Why bitcoiners are not friendly physical?

[Henrobakkara]

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?

I believe it is basically because of safety. If not for the Bitcoin promoters on youtube and a few celebs that can afford to advertise themselves like that, I believe other Bitcoiners might not want to get to that level of letting you know who they are, why do you think there is this thing against KYC even at the exchange level even apart from your Docs been stolen or sold? mainly because of safety and not because of not being friendly. MHO.

[BRINIRHA]

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?

because it's a matter of anonymity. but I think not all of them are like that. even I and my workers have casual discussions about crypto and bitcoin every day. we even gave each other quite useful information. But yeah, to spread it directly with foreigners, I think it's quite difficult. but at least the people around me have been more open about bitcoin related discussions. but we never had a special meeting about bitcoin. but when we met and chatted, unconsciously our chat flowed into chat about bitcoin. but I'd rather just be a good listener.

[DeathAngel]

Maybe you’ve just been unlucky, there are lots of bitcoin meet ups in different countries. The people you’ve spoken to might be introvert & not want to meet people from the internet. Maybe they are bitcoin rich & see it as too risky to meet people.

Keep going, you might find people who are more interested in meeting up. I think you’ve just interacted with people who enjoy a level of anonymity which is their right.

[Kakmakr]

OP, it all has to do with security....

There are a lot of people out there with bad intentions.... and they know if they can "dox" you...then they might get their hands on your coins. You can have the best security in the world, but if someone gets their hands on you or your family... then you will eventually give up your hiding place... 

Also, some people needs to stay anonymous.... because Bitcoin might be banned in their country... so they have to hide their real identity to protect their wealth. 

[_BlackStar]

Op your observation is right. When I newly joined this forum I thought that before 1 year I will get to meet many people here in person. I think I made a post about it but people told me that it might not happen. I am gradually getting to 2yrs and I haven't met as many people I thought I'll meet and now the zeal of trying to hook up is no longer there.

The anonymous nature of Satoshi is the reason for this, since they said that we are all Satoshi. Maybe we are preserving his legacies.

You can plan meetings between bitcointalk members if you invite those members to discussion group. I only have local users in mind, and the possibility of creating such meeting is huge. However I think these people will remain anonymous as they will maintain their privacy in the forum by not publicly mentioning their username.

So far I've met two different users face to face, it's fun but really it's nothing more than sharing experiences and other general discussion. Nothing specific to discuss as these people seem to only be interested in the profits made from bitcoin.

[Iroh]

OP, there are a millions reasons on why people you meet on here would not want to meet up physically. People do things for different reason. Humans have got different characters and personalities and you wouldn’t expect people to behave the way you would want them to or the way you would like.

I think people are generally skeptical and a bit hesitant if I might add to meet up with some stranger you met online and for the first time also. Asides that, people love and value their privacy and would protect it at all costs. I know I do value mine.

[summonerrk]

In addition to my post above, I want to share a story with you. A newcomer got a job at my main place of work. And recently, the top management at lunchtime arranged a discussion on the topic of bitcoin (they are far from cryptocurrencies, they only heard about it in the news on TV). At such moments, I sit silently and smile looking at them. So, that newcomer boasted to them that he knows about the crypt, exchanges and IPO. He spoke in front of them in cryptocurrency terms, bragging. They didn't understand anything, and the newcomer felt very important. I wanted to make myself a facepalm. And later he asked me if I knew anything about cryptocurrencies, I said NO. I think my attitude is right. What do you think?

[Zanab247]

In addition to my post above, I want to share a story with you. A newcomer got a job at my main place of work. And recently, the top management at lunchtime arranged a discussion on the topic of bitcoin (they are far from cryptocurrencies, they only heard about it in the news on TV). At such moments, I sit silently and smile looking at them. So, that newcomer boasted to them that he knows about the crypt, exchanges and IPO. He spoke in front of them in cryptocurrency terms, bragging. They didn't understand anything, and the newcomer felt very important. I wanted to make myself a facepalm. And later he asked me if I knew anything about cryptocurrencies, I said NO. I think my attitude is right. What do you think?

To protect your privacy from them because, you don't know who they are in the community. Now I know why bitcoiners don't meet anyhow physical to discuss anything, I believe, I have learned from your story man, which I will like to avoid such people in my environment for now because Bitcoin is not legalized in my country, maybe is also part of some of the reasons they are avoiding physical meeting in the environment.

[Wakate]

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?

I still don't get what you mean by bitcoiners are not ready to see you face to face. If you want to promote Bitcoin, you don't need to force people to join you against there wish. Everyone is trying hard to be anonymous here and if you tend to make them to unveil themselves to you tell you are not meeting up to what had been proposed by Satoshi himself.

This is a faceless forum and you need to respect everyone opinion whether it suit your interest or not. Since you one would force you to promote Bitcoin by gathering the attention of people that may not have interest in what you want. You need to go ahead and do whatever ways you know how to do it best and promote Bitcoin. You can't force people to meet them face to face, just do your own thing and be happy.

