Why bitcoiners are not friendly physical?

[Zanab247]

I was very happy  to joined bitcointalk. org November 7 2020, but I came to discovered one thing in the community that is making me wondering, if bitcoiners don't trust themselves by seeing themselves face to face like the way church members or Muslim members love themselves by seeing themselves face to face after the service. Going to three years now, am trying to see some of the bitcoiners in my area to discuss with them how to join hands together to promote Bitcoin in the society but they said they prefer discussing it online than see each other physical.
Are they ashame to be a bitcoiners? or they are among the people that think Bitcoin is a scam?
Why Bitcoin users are afraid of see each other physical?

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[TribalBob]

not as bad as you think, everything is running normally, there is no boundary between online and offline if that's your team,
There's a reason people don't want to talk about btc matters in public, so it's not that they aren't friendly

[DaveF]

Let's all hang out with people who are more or less strangers and discuss our finances.
There are plenty of medium and large meetups: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=86.0
BUT, smaller groups of people for the 1st time are a bit more difficult to get started.

I can meet user X to do a trade and possibly depending on the location and time grab a beer / dinner.

Getting 5 or 6 is a lot more difficult. I see it a lot with personalty clashes. I might like you and this person and that other one. BUT THAT other one, nah I have no desire to meet up with him, I'll pass on this meeting get me next time.

Happens all the time with the motorcycle club I ride with. Big meetings are OK, and there are a lot of us that hang out in groups of 2 or 3. But try to get 6 people to do something, very difficult.

-Dave

[Wapfika]

I was very happy  to joined bitcointalk. org November 7 2020, but I came to discovered one thing in the community that is making me wondering, if bitcoiners don't trust themselves by seeing themselves face to face like the way church members or Muslim members love themselves by seeing themselves face to face after the service. Going to three years now, am trying to see some of the bitcoiners in my area to discuss with them how to join hands together to promote Bitcoin in the society but they said they prefer discussing it online than see each other physical.
Are they ashame to be a bitcoiners? or they are among the people that think Bitcoin is a scam?
Why Bitcoin users are afraid of see each other physical?

Do you even understand the whole point of Bitcoin before you do such move? Clearly you don’t that Bitcoin main goal is a full privacy for finances. Bitcoin is decentralized and it doesn’t need our full details to process our transaction so government can’t watch us. Why the heck people that advocates privacy will be willing to meetup others while they can do all the conversation anonymously on forum like Bitcointalk.org.

Probably you are endorsing the wrong coin if you want to so meetups among anonymous members.

[EarnOnVictor]

I know how you feel, it hurt if people disappoint you with their unexpected attitude, especially when you believed you share the same views with them. Well, I will like to put it straight to you that many are here not because they want to gain knowledge or add value to Bitcoin, they are here for the money, and it's not so cool. That could only explain what you experienced with those people. Still, it should still not stop you from propagating Bitcoin in your own little way.

Like myself, I've been coaching some people about BTT and BTC, only that I am not such that broadcast it here. You can do it also, it does not necessarily mean it must be done in groups.

[tbct_mt2]

I was very happy  to joined bitcointalk. org November 7 2020, but I came to discovered one thing in the community that is making me wondering, if bitcoiners don't trust themselves by seeing themselves face to face like the way church members or Muslim members love themselves by seeing themselves face to face after the service.

You are wrong. There are people who want to stay privately and hide themselves from the crowd but there are others who want to expose themselves to community. They are influencers, KOLs, it is just you have yet met such people in your community.

Going to three years now, am trying to see some of the bitcoiners in my area to discuss with them how to join hands together to promote Bitcoin in the society but they said they prefer discussing it online than see each other physical.
Are they ashame to be a bitcoiners? or they are among the people that think Bitcoin is a scam?

No, if they consider themselves as scam, they did not invest money in Bitcoin.

People who don't want to show themselves probably knowing about the rule "Not your keys not your coins". If they don't say they are bitcoiners, there are less chances and risk that they will be targets of hackers or bad people who can try to exploit their careless to steal bitcoins.

Each person have different reasons but I don't see that it is bad to not reveal ourselves as bitcoiners.

[hatshepsut93]

the way church members or Muslim members love themselves by seeing themselves face to face after the service

Those movements have thousand-year long tradition of meeting in person.

Going to three years now, am trying to see some of the bitcoiners in my area to discuss with them how to join hands together to promote Bitcoin in the society but they said they prefer discussing it online than see each other physical.

