Teaching Bitcoin is not do or die

[Ahli38]

I personally wouldn't start a conversation about bitcoin with anyone if they don't start it first. I prefer to wait for people to ask first. then I will respond and explain what they need to know. Without exaggerating and I will tell what it is. and let him decide for himself whether he is interested or not. Even this method I also use in my family. i.e. I have never encouraged or convinced any of my family members to like and invest in bitcoin. but they were the ones who asked me first. And then I told a long story explaining according to my knowledge capacity. But I have books on bitcoin. and initially one of my family saw and read it. and now my brother is even more bitcoiners than me. he has even better insight than I do. and the investment is also much more than mine. I'm racing with my brother regarding bitcoin investment.

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[Onyeeze]

Bitcoin is not for everyone, but we cannot over-emphasis its benefit. For awareness' sake, it is good to talk about it but not enforced it. Am not sure that Bitcoin's popularity is enough as we speak also your growth in Bitcoin should convince and want to make people invest willingly.
I want to believe that the forum that enforce people to join Biotcion has seen all the benefits but the approach shouldn't have been to force but enlighten them. It is important that you talk about it AND afterward encourage them to do their research.

I will not support the idea that Bitcoin is not for everyone, bitcoin is for everyone who have the interest of Bitcoin, if say Bitcoin is not for everyone that means we scaring people who is planning to invest in bitcoins away because of the statement, I can see were some people said that Bitcoin is for only male and it's not for females, in such statement I disagree with this people because I know that who ever that have interest in bitcoin will participate in it with out issues, their is no gender inequality in bitcoin investment and other kind of investment, what really matters in bitcoin investment is to know the procedures of the investment.

[Sim_card]

I am very happy reading your contributions and making people to understand that it is not proper to stress yourself on people who are adamant to learn about bitcoin. I am a living example,I could remember some time ago, my uncle that started his bitcoin journey early in 2012,told me about it but I find it difficult to digest and I left him alone with his stuffs. Late last year,when I went to visit him,he was living a  better life than before and when I asked him he told me the same old story of bitcoin and how he has profited from it. I got more interested in it and from that day I do keep on visiting him to teach me more and from that time till now I have being following up to learn more and I also invested into it to understand how it works. I regretted not taking it serious when he was willing to teach me in 2012.

[Questat]

I am very happy reading your contributions and making people to understand that it is not proper to stress yourself on people who are adamant to learn about bitcoin. I am a living example,I could remember some time ago, my uncle that started his bitcoin journey early in 2012,told me about it but I find it difficult to digest and I left him alone with his stuffs. Late last year,when I went to visit him,he was living a  better life than before and when I asked him he told me the same old story of bitcoin and how he has profited from it. I got more interested in it and from that day I do keep on visiting him to teach me more and from that time till now I have being following up to learn more and I also invested into it to understand how it works. I regretted not taking it serious when he was willing to teach me in 2012.

This is to show that people usually just believe in someone when they saw good results already. I'm not sure if it was regretting but for me, I consider the situation that not all have the courage to take risks that is why we wait to see someone that would prove it before it ignites. And besides, there is no late in here as we still have the chance to invest and become financially stable as possible.

That is also I don't hate if I told someone about Bitcoin and ignored me or even said it was a scam because this is also what I did before.
We don't need to push others life, that's right, but just let them have the courage and educate themselves alone.

[m2017]

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Sometimes, people who are very passionate about something (for example, bitcoin) turn out to be overly persistent and assertive in agitating the subject of their passion. The point here is the excitement that a person experiences from delight and awareness of future prospects, if we talk about bitcoin. Such a person wants to share this knowledge with his friends and relatives in order to help them share valuable information for the benefit of their loved ones. But most often, these impulses are met with indifference or distrust of loved ones who don't perceive this information with similar enthusiasm. Because of this, there is a certain dissonance in the views. At this point it is better to stop and not try to convince them that bitcoin is the solution to all their problems and a ticket to a brighter future.

