The reason why you shouldn't force someone to invest in bitcoin.

[Synchronice]

Disadvantage
 - you will take the blame once they get scammed or lose their money
 - you'll be taking responsibility for them

Advantage
 - you are giving an opportunity
 - you are educating people


Now, it's up to you to think if it is best to force them or rather not. But if I were you, I should not. Maybe in the way of helping them to understand what is all about is okay but in the way of making them invest, please don't.

There is literally no advantage when you suggest someone to invest in something and I'll tell you why. When you suggest someone to invest, like you said, you'll be blamed if they get scammed or lose their money and people want to make you responsible for their loses if it occurs. Another disadvantage here is that even if they win, they don't really want to share profit with you but instead, they ask you for more, i.e. for more advices about where to invest right now, is it this coin good or bad and so on.
If you want to educate people, it's better to tell them that cryptocurrencies exist and are very interesting and suggest them to check it out. Asking someone to invest in it is a very bad idea, forcing is the worst ever.

[bitzizzix]

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Did you think is good to force someone to invest in bitcoin?

Does a question like this make any sense? Forcing someone to do something is completely wrong, especially if it can cause them any damage, whether it is damage to someone's health or financial risk. I cannot at all put myself in the position of someone who thinks in a way that sees something good in forcing someone to invest in Bitcoin

Of course that's totally wrong, because the OP used the word "Forcing". And coercion is a bad action because
is the same as putting pressure on someone to do it because they are forced to, not because they want it from their heart or intention.
Investing in Bitcoin is very risky of losing money which can endanger a person's health and also make him frustrated, what's more, this involvement is not of his own free will because of compulsion and this will make the person blame the person who forced him. And this is not good advice, in fact this is a very ridiculous idea because it is "Forcing".

[Ndabagi01]

The reason why you shouldn't force someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you think is good to force someone to invest in bitcoin?
What is the disadvantage of forcing someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you really think the person is ready to bare the risk that is involve?

What are your opinions towards this particular topic?

It is not good to force someone to invest in bitcoin and the disadvantages of doing that is far worse than the advantages. You can’t force someone to invest into something without them knowing what it entails or what it is all about. The risk involved is such that if it doesn’t go as planned they’ll lose total interest and trust in bitcoin which is not what the bitcoin community wants for all bitcoin lovers.

Before this coming halving took place this year, some users encouraged their friends to invest in bitcoin because they feel the bitcoin price will increase after the halving but it didn’t, now they’ve lost trust in bitcoin and also lose the trust they have in their friend. If you are inviting someone into an investment, explain to them the pros and cons so that anyone that comes up will be tolerable by them since they’ll be expecting it.

[G_Besar]

The reason why you shouldn't force someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you think is good to force someone to invest in bitcoin?
What is the disadvantage of forcing someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you really think the person is ready to bare the risk that is involve?

What are your opinions towards this particular topic?

In any case, forcing someone to follow what we say will not look good as long as there are risks that the person must understand. Because when he experiences a loss due to no longer being patient in waiting for profits from the Bitcoin investment you suggested, that person will very easily blame you as the person who gave him the advice. Although on the other hand, he can also praise you excessively when he has benefited from what you suggested, so you also need to consider this before forcing someone to invest in the ideas you will give him.

[legendbtc]

The reason why you shouldn't force someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you think is good to force someone to invest in bitcoin?
What is the disadvantage of forcing someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you really think the person is ready to bare the risk that is involve?

What are your opinions towards this particular topic?

In my opinion, this question is quite meaningless because once we use the word "force" it will never bring any good results. So forcing someone to invest in bitcoin will always be a bad idea. And your question is even more meaningless: once they don't like it, that is, they fear something from bitcoin, how are they willing to accept the associated risks? I don't know what is the purpose behind you forcing others to invest but I am against this.

[Alone055]

Although on the other hand, he can also praise you excessively when he has benefited from what you suggested, so you also need to consider this before forcing someone to invest in the ideas you will give him.

That's not always true, a lot of people wouldn't give you credit if they had success from something you suggested but they wouldn't hesitate blaming you for the failure of an investment or a business or anything that you suggested they should do. So it's better to not give suggestions to anyone even if they ask for them.

I used to give free suggestions to people all around, only about things that I thought could be beneficial for them, but I stopped doing that when I found out that when things don't work out for them, they start blaming me for it.

Something that works for you doesn't have to work for someone else as well, so you can't suggest others what worked for you because if it doesn't work for them, they wouldn't think this way and say it's okay, but they would say it was you who suggested it and now it failed.

[Medusah]

The reason why you shouldn't force someone to invest in bitcoin?

Because coercion is a bad practice?  If your friend does not want to invest in bitcoin according to his reasons, then you should absolutely not pressure him.  If your persuasion efforts are ineffective, it's likely because your arguments are weak or they simply aren't comfortable with the idea.  Shouldn't you respect that?