Bitcoiners don't like meeting in real life because they don't want to reveal their identity and personal information and become robbed. Bitcoiners are a good target for thieves, because they have a lot of money, stolen Bitcoins almost never get returned and it leaves little financial trace.

[ultrloa]

I was very happy  to joined bitcointalk. org November 7 2020, but I came to discovered one thing in the community that is making me wondering, if bitcoiners don't trust themselves by seeing themselves face to face like the way church members or Muslim members love themselves by seeing themselves face to face after the service. Going to three years now, am trying to see some of the bitcoiners in my area to discuss with them how to join hands together to promote Bitcoin in the society but they said they prefer discussing it online than see each other physical.
Are they ashame to be a bitcoiners? or they are among the people that think Bitcoin is a scam?
Why Bitcoin users are afraid of see each other physical?

Maybe that is the trait on the person you see near you but actually it cannot generalize all since not everyone is so strict regarding on their investment and how they can communicate with other people. Just make sure you didn't open up a silly discussion or ask them how they earn their money because for sure some of people will get tired about what traits you have shown to them.

[dg2010]

not as bad as you think, everything is running normally, there is no boundary between online and offline if that's your team,
There's a reason people don't want to talk about btc matters in public, so it's not that they aren't friendly

Hey there! I completely agree with you on this one. Trusting a project and doing your due diligence (DYOR) is key in the crypto world. If the team behind the project is still active and working on its development, then there's always hope for a rebound. But if the project has stagnated and the team has disappeared, then it might be time to move on and look for better opportunities. The crypto space is always evolving and there are plenty of promising projects out there, so keep an eye out!

[GeorgeJohn]

Op is this assumptions or it's what you have experience in your geographical environment, because right now it's obvious that before you can meet up with users who are in the community of bitcointalk it's rall, and secondly what bitcointalk forum needs is spread the information of Bitcoin and mostly through internet. For the those you assume you called to join hands in other to promote bitcoin in your environment if they are crypto minded they will definitely try to form a quorum with you. So in summary i have understand that so many people draft out fake information here to enable them to earn merit through this kind of story, but try not to be one.

[Rruchi man]

Why Bitcoin users are afraid of see each other physical?

Bitcoin is centered on anonymity and privacy, most of the bitcoiners you reached out to for any joint project are focused on preserving that anonymity, hence no need to meet in person. There is also the possibility that these people you have reached out to are not interested in doing anything but stacking up the bitcoins they have in their possession. Because a bitcoiner is not interested in your joint project, or seeing physically does not make them unfriendly. People are in bitcoins for long term purposes, not because they are interested in making new friends.

[BenCodie]

I was very happy  to joined bitcointalk. org November 7 2020, but I came to discovered one thing in the community that is making me wondering, if bitcoiners don't trust themselves by seeing themselves face to face like the way church members or Muslim members love themselves by seeing themselves face to face after the service. Going to three years now, am trying to see some of the bitcoiners in my area to discuss with them how to join hands together to promote Bitcoin in the society but they said they prefer discussing it online than see each other physical.
Are they ashame to be a bitcoiners? or they are among the people that think Bitcoin is a scam?
Why Bitcoin users are afraid of see each other physical?

Everyone is different. Not everyone will get along. That's just life. Asking people to join you in promoting Bitcoin? In most places people will knock back that idea even if they believe in Bitcoin because in a lot of places, promoting or educating average people about Bitcoin is more often than not a hopeless cause. For every 5 or 10 people, maybe one will take in the information you are sharing and become a part of the movement. I don't like those odds, so I don't actively spread the word. Though I don't hide my knowledge about it either. When I am asked, I talk. I believe one day everyone will be forced to use Bitcoin and even these days more people are asking.

The best thing you can do is increase your knowledge and learn how to propagate this information in an easy to digest way to a normal person. Then you are asked, convey.

[m2017]

I was very happy  to joined bitcointalk. org November 7 2020, but I came to discovered one thing in the community that is making me wondering, if bitcoiners don't trust themselves by seeing themselves face to face like the way church members or Muslim members love themselves by seeing themselves face to face after the service. Going to three years now, am trying to see some of the bitcoiners in my area to discuss with them how to join hands together to promote Bitcoin in the society but they said they prefer discussing it online than see each other physical.
Are they ashame to be a bitcoiners? or they are among the people that think Bitcoin is a scam?
Why Bitcoin users are afraid of see each other physical?

You are asking the wrong questions. I don't think it's appropriate to ask about bitcoiners in shame or call btc a scam, and certainly not about fear of seeing each other.