I tend to think that there is no need to agitate and try to attract more new users in bitcoin, as in some kind of sect. I believe that when people themselves are ready, they will find a way to get information about it. There is enough information about btc around, whether it is in the news, or promotions carried out by enthusiasts. I want to say that bitcoin appears in the news background quite constantly and I hear from people who are far from bitcoin mentioning about it (heard about BTC for a long time, but they are not in a hurry to try it). So, many of our people around us have heard about bicoin more than once, but still they are in no hurry to study it in more detail. If they were interested, they would have taken a step in this direction long ago. Talking to friends like "buy BTC - get rich" is the dumbest way to talk about bitcoin.

You are indeed right in saying that only a personal example is the best way. Less words - more results. And then, when you have something to show, others will start asking questions. It is this moment that will be the best to talk about btc.

In general, I believe that it is not entirely right to try to change other people's lives. First, change yours for the better. Start with this. Otherwise, it turns out that as soon as they learn about bitcoin, people are in a hurry to advertise it to everyone around.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Learning of bitcoin should be based on interest and not by force. If you try to teach someone about bitcoin and that person is not showing any interest, it is better that you forget about it,and try to talk to someone else who will be interested on it.

I don't know of anybody, but, speaking for myself, I really have no time to Force knowledge on someone who doesn't show interest or who is not ready to learn what I am educating them about. In the past, I tried to teach my nephew a few things about Bitcoin, but although it was a free day for me, I was just thinking of how to happily spend that day with my family. Apart from that, I think it is better to educate people who are in need of education rather than educating people who are not even ready to accept what you are saying. Educating someone about something that doesn't catch their interest is just an absolute waste of time and energy, so I agree with your topic. Most people that I have talked to about Bitcoin were people who really had a big interest in it, and I gave it to only a few of them because the time was not There to educate them all, and I will not have the chance to do that as well. I am thinking of organizing them all for a meeting, but I will arrange it in due time.


Cheers 🥂, Dr.Bitcoin_Strange 👺👺

[DaNNy001]

Learning of bitcoin should be based on interest and not by force. If you try to teach someone about bitcoin and that person is not showing any interest, it is better that you forget about it,and try to talk to someone else who will be interested on it.

I don't know of anybody, but, speaking for myself, I really have no time to Force knowledge on someone who doesn't show interest or who is not ready to learn what I am educating them about. In the past, I tried to teach my nephew a few things about Bitcoin, but although it was a free day for me, I was just thinking of how to happily spend that day with my family. Apart from that, I think it is better to educate people who are in need of education rather than educating people who are not even ready to accept what you are saying. Educating someone about something that doesn't catch their interest is just an absolute waste of time and energy, so I agree with your topic. Most people that I have talked to about Bitcoin were people who really had a big interest in it, and I gave it to only a few of them because the time was not There to educate them all, and I will not have the chance to do that as well. I am thinking of organizing them all for a meeting, but I will arrange it in due time.


Cheers 🥂, Dr.Bitcoin_Strange 👺👺

The show of interest really matters because knowledge of something can't be forced on  anyone even if you want to make a clear statement on how positive the thing might be of good to the person. Since after discovering this forum or should I say library I have always referred those who have a certain interest on bitcoin but are scared of it due to the wrong perception toward the technology to visit the forum so that they can learn properly by themselves as they say experience is the best teacher.

[TimeTeller]

I am very happy reading your contributions and making people to understand that it is not proper to stress yourself on people who are adamant to learn about bitcoin. I am a living example,I could remember some time ago, my uncle that started his bitcoin journey early in 2012,told me about it but I find it difficult to digest and I left him alone with his stuffs. Late last year,when I went to visit him,he was living a  better life than before and when I asked him he told me the same old story of bitcoin and how he has profited from it. I got more interested in it and from that day I do keep on visiting him to teach me more and from that time till now I have being following up to learn more and I also invested into it to understand how it works. I regretted not taking it serious when he was willing to teach me in 2012.