What is the disadvantage of forcing someone to invest in bitcoin?

You're failing at being an adult, and your reputation as a friend, colleague, family member, and more is suffering. 

[Yatsan]

You don't need to force someone to engage into something no matter what, simply because there's this thing called initiative and interest. Not because you are gaining profit from investing on Bitcoin, you'd already force or encourage others to also do the same thing. Why?  They need yo learn things on their own and what's best for you to do is to just share your knowledge about something to them and it depends on that individual whether he would engage or not. Encouraging and forcing is different from just sharing your insights. Forcing them will just make you liable on their money especially if they lose. You'd more likely be a part of the blame because you forced them in the first place. Same thing goes with encouragement because they'll be hyped of profit and won't be seeking to learn the risk and how yo manage it. At least if they are the one to be curious and interested, they will know to themselves that they have to act upon it, eif ever something happens.

Although on the other hand, he can also praise you excessively when he has benefited from what you suggested, so you also need to consider this before forcing someone to invest in the ideas you will give him.

That's not always true, a lot of people wouldn't give you credit if they had success from something you suggested but they wouldn't hesitate blaming you for the failure of an investment or a business or anything that you suggested they should do. So it's better to not give suggestions to anyone even if they ask for them.

I used to give free suggestions to people all around, only about things that I thought could be beneficial for them, but I stopped doing that when I found out that when things don't work out for them, they start blaming me for it.

Something that works for you doesn't have to work for someone else as well, so you can't suggest others what worked for you because if it doesn't work for them, they wouldn't think this way and say it's okay, but they would say it was you who suggested it and now it failed.

Rare indeed and never do such thing as chasing the praise from other people 'coz that is one sided; praise if profit and blame for loss. Just let them be and avoid spoonfeeding them with information. Reflect on how you started your journey.

[Finestream]

The reason why you shouldn't force someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you think is good to force someone to invest in bitcoin?
What is the disadvantage of forcing someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you really think the person is ready to bare the risk that is involve?

What are your opinions towards this particular topic?

In any case, forcing someone to follow what we say will not look good as long as there are risks that the person must understand. Because when he experiences a loss due to no longer being patient in waiting for profits from the Bitcoin investment you suggested, that person will very easily blame you as the person who gave him the advice. Although on the other hand, he can also praise you excessively when he has benefited from what you suggested, so you also need to consider this before forcing someone to invest in the ideas you will give him.

Well, as long as it’s done without his own will, that will literally look not good and worthless, simply because he might not be prepared enough to take such risk or to overcome those inevitable risks like losing and committing mistakes every time he decide to invest. With that, it will mostly end up having you held responsible of his future losses and mistakes while investing, and of course you can’t deny it since you let him invest without educating him first and making him aware the risks associated when investing in bitcoin.

[SamReomo]

The reason why you shouldn't force someone to invest in bitcoin?

There are so many reasons but the most important reason is that why would someone force a person to invest in Bitcoin? Even if the person whom you're forcing is your brother, but still why would someone force anyone to invest in Bitcoin?

Investing in Bitcoin or investing in anything is someone's own choice and I believe that if someone wants a person to invest in Bitcoin then that person should give him reasons that why Bitcoin investment is a good investment.

If the reasons are satisfying then that person will invest in Bitcoin or al least think about investing in it. However, if reasons aren't satisfying then he/she will avoid investing in Bitcoin. I would say, that simply tell someone about Bitcoin and how it could change the future of finance, if that person gets it then he/she will invest in it.

[GreatArkansas]

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What is the disadvantage of forcing someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you really think the person is ready to bare the risk that is involve?

What are your opinions towards this particular topic?

Who is the person with a fine mind who will force someone to invest in Bitcoin? It's really a red flag because at first, it's not your money that will be used to invest. Second, it's not you who will invest.
What's best here is to educate first and have proper knowledge about Bitcoin and let them decide if they will invest in it or not.

[NotFuzzyWarm]

The reason why you shouldn't force someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you think is good to force someone to invest in bitcoin?
What is the disadvantage of forcing someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you really think the person is ready to bare the risk that is involve?

What are your opinions towards this particular topic?

Lets start with the last - I find the premise of this topic to be inane. Why? Because no one should EVER think they have some kind of 'right' to force ANY sort of investment advice on anyone. Assuming the other person is interested in BTC then discuss with and perhaps even encourage someone, sure. But FORCE someone -- NO. Period.

What kind of egocentric self-righteous asshole would ever even think of trying to force any sort of investments on others....
Given that, all answers are No, No, No and, No.

[OrangeII]

I really don't recommend forcing someone to invest in bitcoin. When someone is interested in bitcoin, I just explain what I know about the benefits and risks they can get, and of course I really warn about the risks.
There are very many cases that people who teach someone about bitcoin or invite someone to this investment, when they experience losses, the person who invited them is the one who will be blamed. However, I avoided that. In addition, people who really want to invest will do in-depth research before investing.

