been calling scam it a legit and valuable one. People will really in need to see proof first before they came to believe.

[nelson4lov]

People are usually skeptical when it comes to trying out something new especially if it's something they have little to no knowledge about. So what they usually do is to take the backseat approach - Wait till a couple more people are on board the movement so it doesn't look like they would be the only one on the losing end if it doesn't go as planned. Right now, There are a lot of people that have regrets about not believing in Bitcoin during its infant stages when they had the chance to own a high priced asset like Bitcoin when it was dirt cheap.

[oktana]

This is just the beginning of Bitcoin's price, Bitcoin will soar past its present price and I believe up to 10x the present price. And then, those who think that it's expensive at 20K, 30K, 40K, they'll understand that Bitcoin has much potential. LOL, Bitcoin is really cheap right now.

[OscarDavidson]

I've started my journey in the crypto world in 2017 when the market hit the first huge price explosion. My parents had less knowledge about this stuff as like as me but now I understand the potential of digital currencies. I'd call my father a "crypto skeptic" because he still thinks Bitcoin is some kind of scam I hope one day he'll see the obvious things and accept the point that cryptocurrency is our future and it's already here.

[Olivia Wolff]

I started off Bitcoin years ago, my family never believed it and said it was all a scam and I should stop (of course I didn't), when Bitcoin was making progress over the years, the influence on people starts to get stronger as time goes by, more and more are starting to believe that there is a thing called "Cryptocurrency".

From telling me to not do Bitcoin because I'm just wasting time to "son, can you teach me your knowledge about Bitcoin?", this is where I realized that Bitcoin is definitely the future to be, to see is to believe and they started to believe me, they did because they saw the value going higher and higher each year, 2020 was the year Bitcoin's value exploded to $20,000 and this was the year that they are convinced that Bitcoin is real, they were so down thinking that it's too late for them, but it really isn't and they can definitely keep up, I hope your family is convinced as well that Bitcoin is real by now and not a joke, I've opened their minds and I hope you can open your friends, or the people that matter to you, because it can definitely help them.

It’s so cool that your parents realized that bitcoin is a good investment in the future and asked you to tell more about cryptocurrency. You have such nice parents! I'm pleased to read that the older generation wants to learn something new and not trying to convince you that this is all stupid things. I hope that there will be more and more people like your parents

[Latviand]

I'll not give up on my relatives to not know cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

While it is still early to introduce it to them, I'll work hard until they see the advantages of bitcoin on me. I will tell them and let them know how cryptocurrency works and can change and improve an individual's mindset towards investment and market. Let's accept the fact that in order for people adopt the things that we do, they should see it from us before they understand how it works.

"To see is to believe", yes, this phrase is a fact for some, but for me, seeing it is not enough, I want to experience and feel how bitcoin is profitable.

[AniviaBtc]

I'm so relate on your story OP, I also experienced being downed by my friends and family as they think that BTC will not make me financially stable in the next upcoming years. Look at them now, look at my friends, they are having a hard time going to work everyday and they are not really introduced on cryptocurrency. But some of my family members right now are already open-minded as I let them try investing on bitcoin and they saw how bitcoin community grow so fast. Right now, I will not say that I'm already successful because I'm still on the process of making my bitcoin investment grow more where I can do anything that I want with my own money.

[Kemarit]

I started off Bitcoin years ago, my family never believed it and said it was all a scam and I should stop (of course I didn't), when Bitcoin was making progress over the years, the influence on people starts to get stronger as time goes by, more and more are starting to believe that there is a thing called "Cryptocurrency".

You are not alone, I'm sure many Bitcoin enthusiast also has a hard time with people around them. But the good thing is that you didn't change your mind and still pursue your choice of getting in the Bitcoin bandwagon years ago. There are a lot of non-believers up to this day, but it doesn't matter.

From telling me to not do Bitcoin because I'm just wasting time to "son, can you teach me your knowledge about Bitcoin?", this is where I realized that Bitcoin is definitely the future to be, to see is to believe and they started to believe me, they did because they saw the value going higher and higher each year, 2020 was the year Bitcoin's value exploded to $20,000 and this was the year that they are convinced that Bitcoin is real, they were so down thinking that it's too late for them, but it really isn't and they can definitely keep up, I hope your family is convinced as well that Bitcoin is real by now and not a joke, I've opened their minds and I hope you can open your friends, or the people that matter to you, because it can definitely help them.

You don't have to wait or rub it in, definitely there will be a time that your family will realized that you make the right decision in your life. If they are still interested then good, but if not then continue what you are doing and don't be affected by the negative thoughts around you.