Always remember, just wait for the right time for someone to approach you on this market.
Not everyone is willing to listen the first time they heard it, just like you or me.
As much as possible, the person is willing to learn so he will also do his due diligence on his own.
If you shove it on their face, they will likely be pissed and will blame you if anything goes wrong with their decisions.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I sure agree with the op, and amongst all the options listed, I think it is option two for me, one time I've found myself explaining bitcoin to a friend of mine in such a manner I myself would not believe him if it was the other way round.
As bitcoin holders and evangelist that we are, it is definitely our responsibility to contribute the best we can to the awareness and adoption of bitcoin, but then, we must realized it's not something every one is mandated to do, so there is no need forcing someone into it, like you are getting paid to do so, like the op said, there is a way we talk to people about bitcoin, and instead of winning them over as bitcoin investor, we further drive them away from getting involved in bitcoin because withing themselves, they might start thinking there is something fishy about buying bitcoin that we are not telling them, some might even conclude it's a ponzi scheme, and that we depend on their participation to get paid.

So in what ever form we are promoting bitcoin, it is very important we do it in a civilized and very professional manner.

[Issa56]

I personally wouldn't start a conversation about bitcoin with anyone if they don't start it first.

The only people i start conversation about bitcoin with is just my family members, i mean close family members and i don't even tell them about my portfolio, i don't tell them about the amount am holding in my wallet, i just tell them about bitcoin, the advantages, why they have to invest in bitcoin and other necessary things i think they have to know about bitcoin. But after telling them all this, i wont still force any of then to invest in bitcoin, its a choice, they can invest if they want but it wont be okay for me to know about bitcoin and i wont introduce my family members to it.

I don't also start conversation about bitcoin with strangers for security purpose and anyone stranger that comes to meet me and want to learn about bitcoin, i will just enlighten them about bitcoin, but i don't even tell them about my holding, i even tell some that am not holding any bitcoin for now just for security purpose, some people will think since you are holding bitcoin, then you are rich which they might be planning something negative about you.

I will like to ask how it is possible to force someone to invest in Bitcoin because you can't force somebody to invest their money on something they don't know much about and if anyone comes to me and tell me to help them invest in Bitcoin I will advise them that I'm not up for the task that they should do investigation for themselves by using Google search engine.

Some people decide to introduce bitcoin to people they know, after telling the person everything they need to know about bitcoin, they wont have to wait for the person to show interest, they will start disturbing or forcing the person to invest in bitcoin, which at the end if the disturbance is too much, then they wont have choice than just to invest in bitcoin.

If anyone comes to me ask ask me to invest for then, i will tell them its a wrong idea to help them invest, but the only thing i will do is that i will guide the person on how to invest and he will be the one controlling his wallet and not me, i wont have access to his wallet address.

[suzanne5223]

Before I learn about Bitcoin I never like the idea of forcing someone to do something and I could gladly the decentralized Bitcoin which technically gives liberation is one of the reasons why I like BTC because it define something I totally believe right from my teenage age till now.
Having that said, we are in 21 century and it's not difficult to know that fiat currency is losing its credibility so people that didn't see Bitcoin as the best alternative should be forced especially now that Trillion and Billion investment companies are interested in filing for BTC ETF.

[Iranus]

It is how we explain bitcoin to people that will make them decided whether to invest or not.

The challenge I always have is to convince people not to invest in bitcoin. After all bitcoin is not an investment and it is not meant to give you profit. It is a currency and if you want to introduce it to someone you should introduce it as a currency too. That way they won't have a heart attack each time price has a sudden drop or a sudden rise while using bitcoin the way it was meant to.

Agree, you are one of the rare people I see on this forum that doesn't consider bitcoin an investment, you always propagate it as a currency like what Satoshi created bitcoin. But honestly, what you do is mission impossible, and I don't think you will succeed because nowadays, everyone is focused on profit and money. If bitcoin wasn't volatile, not profitable, I don't think many people would need it. Even in this forum, I believe 99% of them are investors, they are here for profit, not to propagate bitcoin as a currency you are doing.