[Mpamaegbu]

Why Bitcoin users are afraid of see each other physical?

While I won't play anybody's solicitor on this, I will like to put my two cents forward on it. I think the reason for dodging to see other bitcoiners won't be far from the suspicion of trust. Anything involving money is always high risk and this is where trust comes to play. A lot of bitcoiners had been robbed in the past through such exposure, either on social media through their loud mouths or in physical meetings such as what you're suggesting. So, I guess the new bitcoiners have learnt how to keep distance and their mouths shut

[South Park]

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?

First of all bitcoin is not a religion and such a comparison seems to be out of place, with this out of the way there are many reasons for this, bitcoin gives us a level of privacy which is basically lost on the fiat system and it is to be expected many persons are not willing to lose it just to meet a few members of the community, and even more importantly the whole world is moving towards online communications instead of face to face meetings, then we should not be surprised bitcoin users have this preference too.

[Leviathan.007]

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 maybe right but just in some special cases and some people, not all the bitcoiners. The reason why most of the bitcoiners and people who use bitcoin prefer to stay away from other people physically and they even prefer to don't share their information with other people is their privacy. Generally, the people who start using bitcoin and invest in it usually prefer to have their privacy and that's important for them that's as you said why you can't see them in churches talking and discussing bitcoin so much. However, still there are some people who prefer to even teach about bitcoin to other people in these places and you can find more information about it here on the forum.

[royalfestus]

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency owners are vulnerable to hacking, and we can see this everywhere. When people participate in bounty programs, they often want to conceal their identities because they might be targeted. Many members of cryptocurrency groups on Telegram and Twitter receive scam mail and private messages from anonymous people, those who don't know about your portfolio, imagine if they did. 

[serveria.com]

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?

Many bitcoiners are security and privacy conscious and do their best not to break their opsec. For example, after the Ledger leak I couldn't help myself not to look at the leaked db and I found lots of bitcoiners from my area. Also public persons who were anti-bitcoin oriented, turned out to be Bitcoin hodlers too! Can you imagine how surprised I was? 

[batang_bitcoin]

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?

They're not ashamed, it's possible that they just want to protect themselves personally because of the incidents that has happened before like with a $5 wrench attack.
It's like these incidents[1] that has been seen only for 2022.

[1] The 8 Worst Bitcoin ‘$5 Wrench Attacks’ of 2022

[BitDane]

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency owners are vulnerable to hacking, and we can see this everywhere. When people participate in bounty programs, they often want to conceal their identities because they might be targeted. Many members of cryptocurrency groups on Telegram and Twitter receive scam mail and private messages from anonymous people, those who don't know about your portfolio, imagine if they did. 

But I don't think that people will open their wallets and exchange or trade with each other when they are set to have a meeting and discuss more about crypto adoption.  Remember @ OP stated that its intention is to talke about how to help propagate Bitcoin awareness but most of the Bitcoiners wanted to have the meeting on a social media platform where they can just chat about the possible approach.

More or less the people whom OP has contact with is lazy doing things  or are paranoid about their physical safety and do not want to be exposed as person with a huge stash of Bitcoin.

[Marvell1]

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?

They're not ashamed, it's possible that they just want to protect themselves personally because of the incidents that has happened before like with a $5 wrench attack.
It's like these incidents[1] that has been seen only for 2022.

[1] The 8 Worst Bitcoin ‘$5 Wrench Attacks’ of 2022

If you show yourself rich and have a lot of money, you will also be attacked as usual, not only bitcoin. There are many reasons why they do not want to make their bitcoin investments and holdings public. In my case, since bitcoins in my country are not legal yet, public use of bitcoins will be noticed by the government and possibly fined. So investors in my country don't want to meet publicly to talk about bitcoin, we don't want others to know because it's not legal yet.

[landheer]

i don't know the reason
why your friend can have such traits. but the human name must have a different nature,
and don't force to hang out with people who don't want to be with us, look for friends who can walk with us to success.

but in my opinion how could people be embarrassed to invest in bitcoin, in fact I personally feel proud because of investing in bitcoin.

[Oasisman]

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?

None of these are the reason, for sure.
Some people value their anonymity as they value the privacy of their assets as well, coz there will be a possibility that your gonna be exposing some minor financial details that might be good enough for someone with vast knowledge in programming on how to infiltrate your wallet. I know this sounds crazy, but for some, it is not. Better safe than sorry.

[crunck]

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?

I also don't want too many people to know I'm invested in bitcoin, I'm not ashamed, but I don't like to brag, and I don't want to be asked too much about my private life. Bitcoin is such a hot topic all over the place that most people would ask a lot of things if they knew you invested in bitcoin. Investing in bitcoin is very risky and I do not want to give financial advice to anyone including my loved ones.