[Lucius]

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What kind of egocentric self-righteous asshole would ever even think of trying to force any sort of investments on others....
Given that, all answers are No, No, No and, No.

Maybe in some cultures there is such a way of thinking, whether it is that some people simply consider themselves smarter than others and want to impose their "smartness" on others, or they just want others to profit, but they do it in the wrong way. I assume that it is something similar to the attitude towards plagiarism and the use of AI, which for some is completely normal - while for others it is completely wrong and inappropriate (in the context of the forum, of course).

If you can help someone by answering some questions when it comes to Bitcoin, or helping them install their first wallet, that's a good way - everything else is simply wrong.

[SmartCharpa]

The reason why you shouldn't force someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you think is good to force someone to invest in bitcoin?
What is the disadvantage of forcing someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you really think the person is ready to bare the risk that is involve?

What are your opinions towards this particular topic?

It is similar to pressuring someone to do something they are unaware of when you try to get them to invest in Bitcoin. If you are good investor you don't have to force someone to invest. If they see that you are looking good through investment, I believe they will realize how important it is. I don't even think it looks normal to teach someone how to invest at this point because all they will be thinking about is to make a lot of profit on time, just to become as you do, and they don't know how long you have come with it, they don't have the idea of the particular amount you have lose through investment. To be honest it is not easy to convince someone to invest because you don't know if they are ready to take the risk.

I have seen many people who try to convince their friends or relatives to start an investment, maybe the person did tell them about the risk involved in it, but in the end, the project they invested in crashed, how did you think those that he bought new will feel? They started calling him names, that he stole their money, they needed their money back, and they were no longer interested in anything investment. So if anyone is trying to teach someone how to invest, let him know the risk involved, and that investment is not a place where you can get as rich as they think, it takes time with the patient.

[Peanutswar]

You don't need to force anyone to invest in Bitcoin, if they aren't interested just let it be, its too hard to change people's perspective. Its just a waste of time. We know the potential of Bitcoin but people are afraid to take a risk in life and they really know how hard-earned money is essential thing to them so they keep the value on this. Just guide them what are the things they need to know if they are willing interested with crypto. For me a number one rule if you want to help is, dont let you decide where they put their money we are preventing blaming for future here because of the possible mistakes might happen, the market is volatile, protect your self too.

[kryptqnick]

I'd say that forcing anyone to do anything is generally bad. Some things are worse than others, but force should only be used when no alternative is viable. When it comes to investment, it's important to keep in mind that we all make our own financial choices and take responsibility for those choices. There are some exceptions, such as automatic investment choices for pension funds in some countries, but that's the general rule. So not only we shouldn't force anyone to invest, but I also believe we should not try to convince anyone to invest. It's other people, their money, their financial choices, their responsibility. We shouldn't get entangled in that. It's just wrong to impose our will upon other people in matters that concern them and for which they are responsible.

[DanWalker]

If you feel you have the ability to take responsibility for their investment, can commit and guarantee them, you can force them to invest in bitcoin. If you can't guarantee for them, don't want to take responsibility, and don't want to be blamed later, then never force someone to do something they don't like. Also, what benefit will you get from forcing others to invest in bitcoin? If not, why waste time doing it? Before doing anything, let's think about the benefits and harms we can get, if it doesn't benefit us then we shouldn't waste our time.

[Casdinyard]

Well, two things really.

1. When you force the bitcoin narrative over someone who's adamant enough to decline your offer, you're basically just wasting effort you could've invested in something else more productive, like perhaps informing the general public about crypto in general to dispel these fears and concerns. Focusing on a single person who's already not into it in the first place is just going to cost you more sanity and perhaps even more money.

2. They'd think you're an asshole.

If you're really willing to go the distance and be referred to as the asshat of the town who doesn't quit with his bitcoin thingamabob, then go, suit yourself, but if you're a sensible person who knows when to quit, then recuperate and research on better ways to inform the public. Sometimes all they need is someone that they'd respect enough to hear out. If you're not that person, look for that person. But again, do not push the bitcoin narrative too hard.

[atookz]

The reason why you shouldn't force someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you think is good to force someone to invest in bitcoin?
What is the disadvantage of forcing someone to invest in bitcoin?
Did you really think the person is ready to bare the risk that is involve?

What are your opinions towards this particular topic?

Forcing someone to invest in bitcoin is better not to do, because it will not be good. We can't teach someone to play football if he doesn't want and is not interested in playing football, so it's the same as forcing someone to invest in bitcoin. You can never force someone to invest if they don't have the desire and interest to try it. I think just explaining is enough, then let him make his choice. If he is not prepared for price fluctuations there is a high possibility of blaming you, so rather than that happening it is better to just avoid it. Starting to invest in bitcoin requires maturity and readiness, including being ready to take risks.