[cryptodude]

Understanding and learning about bitcoin in the digital time can be very valuable. It is important to recognize that it is not a matter of life or death. However, it is not the only path to financial success or security. Anyone can learn or teach sales. This does not mean that one has to invest in it and force one. Telling someone about Bitcoin must first know if they are interested and never share your profits with them. When he knows everything about Bitcoin, he will understand himself whether it is profitable to use it.     

[Mpamaegbu]

Learning of bitcoin should be based on interest and not by force. If you try to teach someone about bitcoin and that person is not showing any interest, it is better that you forget about it,and try to talk to someone else who will be interested on it. Remember, no matter the effort that you put in,to teach someone who is skeptical to accept new ideas or that person feels that he is a professor or knows more than you in other aspect of life,or if he is even richer than you,will end up being a wasted effort.

What you said there is nothing short of the truth. I was a victim of such in my zealousness as I had gone on evangelizing Bitcoin to those around me as soon as I knew of Bitcoin and the potential it has. Almost all those I talked to about it were unmoved. Fast-forward to date, their perception has changed as most of them now see a need to embrace it. No one should coerce anyone into anything, Bitcoin investment included.

The challenge I always have is to convince people not to invest in bitcoin. After all bitcoin is not an investment and it is not meant to give you profit. It is a currency and if you want to introduce it to someone you should introduce it as a currency too.

Well, I don't think Bitcoin would've gained the type of attention it has now if everyone talked about it in the light of a currency which was what Satoshi had in mind (or what he told us) creating it. How do you explain something that was around $700 (at the time I heard of it) in 2016 but nearly did a multiple of 100 in 2021 if it isn't an investment? I'm talking of what's obtainable on ground and not a conceptual idealism.

[irhact]

Spreading bitcoin awareness or teaching people about bitcoin is the best way for rapid adoption of bitcoin. Some forum members try to force their kids,friends and relative to learn bitcoin which shouldn't be so. Learning of bitcoin should be based on interest and not by force. If you try to teach someone about bitcoin and that person is not showing any interest, it is better that you forget about it,and try to talk to someone else who will be interested on it. Remember, no matter the effort that you put in,to teach someone who is skeptical to accept new ideas or that person feels that he is a professor or knows more than you in other aspect of life,or if he is even richer than you,will end up being a wasted effort. This can discourage you to stop spreading bitcoin awareness, due to the negative responds that you will get from them.

Whenever you force any individual to invest into Bitcoin could be your kids, family members or friends, you make yourself liable for whatever result they get from the market even when the decision they made wasn't your fault they'll always blame you when the market doesn't favour them. Whenever you want to force an individual to start investing in Bitcoin, always remember the market is very volatile and very unpredictable.

To convince any individual, you have to be very positive as you won't want to give him any reason not to invest and when you do that, you might over promise the individual the type of profits that could make him invest all he has hoping to make profits but he loses all and blame you.

[CODE200]

Before I learn about Bitcoin I never like the idea of forcing someone to do something and I could gladly the decentralized Bitcoin which technically gives liberation is one of the reasons why I like BTC because it define something I totally believe right from my teenage age till now.

I don't think that there's a lot of people that wants to be forced to even in other things, maybe there are some that likes it but they're a niche audience so it's nothing to worry about. I've seen a lot already talk about teaching shouldn't be forceful but some I didn't see a lot talk about the person teaching, their personality and the quality of their delivery because if they fail in those department then there's a possibility that it might look forceful to the student; if you don't look like you should be teaching, people wouldn't take you seriously or get intimidated, if your personality seem hostile or forceful then there's a possibility that again they might get intimidated, if you're teaching materials don't relate or only you can understand your materials then people will get bored.