The unwillingness of bitcoiners to advertise their hobbies in the real world is primarily due to their own safety and foresight not to fall under the sight of intruders. The easiest way not to be robbed is to keep the information about the possession of cryptocurrencies secret. Privacy plays a major role here.

To discuss the conditions for promoting bitcoin, it is enough to communicate online. Is it possible to do this without a personal meeting? I'm sure yes.

[KiaKia]

I have two cousins that are crypto investors and we can talk all day about Bitcoin and the whole market, the truth is it's easier this way for me because my cousins are my family, unlike strangers that are not even friends, it will be very hard. In some countries it's better to keep shut about what you are into because words travels faster than legs, you can be in an unfortunate situation just because people know you are into Bitcoin, this is why many don't want to talk about Bitcoin.

[GideonGono]

I was very happy  to joined bitcointalk. org November 7 2020, but I came to discovered one thing in the community that is making me wondering, if bitcoiners don't trust themselves by seeing themselves face to face like the way church members or Muslim members love themselves by seeing themselves face to face after the service. Going to three years now, am trying to see some of the bitcoiners in my area to discuss with them how to join hands together to promote Bitcoin in the society but they said they prefer discussing it online than see each other physical.
Are they ashame to be a bitcoiners? or they are among the people that think Bitcoin is a scam?
Why Bitcoin users are afraid of see each other physical?

It is not that we are ashemed of being a crypto earner,
It is the Fact that even if Bitcoin is not a scam if there is a crypto related scam people would think that you are a scammer without knowing the truth.
And also the fact that it would just drain us for promoting it physically because after we promote it only few would really stay in crypto,
So why waste time when you could do it online and have so many social media friends who could see your post rather than doing it face to face and only few people would come?

[Marvelman]

It's incorrect to claim that all Bitcoin users avoid in-person meetings. Some individuals may opt for anonymity due to security concerns,  especially given that Bitcoin transactions can be publicly visible on the blockchain. It's also possible that some people simply prefer the convenience of online communication and transactions, and have no interest in in-person meetings.

The beauty of Bitcoin is that you can be whoever you want to be, or not be at all.

[Z-tight]

Did you engage in or read this topic by Pmalek: How many forum members do you know by real name? If you did you'll understand why some forum members do not want to meet up with others, or how some members have actually met up with other forrum members and the reasons why they did so, through topics like that you learn what forum members think about meeting up with others, or knowing their real names.

Most BTC people are in the network because they want their financial matters to be private, if they are going to meet up with people to discuss about BTC, they are going to be exposing themselves in the process, it may not lead to anything negative, but what if it does. There are other people who have been comfortable enough to meet BTC people like themselves, so if it works for you and those you want to meet with, then you can try it out.

[PX-Z]

but they said they prefer discussing it online than see each other physical.
Are they ashame to be a bitcoiners? or they are among the people that think Bitcoin is a scam?
Why Bitcoin users are afraid of see each other physical?

Why you brought up the "bitcoin is scam" if themselves uses bitcoin and claim to be "bitcoiners"?

If you wonder why, probably for security reasons depend on different aspects such as the location. If these are completely strangers who just meet online in just short period time then i will probably think twice attending such event. Unless i have close friends who knows the group of people attending there.

[kryptqnick]

As was pointed out, two big concerns are privacy and safety. Meeting strangers to talk about investment/money is generally not a popular thing to do, as people there would have reasonable concerns of being targeted for robbery. Privacy is a big thing for many Bitcoiners as well, so outing oneself like this is not popular. But there do exist local meet ups in places where Bitcoin is popular enough. I've personally been to maybe a couple of crypto events, but they were educational, not social.

[AbuBhakar]

It's incorrect to claim that all Bitcoin users avoid in-person meetings. Some individuals may opt for anonymity due to security concerns,  especially given that Bitcoin transactions can be publicly visible on the blockchain. It's also possible that some people simply prefer the convenience of online communication and transactions, and have no interest in in-person meetings.

The beauty of Bitcoin is that you can be whoever you want to be, or not be at all.

If things can be done online, I prefer to do it online also. It will save both time and energy especially now that transportation fuel and price is high. I have some friends who wanted to learn crypto and they know I knew some in trading so they opted to visit and it is best since I will be able to explain it to them in my place where I feel the comfort and I have my computer or resources with. I think it will depend on our situation and who will be our meeting with, if we don't know yet the person and just knew them online it will be better to discuss or have conversations online than face to face.