[rby]

I personally wouldn't start a conversation about bitcoin with anyone if they don't start it first. I prefer to wait for people to ask first. then I will respond and explain what they need to know. Without exaggerating and I will tell what it is. and let him decide for himself whether he is interested or not. Even this method I also use in my family. i.e. I have never encouraged or convinced any of my family members to like and invest in bitcoin. but they were the ones who asked me first. And then I told a long story explaining according to my knowledge capacity. But I have books on bitcoin. and initially one of my family saw and read it. and now my brother is even more bitcoiners than me. he has even better insight than I do. and the investment is also much more than mine. I'm racing with my brother regarding bitcoin investment.

How you approach the situation of introducing bitcoin to people by allowing them to meet you first rather than pushing yourself on them is the best way.

When they come to you, you have all the right to be calm and explain things in a more relaxed and realistic way. But when you pressure them or first meet them to explain to them about bitcoin, as humans, they will think that you have anything to gain from it and they would be somehow rude about it.

Even if it is family members or friends or colleagues at work allow them to come ask you first, then you have the grand to explain to them about bitcoin and when you do, do not explain it as a get rich quick scheme.
This is what many people do and in the end when there is correction in the Bitcoin price, this people they introduced will have to blame you for their lost.

[Nheer]

People don’t like to be forced to do things, and if i was in there shoe I wouldn’t want that either. Bitcoin should be taught to people who show initial interest in it or people who are curious to know about it. People often talk about teaching bitcoin to their children here but I always kick against it not because its bad but because its not the will of the children to learn. Bitcoin is not new to the world anymore and people here stories about it either how others make profit or how other lost some huge amount due to greed, so since the word bitcoin is everywhere anyone who has developed interest in it and really wants to know about it should be taught about it.

[Ahli38]

I personally wouldn't start a conversation about bitcoin with anyone if they don't start it first. I prefer to wait for people to ask first. then I will respond and explain what they need to know. Without exaggerating and I will tell what it is. and let him decide for himself whether he is interested or not. Even this method I also use in my family. i.e. I have never encouraged or convinced any of my family members to like and invest in bitcoin. but they were the ones who asked me first. And then I told a long story explaining according to my knowledge capacity. But I have books on bitcoin. and initially one of my family saw and read it. and now my brother is even more bitcoiners than me. he has even better insight than I do. and the investment is also much more than mine. I'm racing with my brother regarding bitcoin investment.

How you approach the situation of introducing bitcoin to people by allowing them to meet you first rather than pushing yourself on them is the best way.

When they come to you, you have all the right to be calm and explain things in a more relaxed and realistic way. But when you pressure them or first meet them to explain to them about bitcoin, as humans, they will think that you have anything to gain from it and they would be somehow rude about it.

Even if it is family members or friends or colleagues at work allow them to come ask you first, then you have the grand to explain to them about bitcoin and when you do, do not explain it as a get rich quick scheme.
This is what many people do and in the end when there is correction in the Bitcoin price, this people they introduced will have to blame you for their lost.

Even if we first take the initiative to talk about bitcoin in front of our family or our friends, even though it might actually make the people we talk to uncomfortable. Because we first have to make sure whether the person we are talking to will be comfortable with the topic we are talking about or not.

So it would be better if we are more patient and wait for other people to ask first and start talking about bitcoin. And after it happened. we will be easier to explain and answer comfortably.

Because if someone we talk to doesn't feel comfortable with what we are saying then everything will end badly. And actually any teaching, if it is not accompanied by interest, it will be difficult for anyone to absorb and understand. So growing interest should be the main focus. and growing interest, of course, cannot be forced.

[umbara ardian]

The point here is not to force others to learn about bitcoin. When they really have no interest in bitcoin, whatever you do to pique their curiosity is counterproductive; sometimes it makes them hate it and look at you with eyes like you are a fin scammer. Change the subject immediately if they don't like it. Perhaps just teaching and guiding those who know how to find it will be a better thing. Anyway, we need to be effective, not cram for everyone.